Talent Academy – a side mission and task from Mr. Hands. You can gain access to the quest as you progress through the fixer's tasks. A green marker will automatically appear on the map after a few missions and will be tracked in the task journal.

Prerequisite: completion of the story quest "Sleeping Agent" (Lucretia My Reflection), in which you first meet Solomon Reed.

You can understand the essence of the mission from Hands' message:

"Imagine, there are people who evade paying taxes. Simply unthinkable, isn't it? This needs to stop. Who dared commit such a monstrous crime, you ask? Sports agents flying in from all over the world to Fiona Vargas' center."

V's task is to collect taxes from business owners by seizing their secret documents.

Talent Academy: Walkthrough

When a green marker appears on the map, head to the designated location. Mr. Hands will contact you, informing about the upcoming mission and tax arrears.

Speak with the netrunner

Destination: Neuromotor Development Center #341 in Luxor Heights. In the ruined space, you'll meet the netrunner that Hands has sent to assist you. The netrunner will create a fake identity for V, allowing her to infiltrate the sports academy.

Enter the exhibition hall

Near the dark door is the entrance to the exhibition hall. Scan the panel to get inside and head downstairs.

Speak with the administrator and the bartender

The necessary documents are hidden in Fiona's office. The marker on the map will disappear - you'll have to find the way on your own.

From the academy entrance, proceed forward and talk to the administrator standing at the counter under the "Biotechnica" sign. She will provide additional information, but none of them will indicate Fiona's possible location. The administrator will recommend you visit the bar.

Continue forward until you find the bar counter. Talk to the bartender and ask about Fiona. The bartender will inform you that the office is one level down and will ask which club V represents. The correct answer is: "San Diego Shadders." If you answer incorrectly, the bartender will immediately become suspicious. But this will happen eventually anyway.

Your conversation with the bartender will be interrupted by a man sitting nearby - Kaiden, who will begin to inquire about what V is doing here. His detailed questions will confuse the protagonist, leading her to give herself away, and the bartender will call security.

Defend Against the Guards

The security personnel will ask V to follow them. Several actions are available for you to choose:

• Pull out your weapon and engage in combat with the guards immediately;
• Follow the security personnel – a shootout will be momentarily postponed, but it will still ensue.

A guard may attack if you distance yourself too far from him. Another scenario is you undergo a scan and your fingerprint raises suspicions. In any case, the personnel will become hostile to V and will attack unless you strike first.

Deal with the guards, then turn right towards the door near the lockers. Go downstairs to the lower level where Fiona's office is located.

Hack Fiona's Computer

After descending, another group of guards will confront you. Deal with them. Go through the door labeled Dormitory and continue until you meet a boy named Tommy. You can enlist his help to find out the location of Fiona's computer.

Engage in a conversation with him and proceed with the dialogue until the response option "Help me find Miss Fiona's computer" appears.

The computer will be placed on a black marble bar counter. Hack into it.

Converse with Fiona

The hacking attempt will be unsuccessful. Fiona will emerge from a nearby room. She won't engage in direct conflict with V but will ask you to follow her.

Fiona will propose a mutually beneficial collaboration – a controlled data leak. She will provide you with the names and information about her associates. The events can unfold in several ways:

• Refuse or kill Fiona. If you refuse, Fiona remains alive, and V will forcibly obtain the data. If you kill, she dies;
• Agree and depart peacefully;
• Accept, but only if Tommy gets a spot in the sports club.

If you choose the refusal option without killing, Fiona will provide the data, but you'll need to confront another group of guards on your way out. In all other scenarios, V can exit the center undisturbed. Fiona's demise won't influence the game's storyline.

Retrieve the data and exit the sports center.

If you chose to help Tommy, you will later encounter him strolling with his father. The man will express his gratitude for V's assistance, update you on Tommy's success in the football team, and promise a discount if you decide to visit his store.