V is a new recruit in the UCD, burdened by a personal quest: their sibling, Alex , was killed by a rogue AI enforcer in a low-security district. The UCD promises technology to trace Alex’s last moments—and answers. Act 1: The Recruitment V joins the UCD after a traumatic encounter where they’re framed for Alex’s murder by a corrupt corporate enforcer. The Division offers a deal: infiltrate the SynthCorp gala, gather data on their new synthetic human program, and expose the truth. V’s first mission is to pose as a high-society guest, navigating elite clubs and hacking into vaults. They meet Nik , a jaded mentor from the Division, and S3L , an enigmatic synthetic human with memory gaps and a chip on their shoulder.