The City is Hot

[LotusBlackfire]

As Chase held the paper in his armored gauntlet the electric current in his armor ignited the paper on accident," AH!!!" Chase threw the paper to the ground and started to stomp on it to put the flames out.

[TrueBlue©]

In the next instant, Action Girl's arm swung back, palm open, and from her wrist shot white fire extinguisher, putting out the paper quickly.

Only at the noise did she turn to look, blinked in surprise as her arm dropped limply. "Was something on fire? Are you okay?"

[Red14]

"Damnit!"Tom murmured under his breath as his sleep was disturbed only to see news of them going around picking up trash. "Seriously, I was woken up to go around doing a job people are PAID to do for free?"

[Subtle]

Nerbert laughs nervously, rubbing his hand against the back of his head. " Well, I'm sorry everyone, but the Outsourced Protection Act Friendship Committee assigned this to our current 'family' as a first assignment."

When paper is passed out to chase and catches on fire, Nerbert shrieks. He drops to the ground, arms curling over his head, ducking into a fetal position all too naturally. However, instead of the akward scilence that would follow, the buzz and hiss of the flat screen switching on announces the image on the screen.

"Breaking news, it appears that the First National Bank of Santa Suburba is under attack by terrorists. Someone phoned in a threat earlier, and missle fire has been heard from inside the parking garage across the street. Police have set up a barricade and are trying to evacuate the area currently..."

[Ninmast]

"I don't know about the rest of you," Alphonse commented in his thick accent as he swung his feet off the table, "but that sounds far more entertaining than trash detail."

[TrueBlue©]

"Not to me, I ha-a... whoa-oaa." She stood up involuntarily, straightened her gloves. "Well, okay."

[Kainus Maximus]

"¡Terroristas!" El Grande exclaimed, suddenly jumping up from his seat. "Such Malevolencia is truly deserving of our attention! ¡Prisa mis amigos! The sooner we leave, the sooner we can slam them down!" El Grande continued, becoming excited.

[EJP]

*As people started to jump from their seats, Tigerwolf left the room without saying anything. He still wanted to shoot the prick who tried to assign him to trash detail, but he thought it best to just leave. Although there was word of a bus and a possiablity of an armory, he decided to leave on his own. Before he could get out of eye sight of the door he just left through an idea hit him. With rumor of missle fire he was going to need some targets for the missles and a vehicle other than his own that could be wasted. Tigerwolf decided to just wait out in the hall for the others.*

[Kagetsuki]

Ipati stands, straightening his tie and tugging at the brim of his fedora before walking over to where Nerbert lies pathetically on the floor. He leans down and holds an intricately tattooed hand out to the man to pull him up, the look on his face clearly showing pity that was only made more intense by his unnatural eyes. "You are lucky, I think," He says, chuckling softly and looking towards the others. "They were not taking that well. How ironic, that in a small way those terrorists just saved you, eh?" The man's chuckling turns to full-on laughing, but when he succeeds in pulling Nerbert up he just gives him a pat on the shoulder and walks out the door.

[Subtle]

Nerbert gulps at the sight of the tatoos on the man's hand. People with tatoos are always scary and unchristian after all. He couldn't refuse though, as he takes the hand meekly and rises to his feet, laughing with Ipati nervously.

" Well, it seems you saved me this time." He turns to the group and shouts, " Follow me, everyone. We can take the Outsourced Protection Act Team bus."

He fishes out a large set of keys from a lanyard around his neck, The keys are large and small, house keys, keys to the building, a usb drive and small can of mace, as well as a large rubber optimums prime head as he jogs outside the building, to the parking lot, and around the corner of the building, to the back lot.

Sitting parked across a dozen spaces is a large beat up old school bus, cheap light blue paint covering it, faded from being in the sun for too long. He hops inside and plops himself down in the driver seat, starting the ignition, as though he was excited to pilot the beaten down thing.

" I've never driven something this big before... it should be fun!"

[Ninmast]

(He reminds me of that nerd Fairbanks in some webcomic I used to read.)

Alphonse stared flatly after the little twerp before turning to El Grande. "I don't suppose you know how far the bank is from here?"

[LotusBlackfire]

Chase slowly backed away from where the paper was, his head scanning back and forth, the green glowing eyes on his visor darted in every direction as he quietly headed towards the bus.

[Kainus Maximus]

El Grande immediately got up and ran after Nerbert, perhaps excited to see that high tech power-.....schoolbus? "Uhhhhhh." El Grande muttered to himself, sounding a bit dissapointed. He began to wonder, if it would be safer and more efficient to simply jump his way to the scene. His thoughts were then interrupted by Alphonse speaking to him.

"Si! Whatever city I am in, I ALWAYS look to the bank!" El Grande explained. Having noted that criminals always go for the banks, thus there never was time to look up where they were beforehand...

[TrueBlue©]

Action Girl took one look at the Baby-Blue Behemoth and hesitated. "I-is that thing very safe? Does it have seatbelts?"

She heard El Grande's response and mumbled shyly, "Could I go with you guys, instead?"

[Subtle]

Nerbert smiles and waves to them, the door opening with a hiss, as the smell of cooked leather escapes from the vehical " Everyone hop on! This thing is safe, don't worry. Maybe a little hot. Traveling as a team will help us get close to each other!"