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[privatematter]

So, uhm...

[ Shannon clears his throat. ]

This is belated, and not really my style, but I'd like to apologize for not getting the emergency response team mobilized or even put together in time for the attack on Terminal Tokyo last week. Now that things have begun to settle, could I get a show of hands for how many of you are still around?

[ Beat, and then he attaches the current roster: here. Well, Kera does it for him, but semantics. ]

Anyone who's interested in the idea can fill out that attached forum and I'll add you as well. This lull is probably our best bet to getting everyone up to speed and hopefully training everyone in the skills they want or need.

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[amygdalae]

What's done is done. At least we all made it out alive at the end, which is the most important thing.

[privatematter]

[ Due to the text, Kera is reading it aloud for Shannon. They're too lazy to find text-to-voice and this works just as well. ]

Do we know that for sure?

[amygdalae]

Do we know anybody who died?

[Very, very factually, even through text.]

[privatematter]

I have a hunch of at least two.

[amygdalae]

[That's... well, unfortunate.]

Apologies, then. I wasn't really paying attention.

[privatematter]

Hard to pay attention in all that chaos.

[ Problem is that they've come back and now refuse to admit anything. ]

Just all the more reason to be alert for next time, huh?

[amygdalae]

I suppose so.

[Yeah, things got pretty hairy, from what Bruce could tell. But at least it wasn't bad enough to trigger a transformation.]

[privatematter]

[ Not on Bruce's part, anyhow. Shannon had almost reverted to a power-crazed psychopath. ]

Sounds like you got out of it okay.

[amygdalae]

[You have his sympathies, Shannon.]

More or less, fortunately. I wasn't near the celebrations, so I had more time to notice what was going on and escape.

[privatematter]

Not much of a party man? Me, I was manning a stall with a friend.

[ Which. hahahaha. ]

[amygdalae]

Just crowds in general. I'm sorry to hear your experience was ruined, though.

[privatematter]

Had a better one than some others.

You find all your friends okay? Didn't get separated anywhere?

[amygdalae]

We got out unscathed, yeah. Guess we got lucky.

[privatematter]

Luck's good. We need a whole lot of that.

Speaking of, you wouldn't happen to know anyone interested in helping out in case of emergencies?

[amygdalae]

Don't have any names that come to mind. Apologies.

[privatematter]

Not a problem. Thanks, anyway.

[amygdalae]

I'll be sure to direct anyone that fits the bill to you though, if you need any in the future.

[privatematter]

Believe me, I'll always need more. More able and willing bodies are never a bad thing.

[amygdalae]

I'll be sure to keep you in mind, then.