He executed a gentle salute to Liam with the mouthpiece of his pipe, and thought [i]..nice fella. Spared a polite gesture to a stranger. Not too common these days.[/i] Otto heard rumbling several miles west of the city. His eyes moved back and forth beneath his hood, surveying the horizon for a turn in the weather. 

[quote]...you have an exceptional day --[/quote]

The fizzle from the feedback was very short-lived when the audio feed from the city's PA system cut out.

If Otto still had hair on the back of his neck, it would be standing upright. Media devices were known to be affected by electrical currents caused by adverse weather. Otto muttered to himself,"[b]Isn't the Queens address system hard-wired? Hmm, pretty sure it's a closed circuit. I wonder who they're gonna fry for this hiccup?"[/b] He would attempt to humor himself in situations such as this. The alternative solution would be to investigate. [b]"There was time when I would. Just let the engineers handle it, old fart."[/b]