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[center][b]Christopher Arthur III[/b] | [b]Kelly Brown[/b] | [b]Samantha "Sammy" Kadowsky[/b] | [b]Zac Wilson[/b][/center]
	The Sherman Center was the tower in Lost Haven that was like that one kid in sixth grade who was taller than almost everyone else but was soon eclipsed in height over the next six years as everyone else experienced their growth spirts.  Long ago, the Sherman Center was the tallest building in Lost Haven and the cornerstone of Sherman Square.  However, as the years waned, other towers were erected that surpass the old Sherman Center.  Before the city knew it, the Sherman Center became just another building among a jungle of towers.

	After the events of D-Day and the riots initiated by the Shroud Syndicate, along with other metahuman incidents, the historical building was put up for sale.  Because the potential risk caused by what seemed like a superhuman battle happened every other Tuesday in Sherman Square, the property value of the building tanked into the ground.  Many potential buyers desired the location so that they could tear down the previous building and throw up their own mark on Lost Haven.  However, since Christopher Arthur had presented a plan that would both preserve [i]and[/i] renovate the historical building, he was selected out of the potential buyers as the new owner of Sherman Center.  Although only a few of the renovations had been completed yet because of Chris’ recent purchase of the premise, the facilities within have been prepared enough for habitation.

	A limousine at last pulled up at the entrance of the Sherman Center.  Chris’ personal butler, George, stepped out from the driver-side door of the vehicle and strolled all the way around the limousine.  When he was standing in front of the rear passenger-side door, George pulled open that door so that the occupants could step out from the vehicle and enter into the Sherman Center that was only a few feet away.  Chris had sent George to the Robert D. Sherman airport so that he could carpool Lyger and Radiance, along with the young metahumans from Albany, back to Sherman Center.

	Kelly, Zac, and Sammy were the first to step out form the limousine, shortly followed by Lyger and Radiance.  The three metahumans from Albany had changed into their civilian clothes prior to leaving Zac and Kelly’s apartment because they thought that it would look less suspicious than a bunch of costumed heroes waltzing into the Sherman Center.  They waited for Lyger and Radiance to exit the transportation provided by Chris.  Once all five of them were out, they headed towards the entrance of the tower, where Chris had been waiting for them.

	Chris was dressed in a nice suit, although he had already loosened neck of the dress shirt and had the front of his blazer unbuttoned in order to give off a more casual look.  Behind him stood his secretary, Minerva, who was by far more well-dressed than her employer.  She was holding an electronic device, something similar to a tablet, focusing her attention on the information that was displayed on the screen.  When the metahumans had entered through the two sliding entrance doors, Chris turned to welcome them.

	[color=C0C0C0]“Well, I apologize for the mess around here.  I only had so much time to renovate the place.  However, it should be livable enough for our short stay here.”[/color]

	While the lobby still had construction and painting supplies set up along the walls, it still was kept up neatly so that it did not look like a teenage boy’s room.  The front desk had already been finished, while the tiling had at least been set.  From the lobby, there was a short hallway that eventually forked into a ‘t’ shape.  At the intersection, there was an elevator, which seemed to have been one of Chris’ renovations to the building.

	[color=C0C0C0]“While we wait for the others to arrive, I might as well give you a little tour of the place.  If they happen to arrive during the tour, Minerva will alert me.”[/color]  Chris turned toward the short hallway and began to walk towards it, waving his hand in that direction as a signal for the others to follow him.  Minerva nodded to her boss’ request to remain in the lobby.

	[color=C0C0C0]“On the first floor, we actually have a nice pool, or at least it [b]will[/b] be once we have modernized it.  In the meantime, the exercise facilities are still in relative good shape.  Maybe it won’t be any use to someone like Icon, since he probably would have to bench press cars in order to break a sweat, but hopefully it will serve as a temporary location.  While we do have some stairs that give access to all the floors, this elevator here…”[/color]

	However, before he could finish what he was saying, Lyger interrupted Chris, showing his agitation that Chris thought that it was more important to give this tour, considering the situation they and the whole world were currently in.  “Alright, we get it.  It’s a nice hotel.  But why are we wasting our time doing [b]this[/b] when we should be out looking for that bomb!”

	[color=C0C0C0]“On the contrary, Lyger.  We do have people searching for that bomb.  And I don’t mean S.T.R.I.K.E. either.  Icon and the Speedster Twins are probably our fastest assets on this team at the moment.  If anyone should be searching for that bomb in the old fashioned way, it should be them.  While they are running around the city, I have my computers here already trying to find it, along with analyzing any irregularly high-energy usage areas within the United States and aboard.  Therefore, all we can do it wait until either our friends who are on the ground find something or if my computers do.  SO where was I?  Oh yes, the elevator.”[/color]

	When he mentioned the elevator, Chris went and pressed the button on the wall that gave a signal to the elevator that return to the lobby floor.  It only took a few seconds for the elevator doors to slide open, welcoming the six individuals to step aboard.  Once they were all situated within the elevator, the doors then slide shut and the elevator began to make its ascent.

	[color=C0C0C0]“While this elevator might seem standard on the outside, we can actually have it set to scan for almost anything, be it firearms, metahuman signatures, even whether someone is trying to disguise themselves as someone who they are not.  Just gives us some extra security because you can never be too cautious.”[/color]

	After Chris had finished speaking, the elevator slowly came to a standstill and the doors retracted back.  Once the newcomers had stepped out of the elevator, they saw that this part of the building had been extensively remodeled.  In fact, the renovation for this part of the tower seemed to have been already completed.  It was a large, open space that had several tables and seating to match.  On the far side of the room there was even a dedicated area for an entertainment system, furnished with a large flat-screen television, couches, and side tables.  At that moment, the television happened to be on, although it appeared that no one was watching it.  Slung over the back of the couch, there was a long, green serpent tail.

	[color=C0C0C0]“So, any questions before we continue?”[/color]