"you know they told me Europe was a lovely place, that'd be great here, but I must say..." Drayfus stuck his armored head around the corner of the building he was using as cover to shout at the EDF forces down the way "I'M REALLY NOT FEELING THE LOVE RIGHT NOW!!!" he immediately yanked it back as a hail of bullets whizzed past, at least one glancing off his helmet, and still he was only laughing. The mercenary from Canada-down-under had come to the continent to escape the exceedingly deadly environment that was forming for him back home, but of course he couldn't get out alone and that meant he owed someone, Which is why he was here now: assaulting district-7's police headquarters alongside another short Asian mercenary at about the same time rioters and 17dem were laying siege to the place. His objective was to take out the police commander, then the debt would be considered replayed. He readied his rifle and looking over at the mercenary that currently shouting angrily in a language he didn't understand.

While Dray may he been excited by the current combat, Hideo had more mixed feeling about the situation. He was there on a mission to tap into the EDF's security network so that he could monitor their activity. The riots and heavy gunfights in the district seemed like a good cover to infiltrate the place, though it also meant security was tight which is why he was hiding himself among the resistance and planning on covering up his tracks later. Now though he found himself pinned near another strangely well-armed gunmen, he had some suspicion that the man was another corporate agent like him but they were hardly his first concern right now. Over the gunfire he still managed to hear the gunman call out "Hey!" and when he looked up he saw him looking like he was ready to charge. For a second Hideo thought the man was made until he noticed that a second wave was coming on their side, it looked like a small 17dem force.

With reinforcements here Drayfus freely opened fire and Hideo popped up from behind the car he was using as cover. Between them and 17dem they gained some ground on the EDF. Both men took a side alley to try and find a way around the EDF defense, neither questioning the others intentions and accepting that, for the moment, they had similar goals.