[hr][center][h2][b]N i k k i[/b][/h2][color=808B96]the site of Max's crash[/color][/center]
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Nikki didn't seem perturbed by the explosive response, just arching an eyebrow in bemusement.  Max's response got more of a reaction.  "If he lights up again, I blame you, Maximus," she informed the pilot with a shrug, lowering the nozzle under Xell's hand.  His request for a private word earned him a look of speculative interest, though she didn't leave the others so far behind as to be out of sight.

"Like I said, Nikkolaira Wyatt.  As for [i]that[/i], it was rather hard to miss, yeah?  There's another one too, though it was farther off.  If you mean the extinguisher, well, it's standard gear for planes."  Her tone turned playful.  "And if you mean about the med kit, you didn't have it when you went in."  A teasing smile crossed her face.  "'Sides, if you meant to steal it properly, you'd've been more careful about letting it get seen, or you'd have held it more confidently.  ...I suppose you might just suck at being a thief, but even I wouldn't pry open a burning wreck just to lift something minor.  Well, not without a good reason."  The wink she gave him said a number of things, most prominently that she was not unfamiliar with thieves and con artists, and that she felt no malice towards them.  Nikki didn't even see it as a matter of covering for him.  Regardless of his actions inside the plane -- which she wasn't admitting to observing -- she figured he'd brought the kit out with the intention of helping anyone injured.