Out in the bustling streets of New York, Olivia noted that while many people stood around the shop windows to watch coverage of the train explosion, many more just kept on with their day. The speculations seemed to linger around this being a terrorist attack of some sort, but of course there was no mention of the chance of magic. How could people be so blind? It frustrated her. 

She was the sort of non-magic user who was ready for full disclosure - for both magic and non-magic alike to live together freely. There was so much to learn and achieve from this. Still, few people agreed. She wondered what the political situation in the magic world was like. What was their protocol for this attack. Sadly this was a world that was hidden behind a veil, and she might not ever get to peep behind it, and certainly never step behind it. 

As she paced towards the subway, she began to see a crowd of disgruntled commuters leaving the station - and then she saw the sign. The subway was being closed. A precaution until they had dealt with the situation in Jefferson National Forest. She supposed that yes, the subway lines of New York City were certainly not safe against magical users. It was too far to walk home, but she had left the office. If she could get to a cafe with WiFi she might be able to squeeze in a visit to her forum and even accompany it with a latte or two. 

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She took the frothy hot drink from the barista before taking a seat by the window, her laptop booting up as she took the first sip. There was a flyer at her table about an art auction in the city this evening. She was to be there, representing her company who had been a sponsor in the event. She knew that Rose was going to be there - not that Olivia would see her. She'd be in the back, taking requests for information and details from any of the attendees who were interested in the company's service. She might even get roped in to packaging the art work too.

It would be a boring evening though, and most likely dampened heavily after the events of today. At least she got to wear a nice dress though; paid for by the company too! She remembered the executive who had chosen her and several other women from various departments, his exact words had been "you look very nice, at least for someone who works in the laboratories." A backhanded compliment if ever she had heard one. 

As expected, her friends were going wild over the news and were already speculating on who the strange man was. One user had theorised it was the leader of a faction who wanted to wipe out all humans... Olivia chuckled at the thought. "You watch too many movies my friend..." she muttered as she took another sip, staring out of the window and into the streets. She wondered just how many of the people walking past were gifted.

It was now 6 hours until the event. She would have to think about getting ready soon, with the subways shut down she'd have to take a cab to her apartment... This changed the course of the day indeed.