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[center][h2]Siobhan[/h2][/center]

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The space between the two women and Niko shuddered for a moment, and Siobhan felt something push materially back against her - before something else pulled that force away, and the barrier collapsed, falling in on itself like so much fine purple sand and gradually fading away completely.

Niko flinched and covered his eyes as a tangible-intangible force started to flow around them again - something they'd not had the chance to notice before it had been snatched away, but something that felt normal and right nonetheless.

"That solves our other problem, then!" He growled through clenched teeth, slamming his palm against the window frame as he slumped down against the wall. The pull in the world around Siobhan equalised as he did so, and the wood underneath his hand rippled faintly. "Fucking go! I have to stay here, there are more people coming!"