Stooping down to pick up the watch first, Nora discreetly made herself invisible in the crown and slipped away. [i]What the fuck was that all about? Who were those people? Who was that man that something like that would happen?[/i] Nora wove through the parking lot until she saw a familiar sight- Sky-Way Air Taxi airship. Beside it stood the young woman, [i]Ruth was it?[/i] She looked as if she were about to take off before she spotted Nora. It had taken longer than anticipated to slip out, what with the secret service types descending on them.

"I need my badge back. Keep watch." She instructed to Ruth as she made her way over to the door. The badges can be used as a kind of universal key to all of the aircrafts if you know what you're doing. Luckily, Nora had won that information off of Tory during a company enforced holiday party early this year. When the compressors hissed and the door opened, a wave of victory overcame Nora. It might be a small victory, but she could really use a win today. "All right, climb aboard. Let's get out of here."

When Ruth was secured in the copilot seat, a place Nora has never let anyone sit before, she took a steadying breath. "We need to go back for my taxi. We are going to park down the street and I will go get it. Did you want to come with me to get it, or did you want me to bring it to you?"

"I think I will wait."

Nodding, Nora initiated take-off protocols... mostly. It's best if their whereabouts weren't tracked during this, so asking for permission for take off and landing were out of the question. Nora also didn't have her D.I.G. to speak with the AI, so she had to kick it old school. It didn't take long to get back to where they had started, and they flew in silence the entire way. Usually this is the kind of ride Nora likes best, but there was tension, anxiety, and unanswerable questions hanging in the air between them.

Landing and getting back to her aircraft were a blur. If asked, Nora would not be able to give any details about it. She remembers there being police tape blocking off the walkways heading to the cafe, and there were uniformed officers on patrol. When Nora entered her aircraft she immediately put on her D.I.G. and let it sync up to her as she took off back to where she left Ruth. When the sync was finished she loaded up the address Ruth had given her as she landed beside the hijacked aircraft. Hopping out, Nora knocked on the other craft to let Ruth know she had returned.

With Ruth transferred over, Nora activated the navigation and requested take off from the AI. When they were safely in the air, the D.I.G showing the way, and hopefully no on tracking them, Nora felt like she could finally breath again. The doubt started to creep in. Should she have kept them in the field? Would it have been so bad to have been found by the authorities?

[i][color=66CDAA]"Then two men entered the premises with laser rifles and started gunning down the survivors. [...] I managed to save you and two others from the gunmen [...] After your investigation by the cops if you and the other two would like to meet me at the Maxwin Bird Sanctuary I will do my best to answer your questions and further protect you from your assailants, as I do not believe they will be happy there are witnesses to their crimes." [/color][/i]

No, running was the best choice. Best not to be witnesses if it was going to bring danger to their doorsteps. Who was that guy who saved them? He had thought that they were going to leave statements. Would he be at the sanctuary waiting right now?

"I had planned to check up on the injured man at the hospital, but it looks like he was taken somewhere else. Did you get some form of ID off of him?" Nora looked over and Ruth nodded. "I will find him later, then. But that man, who drove us out of there. He seemed to know something about the attack. He asked that we meet him. I'm going to go. I think it would be safer for me to drop you off at home, you still seem in shock. I don't want to put a civilian in danger." [i]You're a civilian now. [b]But at least I am trained for stress.[/b][/i]