[quote=Ziogen]
[b]Miss Alice Revya Rose[/b]
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Dirk watched Alice questioningly as she looted the thugs' unconscious bodies. When she was finished, she looked ridiculous in her new clothing. Dirk doubted the woman was trying to make him feel better, but he found himself grinning nonetheless. "Nice," he said, his eyes flashing with amusement. "The plan sounds good to me, but les' decide on the details when we see how things look."

Keeping ahead of the others, Dirk led the group toward the quarantine. There was little discussion between them for most of the way, but Phoenix eventually spoke up about his reservations with the plan. To Dirk's relief, the other hero decided he didn't want anything to do with this. Dirk told Phoenix that they "might meet again one day" as they split up. It was still a lie. Without the healer, Dirk and Alice continued to the blockade.

Skulking in an alley, Dirk spied on the guards. There were four that he could immediately see standing before concrete blockade walls. The walls were high, higher than Dirk believed he could climb. There was a metal scaffolding behind the wall, where two more guards stood watching the street. A sudden fear that the guards on the scaffolding would see him overtook Dirk and he retreated back into the safety of the alleyway. He detected that even more guards stood directly behind the wall. He related all of this to Alice, a grim look on his face. "With my powers, I can tell you if more guards are comin' as backup, but thas' about all I can do."