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[img]https://i.imgur.com/GjazZAE.png[/img][hr][@BlueSky44][@Kirah][@Nallore][@Natsu][@Andromedai][hr][hr][h3][color=84B4E2][b]EARTH 257 - 9:20 AM Nov. 13th, 2021 - Times Square, the Iron[/b][/color][/h3][/center][hr]	[color=d86615]"On [i]everything[/i] I know about this reality?"[/color] Raynor asked - as panicked as he was, he was still a bit of a grump. [color=d86615]"I think I'd rather just give you the highlights, but we don't have time for that. If we don't move, they'll send SWORD's Iron Legion. Shit, the fucking AI probably already sent them."[/color] Raynor hated this place and its over reliance on technology. He wasn't scared of the Iron Legion capturing him though - he was more scared of what Sparky and the others might learn about him - about the uncovering of his greatest lie. 

	Raynor hurried down to the stairs descending into the subway. What he saw at the bottom of the stairs made his heart stand still. They were using DNA scanning technology. That was new. They hadn't had that the last time he had been there. If the drones hadn't already flagged him, then the DNA scanner [i]definitely[/i] would. There weren't many Asgardians who visited the Iron - and hardly any Asgardians who would particularly want to. [color=d86615]"Shit, DNA scanners, we're fucked. We're absolutely fucking screwed,"[/color] Raynor said, before letting out a nervous laugh. He looked like he was about to have a breakdown. [color=d86615]"Why is this happening..."[/color] he murmured, shaking his head slightly. 

	[color=FFB795]"Oi, mate, in through ya nose and out ya mouth,"[/color] Amelia advised, noticing how Raynor looked like he was about to pass out. She didn't know what exactly was going on with him, but she knew a panic attack when she saw one. Loads of rookie pilots would start acting like this before their first trick and stunt flights - never Amelia though. Her enthusiasm overrode most fear she would've felt in situations like that. The only time she had ever experienced crippling anxiety had been during a standardized test - as in, the sort of test using pen and paper, rather than relying on her intuition and skill as a pilot. 

	[color=FFB795]"Whatever it is, someone here can figure it out. We got so many techies we could open up our own Genius Bar at an Apple Store,"[/color] Amelia added, before smiling at Raynor. He didn't seem to be calming down at all. She didn't know very much about him, but if this was his home world, maybe he was having family issues or something. There had been loads of weirdness surrounding him and his family when she met him on Asgard. [color=FFB795]"Right? One of you lot outta be able to shimmy our way past a scanner?"[/color] she then asked, looking at the rest of the group. 

	[color=f6989d]"...What did you do, Raynor?"[/color] Bonnie asked him, her eyes narrowing slightly. She had never gotten along with him particularly well. And the way he was reacting, it wasn't normal. She had never seen Raynor so completely scared. And while she knew that realities could in theory be much different, she didn't imagine that Raynor would be the victim in this world. Her gut was telling her that he had done something, that he had done something [i]huge[/i]. The logical decision would have been to part ways from him, to leave him to his fate - but things with teammates weren't logical. 

	[color=d86615]"It's a long story,"[/color] Raynor said, nervously laughing again. 
	
	[color=f6989d]"When we get to safety, you're going to tell us. Do you know anywhere we can hide once we get through this checkpoint?"[/color] Bonnie asked. [color=f6989d]"Any contacts?"[/color] They needed to make a move on soon though. People were beginning to stop and stare at them, whispering as to why there was a gaggle of people in tactical gear avoiding going through the DNA scanners. 

	[color=d86615]"... Yeah, I know some people,"[/color] Raynor said hesitantly. [hr][hr][i][b]SENDING MESSAGE TO SWORD HQ... MESSAGE PENDING.... MESSAGE RECEIVED... MESSAGE READS:[/b][/i]

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