[center][color=darkgray][b][sub]E P I S O D E   FIVE :   G R O W I N G  P A I N S [/sub][/b][/color][b][color=bf2628][sup][h1]BLENDING IN[/h1][/sup][/color][/b][/center]
[center][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkF9nC2NR5A]SOUNDTRACK[/url]
[img]https://i.ibb.co/L8XbvXR/Meta-Human-Youth-Center.png[/img][/center]
[COLOR=bf2628][INDENT][B][SUP][SUB][H3]M E T A H U M A N  Y O U T H  C E N T E R[/H3][/SUB][/SUP][/B][/INDENT][hr][/COLOR][INDENT][INDENT][sup][color=darkgray]June 23[sup]th[/sup], 2021  |  13:02pm.  |  Taos, New Mexico[/color][/sup][/INDENT][/INDENT]
The Team arrived a couple of streets down from the Metahuman Youth Center. The Zeta Tube port was located in an unassuming clay brick house, one of many in Tao. It served as the perfect disguise. A short fifteen minute walk in the hot afternoon sun got them to where they needed to be. The Youth Center looked like an ill fit in the picturesque town. A hulking grey stone infrastructure, beating out most other buildings in size. Upon entering it was obvious the complex was founded by some serious money. Air conditioned halls drove off the stifling heat. Subtle influences of Taos could be spotted in the decor. Local artistry lined the walls and surrounding rooms. It gave the inside a bit of warmth and charm in an otherwise mostly aseptic environment. 

They were instructed to wait for their contact to arrive. [url=https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/837776228794368011/934836574502400091/unknown.png]Thiago[/url], a seventeen year old meta-human who'd been living at the center for roughly eleven months. He knew his way around the place, and had eyes and ears on the meta's inside. Though he had a reputation of being flaky, hot headed and loud mouthed. A good thirty minutes passed. The fire manipulating meta-human was nowhere to be found. 

A presumed [url=https://i.pinimg.com/564x/33/5b/66/335b66215ce293a68fe8b8ef8daa288b.jpg]employee[/url] passed by the Team for the third time, finally addressing the group. 
[color=Indianred]"Good afternoon folks. You're probably waiting on a tour of the place. I heard you all would be staying here a while and I must say, you're more than welcome here! I'm willing to bet Thiago is hauled up somewhere else."

"You know, the guy who was supposed to give you a tour. You'll know him when you see him, usually trash talking his friends with flames coming out of his ears.”[/color]

[color=Indianred]"Oh by the way, my name is Tomás . I work as one of the event coordinators for the center."[/color]

The Team got a tour of the facilities around the Youth Center which included a pool, a gym, gaming area, cafeteria, basketball court and a large library and garden. After the tour they were left with directions to get some lunch. Without any leads from their contact they would have to figure out their next step on their own.