[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][/center]
[COLOR=bf2628][INDENT][B][SUP][SUB][H3]T H E  H O T S P O T   C A F E[/H3][/SUB][/SUP][/B][/INDENT][hr][/COLOR][INDENT][INDENT][sup][color=darkgray]June 23[sup]th[/sup], 2021  |  15:17pm.  |  Taos, New Mexico[/color][/sup][/INDENT][/INDENT]
The Team talked separately to many different teens at the youth center. It turned out the number of missing teens was even higher than what they were told during the briefing. In the span of two weeks almost eleven teens went missing, nearly one a day. They further discovered a trio of teens had banded together as an independent crime-fighting team, much like the initiative, but without any supervision. It consisted of Charlie, Cecile, and Thiago. They called their team Omen.

While coming up with a plan of action the Team was joined by the remaining members of Omen, Cecile and Charlie. They compared findings, deciding their objectives were the same. The Team and Omen set up a plan. Taos wasn’t a large place and Thiago was likely the most recently abducted teen. He not only fit the bill for the other abductees but Charlie also knew Thiago’s last known location was an eatery, and probably a decent establishment if he was going on a date. 

Both teams would investigate a location of interest. The Team went to one of the local cafes, [i]The Hotspot[/i] to search for clues. Many of the missing teens were reported to have visited this specific cafe prior to going missing. Omen opted for a second location of interest a couple of blocks away. 

The plan was to sit and observe while also taking the opportunity to search for any potential clues while remaining inconspicuous. It was unsure what they were looking for exactly. The cafe was relatively busy, a popular date spot in town. The only competition it had was the diner across the street. On the surface, everything seemed normal enough.