Letter Bee

The Animorphs

Ceta will be back in three more days - he's busy IRL!

Academy of Noble Arms

"Considering how focused it was, I doubt there are any other mobile means to cause that kind of damage restricted to this relatively small area within a short amount of time." Reinhard responded.

"Whatever it was, it looks like it used a stream of a very hot gas or a plasma."

@M127

"So, a heat-based Noble Arms?" Pablo questioned.

The Animorphs

Surprise surged through Mab's mind as visions of the Yeerk's secret invasion surged through her mind, suprise later replaced by...outrage. Earth was her home, it was where she lived, and where she worked! She would not let these infiltrators turn her people into slaves, lacking control even over their own bodies! More to the point, though...Mab saw it as increasing her own power, her own holdings. So she said:

"We will fight them, or at least, I will." In her mind, she already knew this; those of her staff that lived in her mansion full-time were not suspects, as they would not have the opportunity to go to the 'Yeerk Pool'. That's a pool of people to trust.

@Ceta de Cloyes

Academy of Noble Arms

"Well," spoke Pablo's Father, as the car reached a parking lot a few blocks away from Guerrero Street, "it seems that the car can go no further. I'll wait for you here." He then turned towards Pablo, then said:

"Find out the monsters who did this, and give them hell for me." Pablo's father then ruffled his son's head, before rethinking his words.

"On second thought, be safe first and foremost. You and your friend be okay, I hope!" And with that, the car door opened, and Pablo unfastened his seatbelt and loped off to Guerrero Street, conjuring up his Noble Arm. Looking at the Police and Specialists, the boy knew that heading straight for the crime scene was a fool's errand, so he had the same idea as Reinhard did; go to a rooftop.

Taking out a seed and planting it to the ground, the boy grew a small tree with climable branches, and used it to get up to one of the rooftops, before causing said tree to revert to a seed once again. Then, seeing Reinhard on a nearby building, the boy began rooftop-hopping to get to the other boy, saying, once he got there:

"Glad to see you once again. Anyway..." he paused, "Noble Arms did this, right?"

@TheHangedMan@M127

Academy of Noble Arms

After a few more minutes of waiting, Pablo's Father finally arrived in a car that, in all respects, was average, so as to deter potential carjackers. Still clad in a combat vest over his shirt, as well as tough jeans and wooden sandals, he greeted Pablo, who was now running outside to the school courtyard.

"Pablo!" he said as he hugged his son, who, although already 16, was not ashamed of the affection. "[i]Buti nalang walang nangyari sayo (Good thing nothing's happened to you)![/b]" A smile was on the man's mustached and short-bearded face, before he continued:

"Senador (Senator) _________, got killed today. I think it's the Disarmers; Noble Arms users would have been more...exotic. Anyway, we should get back to the car before we talk more."

A nod from Pablo.

Inside the Car

"One of my classmates is going to follow us from afar, Dad," said Pablo. "Basically, he's agreed to help me investigate the other bombing, the one on Guerrero Street." This statement caused Pablo's father, who was driving, to give a brief stony look at Pablo, before saying:

"Seryoso ka ba (Are you serious)?" he then nodded. "Make sure to protect yourself, then. I am not having you die from heroics while still a minor de edad (age of minority). Also, here's hoping your classmate will protect you."

"Anyway, Guerrero Street is a few roads to the left; you and your friend all right with that?"

Pablo gave his own nod, and then the car drove off, to adventure!

@TheHangedMan, @M127, @banjoanjo, @Eklispe.

The Animorphs

Incredulity greeted Mab Javert's face as she looked at the Alien before her, feeling a sense of...danger at hearing it speak telepathically. To her, the technology inside the ship was...mysterious, incredible, and also incomprehensible, although similarities between its technology and the most sophisticated computer tech of humans can be seen once one looked hard enough. Nevertheless, the Alien, though clearly wounded from the crash, was still clearly dangerous, although Mab would not act too abruptly. No, rather, she would ask, almost gently:

"Who, or what are you? And what is a Controller? Did Controllers do this to you?"

@Ceta de Cloyes

Academy of Noble Arms

Banjoanjo told me Luis isn't coming with Pablo on an IRC chat.

Academy of Noble Arms

"I would prefer a meeting point outside of school property. Whatever is happening, the school or rather its students seem to be a possible targets, otherwise they would have just continued normally. And if that is the case, I don't want to be anywhere near school property."
Reinhard let his spear float next to himself in the air while answering Pablo's question.

Later, in the library, Reinhard mostly remained close to the walls. He didn't show any easily readable signs of tension, but he was always leaning against walls or bookshelves in locations where he predicted intruders wouldn't look, shoot or breach.
"I would prefer to get out on my own, and follow you from a safe distance and height. The vehicle with multiple students in it would likely make for a target, if my assumptions are correct."

@M127

A nod at that, as Pablo tried to hide his disappointment at Luis not being there, or at least, not being visibly there.

"That is probably for the best," he said.

The Animorphs

@Nallore, thanks!

Academy of Noble Arms

The Quadrangle

"Luis," said Pablo, "can you meet me and possibly Reinhard in the library in five minutes? Bring anyone you trust as well; I want to investigate this." And by 'investigate this', Pablo wanted to know what threat caused this abrupt shutdown; it was obvious that the city's security situation was declining. He knew that Luis had no obligations to him, but was hoping that mutual curiosity and a nascent 'bond' with each other would get him into his group. Once Luis had given his reply, he would go to Reinhard, asking him the same question. Then, he would go to the library.

The Library

Pablo would look at anyone who followed them here.

"I'll call my dad to come here and serve as our legal guardian, as well as inform us of any news that the teachers aren't telling us. Then, he'll drive us to Guerrero Street, where I plan to look for plot threads that lead to the Hammer or Disablers."

@TheHangedMan, @banjoanjo, [@Eklipse], @M127