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Niflhel smiled towards Tony as he started coming towards them only to be stopped. His eyes shifted slowly over to the officers before freezing when Valhalla spoke up.

"Valhalla." He hissed lowly, "I'm not sure you want to say that, there is no tellings who is in that crowd." His eyes were scanning over civilians and officers a like. "Those under the influence of Chaos think they're the good guys." He added lowly before finally quieting and looking towards Tony once again.

"That's what we're here to do. Support the drive and those in need." He addressed the librarian before glancing around, had everyone dropped their things yet? Could they leave? This less than hospitable welcome was starting to worry him.

Enough. Micah looked around her in silent shock. Enough was enough. Enough feeling sorry for herself, enough pouting because she hadn't made the effort to get to know anyone. Enough being a child because she was too afraid to grow up. Micah set her mouth into a thin line and stepped forward, watching the shocked faces before you.

"Oh, what's the matter with all of you," she questioned harshly, people around her turning to watch. "They took time out of busy days -- because they -are- busy -- to not only gather donations for this event but to bring them over in person. They didn't ahve to do any of that." She puffed out her chest and began her applause, grinning like a mad woman. "I say bravo! Bravo!" Her applause started a smattering around her. Would anyone else clap? It only took one to start an example, after all. Maybe more people would applaude the obvious attempt to show goodness.

Micah's sudden joy with the applause was squashed by Quinn. She and the people around her stopped and looked at the brunette, obvious betrayal clear in Micah's golden eyes. But... they were her people. It wasn't as though she could just tell Quinn that, but it didn't stop the hurt from going right to her heart when Quinn said that.

She looked down at her feet and took a deep breath, trying to regain her shaken and delicate composure.

"No. They have as much right to give and to be applauded as we do." A murmur spread over the crowd around Micah, lifting her confidence. "Did they not do just as we did? And because of unavoidable calatteral we will disregard thier gifts as invalid?" Yes, Micah knew too well how hard it was not to destroy things around her, especially as a new senshi.

"When we break things, we expect forgiveness. We try and atone for our deeds. It's the same thing that's going on here." Micah fiddled with the ribbon on her chest, suddenly feeling as though... maybe it belonged elsewhere.

Carefully she unpinned it from her top and strode over to Polaris, who seemed to have taken on a leadership role in the group. "I think you all deserve this more than I do. I'm osrry I don't have enough for everyone." She grinned and blushed a little at her oversight.

Kyndall beamed with pride as Tony was called onto stage, hoping her donation had helped him somewhat in this endeavor. She was content to be in the background for this one, watching his awkwardly gracious way of receiving his due. When he came off stage she smiled and hugged him, whispering that she was proud he'd made a difference.

That's when the senshi arrived. She didn't need to be in costume to recognize that among them were some of the senshi that were high up on the ladder. She didn't have to feign surprise or worry knowing that bad things generally happened when powered people came out into the open even in the best of circumstances. She glanced at Alex and Lily, wondering what they thought and immediately worried for them both. So far as she knew they were just teens.

"You guys may want to step back." Following Lily's suggestion she encouraged them. "Yes, go get a drink or a snack or something."

She was vaguely aware of Tony drifting from her side knowing where he was likely going and fully intending on moving there herself when she could make sure the kids in front of her were safe and wouldn't see her. She did move after Tony then, knowing not one among the crowd knew who she was in or out of costume. She took his hand, listening to his thanks, and nodded her agreement.

She gave a look to the security that she hoped would chastise them. "There's no need for that." she chided like she would a child. "They haven't done anything but try to help. What happened to innocent until proven guilty?"

To the assembled senshi she smiled, looking over her secret assembled brethren with an appraising eye. The rainbow senshi was rather beautiful and she'd have to ask Tony about all of them later, if he knew any of them. She knew they were on the right side and wasn't as nervous as the general public, anyway.

"Thank you. This is a wonderful gesture. It's nice to know that you keep your eyes open to the city and that you care."

She kept her inflection and tone specific to indicate that she knew they were right and approved of them in a way that was not merely an admiring citizen. Not many would pick up on it, she was sure, but maybe a few. Maybe... In either case she was content with it.

Niflhel didn't have anything to say, while he didn't mind speaking to the public Polaris basically took the words from his mouth soo there was really nothing TO say. He stood there watching everyone nodding a few greetings and smiled.

When Polaris basically signaled to leave he nodded waiting for the others and her to start moving before walking backwards himself tipping his hat slowly. "Happy New Year to all." He said with a smile.

When they were clearly safe enough away he followed her keeping pace the best he could, almost offering to take to the rooftops when they reached the city.

“Easy…” Ganymede placed a warning hand on Val’s arm, ready to hold him back if necessary, though he figured the page wouldn’t say or do anything too stupid. “Come on. We’re done here. We don’t need to stay.”

He started taking a few steps back, more than happy to follow Polaris and Niflhel’s lead and get out of there. It hadn’t been an extended visit, but then he didn’t think that would have been appreciated. In any case, it had been more than long enough for him. Crowds were fine under normal circumstances, but like this… he was still eyeing the officers with guns, and though he had to agree with all of Val’s mutterings, he didn’t want to do anything to give them a chance or a reason to use them.

“Enjoy the donations,” he said to the crowd. He wasn’t quite sure what other sentiments were left to voice. “A lot of hard work went into collecting them, and not just by the five of us. So… you don’t have to like us, and you don’t have to trust us, but at least make sure the people who need this stuff actually get to use it. I can’t imagine the people who’re really in need are going to care where it came from, so long as they have what they need to live.”

He glanced around a little longer, taking a few more anxious steps back. Momentarily turning his attention to Val—though making sure he still paid attention to what the officers were doing, in case a quicker getaway was necessary—Ganymede motioned away with a quick jerk of his head. “I don’t exactly like the idea of sticking around, so I’m ready to go when you are.”

He still had his hand on Val’s arm and did his best to drag him off, ready to hit the rooftops and go home.

The sooner they were out of sight, the better.

Alexandre, who'd looked at Kyndall wondering what she'd do if he told her he was quire fine and didn't need to back up or away; that he could easily handle himself. But he didn't say such words to her, or tell her just why it was that he could handle himself quite nicely - thank you very much. He didn't care to risk hurting her that much, or give himself away in such a public manner. No, he was good at hiding his secret by now loathe as he was to hide it from his own parents.

While she and Tony left, presumably to leave the park as some other people were doing, he headed closer to where the senshi and knights had gathered. And it seemed he was wrong, as he spotted both Tony and Kyndall. Pushing that from his mind his eyes swept the crowd of gathered people before landing on someone familiar to him, Quinn.

While he wanted to go see her, see what she made of this, he didn't go to her side. Rather he stayed just behind and to the side of an older man. His eyes on the senshi and knights as he watched them making their retreat. "Good, don't need them remaining here and causing trouble." It would not be good if a cop got nervous and fired a shot on accident, or it actually came to such a thing as shooting. People would be in a panic and get hurt, and he wasn't particularly interested in being shot at nor being shot. He'd already fallen through a glass window, bullets he was not immune to and didn't want to try his luck against one. He knew he could teleport, if he powered up in the madness a shooting would cause, but he didn't for a moment think he could out move a bullet, no chance especially since it would likely be a surprise and unseen by him.

"Let's hope this remains peaceful..." He whispered more for his own comfort than anything else. He didn't trust the cops nor those who'd come with the food donations. But right now he trusted the cops less, human nerves and such could lead to all manner of chaos right now. Those of the White Moon wouldn't likely risk ruining the people opinions on them which they were trying to sway to their side.