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(IT'S A TRAP!
I know the names because I like to be informed, and FLASH VIDEOS DON'T COUNT.
En pasant, haha.))

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[[At least you weren't there for it.]]

Liesel dove behind a random dumpster still holding on to her partner's wrist. After letting go she landed clumsily on the rough cement and skidded forward a few inches, then backed up into the wall and kept her ears covered and her head down. There was scarcely a moment's peace after that before the bomb went off. From behind the dumpster you couldn't see the giant plume of fire that probably came from the basement, but you could hear the initial bang and feel the air get much warmer. A few charred remains of whatever was left in the building were spit on to the road and parking lot. A few scraps of metal even bounced off the dumpster. All throughout this there was the crackling of fire and a scream from whoever was nearby at the time. Liesel didn't think any civilians were close enough to actually be harmed by the explosion, but there was always a lingering doubt. The woman only vaguely remembered the folder tucked into her scratched up blazer. She didn't say anything to Esther.

[[I tried my very best XD]]

((True. And you did a MUCH better job describing the explosion that I ever could wink ))

Esther shrieked when the blast went off, and covered her ringing ears. As debri fell about the area she looking around in shock. She didn't see anyone around, thankfully, but it sounded like there could be people within the vicinity. She slowly poked her head out from behind the dumpster to see the building they had just escaped from (or what was left of it) burning brightly with a pillar of smoke forming over it.

"Well...at least that moth is gone now," Esther muttered under her breath to no one in particular. She shook her head, and rubbed her temple as she turned back to Liesel, "You wouldn't happen to still have that folder, would you?"

((Does anyone know what's supposed to be in the folder, specifically?))

[[Ehh... Joker should.]]

The file contained a few papers, now scuffed and wrinkled, but legible. They contained the extremely limited data that had been obtained by the government about the substance, plus a few conjectures about what it did, and observation data of the atmosphere at the entry points.
Perhaps most important, scrawled at the bottom of the paper, was the word, Australia.

There was an ominous rumble in the helicopter. St. Cyrill looked up, then grabbed Richard and said, "Grab a chute, we gotta go!"
However, before they could even move to grab anything, there was a louder rumble, followed by a sound of tearing metal, then they lurched to the side - hard - and Shikyo was thrown out. None of them ever saw him or his body again.
St. Cyrill managed to catch the edge of the door instead of following Shikyo to his fate, and grabbed Richard's wrist as he slid by. The problem was that they were falling, and had almost no way to save themselves.
Might want to think quickly.

The shot sent the Agents into a spin, but a stray bullet struck the barrel of Kurtis' gun, knocking it out of his hands. He watched in dismay as it bounced across the hard floor, pieces flying as the casing cracked.
Luckily, they made it out, and Connor took them up the mountain path. He didn't slow just yet.