A warm summer wind breezed its way between the towering skyscrapers of
Altro City, carrying the sounds of city wherever it went. The low
burble of people going about their daily lives, the honking of car
horns, and the occasional siren echoed throughout the vast concrete
valleys, providing the background comforting background of urban life.
The courtyard of Onerios Industries was alive with people enjoying the
sunny weather. Across the street from Altro Park, officer workers
and pedestrians would often stop to enjoy the view while eating their
lunch and trying to ignore the street vendors
"Extra! Extra! Police baffled by latest robberies! Mayor
announces intent to create new department! Read all about it!"
Jake Graza turned away from his lunch to catch the frontpage that the
paperboy was holding up. Apparently there had been a rash of
burglaries last night where some banks and libraries were broken into
and had all their security doors torn off their hinges. It was
too bad crimes like that were becoming a common occurance. Jake got up
to take a walkin the park only to find that four black vans had parked
in his way and that the men inside were staring at the building behind
him while the vans idle.
Meanwhile, Dr.
Naerik Quatala was spending his lunch
hour in his lab, having a conversation with his friend Vanish over the
computer. As the two talked about their plans to find out what
the company's latest secret project was and what they intended to
do with it, Vanish happened to glance out the window. Four black
trucks had parked on the side of the road. She couldn't see the
drivers, but each had someone in the passenger seat, and all four men
were dressed in the same dark purple pin-stripped suit and they were
alternating their time between staring at the building and looking at
their watches. They haven't turned off their engines.
"While you were wasting your time castrating a priceless antique, I have been systematically feeding babies to hungry mutated puppies!"
Sheemzur