Doug said to Gregory, "Since the event they've been killing each other. Other than that... they're around somewhere I guess." *KB will drift away on the wind and 'become' weather eventually. That's how I'm going to lose her.*

(Only Sent to Raider:)

*The more I think about it, the more I'm concerned that one might not be enough. Any chance we can get our hands on a few more? Didn't the old USA have massive stockpiles? Or maybe you could find another in orbit?*

Ash can't help but snort in amusement at the idea that she, of all people, was the voice of restraint right now. The amusement quickly fades as she remembers the fate of the people at York though. If she'd stayed there, instead of going with these guys, maybe more could have escaped.

Or maybe you'd be right there with the rest of the aberrants.

She shivered and looked around.

"Can we get out of here?"

Per+Aware (8dice): 7, 9, 5, 3, 8, 4, 5, 10
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Raider desperately needed more info. For him it was coming down to two possibilities, the moonies or an unknown but very knowledgeable and very powerful nova.

None of them had any idea that they were being watched. None of them but one. Adam held his power at the ready, spending less time watching the others or searching the ruins than he did slowly ensuring that he knew precisely where the watcher was. When the rifle cracked Adam spun and lobbed a glowing blob of energy out at the hidden target. The bullet struck Courier squarely but aside from the feeling of impact it failed to do anything to the nova. The orange energy sphere exploded and the shape of a man was tossed out of his hiding place at the edge of the forest. He tumbled through the air, his clothing already aflame, before hitting the ground in a tangle of limbs.

Courier felt the impact and wondered, *Was that an attack?*, and then Adam went nuclear and the sniper went flying.

In a flash Doug flew over to the injured man and started examining him. Doug yelled, "Anna, Raider, he might still be salvageable."

At the sound of the shot, Ash instinctively reached for her power. Light exploded from her skin and eyes, and coruscated through the air around her in a halo. Even so, she knew it would've been too late if he'd shot her, not Courier.

With blinding speed, she flickers over to where the sniper landed and lifts a hand to point ominously at him.

"Alright fella," she warns, "Sit still, keep your hands visible."

Anna quickly dashed to the direction she saw Doug flying and tapped on her healing powers which made the veins that patterned over her entire body glow in a dim green light.

Once she reached the wounded she knelt down next to him and poured her healing energies into him without hesitation.

Raider followed at a slower pace now studying the surroundings looking for other potential snipers. "Anna you can fix him, you are better at healing than me." It was true of course, but more than that, it allowed Raider to watch and be wary. He also shifted out of phase enough that material objects like bullets would not harm him.