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Lan became a bit somber as his company explained his logic in intervening between him and the inebriated veteran. It made perfect sense to him, although it did take a minute or two for everything to register. In any case, he shook Albus' hand when offered and responded, "I won't hold it against 'im. Folks all cope with their troubles differently. I saw this one kid in the courtyard the other day, looked like he was meditatin' or some-"

The porcupine Faunus was interrupted by a feminine shriek emanating from somewhere nearby. This was odd, considering that he hadn't seen any girls in the immediate area; stranger still, the person to react most strongly was the drunken vet from earlier, who proceeded to race out of the room. Then again, maybe that was just the alcohol compelling him to revisit his lunch...

...In any case, helping Albus review mission data sounded like a pain, but once again, the way he explained it was highly logical. Even Lan could tell that it would be worth the trouble, although he would still rather be relaxing. He took a quick glance at Albus' scroll before telling him, "A'right, sounds legit. Where do we start?"

As if on cue, sirens activated throughout the complex, raising a terrible clangor to alert available agents to an emerging Anomaly. Lan got serious as Albus offered to lead on, and he followed as best he could, although his lacking footspeed might slow them both down a bit...