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Hector annihilated his dome and rejoined the others. The Rainlords remained quiet, but the Lorentians had questions. Hector apologized for being secretive and told them that it was too difficult to explain.

They didn't seem to care for that response very much, but perhaps they felt like they didn't have much choice, because it didn't take long for them to stop asking him about it.

The worsening weather and growing tension in the air apparently took priority.

From there, things actually proceeded a bit more smoothly, though Hector was even more uncomfortable than usual. There were far too many variables in play right now for his liking, and knowing that Pauline was secretly listening to every word being said made him second guess almost everything that was coming out of his mouth.

But he wasn't showing it, thankfully. He was able to relegate his worries to a background thought process and thereby mitigate most of his visible hesitation.

That was important. He knew he needed to be calm. These people were relying on him.

He asked Secretary Karr if there were any other personnel in the airport right now, and he was unhappy to hear that there were.

The first order of business, then, was getting everyone together so that they could be protected. He may have been here to hunt down the so-called Beast of Lorent, but these civilians took priority.

The booms of thunder were becoming both louder and more frequent. The terminal's very large windows that overlooked the tarmac shuddered harder each time, to the point where everyone began to stay away from them in the fear that they might simply break.

It took a little while to gather everyone together, but Hector was at least relieved that, according to one another, all of the airport's personnel were accounted for. It also helped that there weren't very many of them, due largely to the fact that the airport was currently closed to the public. Apparently, the only people here were the ones who'd been needed in order to maintain essential operations for his arrival here.