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>Now there were even more sirens.
>The sounds dimmed and amplified as the emergency vehicles whizzed past trees, large houses, and other obstructions.
>Sensing no aura ahead, you bobbed and weaved into an alley.
>Just what was going on?
>One or two vehicles was perfectly normal.
>This sounded like every available responder.
>Bounding off a dumpster and up an access ladder, you slowed yourself on a department store’s roof.
>You stopped not for need of rest, but to understand what you were running into.
>This felt bigger than a simple fire.
>Taking a deep breath, you zoned out the noise, entering your ether-sight.
>Looking ahead of the first responders, you saw the vague shape of commotion.
>You couldn’t make out individuals.
>This was far different from practicing in the forest on the odd fish or rabbit.
>Blurred together like soup, you saw the combined life and feelings of a great many people.
>The swirling pool of aura oozed disbelief.
>Colors of amazement peppered a few spots.
>And it was all underlaid with the hue of anxiety.
>What specifically was happening, you couldn’t tell.
>But it gathered a crowd.
>You picked up speed.
>These flat roofs made traversal so much faster than through the suburbs.
>You wouldn’t beat the vehicles there, they had too big a lead.
>But that was no excuse to take your time.
>The row of restaurants was ahead.
>Unique scents hit you after every jump, courtesy of each building’s ventilation.
>Old coffee and warm donuts.
>Stale fish.
>Musty books and cedarwood.
>Grease and beef.
>Cinnamon and vanilla.
>Corn and wheat tortillas.
>The speed and excitement had you grinning like an idiot.
>You couldn’t imagine using a car ever again.
>It was hard to take the situation seriously when navigating this urban jungle gym spiked your endorphins.
>You dove through a big ‘O’ atop a grocery story sign to save a half second of time.
>This was too fun.
>Remembering the large parking lot blocked your path, you leapt to the light poles.