Gunfire; the sound of violence and aggression, the sound of a metal bullet spattered with an intense hatred shooting swiftly, the sound of murder. It was also the sound of death.<br/><br/>Death did not claim a victim that day, for the time being the eccentric allies were not on Death's list. For the time being.<br/><br/>As the gunman finally ran out of bullets and no longer visible was his countenance, Justin sighed with relief. This relief would not last. Darkness; if it could be addressed as such. This was truly "advanced darkness." For a moment Justin believed he'd been shot and killed, for a moment Justin thought his escape had happened, that his perils were through. But only for a moment. After hearing screams from one of the men, he realized they were all very much alive.<br/><br/>As impetuously as the dark had arrived, light flushed in the city again.<br/><br/>Justin turned towards Jack and the others, a look of scrutiny. Justin was called different, yet these men were very much unlike the others. They did not seem as... corrupted, as morally unsound, as the norm. They wanted escape as well, something they could form a coalition towards.<br/><br/>"This is standard in Nymphetamine," Justin said, still crouched behind the car. "I myself have been trying to escape for what honestly seems like eons. If you want the same, we'll have to work together. The citizens here prey on the innocent, the pure. If we cooperate, we just may be able to leave.<br/><br/>"But let me explain; you cannot get out the same way you came in. Once you are in, you are never let out. Willfully, anyway. The city will try to stop you, the citizens will try to stop you. At whatever the cost, at whatever the amount of deception needed. You<span style="font-style: italic">cannot</span>let your guard down. If we cooperate, we can escape, I'm sure of it. What do you say?" Justin held out a hand.<br/><br/>And so Destiny's intricate helix took another steep turn; and Death would make arrangements that would thrust the spotlight towards this new alliance...