((OOC:  You're fine, Saiai.  No worries.  Good explanation.))<br/><br/>Collins saw how he could get in - a fire escape led to the hotel's upper floors, but the stairs were retracted off the ground some.  He ran and leapt for the stairs, snagging them with one hand and causing them to swing downward.  Frightened, he let go and they retracted again with a clang.<br/><br/>From inside, there was a feral noise of surprise.  An anthro-fox looked out the window and spotted Collins by the fire escape.  He called to his fellows within the building.<br/><br/>"Oh, fuck..." Collins spat.  He tried for the fire escape again, and grabbed it - but with the hand connected to his sore arm.  He groaned in agony but held on until the fire escape came all the way down.  An anthro-cat sped around the building at him and he dodged, slashing the fur's arm with his machete, then barreling up the fire escape.  He pulled it up behind him and locked it just as the cat came around again.<br/><br/>Looking up, he saw humans leaning out the windows, among them the medic.  "DOC!" he called.  "GET YOUR ASS OUT HERE!  I GOT A MAN DOWN!"<br/><br/>"WHAT DO YOU THINK I'M DOING UP HERE, ASSHOLE?!"<br/><br/>Collins thought.  They needed to retake the hotel if Fenson was going to have any hope.  He rushed up the fire escape and into the building.  Furs were pushing up the stairs inside, slashing with their blades and claws to get at the remaining humans of the platoon HQ group.  The blond lieutenant was laid out on the floor by a window, bleeding from his arm.  There were about ten humans packed in up there.  Without a thought, Collins dashed for the stairs and began hacking away...<br/><br/>In the deli, Fenson was gagging up the last of the blood that had trickled into his lungs.  He settled down a bit, breathing warily through the tube in his neck, trying to keep from touching it.  Janus went to him and kept his head up so he wouldn't inhale more blood.<br/><br/>As Bane dashed out after Collins, the sergeant snapped himself together and picked up the revolver.  He looked at the anthro-serpent and gave an expression of mixed fear and curiosity.  "Janus, watch over Fenson.  I'm going after Bane and Collins.  You... whoever you are... thanks."  He moved to leave.<br/><br/>"SARGE!  Don't leave me here with this..." Janus pleaded.<br/><br/>"Hold this building until we're back, Janus," the sergeant ordered, and he left.<br/><br/>Janus looked up at the serpent in total fear.  "Stay back..." he whimpered.<br/><br/>The sergeant caught up with Bane.  "The medic's in the HQ..." his voice trailed off when he saw the hotel being stormed.  "Aw, fuck."<br/><br/>Nobody noticed the anthro-fox crouched beside the deli.