<strong>Dale Boone Introduction Post</strong><br/><br/>Cities always seemed to keep late hours.  Despite the full moon overhead, most people from out in the country would expect that only the crickets and owls would be up this late.  On the contrary, however, out in the city, everything kept on thriving and buzzing, as if there were simply too many people for the waking hours of the day to be able to handle everyone.<br/><br/>Jack Panzer, the partner for the new recruit until everything calmed down long enough to regain some semblance of control.  Despite the name Paradiso, this city always seemed to be falling apart, and only stitches and duct tape dutifully applied by the law enforcement kept it from collapsing into a lawless mob.<br/><br/>The radio dispatch came through with a hint of static, "378 near the 24-7 Convenience on Garden Street."<br/><br/>"10-4," said Jack to the radio, turning the engine back on to start driving.  "A 378 is a local disturbance, a bunch of teenagers loitering and looking to be up to no good.  We won't start anything, but nowadays, it helps to have officers in the area in case something does go down.  Let's just stay in the car unless problems happen."<br/><br/>Although this city was easily a maze of buildings, a sufficiently attentive person could manage to learn their way around by paying attention and searching the skyline for hints.  Various areas also had their individual scents, places where a sewer was backed up for long enough to allow for its own aroma to mark the territory, or even various signs of graffiti which could be followed as dutifully as road signs when one started to recognize their repeated use.<br/><br/>Outside of the convenience store, a large group of teenagers and young adults had assembled, many in biker outfits and with vibrant, erratic hairstyles.  A few had minor weapons such as chains or pipes, nothing overtly illegal but enough to garner notice.  Jack parked the vehicle several feet behind a stop sign, unobtrusively watching to see if they start causing trouble before stepping in.