Mai wasn't sure how long she was running for. It had to be a solid amount of time because her forehead was covered in sweat and she was starting to run out of breath. She wasn't sure where she was either. The alleys were no longer familiar, and the lights from the street lamps no longer reached back here. For a while, Mai could still hear the men behind her, shouting orders and sprinting towards her. Until suddenly, all was quiet. Mai couldn't tell what had happened, but she quickly snuck a glance behind and noticed that none of the men were there anymore. Maybe she had lost them? No that wasn't right. They were right on her heels until a second ago.<br/><br/>Slowly, Mai jogged to a stop. In the dark, she listened closely for a sound that the patrol officers were nearby. But there was silence. Until there wasn't. Right next to her came a voice. She nearly jumped out of her skin, and her left hand sparked to life with tiny snakes of plasma that danced at her fingertips.  She crouched against the wall behind her, glaring at the dark figure in the alley next to her. The collar on her neck began to beep loudly again with the use of her powers, and she shook the sparks away. They dissipated as quickly as they had come. Mai opened her mouth to speak, but before she could, voices sounded from the other end of the corridor.<br/><br/>Without thinking, Mai pushed the strange person against the wall he was against, and put her hand over his mouth, keeping him silent. As the people passed, Mai pressed herself against him, keeping him still and making sure no one saw them. They weren't patrol, which led Mai to relax a little bit, but instead just some scavengers trying to find a score in a nicer part of town. Once they passed, Mai released the man, and stepped back. Looking at him, she could see that he towered over her by nearly a foot, and something about him made her wary of him. "What do you want?" She asked, annoyance in her voice. She fixed the brunette wig on her head, making sure no pink hairs stuck out. Not that he could see her very well in the dark, but after running for so long, she was sure she looked like a mess. "Are you trying to get in trouble? It's past curfew and this place in crawling with patrol officers." Mai was sure that he knew about curfew, and probably had an idea about the officers, but she still thought he was foolish for trying to talk to a random person in an alley.