<strong>A short time later... </strong><br/><br/>The situation in Halcyon City had degraded overnight.  The protests had broken out into full blown riots, with entire neighbourhoods looted or put to the torch.  To make the situation worse there seemed to be a turf war going on between gangs, and there had been more than one deadly altercation.  There were reports of men dressed like police, gangs with advanced technology, and even a few low-tier villains out and about.<br/><br/>It was the local news that broke the story.  A strange man in a military uniform and a mask had been seen attacking a docked ship.  The ship's owner, the local university, had put out a plea for someone to protect the research vessel.  Unfortunately the location was ground-zero of the riots, and none of the city's heroes cared enough to bother with a cosplaying looter.<br/><br/>"I'm not wasting my time to go stop Army Surplus Man from stealing some chemicals to make drugs!"  Thetaman had said in an interview.  "I have my hands full keeping the Darkstone Brothers from clearing out the *bleep*ing prison!"