Chapter 280: When visions come in handy
"Well well well, Guide Woods, don’t you look perfectly perfect?" Sakura teased as Kellen arrived to the D.E.C. building. They had gone through the backway, driving in one of the Captain’s more innocuous cars so that they didn’t catch the attention of the public.
It wasn’t exactly what Kellen wanted, but the Captain and the others weren’t going to budge when it came to his safety today. It was different from when he’d done his press conferences in the Guild Tower. This wasn’t even a covered area. This was out in the open, easy to target.
Kellen was practically painting a giant target on his back today.
With that being said, the D.E.C. had Espers set up everywhere. The D.E.C. had taken up the mantle for the general security of the press conference. This was partially because they were out front of the D.E.C. but also because they had to feel guilty.
Kellen’s Mom had been a part of the D.E.C. before she had ’retired’ and as far as Kellen knew, was still doing missions here and there for them. To have one of their most prominent Esper’s Guide targeted outside of their building must have stung. Especially since they were part of the government, and no doubt were worried about what wrath Kellen’s Mom was going to rain down on them once his Dad was well enough to be left alone in her eyes.
This was just a temporary stop gap to that.
With Uncle Tom on the front lines, they were dealing with his second in command. His name was Lieutenant Fisher, and Kellen was surprised that he had never met them before. They were a name that he’d heard in passing several times, but he’d never actually met them in person. Only seen them in calls or the like.
When Kellen arrived at the D.E.C. and was greeted by Sakura, he understood why.
In a small room off of the lobby that made Kellen’s skin crawl and his body break out into a cold sweat, Kellen and Rhys met up with Sakura, and a dark haired man with equally dark eyes set into a richer shade of brown then Kellen was expecting. He looked a lot more...alive than when he was on a giant screen.
The truly surprising thing about Lieutenant Fisher was something that was never talked about. Kellen had no idea why, it wasn’t as if it was a bad thing. Lieutenant Fisher was wheelchair bound. Everything in the room they were currently in was on adjustable tables so that he could have access to them, and Kellen hoped he didn’t stare too much.
It wasn’t out of disrespect, he was just fascinated by the chair.