(?) Running and Hopping Around
"Mm-hmm?"
(ω‖)
However, she had barely left the subway exit and taken a few steps when Annie—before any foolhardy supernatural creature could come looking for trouble—noticed something unexpected:
It seemed there were a lot of paper notices posted on the walls and utility poles near the subway entrance.
So, instinctively guessing that the notices had something to do with the city's current state, she headed straight for one of the utility poles without a second thought.
"What's this..."
Although the paper posted on the utility pole was a little torn and yellowed, that didn't stop Annie from making out the writing and reading its contents.
"Pollution Control Bureau?"
(д)
"Evacuation notice?"
(o▽)o
After reading just the first few large red characters, which had already begun to fade, Annie had a rough idea of what had happened.
Still, to get to the bottom of it, she patiently continued reading.
"Mm-hmm?"
(゜-゜)
Then she saw that the notice read as follows:
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▅▅Special Pollution Incident Investigation and Control Bureau▅▅
Emergency Notice
Immediate Evacuation Order for All Citizens
[Citywide Level One Emergency: Mandatory Evacuation Order]
To all citizens:
According to confirmation from several teams at the Bureau's monitoring stations and frontline special operations units, the "Level 5 Supernatural Pollution Incident" erupted in full at 18:00 today. The situation has exceeded the Bureau's containment threshold, and any delay will lead to irreversible casualties. Therefore, the [Citywide Mandatory Evacuation Order] is hereby officially issued.
Current crisis situation (as of the time this notice was issued):
Large numbers of vengeful spirits have been detected. Their supernatural energy is about to form its first attack wave. The Bureau cannot repel, suppress, or seal them!
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Supernatural energy concentrations in the urban area have exceeded historical highs. Mass mental contamination has been observed,