Counter 13: Bolt from the Sky (part 1)
Twenty-three minutes after two o’clock in the afternoon
AB Academy grounds, Fourth Watch Tower, ground floor
Earl Spade sits on the couch in the Asylum’s clubroom. He is fidgeting. He wants to leave as soon as possible. He looks at the lax professor beside him. He knows that he does not want to get stuck with this crazy looking professor. He cannot fathom what he is thinking; looking so relaxed chewing that gum ever since he entered this room. The turmoil outside does not seem to affect him. This is uncomfortable.
“Relax, Spade.” Professor Claw’s cracking voice surprises the student. “Your job is simple. If there are injured people, you heal them. What are you getting so fretful about?”
“That’s easy for you to say, prof.” Earl Spade rests his back, trying to calm himself. “For me, a healer, it’s always better if I end up in a situation where I won’t need to use my power.”