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You yank out your pistol.

"Stop!" you command, but the stranger continues unfazed.

You fire once into his stomach, and the impact spins him sideways. He slams into the side of a parked motorcycle and topples it over with him. He lies there stunned for a moment, but glares at you with intense red eyes and scrambles to rise.

Turning back to Vivian's car, you catch sight of it peeling out of its parking space towards the avenue. You bolt towards your sedan, not even stopping for a moment's glance at the stranger. From behind, a scream cuts the air, but you remain fixed upon leaving this war zone.