(XCV) Preparing for the Future

Jackson grinned as he looked around the building; though it wouldn't be used for some time, he couldn't pass up taking up the lease. He would continue to funnel funds into this location. 

Before the real estate agent left, he had requested construction permits to rebuild some of the rooms into the upper floors for him and the girls, fortify the two lobbies and reinforce the exterior of the building. 

He walked her back to the rooftop, covering his head with his hood to protect him from the rain as she flew back to the Climber's Association. He turned, placing his hand on the back of his neck as he stared into the skies as lightning dotted the dark skies, briefly illuminating God's Tower as it floated above the swamp. 

Having completed the first part of his plan in Paradise Falls, he turned toward his next goal, returning to the tenth floor. He quickly locked up the building he was preparing for the future and rushed through the streets.