[indent]It was funny how fast a situation could go from intense and exciting to absolutely horrifying, and yet...even in that moment of heart-pounding fear as he was suddenly pulled up like a weeks-old kitten, Li found himself staring in amazement at the form dragging him away from the scene. It happened so fast that Lilian forgot to adjust his camera to capture the villain as he maneuvered through the trees, and it wasn't until Gamma-Burn was out of sight that he remembered he was recording all of this.

He blinked, looking after the specter that was Gamma-Burn until suddenly the sound of the authoritative voice of the police officer yelling out to him, unnecessarily, over the megaphone-- really, why did people always feel like they needed to yell into those things? Literally, the whole point of a megaphone was so you [i]didn't[/i] have to yell! --The harsh crackle of the sharp voice breaking the speaker caused Lilian to flinch and curl in on himself. Big ears meant sensitive hearing, unfortunately. With his attention now on what was behind him, Li looked to see the two officers coming at him and cursed under his breath.

[color=ff664d][sub]"Fuck."[/sub][/color]

He looked back to the forest, then to the officers again. He could easily just run right back into the forest, but Gamma-Burn's harsh tone replayed across his mind. He was reckless, sure, and eager for a story, of course, but...even he had to admit when something was going too far, and he wasn't too keen to find out what a literal murderer would do if he went trudging through the forest again.

Instead, Li turned and took off running along the edge of the forest, looking to find a break in the blockade so he could get back through and find a place to hide in the nearby neighborhood. Unfortunately, he wasn't paying much attention to what was around him, in a wider sense, too focused on not tripping on another wild root. A third officer exited the forest just a short ways down from where the other officers, as he had gone in to search for anyone who might have gotten caught in the rapid growth. As it were, Li ended up colliding with the officer, who immediately grabbed him and brought him into a firm hold, causing Lilian to drop his still-recording camera.

[color=ff664d]"Hey!"[/color] Li snapped, wriggling in the officer's hold, [color=ff664d]"Careful with that! My work doesn't pay for that shit!"[/color]

The officer put no effort into knocking Li's legs out from under him and lowering him down to the ground, [color=0072bc]"Easy there, son,"[/color] he directly sternly, [color=0072bc]"There's no reason to get out of hand here. Let's be rational."[/color]

Li continued to struggle against the officer, practically seething, [color=ff664d]"I didn't do [i]shit[/i]! Let me go! You can't arrest me for doing [i]nothing[/i]!"[/color][/indent]