The Mercedes slowed to a crawl somewhere around Fifth and Harbor. Morning commute traffic in Century City normally moved at a decent clip. This was different. Cars weren't moving at all.
I leaned forward. Looked past Marco through the windshield.
"What's the holdup?"
"Incident at the intersection ahead, sir. Appears to be hero activity."
My phone buzzed twice. Emergency alert.
VILLAIN ACTIVITY REPORTED - SHORE DISTRICT
AVOID HARBOR AVENUE BETWEEN 3RD AND 8TH
THREE-STAR THREAT LEVEL - STAND BY FOR UPDATES
Three stars.
Not exactly end-of-the-world material, but enough that the NEA would have someone on it fast.
I pulled up the local news feed. Found the live stream immediately.
Channel 7 had a helicopter circling the intersection. Aerial view showed the problem in full.
A man.
Except calling him a man didn't cover it anymore.
