The stranger's response took him by surprise but not because his words were unexpectedly cold. The surprise most likely stemmed from the intense eye contact the guy sort of trapped him with. Ren couldn't look away. What Ren felt to be a standstill of a moment was shattered with the mere image of what seemed to be a cherry lollipop in front of his face. He took the lollipop from the stranger but he was still in some kind of a dazed trance.
"I'm Erru Natake of the FBI. I'm still part of the training core, so I don't have my badge yet."
Ren blinked multiple times before completely registering what the other boy told him. He was someone Ren wouldn't have suspected to be an FBI trainee. Never. Nonetheless, Ren smiled and started to speak. "But I-..."
"I'm sorry, but did you just say YOU were Erru?" His words were cut off by an booming and distinct female voice which made him turn back to its source. She continued, "because I've spoken to Erru and...she's a GIRL." The girl, whose energy was noticeably more imposing than the two boys, looked like she was randomly grasping a pillar before Ren realized himself that the ground was shaking. Never one to panic under pressure, Ren tried to go over where the girl was to help her steady herself but it proved to be unnecessary since the shaking stopped almost as soon as it started. Oddly enough, the guy claiming to be Erru seemed to be unfazed, a poker face still present on his face. It wasn't too long before shrill voices of screaming people filled his ears. It was safe to say that there was mass panic unfolding right before his eyes. Ren kept his eyes fixed on the two individuals that would most probably be his companions but his gaze was shifted to a little girl hugging a pillar obviously struggling to stay afoot.
Without thinking things through, Ren bolted to where the girl was and picked her up in one swift motion, losing sight of the two people he had been keeping an eye on in the process. Ren ran with the people alongside him and made it out of the building with the little girl and fortunately spotted the two people. Exactly after making it to where the supposed FBI agent was, a hand as heavy as a stone placed itself on his shoulder. "Where do you think you're going?" A booming voice asked from behind him.