"Taco bell??" Orion echoed. "And what does that have to do with this??"
"Well thats just it, I'm not sure but....Maybe Taco Bell has some deep involvement in the creating of the disease" Titan suggested.
"Uh huh...." Orion felt this was starting to get ridiculous. Eating some Taco Bell would really cause such a catastrophe?
The TV started blaring again. "EMERGENCY!! 6 year old Nickel who is infected with the mysterious disease has started attacking civilians! We don't have clear details so far but after making physical contact with the victim, the same symptoms have spread to the myumon. The infection spreads from the infected biting other myumon. Approximately 3 myumon we know of so far have been bitten but narrowly escaped the same fate of Nickel's older brother. But result of this is the targeted myumon leaking the same liquids from their face. What this suggests is it is a highly contagious and fast acting disease. "
"Officers and professionals are trying to contain these infected myumon but ... huh?" Deciedagawa midway sentence is being stopped by someone behind the camera whispering urgently to her. Deiciedagawa's eyes widened on her egg shaped body and she cleared her throat.
"We have just received news that a large amount of myumon exiting a Taco Bell in the centre of Midicity have these symptoms. What this suggests is the origin of this pandemic had come from contaminated food. Please stay inside and do not consume or purchase any takeaway foods until we have proper confirmation eating outside food is safe, and the infected individuals are away from the public"
Orion stared in disbelief at the horrible news that just seemed to be getting worse. "So all of this was because of some terrible fast food..."
Titan stared darkly at Orion. "I suggest we find somewhere safe to camp out, it has to be close by because the longer we stay outside, the more risk. We should hurry."
he already began to walk away to find the exit of the hospital, blue unicorn tail streaming behind him with elegance. Orion followed after him quickly, choosing to follow him despite being on edge. He didn't have any other plans anyway.
They exited through the glass automatic door and found an almost deserted parking lot. The lack of myumon around was disturbing, but Orion assumed everyone took the warning of danger seriously and went to isolate. Titan ran at a moderate pace through the street with a destination in mind, not stopping even for a second. Orion panted with effort to keep up, the hard running making his headache from his head wounds come back again.
Titan skirted and dashed into an alleyway, the walls covered with peeling band promotions and unrecognisable posters and graffiti. Orion followed cautiously, not really knowing where they were headed.
"In here" Titan guided. He lifted up the familiar manhole and gestured to it. "Climb in"
"Here...? Isn't this where you used to stay?" Orion looked up at him.

"Yes, now stop gawking and get in" He snapped with slight urgency.
Orion obeyed and climbed down the well trodden ladder into the unusually large space in the sewers. Since Titan had moved recently into a more home-y apartment, a lot of belongings were cleared out. But things that were too difficult to move like his old couch and other furniture pieces were left behind. His TV (THAT SHOULDNT EVEN WORK, THANKS SHOWBYROCK ANIME HOW DOES HE EVEN HAVE A WORKING TV IN THE SEWERS???) also remained. It's a good thing its still here, too. I want to stay updated on everything that happens. Orion thought to himself.
"This should work well enough, get as comfortable as you can because we won't be leaving for a while. We don't know how bad this could get" Titan commented, wiping his face. Orion also felt sweaty after running so far. He wiped his forehead with his golden handkerchief and noticed dried blood rubbed onto it. He wiped more, realising he probably looked unsightly.
And its all his fault too! He added. He huffed and sat down on the couch, dust flying as he impacted with it. After being silent and unmoving for a short moment, seemingly arranging his thoughts, Titan got busy with preparing the space. checking what stuff he left after the move and muttering. He picked up a few sets of curtains and set them up.
"What are you doing over there?" Orion asked, curious at shat all the racket was.
"I'm making us rooms, you can sleep wherever you want in your space" He replied, making the shape of a box with 2 sheets surrounding the flimsy bed left behind. Orion scowled ,facing away from Titan to hide his expression. He just felt unreasonably angry at how Titan was shutting him out, even if it made sense to have privacy in an enclosed space. His built up anger from the past events just made everything mysterious thing Titan did irritating. And he didn't want to judge but these conditions weren't ideal to him for long term stay in a dangerous situation, but he at least felt safe knowing the location was hidden well from any attacks from infected myumon.

Titan finished setting up a few other things and grabbed a well used tote bag. "Im going out to scope the area and find resources before everyone raids the supermarkets for food and such, stay put and don't turn on the TV"
"Why? Isn't it a good idea to keep updated on any news that comes through?" Orion questioned.
"It will just make you paranoid, don't do anything until i get back. It won't take too long" He said with a stern glare. Orion glanced away with furrowed brows and leaned forward , his elbows resting on his thighs. "Do what you want"
Titan flicked his horse ear without a word and began to climb the ladder. Before opening the manhole at the top, he gave another comment still facing away. "And if anyone passes by, try to stay quiet and dont give any indication this place exists. I worked hard to keep this place secret for my own matters. If it gets found in a dangerous situation, it will go to waste." He didn't wait for a response and opened the top and climbed out, and covered the hole again.
What a dick! Orion sighed and rubbed his temple crossly. He just felt so defeated the man he admired for so many years revealing some dark side that was cold and ruthless. He wanted to believe it was just a lie or some kind of dream but he just didn't know what to feel. He wanted to ask what changed but talking to Titan felt like a chore. He wouldn't even be surprised if Titan didn't even come back from his supposed trip, and a part of Orion didn't even want him to return. He kept overthinking about all the events and got increasingly mad, as there wasn't anything else to do. He wanted to take him mind off the painful day and looked around the room. TV is off limits , how else can I know what's happening? He wondered for a moment, then felt like face palming. He got his neglected phone out of his pants pockets.
"Am I dumb or what??" He finally got some hope! He opened his phone, feeling giddy.
"I may be banned from the TV, but i got my own means of finding things out!"