As the final touch to his riot gear, Mello tugged his helmet into place and flipped down the visor, moving out of his room and towards the stairwell that led to Near's surveillance room. He could hear the commotion of the riot through the walls of the building, distant and rolling like thunder...

He listened, intently, for the sounds that would indicate Near's exit, fully intending to make use of the surveillance cameras to make certain that Near, the SPK, Matt and Matsuda were out of sight and a safe enough distance away that he could make his own escape more cleanly. Two minutes was a good suggestion, and Mello intended to oblige... but certainty was better than estimation, where possible.