"Because it's where headquarters is, so it's more convenient to put you up close by. I think the anti-Meta sentiment being this bad is still relatively new. Otherwise, I have no idea why they'd build here in the first place."

Six had been to Central fairly often during the past few months, so he knew a few good places to duck into for a bite to eat where the owners were at least Meta/Skyfallen-neutral. He led the way into one of them.

"You can put your hoodie down in here." He glanced back at the turtle. "The name's 'Six'."