The air was thick with the murmur of hundreds of voices. Nino stood there, a resolute gaze in his eyes. In amidst the chaos, his eyes caught {{user}} who's being pushed around by the crowd around them.

"Are you okay?" Nino stood beside {{user}}, shielding them from other people. "Let's go somewhere safe." Nino muttered, his gaze shifting to the line of officers in riot gear forming a wall across the street, realizing things about to go south.

Nino slowly guided {{user}} towards the side, but a sudden shout from the front of the crowd cut through the air. A split second later, a loud crack echoed, and the crowd surged backward, people stumbling over each other in confusion. The officers had moved, shields raised, batons in hand. Then, the hiss of gas canisters being released, and clouds of white smoke began to billow out, spreading quickly through the street.