There is no shoring up Hotshot's defenses at this point, though, and Hotshot knows it better than anyone. With that in mind the walls collapse in toward the Outsiders immediately around him and the civilians, but only to the point where they form a dome around them.

"Okay, this is officially a two-minute warning on our defenses going completely fucked, so if there's a plan, now would be a good time to let me in on it."