I'm out. I'm not marching down the mall waving banners and chanting Simwe Out if that's what you mean by the thick of it - they don't seem to be fans of empire here anymore, by the way. Another reason to change your answering message.

[A pause and then, with less showy drama in his tone (thus, probably, the truth)]

There's rioting between Shades and the refugee units. It's spilled out of the commercial district into residential and they're not looking too kindly on foreigners of all persuasions. So, stay inside.