endbringer, meet gun

[peterxy]

...Very unseasonable rains can be seen in the distance from the shores of Acapulco.

The Brockton Bay Protectorate starts organizing volunteers to be transported or teletransported in batches to it. Heroes, rogues, villains, anyone's assistance is appreciated. A rendez-vous point is set for non-Protectorate capes wishing to volunteer, and Protectorate capes are informed of the situation via communication devices.

Comments

[mxglam]

"With the mask, I'm neither."

[alicornucopia]

"Leave that blank for now and see if you can get anywhere with Branding on that. You might have to pick one in the end, but it can be based on which aisle you want your action figures sold in."

[mxglam]

"Why- nevermind, I'll talk to Branding about it."

They continue filling in the form, the gender part being ironically enough the only one they leave blank.

[alicornucopia]

And Chevalier takes back the paper and says that Glam can go home and get some sleep, or crash in one of the empty dorm rooms, and the Branding lady will be in at eight in the morning.

[mxglam]

"...do you have any news on the guy?"

[alicornucopia]

"Critical condition, not dead yet."

[mxglam]

They exhale in relief. "Okay. Thank you. I... think I'm going to check one of the rooms out."

[alicornucopia]

The robot lifts off their shoulder, silently offering to lead the way. Chevalier looks at it and chuckles softly.

[mxglam]

They smile and follow the robot.

[alicornucopia]

The robot shows them a dorm room. It's pretty nice, if plain.

[mxglam]

What does it contain beyond a bed?

[alicornucopia]

There is a desk and a lamp and a wastebasket and a minifridge and a Wards Regulations Handbook and a chair and an ensuite bathroom with rather generic amenities.

[mxglam]

Well that is rather nice, isn't it.

"I'm gonna go to my place and get some stuff. Computer, books, and clothing, mostly," they tell the bot.

[alicornucopia]

The bot lands on their shoulder again.

[mxglam]

They pet the bot again as they leave. "Are you sure I can't keep you? You're adorable."

[alicornucopia]

"Lorica might make you a bot but not this design," says the bot.

[mxglam]

"Why not?"

[alicornucopia]

"It's not what I'm for."

[mxglam]

"What are you for?"

[alicornucopia]

"I'm part of the patrol support flock and perform generic colocation/attention expansion functions."

[mxglam]

"Fair enough."

Flying back home.

[alicornucopia]

Shoulderperching.

[msglam]

Eventually they switch to a black suit barely visible in the night and hover closer to the roofs so they won't be seen, until they land on a particular roof of a particularly small apartment building. They walk into a door there, go down a couple of flights of stairs - at some point they became a she, wearing normal clothing - and unlock the door to their/her apartment.

It is rather small, and doesn't have much in the way of decoration. She starts packing.

[alicornucopia]

The bot looks around curiously.

[peterxy]

It consists of two rooms: a small but comfortable bathroom and a main room with a bed, a desk, a chair, a kitchenette, and a wardrobe. Everything's clean if simple, and it doesn't take long for Glam to finish packing.