brockton bay, meet glam

[mxglam]

It's the anniversary. Glam would very much not like to celebrate.

It’s their last day on Winslow High - they’re being transferred to Arcadia on Monday - and also their last day without a patrol schedule assigned.

And the PRT released a small announcement on its website about Glam joining the Wards. Now their wiki page doesn’t get erased, of course - they’re no longer speculative. They wonder what it’s got on them.

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[thinkering]

"I don't see a reason to like him very much. I didn't say he ought to like me, either, it's just that he's not a particularly good audience for talking me up."

[mrglam]

Shrug. "Fair. Liking people is kinda my default. It's just- a thing I do."

[thinkering]

"Sounds exhausting."

[mrglam]

"That's... not how I'd put it," he decides after a second. "It's not like I'm actively doing anything to like people, I just like them."

[thinkering]

"If you say so. Anyway. I spent less than the limit dosage under the influence, if you're worried about that."

[mrglam]

"I'm not."

[thinkering]

"That's good."

[mrglam]

"Behemoth. In New York."

[thinkering]

Solemn nod.

[mxglam]

The following day, Glam has patrolling scheduled with Lorica. They won't be allowed to patrol on their own for a while, where 'for a while' isn't a predetermined amount of time as much as it is 'until they are.' They're okay with that. They get along fine with the other Wards, even if the YG incident left the Wards a bit cold towards them.

Somehow, though, patrolling is much less fun when scheduled with a starting and an ending time.

[thinkering]

The schedule's nothing new to Lorica. She hops roof to roof, robots fanned out around her.

[mxglam]

Their carefully almost randomly wander towards the Docks, their patrolling routes never the same twice in a row.

...it's the afternoon. Why are people setting off a light show over there?

"What's that?"

[thinkering]

"Not loud enough to be fireworks. I'm sending a bot."

A bot goes to have a look.

[peterxy]

Oh look! Purity!

She's not bulletproof, unfortunately, and there are quite a few people who possess bullets threatening to use them against her. They're defending an old warehouse, which she's not in fact levelling, but she is throwing blasts of light at some of the people there. All in all, everyone's pulling their punches.

[thinkering]

"Purity, some people with guns, doesn't look quite like anyone outright wants to commit murder today."

[mxglam]

"Does it look like she's doing it with a particular reason or is she just harassing people? ...it's one of the Asian gangs, isn't it? Should we call backup?"

[thinkering]

"It's one of the Asian gangs and yes we should. Calling in."

[peterxy]

Armsmaster responds, telling them to stay out of sight if they can, he's coming to help. He asks if there are any other capes.

...oh, look, someone's arriving! With a metal wolf mask! Hi metal wolf mask guy!

And it's almost like Purity was waiting for him, with the way she started pressing the attack.

[thinkering]

Lorica accordingly updates her report to Armsmaster.

[acanofworms]

Armsmaster is silent for a couple of seconds before saying he is coming and calling Chevalier as well.

[thinkering]

"Acknowledged."

[peterxy]

Hookwolf almost casually strolls towards the building, and the people with the bullets shoot a few warning shots in his general direction. He doesn't even flinch, just keeps walking.

Meanwhile, Purity sends bolts of light here and there, attempting to knock a few of the people out, apparently still trying not to draw too much attention. Indeed, it was mostly luck that Glam and Lorica happened to run close enough to the spot she'd been attacking that the flashes of her power were noticeable under the afternoon sun.

One shot hits too close to Hookwolf, and just like that he's a shifting mess of sharp metal in the shape of his namesake.

[mxglam]

"We should probably do something, buy Armsmaster and Chevalier some time."

[thinkering]

"A bot could probably tranq the gang members but definitely not Hookwolf and probably not Purity. Decides the fight in E88's favor."

[mxglam]

"Does Purity have invulnerability, too?" they moan.