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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[alicornucopia]

"Mmhm."

Boots hops. It's kind of impressive, actually.

[msglam]

She is suitably impressed!

"Want help?"

[alicornucopia]

"No."

[msglam]

Okaaaay.

She goes with him.

[alicornucopia]

Hop hop hop. Boots presents his foot at the infirmary. They tape it up.

[peterxy]

At more or less the same time, a girl in a black costume with white rewind arrows on it walks into the main tourist entrance, casual as all that.

"I'd like to turn myself in," she says very loudly in the middle of the hall as PRT officers start to react.

[alicornucopia]

The receptionist blinks. "I... I see," she says. "I'll just - who shall I say is here?"

[peterxy]

"Rewind."

The PRT officers quickly stand between her and the tourists, and the one in charge of the squad radios someone higher up about the situation.

[alicornucopia]

And an alert goes up that anyone who is not particularly disadvantaged at dealing with Rewind in particular should report to where she's at, Lorica should take point for her immunity, and everyone should be in costume or at least mask.

Boots, being particularly disadvantaged at dealing with Rewind in particular, puts his mask on and otherwise stays put.

[mxglam]

Glam reports.

Rewind is waiting patiently.

[thinkering]

Lorica goes up to her, a couple of bots hovering overhead. "What are you turning yourself in for?"

[peterxy]

That gives her pause. "Being a villain?" she tries. "Er, I guess I stole some stuff but you guys didn't hear about it probably."

[thinkering]

"Hadn't come up. Why are you turning yourself in?"

[peterxy]

"Honestly because the alternatives are dancing to that fucker Lung's tune" she pronounces it 'loong' "or running from him forever, and he's way too murderous for my tastes. I don't actually want to turn in, though. Don't you guys make deals? I never even did a lot of bad stuff, I wanna join up, if it'll keep him away. Oh, you guys've been calling him Fireball, by the way."

[thinkering]

"Lung, okay. He's been trying to get you to work for him?"

[mxglam]

"You may not remember but after you guys knocked me out," and she shoots Glam a venomous look, making them grin, "he grabbed me and took me with him. I had to pretend I was going along."

[thinkering]

"Well, after we have stood here for ten minutes we can take you to the Director."

[peterxy]

"Fine," she says, absolutely unconcerned.

[thinkering]

They stand there for ten minutes. Then, with a line of robots and capes depositing themselves along the line between there and Piggot's office, Lorica escorts Rewind there.

"Come in," says Piggot.

[peterxy]

She does. "Ma'am," she says.

[alicornucopia]

If the politeness mollifies Piggot, she doesn't display a sign of it. "So you want to be a hero, now?"

[peterxy]

"That's the long and short of it, yes."

[alicornucopia]

"We'll want all the intel you have on Lung, you'll lie low for a day or two while it's put to whatever use we can get out of it, and you're on probationary status."

[peterxy]

She shrugs. "Sounds good. First thing, he was really happy when you called him Fireball, or as happy as Lung can get. Lets people underestimate him. I don't actually know what he does, he doesn't want to show, but clearly he becomes big and does fire. He also regenerates."

[alicornucopia]

Piggot nods.