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]

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.

[peterxy]

"He wants to join all Asian gangs, though, for some reason. Doesn't say why, doesn't even say what his plan is to actually do it, but apparently wants all Asians in the city to belong to him or something." Shrug.

[alicornucopia]

Piggot frowns, but nods again.

[peterxy]

"Ummmm... He's staying at the Docks mostly? But he moves around a lot. Also he has his eyes on that duplicator dude, the one with the demon mask, I think he's calling himself Oni Lee? But hasn't been able to catch him, 'cause no helpful heroes have knocked him down for Lung yet." Is she bitter about that part? Maybe a little bit.

[alicornucopia]

"I see. How does he induce recruits to work for him?"

[peterxy]

"Erm, so far by being big and mean and scary. Especially scary. Like, he doesn't have a lot of people working for him, yet, he joined this one gang called 'Azn Bad Boys,' can you believe that? But he pretty much does whatever the hell he wants and the 'higher ups' are mostly too scared of him and confused that he hasn't completely taken over their gang to say anything about it. He does do what they ask, though, and is generally a big scary muscle who has helped them recruit people."

[alicornucopia]

"I see. How old are you, Rewind?"

[peterxy]

"Fifteen."

[alicornucopia]

Piggot hands her a Wards form.

[peterxy]

She looks at it, then up at Piggot. "That's it?"

[alicornucopia]

"I'd also like the names and addresses of everyone you stole from so that damages can be paid back out of your budget, but as long as you toe the line here on out, yes, that's it," says Piggot with a cordial smile.