peterverse | brockton bay, meet glam

mxglam posting in

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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From:

mxglam

Uggghhhhhh.

Ugh ugh ugh ugh.

"This isn't new information," copy points out when original reads the PM out loud. "We were considering it quite likely before."

"I know, but-" They gesture helplessly at the computer.

Copy sighs.

"Besides mxglam is not confirmed as a cape name. I could just be a troll."

"Whose IP can be tracked to the PHQ."

"Ugh!"

They look at new posts on the thread.

From:

alicornucopia

is MX initials or something a cape wouldn't do that

New Wave would!

off topic, this thread isnt abou tthem

It's unconfirmed account it's just some rando hey mods over here

From:

mxglam

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Original posts on the dummy account: mx is the gender neutral version of mr and ms actually

From:

alicornucopia

how the fuck do you pronounce htat

Now you're just making things up

you guys I'm really worried that glam is trans or something and will be really hurt when she sees this thread! she doesn't have to go around in pink or pick a really girly name to be a real girl!

From:

mxglam

Are they damned? Will Yates burn them alive?

Original on mxglam account PMs Loricas_Bot back: this is more upsetting than I'd expected it to be

Copy, on the dummy account: but if they're in fact nonbinary they might be upset by being called 'she' by official media and the Protectorate

From:

alicornucopia

Bot: Do you want me to send you Lorica?

Forum thread:

okay but the Protectorate has actually talked to her about it and we haven't!

I think Glam is actually male and pretending to the Protectorate as well as the rest of the world to be female in order to co-opt female privilege within the organization.

Oh my god stop making every thread about that.

Hey somebody call Loricas_Bot over. LORICAS_BOT LORICAS_BOT LORICAS_BOT

PM from bot: What do you want me to do?

From:

mxglam

New Glam appears.

Original Glam goes to bed and curls up into a ball. "The fact that you two don't have qualia must be really great."

The two copies look at original and shrug. "It's not really anything," says two.

"Right. Go on, then."

Two sends a reply to bot: I don't know. Glam's curled up into a ball and made me because I don't have qualia. And they don't want you to get in trouble over this. They're pretty sure Yates is going to eat their heart for breakfast tomorrow.

One keeps watching the thread.

From:

alicornucopia

Loricas_Bot posts in the thread shortly after the PM. I only know what Glam's happened to say around me, it demurs.

Yeah and that would be??

you guys this is such a stupid conversation what's next boots is a chick and miracle max is miracle maxine and miss militia was a typo it's supposed to be mister???

*something* was a typo

your face is a typo

That was funny once.

From:

mxglam

Original doesn't react much when copy one reads the new posts.

Copy two, to Bot: What should I do? I shouldn't have even looked, this was bound to be awful.

Copy one, on Glam's first account: Are there even any officially nonbinary heroes anywhere at all?

From:

alicornucopia

You can still log off, the bot reminds them.

Thread:

why would there be, people can be weird on their own time

the amazing made up genderperson

genderbread!

what?

Like gingerbread but genderbread? Maybe it was funnier in my head.

It IS a real thing but it's like REALLY rare there probably just aren't any.

From:

mxglam

There's me, copy two posts from mxglam.

Copy one and its laptop vanish. Copy two - just copy, now - watches the thread in its stead.

From:

alicornucopia

come back when you're verified

She's new maybe she just hasn't gotten around to getting verified? How does that even work anyway?

If you think mxglam is for real why are you saying she?

Because I think singular they is a crime against grammar.

From:

mxglam

It's not really grammatically incorrect, look, copy posts from Glam's original account.

From:

alicornucopia

That's for situations where you're not talking about a specific person, says the grammatical crimefighter.

PM from YouthGuardOfficial.

From:

mxglam

Do you have a better suggestion? posts copy, before opening the PM curiously.

From:

alicornucopia

English just doesn't have a good way to handle it, says grammatical crimefighter.

The PM reads:

Hello, this is Cassidy Li of Youth Guard. We've been internally debating when and how to push the Protectorate on a more appropriate stance on gender variant rights for the minors in their employ. We've previously met transgendered Wards but only MTF and FTM and the departments have tended to quietly resolve the issue to the point where the Wards in question weren't willing to cooperate with a larger movement. Is the Protectorate forcing you to present as female against your will? Would you like help?

From:

mxglam

Glam-

panics a bit.

"It's probably not Yates trying to bait you, come on, she'd just call you to her office to ask if you prefer she eat your heart roasted or grilled," points out copy.

Original groans and refuses to say anything.

I'm not sure how I'm supposed to respond. I think I'd better stop commenting on the thread.

Send.

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Yes, they send before getting a reply to the first message.

Edited Date: 2016-02-10 10:15 pm (UTC)