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.

Comments

[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.

[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.

[mxglam]

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

[alicornucopia]

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

PM from YouthGuardOfficial.

[mxglam]

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

[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?

[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.

...

...

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

[alicornucopia]

Is there a convenient time for you to meet with a Youth Guard representative?

[mxglam]

Technically I'm gonna start patrolling tomorrow morning, but the afternoon is okay.

[alicornucopia]

Cassidy Li suggests a certain coffee shop and 2pm.

[mxglam]

Am I supposed to show up out of costume or?

Glam shuffles a bit, and a new copy shows up to cuddle.

[alicornucopia]

Whichever you're more comfortable with.

[mxglam]

I'll go plain.

[alicornucopia]

Cassidy Li sends a link to a list of Brockton Bay Youth Guard representatives and says that Alejandro Contini will be the person at the coffeeshop.

[mxglam]

Thank you.

The copy looks at the thread again.

[alicornucopia]

It has gone off on a tangent about the female privilege guy's conspiracy theory and been locked by a moderator.

[mxglam]

Sigh.

The copy logs off and joins the Glampile. Glam's needing some love.

[alicornucopia]

The next day Alejandro Contini and a cup of coffee are sitting in the coffeeshop.

[mrglam]

Sadde recognizes him and takes a seat opposite him.

"I'm Sam," he says first thing.

[alicornucopia]

"Hi, Sam," says Alejandro, "I'm Al. Do you want to talk here or walk and talk or go to my office?"

[mrglam]

Shrug. "No preference."

[alicornucopia]

"The office is just a block away. Cassidy would have sent you there but you might not have wanted to be seen going in the front entrance and I can get us in the side door." Al and his coffee head out the door.

[mrglam]

He follows.

[alicornucopia]

And Al has an office, and it is cozy, and he motions for Sam to sit down. "So why don't you tell me a little more about your story?"

[mrglam]

He opens and closes his mouth more than a few times before deciding to