internet, meet [insert title of glam's webseries]

[mxglam]

To Glam's continued delight, more kissing sessions happen on the following days (when they're feeling like a boy). They haven't met her parents as her official boyfriend or girlfriend or whatever yet, and don't mind it too much.

News about Purity's escape surprises exactly no one, but the Protectorate's reputation suffers a blow because of the attack; after all, the heroes were beaten on their home turf. The PHO forums are abuzz, though rumors of Glam's death at the hands of Hookwolf (probably started by same) prove largely unfounded.

And Glam really should get to their webisodes and start building a steadier rep. And that's (one of the reasons) why they're in Lorica's workshop a few days later.

"So what should I do? I haven't posted anything since Purity, should probably make this more of a habit."

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[msglam]

"Yeah, I should definitely look into that. But worst-case, you bring me under and we send lil' stripey me to give Behemoth a hug."

[thinkering]

"I'd probably make it a bigger stripey you, but yes."

[msglam]

"Other people's expectations might still be a problem, though. The Siberian is not in fact big, it might break their suspension of disbelief."

[thinkering]

"Well, the Siberian also doesn't come to Endbringer fights and is not you," Lorica says. "Maybe start with a small one and make it bigger if it seems like the problem is nobody can see it?"

[msglam]

"Yeah." Pause. "Is there a particular reason why this copy should look like me instead of the Siberian herself?"

[thinkering]

"So you don't scatter the front-liners besides yourself who don't think she'd honor the truce and then have to solo the Endbringer. But you could try it that way if you think the recognition boost is worth it? As long as the stripes are there I think you're set, nobody knows what her nose is like..."

[msglam]

"Well, I don't mean the fine details, mostly the overall shape, the long hair, et cetera."

[thinkering]

"Yeah, any tweaks you make in that direction make it more likely someone will think it's the real Siberian and this has both drawbacks and advantages. Maybe people trust the truce enough. Not sure."

[msglam]

"Yeah, but if they don't think it's the real one they're less likely to expect it to be as unstoppable and unmovable as the real one. I'm sure I'm not the only cape who can create an illusion like that."

[thinkering]

"Yeah. So maybe do make it look like her."

[msglam]

"All I need is one public display of Siberian to become Eidolon levels of notorious- er, get Eidolon levels of notoriety, anyway. Should be enough to at least convince people I can do that, then it doesn't need to be Siberian-shaped anymore, and I can go ahead and kill Endbringers and stuff."

[thinkering]

"Are you planning to show this off on the Internet? I mean, I somehow doubt the Siberian hangs out on PHO, but I'd still worry about it."

[msglam]

"...no, not for now. And yeah, I won't do that until I'm ready to take the Nine on, there's no way Jack will leave me be when I do."

[thinkering]

"Yeah."

[msglam]

"Definitely need to prepare and learn how to use this, though, it might actually give me a fighting chance."

[thinkering]

"Yeah. And it's a good way to check for other things your power might be able to do."

[msglam]

"What do you mean?"

[thinkering]

"Like the light from nowhere and the spatial distortion illusion. That just happened because I said you were in a forest, I wasn't trying to get you to do it, but I could try to get you to do stuff."

[msglam]

"Ooh yes, definitely!"

[thinkering]

"Any ideas?"

[msglam]

"Hm." Pause. "Teekay with stuff I didn't make," she suggests. "That seemed to be the most obvious limitation when testing."

[thinkering]

"Okay, so we'll work on that. You did manage a nice breeze with the forest."

[msglam]

"...that's interesting. That's very interesting. I wonder if I could add mastery over the weather to my list."

[thinkering]

"That would be fun! All kinds of excellent applications between fights for that. That reminds me, I got the paramedics on board at last, need to email Piggot about Rewind's extracurricular today."

[msglam]

"Ooh, fun! I wonder how she'll react."