simurgh, meet your nemesis

[mxglam]

So Glam tests their power some more, and then has a meeting with Piggot where they explain the Siberian. She listens carefully, then asks them not to demonstrate, and says she will communicate that to the appropriate people. That takes a while, and then Lorica is asked to confirm this, and then Glam is asked to demonstrate to very few people with very high clearance.

This should not get out, it would be a PR nightmare, but if the Sibarian copy does what it looks like it does, its help will be invaluable in the upcoming Endbringer fights. When Glam decides to use that power, the story will be that a power copier has grabbed the Siberian's and is using it against the Endbringer, that people should not panic, and that she is an ally. Glam mentions, since they're all being so cooperative about telling everyone on the comms, that the Siberian copy doesn't have to look like the original, so people can know whether to panic or not based on her shape.

That leaves, of course, Glam's own willingness to face the Slaughterhouse Nine. Even if they don't know that Siberian is them, they will likely cause problems, and this will need to be carefully planned.

Careful plans tend not to survive contact with reality, and that is doubly true when the next Endbringer attack happens only two months and nine days after the previous one.

Not that it would matter much: Glam is definitely not going to a Simurgh fight, not yet.

Comments

[mxglam]

"Really? I don't like balloons that much."

[thinkering]

Snort.

[mxglam]

"Did you email the nurse?"

[thinkering]

"Bot did. Basically any time I mention emailing anybody about anything, assume that the bot composed a draft, I approved or edited it with gaze-tracking in my helmet, and it was sent."

[mxglam]

"Your efficiency is really hot."

[thinkering]

Giggle.

[mxglam]

"Can you email the other Wards? See if they'll want to come, too."

[thinkering]

"Done."

[mxglam]

"Cool!"

The nurse chooses this moment to email Lorica back, saying that there aren't any dietary restrictions but that she does need rest so they shouldn't bother her for too long.

[thinkering]

"Annnd she can eat whatever she wants but should not be visited for really prolonged periods because she needs rest and visits are apparently not restful."

[mxglam]

"Oh well, it can be a short party, imaginary decorations are good at that," they concede agreeably. "The important part is the cake."

[thinkering]

"Cake's very important. Do you know if she likes chocolate?"

[mxglam]

"I have nnnno idea," they say. "Maybe we should ask her, but that'd ruin the surprise."

[thinkering]

"A bit. Well, most people like chocolate and I can get backup cake."

[mxglam]

"Backup cake! More cake is always good."

Echo replies to Lorica's email, saying she'd definitely like to go to the party.

[thinkering]

"Echo's in. Lemon poppyseed, do you think?"

[mxglam]

"Sounds good! And ooh I wonder if baking counts for Echo's power, I bet it does."

[thinkering]

"I was just going to buy it, but I can ask if she wants to bake the cakes..."

[mxglam]

"If Echo can do it she can do one of those fancy super expensive cakes for much less!"

[thinkering]

So Lorica emails Echo asking if she bakes, if not Lorica will be happy to buy the cakes.

[msecho]

She does in fact bake! She'd be happy to, was there any specific cake they wanted?

[thinkering]

And Lorica relays that they can't ask Rewind if she likes chocolate without spoiling the surprise, so she was thinking one chocolate one lemon poppyseed.

[msecho]

They can count on her!

[thinkering]

"Echo'll bake."

[mxglam]

"Rad!"

And Glimmer's reply arrives, saying that depending on when they do it she could show up as well.