lung, meet rewind

[msrewind]

She gets the note just before lunch. She's in the PHQ in less than twenty minutes, then she knocks on Piggot's door politely.

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[thinkering]

"Yeah, I know."

[mxglam]

"He was angry at Rewind before, now..."

[thinkering]

"...now let's hope they Birdcage him."

[mxglam]

"Yup. It might be useful to publish funny videos of him, so he won't be able to command as much respect as he could before..."

[thinkering]

"No, that's exactly why not to, we don't want him thinking he'd better go earn some extra respect."

[mxglam]

"Yeah, you're right," they-

[mrglam]

-he sighs.

[thinkering]

"I make a habit of that."

[mrglam]

"Yes, I've noticed. It's why I love you." Pause. "Well, it's one of the reasons."

[thinkering]

"It would be weird if you loved me for exactly one reason."

[mrglam]

"It would! Thankfully there are a whole host of those."

[thinkering]

Giggle.

[mrglam]

"We should throw a party for having captured him."

[thinkering]

"I'd like to schedule it for after he's no longer in our custody and it's not our fault if he gets out."

[mrglam]

"Vvvvery good idea, but fortunately he doesn't have an Empire Eighty-Eight to rescue him."

[thinkering]

"I'd still rather not assume he's totally without a contingency."

[mrglam]

"Yeah, of course, and in any case it's not like musings about humiliating him will change anything."

[thinkering]

"Indeed not." Yawn. "I think I'm crashing. G'night."

[mrglam]

"Good night, love. Sleep well."

[thinkering]

She squeezes his hand and goes to meet up with her dad and bounce home.

[mrglam]

Sadde's birthday is a couple of weeks later.

[alicornucopia]

Director Piggot would like to see him.

[mrglam]

...alright. He floats over there, wearing the floaty parts of his costume.

[alicornucopia]

"Hello, Sadde," smiles Director Piggot. "I'm sure you've heard that as an identity protection measure the Wards sometimes retain a member past their eighteenth birthday, so that it's not trivial to narrow down the possibilities via date of birth."

[mrglam]

Oh. Oh! That. "Yes, ma'am."