"I'm a doctor, not a miracle worker. That's the Siberian. She doesn't even have a biology, she's practically the only person on this planet I can't kill."

"...And if you just kill Bonesaw, the Siberian has no particular reason to continue floating in that box instead of killing you all and inconveniencing me. Right. Thank you for your professional assessment. You should really pick nicknames. Panacea, is that one on the ground over there dead or not, I think I saw her breathe."

"My plain speaking must be glitching, it sounded like you were referring to the concept of 'progress' but that makes no sense. Anyway, yes please, I'd rather not be surprised."

Amy wakes up the clone.

The more talkative of the heroes, someone in a white robe, asks Noelle, "If they're set free, are they likely to threaten more people?" And when she confirms it, "we can't exactly arrest them. Half of them haven't done anything serious at all. Promise, we might just have to trust your orders on this one."

"The mortal justice system continues to fascinate. I'll come up with something that will allow them to wander polite society adding nothing more deleterious than, apparently, impoliteness."

"Not arresting people for things they haven't done is a pretty basic assumption. I'm not going to say we don't have our problems, but I have to side with us mortals here."

In time more PRT and Protectorate people arrive, Alexandria among them. They confirm that there's nothing much they can do about the Slaughterhouse members (this being the Siberian) and in the absence of any better ideas set about sealing off the box in case Bonesaw has something prepared that she can release without interference from a gate. And so no one steps in a black hole, but mostly the first thing.

There are indeed no complications.

And then she tries to heal No*.

Nothing happens. Nothing continues to happen, and then abruptly stops happening as Noelle screams "RUN!" and launches her bulk at Promise.

Promise does not run, because that would be an insanely stupid thing for her to do, but she does get airborne and try the sparrow spell, ready to gate if that doesn't work either.

"Well, if this took me more than a second to do, that might be really inconvenient. Incidentally, folks, if you can find some glass, leave a window, I'll be able to do the same thing to Bonesaw sooner or later; she's doing some stuff to throw me off but it's only a delaying tactic." She addresses the sparrow. "While a sparrow with no effective powers you may act freely," she tells Noelle. "I think there is probably a better place to experiment with turning you back than here in this hospital while accompanied by Slaughterhouse Nine members, though. I am sorry you cannot talk but you can still move your head to nod, okay?"

"Well, I don't know for sure, but unless there is a strong safety reason not to leave a window it costs nothing to try. I suspect 'heavily modified mortal', even one currently under the Siberian's protection, is an easier target than 'does not have a biology', though. And Bonesaw is bothering to delay me and the Siberian is not, so at least without that protection she suspects she's vulnerable."

"Either that or I'm just hoping you'll come back to try it. I'm going to get bored waiting here until the sun burns out if I don't get at least some visitors."

"You didn't delay me that much."

"Phooey. Well, it's better than not doing it at all."

"If you actually are there that long I will probably visit you at some point anyway. It's a long time."

"Oh, I'm sure I'll figure a way out eventually. I'd rather be doing art, but this'll do if I have to."