"I- like being able to touch. But don't want you to waste your- money?"

"It's not a waste if it's gonna make you happy."

He still seems uncertain. "O-okay? Please?"

"It is thus decided!" she declares. "I'll order these." And she starts tapping into her phone.

Excited star with hands! "Thank you!"

She grins, taps some more, then—" It should arrive tomorrow at the latest."

Excited bounce, pause. "-Isn't that quick?"

"It's Amazon Express, yeah, but stuff does arrive quick here."

"That's- good. Thank you."

"You're welcome! So, is there anything you want to do tonight? Go out, see something, visit the ocean?"

His fingers wind together some. "I- hadn't thought. I would- like to see more, I think. If- if it isn't- a problem? If people see me?"

"Not if I'm wearing my hero suit, then we can go outside just fine."

"-would be nice then?"

"Okay!" She stands up and hides behind the door frame for just long enough to reappear wearing the suit. "Ready?"

"Mhmm."

Glam opens the window and creates the illusionary wall so no one will see them.

And Nova follows them, eagerly.

Up up up they go until they're flying high enough above the city that they can see all of it, the ocean, the highway...

Nova takes it in, in his peculiar way, happy and excited and enthralled.

They giggle. "Do you want to go see anything in particular?"

"I- I don't. Know. Don't really know what there is-"

They gesture around. "Everything you can see, pick something that looks interesting."

"...something about...knowledge?"

"...hmm. Museums, uh, libraries, but those are fragile and we'll need to get you a fully-covering fire suit before you can go there. Schools—I guess one advantage of joining up with the Protectorate is going to Arcadia..."

"...museums?"