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Morgan doesn't strictly need to sleep. Even if she didn't want to put up with the annoyance of constantly having a caffeine buzz and having to ask for coffee on almost every summon, there are naps. Naps can keep a daeva going for quite a long time.
But there's something unutterably pleasant about curling up in a proper bed in pajamas and just sleeping. And then waking up and getting breakfast in those pajamas. So she does that, because immortality's a long unpleasant time if you don't enjoy the little things every now and then. Like adorable bunny slippers and soft pajamas and sleeping in.
She's midway through a fruity salad thing that counts as the standard fairy breakfast when she feels the summon. Showing up to a summon in pajamas? Eh. If they're proper summoners she bets they've seen worse, and she doesn't particularly care if they think she's unprofessional.
She puts her spoon down and accepts the summon.
Fairy Revan in the Wormverse
notinoz
notinoz
"I think if you did it might have been during emergency relief while I was downing ridiculous amounts of coffee and trying to learn everything about the world by observing it. Would you mind restating them?"
"The two main ones are to provide structure to parahumans, and to work on our image. When parahumans aren't organized into something with a good image, the populace resents us, hates us, and there is war and strife. Just look at the many third-world countries now ruled by parahuman warlords that don't last a week. Look at their heroes-to-villains rate.
"To do that, we need to bend. We can't be above the law, we need to be held accountable for our actions. It's why the Protectorate is under the PRT, it's why the Directors of the many units are all required to not be parahumans. And that means that we are often forced to arrest and send away capes we would rather have on our side, helping. Yes, Deputy Chief Director Reinhold has talked to me about your conversation and your desire to 'redeem' villains. And we often do. We offer them bargains, we reform them, we change their identities so we can have them on our side. We can't always do this.
"Do you understand why we obey the law, Morgan?"
"To do that, we need to bend. We can't be above the law, we need to be held accountable for our actions. It's why the Protectorate is under the PRT, it's why the Directors of the many units are all required to not be parahumans. And that means that we are often forced to arrest and send away capes we would rather have on our side, helping. Yes, Deputy Chief Director Reinhold has talked to me about your conversation and your desire to 'redeem' villains. And we often do. We offer them bargains, we reform them, we change their identities so we can have them on our side. We can't always do this.
"Do you understand why we obey the law, Morgan?"
notinoz
"Yes. I haven't broken any laws, but I am not dismissing it entirely as an option, because it could in some cases be worth it, if it means the world is safer."
"Trust me, I understand that, and I cannot say that I am completely faultless. But the thing is, it's very easy to convince ourselves that something that looks good at the time is actually good. We don't actually know what actions make the world safer, in the long run, and as an organization, the Protectorate must keep its image and must uphold the law, because if we break it whenever it looks like it would make the world safer, it won't be."
notinoz
"And I understand that, it is in the best interests of the Protectorate to protect its image, I will not argue that you should take over the United States and run a parahuman ruled regime the likes of which the world has never seen before," as gorgeous as that could be if someone intelligent were in charge, "or that you should even help me do it in any way. But I think the system is broken and there needs to be more options available to parahumans that lead them to helpful paths instead of pranking the PHQ. So I'm trying to think of ways to subvert it or fix it, and not limiting my available options."
"And at the same time, if you commit a crime, the Protectorate can't publicly associate with you and will be forced to try to capture you, for that very same reason."
He sighs. "With that in mind, then... I wish you the best of luck, and hope we don't have to waste the very same resources Glam is making us waste on you."
notinoz
"I am really not the type to pull petty pranks at that scale," she says dryly. "But yes, point taken."
notinoz
Pause.
"Is this a good time to mention my current solution to the third-world-country warlord problem?"
"Is this a good time to mention my current solution to the third-world-country warlord problem?"
notinoz
"No. Well, yes, but probably not immediately, I don't want to let a bunch of criminals at a place that has no law enforcement and tell them to go nuts, but. I mean. Is it illegal to become a warlord?"
"...unless you're planning on violating international law or committing crimes against humanity, the word 'illegal' will have a hard time applying to anything you do at one of those places."
"I can't officially endorse this plan. That said, I can't say creating more parahuman organizations and helping stabilize the world is something that would make me unhappy." He scratches his chin. "It might even be one of the best possible uses of your time, in particular."
notinoz
Morgan smiles. "I do get the impression that tripping over the Protectorate and skirting the edge of illegal regularly trying to salvage all parahumans that can be salvaged is quite untenable."
"...somewhat complicated. The Birdcage is an international facility, and most countries have laws and agreements about sending people there. When such is not in place, parahumans are treated on a case by case basis."
notinoz
"So it is not 'Morgan's personal jail when she becomes a warlord' but neither is it completely off-limits. That's about what I expected."
notinoz
"Do you have unofficial recommendations for which currently-in-chaos place I should go be a warlord at? Africa's got the natural resources and more general freedom, but Japan was more accustomed to high technology before its fall."