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It's the anniversary. Glam would very much not like to celebrate.
It’s their last day on Winslow High—they’re being transferred to Arcadia on Monday—and also their last day without a patrol schedule assigned.
And the PRT released a small announcement on its website about Glam joining the Wards. Now their wiki page doesn’t get erased, of course—they’re no longer speculative. They wonder what it’s got on them.
Sadde and Bell in Worm
mxglam
Glam is an ex-rogue Ward aged approximately seventeen. She is a shaker/blaster/mover, numerical ratings presently unassigned, and wears a white costume with a mask that rearranges itself to match her facial expressions. She's credited with a couple of moderately sized hits to Leviathan in Acapulco.
mxglam
She.
That was a bit more upsetting than they'd expected it to be.
They open a new tab and check the Brockton Bay subforum on Parahumans Online.
They're talking about all the usual things: who would win in a fight? Beneficence is hawt. Somebody spotted Echo on patrol the other day. It's so sad Antares died, I had him on my favorite shirt, my sister had a crush on him. So there's this new Ward, she seems sort of neat. She? There was a news article about her a few weeks ago which said "he". Well, the press release says she. Maybe it was a typo. Maybe the article was a typo. Maybe your face is a typo.
mxglam
Wince. Very wince. They ponder saying something. Yates would be pissed if they started something there, though, and they're certain she keeps an eye on stuff like this.
...what if it was a dummy account?
A dummy account posts: Maybe they're neither.
...what if it was a dummy account?
A dummy account posts: Maybe they're neither.
Nah Glam is a girl she's too hot to be a dude
wtf is "neither" supposed to mean like do you think they're one of lorica's robots or something that would actually be cool
This is a real thing. My friend's um sibling says so anyway? But I don't know if a typo in the paper is reason to actually think it?
representationnnnn
maybe shes just transexual and the paper was deadgendering her
wtf is "neither" supposed to mean like do you think they're one of lorica's robots or something that would actually be cool
This is a real thing. My friend's um sibling says so anyway? But I don't know if a typo in the paper is reason to actually think it?
representationnnnn
maybe shes just transexual and the paper was deadgendering her
mxglam
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A new Glam appears.
With a laptop of their own.
Original Glam may not be able to use a conjured laptop (grumble grumble squinting rule grumble), but copy can do it. Copy uses their original account, which is technically not linked to their cape name and they don't want it to be.
Copy: How can you even tell they're hot? You can barely see them with that costume.
Original: neither as in, genderqueer. it'd make sense, with the costume
A new Glam appears.
With a laptop of their own.
Original Glam may not be able to use a conjured laptop (grumble grumble squinting rule grumble), but copy can do it. Copy uses their original account, which is technically not linked to their cape name and they don't want it to be.
Copy: How can you even tell they're hot? You can barely see them with that costume.
Original: neither as in, genderqueer. it'd make sense, with the costume
Guys the press release says Glam's a girl how insensitive do you have to be to turn a typo in a stupid newspaper article into questioning her femininity. I mean what if she IS trans what if she reads this
It's the voice I heard her talking once she's totally a girl with like a phone sex voice
The costume is gender neutral, which means she could be anything, which means it makes most sense to go with what she officially told us
It's the voice I heard her talking once she's totally a girl with like a phone sex voice
The costume is gender neutral, which means she could be anything, which means it makes most sense to go with what she officially told us
mxglam
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Copy: Phone sex voice? Glam's seventeen for Scion's sake.
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Original twitches a bit.
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Copy: Phone sex voice? Glam's seventeen for Scion's sake.
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Original twitches a bit.
A moderator swoops in to agree: no creeping on Wards. The offending post is deleted.
Who's right?
the protectorate press people obviously I don't think they could exactly mix this up!
Loricas_Bot has sent you a PM.
the protectorate press people obviously I don't think they could exactly mix this up!
Loricas_Bot has sent you a PM.
Yates watches the boards, the bot says.
mxglam
Uggghhhhhh.
Ugh ugh ugh ugh.
"This isn't new information," copy points out when original reads the PM out loud. "We were considering it quite likely before."
"I know, but—" They gesture helplessly at the computer.
Copy sighs.
"Besides mxglam is not confirmed as a cape name. I could just be a troll."
"Whose IP can be tracked to the PHQ."
"Ugh!"
They look at new posts on the thread.
Ugh ugh ugh ugh.
"This isn't new information," copy points out when original reads the PM out loud. "We were considering it quite likely before."
"I know, but—" They gesture helplessly at the computer.
Copy sighs.
"Besides mxglam is not confirmed as a cape name. I could just be a troll."
"Whose IP can be tracked to the PHQ."
"Ugh!"
They look at new posts on the thread.
is MX initials or something a cape wouldn't do that
New Wave would!
off topic, this thread isnt abou tthem
It's unconfirmed account it's just some rando hey mods over here
New Wave would!
off topic, this thread isnt abou tthem
It's unconfirmed account it's just some rando hey mods over here
mxglam
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Original posts on the dummy account: mx is the gender neutral version of mr and ms actually
Original posts on the dummy account: mx is the gender neutral version of mr and ms actually
how the fuck do you pronounce htat
Now you're just making things up
you guys I'm really worried that glam is trans or something and will be really hurt when she sees this thread! she doesn't have to go around in pink or pick a really girly name to be a real girl!
Now you're just making things up
you guys I'm really worried that glam is trans or something and will be really hurt when she sees this thread! she doesn't have to go around in pink or pick a really girly name to be a real girl!
mxglam
Are they damned? Will Yates burn them alive?
Original on mxglam account PMs Loricas_Bot back: this is more upsetting than I'd expected it to be
Copy, on the dummy account: but if they're in fact nonbinary they might be upset by being called 'she' by official media and the Protectorate
Original on mxglam account PMs Loricas_Bot back: this is more upsetting than I'd expected it to be
Copy, on the dummy account: but if they're in fact nonbinary they might be upset by being called 'she' by official media and the Protectorate
Bot: Do you want me to send you Lorica?
Forum thread:
okay but the Protectorate has actually talked to her about it and we haven't!
I think Glam is actually male and pretending to the Protectorate as well as the rest of the world to be female in order to co-opt female privilege within the organization.
Oh my god stop making every thread about that.
Hey somebody call Loricas_Bot over. LORICAS_BOT LORICAS_BOT LORICAS_BOT
PM from bot: What do you want me to do?
Forum thread:
okay but the Protectorate has actually talked to her about it and we haven't!
I think Glam is actually male and pretending to the Protectorate as well as the rest of the world to be female in order to co-opt female privilege within the organization.
Oh my god stop making every thread about that.
Hey somebody call Loricas_Bot over. LORICAS_BOT LORICAS_BOT LORICAS_BOT
PM from bot: What do you want me to do?
mxglam
New Glam appears.
Original Glam goes to bed and curls up into a ball. "The fact that you two don't have qualia must be really great."
The two copies look at original and shrug. "It's not really anything," says two.
"Right. Go on, then."
Two sends a reply to bot: I don't know. Glam's curled up into a ball and made me because I don't have qualia. And they don't want you to get in trouble over this. They're pretty sure Yates is going to eat their heart for breakfast tomorrow.
One keeps watching the thread.
Original Glam goes to bed and curls up into a ball. "The fact that you two don't have qualia must be really great."
The two copies look at original and shrug. "It's not really anything," says two.
"Right. Go on, then."
Two sends a reply to bot: I don't know. Glam's curled up into a ball and made me because I don't have qualia. And they don't want you to get in trouble over this. They're pretty sure Yates is going to eat their heart for breakfast tomorrow.
One keeps watching the thread.
Loricas_Bot posts in the thread shortly after the PM. I only know what Glam's happened to say around me, it demurs.
Yeah and that would be??
you guys this is such a stupid conversation what's next boots is a chick and miracle max is miracle maxine and miss militia was a typo it's supposed to be mister???
*something* was a typo
your face is a typo
That was funny once.
Yeah and that would be??
you guys this is such a stupid conversation what's next boots is a chick and miracle max is miracle maxine and miss militia was a typo it's supposed to be mister???
*something* was a typo
your face is a typo
That was funny once.
mxglam
Original doesn't react much when copy one reads the new posts.
Copy two, to Bot: What should I do? I shouldn't have even looked, this was bound to be awful.
Copy one, on Glam's first account: Are there even any officially nonbinary heroes anywhere at all?
Copy two, to Bot: What should I do? I shouldn't have even looked, this was bound to be awful.
Copy one, on Glam's first account: Are there even any officially nonbinary heroes anywhere at all?
You can still log off, the bot reminds them.
Thread:
why would there be, people can be weird on their own time
the amazing made up genderperson
genderbread!
what?
Like gingerbread but genderbread? Maybe it was funnier in my head.
It IS a real thing but it's like REALLY rare there probably just aren't any.
Thread:
why would there be, people can be weird on their own time
the amazing made up genderperson
genderbread!
what?
Like gingerbread but genderbread? Maybe it was funnier in my head.
It IS a real thing but it's like REALLY rare there probably just aren't any.
mxglam
There's me, copy two posts from mxglam.
Copy one and its laptop vanish. Copy two—just copy, now—watches the thread in its stead.
come back when you're verified
She's new maybe she just hasn't gotten around to getting verified? How does that even work anyway?
If you think mxglam is for real why are you saying she?
Because I think singular they is a crime against grammar.
She's new maybe she just hasn't gotten around to getting verified? How does that even work anyway?
If you think mxglam is for real why are you saying she?
Because I think singular they is a crime against grammar.