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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
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Glam reminds themself to make Ki appear, seagull-shaped, and fly in a more-or-less seagull-y pattern. They're having to fly faster than they've ever done before and it is—
amazing.
They whoop and whee, and follow, follow, follow. The platforms appearing in front of Boots before he can step on them are already part of the background, regular expectation, Glam doesn't even have to concentrate on them. They just appear.
amazing.
They whoop and whee, and follow, follow, follow. The platforms appearing in front of Boots before he can step on them are already part of the background, regular expectation, Glam doesn't even have to concentrate on them. They just appear.
Whee!
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Eventually Glam judges they're far enough from Brockton Bay that they can start turning the platforms back to land. Running on the ocean is fun and all but some variety in scenery is cool, too.
Boots can turn slowly at top speed, but nothing more than a few degrees at a time.
He takes some flying leaps for variety. It's pretty impressive.
He takes some flying leaps for variety. It's pretty impressive.
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Glam is pretty impressed! And they're turning nothing more than a few degrees at a time anyway, at this speed they're pretty sure Boots would be walking on water for a few seconds if they turned much more.
Now they're heading towards Plum Island. Glam figures running parallel Refuge Road before getting back to sea towards Crane Beach sounds like a good plan.
Now they're heading towards Plum Island. Glam figures running parallel Refuge Road before getting back to sea towards Crane Beach sounds like a good plan.
Whee!
mxglam
Man, he is fast. They reach Crane Beach, Glam carefully curving the now mere guiding lines made of some luminous material that appear to steer Boots so he'll get a view of Castle Hill. Not a very good view, probably not a good idea to be recognized, but a view. Then along Crane Beach and curving more to the left back into Ipswich Bay and back north, this time a ways away from Plum Island to the left.
Since most of the coast between Massachusetts and New Hampshire is in fact somewhat inhabited, they remain mostly clear of that coast as they make their way back. At the end of the trip they go through Odiorne Point State Park, which Boots might recognise and hopefully might cause him to start slowing down as they approach Brockton Bay again.
Since most of the coast between Massachusetts and New Hampshire is in fact somewhat inhabited, they remain mostly clear of that coast as they make their way back. At the end of the trip they go through Odiorne Point State Park, which Boots might recognise and hopefully might cause him to start slowing down as they approach Brockton Bay again.
Boots doesn't recognize it, but he has to go a little slower when there are trees around anyway.
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Glam makes large 'Slow Down' messages start appearing on the ground. If they're large enough that you can read them from a distance they don't go poof, so they're there for long enough that Boots might notice them, probably.
Boots can slow down in a hurry by taking a big enough jump. By the time he lands he's mostly out of forward momentum. He jogs.
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They curve back into the bay, and the PHQ is visible soon enough. Glam flies down closer to the platforms and Boots.
"That was fun," Boots says. "Where'd we even go?"
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"All the way down to Massachusetts, almost to Rockport. That's about halfway to Boston."
"Wow. I don't think I ever ran that far before."
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"Yeah, I didn't have the trip very well mapped in my head, we could probably have gone even farther if I knew some more about where we'd be less likely to be seen."
"There wasn't anyone, right?"
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"Not anyone I noticed, though a couple of times I had to steer us a bit farther away because of highways too close to the ocean. But yeah I don't think so."
A sparrow lands on Glam's shoulder. "I had to turn Ki into a peregrine falcon 'cause seagull wouldn't cut it, and she didn't see anyone either."
A sparrow lands on Glam's shoulder. "I had to turn Ki into a peregrine falcon 'cause seagull wouldn't cut it, and she didn't see anyone either."
Nod.
Back into HQ.
Back into HQ.
Boots doesn't confirm or deny.
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Glam is happy anyway.
They're kinda wondering what Lorica would have to say about this. Boots, of all people.
...why are they wondering what Lorica would think. Gods, they got it bad, don't they?
"Wanna do that again sometime? Maybe with a map and more of a schedule or something."
They're kinda wondering what Lorica would have to say about this. Boots, of all people.
...why are they wondering what Lorica would think. Gods, they got it bad, don't they?
"Wanna do that again sometime? Maybe with a map and more of a schedule or something."
"Yeah, maybe."
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"Cool! I think I'ma go read a bit or browse or something." No need to push anymore, now, and Boots might want some alone time or something.
And if he doesn't, he'll say, right? Maybe?
And if he doesn't, he'll say, right? Maybe?
"Sure."
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"Seeya."
They return to their room, turn on their laptop, and email Lorica: "I may be kinda becoming Boots' friend."
Because to hell with it.
They return to their room, turn on their laptop, and email Lorica: "I may be kinda becoming Boots' friend."
Because to hell with it.