"I was planning on going rogue after graduating but in a private enterprise sort of way."

"Yeah, Tattletale had a Savings account marked 'Try to Buy Lorica'. She's a fan of the way you mess with almost every Thinker who isn't her."

"Um, to clarify - they are still villains themselves, just less... chaotic ones."

"Well, uh, I can't say I'm not flattered, but. I have two million dollars coming and a lot to catch up on and parents to go home to. We can talk later?"

"Sure."

He also wants her to join selfishly but this probably shouldn't factor into any decisions she makes. 

"Yeah. I don't know if I'll be able to get into my old email... I guess the bot can finesse it if it's still operational, so, email me?"

"Will do."

"It's good to see you again. I guess it was longer for you, but still."

"Yeah. It's been... rough with you gone."

He's still not really emotionally registering that this person is Lorica.

"Have fun being an Undersider or whatever you are, I guess, Lacunus." And off she goes. It would be pretty rude to follow her home.

He returns to patrolling his territory, checking on how people are holding up after the miasma.

And Bella is returned to the bosom of her family, who are confused but tearfully happy.

She receives an email overnight.

(This is Lacunus, PHO confirmation [here].)
Letting you know that this is my email.

Not really certain what to say. Tattletale says Jack Slash is dead - it's unlikely but possible he survived the van but not Skitter's bugs eating the remains. I'm not sure who leaked the news, but there's a "Jack Slash, cautionary tale of the dangers of jay walking" meme going around.

I think he was actually on the sidewalk but I admit that checking was not a priority.

Makes sense.

Lorica begins the process of having her original body disinterred so she can retrieve her implants. They weren't hard to install, she was never a biotinker, so she should be able to use them in this body too, which seems equally clumsy.

The tinkertech was actually removed and put into storage before her body was buried - the PRT can get it to her once they find a Tinker to handle ongoing maintenance for it.

The implants weren't supposed to need maintenance, since they were supposed to be in her body. She should be able to just slice and shove.

Is her power informing her of this? Use of tinkertech without dedicated tinker maintenance is very dangerous and not recommended, much less tinkertech which requires... impromptu self mutilation. They must recommend against that in the strongest of terms. 

[Here] is a helpful PRT Branded e-brochure on the dangers of using unmaintained Tinkertech.

Also, [here] is an overproduced video where Boston Protectorate member Velocity talks about the dangers of self-harm. 

It's hers, she built it! She couldn't build it again but she remembers how she installed it and how she designed it and her bot has confirmed!

If she can't build it again than presumably she also can't perform maintenance on it? PRT regulations are very clear on the dangers of unmaintained tinkertech. 

They're letting her dad wear his suit!

They can't comment on the maintenance routines for a specific piece of tinkertech.

(If she asks her dad he'll inform her that there's a Protectorate Tinker in Boston who is technically responsible for maintaining the suit.)

Fucksake. Is their strongest possible terms recommendation actually binding on the disposal of her personal effects given that they have acknowledged she is who she says she is?

Their legal team will get back to them about that, probably within the next week.

(Translation: at least a month.)

She can of course have all her non-tinkertech things.

She has two million dollars. She is going to hire her own lawyer to demand her shit back.