"Not a lot. PRT said I should tell you to get in touch with them if I saw you again, to see if you wanted to join up."

Giggle! "Not gonna happen - even though Incandesce is cuter in person."

"You met her already?"

"A lady doesn't kiss and tell."

"How scandalous."

"I can definitely confirm that she's even hotter in person, though, and she's passed the initial audition for nemesis with flying colors."

"Good news, I suppose."

"It's been a very productive twenty four hours!"

"Is that related to why you said you had more money?"

"Yep! Turns out there are so legal ways of making money with powers - if you can make a day trip to another country, at least."

"Bounty hunting?"

"Yep! Took down a cartel - killed the leader, captured the other capes and miscellaneous high ranking mooks."

"Congratulations."

"Thanks! Though did lead me to realize I'm not well set up to actually capture anyone... I just intimidated these guys into handing themselves over and not making a run for it."

"I could see you being very intimidating if you wanted," Ellie agrees. "But capturing parahumans alive isn't exactly a solved problem in the general case. The PRT uses containment foam, which mostly works but still isn't perfect."

Hum. "I can work on magic solutions - and at least carry zip ties for the miscellaneous normals."

"Sounds like a good place to start."

"Though I'll be set for a little while just from this haul - unless I really want to go all out on the tacky supervillain lair."

"You don't seem one for half-measures."

"Never have been! But it might be aesthetic to delay my epic supervillain lair until after I'm more established."

"Otherwise it might just look like you're trying too hard."

"Can't have anyone thinking I'm a poser."

"It would be devastating."

"A major setback to my image building campaign!"

Nod nod.

"So what's your next step?"