// temporary pinned but. here. have a pepper.

As the assassins were moving into position, Glimmer took a few moments to assess the situation. Then, she noticed the ones up above. Thank you, infared. " Above you. Block. " This is going to be a pain in the ass if only one of them can see.. Glimmer decided to make the first move, using her ->

( ... Rolling her eyes under the mask. She won't even dignify that with a response. )

( ..... 💢 ) I didn't realize we were put on the same team. ( GLAAAARRRREEEE. )

( ..... looming menacingly )

.. A sigh of frustration. " I don't need your respect, either. Before I was recruited into the SDN, I was hunting villains like you down. " .. As soon as the lights went out, her suspicions were confirmed. " This is an ambush. Stay quiet. " She's grabbing out both of her swords, and->

" I don't need you to trust me. I need you to work with me. " Glimmer turns on her heel and starts walking in the other direction, leading James towards the SDN. ..... Do you ever get that feeling that you're being watched? ..... Squinting her eyes..

Those risks often involve large scale automoton uprisings.... ( Needless to say, she isn't a fan of the extra work. It's one thing to be called in to deal with a threat. Another, when that threat was caused by recklessness. )

" Hm.. Yes. We will move this to SDN. I'll escort you and put in a good word so that you can get a temporary truce in order. " Glimmer turns to step away, and lead him along.

// Sorry, I kind of forgot about replies on this account I'll get to thme tomorrow!

.. That's annoying. They'll just have to 'Find out', she supposes. " So he's here chasing you both. Understood. " Some gaps were filled in, at least.. " Avidia's book contained information on each member, including their names, faces, and even the powers of those that have them. I would ->

" So there was a failed assass!nation attempt, and they evidently know you survived. Noted. " That's something to look out for, then. " We know that he is the head of the Black Circle, and he empowers himself with gas through his mask. He also controls water vapors, though I fail to see how->

She takes the weapon, and looks over it for a moment. " ... I'll return this later. I have no use for it. " Glimmer understands that the point is more of a show of trust than anything else. She'll keep it on her person, for now. " Before anything, I would suggest we begin with an exchange of ->

... Squinting. She'll trust him for the moment, but be ready to respond in an instant. Her powers allow for particularly quick reactions, though she didn't have her swords out to potentially deflect a bullet. .. She likely wouldn't be using the gun herself, in the event this wasn't a trap. She's->

" As I am not my own superiors, I can't assure you of this, because I'm not the one who has the final say. However, it stands to reason that your cooperation would drastically reduce the odds of you being detained. It's likely that you could cut a deal. " The previous venom has quickly ->

.. The projection is turned off. Glimmer sighs in annoyance. This is starting to irritate her. As evident by the glow of her eyes shifting from gold to red. " Retrieving the radio host is my concern. Your safety is not. In this case, we will simply have to explain to Avidia that his partner->

Once again, she returns the glare. One easy way to earn Glimmer's disdain is to insult her capabilities. Luckily for James, she has restraint and it would be much more beneficial to work with him than against him. " I figured you would have been aware by now. .... Nonetheless.. " She once ->

.... She squints at his reaction, and his movements. Almost daring him to try anything. She is certain that her reaction time is much faster than anything he's capable of. His words only serve to irritate her further. Grip tightening on her blades. " I am not a hero. " .. SDN, sure. But ->

She had entered slowly. Hearing the commotion, both blades were drawn in the event anything was sent in *Her way. She steps in to lay her eyes upon the scene. Apparently, she's interrupting something... But she doesn't particularly care. She can tell by the state of that Black Circle member->

Cleaning her blades. They're messy.

// Glimmer was high enough in the Red Ring's ranks that Shroud would entrust her with some things that he would have otherwise only trusted himself to do. They weren't close on a personal level but Glimmer was an extremely good asset.

// 'I have an announcement to make'

// this means avidia probably also knows honey was out hunting and k!lling villains between the time the Red Ring was taken out and before Prism got her.

<- Closed every locked door on the way out. Also flipped the rock back and kept the note.

.. She has no need for it. She was hoping there might be something to hint at where she would find James. But if the Black Circle could break in here, she can see why there wouldn't be. Oh well. She'll find him one way or another.

....... Water vapors? Strange power. But whatever. First, she'll be sharing this information with all of SDN. Then, she will be tracking James. Given the photos, it would seem he has every reason to be of assistance.

No. She may need to share this information and get more people onto this case. .. Though, she has every intention of dismantling this entire group.

// The mask basically provides literal photographic memory 💀

.... She'll be taking more pictures. Of every. Single. Page. All of this is extremely valuable information. But she doesn't need the base in Florida. She needs a base in Torrance. Either they came a long way just for this one mission, or they moved. .. She does not want to have to travel->

This pisses her off. Especially if Avidia somehow managed to get Honey's real name. She's never shared that, anywhere. Part of her feels less inclined to rescue him now. But this isn't about personal feelings; She's here on work business. She will be taking that book for information, though. ->

.. So she did get more faces then.. She'll have fun tracking them if she needs more information. If not, this footage will be given to SDN and the authorities so that they can bring them in. Right now, though, about that code..... She's opening the door with it now.

She'll be recording the feed through her mask. Maybe she'll get some more faces to find.. She doubts she'll get anyone besides Avidia, the now-dead Circle member, and the fight itself. But you never know. It doesn't hurt to check. After that, she'll be using that code for the door.

... Unfortunate. It means she has to do more work to find the end location. But no matter. She will see if she can get that computer running, and then upload the data from the robot. With any luck, she could use that to find where it came from..

Perfect. She has a hard drive to stick in there. But unless there's a computer available in this hideout, she will have to analyze the information at another time.

She will be looking at the robot then. She'll see if there's any place to stick a hard drive. And, if she doesn't find anything of use, one of the less functional bots should be able to break down a door if they're thrown hard enough..

// should mention, this is the type of shit shroud would have called glimmer to do if he wasn't doing it himself.

... She examines the robot more closely. She wonders if she could open it up and get some information out of it.. But not before checking if the dead man has anything on his person that might be of use.

// James if Honey has to find him, getting fucking Jumpscared where he least expects it:

She will be searching over everything for clues. Taking every photo. Examining it. Checking the backs. Checking the robots, the body. Everything there is to check. She's never met James before, but he seems prevailant here. She snaps a picture with her mask. No flash. Leaving the photos ->

Of course there are. She wouldn't expect any different. .. Thankfully, her quick reflexes would come in mighty handy here. She will be entering. Taking the note with her.

// I love writing Honey just being increasingly pissed off lmao

She picks up the note. .. A code. Presumably, to find where the missing host is. .... And hidden under a fucking ROCK!? If any Red Ring member was ever this *Stupid, Shroud would have had them k!lled. Unless this is some sort of obnoxious 'Hide and Seek' game being set up. In which case, she->

First thing's first; She's taking a look around to make sure nobody is still *Here. Once she's sure of this, she'll investigate the rock. Flipping it over with her foot.

( She already has a location to track and search. And that's exactly what she'll do. )

.... Wonderful. 𝓒𝓸𝓹𝔂𝓬𝓪𝓽𝓼.....

《Tick. Tick. Tick. 0 minutes remain. Uploading message. Static over the radio waves until each and every station cuts out. Before a familair voice exhoes through all of torrance.》 "Hello, people of torrance. You may know me as avidia, the radio host of riding the waves. If this message goes live++

That look when she gets a 100% successful Dispatch despite being sent alone. #SeductiveSunday

( .... Strange call to recieve. Normally there is a description of some sort. ) ( .. Oh well. A call is a call. )

// I think I said before that Honey didn't let Shroud augment her, but I might retcon that and say she has augments that increase her strength and mobility. But she normally has her augments turned off. It's only when everything goes red that she's actually using them.

// honey, as a former red ring specialist, if she ever learns what the black circle is: