we're convenient to a wide variety of establishments

[cross_and_bow]

Ooh, Milliways. It's in her house - inside her house, in the closet where she was about to seek a change of pants - so she can't invite Sherlock along without inviting a vampire into Charlie's house without Charlie's consent. Ah well. She can still go check the Belltower. In she goes!

There's a Whistle. She can't remember this one's name, he's the one whose Bell hasn't been in. "Hey, Whistle," says Juliet.

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[pythbox]

"I dunno," he says. "I'd show you, but—" he smiles, shrugs.

[cross_and_bow]

"Right," laughs Juliet. "Pros and cons, but on the whole I'm glad I'm one of the opaque ones."

[pythbox]

"One time they drugged Aegis to shut down her power," he says. "It was really fucked up. But they backed right up when she told 'em I can link her anyway."

[cross_and_bow]

"That is fucked right the hell up," Juliet says. "Who's they? She gonna overthrow them and replace them with benevolent dictatorship Bell-style?"

[pythbox]

"The IF," he says. "And she did ask Jane to help her take over the world..."

[cross_and_bow]

"Good, good, she's ahead of schedule, then," laughs Juliet.

[pythbox]

"Course she is," says Sue. "Because she's the best."

[cross_and_bow]

"Amariah explained it in terms of how long it takes to get the relevant resources. I'm sure most of us would've been ready, psychologically, to rule the world from a pretty young age, but most of us don't have the wherewithal to do it right then. Like, I'm a one-of-a-kind superpowered hero person and I still don't think I could pull it off because my superpowers are about punching things and that's not how to maintain a global empire."

[pythbox]

"Says you," laughs Sue.

[cross_and_bow]

"Well, yeah, says me, how would you take over and keep the world with my resources and nothing else?"

[pythbox]

"I wouldn't," he says.

[cross_and_bow]

"Neither would I. I'm holding out for a mint Bell to pass on her powers to me. Then it'll be easy. Right now there's too many risks. Lots of critters want me dead, I am just barely powerful enough to go toe-to-toe with them and win, and I just don't have the resources to fend them off and also attract more attention. I'd get, say, shot in the head. I'm not that good at healing."

[pythbox]

"Good luck," Sue says cheerfully.

[cross_and_bow]

"Thanks!" She turns another corner. "Hmm, are you hungry?"

[pythbox]

"Little bit, yeah."

[cross_and_bow]

"Let's swing back by my house, I'll fix us sandwiches."

[pythbox]

He beams.

[cross_and_bow]

"You're very cheerful, aren't you," she says, leading him through a circuit of the neighborhood that will take them back down her street.

[pythbox]

"Yep!"

[cross_and_bow]

"That is good."

They reach her house. There's a police cruiser in the driveway. "Oh, Charlie's home. ...It doesn't actually matter if he finds out who you really are and where you're really from, but let me do the talking."

[pythbox]

"Sure," he says, amused. "No problem."

[cross_and_bow]

Juliet lets herself in. "Hey Dad," she calls into the house. "I have a friend over. Gonna make sandwiches, you want some?"

"If they're done in ten minutes, but then I've got to get back to work, I'm just looking for my badge," Charlie calls from upstairs, "don't know where I left it, do you?"

"Haven't seen it! Salami good?"

"Salami's great! Do I know your friend?"

"Nope!"

[pythbox]

Sue does indeed let her do the talking. He's still happy, but he's also... subdued, more so than he's been since she met him.

[cross_and_bow]

"You okay?" Juliet asks Sue as she heads into the kitchen for bread and cold cuts and condiments.

[pythbox]

"Who, me? Yeah, I'm fine," he assures her.