Loren’s Apartment, Setalite City, 2:39 AM.Tuesday, February 22nd, 2022. “That’s quite the accusation,” Dovetail laughed lightly, “I have to admit, I’m hurt—” “Boo, f******, hoo,” Loren snapped. “Get out of my apartment, neither of you have my permission to be here—this is a home invasion.” “We are both here on the authority of the Setalite City Hero HQ,” Dovetail said …

Highway, Outskirts Setalite City, 8:07 PM.Wednesday, February 23rd, 2022. The lights that bordered the highway shone brightly in the dark, and Loren eyed the passing trucks warily. They’d kept on walking, moving from the forest to the road as it grew too dark to see anything. “He could have just given up,” Loren said quietly, “Maybe they decided that one …

Forestry, Outside Setalite City, 4:07 PM.Wednesday, February 23rd, 2022. Arret hadn’t stopped crying, not even after they’d moved away from the body and further into the forest—Not that he expected her to. Loren tried to ignore the villain, but it was starting to get to him. He’d never been good around crying people, and he wasn’t exactly on top of …

Setalite City, 1:39 PM.Wednesday, February 23rd, 2022. News of the breakout hadn’t reached the entire city yet—not everyone was sitting at home and watching the news. The streets were still packed with people, but as Loren pulled himself through the air with his power, he could see that wasn’t the case the further out he got from central. Having eight …

Emma’s Apartment, 6:39 PM.Tuesday, February 22nd, 2022. “What do you know about this Insoluble thing?” Loren asked curiously sometime later. “I need some information on it.” The sudden off-topic question dragged Emma out of her funk for a moment. “It’s a website run by an organization of the same name,” Emma said honestly, “It’s like a black market for capes; …

Loren’s Apartment, 12:39 PM.Tuesday, February 22nd, 2022. Loren jerked awake as his alarm started shouting at him, and the coded phrase he’d been practicing was still on his mind, like an endless loop that made a restful nap impossible; the walls were blank, no longer covered by the endless stream of repetitious phrasing. “F***.” Loren groaned, pushing himself upon his …

Interrogation Room, 3:12 AM.Tuesday, February 22nd, 2022. Loren stared at Wraith’s face before frowning in confusion. “I totally thought you were a robot dude—but you’re actually a lady,” Loren said strangely, studying her closely. “You’ve tricked me, and my entire life is a lie.” “Yes,” Wraith said calmly. “It is a deception known to only a few.” “Oh wow,” Loren …

Setalite City, 2:47 AM.Tuesday, February 22nd, 2022. The fight between Screener and Wraith was the only one still going strong. Cutaway had just fled—the moment that Vapid had turned her attention onto him, managing to take a portal and evacuate before any of them could stop him. They were lucky that the vast majority of the buildings on that side …

Loren’s Apartment, 2:25 AM.Tuesday, February 22nd, 2022. Loren listened as the same argument played out above him, but his mind was focused on the invisible appendage that was stretching about the room. Some form of exotic energy made up the limb—he stretched it out of his window and up towards the edge of the rooftop far above. It made the …

Alleyway, Setalite City, 3:20 PM.Wednesday, February 23rd​, 2022. There remained a dull ache in his chest, but it was a far cry from what it had felt like earlier. He’d made the safe decision and resisted the urge to return to that thrilling world of stillness where for a few endless moments, he’d been a god. They’d already moved four …