Threat levels
(By drakensis)
You've got to imagine the bizarre one-up-manship taking place in BBPD cells. The brightly lit cells because otherwise the occupants tend to huddle in corners gibbering in terror.
"I got taken down by Saurial!"
"Oh yeah, well that's nothing. It took Raptaur to get me."
"Feh. Who cares about the lizards?"
"Think of the teeth."
"Cloak doesn't have teeth. Cloak doesn't need teeth."
"Well, she is pretty creepy, I guess. Say, you in the corner. Who caught you?"
"I don't want to talk about it."
"Why nooot?"
"Oh, him. He got captured by some high school kid."
"What? What a loser!"
"Hey," the guard comes in and points at the target of the scorn. "You, over to the door. You're up in front of the judge."
"Can't I stay here? I feel safer."
"What? Is he nuts?"
"Nope, we've got to get you out for arraignment. And for a special treat, the father of the girl you tried to use as a hostage will be there. So let's not keep Mr. Hebert waiting."
"Hebert? As in Danny Hebert?"
"It's gotta be! There can't be two guys by that name in Brockton Bay."
"Jesus. That poor guy. Can you imagine what's waiting for him?"
"Yeah, but you think about it... he kinda won."
"Won? How?"
"Taken down by the Family, or maybe one of their buddies... that's just one of those things, right? But getting taken down by a Hebert?"
"I got to admit, he has a point... I mean, can you imagine what Panacea must have had to do to put him back together for the police?"