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The director of the parahuman response team east north east was not having a good day. It was arguable if she had ever had a good day. In the years since the disastrous attack on Nilbog she devolved from the peak of human fitness and a incredible soldier a stunning example of human ability to obese, spiteful, and tired and to top that all off was in constant pain due to her failing organs. She was now placed in a failing prt branch in a city that could be called a warzone at the best of times, commanding the parahumans that she detests and dealing with constantly prowling villains trying to take the city for themselves, petty politics from the upper class of this shithole and having to deal with her own allies who were frustrating at the best of times.
But today was worse and that fact could be traced to the person standing across from her desk. A seven and a half foot figure covered in red and black plate only broken up by jacked spikes protruding from her shoulders and bright glowing eyes, Breacher cut an imposing figure which wasn't helped by the razor sharp claws that she had instead of finger nails or the lipless mouth filled with teeth that seemed more at home with a marine predator that anything that stands on two legs. She chuckled at the memory of PR trying to paint the eight foot tall figure as a figure for children to look up to. But right now wasn't time for that.
She angrily barked out towards Breacher "what were you thinking" which Breacher responded to with "with all due respect ma'am i was trying to stop Squealer from crushing a crowd of school children" the way the words where spilled out of her mouth towards Piggot made it clear that she had no respect in those words and was very close to turning this meeting into a shouting match.
Piggot chose her words very carefully " that I understand but i don't see why you chose to throw a street light through the engine and into the ground " She managed to hiss out words laced with cold rage. The venom in her voice was so thick that if someone were to walk in, they would probably choke on it .
Breacher replied lazily and uncaring " it seemed like a good idea at the time "
" The vehicle exploded and broke every window on the block and set of every car alarm in two "
" I fail to see the problem " replied Breacher " Glory Girl cause far more on the regular " that did not help Piggots mood.
" Glory Girl is not a ward"! shouted Piggot "you are unnecessarily vicious and cause far too much collateral damage" a pause "you…. ".
She was given pause when breachers spiked and steel plated shoulders slumped "your right". This stopped the retort that was forming in her mouth " I'm prone to being unnecessarily vicious and destructive…. I lack restraint ". Shit Piggot didn't see that coming, she opened her mouth to reply but Breacher interrupted once again " Im not getting what need form this I'm resigning immediately" she threw a bundle of papers onto her desk " I'm obviously not getting what i need here and fighting against super villains obviously isn't helping"
Piggot was completely lost on what to do. She wanted to try to get her to reconsider but all that came out of her mouth was " what will you do now ".
Breacher just said " I don't know, maybe i'll go independent, do security work " she paused, seeming to consider her words " maybe i'll join Faultlines crew I heard the dental is amazing " she joked half heartedly.
Piggot was at a loss of words " she just choked out " you know that makes us enemies ".
Breacher just laughed " I suppose so "!
She turned to walk away but thought better of it after 3 steps " I would say it's been a honor serving here " a pause " but that would be a lie ". She turned footsteps and continued out into the halfway echoing the clang of metal against metal.
" THUNK THUNK THUNK "
Piggot just dropped her head into her hands and yelled
" shit "
Breacher walked along the sidewalk in the docks, it was late the only light being from the streetlights lining the street half of them broken. She was always told not to go out at this time by her father, but she needed to clear her head. She suddenly said out loud for the night to hear " f*** " suddenly pausing she then mumbled " lets just go home i need to tell dad " She turned to walk back towards her home, But then heard a squeaky voice yell out " what of the children " to which a much deeper voice responded " kill them just kill them you see one shoot em you see another shoot em twice.
It was at this point that Breacher decided to intervene, she normally would have left a bunch of druggies in an alley talking crap alone. But killing kids was a line you didn't cross unless you wanted her to pick it up and strangle you with it.
She ran around the corner of the alley and skidded to a halt behind the gang members, and shouted out using a monotone and mono gender filter that deepens her voice and gives it a menacing crackle.
" Do you guys have a good health plan "
One of the thugs yelled out a meaningless and indecipherable cry and emptied a gun in her direction. While the bullets were annoying they ultimately did nothing but make her smile, moving back the plates in front of her teeth allowing her to grin showing a dozen rows of teeth and causing at least one gang member to empty their bladder.
" Apparently you do, " she yelled before letting half a dozen missiles fly each the size of a finger but packing enough con foam to cover a man's entire body and glue them to the ground a far cry from the usual explosives that she generated while in changer form. The missiles struck true, gluing the unpowered gang members to the ground.
She turned to the last man, a tall muscular man hiding in the shadows " I suppose I couldn't talk you into surrendering, " she replied with a hint of humor.
To this he responded. A wave of fire flew out from the man and covered her. Igniting the air around her and causing the paint on her armour to bubble. A shrill shriek escaped her mouth mechanically distorted and sounding like the thrumming of a generator and cacophony of shrieking metal combined, the flame continued forcing Breacher back.
Taylor Hebert was not having a good day.