"Don't patronize me!" Tegwen lashed at Megavolt. "Joke all you want but I'll be the one who laughs last." She cringed at her own cliché.

"Y'see? A natural supervillain! So, have you two finished shopping or what?"

Slipping out from under his arm, Bushroot backed toward the doorway of a nearby store. "Megavolt, come on now! We just got here. Tegwen really needs something suitable to wear before she freezes to death, plus I thought it would be nice for her to have a normal day."

"What's more normal than hanging out at the mall with a couple of her closest friends? What do you say, Tegwen? Three's company? Tegwen?" He turned his head just to see a mop of blonde curls disappearing into the crowd.



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