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[winn]

[ get ready for a very quick avalanche of words. ] Is the cop some kind of DEO liaison, a Supergirl informant, an independent addition to the Superfriends, or are we just working with the police now? Is M'gann also undercover, or is there an epic alien partnership in my future? Get her a name before Ms. Grant gets to her - and oh yeah - when we last left our heroes Alex and J'onn were on the run, and there was a dual threat of billionaire tech genius and psycho relatives - where do we stand on those?

[takingkarabusiness]

Well, she and Alex are friends. Or— well, not dating. Crushing? Alex is into her and they have a good working relationship. We're not really working with the police but she's a big help in a lot of ways.

M'gann works at a bar! An alien bar, actually. So that's really cool. Maggie told us about it, which is kind of embarrassing that we didn't know about it, but that's fine. Oh, Maggie isn't an alien but she works on a specialized task force that investigate alien related crimes and stuff, so that bar is a big asset to her.

And yeah, about that... stuff happened, they came back, Non is dead... that sums it up, right? Max helped us out and he hasn't really been on the scene since we resolved that.

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[ that is a lot of information to take in, right there, so he just sits there and lets it sink in for a moment.

maxell lord redeemed himself to winn when he helped bring kara back from her coma, but still it's nice that an idol of his came back from the dark side. non dying, well...sorry, not sorry. does that make him a bad person? j'onn and alex are safe. that's the most important bit of news there. alien bar is cool. and he really wishes he could have talked to future alex when kitty was a man.

he nods. ]

Okay. Everyone's good? James? [ are you still tormenting everyone around you? ]

[takingkarabusiness]

James is good. Really good, actually. Ms. Grant is taking a sabbatical, so James is actually her replacement at CatCo. He's doing a great job if you ask me.

[winn]

...James is our boss?

[ not sure how to feel about that. kara is saving the world, james is ruling the world, and he's still stuck in it? he really has to rethink his life. he's happy for james, sure, and he's sure he's a hell of a lot nicer than ms. grant. but being bossed around by a friend doesn't sound appealing, either. ]

[takingkarabusiness]

Um, not really.

You made a career change, and I'm a reporter now. So while he's still technically my boss, I don't report to him directly.

[winn]

[ all those other huge changes in their lives, he's taken in stride. but he's been stuck in the same place for so long, that that bit of news is actually the most surprising and jarring of all.

he actually did it? he can't even remember what he used to be like before the fleet, but he doesn't remember that guy too fondly, he seems so weak in retrospect. does that mean he brings the fleet back with him, or does he just grow a pair all over again? ]

Wh-what career change? [ he can't even pretend to be casual about this question; he's eager, excited, happy about it even without knowing where he's going (though really, where could he be going? he wouldn't leave a cushy job in catco for something completely new. it's the deo, isn't it? it's what he's told kate he was thinking about wanting months ago.) ]

[takingkarabusiness]

J'onn finally recognized what a great asset you'd be for the DEO, so you moved over there.

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[ excuse him, he's gonna pump his fist in the air repeatedly while exclaiming quiet happy 'yes!'-es.

as you can see he's absolutely devastated about leaving catco behind.

no, really, he is sad about some aspects of it. he met kara there, working independently with her has been the highlight of his national city life, and there were good benefits. but he can't take being just an it guy anymore. he wants to do more with his life, be more, justify all this faith people keep putting in him. ]

[takingkarabusiness]

[ that does make her laugh a little ]

Excited?

[winn]

What gave you that idea?

[ he grins. ]

[takingkarabusiness]

Apparently there's been an above-ground entrance to the DEO this whole time, too, they just neglected to tell us.

But you're good there. It suits you.

[winn]

Seriously? They've just been trolling us?

[ not that he's even been there that much (once, he's been there once when kara was in a coma.) but kara's been there tons of times! ]

They needed some good teching up in there, outsourcing to an IT guy is just embarrassing. [ shrug. no he can't stop smiling about this. ]

[takingkarabusiness]

Well, now they get to in-source.

[winn]

And I get to use that sick setup every day...

[ wistfully. oh, how he misses their tech, words can't express it. ]

[takingkarabusiness]

Is that a thing? In-sourcing? I don't think that's a thing. I'm back for five minutes and I'm already making up words.

Oh, and James and I thought about dating for like 12 hours but I kept putting it off and it turns out I think we're just better as friends.

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[ ...

well that's just. she gets a what now?? look

wow, he's glad to have been flat out rejected. that would have crushed his soul. ]

That's, um. I'm, sorry? [ just into the chase? of a taken guy? are you sure you're not the frat boy, kara? what is he even supposed to say to that? ]

[takingkarabusiness]

It's, you know. [ handwave ] Anyway, just wanted to give you the team dynamics update.

[winn]

[ he nods. so they're awkward, nothing's changed there! ]

So how's reporting going?

[takingkarabusiness]

It's hard. Like, really hard. My boss is a total steamroller who doesn't appreciate all of the work that I do. But it's also really fulfilling, you know? Getting the scoop, exposing things to the world. I really feel like I can make a difference in there.

[winn]

If anyone can handle a hard boss, it's Cat Grant's longest lasting assistant.

[ he smiles at her, proud. ]

You make a difference anywhere you go.

[takingkarabusiness]

Thank you. I'll win him over yet! I've got James to back me up, too.

You're doing really well at the DEO. Definitely your element.

[winn]

You will, no one can resist that Danvers charm. [ alex wields it more to the scary side, but they both get under your skin. ]

I've been thinking it might be. [ he nods. but then a thought occurs to him. ] So, I guess that's it for the Superfriends? [ if they've both gone legit...does that mean james is cut out? ]

[takingkarabusiness]

Pretty much, that's the short of it. Mon-El is working his way toward it, but he's not quite there yet.

[winn]

You totally confused me about him...you were right about him, but he's working to be a Superfriend? [ help a guy out here ]