Playing Politics and also maybe God

2024-06-06: Playing Politics and also maybe God

Randy Roberts, dad of Lucas (child killed by el Luchador at ComiCon Chicago) and general counsel for PDG, met Diego at his church so he could "get closure"
it took work to track Diego down
he gave Diego his card, saying, "I'm still in touch with some of the parents. I'm sure they'd appreciate hearing from you."

at the park from the Vision Pro debacle
Mara Anderson, AEGIS Assistant to the Chief Super Prosecutor of AEGIS (that is, chief prosecutor handling cases against supers), takes your Apple Vision Pros and all material related to this case
she also replaced Agent Boggs as lead of X prosecution - heroes talked to him a while
X's real name has not been released to the public
two livestreamers were the two unapprehended of the 7 thieves, they'd been reported missing by loved ones that morning - you confirmed mind control at work, thieves were released and cleared of charges

just above sheared off top of Willis Tower, now a monitoring platform
generations ago, an interdimensional threat came through and was defeated by AEGIS supers
boring, but a chance to plan next steps - namely, leaking X's name to the news media through various channels
the Glint created a construct and sent it through the Rift, it returned "awakened" and calling him "Father," and it - er, "Rajesh" - asked to return through the Rift, which Abed granted
Abed soon received a strongly worded email from AEGIS, since this was seen on the portal monitoring equipment

the heroes asked Agent Rayburn to dinner, he stayed for drinks - they were looking for advice about leaking X's name and for more background on Mara Anderson
Rayburn was worried about Patton - who's already campaigning on "getting behind the shield" and using all legal means available to force AEGIS transparency and accountability - turning leak to his advantage
Diego is tracking Patton's campaign very closely
Rayburn also described split in AEGIS - normies vs supers; Patton (team normie) is already working with Mara Anderson's boss, and the rest of legal is with him
Leon Skum was running SkumAI, SkumTech's AI division, before his arrest, and the public line is he's "traveling overseas" and currently visiting Beijing

Miles met with Cheryl, the Lightning family PR person, asking her to help leak X's name
she agreed, as long as Storm Lightningsigns off
Miles learned of her ambition to work for AEGIS's PR department and she's hoping he/his family will remember this favor and help her get a job there
she no longer has influence over him

Abed hung out by the Chicago River, near where he first fell in and became the Glint
on a nearby building's video billboard, he saw:
- SkumTech releases EyeSkum AR/VR contacts with alien tech (S.V. 2.0 VR headset)
- Operation Rock-'n'-roll: Sledge, Dr. Carmichael, Mist, and Planetar to go to asteroid; Nighthawk will stay in Chicago (these are all Exemplars)
Abed also saw a disturbance above the water; it resonates with him; he jumps in to touch it
he saw clearly the threat to his mosque: Patton wants to make money with this Smart Home development project, of course, but of greater interested to him is the native burial site within the project's boundaries. Patton is after some powerful ancient artifact that's buried there.
he woke up in the ER, having been saved from drowning

Diego leaks X's name to his alderperson, Jose Fuentes, who passes the info to Mayor Johnson, who announces a competing initiative (vs Patton's campaign promise) from the Mayor's office
somewhere in the city, a figure robed in blinding light momentarily drains Chicago's power grid