Flight back.

[nation_doomp]

Dayton is still fighting dizziness and the effects of doing way more with the helmet than he's done in years. It's going to be a short hop by plane back to San Francisco

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[green_menagerie]

"I don't have anything to say," Gar replies. "I'm sure by now you've realized how badly you misjudged everything."

[nation_doomp]

He sighs. "I know. Lock me up in Alcatraz when it's over. I've earned worse. I may not have been as good to you or for you as Rita was, but that does not mean that I wouldn't have done anything for you, or tried to protect you in any way I could."

[green_menagerie]

"Maybe instead of protecting me, you could have stood by me instead," Gar suggests.

He's done with Dayton, at least for the moment. He moves to Aurora. "Hey," he says gently. "How are you doing?"

[hippie_shifter]

Her shirt's torn. She looks like she's seen better days. She puts her hand over his.

"Probably should have shifted earlier to help out."

She pauses. "Gar, I owe you a big apology. I didn't have any damn business looking into this. As much as he's done, he's still your dad...well, guardian."

[green_menagerie]

He shakes his head, giving her a big hug. "You didn't have the monopoly on dumb mistakes on this one, Rory... not by a long shot. I owe you a huge apology, too. Maybe a few."

[hippie_shifter]

She snuggles into it. He's always made her feel so safe. Even if their last conversation went to hell, it doesn't change how she feels about him.

"At least I got to meet some of the folks you were telling me about, like Mr. Steele. I could like him."

[green_menagerie]

"I'm glad," Gar smiles, then frowns and tilts his head towards Dayton. "Sorry about Dayton, though... He meant well, but the road to hell and all..."

[heart_of_steele]

"So what exactly went on back there? Because I thought the days of stuff not makin' sense were over."

[green_menagerie]

"Back when I was a kid, I discovered I could turn into different creatures that never existed. Gargoyles, dragons, that sort of stuff. And to protect me, he put a lock on that power... and that block has been there since."

[hippie_shifter]

"It probably would have scared me if I hadn't been more concerned with getting Claire and Peter out...and if I hadn't been in a difficult shift myself," Aurora admits. "I know you can pull off some pretty impressive stunts, Frog Prince, but that goes past 'impressive.'"

[green_menagerie]

"I can do all sorts of mythological creatures now, too," Gar explains, shifting into a green gargoyle. "I think I can handle bigger creatures now, too."

[heart_of_steele]

"Uh...huh," Cliff said, after a second. "Well, ya definitely saved our asses their, kid."

[nation_citizens]

Claire and Peter have been stunned silent for the most part, but Claire manages to find her voice.

"Aurora, why didn't you tell anyone that you...Well, that you're...?"

[hippie_shifter]

"A 'cape?' A 'meta?'" she asks.

[nation_citizens]

Now, Peter's curious. "Yeah, because someone like you is the last person anyone thought would go put on a mask and beat people up."

[hippie_shifter]

"There's more to it than that," Aurora says. "It's another way to try and help people. It's not just 'putting on a mask and beating people up.' Folks who do this do it because they are trying to...well, a lot of them have been through hell and are just trying to make it so 'hell' doesn't happen to anyone else."