Everyone's awfully quiet about this. Or are you all just tired?

You're all so compliant. It's revolting.

Don't you have any pride? You're jerked about like marionettes on a stage♪ and all you can do is mumble things at each other and try to cope with it.

No justice. No retribution. No outrage.

Meek♪ as sheep that fear the shepherd. Is this all you are? Disappointing. I was expecting a few heroes. At least

[Rhode sits in a battered old trenchcoat many sizes too large for her. She's skipping rocks off the lake, the PCD settled in her lap after she turns it on.]

So many happy families~♪ Isn't that nice?

You must all feel so lucky♪ to be here. I bet none of you ever want to leave.

[Rhode's expression bears a fixed and eerie smile.]

Allen~♪ Come here right now. [The tone in her voice isn't the usual petulence and demanding brattiness.]

[And that's all, she shuts off the feed.]

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[A little girl is standing on the wall, looking out over the city. She’s oblivious to the PCD, a frown on her face. Clearly she’s displeased with what she sees, and gradually the expresssion grows darker and darker.]

[Without a word she starts to walk away, small hands clenched in fists at her side, expression intent and angry.]

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