The Spirit of St. Louis grinned as the announcement went out. She had been inducted into the League! Of course this would mean multiple commitments and deployments in the future, but in the meantime she grinned ear to ear. Sonja had to call her parents and her press agent, in that order, then make sure she picked up a few copies of the next day's [i]Post-Dispatch[/i], frame one of them for her place. The expansion of the League was going to be big news, but her hometown would naturally focus on its daughter. But first, there was something she had said she was going to do.

Sonja picked her way through the throng, and easily found Hi-Voltage, his tall lanky form standing out even in this crowd. She gave him a gentle nudge in the side. "Congratulations, Volt. We made it to the major league, stringbean. Now, how about you and I go down to this Fortress joint she mentioned and get ourselves a vodka tonic to celebrate? We'll probably see plenty of these people as well." She whipped off her sunglasses and held out her hand. "Sonja Simpson, by the way. Just so we're clear."