Talia read the email excitedly, wondering what the Grey Gadgeteer wanted to tell them and hoping it was good news for their next test. She was still reveling in all the things she had gotten to learn from her times with Bob and the ease at which they'd been able to hang out and just be casual towards each other. It wasn't weird experiences and awkward like she was used to, nor was it a constant feeling of pressure like she was also used to as a performer. It was... nice. She felt like she might just be able to relax and breathe and perhaps even belong for the first time ever.

She called a taxi and got a ride to the headquarters and walked up the walkway to the door that was familiar to her now. She knocked gently but excitedly and waited.