[center][h2][color=gray]Clocking Out?[/color][/h2][sup][@Sadu][/sup][/center][hr]
An unassuming employee is heading out, a bag in one hand and car keys in the other. They stop the moment they meet Solaris's gaze. [color=pink]"Oh, uh,"[/color] they clear their throat awkwardly, [color=pink]"didn't think you'd clock in or... out? Do you need any help getting in?"[/color]

The name tag on their shirt reads [i]Samson.[/i] They open the door for Solaris. [color=pink]"We, uh, weren't expecting you to come in. Heard about your drug bust thing, though. Go Solaris! Yeah.... The, uh, rest of A-team is in the break room if you're looking for them; most of the others clocked out already. [sub]And I should get going too, I gotta feed my cat...[/sub]"[/color]

[hr][center][img]https://i.postimg.cc/HxzDbDBL/jointbanner-MCn-E.png[/img][h2][color=gray]Group Photos and a Surprise![/color][/h2][sup][@BigPapaBelial][@Thayr][@Aku the Samurai][/sup]
[sup]A little before Madcap leaves, and after![/sup][/center][hr]
Eclipse finds himself juggling a book, a bag of chips, and two types of buns. Not what he wanted to do. What was up with people and giving him food today? Was he a stray cat or something? Was that it? He scowls as Hat Trick grabs his hand--the previous items he was handling falling on either his lap or the table. "

[quote][color=#30ACFF]"Ahhh Young'un don't put yourself down you hear? There's still time."[/color] He walks over and clasps Eclipse's hand, [color=#30ACFF]"Give it time, give it some determination. Not everyone starts off great. I sure as hell didn't."[/color][/quote]
He grumbles. Yeah, like he [i]wants[/i] to be a hero. 

... Right. 

How bad did Hat Trick start off anyway? 

There's no way a guy like them, all jovial and happy, started off that bad, right? Although ice powers were a bit of a villain power, maybe not as much as shadow powers, but still. He looked like the hero type, acted like one too, he couldn't imagine Hat Trick started off that roughly. A good smile and attitude make a hero, after all.

Madcap hugs Hat Trick back with unmatched vigor, attempting to go in for an impromptu 'awesome' handshake, before quickly retracting his hand. [color=dodgerblue]"Oh. My. God. You are SO much cooler in real life! [b]I'M THE LUCKIEST HERO IN THE WORLD![/b]"[/color] He's practically jumping for joy.

Then came the photos...

Eclipse has a permanent scowl and maybe doesn't even realize that he's being photographed until it's too late. Madcap, on the other hand, manages to pose for each and every photo before promptly leaving the room.

Eclipse watches both Hat Trick and Madcap slink out of the break room, and he's half tempted to chase after them for the whole photo session (god knows he doesn't want his face on social media), but finds himself frozen as Payback speaks up about the new kid.

[quote][color=crimson]”When did we start having fucking kids working here? The hell’s this?”[/color][/quote]
He stares at her with uncharacteristic surprise.

[color=gray]"You can actually speak?"[/color]