"Might as well be," Hardison said, though he lowered his voice as an ORANGE jumpsuit walked by. He took a breath and glanced around. "Where did they assign you?"

He hasn't quite been able to make the emergency services gig work for him, but he's waiting for the right moment. At least he gets access to the things that are happening in real time. If the Specials can pool their resources and their talents, who knows what they can do.

"They call us specials because they think we get special treatment. It's not a compliment. In fact, there's a group that has made it known they have no problem attacking us. So watch your back and don't go places alone if you can help it."