“I could call some people, if we organized a search party-”
“Too dangerous when you’re talking supervillains and the numbers of armed thugs on the streets. Even civilians are likely to attack first and ask questions later, if confronted. Besides…” she picked up her cell phone from the corner of her desk. She showed him the screen, “Cell towers are down. No service.”
Right. Good points. You need satellite phones if you want to do that.
He frowned. “I- I don’t know what to say.”
“Welcome back to Brockton Bay, Mr. Barnes.”
…OH.
That Alan! I forgot he was named Alan. So it’s not a new break of the One Steve Limit, though it’s still poorly timed.
So if he’s here, that means Emma’s back too, very likely. I’m sure Taylor will be overjoyed by those news.
(Though I don’t think Taylor ever found out Emma had left in the first place.)