<strong>Ace</strong><br/><br/>The warden was losing his hair, and that was likely exacerbated by the mound of letters in his inbox and the precious little in his outbox, and the jumble of papers around his desk as he typed something up. He stopped to listen intently to Ace's offer, however, steepling his fingers as he considered it.<br/><br/>"Let's get this out of the way first, ma'am," the warden said at the end, "Ms. Minodora - Onyx - was in the process of escaping from New New Newgate when Zohar showed up. She apparently considered it an insult to her skills to have someone interrupt, and has opted to remain with us until we can rebuild the prison and reincarcerate her, so she can escape from it properly."<br/><br/>He sighed and rubbed his head, "that would be all upside for society at large, except that she keeps demanding daily status reports, and she's probably going to bust out if she gets the sense we're dragging our feet in the matter. Still, a supervillain I can contain with words and paperwork, who will fight against further attempts to free her, is welcome enough at a time like this.<br/><br/>Which brings us to Ms. Atel. Frankly, we're likely to have a huge fight on our hands the second Recluse or Borous or whoever might want her realizes she's here, and I'm not confident we'd win. I would ask you not to trust her, but if you want to handle her containment temporarily, she's a hundred times more secure in your company than she is with us. I am still the warden of an American prison and still authorized to arrange work details;<em>legally</em>it's not as difficult as you might think, it's not much different from sending her to fight fires.<em>Politically</em>..."<br/><br/>He let out a deep breath, "even assuming she was a one-hundred-percent girl-scout the second she left, it would be a garbage fire. Get her to keep her nose clean, keep her away from cameras if possible, and report in regularly on her activity. If you can do that, I'll help you to the best of my ability."<br/><br/>He stood, extending his hand to shake hers, "good luck, Ace."