"Definitely resigned. I'd been outed - no more secret identity. I-" Her mouth twists, wry. "So, it's a very long story, but two evil clones of me told the heroes who I am, and- some things I'd done..." She grimaces at herself for weaseling out of telling him, but goes on.
"I could have kept going as Skitter, but I would have had to do something about my father, and Dinah had told me I couldn't remain with my old team anyway, which I knew, and I knew I needed a longer reach than just Brockton Bay, so I rolled the dice. Turned myself in, to make the PRT take me and what I had to say seriously.
"They assumed it was some kind of power play or trick, which I understand, so they were really suspicious."
The only concession to Tim knowing she's glossing over a decent chunk of explanation is the brief tightening of his mouth in one corner, but he doesn't interrupt or follow it.
"I wish I could assume that went well for you, but." This one gets a full mouth press, as he tightens his grip for a moment in solidarity. "Yeah."
"It went overall well," she can at least say. "The first day went bad... body-count bad," she admits, steeling herself to feel him let go. "But I wound up where I needed to be. Most of the charges got dropped, I got two years work-release, in a normal prison, not the Birdcage. And they added me to the Wards. Officially a hero."
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"I could have kept going as Skitter, but I would have had to do something about my father, and Dinah had told me I couldn't remain with my old team anyway, which I knew, and I knew I needed a longer reach than just Brockton Bay, so I rolled the dice. Turned myself in, to make the PRT take me and what I had to say seriously.
"They assumed it was some kind of power play or trick, which I understand, so they were really suspicious."
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"I wish I could assume that went well for you, but." This one gets a full mouth press, as he tightens his grip for a moment in solidarity. "Yeah."
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"Sorry it didn't get to last," he hums.
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