Gleaming 9.4

 is the fourth chapter of Gleaming. Victoria convinces Breakthrough that Byron being active is acceptable, Capricorn and Antares visit the Major Malfunctions, and are attacked by Teacher’s thralls.

Plot
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Characters
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Breakthrough

 * Antares
 * Tress
 * Cryptid
 * Capricorn
 * Swansong (projection)
 * Lookout
 * Precipice (projection)

The Major Malfunctions

 * Withdrawal
 * Caryatid
 * Finale

Teacher's Group

 * Purple Fire parahuman
 * Thinker-ones
 * Tinker-ones

Mentioned

 * Goddess
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Trivia

 * The Wretch proves cooperative and picks up debris.
 * Victoria runs through Master-Stranger protocols.