Gleaming 9.12

 is the fourteenth chapter of Gleaming. Victoria speaks with prisoners, Goddess senses an inevitable danger, Teacher plans to starve out the prisoners, Victoria makes a deal with Coalbelcher, Goddess’ clustermate arrives.

Plot
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Characters
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"United Capes"

 * Goddess
 * Breakthrough
 * Antares
 * Capricorn
 * Tress
 * Lookout
 * Natalie
 * Swansong
 * Damsel of Distress III
 * Precipice
 * Inmates
 * Coalbelcher
 * Monokeros
 * Seir
 * Flense
 * burned woman
 * hangwoman
 * other aligned inmates
 * Third Group
 * Amy
 * Cryptid
 * Goddess' clustermate

Foresight

 * Crystalclear
 * Ratcatcher

Prison Residents

 * maximum security prisoners
 * neon light shaker/master?


 * prison guards and staff
 * Pharmacist

Teacher's cavalry

 * Lung
 * Blindside
 * Kingdom Come

Mentioned

 * Vista
 * Shielder
 * The Major Malfunctions
 * Finale
 * Zion
 * Inevitability
 * Endbringers
 * Leviathan
 * The Undersiders
 * Dean
 * Crawler
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Trivia

 * It is unknown if the hangwomen and burned men are the same people from Unmasked seen in Eclipse.