At Her New Base

There were perks to being slightly villainous.

Tattletale was richer than most people on Gimel, she got people to wait on her hand and feet, and the products she acquired were of such high quality that it almost looked Pre-Gold Morning.

Case in point: her undercity base.

Nearly a mile long, it had taken months with the help of powers and bribery to get it set up just the way she wanted. Coil had been a prick of the highest order, a real fucking scumbag who preyed on young Thinker girls, but goddamn did he have it right to have a secret underground lair.

Naturally, it was in Tattletale's best interest to outdo him in every capacity, and she was proud to say she succeeded. Even the creepy Lookout, Victoria's adopted kid and constant pain in the ass, had chipped in and supplied a Virtual Intelligence for Tattletale to use. This effectively made her entire base automated.

She could lock down any intruders with the right command phase if she wanted. Coupled with the VI having a database of Warden villains-of-interest, all intruders would activate the security features.

Even better, the kid locked herself out of the system at TT's request, so she wouldn't be peeking through cameras.

I'm honestly tempted to call up Victoria, just to trap her, she thought with a smile. Her Not-Friend might even appreciate the irony, after she had tossed Tattletale into the Exile Dimension as a joke. Either way, it was a win-win for her.

"Jeeves," she called out. The name had been her idea. "Activate!"

[ACTIVATED.]

"Perfect," Tattletale said with a grin. "Do a rudimentary scan for intruders and potential threats."

[SCANNING.]

Ugh, Tattletale thought at the loading image. It was pixel art of her being chased by Victoria in costume. Lookout was gonna get an earful for that-

[INTRUDER DETECTED. POTENTIAL THREAT DETECTED.]

Tattletale blinked, "What? Already? Who?"

[WARDEN WATCH-LIST: tattletale]

Tattletale stared at the image of herself on the screen in surprise, before face palming. The Wardens must not have updated their Watch List after the Titans. She was still considered a true villain in their systems.

"Lazy assholes..." she muttered. Louder she said, "Belay that order. Incorrect data."

[REJECTED. TATTLETALE IS AN INTRUDER AND POTENTIAL THREAT]

"...What? This is MY base. You're my Jeeves!"

[LOCKDOWN PROTOCOLS ENGAGED. SOUND SYSTEMS NEGATED IN ACCORDANCE TO THINKER PROTOCOLS]

Will eliminate the VI ability to hear voices, her power supplied. Block incoming and outgoing calls until an associated hero arrives.

"Hey wait, fucking-"

[LOCKDOWN ENGAGED]

The lights dimmed and took on a purple-ish hue. Her personal choice.

"-wait." She groaned, pinching the bridge of her nose, "Fuck me. Okay, well there's no way I'm waiting here for the heroes to laugh at me. I'm getting out and turning off this stupid robot. What are my options here?"

She glanced around the room, letting her power fill her in:

Option 1: Vents. Just big enough for the average woman to crawl through, still a tight fit with her costume, but manageable in perfect scenario. Unknown defenses may appear in the vents.

Option 2: Door. The electronic door can be tampered with, allowing it to open slightly, and possibly squeeze through so long as nothing gets stuck. Unknown defense may appear outside the door.

Option 3: Sprinklers. An open flame should activate the sprinkler system, drenching her in the tinker chemicals to put out the flame, hiding her from sensors. Unknown defenses may appear as she exits her office once chemicals wear off.

Option 4: Look around for other options