Home Alone

Was there anything more depressing than being 18 and having no social life? Vista couldn't think of one.

Okay, she had to admit that might be a tad bit dramatic. As one of the youngest Warden Team Leaders, she had quickly risen through the ranks and gone on countless hero patrols, all to keep humanity safe. The added benefit of accruing massive amounts of overtime and eventual holiday pay was just a bonus. Unfortunately, the Wardens had to call her out for not taking any time off, and now she had a mandatory week off.

It wouldn't be so bad, if Byron hadn't been sent to be an understudy for Chevalier on an entirely different Earth and all her friends she had called up were busy. Vic was a full-time professor now and Rachel was herding buffalo.

"This is such bullshit," Vista murmured, idly turning her lamp into a pretzel out of boredom. She saw the time - barely noon - and groaned even more.

"Fuck it, I'm having some me time then." Who needed people? She was a grown woman! She knew how to have fun by herself!

Right?

Vista then took several minutes trying to think about fun things she could do. She didn't really want to go outside; that would require getting all cleaned up and dressed to go do nothing, and her neighborhood was still being rebuilt. It wasn't bad or anything, but even with her powers it would be nigh impossible to get around without dirtying things up. It would have to be a last resort if anything.

Half an hour later, she completed a list of things she could do by herself with the least amount of hassle:

1.) The Laziest - Taking a hot bubble bath. She hadn't had one since she was a kid, but she had heard from Solarstare about how luxurious it felt to soak in the suds. Vista wasn't sure about the quality of alt earth soap, but it couldn't hurt!

2.) Second laziest - Trying out some of the "toys" Solarstare had sent her. It had been a gag gift for her 18th birthday, but Vista had to admit she was curious about what the goody bag held for her, and maybe some test runs...

3.) Sort of Work - Trying on the new Warden costumes. Vista had been given new costumes for teens around her body size and shape, apparently, and the PR nerds were hoping she could test them out and give her opinion on the prototypes.

4.) Other - Vista would just think of different options and see what struck her as good

It was a rushed list, but Vista was having fun with the choices. None of them were boring at the least and there didn't seem to be anything that could go wrong!