The session opened on a bright, sunny afternoon at the Embassy, a welcome respite after the chaos of April Fool's Day. Ferdinand, the Minotaur vegetarian, was already at work, preparing everyone's favorite breakfast. Despite his own dietary preferences, he had no qualms cooking meat for the team, humorously noting that his distant relatives (the beef) couldn't talk anyway.
The morning papers arrived, and with them, a curious sidebar on the front page. Elizabeth Abigail Bennett, known as Hawk Girl, discovered an announcement hinting at her impending engagement. Furious, she immediately called Edward, her supposed fiancé. The conversation was a comical dance of denial and misinterpretation. "While I was in a coma, Edward announced that we were engaged?" she demanded, to which he replied, "Well, I mean, it was going to happen anyways, and I didn't want people to block me access from being able to see you." He even revealed a new "Bennett-Carlton Birds of Prey Aviary" that she knew nothing about. Elizabeth's frustration was palpable, especially when Edward's casual mention of a new ring with a hawk symbol further complicated matters. "Does that symbol mean anything? To me," she asked, eyeing the ring.
Meanwhile, a strange individual in a red unitard with yellow pants and a domino mask delivered a small box to Achilles. Inside, a note from "Flamebird" explained the unusual delivery method via a friend who could "breach the barrier." The box contained a wrong-colored Green Lantern ring—a blue one—along with a note hoping it would work despite dimensional differences. The note read: "Sorry to deliver this, not in person. I was unsure I would be able to get back. But my friend has the ability to breach the barrier. I knew he would be able to find you and get back presuming that he didn't get distracted and deliver this to somebody else. If so, could you please forward this to Achilles of the Myrmidons at the former Themysciran Embassy gate wasted? Indeed. Uh, Achilles. I hope this will work. I don't know about the dimensional difference. Because there's a chance since it's from my home and not yours. It may not work at all. But I know how it is to be separated. Signed. Flame bird."
Across the Embassy, Orichalcum (Lin Xinwei) received a series of increasingly frantic calls and texts from her grandfather, now residing in a metallic construct body. He was on a quest for a "disintegrator" from the Embassy's workshop or armory, intending to use it on the mayor or the corrupt police commissioner to protect Orichalcum's parents. "I'm going to discriminate the person that endangered your parents that corrupt police commissioner," he declared. Orichalcum patiently, and humorously, explained the concept of murder and the legal system to her exasperated grandfather. "Okay, Grandpa. This, that's called murder in this country and every other country," she stated. The conversation also revealed that Orichalcum's brother, Black Diamond, was recovering well and had even received a power boost, sponsored by the mayor's office.
Adding to the morning's odd deliveries, a cat wandered into the Embassy and presented Akasha with a small note and a pressed, dried four-leaf clover. Akasha's magical awareness immediately sensed an "insane amount of potent magic" within the clover, a mechanism designed to transport the user to a safe place if a massive wave of entropy affected the arrow of time. The note simply said: “I didn't know you existed. Please keep this on you at all times."
A little later, Rachael was relaxing in the pool, listening to music with her earbuds in. Quantum, needing to get her attention, threw a lawn chair into the pool. "You get soaked together with water if something else is thrown at you," he warned. Rachael, startled, pulled out her earbuds. "What do you need?" she asked. Quantum then informed her of the mayor's meeting, and she agreed to accompany him.
Quantum and Rachael attended the meeting called by the new mayor, Angus Miller. The mayor, eager to assert his authority, informed Quantum about the ongoing investigation into former Commissioner Hall's corruption. He emphasized that Quantum, as the superhero liaison, worked for the mayor's office and was responsible for coordinating superhero response for Gateway City. "You're our liaison, too. The superhero Community," the mayor stated. "So, when the mayor's office needs things from the superhero community and we contact our liaison who works for us and you make sure it happens if there's a disaster. You know you're in charge of coordinating superhero response for Gateway City, understood?" The mayor also made it clear that the superhero community's support for Hall was putting them on "thin ice." The discussion then veered into the contentious topic of the Chinatown redevelopment zone and the mayor's problematic views on the immigrant community and gang violence. "The gang violence is happening there, not anywhere else in Gateway City. Thank thank God," the mayor remarked, to which Quantum retorted, "Well, some of your facts are wrong, but I understand, they said, you've been misinformed." Quantum attempted to navigate the political tightrope, trying to ensure any press releases accurately reflected the situation.
Following the meeting, Quantum's tax issues came to light when he reached out to Elizabeth for a referral. He had been under the impression that Ferdinand handled his personal taxes. However, when Elizabeth asked, Ferdinand quickly dispelled this notion, "I prepare your meals that I cleaned the house." Elizabeth wondered how a superhero could file taxes without revealing their secret identity. "Oh, oh, wow, okay, uh, this is gonna require some research," she said. Quantum admitted he owed "about two years worth of back taxes," having been "unemployed for two years" before joining the Myrmidons. He had received three paychecks, totaling $2000 each, but without proper tax forms or direct deposit information, the city payroll was holding his money. "They're paying you without you providing them with identification. Isn't that illegal?" Elizabeth pressed. After much deliberation and a call to her network, Elizabeth found a potential contact: Kate Spencer, a lawyer specializing in superhero law.
Meanwhile, back at the Embassy, Achilles, disturbed by the day's events, consulted the Orb. What he discovered was chilling: all recorded history in the universe abruptly ceased six months from the current date. Future heroes and events he knew to exist were simply gone, erased from the timeline. "The orb records the last in the collapse of the space-time Continuum," he reported. This stark revelation prompted Achilles to call an emergency team meeting in the dining room.
During the meeting, Achilles shared his grim findings from the Orb. The team grappled with the implications of a collapsing timeline and the disappearance of future figures like Booster Gold and the Legion of Superheroes. "You're married in the league married two weeks later. The universe ends," Achilles summarized grimly. The discussion turned to Harmonia Lee, Orichalcum's grandmother, as a potential expert on the time stream, though her possible involvement in the disruption was also considered. "Is there a possibility she's the one responsible for all this?" Achilles pondered. Amidst the gravity of the situation, Orichalcum also revealed that the package her grandfather was supposed to deliver to her contained a fake Eclipso diamond, with a note from Harmonia Lee stating it was for her "favorite" grandchild's protection. The note read: "While my newest grandchild will be getting something later and of lesser efficacy. I wish to make sure that you, my favorite, are protected. Keep this on you at all times."
The session concluded with the team facing the daunting reality of their impending temporal doom, a problem far more pressing than any personal dramas or tax woes. The mystery of the collapsing timeline and Harmonia Lee's role in it became their immediate, paramount concern.