Goldenglow, Rhodes Island Logistics Operator. Primary place of work is the Rhodes Island hair salon; under typical circumstances, is not dispatched in Field Operator capacity. Uses a specially designed staff, conducting attacks on the enemy via control of 'Driftbeacon' Arts Units.
Drone +1, ATK +40% and ASPD +50. Releases Drones to attack enemies The Drone locks onto an enemy until the enemy is defeated, the Drone self-destructs or until the skill is over, then returns to the Operator
Mastery 3 · SP cost 35 · Initial SP 20 · Duration 25sDrone +1, ATK +60% and Attack Range expands. Releases Drones to attack enemies The Drone locks onto an enemy until the enemy is defeated or the Drone self-destructs, then returns to the Operator Unlimited duration
Mastery 3 · SP cost 70 · Initial SP 0Stops attacking; Drone +2, ATK +80% and Attack Range becomes global. Releases Drones to attack enemies and the Drones' attacks Slow the target for 0.5 seconds The Drone locks onto an enemy until the enemy is defeated, the Drone self-destructs or until the skill is over, then returns to the Operator
Mastery 3 · SP cost 35 · Initial SP 17 · Duration 30sWhen this unit's skill is active, Drones have a 10% chance to self-destruct when attacking (and then return to the Operator), dealing 315% of Goldenglow's ATK as Arts damage to enemies in a small area
Goldenglow and her Drones' attacks ignore 18 RES
Am I really going to be helpful? Um... alright, if you say so...
Hmm... your hair is close to coming out of your hood. If you've got the time, remember to give it a trim.
I can't use anything like a compass. No matter what I do, they all end up pointing at me. *Sigh*... I had no clue as a child, so I tried to use them to find my way home... Now that I think about it, I'm lucky I have a sense of direction.
You wanna touch my ears? Of course, touch them however you want... but people usually only do it a tiny bit. Why? Heheh, you'll find out if you try, won't you?
My Arts are... how do I put it? They affect a lot of things, but because they don't have a form, it's hard to grasp them properly... if I can get a handle on their nature some day, I might be able to live a normal life.
Static electric pulse theory says... okay, okay, I see. I just need to apply my Arts Unit, and start the antistatic equipment up, and that should... Yagh! That's not working at all. Where did I mess it up...? Here? Alright, once more.
Welcome~! Oh, Doctor! You finally decided to get your hair sorted, then? Good, sit down. Today, I'll be your... That's right, it's a salon in here, you're not imagining things. Um, don't go! This is my speciality, trust me, please! You won't regret this, I guarantee!
My dad told me I should pick up another craft in addition to Originium Arts, so this is what I went with. It turns out the only hair I can't fix is my own... Okay! How's that? Are there any bits you want fixed? None? Heheh, I thought as much. Alright, I'm finished for the day, then.
Before I got Infected, I was actually in really good shape. I got second place in a cross-country race! Once my Oripathy's a bit better, I want to start training again, and carry the gold medal back. Can I ask you to present it to me, Doctor? Heheh, then it's a promise.
The circuit's grounded... okay, now my hair shouldn't poof out. I'll have a break while the Doctor's asleep.
Finally made it here... nice to meet you, Doctor. I'm a new Operator onboard, Goldenglow. I look forward to working under you.
Mmgh... it still doesn't really make sense. Maybe I should visit my Instructor and see if she can help.
'I came up with the codename Goldenglow off the top of my head that day. I suppose you're wondering what her fair, pale looks have to do with a 'golden glow' though.' 'I thought about it carefully, and I think, it was probably the sight of Susie that evening, crackling all over. Left quite an impression on me.' 'It really was the first time I'd seen such... wrath.' 'A sort of unloading, a kind of hurt, a kind of sorrow.' '*sigh*... The weight of the world on my little shop girl's shoulders...' 'It's lucky Rhodes Island could help her move on from all her past trials. It's about time we let her live a proper life now.' 'You'd say just as well she's a dab hand with hairdressing, wouldn't you.' 'Oh, mind it, we've gotten sidetracked. Do you want some dried fruit?' 'I know, I know. Look, I'm putting my serious face on right now. Getting my serious words together.' 'Ahem.' 'Su—erm. Goldenglow's very cheerful, and very easy to get along with. She's diligent in what she does, and lives life earnestly.' 'Though fate's always out to throw her into the fire—and it's tried several times—she's still by our sides, still the same darling, and that in itself explains plenty of questions.' 'The whole affair in Caladon left no small shadow lurking in her heart, and to this day you can stand by her side, and sense the aftermath of that state of mind, that burst of Arts.' 'Her static, of course! Have you never been shocked before? You're not sure? Oh...' 'Well, it's like when you're warm next to Skyfire, or cold next to Santalla. It's the sort of thing that only shows in people with extreme Originium Arts assimilation, usually.' 'In time, mark my words, she'll become a mighty Caster.' 'However, before Rhodes Island looks to foster her as a Caster, it's my own hope we make clear what her true wish is.' 'If her dream is to become an outstanding hairdresser, like her father...' 'Then once she learns to rein in her own static, I imagine we'd have to request her further opinion then.' 'Will she be a Caster? Or will she treat studying the use of Arts as a form of hobby?' 'Or suppose, perhaps, that's as deep as she'll delve, and she'll turn her efforts to hairdressing, or maybe bartending, for the rest of her days?' 'That's not something for Rhodes Island to decide for her.' 'Even if she's unusually talented.' —Extract from recording of Quercus's evaluation of Goldenglow
Operator Goldenglow, real name Susie Glitter, was born in northern Victoria on the edge of the town of Boschendal. She was raised in poverty among many siblings, being the Glitters' sixth child. Possessing high Originium Arts assimilation, she was once referred to a local Caster institute for further studies, but was unable to complete them due to household economic factors. After her father's passing, she fell into Messenger work, but was accidentally infected on the job and became a sufferer of Oripathy. So as not to add to her family's economic burden, she traveled south from place to place, towards the city of Caladon. There she found employment and took up residence, coming into incidental contact with multiple Rhodes Island operators. After foiling a Caladon city councilor's plot, she was jointly recommended by Operators Quercus, Grani and Bitter Root. Upon passing the tests, she was taken in as a Rhodes Island Logistics Operator. Her main vocation is as a hairdresser, responsible for providing the Rhodes Island landship's operators and visitors with hairstyling services. At the same time, and at her own suggestion, a reserve Caster Operator course has been prepared for her to further explore, control, and stabilize her Originium Arts potential.
Gracebearer5★ · Guard
Grain Buds5★ · Supporter
Grani5★ · Vanguard
Gravel4★ · Specialist
GreyThroat5★ · Sniper
Greyy4★ · Caster
Greyy the Lightningbearer5★ · Sniper
Gummy4★ · Defender
Hadiya5★ · Guard
Harmonie5★ · Caster
Harold5★ · Medic
Haruka6★ · Supporter
Haze4★ · Caster
Heavyrain5★ · Defender
Heidi5★ · Supporter
Hellagur6★ · Guard
Hibiscus3★ · Medic
Hibiscus the Purifier5★ · Medic
Highmore5★ · Guard
Ho'olheyak6★ · Caster
Hoederer6★ · Guard
Honeyberry5★ · Medic
Horn6★ · Defender
Hoshiguma6★ · Defender
Hoshiguma the Breacher6★ · Defender
Humus4★ · Guard
Hung5★ · Defender
Iana5★ · Specialist
Ifrit6★ · Caster
Indigo4★ · Caster
Indra5★ · Guard
Ines6★ · Vanguard
Insider5★ · Sniper
Irene6★ · Guard
Iris5★ · Caster
Istina5★ · Supporter
Jackie4★ · Guard
Jaye4★ · Specialist
Jessica4★ · Sniper
Jessica the Liberated6★ · Defender
Jieyun5★ · Sniper
Ju5★ · Sniper
Kafka5★ · Specialist
Kal'tsit6★ · Medic
Kal'tsit Esperanta6★ · Medic
Kazemaru5★ · Specialist
Kestrel5★ · Vanguard
Kichisei5★ · Sniper
Kirara5★ · Specialist
Kirin R Yato6★ · Specialist
Kjera5★ · Caster
Kroos3★ · Sniper
Kroos the Keen Glint5★ · Sniper
La Pluma5★ · Guard
Laios5★ · Guard
Lancet-21★ · Medic
Lappland5★ · Guard
Lappland the Decadenza6★ · Caster
Lava3★ · Caster
Lava the Purgatory5★ · Caster
Lee6★ · Specialist
Leizi5★ · Caster
Leizi the Thunderbringer6★ · Guard
Lemuen6★ · Sniper
Leonhardt5★ · Caster
Lessing6★ · Guard
Leto5★ · Guard
Lin6★ · Caster
Ling6★ · Supporter
Liskarm5★ · Defender
Logos6★ · Caster
Lord/Sharp6★ · Guard
Lucilla5★ · Supporter
Lumen6★ · Medic
Lunacub5★ · Sniper
Luo Xiaohei4★ · Guard
Lutonada4★ · Defender
Magallan6★ · Supporter
Manticore5★ · Specialist
Mantra6★ · Caster
Marcille6★ · Caster
Matoimaru4★ · Guard
Matsukiri5★ · Vanguard
Matterhorn4★ · Defender
May4★ · Sniper
Mayer5★ · Supporter
Mechanist6★ · Defender
Melanite5★ · Sniper
Melantha3★ · Guard
Meteor4★ · Sniper
Meteorite5★ · Sniper
Midnight3★ · Guard
Minimalist5★ · Caster
Mint5★ · Caster
Misery6★ · Specialist
Miss.Christine5★ · Caster
Mitm5★ · Vanguard
Mizuki6★ · Specialist
Młynar6★ · Guard
Mon3tr6★ · Medic
Morgan5★ · Guard
Mostima6★ · Caster
Mountain6★ · Guard
Mousse4★ · Guard
Mr. Nothing5★ · Specialist
Mudrock6★ · Defender
Muelsyse6★ · Vanguard
Mulberry5★ · Medic
Mutsumi Wakaba5★ · Specialist
Myrrh4★ · Medic
Myrtle4★ · Vanguard
Narantuya6★ · Sniper
Nasti6★ · Supporter
Nearl5★ · Defender
Nearl the Radiant Knight6★ · Guard
Necrass6★ · Caster
Nian6★ · Defender
Nightingale6★ · Medic
Nightmare5★ · Caster
Nine-Colored Deer5★ · Supporter
Noir Corne2★ · Defender
Nowell5★ · Medic
Nyamu Yūtenji5★ · Guard
Nymph6★ · Caster
Odda5★ · Guard
Orchid3★ · Supporter
Pallas6★ · Guard
Paprika5★ · Medic
Papyrus5★ · Medic
Passenger6★ · Caster
Penance6★ · Defender
Pepe6★ · Guard
Perfumer4★ · Medic
Perfumer the Distilled5★ · Supporter
Phantom6★ · Specialist
Philae5★ · Defender
PhonoR-01★ · Supporter
Pinecone4★ · Sniper
Pith5★ · Caster
Pith6★ · Caster
Platinum5★ · Sniper
Plume3★ · Vanguard
Podenco4★ · Supporter
Poncirus5★ · Vanguard
Popukar3★ · Guard
Pozëmka6★ · Sniper
Pramanix5★ · Supporter
Pramanix the Prerita6★ · Caster
Projekt Red5★ · Specialist
Provence5★ · Sniper
Proviso5★ · Supporter
Ptilopsis5★ · Medic
Pudding4★ · Caster
Purestream4★ · Medic
Puzzle5★ · Vanguard
Qanipalaat5★ · Caster
Qiubai6★ · Guard
Quartz4★ · Guard
Quercus5★ · Supporter
Raidian6★ · Supporter
Raidian6★ · Supporter
Rangers2★ · Sniper
Rathalos S Noir Corne5★ · Guard
Ray6★ · Sniper
Record Keeper5★ · Medic
Reed5★ · Vanguard
Reed the Flame Shadow6★ · Medic
Reserve Operator - Caster3★ · Caster
Reserve Operator - Caster4★ · Caster
Reserve Operator - Defender3★ · Defender
Reserve Operator - Defender4★ · Defender
Reserve Operator - Guard4★ · Guard
Reserve Operator - Logistics3★ · Medic
Reserve Operator - Medic4★ · Medic
Reserve Operator - Melee3★ · Vanguard
Reserve Operator - Sniper3★ · Sniper
Reserve Operator - Sniper4★ · Sniper
Reserve Operator - Specialist4★ · Specialist
Reserve Operator - Supporter4★ · Supporter
Reserve Operator - Vanguard4★ · Vanguard
Ripresa5★ · Caster
Roberta4★ · Supporter
Robin5★ · Specialist
Rockrock5★ · Caster
Rope4★ · Specialist
Rosa6★ · Sniper
Rose Salt5★ · Medic
Rosmontis6★ · Sniper
Saga6★ · Vanguard
Saileach6★ · Vanguard
Sakiko Togawa6★ · Guard
Sand Reckoner5★ · Supporter
Sankta Miksaparato6★ · Defender
Santalla5★ · Caster
Saria6★ · Defender
Savage5★ · Guard
Scavenger4★ · Vanguard
Scene5★ · Supporter
Schwarz6★ · Sniper
Senshi5★ · Defender
Sesa5★ · Sniper
Shalem5★ · Defender
Shalem5★ · Defender
Shamare5★ · Supporter
Sharp5★ · Guard
Sharp6★ · Guard
Shaw4★ · Specialist
Shining6★ · Medic
Shirayuki4★ · Sniper
Shu6★ · Defender
Sideroca5★ · Guard
Siege6★ · Vanguard
Silence5★ · Medic
Silence the Paradigmatic6★ · Supporter
SilverAsh6★ · Guard
SilverAsh the Reignfrost6★ · Vanguard
Skadi6★ · Guard
Skadi the Corrupting Heart6★ · Supporter
Skybox5★ · Sniper
Skyfire5★ · Caster
Snegurochka4★ · Vanguard
Snow Hunter5★ · Sniper
Snowsant5★ · Specialist
Sora5★ · Supporter
Specter5★ · Guard
Specter the Unchained6★ · Specialist
Spot3★ · Defender
Spuria5★ · Specialist
Stainless6★ · Supporter
Steward3★ · Caster
Stormeye5★ · Sniper
Stormeye6★ · Sniper
Surfer5★ · Vanguard
Surtr6★ · Guard
Sussurro4★ · Medic
Suzuran6★ · Supporter
Swire5★ · Guard
Swire the Elegant Wit6★ · Specialist
Tachanka5★ · Guard
Taraxacum5★ · Medic
Tecno5★ · Caster
Tequila5★ · Guard
Terra Research Commission1★ · Sniper
Texas5★ · Vanguard
Texas the Omertosa6★ · Specialist
Thorns6★ · Guard
Thorns the Lodestar6★ · Specialist
THRM-EX1★ · Specialist
Tin Man5★ · Specialist
Tippi5★ · Specialist
Titi6★ · Medic
Toddifons5★ · Sniper
Tomimi5★ · Caster
Totter4★ · Sniper
Touch5★ · Medic
Touch6★ · Medic
Tragodia6★ · Supporter
Tsukinogi5★ · Supporter
Tulip5★ · Vanguard
Tulip6★ · Vanguard
Tuye5★ · Medic
Typhon6★ · Sniper
U-Official1★ · Supporter
Uika Misumi5★ · Supporter
Ukusik5★ · Medic
Ulpianus6★ · Guard
Umiri Yahata5★ · Specialist
Underflow5★ · Defender
Utage4★ · Guard
Valarqvin5★ · Supporter
Vanilla3★ · Vanguard
Varkáris5★ · Guard
Vendela5★ · Medic
Verdant4★ · Specialist
Vermeil4★ · Sniper
Vetochki5★ · Defender
Vigil6★ · Vanguard
Vigna4★ · Vanguard
Vina Victoria6★ · Guard
Virtuosa6★ · Supporter
Viviana6★ · Guard
Viy6★ · Caster
Vulcan5★ · Defender
Vulpisfoglia6★ · Vanguard
W6★ · Sniper
Waai Fu5★ · Specialist
Wang6★ · Specialist
Wanqing5★ · Vanguard
Warfarin5★ · Medic
Warmy5★ · Caster
Weedy6★ · Specialist
Whislash5★ · Guard
Whisperain5★ · Medic
Wild Mane5★ · Vanguard
Wind Chimes5★ · Guard
Windflit5★ · Supporter
Windscoot4★ · Guard
Wiš'adel6★ · Sniper
Wulfenite5★ · Specialist
Xingzhu5★ · Supporter
Yato2★ · Vanguard
Yu6★ · Defender
Zima5★ · Vanguard
Zima the Raging Tide6★ · Guard
Zuo Le6★ · Guard
'Justice Knight'1★ · Sniper
12F2★ · Caster
Aak6★ · Specialist
Absinthe5★ · Caster
Aciddrop4★ · Sniper
Adnachiel3★ · Sniper
Akafuyu5★ · Guard
Akkord4★ · Caster
Alanna5★ · Supporter
Alliance/Supportive Operator4★ · Supporter
Almond5★ · Specialist
Ambriel4★ · Sniper
Amiya5★ · Caster
Andreana5★ · Sniper
Angelina6★ · Supporter
Ansel3★ · Medic
Aosta5★ · Sniper
April5★ · Sniper
Archetto6★ · Sniper
Arene4★ · Guard
Aroma5★ · Caster
Asbestos5★ · Defender
Ascalon6★ · Specialist
Ash6★ · Sniper
Ashlock5★ · Defender
Astesia5★ · Guard
Astgenne5★ · Caster
Astgenne the Lightchaser6★ · Supporter
Aurora5★ · Defender
Ayerscarpe5★ · Guard
Bagpipe6★ · Vanguard
Bassline5★ · Defender
Beagle3★ · Defender
Beanstalk4★ · Vanguard
Beehunter4★ · Guard
Beeswax5★ · Caster
Bellone6★ · Guard
Bena5★ · Specialist
Bibeak5★ · Guard
Bison5★ · Defender
Blacknight5★ · Vanguard
Blaze6★ · Guard
Blaze the Igniting Spark6★ · Caster
Blemishine6★ · Defender
Blitz5★ · Defender
Blue Poison5★ · Sniper
Bobbing5★ · Supporter
Botani5★ · Supporter
Breeze5★ · Medic
Brigid5★ · Sniper
Broca5★ · Guard
Bryophyta5★ · Guard
Bubble4★ · Defender
Cairn5★ · Defender
Cantabile5★ · Vanguard
Caper4★ · Sniper
Cardigan3★ · Defender
Carnelian6★ · Caster
Castle-31★ · Guard
Catapult3★ · Sniper
Catherine5★ · Supporter
Cement5★ · Defender
Ceobe6★ · Caster
Ceylon5★ · Medic
Ch'en6★ · Guard
Ch'en the Dawnstreak6★ · Guard
Ch'en the Holungday6★ · Sniper
Chestnut4★ · Medic
Chiave5★ · Vanguard
Chilchuck5★ · Vanguard
Chongyue6★ · Guard
Civilight Eterna6★ · Supporter
Click4★ · Caster
Cliffheart5★ · Specialist
Closure6★ · Vanguard
Coldshot5★ · Sniper
CONFESS-471★ · Vanguard
Contrail4★ · Specialist
Conviction4★ · Guard
Corroserum5★ · Caster
Courier4★ · Vanguard
Crackborne5★ · Defender
Croissant5★ · Defender
Crownslayer6★ · Specialist
Cuora4★ · Defender
Cutter4★ · Guard
Czerny5★ · Defender
Dagda5★ · Guard
Deepcolor4★ · Supporter
Degenbrecher6★ · Guard
Delphine5★ · Caster
Diamante5★ · Caster
Dobermann4★ · Guard
Doc5★ · Guard
Dorothy6★ · Specialist
Dur-nar4★ · Defender
Durin2★ · Caster
Dusk6★ · Caster
Earthspirit4★ · Supporter
Ebenholz6★ · Caster
Ela6★ · Specialist
Elysium5★ · Vanguard
Enforcer5★ · Specialist
Entelechia6★ · Guard
Erato5★ · Sniper
Estelle4★ · Guard
Ethan4★ · Specialist
Eunectes6★ · Defender
Executor5★ · Sniper
Executor the Ex Foedere6★ · Guard
Exusiai6★ · Sniper
Exusiai the New Covenant6★ · Specialist
Eyjafjalla6★ · Caster
Eyjafjalla the Hvít Aska6★ · Medic
Fang3★ · Vanguard
Fang the Fire-Sharpened5★ · Vanguard
Fartooth6★ · Sniper
FEater5★ · Specialist
Fiammetta6★ · Sniper
Figurino5★ · Specialist
Firewatch5★ · Sniper
Firewhistle5★ · Defender
Flamebringer5★ · Guard
Flametail6★ · Vanguard
Flint5★ · Guard
Folinic5★ · Medic
Franka5★ · Guard
Friston-31★ · Defender
Frost5★ · Specialist
Frostleaf4★ · Guard
Fuze5★ · Guard
GALLUS²1★ · Caster
Gavial4★ · Medic
Gavial the Invincible6★ · Guard
Gitano4★ · Caster
Gladiia6★ · Specialist
Glaucus5★ · Supporter
Gnosis6★ · SupporterThere's no tingling feeling, is there? If not, we should be fine. Okay! I'll accept this medal from you graciously, Doctor. Thank you!
Doctor! Stay away from here! I just need a—a-are you alright?! Are you hurt anywhere? I took all the protective measures, didn't I? Why...
Is there really a use for me on the front?
Doctor, are you sure I should be the captain?
I've got this, I've got this. I can do this!
There's enemies?!
I'm so tense...
Can I really do it?
Now's the time to help everyone out.
I'll do my best!
Get away from me, please!
Stay back!
Yaah!
Keep a good distance—there!
Huh? Oh—no, it's nothing! Let's get going!
I managed to help a little, didn't I? Heheh.
Phew, we're finally saved. Are you hurt?
We were so, so close...
I need to keep away from the electronics...
Hwah!
Could you help me comb my hair down? Thank you so much, Doctor.
Arknights.
Happy New Year, Doctor! My family sent me all of this stuff. This is bread my mum baked, these biscuits are from my oldest brother, and my sister cured this meat—she's eighth-oldest. I think that's mostly it. Don't be shy, let's tuck in together! ...Eep! Did I accidentally shock you again, Doctor?
Hope you have another good day today.
If today was my birthday, I'd be on a sofa at home with my brothers and sisters. We'd be eating and drinking and playing until all end up falling asleep and waking up the next day. But never mind that, you're the star for today, Doctor. Do you want a new look? Well, how about I trim a new hairstyle for you? Mm-hm! Great, let's do it!
Doctor, look, I can control my static away from my staff now! Maybe with a bit more time, I'll be able to master my Arts. Then I can hug my mum all I want, without having to worry about shocking her! Mm-hm, I need to keep at it!
Goldenglow's Originium Arts showed signs of instability from a very early stage. After both infection with Oripathy and violent stimulation by a string of incidents in Caladon City, her Originium Arts began to fall out of control, expressed through continual and involuntary electrical discharge. In response to the nature of her Arts dysfunction, the workshop upgraded her staff to negate the negative effects of a static charge. Paired with a number of minor everyday measures, its basic impact on life was minimized. However, she won't be holding her staff 24/7, and the little tips are bound to fail at times—not to mention her intermittent desire to use static for small pranks on her friends. As such... Addressing the root issue calls for starting from the beginning: systematically learning the relevant theory on Arts usage. Currently, Goldenglow attends a classroom with a group of reserve Casters and children aboard the Island, reviewing, learning, and revising. For her, it's both strange and refreshing, and she's willing to commit to it. On top of which, she wholeheartedly looks forward to her achievements to come. Her life is full of hope.
With stability returning to her life, Goldenglow once again began saving up. This time, she wasn't looking to buy property, but to give her mother a surprise. In the past, life was full of hardships, but at present, she found herself able to contribute to the family finances. Her mother's reply came very quickly after she mailed her first payment. Aside from the standard greetings and expounding on the household's latest developments, there was (between the lines) a repeatedly emphasized concern. She was scared that her daughter, out on her own and Infected to boot, might be up to something dangerous. Especially given that she'd suddenly acquired a respectable sum of money. To lift her mother's worries, and considering Rhodes Island just so happened to be near Victoria's northern border when she sent her second remittance, she wrote a letter asking to either drop in back home, or, if her mother was just too worried, she could bring her brothers and sisters along to Rhodes Island, and the money this time would be their travel expenses, paid by Goldenglow herself. Thus, some weeks later, Rhodes Island had a group of Feline visitors aboard. Goldenglow met her family once again. And standing right at the front: an exhausted, fretful, and resolutely determined Feline woman. Her dear mother.
It's always moving when a mother and daughter reunite, and family reunions even more so. After Goldenglow inadvertently gave her mother a shock, yet was then embraced tightly, she lost the last of her self-control and fell to pieces, crying on the spot, not at all noticing that with the whole family all clumped together, they'd completely blocked a entire corridor of Rhodes Island. On returning to the dormitories, she gave her mother a simple rundown of her situation at Rhodes Island, who remained skeptical of the organization. However, thanks to how they'd been treated so far and hearing it from her girl's own mouth, a weight finally fell from Mrs. Glitter's mind, and she immediately instructed her other children to bring out the local specialties they'd brought. Since Mrs. Glitter had eight children with her (not counting Goldenglow herself!), and each one had brought plenty of gifts for the journey, Goldenglow's dormitory was practically filled with a mountain of boxes. At her earnest pleading, HR made an exception and accepted some of the gifts themselves, until they too were drowned in boxes, and all the dormitories' operators became new targets. As evening fell, the riot the family created finally wound down. Rhodes Island provided temporary dormitories for its visitors, and Goldenglow finally had time for a heart-to-heart with her mother. After her daughter's departure, Mrs. Glitter had found a higher-paying job, and as all her children gradually came of age, they'd properly begun to work and supplement the family income too. Though still far from well-off, the family finally had some money set aside, and could support their daughter's treatment costs. Before leaving, Mrs. Glitter contemplated bringing Goldenglow back home—after all, the two had a deep mother-daughter bond, and she wasn't going to see her daughter suffering out there. However, after taking in Rhodes Island's practical circumstances and hearing her daughter recount her experiences over the past few years, Mrs. Glitter decided to respect her daughter's wishes, and let her expand her horizons freely aboard Rhodes Island. Mrs. Glitter is fully aware that Rhodes Island can provide what Victoria cannot, and that her daughter is unwilling to abandon this opportunity. And so, after obtaining her family's approval, Goldenglow officially decided on her own goals. She would work and study aboard Rhodes Island, and with that as the crux, imagine her future prospects with vast, wild abandon. Though this land remains grey, at least what Susie Glitter sees in this moment is a clear, sparkling future.