Uh, yeah, she did, but she was also headed up to the ninety-ninth floor, which meant that if this was all lies, Jessica here would have to tangle with Homelander.

Ashley did not feel like tangling with Homelander herself, after the morning she'd had -- and for that matter, she especially did not feel like seeing Starlight and her smug, little, female-empowered face again.

"You're not worth the hassle," she decided, and as the elevator doors closed, Ashley was already pulling out her phone to send a whole screed to that dippy little blonde about what kinds of friends she was allowed to have visit her.