Blame Carol, Crystal's university classes going till like 9, normal patrol shifts and the schools.
All of that makes zero sense to me.
Why'd the ever-paranoid Carol agree to that? If she's suspecting the Protectorate to try and sweet-talk them into giving up their independence, then going in the dead of night when all of your group's tired is a bad idea.
Secondly, college classes don't go from 8AM to 9PM, no matter how long your schedule is. If you mean study hours/extracurriculars, then Crystal will just have to do without those, if this meeting's seen by NW as that important. She could even skip those night courses, missing one lecture's not going to wreck your learning of the material.
The last two, 'Patrol shifts and and schools' don't work either. The goal is to get New Wave to accept the new Protectorate gear that'll save their lives, so accommodating their schedule and needs is the priority for the Protectorate. For school, New Wave's kids aren't necessarily required to be there. They don't make the decisions, Carol and Sarah do. The Wards are't all needed to be there either. Vista and Taylor I'd say is the only ones who're mandatory, to act as a character witness. And if both the Wards and New Wave 2nd generation if they're that important. School exemptions should be easily made. Cape crime can happen at any time, after all, and Wards/New Wave 2nd gen frequently engage in combat in Brockton Bay.
Frankly IB, putting the meeting at 6, 7 or 8 would make more sense, depending on how long the thing was expected to go. New Wave can have an early/to-go dinner, go to the meeting, and then get Crystal to her night classes.
