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maskormenace2018-08-21 09:07 pm
fource) wrote in maskormenace2018-08-21 09:07 pm
VIDEO: 003
This is Quatre Raberba Winner. I'm one of the people working on Project Alke. [And even without the unpleasant shoutout in the Majority Report, it's clear that he's been having a bad time; putting aside how drained he looks, he definitely took a couple punches to the face in the past week.]
As you may have heard, the nanites appeared to malfunction at some point after we cleared the moon’s orbit. A number of imPorts on the flight reported physical symptoms that went away when we landed on the moon. This also caused some people to have difficulty accessing their abilities. [He glances away from the camera; three guesses who was one of them.] Even back home, I've always been able to... I was surprised when the nanites stopped working, and I overreacted. I wanted to apologize for the way I behaved. Hopefully we'll find a solution to the nanite problem, and anyone who can add to the research is invited to.
[It's clear that he's still chewing over something. For a moment it looks like he's going to end the video, until he frowns and continues in a sudden burst of passion.]
But even though I apologize for overreacting on the flight, I still stand by what I said. We can't allow the OTO to weaponize outer space, any more than we can ignore them if they really are working with Atropos. But that doesn’t change the fact that what we're about to do will put the natives of this world in danger. We can't let the OTO use this as an excuse to hurt the people of this world any more than they already have. I've accepted that the nanites are a necessity in order to stabilize our abilities, and our abilities may be the only way we can remove the nuclear threat, or even face Atropos if it comes to that. But if you're only comfortable getting involved if the nanites will prevent you from dying, do not come.
Recently Jacob asked what people were willing to die for. Not what you'd be willing to get hurt for, or whatever it is that the nanites and the Porter can do, but what you're willing to die for permanently, the way it is back home. It's fine if your answer isn't the safety of the people in this world. No one should have to die for something they don't believe in or something they don't feel connected to. But that means you cannot risk this mission by being on the ship. You cannot fight effectively against Atropos if you’re worried about your own life. That's what outer space was trying to tell us. People will die if we fail. Do not join us if you're not prepared to be one of them.
As you may have heard, the nanites appeared to malfunction at some point after we cleared the moon’s orbit. A number of imPorts on the flight reported physical symptoms that went away when we landed on the moon. This also caused some people to have difficulty accessing their abilities. [He glances away from the camera; three guesses who was one of them.] Even back home, I've always been able to... I was surprised when the nanites stopped working, and I overreacted. I wanted to apologize for the way I behaved. Hopefully we'll find a solution to the nanite problem, and anyone who can add to the research is invited to.
[It's clear that he's still chewing over something. For a moment it looks like he's going to end the video, until he frowns and continues in a sudden burst of passion.]
But even though I apologize for overreacting on the flight, I still stand by what I said. We can't allow the OTO to weaponize outer space, any more than we can ignore them if they really are working with Atropos. But that doesn’t change the fact that what we're about to do will put the natives of this world in danger. We can't let the OTO use this as an excuse to hurt the people of this world any more than they already have. I've accepted that the nanites are a necessity in order to stabilize our abilities, and our abilities may be the only way we can remove the nuclear threat, or even face Atropos if it comes to that. But if you're only comfortable getting involved if the nanites will prevent you from dying, do not come.
Recently Jacob asked what people were willing to die for. Not what you'd be willing to get hurt for, or whatever it is that the nanites and the Porter can do, but what you're willing to die for permanently, the way it is back home. It's fine if your answer isn't the safety of the people in this world. No one should have to die for something they don't believe in or something they don't feel connected to. But that means you cannot risk this mission by being on the ship. You cannot fight effectively against Atropos if you’re worried about your own life. That's what outer space was trying to tell us. People will die if we fail. Do not join us if you're not prepared to be one of them.