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[ video comes up, and there is Kaneki and Cass looking at the camera. He is sitting down with a serious expression and nods at Cass to let her know he will start ] It has been a week since the Death Island Swear-in, and we actually have a lot of things to discuss. [ so… many… ]

During the Swear-In, myself and a team of imPorts met with an OTO representative from a less extreme branch of their organization. We talked and they said all they want to do is to send us home: this branch has no plans on killing us, but they also don’t really care about Atropos. All they want is for us to go home. So they suggested us working together on just that: they want us to establish a spy to report back on government and imPort projects regarding the imPort multiverses and multidimensional advances. In return, they’d do the same and tell us about their own interdimensional travel efforts. [ by kaneki’s expression, he is not Impressed. ]

We decided we would ask the imPort community what you want to do. Ideas, options, opinions. I do want to remind you, however, we never established direct contact with the OTO before, this is the first time. [ so it’s good to think things through.

After, Kaneki will look back at Cass because this trip is not over yet. ]

Yeah, I’m here too. Again. [ She’s starting to realize this is a pattern, at this point. ] So, if you’re wondering about the actual permanent-death-inducing laser cannon that caused what we were all memorializing over there- it’s not there anymore. And it’s probably in the hands of OTO. Because we can’t have a single fucking moment of peace around here, obviously.

[ After taking a moment to rub her forehead: ] Specifically, it’s owned by a company called Agile Systems Solutions that OTO owns most of the stock of- well, companies associated with them do. Let’s just say it’s OTO and get it over with. Kaneki’s thinking we should pool our combined riches and harness the power of late capitalism to worm our way in, so if you’re an imPort that actually has money, feel free to pitch in, I guess. Or whatever you want to do. Point is, something that can off any of us for good is in the hands of a bunch of mass murderers who want to murder us specifically, which makes me think we probably shouldn’t trust them with any spies...but obviously we’re all leaving that to you people. Try not to lose your shit.

That plan from- uh- Psychopomp and I last month is still on the table, by the way. [ She sighs. ] Like I said. Try to actually think before you pitch a fit, here? We kind of have a potential apocalypse to prevent.

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Sure. Plenty of people feel like that. And then there's a lot of people who need to stay here, and we're not risking them, either.

[ Quite the personal situation, for her- she doesn't feel that way, but she wants better for many of those she cares for. ]

Well, if they wanna stay, they can do that, for all I care! But I have better things to do than waste my time here.

[ yeah sorry Catra mostly cares about herself ]

Yes, you do. Including helping us figure out how to get the people who want to leave out and the people who want to stay in. Sounds like something you'd care about, yeah?

... okay, you have my attention.

Good.

[ Cassandra rolls her eyes and rubs her forehead. There. Finally some way to interact with this girl. ]

Is that basic stuff about OTO all you know so far? What do you want to know?

What have you done so far to fight them?

Literally went to Mars to blow up their base, for one. Other than that? A lot of investigation, trying to prevent things from getting worse. Some of us around here know we can’t do nothing.

[ Her tone makes it clear she thinks some people don’t do anything. ]

Is this your way of asking what you can do?

Now, let's not be so hasty. Makes you sound a bit desperate.

Hey- if that's what you're going for, then I could say you're being combative. I'm trying to actually help you, you know.

[ She shrugs. ]

So what would you have me do?

I'd have you figure out how you can help and do that. What exactly are your powers?

[ Catra ponders this for a moment. She's not about to become a hero anytime soon, but stopping an organization that wants to eradicate her, among others, sound pretty sensible. Also, it'd give her something to do.

She hold up her hand and demonstratively unsheathes her claws. ]

I'm a cat person.

Ha ha.

[ She's assuming Catra is making a joke about cat people and dog people- people having preferences. Whether Catra's actually trying to do that or not. ]

But nothing else? You didn't get anything when you ported in?

Nope, not as far as I've noticed.

[ Wait. ]

What are you laughing at?

That wasn't a real laugh. [ Wow, and she thought she was bad at social cues. ] You made that cat person joke. Right?

[ ...Right?? ]

No, I was just telling I'm a cat person. As in a person who has cat features... or something like that.

Oh. Well, you’re going to keep running into people thinking that if you use the phrase, you know. There’s no other word for it?

Not really?

Huh. Well- fuck, whatever.

So if you’re interested in getting involved, do you think you’d want to help fight? Are you good at sneaking around?

I can do both. And I'm good at it.

[ Well, time to put a filter on, then- even if she doesn't think Catra might be fit for too much, yet. ]

There's plenty of things you could get involved in, then. There are crime-fighting groups- maybe not directly involved with investigating all of this, but they're here. And there's people who want to look into OTO itself. There's plenty you could do instead of not knowing what's going on.

Like investigating by myself, without anyone nagging me?

Hey, I wouldn’t recommend that. Even I’ve got allies on this. [ She was used to being spurned a bit back in her world, so it’s a relief. She sure doesn’t want this teenager going off on her own, though. ]

Seriously, where would you even start if you went off on your own? You told me you barely knew anything.

I'll figure something out.

[ After all, figuring things out on the spot is how she's always dealt with life, and it's served her very well so far.

Nevermind that she's also had at least one person helping her. She'd rather not thing about that. ]

Yes, you, a recently imPorted teenage catgirl, will figure out how to save us all.

[ She takes a deep breath. She’s dug this hole for herself talking to this girl, hasn’t she. ]

Is there a problem with seeking help on this one?

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