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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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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?

Seeking help's not really my thing.

[ Ordering people around is more like it. ]

Look, I get it, but this is way bigger than you. You can't possibly think you'll actually find anything on your own. And- besides, you realize it's not safe? You're dealing with a...gigantic conspiracy here, basically.

Hello? Never been safe in my life. And you don't know what I'm capable of.

[ At home, she achieved more wins for the Horde than anyone has in a long time. So why shouldn't she be able to do the same here? Sky's the limit for this cocky little shit. ]

Well- first off, that isn't good. [ She's increasingly unsurprised by statements like that, but they're still disturbing. ]

And second, we have plenty of people here with far more powers than you have, and they're still not able to handle this. That isn't about you as much as it's about our shitty situation.

Well, as far as I'm concerned, it's about me.

[ She is just extremely not ready to trust a bunch of strangers that she hasn't hand-selected and manipulated into following her. ]

Okay, fine, you’re included in the our. But it’s not just your problem! You can look for shit all you want, but trust me, it’s not going to work. Not when you barely know anything yet.

Maybe a set of fresh eyes is just what this problem needs.

[ SRY you have activated her stubbornness. ]

I- yes! Sure! But do it with someone who can actually tell you what you’re looking at.

The internet exists.

[ Yeah, now she's just being a shit. She does know that she's severely out of her depth in the knowledge department in this world. Also in the powers department. She knows she'd have better chances allying with others, but she hates the thought of being dependent. ]

We keep this private! It wouldn't be on the internet!

I- you're not just saying shit to get me angry, are you? You don't even care.

[ One corner of Catra's lips quirks up in a small, lopsided smirk. ]

Maybe.

[ Then she studiously looks away. ]

Hmm... guess I do care about not being blown to smithereens. Then again, I've heard we don't even stay dead here, so it's not like any of that even really matters.

We don't always come back from the dead. Trust me when I say there's a little bit of ambiguity.

[ Ambiguity that haunts her in particular. ]

Right. There were those kids that died.

[ She probably shouldn’t be rolling her eyes at this point, because that’s both an obvious thing to point out and a sign that Catra’s been paying attention more than she says- but she does it anyway. She’s a judgmental person. ]

Sure, but it’s not just them. People do die here and not come back, even with the nanites- it just doesn’t happen often. There’s always a risk.

So those people are just regular dead then?

Uh, yeah? That’s my point. Or at the very least, they go back to their worlds- who knows what’s going on there. We sure fucking don’t.

[ It takes a while for Catra to respond. She weighs her options. She's about the last person to go work with a bunch of strangers for the greater good, but being blown into eternal oblivion by these OTO people with a big chance of being gone for good and never seeing home again sounds... unfun. ]

Okay, so. What do you need? I can do stealthy. I'm a good climber, too. Heightened senses compared to the likes of you.

Yeah, we'd gotten that across.

[ She puts her head in one of her hands. ]

Look, how about we let you know if we need you on our end? For now, you should be looking at...Aegis or the Justice League, any of those groups. You'd actually be able to do something useful there.

Those the only responsible parties? Okay. I'll look into it.

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