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maskormenace2019-03-01 09:16 pm
solarcharged) wrote in maskormenace2019-03-01 09:16 pm
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- † yato | delivery god
video | a finer world, part 2
[ Does this guy ever broadcast to the network from ground level?? APPARENTLY NOT because here's Apollo with yet another video message from somewhere dizzyingly high, this time sat on top of a brightly lit neon encrusted building in the heart of Jeopardy. Over his shoulder the sun sets over the desert in a picture perfect background landscape of bright pinks and oranges, but Apollo looks pensive despite the dreamy setting. He's been keeping an eye out for the so-called ghosts, you see, and maybe remembering a few ghosts of his own in the process. ]
An old friend once told me that saving the world is no good if we leave it the way we found it. She said 'saving the day shouldn't be the same as preserving the status quo'. Because what's the point in saving the world if you make no effort to change it? To make it better than it was?
That's why I joined her team, back home. I wanted to save the world and change it for the better. None of us could have done it alone but as a group... [ He trails off, turning a little wistful. ] As a group we were formidable.
But I know most of the teams currently operating here - [ you know who you are ] - are all pretty much Registered-only affairs. And that's fine if you're the Registering type...
[ Apollo's expression turns grim. Or as grim as you can look when surrounded by neon pink signage. ]
Personally? I've got no intention of swearing my loyalty to the government just because they want tame superheroes. But I still want to make a difference and if being a so-called vigilante is what it takes, then... I guess we'll see what happens next.
So consider this an open call. Is there anyone else out there who's Unsettled and wants to do their bit to save the world?
[ And yeah, maybe change it a little bit too. He hopes you're happy, Jenny Sparks. ]
An old friend once told me that saving the world is no good if we leave it the way we found it. She said 'saving the day shouldn't be the same as preserving the status quo'. Because what's the point in saving the world if you make no effort to change it? To make it better than it was?
That's why I joined her team, back home. I wanted to save the world and change it for the better. None of us could have done it alone but as a group... [ He trails off, turning a little wistful. ] As a group we were formidable.
But I know most of the teams currently operating here - [ you know who you are ] - are all pretty much Registered-only affairs. And that's fine if you're the Registering type...
[ Apollo's expression turns grim. Or as grim as you can look when surrounded by neon pink signage. ]
Personally? I've got no intention of swearing my loyalty to the government just because they want tame superheroes. But I still want to make a difference and if being a so-called vigilante is what it takes, then... I guess we'll see what happens next.
So consider this an open call. Is there anyone else out there who's Unsettled and wants to do their bit to save the world?
[ And yeah, maybe change it a little bit too. He hopes you're happy, Jenny Sparks. ]
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[ Apollo closes his eyes briefly, shaking his head. ]
But anyway - I'm not here to argue the toss on Registration. I don't like that it's a thing and I definitely don't trust it, but I'm not going to judge anyone who signs the dotted line. People need food and accommodation and legal protection, and Registration is the mechanic to achieve those things. I won't tell people not to sign up for free housing.
Besides! No matter my thoughts on Registration it sure as hell isn't our biggest issue right now, is it? Between the terrorists and the goddess with an attitude problem I'd say we've got bigger things to be worried about.
What I'm saying with this video is this world has some big fucking problems on the horizon and being a 'hero' isn't solely the domain of the Registered. Just because some of us don't want to tie our flags to the political mast and follow the government's lead, doesn't mean that we can't be heroes as well.
We want to help save the world too but we don't want to have to be Registered to do so. That's it.
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[Because this, to her, is the big issue.]
I don't really care if you're working for the government. I'm certainly not, even if I am registered. But if your version of being a "hero" means fighting people, which is to say, treating yourself as a living weapon, then yeah, I'd say you absolutely should need to be Registered to do so. Unless infallible judgment is one of your superpowers?
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[ yeah, Apollo's still kinda bitter about having his right to fly where he likes taken away from him. not cool, government!! ]
Besides, being Registered doesn't mean you're held accountable more than Unsettled heroes. It just means you're less likely to get punished for helping.
[ Apollo purses his lips, pausing. ]
Again: arguing against Registration isn't my top priority here. It's not even my second or third priority. When we're all in danger of being attacked by the OTO at any minute, who the fuck cares what our tattoos say? When it comes to the crunch, I'm hoping we'll all just get the opportunity to help regardless of accountability.