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[flightforfreedom]

[ For such a chatty guy, Poe doesn't seem to post to the network all that much. And today? He looks decidedly less than chatty.

He's standing on what seems to be the tarmac of a military airfield, dressed very purposefully and carefully in his full Air Force formal uniform, the double bars on his epaulettes marking his rank as Captain. He isn't usually a man for pointless theatrics. (Pointless stunts is another thing altogether, but this doesn't seem to be about that either.) Clearly, the uniform and the setting have a point.

So he gets right down to it. ]

As you may have heard by now, the State Department has declared a national state of emergency thanks to the mess that's going on, and looks like it's getting worse, fast.

I've been asked to talk to all of you on behalf of the brass, here.

While the military has been - uh - less than enthusiastic about hiring imPorts as a whole, and we're still barred from active duty, they've decided to open up recruitment during the current crisis. Just not exactly for the Army.

Essentially, they're looking for super-powered personnel who are equipped to help handle all the damn weirdness that's going on. They're putting together Emergency Response teams, debriefing and giving a little training, then sending them out into the wild. Mandate is to suppress and contain inter-dimensional anomalies and try to stop the things from spreading.

I know a lot of you have mixed feelings about the Military on this world. Trust me, they've got mixed feelings about you, too. But as long as we're living on this planet, we're sharing it, and if everything is going tits up, then it's going to happen to all of us. We may as well work together.

Anyone already on super-powered teams is probably better off staying where they're at - though I can help coordinate you with Government efforts, if you're interested.

Anyone looking to sign up as Emergency Responders should know that only Registered imPorts can apply. Sorry folks, I didn't make that rule, I'm only here to repeat it.

[ He clearly looks a little uncomfortable, though what exactly about the circumstances or what he's saying is making him feel that way is unclear. ]

Regardless of what you think about any of this - for all intents and purposes, and however long you've been here: this place is our home. I don't really care how you figure out to protect it or who you do it with, but we all need to stand together before everything falls apart.

[ He stares at the camera a few more seconds, and then the screen goes black. ]

Comments

[golisolation]

Yeah, well we'll see where the front lines ends up being, huh?

[He's got no plans to just stay idle, of course, but he's certainly wants it to be clear he doesn't care to work with the native government here, nor any of the established heroes. As if he needed to reinstate this...]

Just don't go gettin' yourself killed tryin' to earn a medal, yo.

[flightforfreedom]

[ Yeah, somehow this isn't new knowledge, Guzma.

He arches an eyebrow at the latter. ]

What, you worried about me dying now? Don't. I've got no plans to fly into a nuclear missile this time.




[ ......... Yeah that happened.... ]

[golisolation]

Tch, I ain't worried about you. Just your corpse'll--

[Wait.





What??]

...What the fuck did you just say?

[flightforfreedom]

Last time we faced world-ending stuff it came at the end of a nuclear missile barrage.

So I tried to stop it.

I still say it could have worked--

[golisolation]

...Maybe I ain't got room to talk. but you're a fuckin' idiot, man.

[flightforfreedom]

[ Wow??? Wow. ]

Yeah, you definitely have zero room to talk. Besides, you weren't even there!

But I got the lecture a hundred thousand times from people who actually give a shit so you can spare me, thanks.

[golisolation]

Yeah, so what you're sayin' is that I'm right.

[God, maybe he should do something to help more than he's already got planned...if Poe's this dumb, then what does that say for the other self-proclaimed heroes? Or the military, even...

Grim times, indeed.]

...Anyway, my original comment still stands. Stupid heroics or not, don't get killed. I ain't no good at comfortin' people, and enough of those I give two shits about give a damn about you, so just don't let your own idiocy do ya in...again.

[flightforfreedom]

I’m still kicking, aren’t I? The rules don’t apply the same way, here.

If something happens to me, it isn’t your job to talk to anybody. My friends know the risks. They’ll be taking them, themselves.

And if I go down ensuring that they have a place to live, peacefully, for however long they can, then I get to go out of this world in the way that I want.

But I’m not gonna try to get myself killed so you can relax.

[golisolation]

Oh, don't you worry, I'm hella relaxed, yo.

But easy there yourself, hero. Save that shit for someone who gives a fuck about your martyr complex. I know what I ain't havin' to do, but that won't change what I'll have to deal with, anyway.

[flightforfreedom]

There's nothing martyr about it. I'd just rather live doing what I believe in than not. If I die, I die. I could die just by crossing the damn street, I don't see how that's any better.

[ Ugh he's getting so frustrated with this conversation. How does Guzma manage to get under his skin so easily??? ]

But fine, point made, don't die, yada yada. Any other sage advice?

[golisolation]

[It's honestly a honed skill of his, he's a pro at getting a rise outta people, but maybe he knows especially how to do it when it comes to people who are as passionate about their beliefs as he is.]

Yeah, I do: learn what martyr means.

[ass.]

Later days, dude.

[flightforfreedom]

[ cue the inevitable team-up episode ]

Yeah, yeah. Have fun.

[ dick.

The feed disconnects. ]