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[andaway]

So that's it?

[The ID reads Clark Kent. He's been told before that when he’s angry he stops putting an act and his identity shines through to those observant enough, so he decided against video or audio. But this whole think is making him so mad he wants to scream and he had to let some of it out somehow.]

We’re going to be used as political pawns? We’re going to let them claim our alliance in whichever way they prefer because we apparently didn’t meet a quota of people saved in Bulgaria?

We’re talking lives lost, people who got injured. We’re talking people who had lives and friends and family who will never see them again. And they are using them as numbers. Both sides are.

It makes me sick.

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[walkingballpit]

I want to live where you used to live.

[andaway]

Political struggles like these also happen in my world. Doesn't make me any less disgusted by it.

It's probably worse because of the whole cold war vibe.

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[proteus]

Preaching to the choir.

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[andaway]

And yet we just accept it, including myself. Every time they point out this is proof of our alliegance on the news I feel like they are rubbing on the fact that imPorts didn't manage to save everyone.

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[earnedmystripes]

first were unpatriotic because OH NO WE HELPED THE SOVIETS
and then were biased because we didnt help em enough

not like the government exactly made arrangements for us to get halfway across the world quickly so god forbid a lot of us tried to save the people we could actually reach

and then they go accusing US of playing politics

its disgusting

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[andaway]

They basically forbade us from going there, but we’re the bad guys. Not the government. We’re playing politics because we didn’t jump into the sea and swim to help, I suppose.

[He can get there in seconds and he did. But that’s not the point.]

Now they are using the lives we did safe as a symbol for our patriotism and allegiance. It’s twisted and repulsive.

[hadtoperishtwice]

To be fair, I'm more surprised that you're surprised. I sort of figured this was the sort of thing that happened everywhere. Something about commonalities across worlds.

[andaway]

Surprised that they are using the death of innocent families? Innocent children? Yes, I am surprised. I’m not unfamiliar with this kind of politics but at least back home they would at least have made an effort to look sorry for the lives lost.

Most imPorts saved lives in Florida because it was the right thing to do, not to prove our allegiance. And it infuriates me that they are using it as proof that we’re part of their little military.

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[sharkweak]

I thought that being a hero would be easier than this

[Boy's so in over his head with all this shit. Doesn't even know who he's talking to right now, on any level, but it helps to get the words out.]

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[andaway]

It's never easy. Back home, people didn't become heroes because it was the easy thing to do, they did it because it was the right thing to do. Because they wanted to make a change, they wanted to help. I've been writing about them for decades and I can tell you that much.

I'm really sorry a lot of imPorts aren't used to this life and are basically being forced onto it.

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[debauchewy]

[Hi roomie he doesn't know is his new roomie yet. Maybe you know Hisoka by name as one of the people sharing a place to live but it's time to actually talk- knowing who eachother are or not.]

[Either way he likes a man of justice as much as a man of crime but still-]

u must b new here, ull exhaust urself with all this if u dont just get used to it ♦ and if u dont want to get used to it, do something about it, id love to see ♣

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[andaway]

[He does recognize the name because of course he checked who he was sharing a building with. But if he doesn't acknowledge that, Clark won't either. And he's far too used to people like that to let himself get riled up so easily.]

I am new here, and I don't plan on getting used to it. I'll do something about it, so I hope you enjoy the spectacle.

[heralding]

Even if there was nothing we could do, we can't give up. If people require help, we should offer it the best we can.

[andaway]

We should. And I will, at least. They can throw politic at us all they want but that is not going to change.

But it's sad to think people are being raised with this mentality.

[selfequipped]

Not to throw a conspiracy theory into the mix, but it's kind of funny that one attack happened where we could easily reach, and the other couldn't. "Funny" as in "not funny at all" and "doesn't seem like a coincidence."

[andaway]

If by funny you mean 'far too much of a coincidence', I agree. I personally think it was staged because they either wanted to see how we would react, or knew we wouldn't be able to get to Bulgaria in time and wanted to stir up this exact reaction.

But who would want something like that? I haven't been here long enough to make guesses.

[selfimage]

I'm certain it was a very not-so-subtle set-up. Politicians love the simple rhetoric. We're easy to dislike, aaaaaand the story spins itself.

[ coming from someone who hasn't been liked for centuries. ]

[andaway]

Agreed.

[He's seen this exact set up plenty of times himself. Thanks, Luthor. But the people's reaction... the Bulgarian goverment reactions... he wasn't expecting them to be so willing to blame them. Too used to being the golden boy, maybe.]

But it's not like we can point our fingers at anyone until we find solid proof. Not officially, anyway.

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[thebestseller]

Makes you really sick, doesn't it?

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[andaway]

More than I can put into words. And people basically telling me I should be used to it only makes it worse.

[notonetorun]

It is not so surprising, all things considered. If this country is the only one getting people like us, political tensions arising was the most likely outcome. We are a new unknown factor, after all.

Governments trying to use us as either pawns or scapegoats is just the next step.

[andaway]

It shouldn't have to be like this, not if they had handled it right.

[He was one of the first metahumans to go public back home. He knows they tried to argue his presence gave America an unfair advantage. He’s lived through all of those arguments and fears. But something like this, disrespecting the ones left behind in Bulgaria as if they were just mere numbers… he refuses to accept it as ‘normal’ and ‘unsurprising’.]

And we should definitely not be blamed for our goverment's mistakes. It's their fault most people had no means for getting there in time, it's their fault people were afraid of the consequences.

[kinesia]

are you really surprised ?

what else would they do ?

[andaway]

Mourn the death? Congratulate those who helped on the lives that were saved? Apologize for making it hard to get there and make sure it doesn't happen again?

How about simply not waving people's deaths around like a trophy?

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[boobwindow]

Both attacks were within mere minutes of each other.

Someone wanted us to take the blame.

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[andaway]

[At least he doesn't seem to be the only one who thinks that.]

But who? Who has this kind of resources? We're talking about bombs going off at the same time, not only in the same city but in two different cities separated by an ocean.

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[disrobes]

Of course they are. It is the nature of politics to twist whatever advantages or disadvantages they perceive others to have to their advantage.

Considering this government recently, it should hardly come as a surprise.

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[andaway]

Of course it's their nature, I've been writing them about years. I know that.

But it's not advantages or disadvantages. We're talking human lives. Peope who died so they can now show the numbers around like they are a trophy. I refuse to accept we should see such a thing as normal.

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[runningstart]

we gotta do something about it right
maybe see what humanitarian organizations are doing to help and help them i dont know

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[andaway]

That would be wonderful, if they let us help. American ONGs will not be a problem, but the people in Sofia might be another matter altogether. With a little luck Bulgarian goverment will not be prideful enough to deny help just because it's imPorts offering it

[raincheck]

You're not the only one.

[ in other words, steve is equally pissed. ]

[andaway]

I was hoping I wouldn't be. People are acting like they are surprised I am surprised and that's honestly just making it worse.

[lyingheart]

Are you planning to write anything to the opposite?

[andaway]

Of course.
But even if I write it there's not really much I can do with it.

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[nitidus]

Are you in a position to do something to change the way politicians think?

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[andaway]

Not really. But Rome wasn't built in a day.

[observationalhazard]

That's how it always is, isn't it? We're the footsoldiers, doing our best to keep people safe and the politicians blame us for everything that goes wrong. We're good scapegoats.

[andaway]

And then they claim that the fact that we saved lives, something anyone with a conscience would do, is some sort of love letter to the government and America. No matter how they twist it our actions will always mean something more to them than what they actually are.

[inmyothertights]

I don't think you're alone.

[andaway]

I was hoping I wouldn't be. But even if I'm not alone we still have to figure out what to do next. Obviously letting things just stay like this is not an option.