04 > VIDEO - I Want To Know More About You

[databoner]

[Oh look, a new post on the imPort communicator! Although this time, there seems to be no ID attached to the post, it's entirely anonymous. It's pretty late at night on the 25th, surely some people will be up.]

Heroes.

How safe do you really think you are?

Do you think your secrets are really your own?

The truth will always be found out.

You don't belong here, and you know it.

The people here deserve better than what you, and the Government can give them. They deserve the truth about their saviors...

[As this text appears on the screen, the screen automatically refreshes to next show a series of "profiles" of various imPorts.]



NAME: Barnaby Brooks Jr.
POWERS/ABILITIES: Hundred Power
HISTORY:
• Suffers from trauma-induced mental health issues, including PTSD, depression, and panic disorder.
• On his home world, worked for a television show that intentionally staged crimes for publicity.


NAME: Eridan Ampora
ALIAS: Prince of Hope
POWERS/ABILITIES: Troll body, Hope Powers, Psychic resistance
HISTORY:
• Openly admits to multiple murders, openly threatens to kill or maim others.
• Has attempted genocide on his own planet multiple times.
• Likely has multiple personality disorders, and several mental health conditions.


NAME: Flame Princess
POWERS/ABILITIES: Fire elemental, pyrokinesis, fire giant shifting
HISTORY:
• A known Arsonist.
• Actively threatens to burn people alive.
• Has burned down multiple cities in her home world.


NAME: Kanaya Maryam
ALIAS: Sylph of Space, Hobgoblin
POWERS/ABILITIES: Troll Vampire Transformation, Chainsaw, and Portal Creation
HISTORY:
• Has been known for her temper, tendency towards violent crimes, and multiple murders.
• Has admit to and been jailed for the crimes commit by the Hobgoblin, which included kidnapping of several people, and then biological experimentation and surgical torture on the victims.
• Despite this, she has spent only a month in jail, and is already released on probation to another imPort.


NAME: Marceline Abadeer
ALIAS: The Vampire Queen
POWERS/ABILITIES: Vampire-demon, self-amplifying bass guitar
HISTORY:
• Openly admits vampirism.
• Has killed multiple people in her home world.
• Has been put in charge of a girl scout troop, despite the above.


NAME: Melkor
POWERS/ABILITIES: Pyrokinesis, Ainur characteristics, Destruction
HISTORY:
• Imprisoned for three thousand years on his home world for causing chaos.
• Feigned repentance to escape prison.


NAME: Rose Lalonde
ALIAS: Seer of Light, formerly The Green Goblin
POWERS/ABILITIES: Godtier, Quills of Echidna, Luck Influence
HISTORY:
• Responsible for Green Goblin-based activity in Heropa dating back to January 2014.
• Known for underage drinking and has a history of alcohol abuse
• Her significant other has been arrested and jailed for crimes commit against civilians.


NAME: Ruka
POWERS/ABILITIES: Communication with monsters; ability to see ghosts; touch-based psychometric empathy; psychic shields.
HISTORY:
• Has had multiple violent altercations with other Imports.
• Has orchestrated the death of another Import, and compelled the suicide of another.
• Has a history of associating with and abetting violent criminals.


NAME: Hope Summers
POWERS/ABILITIES: Mutant power mimic
HISTORY:
• Has the potential to Host a destructive force known as the Phoenix, which has been known to destroy planets.


NAME: Kay Faraday
ALIAS: Great Thief Yatagarasu
POWERS/ABILITIES: Crow manipulation
HISTORY:
• Part of a vigilante group in her own world known for "stealing the truth."
• Accused of the murder of an embassy secretary.
• Accused of robbing a courthouse in Heropa on June 3rd.


NAME: Moses Sandor
POWERS/ABILITIES: Eres, Locator
HISTORY: 
• Has a history of theft and kidnapping on his home world.
• Second degree assault on innocents by attacking them with dogs.


NAME: Ken Kaneki
ALIAS: One Eyed Ghoul
POWERS/ABILITIES: Half-ghoul
HISTORY:
• Exclusively a cannibal, supported by the government.
• Easily susceptible to mental instability.


NAME: Annie Leonhart
ALIAS: N/A
POWERS/ABILITIES: Titan shifting, Psychic shielding, Mental shielding
HISTORY:
• Self confessed spy, traitor, and murderer.
• Apparent mission objective of obliterating humanity.


NAME: Maedhros
POWERS/ABILITIES: Magic, minor telepathy/empathy, minor foresight
CHARACTER HISTORY:
• Has commit numerous war crimes in his own world.
• Murder of innocents among them.



Within the next 12 hours, this information and more will be shared with the public. For a group of "heroes," there is quite a lot of blood spilled under your name, isn't there?

Do you know how much damage you've done?

The actual toll you've taken on this world?

Half a billion is taken out of the pocket of the civilians you've "saved" to cover damages, freebies, and those Swear-In ceremonies. Money that could be put towards so many other things; poverty, food shortages, housing for those people who really need it. Like parasites, you take from the host and give nothing back.

And all for what? So that the Government can hope to convince you to be their personal weapons of warfare. After all, you're the only kind of weapon they have that they can simply bring back to life should you die. Those nanites in every single imPort body ensure that.

So Heroes.

Do you think you can really make this world a better place, with all of the baggage you have tying you down? Maybe there is a chance you can do some good… But you need to first remove the threads that hold you to the deception being administered.

[OOC: Aaaand Inumuta is currently infected with the Hornet's Mind Clone of Miguel Rodriguez right now! So he's not exactly himself at the moment. Right now, Inumuta's doing the whole anonymous schtick, but if any hackers/people capable of tracking him down do any digging whatsoever, they'll find him. He's intentionally not covering his tracks as well as he could have because as a Hornet, he isn't shying away from any jabs he can get at Imports.

So, action is possible, but please try to coordinate with other players in this! Feel free to threadjack, whatever!

Side note: Please forgive my typos, and I'm sorry for the poor choice in pictures for some characters, if I used a picture you don't like and want a new one, send me a link. Also also, I will update this post with a few more characters once I hear back from a few people to get their final approval from my plotting post.]

Comments

[rathercommon]

[ Okay. ]

Inumuta...I think you're being mind-controlled.

[databoner]

Impossible.

[rathercommon]

Is it, though? Truly impossible? Really think about the answer.

[databoner]

No, it's not.

[rathercommon]

[ A nod. A bit quietly: ]

Won't you let us check? You asked earlier how someone would know if they're being controlled. The answer I've got is a bit scary, but it's the only one: you let someone else look to see if you are.

[databoner]

No.

[rathercommon]

[ A hesitation. ]

I'm the only one who knows you work for the Hornets, right?

[databoner]

Yes.

[rathercommon]

I'll keep my mouth shut. Go in as yourself - as Inumuta. They won't have any reason to suspect you or detain you. Just have them examine you for traces of...magic, of mind-controlling of some sort. If it's not some external influence, if you yourself have really changed your mind, you'll be able to walk out again.

[databoner]

[Unfortunately, Inumuta pauses for too long. Kanaya cuts him off, and well- it goes as well as you'd think.]

action.

[glowsferatu]

[ it takes a moment for it to click, for her to realize he's stopped typing and started talking. she looks over at him with horror dawning on her face. ]

Wh-what are you doing?

[ she runs at him, trying to pull the communicator out of his hands. ]

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!

[databoner]

[He paused a bit too long now. He had been thinking about it too much- and Kanaya catches that. Pulls the communicator out of his hands, and he lets it happen. He doesn't know what he's doing either. Weakness, all over. He knows it. He wouldn't blame her for slapping him right now.]

I- I don't know!

[glowsferatu]

[ once she has it, she throws it across the room, bouncing off the concrete floor, probably shattering the screen. ]

Don't tell her! Why are you telling her? If you're losing confidence, just stop talking! Especially against a blithering little butterfly like Jones.

[ if she holds any sway? is that a joke? ]

There's no excuse for doing this on purpose!

[databoner]

[And there goes his phone. Yeah, it's pretty broken by now, isn't it?]

I know! I shouldn't have! It just happened, I felt like...

[He felt more like himself.]

She tricked me, alright? It wasn't something I meant to do!

[glowsferatu]

She didn't trick you! Her? She isn't clever enough for it. You just gave it up.

Houka. [ she puts her hands on his shoulders, using his first name to emphasize how important this is. she's never actually called him that before. ] You need to get a hold of yourself. You're losing it, here.

[databoner]

[He is losing it, isn't he? Can't be trusted to respond to people anymore, given how this wound up. The hands on his shoulders ground him a little, but he's still endlessly confused. Still, he's known Kanaya longer. He... trusts her more. Doesn't he?]

... I apologize, Kanaya. Take my computer, as well. I will be tempted to use it.

[glowsferatu]

That. That would probably be wise.

[ she straightens back up, dusting herself off as she takes his laptop and closes it. she'll have to carry on the public end from here. ]

Just...just sit tight, drink some water. [ she pauses a moment, then walks to her purse and pulls out a pack of kools, offering him one. ] Maybe, uh.

[ let's be real, she probably had him buy her the pack, anyway. ]

[databoner]

[He doesn't smoke, Kanaya.

...But maybe he should give it a shot anyway. Not like it can really make his day any worse. Inumuta takes the cigarette, waiting for a light. Because it's not like he keeps a lighter on him, man.]

[glowsferatu]

[ she has a lighter, of course, and she produces it as soon as he takes the cigarette. ]

You should be inhaling as you light it.

[databoner]

...Right. I've... seen it done before.

[He places the cigarette in his mouth, and holds out a hand for the lighter. Or, if she feels up to lighting him up herself.]

[glowsferatu]

[ she ignites it herself, holding it under for him, until he has his cigarette lit. ]