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maskormenace2015-03-03 11:22 am
standardization) wrote in maskormenace2015-03-03 11:22 am
video.
[When the video clicks on today, Asami is sitting at a desk at what appears to be her work. It's clear that she doesn't usually use a desk, however, as it's clearly not set up to be an office job. But she's grabbing a few things, and she thought it would be best to do this while she has a moment of downtime.]
Hello again, everyone. [She considers saying something about how busy everything was last month, but others have shared that sentiment. Besides, running around with Team Avatar means she's used to it.] I've already ... mentioned something like this before, but I wanted to say that there was a group like the Hornets back in my world. They felt that changes needed to occur, and they went about it in the most violent manner possible. Seeing it again, hearing their rationales, was ... hard for me. [Though the reason why isn't entirely clear, she's not going to go into it. Not here, not publicly like this.]
But what I've learned from extremist groups like that is that we have to look at their pain and their fears and see what we can do. It doesn't mean that what they think is correct. They went about it in the worst way possible. But I do think that we have a responsibility to help make this world better and safer. I'm no hero, and I'm not really interested in that, but I've decided to dedicate myself to bettering this world either through infrastructure or supplying some of the best hovercars available. Admittedly ... I haven't decided yet. [She gives a sheepish smile here.]
Until I do, I'm going to help out with Heropa. The city doesn't look so good right now, and I'm going to be helping out on weekends to try to help set things right. That's something I can start with, anyway. I'd love some help with it, too. Just contact the native citizens who're involved with clean up, and they're willing to put you to work. [Of course, she knows some people will do things independently, which is fine, too. But this is how she's chosen to go about it.]
Other than that, here's to hoping things are better in the future. [It's an empty hope, most likely. The world moves and changes all the time, after all.]
[ooc: I have put up a log for some of the clean up activities!]
Hello again, everyone. [She considers saying something about how busy everything was last month, but others have shared that sentiment. Besides, running around with Team Avatar means she's used to it.] I've already ... mentioned something like this before, but I wanted to say that there was a group like the Hornets back in my world. They felt that changes needed to occur, and they went about it in the most violent manner possible. Seeing it again, hearing their rationales, was ... hard for me. [Though the reason why isn't entirely clear, she's not going to go into it. Not here, not publicly like this.]
But what I've learned from extremist groups like that is that we have to look at their pain and their fears and see what we can do. It doesn't mean that what they think is correct. They went about it in the worst way possible. But I do think that we have a responsibility to help make this world better and safer. I'm no hero, and I'm not really interested in that, but I've decided to dedicate myself to bettering this world either through infrastructure or supplying some of the best hovercars available. Admittedly ... I haven't decided yet. [She gives a sheepish smile here.]
Until I do, I'm going to help out with Heropa. The city doesn't look so good right now, and I'm going to be helping out on weekends to try to help set things right. That's something I can start with, anyway. I'd love some help with it, too. Just contact the native citizens who're involved with clean up, and they're willing to put you to work. [Of course, she knows some people will do things independently, which is fine, too. But this is how she's chosen to go about it.]
Other than that, here's to hoping things are better in the future. [It's an empty hope, most likely. The world moves and changes all the time, after all.]
[ooc: I have put up a log for some of the clean up activities!]
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[That's one of the mysteries that a million books can't solve. She's working on it, though.]
But most of them do. The building part is just anyone who participates in that particular line of work. So ... not special, I guess.
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You know, that's not the first time I've heard that.
[She doesn't sound too pleased about it.]
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[What a charmer...]
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[There are a lot more words she could share here, but she leaves it at that. For the moment.]
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What, not even your parents? Didn't they worry you'd have trouble finding a fella to marry?
[His tone makes it clear that he's mocking, rather than supporting this hypothetical stance... For whatever that's worth.]
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The unfortunate thing for him is that it's not the first time she's had a conversation that's alluded to this or danced around it since she's gotten here. Having to deal with this is very new for her, and after a couple months of it, the bluntness of it this time is having ... an impact. To say the least.]
As far as anything else, I haven't had a whole lot of trouble. Back home, I'm the head of my own company, and I might do the same here. I'll be really surprised if it's being ... a woman in my field that causes problems. [Karen had mentioned it, though. It had come up, so she knows it will.
It's still very new to her.]
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[as for her business - he whistles]
Damn! Well, consider me impressed. If I'm in the market for a hover car one day, I'll be sure to come knocking.
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[Asami's never had her appearance used like a double-edged knife as much as it is here. It's very frustrating.]
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[A thought appears to occur to him:] I hope you're not trapped here while your paramour misses you back home?
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She's here with me. Again, I'm really very lucky.
[And because she wants to back out of this conversation.]
Do you have any other questions about the hover cars? Otherwise, you're free to ask me for one later. [Hint: not now. She doesn't want to discuss her role in this world any further.]
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Hey, great. Glad the kidnappers had the foresight to snag you both. [He almost jokes about sticking it to the man again, but decides against it because she didn't find it funny last time.]
Nah, I'm useless with that stuff anyway.
Hey, can I ask you one more thing, though? I've gathered some people hate us kidnappees - damn us for being kidnapped, right? [He laughs.] ...But did some of us do something to deserve it?
[Abduxel is clearly not one for social subtleties or hints, so if she's really tired of him the best course is probably to just "hang up" so to speak.]
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Not quite. A number of them are afraid of us because we have powers and they don't. Because some of us "kidnappees" did choose to harm others, it ... created a terrible mindset in people.
But it's really not all of us. It's not even the majority of us.
[So far, Asami's only found two out of hundreds. She'd rather not believe it's a precedent.]
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