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[Kate actually knows she shouldn't do this. She knows she shouldn't, but she goes ahead and does it anyway.]

A year ago, I made a post on here. I talked about a different world, and I talked about a different registration act. In my world, good people who refused to register were assaulted, brought down, and meant to be delivered to a dangerous and terrible prison until they submitted. My friends and I were among the first to refuse to register, and we were lucky enough to be rescued. I never registered, and it turned out that everything associated with the act was ... bad.

For that reason, among others, I've refused to register here. We don't belong in this world, and our hands are being forced on the matter. The government has used us without divulging information openly, and they've even put us into psychological games. Just last April, everyone was asked to play a game. Did you feel like a rat in a cage? And last June, people were asked to play a war game without being told of the very real consequences: that with every shot, we'd feel what it was like to have a real bullet tearing into us. And at the end of the game, you either won or you experienced true death before you woke up.

[Her voice here intensifies in its anger.]

And now ... now, a year later, we're in another game. We're in the reality of that paintball game. See, it was imPort versus imPort, and here we are again. We're having our hands forced because even if we've been helping one another, and helping the citizens of the world, we should be brought in. None of the vigilantes I know kill. We all help, doing what we can, and it's the government who defines our behavior, and who decides that we should adhere to their laws. And why? Is there any reason that we should? We didn't consent to these tattoos. We've been going along with what they've wanted for ages.

So, this is what I'm asking the government to do. You have the list of vigilantes. Why don't you bring us in yourself? Why use other imPorts? You can capture us, right?

Because honestly, that's what I'd like to know. Obviously, you want something for this, so everyone, let's guess! Because it looks like they want a Civil War among us. I guess they really didn't think it through, even with cautionary tales already ready in their midst.

[When she cuts the feed, it switches to text, providing a link to her previous words on the matter. Cautionary tales are even sourced!]

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[ It's hard for him to admit that he agrees a little (LITTLE) with some of Pinkman's sentiments. So he won't. Plenty else to comment on! ]

No pulling punches, huh? [ WOW MISS BISHOP PLS DON'T GO BRINGING UP CIVIL UNREST OH GOD PLS HE IS A COP WHY YOU DO THIS ??? Life is hard enough. ] What, uh...happened last April?

From what I've heard, nothing big. I was being a little melodramatic. But still, asking imPorts to impersonate one another for a contest ... that has to be a test, right?

Oh that, that was just... I dunno, I mean my brother-in-law gave it a shot, it was no big deal. Pretty sure half the people were drunk. I've seen sketchier games in a college dorm.

[ Melodramatic indeed, he was worried she was talking about something else he'd missed. ]

I mean everything's a test, ain't it? No different wherever you are. Just extra monitoring here.

[ And he's a blow hard but he's also not going to complain about that loudly right here and now. He thinks there are bigger problems, personally...but he might have some tunnel vision. ]

Frankly I registered for the medical, but I probably would've anyway to do my work. I mean what happened where you live sounds like shit, but it feels different here. Not saying it's ideal, but that's not gonna happen anyway, at least not any time soon. I mean, I...don't know what I'm saying, but things are going to happen whether you register or not. At least if you register, you'll be able to do whatever it is you do more easily. We can barely keep this place together as it is.

[ Fail subtle. Well he tried. ]

I'm not registering, Hank.

[After all those words, that's what she has to say. She's already had a few people try to convince her, but she isn't going to do it. It's been a year, and she supposes that because she hasn't drawn attention to it, no one's tried.

Recently, anyway.

But here she is today, with a whole lot of people telling her she'd make it easier for herself. It's like they don't get the principle of the thing!]

Yeah, yeah, you've heard it all before. I get it.

[ He gets the principle, even, and he might be more willing to bitch about the matter of leashing to some... But where Hank is a blowhard, this network makes him paranoid, and there are too many other factors he disagrees with. ]

At least you got people talkin'. You're pretty good at that. Hope you're half as good at keeping yourself out of the shitstorm that could follow if they start cracking down even more on the unsettled imPorts.

[ Not that he is worried about little Bishops and their useful 411s or anything. ]

Well, as I was telling Kitty up there while she unintentionally criticized all my life choices, the good thing about having experience with this is that I have experience with this. They might weaponize attacks against our powers, but we have experience.

And barring them actually getting Lachesis to communicate and help them out with that information in our heads, they're not going to be able to know everything we know.

And oh, this is quite the public declaration, but is it bad for someone to say they'll look out for themselves and other people? Wouldn't it be awful for the government to go after someone who is just doing good?

Eventually, the PR from this is going to be very messy.

[ Fuck, he can't help himself if he laughs. And it's totally for her rather than against, despite looking at this entire video post like it could completely fuck up the rest of his week. Those moments when being an imPort and being a cop don't exactly align...he'll fucking laugh anyway, when it's delivered like this. Thank bless he's not part of any PR or HR department. ]

You got steel balls, Bishop. I'm not here to bust 'em. If anything I'm here to start sweet talkin' and remind you there's still beauty in the world after all.

The beauty in the world is why I'm so adamant. I don't mind the multiverse. It's all the scheming and really obvious conspiracy theories that get me.

[She shrugs cheerfully.]

If this was just a vacation and a time in which I could see what it was like to have powers? Eh, it wouldn't be so bad, right?

It'd find other ways to go bad. This was never gonna be a vacation, anyway. Not sure who'd honestly think that.

[ Maybe because free food? ]

But there are ways to make it work.

[ Even if she doesn't Register. Obviously. She's lasted this long, even if everything was harder. ]

Which is something I wanted to talk to you about, actually. When you aren't too busy beating off the crowd with your megaphone.

Would you like to meet elsewhere?

Sure. Still know how to pack a burger away? It'll be my treat.

I never stop knowing how to pack burgers away. It's a lifelong profession.

The short but rich life, huh? [ Clearly Hank is the richest in that...respect. ] This consistent level of honesty is why you're a real peach at times.

Got a favorite place?

Hey, I'm still kicking. [The bit about how honest she is stings. Oh, she's honest. Unless it comes to watching award winning AMC shows.]

And why don't you pick a place? Surprise me, and I'll turn up. I haven't explored most of the burger joints in De Chima, if that helps at all.

De Chima? That would make two of us... Time to play darts.

[ Not literally. Throwing a dart at Yelp might hurt the screen. He'll actually locate whatever is the second fanciest burger joint in town (reviewers don't let him down or he'll be vocal as hell about it). Someone is sucking up, or just misses the good life...back when he made real money. Consider the location texted to her a little later. ]

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