maskormenace | ♻ 004

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Hey.

Right now I'm seeing a lot of people - or I guess just a couple of people - talking about their friends leaving. You know, getting ported out. And what I'm wondering is, is there a way to make it so that doesn't happen? 'Cause I wanna avoid it, if I can; I actually really like it here a lot, and I wanna stay. I got my apartment, and my job, and people who are kind to me - like Raina, Traci, Dr. Chilton, Toro, Jesse, Ramír... and lots more, probably.

[A good half of the people she's named have clued into how easily led she is and are using her for their own nefarious purposes. She has absolutely no idea.]

And, I mean, I can't be the only person who feels like that, right? Do any of y'all agree with me? 'Cause a lot of people seem happy here. It's a fucking nice world we're in. Nicer than where I'm from, that's for damn sure.

If I could just stay here forever, I think I would.

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... Maybe I shouldn't be trying to figure out the why and how stuff here, 'cause the why and how stuff seems fucking confusing.

[ he smiles a little ] Have you read the brochures for the newcomers? They talk a bit about the Porter.

It will probably just bring up more questions, though.

I skimmed it a little when I was a newcomer, but I think other people told me most of the important stuff.

Well, it shows exactly how little the government knows about anything relating to the Porter, basically.

This government seems like they got it together a lot more than my government.

Yeah, they always seem to know what they are doing.

Do you trust them?

It doesn't really matter.

Wait, why not?

[ he pauses.

No. it's better not to get into that right now. he will throw in an excuse instead. ]

Because we are here. In this country. Even if we don't like it. You can trust them or not, but they are there, around.

So we just gotta deal with it no matter what.

Yeah, that makes sense.

Exactly. You said you liked this place so- it's not bad.

Yeah. Somebody told me they might try to make me climb up the sides of buildings, but they haven't so far.

Climb up the sides of buildings?

I guess because that's what superheroes do in the movies.

Well, I suppose it depends on your power.

But no, the government hasn't forced anyone to do anything heroic yet. There are plenty of volunteers, anyway.

I can heal people. I can volunteer with that.

It's a good power. And yes, of course you can. I'm sure people appreciate that.

Some people already have.

[Which she is thrilled by, because she lives for validation.]

Well - good.

Congratulations. [ is this the sort of thing you say? he has no idea ]

Thank you. And now if you need healing, you know where to go.

I don't get hurt, but thank you.

Everybody gets hurt sometimes.

I'm resilient and I heal fast. It's my power. [ sort of. ]

Oh.

Okay.

Then, uh, tell your friends.

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