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〈 MM 〉npcs ([personal profile] mmnpcs) wrote in [community profile] maskormenace2016-01-20 06:10 pm

AS THE WAR THAWS...

[When the imPorts open their comms, they will come face to face with an uncharacteristic image, ensuring that even imPorts who attempt to ignore broadcasts at large will see it. This is, after all, relevant to each and every imPort.

The image is nothing more than a black screen with white text superimposed on it: STATE OF NATIONAL EMERGENCY.

After a moment, the image will be quickly replaced by one of L. Chases, seated at her desk, hands folded in front of her. Her expression may be grim, but it is firm, and there is nothing but ferocity behind her stare.]


Attention all imPorts, [she starts off, voice crisp and clear.]

We are now in a state of national emergency. As of January 20th, the USSR has officially declared war on the United States, effectively endangering not only the people of America, but the world as a whole. In this time of need there is a strong chance we may have to call upon you, imPorts, to do your duty in protecting your own.

As a part of this declaration of war, the USSR has abducted approximately fifty imPorts, a number which may yet continue to grow. We do not yet know how this was accomplished, but you have our word that our intelligence is active and ready to uncover what form of technology could abduct you from afar.

We are currently in talks with foreign aid and the UN. Retaliation is a risky prospect, but I assure you, we will retaliate. That time draws near, and when it does, we will be asking for your assistance.

Until then, stay aware, alert, and cautious, imPorts. We cannot afford to lose any more of you, and more importantly, your fellows cannot afford it.

[And with that, her broadcast ends. There will be no replies.]
iamtetsuo: (Okay go on)

[personal profile] iamtetsuo 2016-01-21 05:05 am (UTC)(link)
Multiple times? So much for 'can't afford to lose us'. They can just drag more people in.
resipiscent: (uhh...)

[personal profile] resipiscent 2016-01-21 05:13 am (UTC)(link)
Yep.

[Ugh.]

Well, I mean, we can't not go get them back. That's out of the question. But any further than that, I'm not interested.
iamtetsuo: icon by rc (Give me a break)

[personal profile] iamtetsuo 2016-01-21 05:20 am (UTC)(link)
[A sharp sigh, and far quieter mutter.]

That's still doing what they want...
resipiscent: (fml face)

[personal profile] resipiscent 2016-01-21 05:25 am (UTC)(link)
[He's not wrong.]

I know. But I'd rather be somebody's dog than just leave them there. Sometimes there's no other path to take.
iamtetsuo: (Mutter grumble)

[personal profile] iamtetsuo 2016-01-21 05:28 am (UTC)(link)
...


Depends on who's missing.

[TETSUO NO.]
Edited 2016-01-21 05:33 (UTC)
resipiscent: (disapproving)

[personal profile] resipiscent 2016-01-21 05:35 am (UTC)(link)
[you fuck

but also]


To a degree, yeah. I've got an incentive. I'm not telling you to participate; that's your choice. But you'd be an asset.
iamtetsuo: icon by rc (Default)

[personal profile] iamtetsuo 2016-01-21 05:47 am (UTC)(link)
[The worst part is, he likes hearing that. Part of him craves it now, considering recent events. Dammit.]

What is it? Your incentive.
resipiscent: (what?)

[personal profile] resipiscent 2016-01-21 05:49 am (UTC)(link)
[how is this not obvious]

Three people.
iamtetsuo: (Okay go on)

[personal profile] iamtetsuo 2016-01-21 05:50 am (UTC)(link)
[It's not obvious because which ones. People, random people? There's no reason to care.

Tetsuo just waits, sees if he elaborates.]
resipiscent: (are you serious?)

[personal profile] resipiscent 2016-01-21 05:54 am (UTC)(link)
I'd like to think that I'd want to help, even if there was nothing in it for me. But I can't say that without being uncertain if I'm lying. But I don't have to worry about it because it's personal. One person from my own universe, and two I've met here. No way am I letting them rot in some prison.

[You take care of your own. That's all that's important in the end.]
iamtetsuo: (pouting intensifies)

[personal profile] iamtetsuo 2016-01-21 05:58 am (UTC)(link)
You think they'd do the same for you?
resipiscent: (ew really?)

[personal profile] resipiscent 2016-01-21 06:02 am (UTC)(link)
Two of them would, I can say without question. The third... he's got reason to dislike me, but after what I've already put him through, I'm not intending on continuing.
iamtetsuo: (Can the world stop existing for a bit)

[personal profile] iamtetsuo 2016-01-21 06:56 am (UTC)(link)
So? It's not you doing anything.
resipiscent: (open your eyes)

[personal profile] resipiscent 2016-01-21 07:25 am (UTC)(link)
No, I know. But that still leaves the other two. Even if I didn't feel responsible for the third, I still have to think about them.
iamtetsuo: icon by rc (Default)

[personal profile] iamtetsuo 2016-01-23 06:01 am (UTC)(link)
Okay. Say you do it. Do exactly what they want you to do, get your people, and then what? Come back here like a good little dog?
resipiscent: (uhh...)

[personal profile] resipiscent 2016-01-23 12:36 pm (UTC)(link)
Don't really have a choice right now, do I?
iamtetsuo: (Okay go on)

[personal profile] iamtetsuo 2016-01-23 06:34 pm (UTC)(link)
What if you didn't?
resipiscent: (check out my specs bro)

[personal profile] resipiscent 2016-01-23 10:26 pm (UTC)(link)
If I did then I'd have to consider a few things. I want to find a way out of this world for the people who want one. But I also need to think about where I want to be. It doesn't really matter to me where I live, as long as I can do what I want to and the people I want to see are there.
iamtetsuo: (What do I do now?)

[personal profile] iamtetsuo 2016-01-24 09:05 am (UTC)(link)
You're saying you wanna be here?
resipiscent: (melancholy so please tell me you're joki)

[personal profile] resipiscent 2016-01-24 08:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Doesn't have to be here. It can be back home, or somewhere else entirely. I don't really care about the location.