001 | voice

[hardedged]

[ the network post begins with a disgruntled exhale. great way to start, jones. nice first impression. clearly, this mysterious new arrival is glad to be here. ]

I'll make this quick and painless. The name's Jessica Jones, and I'm looking for answers.

They brand us like cattle. Expect us to play house. Assign crapass jobs.

And of all the places to wage the Cold War 2.0, they pick fucking Florida. [ she scoffs, as if that's somehow the worst offense of all. ] How do we leave this shithole?

[ there's a pointed beat of silence, as she presses her lips together in contemplation. almost as an afterthought, she adds: ]

And where can I get a drink around here? The cheaper, the better.

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[hardedged]

What's your name?

[dualismum]

Haise Sasaki. [ or Ken Kaneki, but. It's complicated, so he'll stick to a name only ]

[hardedged]

[ she's not even going to attempt to pronounce that. ]

Been here long?

[dualismum]

[ It's so easy tho!!! ]

Two years and a month. with some bumps along the way, but sure- I'm a veteran.

[hardedged]

Veteran. That's what they're trying to turn us all into, isn't it? Like the goddamn draft.

[dualismum]

Veteran, as in "I've been here for far too long".

But the government never hid that they were trying to drafts us. They ask us to join their war from the moment we arrive.

[hardedged]

Doesn't count as asking when we're kidnapped.

[dualismum]

That wasn't the government's fault, though.

[hardedged]

You believe that shit?

[dualismum]

I'm sure if they had a hand in it, they would pick willing people or at leats people easier to control, instead of people who are against them or even went criminal.

Also, many people who arrive are sent back; if they had a hand in it, why send them back anyway?

And ultimately, we did have contact with yhe Porter's AI and we know they are independent from this government in many ways. Specifically it built defenses so no one could touch it.

[ so yes, he believes it. ]