14, Video

[darwinatrix]

[The woman on the video is tall and stern-looking, with blue eyes that kind of make you feel cold just by looking at them.]

This is Major-General Olivier Mira Armstrong. For those of you who don't know me, I'm the commander of RISE: Rogue Import Suppression Enforcement. We're an imPort-run group that works with the local law enforcement to police our own, and handle crises that local, unpowered officers can't. We're headquartered out of Helix Station in Maurtia Falls, and were instrumental in fighting back the Soviet occupation some months ago.

The whims of the device that brings us here and sends us home have left my staff limited. I need new recruits, both those willing to confront potential rogue imPorts, and those willing to bring them to justice via trials.

That is all. Armstrong out.

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[dirtyredneck]

What's it pay?

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[darwinatrix]

Enough. We get funding from the government every month as well as donations from private citizens.

For most RISE agents, it's not full time employment; we imPorts are few in number that we don't always have someone to bring down. You'd be paid for the individual actions.

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[dirtyredneck]

What I gotta do to get hired?

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[darwinatrix]

Pass a psychiatric evaluation. Complete an obstacle course. Complete a basic combat test.

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[helpline]

Do you take part-time applications?

[ mostly because at least in his world, paramilitary organizations KIND OF MAKE BAD DECISIONS..... ]

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[darwinatrix]

Naturally. There aren't enough rogue imPorts to mandate full-time employment for field agents. I'd be paying you to sit around on your ass and do nothing most days.

Full-time work is mostly in command or legal affairs.

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[helpline]

Good. I've got a shop that I work at, the shop takes priority since I've got actual employees.

[ well, an actual employee...who's Calendar Man. ]

Sign me up for part-time then.

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[prostheticbody]

I'm afraid our illustrious government won't permit me to work with RISE anymore.

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[darwinatrix]

Pity. You were a useful agent.

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[prostheticbody]

I guess I'm feeling less inclined to deal with all the bureaucracy. It seems like it's only getting worse with RISE.

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[annihiliner]

I'm curious. What is it that you consider a "rogue imPort?"

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[darwinatrix]

A criminal imPort. One who breaks the law and poses a threat to either natives or other imPorts.

[annihiliner]

But only if it's both? Not one or the other alone.

Or an imPort who is... disruptive, let's say, of the native order without provably having broken any laws? Or a criminal who's been powered but isn't actually an imPort? Are those also yours to confront?

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[hightiderising]

Um. I can help.

[Says the tiny teenager.]

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[darwinatrix]

[A sigh.] I hate using children as soldiers.

What can you do?

[hightiderising]

[Xion sets her phone down, keeping the camera pointed at herself. From thin air, she summons her Keyblade in her hands.]

I can also do a lot of basic elemental magic and teleport from place to place. Besides... I've only ever been a soldier. I'd catch on fast.

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[barbarus]

I've heard much about your organisation, Major-General. What is your response to the criticism levelled at you and your soldiers?

[ He knows some of it was personal. It's a level of examination and scrutiny that Damen has never witnessed anywhere, and there's a large part of him that thinks it's ludicrous. He's mainly curious about how it has impacted her work, and how RISE will go on from here. ]

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[darwinatrix]

Some of it was valid, and measures were put in place to ensure it doesn't happen again. Other points of criticism, I disagree with. I won't apologize for being strict in my pursuit of justice and public safety.

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[barbarus]

Nor do I think you should.

May I ask why you allowed such an investigation at all? You have your critics a platform. Now your stronghold has been de-armed. I know that I am new here, but this does not seem an improvement to me.

[ But then he's a military man, from an authoritarian world. To limit RISE's ability to protect people does not make sense to him. Surely that is the reason why imports were brought here in the first place. ]

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[use_everything]

[This reply comes nearly an hour after the broadcast.]

If you are hiring, I would be interested in speaking to you about your organization.

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[darwinatrix]

Admiral.

I suppose it would be foolish of me to turn you down.

[use_everything]

General. [The nod in return is quite respectful, at least. The second statement, he simply judiciously steps around.]

Would you care to meet in person?

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[fullmetalbrat]

How often do you need to deal with rogue imPorts with RISE?

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[darwinatrix]

You've been here long enough to see for yourself, Fullmetal. It's not very often, once a month at most, usually.

And yet, when it happens, it's usually critical we deal with it.

[fullmetalbrat]

Just wanted to know if the trend was normal. You've been here longer than I have.

I'm already signed up with the Dendarii, but I don't think there's any reason I couldn't work with you anyway. In case you ever need an alchemist.