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[magnitudes]

( HI guys. This is Sarissa. Last time she was on the network she was wearing a ridiculous shirt and was even more ridiculously drunk, a shenanigan that involved yelling at people about art and being excessively poetic. It was a mess.

Now here is Sarissa, looking a lot more serious. Her hair is pulled back into a messy bun, is wearing a dark charcoal button down, and is entirely sober. )

Uh— hi. I’m Sarissa Theron. A few of you have already had the misfortune of speaking to me, in person or on here. Usually I’m pretty obnoxious, so—

( She frowns, and pauses. No, deflecting won’t work for this, and she rolls her shoulders to get herself to focus. )

Some of you might have heard by now that I was murdered. Twice, actually. The first time was just after Thanksgiving and the second time was at the tail end of that blackout we was all in a fluster about. I lied the first time around and said I didn’t know who killed me, because…

( Her gaze drops, for a moment. ) I was scared, mostly. Thought I was protecting the people I cared about, and I thought silence was the only way to do it, because the person I was protecting them from was - is - invulnerable. That kind of backfired, but. So— here I am.

His name is Sylar, but some of you might’ve met him as Gabriel Gray. He has a kind of… hunger, or an obsession, I guess, with collecting powers. That was why he killed me the first time around, so he could take a power of mine.

( She exhales, slowly, working herself up to the next bit. ) To be perfectly clear, he’s a fuckhead and he tried to hurt people I care about to make a game outta our lives. But I think— I think despite my visceral feelings about it, what’s more important than trying to take him apart is trying to get him help. Justice, obviously, he needs to take responsibility for what he did, but just— if you find him, and if you’re able to contain someone like him, don’t hurt him or... be shit, basically. Something happened, maybe, to make him how he is and vengeance and all that aren’t gonna help him get better, they’ll just give him more rage to run on. I figure enough of us around these parts are from heaps messed up worlds or have seen messed up shit to know what that’s like, in some way.

Anyway. I’m sorry I didn’t come out and say it sooner. If you have questions or that, I’ll answer them as good as I can.


( ooc: Sylar stuff is public knowledge as of the Majority report if you want your character to be a bit familiar with it. )

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[rathercommon]

[ Kitty's voice is clear, frank, and compassionate. ]

You oughtn't apologize.

permavideo.

[magnitudes]

Probably should, I reckon. He could've hurt more people. He did hurt more people, Kitty.

voice;

[pullback]

[ look I linked my swear-in log but of COURSE Victor would be all creepy about this bringing people back from the dead thing because what the fuck, that's his job. ]

If you want, I can give you an examination—I'm a doctor, after all. Usually the symptoms of murder are a bit permanent but I imagine you're at least suffering from shock.

[ and he can also look at Sarissa up close to see if she's murdery, has stitches, what not. c: This is totally goodwill and not a selfish desire at all, no sirree ]

permavoice;

[magnitudes]

( There's a pause before she replies, even after she switches from video to voice. )

I don't think we've met. I'm fine. Nanites fixed me up heaps good, hey. Fit as a fiddle that's died twice, yeah?

Voice;

[bindsthedead]

Miss Theron. My name is Sabriel, and I'm a member of RISE. We're a group of imPorts tasked with policing our community. [Sabriel's voice might sound surprisingly young, but it's carefully measured.]

Because of our official status, we have resources at our disposal beyond our own powers. I'd like to to talk with you, if you don't mind- stopping people like this man is part of our duties, and I fully understand that killing him, hurting him... in the long run, it won't accomplish anything.

permavoice.

[magnitudes]

Ms, if you gotta, but "Sarissa" is fine.

( She pauses for a bit, exhaling before clearing her throat.) So RISE works with the authorities, kinda? Collaborating with the police and all that, is that how it works? I'm-- yeah, we can talk. Here or... I don't know. An air conditioned office with donuts and coffee?

video

[notsheepish]

You sure I can't hit him? You know, just like a few times?

permavideo.

[magnitudes]

What, just line up all the people what wanna hit him and let them have at it? Seems like a recipe for all of us being bastards, doesn't it?

Voice;

[shifting]

[Gabriel. Well, shit. It doesn't take much digging on the network for Sam to match the name to the face he met during the blackout. The face he had spend a couple nights in his cabin, no less.

Who helped him take care of a "problem".

Good goddamn going, Sam Merlotte.]

You're... a hell of a lot calmer than I'd think a person would be, for havin' gone through all that. I don't - mean for you to dwell on this longer'n you already have to, but d'you mind explainin' what you mean about him collectin' people's powers?

permavoice.

[magnitudes]

I spent most of December on drinking binges, fights and being a fucking dick to just about everyone who saw me, so I— I'm trying to do better, now.

( It is extremely difficult and she also wants to grab Gabriel's face and smash it into a wall. Her hands flex, even if Sam can't see them, her knuckles are white. Her accent, though, Australian as mate, gets a little broader on certain words under duress. )

This isn't about just me dealin' with what happened to me. He hurt my sisters, and while I was goin' to pieces he could've hurt a whole mess of other people. I can't be the way I normally am and be useful, so.

( But he asked a question, so she inhales and exhales. ) You mean the how he does it or the why and all that?

VOICE.

[accelerate]

[ barry knows sometimes dead men can come back to life and live permanently until they're at a ripe old age to fall into the world beyond. he knows, because he's inadvertently saved some of those people who were destined to die but didn't because of his meddling. it takes a moment longer than usual to process all of this, and once he does, he feels like he's a little gobsmacked. ]

[ sarissa knows him as the flash, and so he puts on the vibration to his voice so she can hear someone she knows rather than someone who's a stranger. ]

Are you okay?

permavoice.

[magnitudes]

Snap crackle.

( Her voice sounds tired, but a little brighter for hearing a friend. Or, an acquaintance who zooms in a cheery way. It's probably audible, though, that she was rubbing her hand over her face as she spoke. )

I'm getting by. As okay as you can be, I guess? I mean, arguably I was a pain in the arse and a total bloody mess before I got murdered, if you speak to about anyone who ever met me, so— it's a bit like asking someone who's short sighted if they can see okay after getting poked in the eye, y'know?

voice; id: blue beetle

[deadkord]

[ Oh, hey, it's that girl he fought an evil ice cream truck man with. Anyway, Ted knows all too well what it's like to have died, so maybe he can be sympathetic, say something helpful... ]

So there's another imPort murderer walking around? Great.

[ Or that. Goddammit, Ted. ]

permavoice.

[magnitudes]

( oh hey it's jaime, cool, she can reply to Bianca's post with an update saying he's—

oh. It's this guy. eAe. cool but not cool enough. )

Beautifully said, Mr. Goggles. Nicely summed up. Ten out of bloody ten.

video; handwave replied to this before Bianca's network post??

[asoothingvoice]

[Bianca's already been fretting, but Sarissa's video doesn't really help it any.]

Sarissa, you don't need to apologize for being a victim.

permavideo; sounds good to me! :]b

[magnitudes]

Hey.

( oh god. "hi, so actually your son tried to help me and told me about how he could fight people who are indestructible but I thought I had it under control and then my sisters and one sister-in-law-sort-of nearly died."

Maybe... not. Those words. Yeah. )

Um, I'm— apologising for uh, for putting other people in danger. With the silence, and all that. Even when I was offered help. I think that needs to be apologised for.

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[am_i_a_monster]

Don't be sorry. A past like that is never easy to talk about. It's hard not to keep secrets. If anything, be proud that you can talk about it now. And do what you have to, to not get murdered again.

permavideo.

[magnitudes]

( Hold up.

It always sucks when kids know how screwed up things can be. Sarissa exhales a shaky sigh before she goes to reply, managing to muster up something of a smile. )

Secrets are pretty much the default, hey? It's easier, or seems like it, keeping it buried. You wanna hope people'll see it, 'cause you're falling apart with how twisted up things have gotten, but... the thought of anyone knowing is the worst thing you can imagine.

( But! She shrugs, and rolls her shoulders. ) Or some kinda melodramatic bullshit. I'll do my best about the murder thing. There's so many other ways to die.

[quemar]

[Holy shit.

Robbie died and his sold his freaking soul to the devil so he could come back and murder everyone who had even the smallest hand in it. Or anyone who associated too closely with those people. And then when he ran out, anyone who had done things like that to anyone else. And here this girl is, advocating for a guy who killed her twice?

Not that he ever feels like even a semi-decent person anymore, but if that doesn't highlight just how garbage he really is, nothing ever will.

WELP.]

You really think people like that can change?

[magnitudes]

( If it's any consolation, one time she got in a fight with a guy at the grocery store and got thrown into a soup can display. She's kind of a dick. Just, you know, a dick that's attempting (keyword: attempting) to be compassionate. Or something. )

I don't know. I think it's sad to think that someone could've been born like that. And if they got changed into it in the first place, maybe they can change back.

I'm kind of screwed up though, hey.

[slightlyoffchilt]

[Quietly, with concern:] Sarissa.

[magnitudes]

( Imagine Sarissa, as played by Baymax: oh no. )

Good Sir Doctor.

Video

[helladoomed]

He murdered you twice but you don't want people to hurt him.

You're a better fuckin' person than I am. I'd want his head on a plate.

permavideo.

[magnitudes]

Well, I fuckin'— I want that too, but he'd just grow his head back, so it doesn't seem real productive.

( Her fingers rake through her hair. )

It's complicated.

voice | private

[hardedged]

[ a long, exhausted sigh. ]

Is this a good idea?

permavoice/private.

[magnitudes]

I got no idea. Seemed better than calling for his head on a platter.

Am I being stupid?

text. private. not backdated, just very late to the party.

[bosewicht]

You tried.

1/2 permatext/private

[magnitudes]

I'm really glad you didn't come ruin the mood in my piglet post, suidae are bloody sacred.

voice; backdated to the day this post went up

[acclimatized]

Jesus Christ.

[ very eloquent, john. ]

You don't have to apologize. You've been through a terrible ordeal and this? This is very brave.

permavoice.

[magnitudes]

Thanks. ( A little wry, that. ) Doesn't feel all that brave, but.