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maskormenace2017-05-08 08:14 pm
nastygram) wrote in maskormenace2017-05-08 08:14 pm
Entry tags:
- john constantine | con man,
- † andrew pulaski | apollo,
- † brendan frye | n/a,
- † daisy johnson | quake,
- † darlene | n/a,
- † frederick chilton | chief of staff!!,
- † gwen wynne-york | n/a,
- † jacob taylor | the protector,
- † kara zor-el | supergirl,
- † rincewind | n/a,
- † sam merlotte | n/a,
- † will graham | wolf trap,
- † yusuke kitagawa | fox
video | anonymous
[The video, when it begins, is on a loop: three minute segments of anonymous space, with a steady stream of white noise.
The white noise continues until, eventually, it is broken by a voice thick with electronic distortion.]
Hello, imPorts.
The natives here are more than happy to believe that their government is looking out for their best interest. The same cannot be said for us, the imPorts: we who were dragged here from our homes, assigned houses, powers, jobs. Categorized, classified, tracked, yes, and monitored, paid off within a meager system of incentivization and reward, motivated by our own complacency to both sit down and shut up. From the dawn of imPort history it has been left up to us, the imPorts, to figure out this whole new life beneath these new and foreign stars. And does the government care? No. Not as long as you follow their rules. Do they care about our best interests? No. They only care that we abide by their rules.
We are the Constellation, and we are here to tell you that we do not believe in these rules. We have been hard at work figuring out our new lives, for you. And we have found that while we were busy not trusting the government--they have been just as busy not trusting us.
We, the imPorts, are not favored children. We, the imPorts, are not cherished heroes. We are the ones who are watched, always, by the most fixed and sleepless and critical of eyes.
We have a list, imPorts, a list that we are leaking to you now, live, for your perusal and your understanding.
Fuu Hououji. Commander Shepherd. Lucifer. Jacob Taylor. L'Arachel. Daisy Johnson. Count Dooku. The Doctor.
This, fellow imPorts, is a watch list. A list of your brothers and sisters who the government deemed watchworthy. People of interest. Some of them are still with us. Some of them are gone. And whether or not any of these people are worthily deemed dangerous, we want you, the people, to know: this is what happens when you go against the grain. Labeled as agents opposed. Granted their freedom under secret scrutiny. Catch, and tag, and release.
To those who will, inevitably, dismiss this list as inconsequential: stay tuned. This is not the only list.
And this will not be our one and only release to you, our public.
Remember: the only power that we have, imPorts, is the power that we give to ourselves. The only limits to that power are the limits that we allow. Do not forget this. Consider yourselves warned.
[The video of space continues for another minute after the voice ends. The volume of the white noise increases until it is, abruptly, cut off with a burst of static.]
[as per last year's watch list.]
The white noise continues until, eventually, it is broken by a voice thick with electronic distortion.]
Hello, imPorts.
The natives here are more than happy to believe that their government is looking out for their best interest. The same cannot be said for us, the imPorts: we who were dragged here from our homes, assigned houses, powers, jobs. Categorized, classified, tracked, yes, and monitored, paid off within a meager system of incentivization and reward, motivated by our own complacency to both sit down and shut up. From the dawn of imPort history it has been left up to us, the imPorts, to figure out this whole new life beneath these new and foreign stars. And does the government care? No. Not as long as you follow their rules. Do they care about our best interests? No. They only care that we abide by their rules.
We are the Constellation, and we are here to tell you that we do not believe in these rules. We have been hard at work figuring out our new lives, for you. And we have found that while we were busy not trusting the government--they have been just as busy not trusting us.
We, the imPorts, are not favored children. We, the imPorts, are not cherished heroes. We are the ones who are watched, always, by the most fixed and sleepless and critical of eyes.
We have a list, imPorts, a list that we are leaking to you now, live, for your perusal and your understanding.
Fuu Hououji. Commander Shepherd. Lucifer. Jacob Taylor. L'Arachel. Daisy Johnson. Count Dooku. The Doctor.
This, fellow imPorts, is a watch list. A list of your brothers and sisters who the government deemed watchworthy. People of interest. Some of them are still with us. Some of them are gone. And whether or not any of these people are worthily deemed dangerous, we want you, the people, to know: this is what happens when you go against the grain. Labeled as agents opposed. Granted their freedom under secret scrutiny. Catch, and tag, and release.
To those who will, inevitably, dismiss this list as inconsequential: stay tuned. This is not the only list.
And this will not be our one and only release to you, our public.
Remember: the only power that we have, imPorts, is the power that we give to ourselves. The only limits to that power are the limits that we allow. Do not forget this. Consider yourselves warned.
[The video of space continues for another minute after the voice ends. The volume of the white noise increases until it is, abruptly, cut off with a burst of static.]
[as per last year's watch list.]
no subject
I never expected them not to consider most of us worthy of that. It's silly to think they are only focusing on a very few that still remain.
And to answer your question: I think we are all watch worthy. Even child imPorts.
no subject
we know of this list as a fact
a list that exists
if we were prone to speculation perhaps we would wonder why the dearly and less dearly departed remain on this list
if there is concern that they will return
if the departed did their departing less naturally
if the government knows something that we don't
all speculation that we will not indulge in
feel free to do so yourself
we would like to point out that before the discovery of this list, the existence of such a list was likewise mere speculation
and now here are the receipts
progress is progress
do you believe yourself MORE watch worthy?
no subject
I've been killed once, arrested twice, pushed for a bill to allow me to legally eat, took part of a spy mission in February, and I'm a ghoul. I'm a bit all over the place. [ "worth" watching isn't the way he'd describe it. But considering everything he has done and has been involved in these last two and half years, he can say there has been some stuff that would justify putting him on some sort of watchlist ]
no subject
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If I cared about what the government thinks of me, and trusted them, I'd worry. [ but he REALLY doesn't give a damn about the government or whatever they think of him and if they deem him worthy of being watched or not ]
no subject
and to distrust them
please know: we appreciate your work
no subject
For real now: ]
Aren't you worried the government might put YOU on a watchlist?
no subject
no subject
no subject
what we are worried about is that there are those around us who lack this same awareness
or have at least become numb to it
if it is enough to say that we, the imPorts, commonly believe ourselves to be watched and monitored, then we must ask the only question that can follow such a statement:
why is this ok?
no subject
But what are you doing about it? Just spreading the word, certainly - and that's it? Nothing else?
no subject
you have taken action
and we are very proud
no subject
What actions are you planning?
no subject
no subject