[ Video : ImPort Education ]

[ghoulking]

Three years ago, I arrived to this world, on this exact day. I have met many people, I've seen many go and return, though many don't remember ever being here. I have seen so much happening and I've lived through a lot. It's hard to keep a track of everything. I have done so much as well. [ and so much has been done to him, too. But he digresses ] - but I think what happened before we started arriving in 2014 is also important, and it's good to remember it from time to time.


The Porter was found in the Atlantic Ocean in 1985 and the first wave of imPorts arrived in 1986. Before this time, America was not the country you know; if you look at the history books, you won't find much information on America's 1984. Because of the extended tension between the United States and Russia, continuous attacks and an arms race, at the time there was an almost totalitarian government ruling over the country; citizens were arrested, brainwashed, they were spied on, censored and repressed at all times.

After finding the Porter and the first imPorts arrived, an imPort named Hernan Soñé, aka "Nova Man", brought to light the government's actions. From this, it snowballed: imPorts, native heroes, even some sectors of the military and the government - our current sponsors-, joined together to reform the militant corruption on going. This is why imPorts are seen as heroes: we are. We saved them from a very dark time and we helped them to have a brighter future. The reform ended around 1990's and everything worked well enough, with both native Heroes and imPorts working together to keep the country safe.

In 2008, everything changed again. There was a scientist - it's still questionable if he really was under Soviet orders. He built what he called a "Death Ray" on an island which has the name of Death Island. [ you can laugh because this sounds so silly, but it's not funny ] This ray was designed to counteract the active nanotechnology used to revive imPorts should they die.

In other words, it could kill imPorts permanently.

Seven imPorts were sent to investigate his island, most of them being teenagers and they were all killed. While the scientist was caught and taken in to custody, the imPort Benedict Katzenberg aka "Promise" executed the prisoner without orders. While he was court-martialed, the charges didn't stick, but again it was just a step to start a whole new chain of events.

A strong decline of costumed heroism and vigilante activity followed, due to accusations from imPorts, the natives, the native heroes and the government, each side claiming the death of these imPorts had happened because of the other. Heroes retired and the ones that remained became reckless, acted independently or opposed the law enforcement rather than alongside, and that caused for new laws to be made: native heroism and vigilantism became illegal, "Registered" and "Unsettled" became marks heroes had to wear, and by 2011 the government decided it was best for imPorts to go back to their home universes. Every imPort left and all native Heroes retired or went underground.

[ and finally: ] In 2014, the Porter started working again, without any notice. Lachesis infected the Porter and this world is once again receiving imPorts. That is us.

I hope this bit of history helps to explain why we are loved by most in this country, and helps us to remember this isn't just a dream. [ not for the natives, certainly. And also not for those seven imPorts who were killed back in 2008 ] If you have any questions, I can try answering. I was around when all of this was found out, but it was two years ago. My memory can be a bit shaky. [ except Kaneki has notes on everything so maybe not so much ]

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[sleight_of_hand]

Okay. Wow. That's an info dump. Few things though:

1.) Damn I thought I was here for a long time.
2.) Why isn't this publicly available anywhere???????? [ Because this dumbass doesn't pay attention, that's why. ]
3.) Has anyone thought to take another peek at Death Island recently, especially with all this OTO stuff?
4.) Are we sure there aren't remnants of the old government still around within the current government?

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[ghoulking]

1. There are people who have been longer, actually. Some even came from the Alpha world, so I haven't been around the longest.

2. All of this is public information, it does require a bit of looking it up, though. It's hard to find anything on 1984 and a bit before that, but you can find information on the 90's government reform, which involved many heroes. There was also a Swear-In where the 2008 incident was remembered, and they talked a bit about the victims.

3. Some have mentioned it, but it never happened. It's on the "to-do" list.

4. I'm not sure, actually; that's a good question for our government representatives, or to go through records and cross-reference things. It'll probably be a very bureaucratic and tiring work and you'd have to work with a lot of very outdated records, which is what we did in order to find out more about the 1984 events. But the current government supports Heroes and I doubt the old one would. So far so good, on that end, but who knows?

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[sleight_of_hand]

[ Ugh, all of that sounds like way too much work. That feel when you are one of the best investigators around, but also lazy. ]

Okay, but after the latest shit, I think checking out that island should be pretty high on the to do list. I mean, who the hell even knows what's there and if anyone's looking to making bank on it.

Also, OTO was part of the government that broke off, right? I think that was said before? I wouldn't be surprised if there are like. Sleeper agents. Or something super-spy-y like that.

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[flightforfreedom]

[Well that was an info dump and a half, basically none of which he knew before this moment. It's going to take a little while for most of it to sink in. But there's one thing that does stick out.]

So they really don't have any control over the Porter? What's a "Lachesis"?

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[ghoulking]

[ that's a whole info-dump all on it's own, but that's something he will do like... next month. For now he will give Poe a short summary, since he doesn't seem to know about Lachesis ]

Before, they used to. When they found the Porter, they could bring people in and send them back as they wanted, like it happened in 2011. After that they closed the Porter and had no plans to use it again.

Meanwhile, an artificial intelligence by the name of Lachesis came from another universe took over the Porter, making it impossible to control it. She is the one in charge, she is the one who decides who comes and goes now, and there is little the government or us can do about her.

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[aloadeddie]

Thanks for the information. Is there somewhere we can go to get more details? Surely this is written down somewhere?

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[ghoulking]

This is all information imPorts have researched in the past. Or lived it. [ explaining that last part would be tricky. ] You can research and find most of this on your own and we have done that, but it's all spread out through different sources and reports.

That said, I enjoy compiling information, and I do have a much more detailed description of all of this, if you are interested in it.

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[wonts]

[ Okay, so there's... a lot of information here, and most of it is too tough to swallow right now. Which means he's going to focus on the very first thing that doesn't seem that crazy for the sake of his sanity. ]

You've really been here that long?

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[ghoulking]

Three years today, yes. There are others who have been here longer.

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[d33tached]

This information was provided for me when I first arrived. It is a bit outdated as you can see, but perhaps it might be of assistance to those that you are trying to educate anyway

[And attached is a link. Two months ago, D33 might never have thought to volunteer such information in the interest of helping anyone. Recently, however, he has made the conscious decision to at least attempt assisting other ImPorts where he can - part of trying to understand others has led him to recall how terribly overwhelming arriving in this world first was for him (and still continues to be). He might not be at a point yet where he can simply post this in reply for everyone to see and appear to be helping himself, but perhaps if Kaneki will find it useful, he can do the helping for D33. God forbid he appears for a moment as if he actually cares.]

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[ghoulking]

[ he already knows about that bit, yes ]

I know of those notes. Those were Thomas'. He was incredible at searching for information since he was a telepath and got everywhere. He arrived around the same time that I did, I think.

There are also Kate's notes. She tried to create a "Frequently asked questions", but when she left it became outdated. [ Kaneki will send a link, in case D33 is interested. ]

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thanks

[ Nothing of value to contribute, but this (and the replies he can see) are interesting. What the fuck @ everything. ]

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[ghoulking]

You are welcome.

[nightmarist]

so we were literally brought here by fate

hilarious

[ghoulking]

Isn't it?

She also had two sisters and the whole mythological reference pack attached. But Lachesis did claim to be the fate, so it's not just a borrowed name.

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[axeboyfriend]

Lachesis? Like the aspect of Fate?

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[ghoulking]

[ Shinjiro.... that's a name that has been in this place before. Lucky for him Kaneki doesn't know Shinjiro enough so he won't break his mind with that revelation ]

Lachesis, the actual Fate, according to her, who measures the thread of life. She has two sisters, Atropos and Clotho.

Mythological references are very common when we are dealing with this world and anything Lachesis.

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[namesaquestion]

[The most important thing on his mind is:]

So this 'Lachesis'? That's the one that brought me here? When I was in the middle of things at home?!

[If he was speaking what he spoke back home, it'd be hella rude in the choice of words, not just tone.]

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[ghoulking]

yes, she was. She's is the one who decides what happens with the Porter.

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[wearmyface]

[Well, if some of this doesn't sound awfully familiar in some respects, what with what happened on Cybertron before the War.]

Do you have more detailed notes on this?

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[ghoulking]

Yes, I do.

[ privately, kaneki will send him these files. They are all compiled and written down by Kaneki himself, but links to the network are available as well.

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[reexamined]

This is very informative. Thank you. I will add it to my notes. Have you been here as long as Kanaya Maryam?

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[ghoulking]

You are welcome.

And she arrived almost half year before I did. I came in September, she arrived in January.

[siriusly]

The Lachesis part is still the most mysterious part, isn't it? The way I've heard tell of it, it's a computer AI, or maybe some kind of different, alien being. I never heard for sure one way or the other.

[ghoulking]

Lachesis has always remained silent ever since she arrived, which is not usual of her, according to people from Alpha World.

And she is a computer AI. Both imPorts from Alpha World and the government here have confirmed that. However, as she isn't from this world - neither is the Porter - I suppose it could be called "alien" too. We don't know much about her origins, though.