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maskormenace2017-09-22 08:06 pm
darkpants_warmfeeling) wrote in maskormenace2017-09-22 08:06 pm
10th Mission // Text // Links are IC
Jacob Taylor here. I've got an update on the investigation into the OTO. That's Otherworld Technologies Organization for the new people on the Network: they're a group that's been responsible for a lot of the bad things that have happened this year. The report is here for anyone who wants to take a look at it.
If you're going after the OTO, be careful. They're seriously bad news. But we need to keep chasing them down, before they hurt more people. The government's been supporting our operations so far: they're on our side on this one. If you find anything out, you can tell me or another member of the RISE team.
That's not the only thing I wanted to talk about, though. Last week, a friend of mine took a life in combat. He's facing the consequences for it now. I've done the same thing plenty of times, in the military and out of it. And I know some of the OTO's scientists didn't survive the raid on their cloning facility last month.
It's a heavy thing to deal with. Sometimes it's necessary. But a lot of people think imPorts are dangerous right now. If we do too much damage, we're going to risk proving them right about us. Doesn't matter if it's because we're battling bad guys.
I think this fight with the OTO is just getting started. It's not going to be the last time we have to make those kinds of choices. And we need to work together if we're going to beat them. I figure that'll be easier if we're all clear on where we stand. About what we're willing to do to get it done.
So here's what I want to ask you: would you kill, to save a life? Or is that going too far for you? And how do you want to hold people accountable for something like that?
If you're going after the OTO, be careful. They're seriously bad news. But we need to keep chasing them down, before they hurt more people. The government's been supporting our operations so far: they're on our side on this one. If you find anything out, you can tell me or another member of the RISE team.
That's not the only thing I wanted to talk about, though. Last week, a friend of mine took a life in combat. He's facing the consequences for it now. I've done the same thing plenty of times, in the military and out of it. And I know some of the OTO's scientists didn't survive the raid on their cloning facility last month.
It's a heavy thing to deal with. Sometimes it's necessary. But a lot of people think imPorts are dangerous right now. If we do too much damage, we're going to risk proving them right about us. Doesn't matter if it's because we're battling bad guys.
I think this fight with the OTO is just getting started. It's not going to be the last time we have to make those kinds of choices. And we need to work together if we're going to beat them. I figure that'll be easier if we're all clear on where we stand. About what we're willing to do to get it done.
So here's what I want to ask you: would you kill, to save a life? Or is that going too far for you? And how do you want to hold people accountable for something like that?
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But it is what it is. And the government trusts us to help protect this country. So we do need to have this conversation. About what we do or don't do to make that happen.
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It is what it is?
I wonder how long it took for all of us to be here before we decided it is what it is. We've certainly seen the fruit of those labors in the native metas who've decided that maybe a job actually needs to be done. The moment we all put the effort in, then we can have a conversation about whether or not killing someone is appropriate.
Until then, maybe the conversation we should be having is what we need to do to make sure we don't have to.
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All right. Let's talk about that, then. What do you think we need to do?
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[And within the hour, Jacob walks through the entrance at the Hall of Justice, marveling at the grandeur around him.]
Damn. How much money does Bruce Wayne even have?
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[Batman walks Jacob through the sprawling, grand rotunda on a linear path towards the prison. Although he trusts Jacob more than most, that doesn't mean he intends to show him all of his secrets. The prison itself is modest in size, but designed with state of the art safeguards. It's largely empty, with the exception of a lone prisoner sitting cross-legged on his cot, a potted daisy sitting by a reinforced window.]
Hello, James. The flowers are looking healthy. [A pause, as he turns to Jacob.] You may or may not remember James. He used to be known as Flower Power.
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Yeah, I remember him. You've got your own prison in here?
[The last time Jacob visited a privately-run prison, it involved a firefight, several explosions, and emergency decompression. It wasn't fun.]
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[A pause.]
You think I intend to judge people on my own terms. I can assure you that's not the case.
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[But Jacob's mind is on something else now. He gestures toward the cell.]
So the authorities know about this? He was sent here by a court?
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[He pulls a small bracelet from his belt of a thousand gadgets and holds it just outside the cover of his cape.]
I haven't been able to create many. The list of resources required is... extensive to say the least. At least until I engineer a way to refine the technology.
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Nullifiers for the metas, huh? It's about time. Once you get more made, let me know- we could use them in RISE.
[He leans back, turns away from James to give Batman his full attention, and folds his arms.]
But you didn't bring me here to talk tech, did you.
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DO YOU WANT CROBAT TO STARVE, BATPERSON??
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[Jacob feels like he just started watching a vid halfway through here.]
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