video.

[micycle]

[For a second after the feed fizzles into life, Mike just sits there, blinking at his device in urgent confusion. Normally it would be astonishment, but the kid's been through hell and (part of the way) back, and it shows on his face; this is going to be the coolest once he gets a good night's sleep under his belt, but right now - ]

Um. [He pushes a pair of dust-coated goggles up into his hair, and coughs. The scarf below his chin seems coated with a similar substance.] Is there an Indiana here?

[A brief pause. He knows how dumb that question sounds.]

I really need to call someone.

Comments

[ghoulking]

They have nullifiers around the place to stop us from breaking in. Our powers don't work around the porter because of them.

[micycle]

[So. Many. Questions.]

Nullifiers? How do those work?

[ghoulking]

Through the nanites they inject on us when we arrive. These nanites stabilize our powers and if they are disrupted, our powers stop working.

[micycle]

Holy shit. That's so messed up. How the hell do they get away with that?

[ghoulking]

[ CHILD.

LANGUAGE. ]

A lot of imPorts are angry about that, naturally. The nanites are what keep our powers working, they also heal us and, in a way, they are a guarantee that if we do something bad the government can stop us.

[micycle]

[ FUCK U ]

That's bullshit. The government shouldn't have that kind of power.

[ghoulking]

Perhaps. There are many arguments from both sides, but regardless of them, the nanites are there.