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[The video switches on, showing Mycroft looking as neutral as possible. He's in his room, doing his best not to show his distaste at shared quarters shine through. Mycroft even manages a polite smile, the expression not even reaching his eyes.]

Of all the places on this continent it had to be Florida. That will have to change, sharpish. I could argue it's the wrong country, but that's a debate I don't have the time to participate in. I'll have to just avoid the roadside food stands and hope for the best.

My name is Mycroft Holmes. I occupied a minor position in the British Government, so should anyone have questions along those lines then direct them to me. If I find them engaging enough, I'll answer them. As for the notion of "powers", I will have to accept what my eyes tell me regardless of how ridiculous it seems. I do hope some people here weren't lumbered with pointless ones, that would be cumbersome to deal with.

[No, really, why Florida? It's all hot weather and humidity. Ugh. Mycroft idly swings his umbrella, not used to having to introduce himself to others in this capacity.]

Well, this should be interesting. Do feel free to introduce yourselves.

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[ hello, this is a bright blue robot. ]

Pointless powers are not, in fact, unheard of.
It is entirely possible that you yourself have been given such a power.

[ Mycroft Holmes huh... ]

Minor position in the British government, huh? How minor? [ A pause. ]

Sorry, that's rude. Welcome to Heropa, Mr. Holmes.

[Mycroft just squints slightly.

Blue robot. That's new.]

I can assure you that mine has nothing pointless about it. It sounds like some were unlucky in that draw.

[Isn't it a great name?]

Very minor. Paperwork more than anything. [Good job it's not video, Mycroft's already rolling his eyes. Oh this place.]

Thank you for the welcome, Mr...?

[ what never seen a weird blue alien robot before bro...... ]

How fortunate then.
You will not have to endure being lumbered with a cumbersome ability.

[Mycroft can now strike it off his list of things to do that he hasn't even thought of.]

I do hope may people weren't so unfortunate. I can only imagine how they would feel in a place like this.

Your name?

Danger.

Hundred, actually. Mitchell Hundred.

Although paperwork doesn't sound that all exciting. Bureaucrat?

[Blue robot with a weird name. Well, not like it can get much weirder. Mycroft's just going to take all of this in his stride for now.]

A pleasure to meet you then, despite the [blue] circumstances. Do you often get [blue robot] stopped in the street?

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[muttered under his breath.] I still don't see what's wrong with Florida...

[and then, at full voice.] Anyway, I'm sure some people would take the pointless powers over the dangerous ones.

A pleasure.

[Hard to tell if Mycroft means that or is just saying it out of habit.]

Civil servant. And just like you said, nothing too exciting I'm afraid.

[Florida is just too hot. Mycroft isn't going to swap his suit out for anything else, he's going to melt.]

I'm sure some people would. It's something good to tell the general public, as they would rather prefer to hear of that than what can destroy them.

[geez louise Mycroft, enjoy the weather.]

People need to know, though. That...[you could be him and it could be worse] ...that even the pointless powers might not be that bad.

[No it's too warm!]

Perhaps. Though at the end of the day, it would only make those with the pointless powers canon fodder for anyone with an issue.

No? I'd say civil service is pretty fucking exciting, honestly. I was a civil servant -- civil engineering -- before I went into politics.

That depends on the amount of paperwork.

[See this? This is Mycroft directing the flow of the conversation back at Mitch.]

Did you decide on a sub-discipline before politics?

[ What are the odds he has an odd name, an English accent, and his surname is Holmes? ]

Back in the City we had trouble getting any representative from the British government to open up those lines.

[ She sounds amused. ]

[Coincidence? The universe is rarely so lazy.]

Was there ever a reason for that? Or did Britain just point blank ignore you?

[Mycroft would definitely put money on it being the latter. He's just trying to imagine his own superiors trying to deal with this, and that's amusing in itself.]

[ The universe loves coincidences, let's be real. ]

ImBargo Act. A law passed that banned imPorts from entering other countries.

The luck of the draw, I guess.

[True story.]

A shame if that were to come back into affect; I'd be deported before I knew it.

Truly.

Do you have a name or am I going to have to make one up for you?

They saw us as a threat after repeated troubles.

Doubtful it'll occur here. Not yet, anyway. They like us. [ A lot.

And she speaks rapidly, like she's pepped up or hasn't slept in twenty-four hours. (It's both.) ]

[This is good, Mycroft can get info without looking like he's asking for it. He's even going to write a few things down in his notebook. Thanks.]

I can't blame other countries if it was down to repeated "troubles". They probably had their own to contend with as well. We'll see how long it takes for the novelty here to wear off .

ImPorts have also done more good than they get credit for.

[ She doesn't go looking for thanks, it's just part of duty, but painting it in a negative light? ]

Only a few countries were a part of the Act.

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