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[ghoulking]

Hello everyone. I'm Ken Kaneki, and through the years I've been compiling information on everything that has been happening. My notes are available, and I've also written/updated/adapted a FAQ which you can read. If there are any questions, let me know.

On a different note, I was reading through Porter patterns and I'm curious about imPort and exPort activity. If you feel comfortable, please feel free to answer the following questions:

1. How long have you been here?
2. Have you ever been Ported-out and returned still with your memories? How many times?
3. Have you ever been Ported-out and returned without any of your memories? Do you know how many times?
4. Do you suspect a certain event could have triggered your porting-out?
5. When Ported-out, did you return to your world?
6. In your world, did you remember being in this one?
7. After being Ported out, have your powers changed?


As for myself, I have been in this world for a total of 3 years and 7 months - I arrived here in 2nd September of 2014. I have been Ported-out 4 times in total and I never forgot my memories of being here when I returned, even when I was amnesiac. My Port-outs seem to happen every 6 to 9 months, and usually they happen when some sort of stress is involved. Every time I was returned to my world I remained there for a while before I was returned here; the time I spent in my world is random at best since the least I've spent there was a week, and the most I stood there was 4 years. My powers have changed every time, but only to match the abilities I had in my world.

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[ghoulking]

Any imPort can register, yes. It doesn't matter to the government how capable you are at being a hero, as long you are one under their name.

Why do you wish to be a hero?

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[recommendations]

That doesn't really seem safe, but if that's the way things are here I suppose I shouldn't question it.

I come from a family of pro heroes...i suppose it's just always been the path that's expected of me. I want to make a difference, to help people.

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[ghoulking]

It's not. But it's a contingency - since you are under government registration, if you do any damage, that will be the government's safe wing.

So heroes are natural in your world. Do you have powers as well?

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[recommendations]

What are the repercussions for heroes who disobey the government or break laws here?

We do, yes, though we call them quirks.

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[ghoulking]

The government says you'll go to prison, but prison here is a joke, so there are hardly any repercussions.

No wonder some would choose to become heroes. Does everyone have them?

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[recommendations]

That's... I have no words to describe how wrong that is.

Not everyone, but about 80% of the population has a quirk. You're more likely to have a quirk than not.

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[ghoulking]

It is, yes. But we haven't been able to do much to change it.

I imagine there are also many "villains".

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[recommendations]

I'll cede to your wisdom. If you've been here for so long without any progress on changing the system, then it probably cannot be changed.

Yes, unfortunately. There are those who resent the pro hero society that has been built, and aim to cause chaos.

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[ghoulking]

It's not that can't be changed. It's just we haven't able to do it. In all honesty, i don't like the idea that something cannot be changed.

There are some worlds like that. I suppose you'll feel a bit at home, here, if you are familiar with that kind of society.

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[recommendations]

Me neither. Maybe it will just take a lot of hard work and effort on our part, to change things.

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[ghoulking]

It always does.