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[askedtobe]

Guess while everyone else is admitting to things, I might as well do the same.

[ He sighs, once again unprepared for giving "speeches"; taking to large groups of people about important things. ] When I first spoke up on the network, I mentioned something about being hunted by the government. It's because back home a classified branch of Homeland Security knows about people like me. People with abilities. And they're trying to move us all somewhere else because we're dangerous. And then some of us are supposed to be shot to kill on sight.

[ 'Some of us' meaning him. But he's not here to complain about that. After another second, he continues. ]

Figured I might as well tell everyone what I can do. My ability is being able to... well, mimic other peoples. I don't know how it works when it comes to people from other worlds, I just know how it works with people from mine. I don't take anyone's ability -- steal it, I mean. It's just replication. I can do what anyone else can, but I have to make some kind of physical contact first. Soon as I touch someone else, the one I had before is gone.

It's happened accidentally before -- picking up someone else's ability. Probably because I can't-- [ he hesitates, somewhat strained ] I can't control it the way I used to be able to. Can't always control the abilities I pick up, either. [ And that's also a story for another day, but he's leaving himself open for questions. ]

But right now? I can fly. Not exactly the most useful ability to have on a spaceship, believe me, I know. But it had its uses back home.

[ And after an awkward glance off screen, he ends the feed. ]

Comments

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[doomhoops]

[ Okay, shitshitshit, please don't pick up his ability because it will be bad and people will die, bro. This makes Alex more than a little nervous. ]

Can you... tell when you pick something up?

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[askedtobe]

[ Look a little more concerned, bro. It's not like he almost take out a whole state that one time. ]

Sometimes?

Anon Text.

[spider]

Boo, special snowflake.

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[askedtobe]

I don't know how special you can call it if you need someone else to be able to do anything.

anon text forever

[target]

jesus christ how many of you assholes are there?

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[askedtobe]

No idea.

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[swagneto]

[ Someone isn't surprised at all. There's a number of things he wants to say, needs to say really - starting with the round of people with abilities, finding out where this occurred, the realization that this isn't his world, but still equally plausible. ]

How did it start?

[ The government round up, he means, but he'll explain as necessary. ]

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[askedtobe]

What, my ability, or the government round up.

[ Because he tried not to make it too obvious that his ability didn't used to be this way, or if he means all the government bullshit because if it's that, Peter's more than willing to complain about his brother betraying him until kingdom come. ]

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[ohhdeer]

People like me aren't usually.. killed on sight or anything, but-- [ a tug at one of his ears, gaze sliding away. ] there are people that.. collect us. I guess it's.. normal to treat people who are different this way.

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[askedtobe]

[ Are those... antlers? Well, that's certainly different. ]

Collect you? What do you mean?

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[monkeytailed]

...really? I gotta ask, what's that...flying like?

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[askedtobe]

Kinda hard to explain until you try it, but it's.. always been my favorite. I don't know, it's power and freedom all at once.

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[unparental]

I feel like I started the honesty version of Jellies-- maybe parachute pants.

[ she pauses, delicately. ]

So. Flying, huh?

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[askedtobe]

It's probably a good thing those went out of style. [ He says that s-so tentatively. They did go out of style, right?

Right, uhm... changing the subject. Because Peter knows jack all about clothes. ]

Flying. Before that was telepathy.

[jilt]

Foolish.

[askedtobe]

Meaning what?

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[butwedonot]

[ A downturn at the corner of his mouth, brows pulled together in an expression that crosses somewhere between worry and confusion. ]

That's quite a fascinating ability. [ Though the usual enthusiasm is dampened, the thought of government roundups and murder tends to do that. ] Would you mind-- [ He drawls because this is terribly informal but Charles has never been keen on telephones; face to face communication made it easier. It also gave him an advantage on gauging the truth and reading people. ] -- I would like to talk to you in person, I feel it's rather pertinent to your situation, and mine.

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[askedtobe]

[ Have a slight head-tilt because Charles, because that's probably the last possible thing he could mind. This whole talking over fancy cellphones thing is unpleasant to him as well. He's way more used to calling people up only to say he's on his way over, not to have a whole face-to-face thing over the phones. And this whole network thing still proves to be weird. ]

Yeah, sure. Wouldn't mind talking in person at all.

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[firstofficer]

Do you not believe that your admission, made in the present circumstances, may prove detrimental to your ensured safety?

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[askedtobe]

I'm not sure my safety's-- [ As soon as he actually looks at his phone and sees who he's talking to, Peter just stares. Wide-eyed and obvious. Because he looks like Sylar, incredibly so, but he's different at the same time. Not to mention he doesn't talk like Sylar. And if it was Sylar, he would've spoken up before now. And even the last possibility - the Sylar from the future - didn't act like this. Therefore... ]

You're not Sylar. [ Welp. ]

[theshabbiestofmen]

Have you ever tried it with someone supernatural or undead?

[askedtobe]

Neither. Only because i've never come across either in my world.

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[angerissues]

[ WHY DOES EVERYONE HAVE TO KEEP SPILLING THE BEANS ABOUT WHAT THEY ARE JFC X( ]

I'm waiting for you to start singing R Kelly, you know.

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[askedtobe]

[ JUST TO TORTURE YOU, DUH. ]

I take it i'm supposed to know why, shouldn't I. [ Peter isn't up to date on uh. Anything. Don't mind him. ]

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[lethalforce]

[well you sure sound like some people Jason used to know.]

That's why you have alter egos.

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[askedtobe]

[ Snort. ] I'm not too good at the whole alter ego thing.