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Nathan Petrelli ([personal profile] cargojet) wrote in [community profile] ataraxion2012-05-09 07:49 pm

001. video; Public Service Announcement

Guessing everyone's feeling a little closer to compos mentis now. Great, that's gonna make this a whole lot easier.

My name is Nathan Petrelli. I'm Senator for New York, elected representative of the people, and recently made Head of Homeland Security by the President himself. It's my job to do what's in the best interests of the people, and in this case I figure that's gonna be easier said than done.

I don't want any of you to worry. Once I get up to speed on the details of what's going on here, I intend to get to the bottom of how we got here, why we were brought here, and how to go about getting back. And I mean how and why, not the bullshit they've been feeding you about jumping and wormholes and the ship needing a crew. There's a malicious intent here I'm gonna address, and then I'm getting everyone back where we belong.

I realise we're not all Americans here, and maybe you think I have no jurisdiction, but I earned the right to intervene the moment I woke up with a tube shoved down my throat, just like everyone else. I want to speak to people who know the most about this place, or be directed toward them. Captain Kirk: you're on my list for starters, but I'd rather speak to the real Captain, rather than some washed up wannabe.

Oh, and before I wrap this up, there's one other thing. A few of you will have spoken to my brother, Peter; he got here during the 'jump' previous to this one, and as I understand it he's been pretty liberal with his imagination ever since. Some time ago my brother convinced himself that he could fly. He stood on top of a twelve story building one day, called me up and told me he was going to show me he could do it. He jumped, and he fell - fortunately only as far as the fire escape - and a couple days later woke up in the hospital with minor injuries. It wasn't long after my father's death, right in the middle of my run for Congress, and I guess he was desperate for attention.

What I'm trying to say is that he's had brushes with depression before - it runs in the family - and he's not exactly stable right now. All of this doesn't make it any easier. If everyone could please be delicate with him, take what he says with a grain of salt, and inform me if it sounds like he's planning to do something that might hurt himself or others. I appreciate it.
askedtobe: (in a place of hearts and ghosts)

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[personal profile] askedtobe 2012-05-09 07:30 pm (UTC)(link)
All those times did have to do with going to the future. Or seeing it. You're just the one who's never listened.
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[personal profile] askedtobe 2012-05-09 07:34 pm (UTC)(link)
You know, we're not the only people here with abilities, Nathan. Sylar and Elle are here. You think they're gonna stay quiet?
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[personal profile] target 2012-05-09 07:38 pm (UTC)(link)
i know a girl who can shapeshift and a guy who can control metal. and that's just the start

want to try that again?
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[personal profile] askedtobe 2012-05-09 07:41 pm (UTC)(link)
I don't really care what options it left you with because the only reason this has anything to do with you is because of what you're doing back home.

So maybe you should've just left yourself out of it.
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[personal profile] target 2012-05-09 07:47 pm (UTC)(link)
you tried opening your eyes?

[a moment's pause, and there's a couple of images sent through; One of Eridan. Of Nepeta. Another of Megamind. There'd be more if he could really be bothered to go through the rest right now.]
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[personal profile] askedtobe 2012-05-09 07:48 pm (UTC)(link)
I knew you were gonna say something. I just didn't think you were gonna try to call me crazy again.

So you know what? You disowned me once, you might as well do it again.
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[personal profile] evolved 2012-05-09 07:55 pm (UTC)(link)
Looks like you and the others here just happened to draw the short straw, Senator.

You'll cause a panic, and we don't want that, do we? As I remember, keeping things under wraps until the problem is solved is usually how you operate.
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[personal profile] askedtobe 2012-05-09 07:56 pm (UTC)(link)
It'd make it easier on you, wouldn't it? If we weren't related, if you didn't have to pretend you care about family.
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[personal profile] target 2012-05-09 07:57 pm (UTC)(link)
mutants, no. aliens, even less

it's a pretty steep learning curve here
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[personal profile] puppydogeyes 2012-05-09 08:00 pm (UTC)(link)
Bullshit.
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[personal profile] askedtobe 2012-05-09 08:08 pm (UTC)(link)
Because you're really gonna keep things under wraps, Sylar. [ So much sarcasm. Which is a snide way of saying that he's hoping Sylar's not going to do what Nathan's doing. ]
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[personal profile] target 2012-05-09 08:11 pm (UTC)(link)
maybe you're right. maybe this is all some kind of fucked up mass hallucination. what then?

we're still stuck here. people are still able to do things that regular humans can't. you can either go on thinking none of this is real and keep trying to hide your little (not so) secrets, of you can deal with this shit head on

your choice

senator
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[personal profile] blondeandperky 2012-05-09 08:11 pm (UTC)(link)
If I'm not going to trust my eyes, ears, or sense of touch, then what exactly am I supposed to be trusting?

This isn't like anything like what we have where -- and when -- I come from.
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[personal profile] puppydogeyes 2012-05-09 08:13 pm (UTC)(link)
No, what you're saying is bullshit.
Politician doesn't want to deal with a freak in his family.
Lies about it.
You've probably looked into shipping him off somewhere quiet and hidden, too.
askedtobe: (and i know kung fu)

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[personal profile] askedtobe 2012-05-09 08:14 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Peter's just staring incredulously, because the past month has ruined everything, and Natan bringing up past history just seems like a low blow. ]

You used to be better at it. Now? You're too busy protecting your own agenda.

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