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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.
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[personal profile] evolved 2012-05-09 08:43 pm (UTC)(link)
I gave you friendly advice, that's all.

[ Nothing is stopping him from throwing his powers around; he'd just rather not have you announce the fact that a serial killer is on board over the ship's network, Nathan. Because that'd be inconvenient for everybody. ]

Think things over.
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[personal profile] askedtobe 2012-05-09 08:43 pm (UTC)(link)
Not a big one, not without the government to back him up. He talks a big talk, but Danko's his attack dog.

And besides, when he's pretending he doesn't have an ability, can't really defend himself. Especially not around here.
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[personal profile] target 2012-05-09 08:45 pm (UTC)(link)
just that you like to change the rules to keep your own ass safe
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[personal profile] blondeandperky 2012-05-09 08:46 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Buffy frowns a little, but she's tried to be as straight as she can about these things. ]

It's not so much a matter of particular people as it is their moral values, you know?
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[personal profile] askedtobe 2012-05-09 08:46 pm (UTC)(link)
This doesn't have anything to do with winning.
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[personal profile] askedtobe 2012-05-09 08:49 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He just shrugs, his own form of 'what're you gonna do about it now?' ]

If it didn't exist in the first place, I wouldn't have had anywhere to bring it.
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[personal profile] askedtobe 2012-05-09 08:56 pm (UTC)(link)
[ And it earns Nathan a slight eyebrow raise because lookie there you just admitted the whole operation exists in the first place.

He's not so crazy now, is he.
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I'm not taking it anywhere. You're the one who called me crazy to try and prove that you're not an asshole. Now I don't even need to do anything to prove that you are.
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[personal profile] blondeandperky 2012-05-09 08:57 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh.

I just got here myself.

[ She hasn't met anyone else who seems like he's in charge besides him. ]
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[personal profile] puppydogeyes 2012-05-09 09:00 pm (UTC)(link)
And you don't know anything about me, or my experiences.
So you can't say they're "one high school politics class".

You know exactly what I mean.
Are you going to try and make out I'm crazy now, too?
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[personal profile] target 2012-05-09 09:03 pm (UTC)(link)
sounds like a good night out

so are you sticking to the no abilities shit so you can keep trying to wrangle a guy who doesn't need it?
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[personal profile] puppydogeyes 2012-05-09 09:03 pm (UTC)(link)
He has one too?
That's fucked up.
Don't think anyone's going to listen to him here.
But if you need a hand.
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[personal profile] askedtobe 2012-05-09 09:06 pm (UTC)(link)
[ No, Nathan, you don't get to be his friend now. ]

Now you're more of a problem then he is.
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[personal profile] blondeandperky 2012-05-09 09:06 pm (UTC)(link)
Buffy Meissonier. It's nice to meet you.
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[personal profile] evolved 2012-05-09 09:07 pm (UTC)(link)
I've never been one for shows. I'll leave that to your brother.

[ He doesn't really care about what Nathan does or doesn't do; it doesn't affect him too greatly unless he begins to speak about him specifically. They'll have a chat about that when -- and if -- it happens. ]
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[personal profile] unparental 2012-05-09 09:07 pm (UTC)(link)
...Wow.
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[personal profile] askedtobe 2012-05-09 09:08 pm (UTC)(link)
If telling yourself that helps you sleep better at night, then fine. I can't stop you.

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