001. video; Public Service Announcement

[cargojet]

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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[doomhoops]

[ Sup. ]

So what if I told you I can shoot laser from my body. Gonna call me crazy too?

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[cargojet]

If you told me I'd say you were crazy. If you showed me, I'd say you were dangerous.

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[doomhoops]

[ A snort. ]

So it's only one of the other? No spot in between where we're just people?

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[cargojet]

Right. Because you're gonna tell me there's some possible circumstance where shooting lasers out of your body isn't a danger to anyone who happens to be around you?

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[doomhoops]

[ He shrugs, and pretends like this doesn't ping the crap out of him because he is a ridiculous kind of dangerous to have around people. Oops. ] Would make demolition work a lot faster.

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[cargojet]

So would a nuclear bomb, but I wouldn't want to have one living in the flat next door.

[ Ouch, Nathan. ]

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[askedtobe]

[ Fuck you, Nathan. Fuck you. ]

No, you just got to have one as a brother.

not here

[doomhoops]

[ He loves you, Peter. Jussayin. ]

not here

[askedtobe]

[ He tries. Nathan isn't allowed to be mean to his mutant buddies. Not on Peter's watch :| ]

not here

[doomhoops]

[ ooooh mister peter ooooh ]

not here

[askedtobe]

[ FEEL THE MUTANT LOVE. ]

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[cargojet]

Pete, for Heaven's sake--

[ Face? Meet palm. ]

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[askedtobe]

Someone in this family should be honest.

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[cargojet]

And that's gonna be you?

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[askedtobe]

It sure as hell isn't gonna be you.

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[cargojet]

But you're gonna pull the nuclear stuff on me again? The single thing I did right by you, so far as you're concerned? You really want to go with this one, Pete?

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[askedtobe]

You're the one who brought up not wanting to live next a nuclear bomb. I'm not pulling anything on you.

[ And he doesn't like the fact that you're trying to goad someone you don't know anything about into feeling guilty. Especially a teenager. ]

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[cargojet]

If you slowly killed me over years, Pete, is that something you'd be proud of? You didn't even hang around the first time.

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[doomhoops]

[ fjdklsf rude, Nathan. And screw this, Alex was never good at reasonable arguments in the first place, so he'll just be the dangerous this guy believes he is. ]

Then let's call it good luck for you I haven't reached nuclear levels yet.

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[cargojet]

Last guy who did that slowly ate his wife away from the inside. Cancer. He didn't want to kill her, but it didn't stop him.

Lucky for her, right?

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[doomhoops]

[ Oh fuck you, Nathan. His tone drops a little, and this has a sort of solemnity to it. This conversation was not a good idea for him to get into. ]

So what's your solution, Senator? Lock me up?

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[cargojet]

Until we find a cure. A way to protect everyone, not only the people around you, but also you.

I've heard other stories. People with powers gunned down for no other reason than because something they did frightened someone with a gun. Harmless powers that even they were afraid of.

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[doomhoops]

Cure? It's not a disease.

[ He shakes his head, a minute look of disgust there. ] And why the hell should I be punished for someone else getting paranoid?

I'm not afraid of myself.

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[cargojet]

The question is why not? Even Peter was at one time.

[ So much for pretending. ]

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[doomhoops]

[ The truth of it is he was terrified of himself for a long while, and made a point to isolate himself from people exactly for the reason he's arguing against at the moment, so really, he's the least qualified person to be having this conversation. He speaks monotone, tone blank. ]

'Cause my power's a part of me. Would you be afraid of your arm?