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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[target]

how about the part where you call your brother a headcase in public

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[cargojet]

He claimed he could fly in public. Doesn't leave me with much in the way of options, does it?

anon text; forever

[target]

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?

[cargojet]

And I'm the one that's crazy?

[target]

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.]

[cargojet]

Well, there's definitely something wrong with me.

You believe in all of this before you came here?

[target]

mutants, no. aliens, even less

it's a pretty steep learning curve here

[cargojet]

And you don't think this is all just... Drugs? Post-hypnotic suggestion? Why is it 'mutants and aliens' makes more sense to you than that?

[target]

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

[cargojet]

[ He's already starting to work out just how difficult this is going to be, and sooner or later - probably sooner - he's going to have to give up with the attempts to discredit Peter. There's a delay on his response. ]

Whether or not I play along with the crazier parts of all this doesn't change my position on Peter. He's still a danger to himself and others.

and now permalocked;

[target]

guess that's why your people are rounding up guys like him then, huh?

for his "protection"

[cargojet]

That's what he told you, right?

That the American government is super-secretly rounding up people with special powers and flying them off somewhere they can't hurt anyone. Right? That doesn't sound like a crazy conspiracy theory to you? Next thing you'll be telling me there really are aliens at Roswell.

[target]

[Technically, not to him. But Wesley has way too much time on his hands not to keep track of the network and those conversations not hidden completely.]

they'd have skipped town by now. obviously

i guess you'd know all about the conspiracies though. especially with your own little secret

[cargojet]

My secret?

Something else Peter told you?

[target]

just that you like to change the rules to keep your own ass safe

[cargojet]

Did he bother to tell you that I've put myself in danger more times than I can count, usually on his account? That I've been kidnapped, shot, hospitalised?

That sound like 'safe' to you?

[target]

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?

[cargojet]

He's my baby brother, and that story about him jumping off a building is true. You're so determined to see me as a bad guy here based on your own experiences. You think this is what I want? That it isn't difficult for me?

[target]

i think that guys like you try to justify the shit you're pulling so other people think you're in the right

i think that guys like you repeat it that much that you start to believe you're doing the right thing soon enough

i KNOW that guys like you need to step back and take a look at yourselves before you fuck up completely

[cargojet]

I am doing the right thing, maybe it doesn't seem like it to him right now, but he doesn't see the world like I do. He's naive.

And I'm gonna go out on a limb and say it's something the two of you have in common.

[target]

you're trying to control a guy who doesn't need it

and you don't know a fucking thing about me

[cargojet]

Protect him. I'm trying to protect him. Christ, it's like I'm talking to myself.

[target]

control. protect. same thing to guys like you

[cargojet]

You carry on telling yourself that.

[target]

cute

you're going to piss off half the ship if you keep this up