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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.
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.
video idk it was huge and everything <33
[ He has no idea who you are. None. ]
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I am a real captain. Actually.
[god nathan why don't you watch some tv]
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You? In which forces?
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The Starfleet division of the United Federation of Planets.
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Nathan just maintains this sort of placid, fearless =| face for a little longer, then leans forward toward the video feed. ]
You're fucking with me, right?
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[and look, that's a completely serious face you've got from this guy Nathan. or mostly serious, in that I'm a cocky fucker because I know I'm right way.]
Got my own ship and everything. Not that it's here, but, you know.
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[ He can't believe he's even contemplating believing this because it's ludicrous, and as soon as he realises that, he bites back down on it. ]
You sure you're not just some psychopath that's convinced himself he's a spaceman to make his boring life seem more interesting? Cause I hear that happens.
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[Jim says with a wolfish smile. he keeps thinking this conversation will get old and-- well to be honest, it kind of does. he much preferred Alfred's reaction to his being J.T. Kirk.
but Kirk has never liked politics, and Nathan hasn't done a great job of getting on his good side.]
And I'm not crazy. Well, not that kind of crazy, anyway.
Anyway, you called, so here I am.
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I think I preferred when I thought you were Shatner, but sure, let's do this.
[ At least he's not the real Captain, right? At least he's not flying this thing. They'd find themselves at Disneyland or something rather than where they actually wanted to be.
No, he's not letting this go. ]
Maybe you could start with how long you've been here?
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Six months. That was when the first wave arrived.
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[Jim has no problem sharing this information, even if the Senator here was being a douche to him, because it's information everyone needs. so he forwards what he has.]
FILE TRANSFER||: {WALL1.JPG __ WALL2.JPG}
Recently it was spotted on the network. It communicates in red text from an untraceable account.
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[it's good news nathan B|]
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[ Maybe not bringing up Peter right now. ]
Second question. How do I get involved with making things work around here? I'm gonna take a wild guess that flight training isn't gonna be much use.
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Flying isn't all that makes up a ship this size. Your best bet is probably to look into communications.
[since you're a politician and probably blow hot air 9 times out of 10. B|]
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[ The biggest problem is that Kirk is making less of a big deal about being called a wannabe than anyone else jumping to his defense is. Makes it endlessly more frustrating. ]
But I'm gonna assume people respect you for a reason - been vocal enough about it - and take your advice. What've I gotta do, exactly?
[ Look, he can be respectful. Technically you outrank him. Technically. ]
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also he's not a wannabe he's a badass and he knows it tyvm]
Well you could always go down and help in the Oxygen Gardens. [doesn't mean he won't snark at you though.
still, he fires him a link to the official 'sign up sheet' the captain and resnik issued before hand.]
Get in touch with Sherlock (zero zero one, one nine eight). Last I heard he was unofficially heading it. [he pauses, and then with a private vindictive sort of glee adds casually] And Lieutenant Uhura (zero zero six, zero seven four).
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I'll do that.
[ He's already gotten on Sherlock's bad side. Great start. He does get offended by being directed to a Lieutenant, though, but he'll find a way to deal. ]
These jumps happen every month, right? Is anything in the works to change how that's handled?
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[snark snark snark.]
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The first guy I spoke to about you said that you were down there with him keeping an eye on new arrivals. I'm talking about there being more to it than that. It might just be a nap to you, but it's waking up in a new place - with no idea how or why they got there - to other people.
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[because it's not a walk in the park for Jim, it never is, and waking up here had been hell for him, too. he's seen what people do when they panic on arrival, it nearly got Capa killed.]
We can guide people the best we can, and we have been, but the disorientation is something we can't fix, just like we can't fix the fact that those things drop you like a foal being born.
[he's spending too much time with Bones.]
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[ Nathan just shrugs. It was his first time, and it was rough enough for him, but it was rougher for other people, like Isaac for instance. ]
Some people down there are dangerous, but disorientation makes it worse--not being able to get answers. Then when you do go looking you've got this communications network, all these people babbling about stuff that seems pretty trivial compared to 'you're in outer space', 'you can't go home' and of course 'try not to be an asshole about Kirk'--it's gonna make those dangerous people more dangerous.
But I'm sure you've heard this all before. I'm just wondering why no-one's done anything about it.
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