video;

[purestambition]

[Video flickers online of a young woman with long dark hair and a stern expression. Beyond that, it's fairly unreadable.]

I suppose I should say this is not what I anticipated. The "heroes" who saved Locke City from certain doom had been scurrying and hiding in the shadows for nearly a year prior. [Pause, a slight lift of her considerable eyebrows.] Not without reason, perhaps, yet... not what one anticipates.

My question is, are you satisfied with what path now lies before you, and what it took to get there? [Her tone grows quicker, and far sharper.] What do you think that path is?

After that snake, this city was beset by creatures once more, yet beings from another world cleaned up the mess. Altruistic thought their intentions may be, and I will give credit for cleaning up their own disaster, or what was left of it... I for one am not satisfied to simply let myself just be protected. To simply be reactive to the problems we are sure to face.

[Her eyes narrow.] I imagine the same must apply to more of you out there. To push forward, become stronger, and seize the power that's been put within our grasp. Because there will be other threats. Out in the open, Numbered will not remain so good natured forever. People will use us. Monsters and aliens are real, and even if these visitors mean us no harm, who knows what else may be out there now?

So, I am curious.

[Her head tilts back, voice raising a little.] Who has the pride in their ability and self worth to truly steel themselves, to really be prepared for what else may come down this road we've been forced upon?

[She lowers her head, expression never wavering throughout.] I would simply like to know those whom I am dealing with.

Comments

[ursoreckless]

Mm, but you do realize showing off your power makes it easier for an opponent to find the weaknesses in it. [play the fool, play the child, and that smug monkey in his million yen suit wouldn't notice just how easily he could play them. he didn't know how it worked out; shou only had the piece of the memory, but he had known that his attitude was a mask.

just like it was when he was at those parties and another young woman was introduced to him.]

We've given people a hint of what we have. We could do more, but then it would make us bigger targets and while we might have the abilities to protect ourselves, we may not have the ability to protect everyone. Most of us are still human enough to wish to keep our families away from this. If we decide to use our powers to draw attention to us, what would that do to our families? They are our weakness, and most of us wants to keep them safe.

[he shakes his head, giving a slight snort at those words.] An entity. You think most of us are able to become some kinda army or something? We're not that kind of group. Those with like powers tend to stay together because it helps, and those who share a similar pulse, but most of us aren't that communal.