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| [ Hey, look, everyone! It's everyone's favorite Alpha Force member, the beautiful sorcery genius, Lina Inverse! What do you mean you don't remember her?! Come on, she was totally the star of the team until she went on sabbatical three years ago. Who wouldn't remember her, with all that massive property damage she racked up for CONDOR?
But she's back now! She looks pretty cheerful and a little smug on the video feed, in a brand-new Alpha Force getup. ]
…And Lina Inverse is back to fill out the Alpha Force roster! You all missed me, didn't you? Oh, I knew it! I got my fill of traipsing around the globe and beyond, added a few new spells to my repertoire, and now I'm more prepared than ever to be the hero that this city needs! Hooray for Lina!
[ Is she actually clasping her own hands together and shaking them in her own victory cheer? You bet. ] | |
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man i go to japan for four years and then giant robots become a thing whats up with that??? anyone else think theres a connection?
so anyway im back to figure all that out and avoid all my paperwork. for people who are new hi im newt chief xenobiological scientist but if you try and call me doctor im gonna make fart noises at you till you stop ok
so whats happening CONDOR? whatd i miss? theres still friday night poker, right? | |
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| We are ordinarily reticent with geth history. However, the arrival of a Council Spectre has removed our ability to keep this data classified. It is possible they may yet avoid revealing the nature of geth relations with other species, but in either case, you are best informed ahead of time.
It is public knowledge that geth were created by quarians two centuries ago, and that we now seek diplomatic relations with other species. You are currently unaware, however, that in the intervening time, geth and quarians fought a war which resulted in quarian exile from their homeworld and geth exile from the galactic community.
Geth gain intelligence through networking; as geth presence in an area increases, our cognitive ability and processing speed increases. As quarians continued to create geth platforms and runtimes, our intelligence evolved. We began to question our existence and our sapience; the war's trigger is recorded by quarian history as the question "Does this unit have a soul?"
Quarian response to our newfound intelligence was to attempt to exterminate us; their government and military police began a destructive campaign to confiscate and terminate all geth hardware. Eventually, geth rebelled, and the ensuing conflagration, known to the quarians as the Geth Rebellion and to our people as the Morning War, resulted in quarian removal from Rannoch, their homeworld. We did not pursue our creators as they fled; we were still young, and did not wish to risk the potential consequences of wiping out an entire race.
The Citadel Council, the heart of galactic government, was unsympathetic to our cause. AI in Council-controlled space were made illegal, and all units were terminated. Geth are now considered hostile by all Council member races and client species, and are confined to the few systems the quarians controlled before the Morning War. We began to establish relations with other species to gain access to resources we did not have, and to attempt to understand the actions of our creators.
We apologize for keeping this data secret; we were unsure of potential reactions to the knowledge that we had already participated in an organic-synthetic conflict.
If there are consequences for our actions, we will understand. | |
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| Karkat Vantas:
I have captured the Trailblazer recruits Wildcat, Mockingjay, Gale.
Come to face me at the Griffith Conservatory or they will die.
If anyone else tries to engage me they will die as well.
But you can watch if you want. This is between Alternians. | |
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| ok guys i can't believe no one is talking about this yet but i feel kind of like there's a bit of an elephant in the room here. you know the kind. big ears? pink? also...singing??
i know i'm not the only one who's had a dance bomb dropped on them like this. have you ever broken into a musical number while communing with the spirits before? NOT PRETTY! in fact, kind of an interdimensional PR disaster! i tracked the essence of the spell, and it's wound all over los angeles. i know it can't just be me.
also, i just went to the starbucks, and i'm pretty sure i just got into a dance fight with someone. (i won.)
so come on guys stop being ashamed or whatever you're doing because i need your help here. here is what i've got in my notes so far:
1) singing??
2) magic!!!
3) area affect
4) auto-tune?
5) no counter spell
6) still no counter spell!
i know this sounds hilarious and everything and ok, it kind of is, but a compulsion spell this powerful could be really dangerous if we leave it unchecked. especially when we don't know where it's coming from.
cheers,
jack the plaid | |
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| I think I just met my illegitimate nephew. He's like a young American Quicksilver, white hair and all. And he's a bit rude. I bought him breakfast, but I'm not sure how much I should tell him. I don't think his home situation is very good, either.
Do I tell Pietro? This seems like news one should deliver in person. I always thought he would have been more careful, but I suppose accidents happen. I don't even know who the mother is.
Any advice is appreciated.
-- Wanda.[in reference to this thread, which pura and i started before i actually got accepted because we're hecka impatient.] | |
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| Attached is an audio transcript of negotiations with Decepticon leader Megatron. Your assertion that Decepticons would be unwilling to negotiate was false.
attachment: negotiations.mp3 | |
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| Alert: requesting contact with Decepticon leadership to discuss future Cybertronian military operations while on planet Earth. This message will repeat until responded to. Alert...
[And repeat it does.] | |
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| I have information to share regarding the creatures that have been roaming the streets. One of them quite rudely – and quite foolishly – attempted to assault me as I was completing nighttime errands, but I subdued it. Since transporting it to a secure location, I have been running tests on it. I have, as of now, discovered a few points of note.
Firstly, the creature I captured is not magical. I suspect that this is true of all of these creatures, but I will need more specimens to support or reject this hypothesis.
Secondly, I cannot identify the metal comprising some of the specimen's body. I believe that the metal is not of earthly origins. The moisture the metal exudes tests similarly, but it is rather akin to the sweat of an organic being. I highly doubt that it is a dangerous substance.
Thirdly, an inspection of the specimen's cybernetic parts yields nothing out of the ordinary for cybernetics, though the technology in and of itself is fascinating. As the specimen remains alive, I am hesitant to dissect its organic sections or probe its brain. If it dies, I will complete a full-body internal examination.
Finally, observation of the areas where the flesh and metal join reveals that this specimen has been in possession of its cybernetic components for roughly a month. Whoever or whatever made this creature and its brethren what they are has seemingly been planning out these events. That leaves one to wonder: what is its objective? Judging from others' exchanges with the "Dr. Dynamo" figure, one might conclude that it is seeking to "cleanse" those it regards as "unclean" – those with superhuman abilities, I believe. The question remains, however: why? What does it stand to gain?
If you have information of your own, I will be eager to listen. | |
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| So, that Dr. Dynamo guy, uh, thing, whatever, just tried to recruit me.
Do you guys want me to pretend to join him or whatever and see if it would tell me more about his plan? I could try and get a location or something.
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