Release to the Media // Posted on the Internet // Text Post from Harry Sullivan's Communicator

[dead_reckoning]

We are Reckoning. We have seized the Norman Osborn Hospital for Psychiatric Evaluation. Every person still alive in the facility is either our hostage or soon will be. We have taken control of the security systems. All Import powers in the hospital are being neutralized. We have fortified the building.

There are many of us. We are heavily armed. We are willing to kill and die for our cause. Blood has already been shed. More will die if our demands are not met. More will die if there is any interference in our mission.

( cut for manifesto )

Anyone who has ever assisted Jack Bauer in his illegal actions must surrender themselves to us at NOHoPE. You have 48 hours. If we have no prisoners by then, hostages will begin to be executed. If there is any attempt to storm the building, hostages will die.

That is all.

[ooc: since this is being posted from a communicator as well, it will be possible for characters to respond and talk to Reckoning here.]

Day Two, Seventh Hour // Voice

[out_of_time]

This is Jack Bauer.

[Jack is speaking quietly, his voice hoarse and muffled.]

By now you've probably seen the statement posted by the terrorists who've seized control of NOHoPE. I can confirm this statement is accurate. This facility has been occupied, people have been killed, and its staff and patients are now hostages. I've managed to escape, but they're searching for me. I don't have much time.

[He goes quiet suddenly. There's the sound of footsteps passing by, two pairs of feet in heavy boots. Jack only starts talking again once they've faded.]

These people are professionals. They are well-trained, well-equipped, and they are serious about killing people to get what they want. But you can not give into them.

Maybe you agree with what they’re saying about me, about the things I’ve done. Maybe they have a point. But the fact is, they lost all legitimacy the moment they attacked a hospital and took innocent people hostage. The fact is, they are trying to make this world safer for criminals and terrorists by going after some of the bravest people in the City.

[Jack pauses, takes a breath, listens again.]

I know my so-called ‘accomplices’ are probably listening to this. If you are, I want you to listen carefully. You have nothing to be ashamed of. There are people who are alive today because of the things you’ve done, the things you’ve helped me do. You put it all on the line and never asked for anything in return, not even any recognition. I owe you a lot. And no matter what anyone says about us, no matter what these terrorists do, I want you to remember that.

I’m going to hide out as long as I can and look for an opportunity to sabotage the building’s security. If I can shut down the systems interfering with ImPort powers, I can create a chance to rescue the hostages. When that happens, I need people on the outside ready to storm the building. But first we need to know where the hostages are being kept and where the power-dampeners can be disabled from. If anyone has that information, I need it now.

And to anyone out there who is working on a plan to resolve this crisis, I need to talk to you.