2.0.5 :: Video

[liverletdie]

What you're seeing is what I'm seeing.

[ And yes! The video is an aerial view of LA. Sure, there were camera crews, and all that, but Tony decided to stay behind. Every now and again the screen flashes with a red redicule or target zeroing in on something or the rather. The text flashes across the screen, but much of it crosses and leaves the feed in the blink of an eye. Essentially, this is a bird's-eye view of the destruction, and there are spots of fire every now and again still dying down. ]

I've ordered similar destruction before. I know the cost it leaves on a man's conscience. Whatever reason, I don't think he would have ordered something that would leave this kind of devastation without weighning the consequences.

That doesn't make this right. [ Doo de doo, still a slow, leisurely flight around the HIVE territory. It's really like video with voiceover. ] Those of us who came, we swore we'd do our best for LA, and we did. We should all be proud of the lives we've saved. We did our best, and there are camps everywhere filled with people who now realize why they were being woken from their beds at 3 in the morning to load up what they could of their posessions, and leave.

That's the worst of it, is that these people don't have a home to go back to. In the City, the people left are used to what happens, the supervillains, the conflicts, the people here were just trying to get on with their daily lives, and look what's left for them. I've already seen enough people on the network touch on the tragedy of the dead, but--

[ He trails off, head swerving as if he saw something, and as he zooms in, it reveals a small squad of military soldiers, and the view zooms back out, and to the landscape. ]

There's another tragedy here, and that's for the people who're left. I hope many of you will join me in ensuring that we continue to protect the people we saved.

The job isn't over yet.

Comments

[sibyllant.livejournal.com]

Well said. Thank you for the perspective, Iron Man.

[liverletdie]

You're welcome. I think it's important not to forget any side in a situation like this.

[voice]

[hackeralastair]

...god, they are not kidding. L.A.'s just...gone.

I...

*give him a minute or two, he used to live there and this is the best footage he's gotten while in Peru*

[voice]

[liverletdie]

I know.

[voice]

[hackeralastair]

Shit.

The refugee camps. Who's running them, do you know? UN, U.S., Red Cross?

[not-polish.livejournal.com]

[noooooo not California]

You folks who're still helping out over there are certainly admirable.

[liverletdie]

It's the least we could do.

[hellcommander.livejournal.com]

Damn. They wiped that place of the map.

[liverletdie]

LA proper? Pretty much. It's a horrifying sight.

[iron-fister.livejournal.com]

Nice speech. You're staying down there, I assume?

[liverletdie]

For as long as I can. I know I have the luxury to do so where some can't, so I'll be here for as long as it takes.

[Voice]

[shiromadoushi]

They-- they really...

That's horrible...

[Voice]

[liverletdie]

Horrible, but they did what they thought they had to. What they felt was right.

[ voice; encrypted ]

[meowminx]

Tony. How soon will you be back here?

[ voice; encrypted ]

[liverletdie]

I'm not sure. Why? I can take a break tomorrow if I'm needed.

[youmakemesmall.livejournal.com]

Inspirational speech.

[liverletdie]

Was it? I hadn't noticed.

voice; [ private ]

[behisgirlfriday.livejournal.com]

They way the ImPort community came together was impressive.

voice [ ENCRYPTED ]

[liverletdie]

It was. We saved a lot of lives. I was starting to think it wouldn't happen, but it looks like everyone pulled through.

[video]

[hittheroadjack.livejournal.com]

But how do we protect them? I don't have any kind of powers that can really guarantee protection, but I still want to help...

[video]

[liverletdie]

That's the question, isn't it?

Years ago, I would have said the same thing. Then I learned to utilize what I did have to help the people around me. Even a small contribution is still aid. Something like that would mean a lot to someone who has nothing.

[voice]

[guardiandevil]

... I'm headed back east. I can't stay here. If I can offer assistance from the City, I will.

Good luck.

Voice

[liverletdie]

I figured as much. I'm sure the city is going to need people around soon enough. There are people in the city who may well try and use this to their advantage.

voice

[couldbeavoided]

Tony.

Can I stay at the Tower?

voice

[liverletdie]

Well, technically it's not a tower here, it's a mansion, but sure.