capeandcowl | 032 → Voice

Well, it's funny how quickly time flies when you're having fun, isn't it? [ Oh there's so much sarcasm there. He's had such a great week. Actually, there's a pretty annoyed edge to his tone. ]

I want to thank eveyrone who's stayed calm over the past week and a half. The way the community's pulled together has been really inspiring. I know I can't speak on a national scale, or even a state-wide scale [ :( ] but I can assure you that as a city, we're going to make sure that we have procedures in place, and that we can do everything we can to ensure both the safety of both the natives, and you. If anyone has any suggestions, my brand new communicator's on, and my door's open, so I'd be happy to entertain any ideas.

That being said, please remember that the authorities are out there to help you, and if you suspect something shitty's going down, I'd encourage you to report it to the people you trust the most, as well as the police.

[ A small pause. He taps a pen on the table. ]

Stay safe out there, and let's pray we're overreacting.

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The song from the fucking bodyguard, you shithead?

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[ And he's just going to ask his comm to kindly encrypt now ]

I won't promise to answer, but go ahead and ask.

[ He doesn't want to reveal too much of his hand, but it's important to have a baseline just in case. ie if the mayor ever finds out that he's a Reach ]

What are your thoughts on this Skrull race?

From what data we can gather, these skrulls are a race of shapeshifters from outside Earth that infiltrate as a means to combat, correct? Those from their universe have stressed the danger of their appearance and were quick to use lethal force. [ pause. he's far from against using violence, but- ] Is this a standard you want to keep? The import population, with its sizeable numbers of hyper-humanoids, non-humans and imports from planets beyond Earth - it may be better to understand how you view them now before all non-humans are deemed expendable.

[ There's a long pause. ]

Personally? I always thought they were a little clichéd, but as far as invading races from outer space go, they're pretty bad. [ His voice is light, slightly sarcastic, but after that there's a moment. ] It's not a standard I would only want translated to clear threats.

They do seem to lack a certain amount of finesse. Are "invading races from outer space" something you encounter often?

[ There's a small pause, somewhat weighty. ] No, not really. I read a lot of sci-fi growing up though, which is of little reassurance, I know.

...Sci-fi?

Science Fiction? You know, shit like War of the Worlds?

Fiction, of course.

What can I say? I was a kid. [ Like he doesn't...now... ]

So you have a theoretical basis, not practical experience. [ It's not a judgemental tone, but a thoughtful one. And something worthy of note. ]

Something like that. It's a lot more complicated.

Edited 2012-02-18 01:23 (UTC)

In any case, you have a chance to gain some experience now.

Apparently. Not that I'm not grateful for the experience in dealing with alien invaders, but you know.

Shit creek, no paddle. It's a pretty bad place to be in.

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