002 ♛ vdeo

[medusalith]

[ The video feed turns onto Medusa in her new apartment - expression serious before she begins to speak. ]

Greetings Exsilium. For those of you who do not know me, I am Queen Medusalith Amaquelin-Boltagon, and from this point forward I will be acting as a direct liaison between the Initiative and Transports. While previously discussed, my appointment now is in part due to the actions of those individuals who procured the space ship and the request for more transparency and warning of upcoming events from the Initiative.

My job, as it stands, is to make sure everyone is informed about upcoming missions and other news with ample time to prepare, rather than the hurried explanations that we are all familiar with at this point. Which is what brings me here before you now.

[ She straightens even further, hair spreading out to cover the rest of the screen that isn't taken up by her body. ]

Recently the Initiative has been working on technology to return those who are unwilling or unable to fight back to the universe of our origin. But it is new and unrefined, and the possible consequences include permanent relocation to a world not your own.

Which is why the Initiative requires a volunteer to return to his or her own universe. The portal will be unstable - it may not open to the correct universe or remain open for long. They also seek a small number of people to go as a security team to protect both the individual who's world you have hopefully traveled to and a number of Initiative members sent to examine the situation.

Again, I must stress that there is no accounting for the dangers one might face, and the consequences it may have for you, your universe, or the team that the Initiative will send with. Do not volunteer if you are hesitant or unprepared to deal with said consequences; however, if you have questions, I will do my utmost to answer them.

Furthermore, if there are any among you who wish to aid me as a liaison, please inform me at your earliest convenience.

Thank you.

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Comments

[crystalia]

I don't think we have to fear them. _{( At least not individually. )}

I just want to make sure you aren't putting yourself at risk. And already, it seems like someone will be--with this mission.

[5055034455]

And all I'm to do with that information is dole it out as needed? You know I'm so much more useful than that. Think of me as more of a consultant, if you will.

[biwinning]

Then by admitting this ith an anarchy, you have as little power as the title you have. And since we're going around calling ourselvesth "liaisons" and "queens" even though they don't mean anything, I'm going to now call myself the Duke Of Suck It.

[5055034455]

[So on paper, this seemed like a really good idea. Now? Not so much.]

This is dangerous. What if it doesn't work? What if you end up in the wrong place or can't get back?

[hostage]

Okay. And we get to pick when and where we go? Like, to aim for.

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[medusalith]

Several months, but discretion was used in who worked on and developed the technology. There was no wish to give false hope for a project that could not deliver.

[hostage]

Somebody's gotta do this if any of us are ever going home. Might as well be me, right? Two birds with one stone?

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[justthedriver]

[ Very, very simply: ]

If we go back to past, will memories be changed?

[medusalith]

It is a risk I am willing to take if it brings us closer to returning home. Whoever volunteers will be agreeing to it knowing full well that there is nothing they can know for sure.

[ OH RIGHT SHE SHOULD PROBABLY TELL CRYSTAL WHAT SUE TOLD HER. ]

Susan, when we met, told me that Black Bolt lives, and returns to us in the future. My husband is alive, Crystal.

[ And she would do anything to get back to a universe where she can see him again. ]

[medusalith]

I am afraid none of those questions can be answered at this time, thus the need for this experiment in the first place. Once they have returned - if they return - we will have more solid answers.

[5055034455]

Are you familiar with the first word of that idiom?

Who's the second bird?

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[commentboxtroll]

[ In part due to the actions of those individuals who procured the space ship, huh? ]

So what do you know, they're actually sticking with the the deal after all...

Well, good luck. Try not to get too many grey hairs from your new job, yours might be killer.

[keep_smiling]

I'll volunteer! It's not like I can get permanently hurt if something goes wrong, and if you send me back and need someone else in my place, maybe Nile would come! You'd be rid of the UE in no time with a fighter like him on your side.

Plus, if it works, you'd be happy, right? And so would lots of other people.

[medusalith]

Not at this moment - as mentioned, the technology is so untested that the most they can do is simply aim for the hole you left in your universe and return to that moment.

[hostage]

Nevermind. Don't worry about this. I been through the Transporter a dozen times.

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[dawningsun]

[He smirks.]

That certainly sounds interesting enough.

[medusalith]

And you wish to what? Determine what is done with the information once it is in your possession beyond our mandate?

[ But he is useful, Medusa can't argue that. ]

[5055034455]

No. You're not doing it. Not like this. Remember? Variables, right? There are too many to consider in this scenario. It's not — it's not worth the risk, Jesse.

[hostage]

[That's rough. It could mean they get there and he immediately gets another bullet through the head. Otherwise, he has to shoot quickly. And even if he does that, what's it do other than save his own stupid life? All of this is enough to make him hesitate. He gives a slight, distracted nod.]

[hostage]

Ain't it always gonna be risky? All of it? But it's worth it. You know it is.

[medusalith]

Anarchy is the absence of government, not power. [ Her eyebrow raises at his choice of title, however. ] Very well, but as you do not recognize my title, I am under no obligation to call you by yours.

[5055034455]

I just don't think it should be a one-person job. Having access to the same information as you doesn't mean I'll have the same say in how it's handled.

[5055034455]

[Yeah, he knows it is.

But.]

Hold on a second. What's the difference between this scenario and the one you had cooked up in your head? Is it just that this is easier, or...? Because it sounds even more dangerous than a regular mission.

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[medusalith]

They do not know. But there is a high likelihood that your own will remain the same - much like how changing the past here goes unrecognized by those around us, but not the Transports themselves.

[hostage]

I won't die.