exsilium | [ video - anti-U.E. encryption courtesy of Steph ]

Yo, listen up. I dunno how close you guys been paying attention to the intel coming in about where the U.E.'s holding our people, but there's something really important we gotta remember before we rush in there:

You can't go in there if you got superpowers or magic or anything. They got alarms and shit. The second you step in there, they're gonna know about it, and then we're totally blown.

Which sucks, right? 'cause if you're like me, you wanna be with the rest of the group busting in there to save your friends.

Okay, here's the thing though. I got a superpower. And it's one I ain't talked about before, but I'm talking about it now, 'cause it's important. 'cause we're gonna need as many people as we can get on that rescue mission.

[He takes a deep breath. This is hard for him, okay, coming out like this.]

I can, um... I can take away powers. And I can give 'em back. And it don't hurt or nothing. You just turn regular, okay, like a normal human. Norm is what we call it where I come from. Or "non-powered".

So... So if you need to rescue somebody and you can't because you're superhuman or whatever, I'll be there and I can take your power right before you go in. And then I'll give it back as soon as you come out. I swear to god, I will.

If you got any questions about it, I can talk to you right now. So you're ready for it and everything.

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It's better, yeah, but if they're monitoring this I'd rather them not know we're coming. [She doubts they'd have enough time to relocate, but they could bring in more soldiers or increase security.] The Initiative used an encryption on the mission annoucement, I can probably add a retroactive one to your announcement? It won't be as good as theirs, but it might be better than nothing.

[It won't matter if the United Earth is monitoring the network and has already seen this, but. well, she's just gonna hope that's not the case.]

[If the U.E. is monitoring this, then he is really fucking screwed for admitting what he can do, so -]

Yeah. Yeah, do that thing.

[She nods, and then her focus turns away from the camera as she sets to work, taking a look over what the Initiative used, before doing her best to mimic it. She's not as good as Babs, but eventually she sends the code to the Jesse.]

Just add that to the announcement and we should be good. [and then:] Can you take the sentience away from our weapons?

[She needs to know for Reasons.]

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[He takes a moment to adjust the encryption - hey, he does know how to do that much, okay - and then returns his attention to her.]

Um, yeah. I could.

Okay, good, I'm gonna need you to do that to my suit. Since the powernull worked on it, I'm guessing the alarms will pick it up, too.

[It'll be annoying not to have her suit doing the fancy shit she's getting used to, but at least this time she can be prepared for it.]

Right on, yeah. Better safe than sorry.

[Literally the Bat mantra.]

Thanks for doing this, by the way. I can't imagine it was easy.

[She knows how wary powered people are, about losing their abilities, and she's sure someone like Jesse would make them nervous.]

There ain't a whole lot I can do, but I can do this, so... so it just seemed like I gotta try.

It'll help a lot.

[Just... to reassure him.]

Once we're back, let me know if anyone gives you shit about it, 'kay?

[She'll beat 'em up for you, Jesse.]

If anybody's freaked out by this, they'll just kill me.

[Matter-of-fact.]

[sharply:] I'm not letting that happen.

[He gives a short, humorless giggle.]

Jesse. [Her tone softens a little, but not by much.] We're on the same side, okay. That means I take care of you.

[There's a little voice in her head that adds like you took care of Ellie and Saul? but she tries to ignore it.]

Look, I appreciate you looking out for me, but you can't stop everything. And anybody coming after me for my power is gonna be one scary motherfucker.

Everyone's kind of a scary motherfucker when all you've got is body armour and pointy bat-shaped things to throw at people.

[Just.

Saying.]

Look, just-- If you think anyone's gonna give you trouble, call me and I'll do everything I can to help.

Okay, I'll call you.

[Because there's always time for a phone call when you're being decapitated, amirite.]

[She sighs.

Give her a second while she disappears off screen; when she comes back she's holding a small device between two fingers.]

I'll drop one of these off with you before we go. It's basically a panic button.

[because yeah okay, calling people while being decapitated and/or attacked is pretty fucking difficult.]

[That's better.]

Okay.

Good.

[Okay she's nearly done, one more thing:]

I'll be sticking with Ellie until we find Joel, so you don't have to worry too much.

[Since she saw that conversation.]

[Oh, lovely.]

Don't let her outta your sight.

Wasn't planning to. [She doesn't like kids being in these situations, but she knows it'd be impossible to make Ellie stay behind, short of actually knocking her out and tying her up somewhere.] I'll keep her safe, I promise.

Thanks.

No problem. [She's doing it for herself as much as anyone else.] Be careful out there. I'll make sure to find Saul.

[As if it needed to be said.]

[It didn't, but he's grateful anyway.]

Slap him around a little for being kidnapped like a bitch.

[...says Jesse fucking Pinkman, of all people.]

That was the plan.

[hahahahahaha]

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