Generation Legacy Issue #12

[Tokiwong]

"No, it's ok. Sometimes I feel like the only people I talk to are Legacy people. And my lawyer." Wonder if Gianni ever got an answer back from Reebok and Nike...

“Oh, but you are the leader yes? I have seen you on TV, and you do many dangerous things, I am not sure if I could do such a thing. But I am not a hero like you,” he says shaking his head.

“I have seen you swim sometime, you like good swim? I used to swim back home, I swim for team until I become elite, many believe unfair for elite to swim with… with base people. I can’t swim there, so sometimes I swim here, sometimes. I am mostly athlete, not much for studying no, but I like sports like football and swimming. I am sorry, I talk too much, and you must want to swim yes?” Roland asks with a smile.

 

[Tokiwong]

"Sorry Anika, but can you check out Sami's mind one more time? I'm not quite sure how your "spell" works, but I'm going to assume you scan for memories and thoughts that you two share...correct? If so, can you approach it from a different angle? Like by looking for memories and thoughts that a spy would have, possibly Arafina herself." Yeah, she's going to hate me. I was hoping Charlotte would ask for another scan, so I wouldn't have to violate our little treaty. I really need to pull a Tina one of these days...

Sami shrugs, “I have no choice but to comply… but I suppose you suspect that I am the spy regardless of what Ani says? Do you not trust me, or is it Ani that you do not trust. I do not like the implications you are making here Ryan, Ani would not lie to you, and I would not lie to her.”

 

[Samnell]

“Oh, but you are the leader yes? I have seen you on TV, and you do many dangerous things, I am not sure if I could do such a thing. But I am not a hero like you,” he says shaking his head.

Mark shrugged. This is kind of weird. "I'm not a hero" Mark insisted. "I'm a person with a really crazy job that makes people want to take pictures of me. I'm nobody special, just really lucky."

“I have seen you swim sometime, you like good swim? I used to swim back home, I swim for team until I become elite, many believe unfair for elite to swim with… with base people. I can’t swim there, so sometimes I swim here, sometimes. I am mostly athlete, not much for studying no, but I like sports like football and swimming. I am sorry, I talk too much, and you must want to swim yes?” Roland asks with a smile.

"No, it's great. I never get to talk to anybody who wants to talk about swimming. So you used to swim in Germany? What was it like?" Mark asked with genuine interest. "Until a year ago the only time I got wet was when it rained, so I missed that stuff."

 

[Hammerhead]

Sami shrugs, “I have no choice but to comply… but I suppose you suspect that I am the spy regardless of what Ani says? Do you not trust me, or is it Ani that you do not trust. I do not like the implications you are making here Ryan, Ani would not lie to you, and I would not lie to her.”

"While I may not fully trust Anika when it comes to her judgement regarding you, the fundamental issue is that I trust Charlotte. Furthermore, I can't think of a reason why Charlotte's source would be dishonest, or how that source could make a mistake."

"Look Sami, if this is what it comes down to, I'll volunteer my own thoughts to be detected as well. And I've got more things to hide than you do, that's for damn sure," Ryan remarks.

Why the hell am I trusting Charlotte? She lost in a fight against Cassie, for crying out loud. She didn't give much of a first impression either. She got mind controlled in Hong Kong and attacked me. She was close to the first spy at the Institute. She lost in a fight against Strength and Honor...understandable, maybe. I'm not sure what she did underwater. Anika does have a much better track record than creepy spider girl.

 

[Tokiwong]

Mark shrugged. This is kind of weird. "I'm not a hero" Mark insisted. "I'm a person with a really crazy job that makes people want to take pictures of me. I'm nobody special, just really lucky."

“You make much money, and you go around the world, I say that is a good job!” Roland replies.

"No, it's great. I never get to talk to anybody who wants to talk about swimming. So you used to swim in Germany? What was it like?" Mark asked with genuine interest. "Until a year ago the only time I got wet was when it rained, so I missed that stuff."

“I swim all the time, back home. I compete and often win, but my favorite sport is football, I watch all football games! I play all the time, and I want to play professional but being elite, they say I cannot, not fair for other base players. So I come here to learn how to be better elite? I am not so sure, but I like the school, although very far from home, makes me not so happy sometimes,” Roland replies.

“I miss friends and family; but I think when I am famous elite I return home and make family proud. But for now I try and learn all I can about elite and try to be a good elite, not like Pantheon elites. You fight Pantheon? I hear they are terrorists and blow up cities, that is very bad… very dangerous! Plus it is so hard to meet people sometimes, I am not so much the popular type as they say.”

He finishes with, “I hear you are very popular, but no girlfriend, is that the right word? I am sorry my English is not so good.”

Back in the Portal

Sami raises his hand, “No not at all Ryan, I would not want to force you to do anything you would not want to do. And I believe that trusting Charlotte is a good thing, she saved my life once, and I trust her as well, she is a good person. I am only confused because I did not expect any of this, I was content back in Brazil… now my life is so crazy!”

 

[Samnell]

“I swim all the time, back home. I compete and often win, but my favorite sport is football, I watch all football games! I play all the time, and I want to play professional but being elite, they say I cannot, not fair for other base players. So I come here to learn how to be better elite? I am not so sure, but I like the school, although very far from home, makes me not so happy sometimes,” Roland replies.

Mark shrugged, "This is home for me. I missed it when I was gone."

“I miss friends and family; but I think when I am famous elite I return home and make family proud. But for now I try and learn all I can about elite and try to be a good elite, not like Pantheon elites. You fight Pantheon? I hear they are terrorists and blow up cities, that is very bad… very dangerous! Plus it is so hard to meet people sometimes, I am not so much the popular type as they say.”

Mark thought back, "I don't think we've technically fought the Pantheon, yet, but we've met a few of them and didn't get along. It happened we both had bigger problems than each other at the time."

He finishes with, “I hear you are very popular, but no girlfriend, is that the right word? I am sorry my English is not so good.”

Mark glanced at Star, "Uh, that's complicated. But your English is fine."

 

[Aenion]

Karen

“More clothes, I was thinking less,” Kal jokes. He nods at her statement about the couple, “Yeah they make a cute couple, almost as cute us, but nowhere near as cool… I think. I hate sitting on the sidelines, but I figured I will get plenty of action putting the beat down on Genocide and his mooks!”

“So, what are you going to do after we deal with Genocide?” Kal asks seriously.

"I'll think about," she giggles and gives him a kiss, "They're not even close..." she smiles and she gives him a squeeze, "I'm sure we'll see more than our share of action when we go after Genocide... I just hope everything goes well, I wonder what Gilden wanted to discuss when we got interrupted."

Karen thinks for a moment looking at Kal, trying to figure out what he meant with that question, "I don't know... I guess it'll all depend on how we deal Genocide... If they go there to kill him, I'm not sure if these people are still my friends. I'm not sure if I'll want to come back here... But then there's still Red Witch and Overseer I guess, I should help them... I'd like to get Kelly's soul back somehow, maybe find out what happened to Isabella and Billy... But I guess that's not what you asked, right?" she sighs, "I could use a vacation..."

 

[Tokiwong]

Karen thinks for a moment looking at Kal, trying to figure out what he meant with that question, "I don't know... I guess it'll all depend on how we deal Genocide... If they go there to kill him, I'm not sure if these people are still my friends. I'm not sure if I'll want to come back here... But then there's still Red Witch and Overseer I guess, I should help them... I'd like to get Kelly's soul back somehow, maybe find out what happened to Isabella and Billy... But I guess that's not what you asked, right?" she sighs, "I could use a vacation..."

“Well actually that is exactly what I was asking, I mean you need to decide for yourself what you plan to do with your life. I don’t think there is an easy answer to any of this, and unlike my home dimension, this place seems to operate in shades of gray, nothing is clear cut evil or good. I guess in ways it is all relative, making decisions even harder to make for what is right, and what is wrong… beyond the semi-obvious,” Kal replies with a shrug.

“I think you just deciding what is right for you is enough though, you really can’t carry anyone else on your shoulders. They make their own decisions,” he adds.

Mark

“Complicated? Okay, and thank you, but I am sure my English is not so good, yes? I work very hard to get English much better,” he smiles. Roland jokes, “Be much better if rest of the world just spoke German, don’t you think?”

“Oh I am sorry, I joke, I joke. But I am sorry it is complicated, you are handsome man, we should talk again Mark. But I must get to my room to study, class is very difficult for me, have to study long hours,” he pulls himself out of the pool, “Goodbye Star, goodbye Mark.”

Roland waves as he walks off.

 

[Aenion]

Karen sits down on the bed next to him, "I really don't know what I want to do...not anymore. I wish our world was more like yours, everything is so complicated..." she sighs and rests her head against his shoulder.

"Before I became an Elite, I wanted a normal life...nothing special, graduate, get married, have children... When I changed, I desperately wanted to become normal again. I hated what I'd become. I wanted to be human again. Until I heard about this place on the news ... and I met you," she turns to look at him with a grateful smile, "Now I just want to help others, I thought I could do that by joining Legacy ... but that didn't really go well," she smiled wryly.

"I don't think I'll leave the institute, I know I can't tell the others what to do, but maybe I can help them make the right decisions..."

 

[Agamon]

"You've got to be kidding!" Anika yells. "And when find nothing again, what then? Start torturing him until he confesses? Give it up, Ryan. You must really be enjoying this, huh?" She looks at Charlotte, "Why is he even here?

"You had a choice before, Sami. It wasn't much of a choice, but if you'd have said no, I wouldn't have done it. And you have a choice again. If you want to placate his idiotic paranoia, then I'll do it again. If not, then we're done here."