Generation Legacy Issue #13 "Genocide" - Part 1

[Samnell]

"As for Bishop, it would seem that Patheon is taking the blame for what happened to Mexico City and Patheon is a terrorist organization which Bishop was a willing member of," He turns his head to address the man, "no offense intended. Besides," he adds turning his attention back to the popstar, "I don't think this world is ready to learn about Overseer and the potential end of everything."

Thank you, Gilden. "And imagine what would happen if everyone knew? People would freak out. There'd be riots. People would get hurt. What else can we do? Mark added. "Maybe we can tell everyone after we have the Overseer dealt with."

 

[Tokiwong]

Thank you, Gilden. "And imagine what would happen if everyone knew? People would freak out. There'd be riots. People would get hurt. What else can we do? Mark added. "Maybe we can tell everyone after we have the Overseer dealt with."

“No offense taken,” Bishop replies, “years of being labeled a terrorist have inured me to public assassination. But I do agree with Mark, the public is not ready for any of this information, but they have a need to know, a quandary. On the one hand do we have the right to deny them the information that their doom is impending, or do we enlighten them and perhaps bring about our doom prematurely?”

“I don’t have the answer for what we should do,” Bishop adds, “but the right thing is not an easy decision.”

Chance smirks, “Please Bishop, you are just a martyr with a god complex, you are no better then Ryan. Both of you will do whatever you think is the right thing to do, because you both believe that ultimately your decisions are superior to everyone else.”

Tina furrows her brow, “They are nothing alike, Bishop is a murderer of innocent people, I am sorry Kelly he may be your father, but this man has butchered baselines for what he believes in.”

“I don’t mourn the baselines lost, they are insignificant. The only beings that can save this world are people like us, not them. This is a matter of pure survival, plain and simple,” Chance speaks, “This isn’t about who needs to know, or what is right, if we are to survive, Overseer has to die. That is the only truth that matters.”

 

[Shalimar]

"No Ryan, you were not being pleasant, I'm not sure why you enjoy being mean to people, but well, there it is..." Kelly says with a frown. "Ryan, is it really ok for them to lie about Mexico city? You really don't have any problem with them knowingly blaming the wrong man? The good guys don't do that, do they? Am I really the only one with a problem with this? We don't like him so its ok to heap stuff on that he didn't do just to make him sound worse?" Kelly asks looking from Ryan to Gilden and then to Mark before settling on Anika.

"Are you really ok with it Anika?" Kelly asks, her eyes wide open, daring her friend to say that it was really ok for the UNJE to do whatever they wanted. The thought made kelly blink, she was recording conversations, that really wasn't a good thing to be doing to her friends, it wasn't anymore right then the UNJE lying about Bishop. She did want her friends to come out and say that they knew it was wrong, but for their own sakes, she wouldn't use the recordings no matter what. Friends don't do stuff like that to friends, especially not people who were the good guys.

 

[Agamon]

Sorry, I'm on a business trip and just got set up in the hotel. Lots going on here today it seems...

Anika looks disturbed by the news Kelly is leaving. She couldn't get a word in edge-wise, though, mostly because Chance wouldn't shut up. She glared at Cassie's twin. "Wow, not so much her twin as her opposite. What a bitch," she thinks.

Answering Kelly, she finally says, "It's a complicated issue, Kelly. Yes, we should let the truth be known, but not just yet. Yes, the blame's been misdirected, but Paragon's making sure Bishop isn't imprisoned over it...well, no more than he is now." She winces a bit at that last part with a look at Bishop.

"Telling the truth for the sake of telling the truth isn't always a good idea. The general population doesn't suffer from not knowing about Overseer, but they might if they did. Mark is right, we deal with it first."

"I'm sorry if you think you have to leave," she continues. "I totally disagree that you should be left off of this mission, but Paragon and McCalister think otherwise. I don't really know how to help you..." Anika didn't lie much these days, in fact, not at all if it could be helped. But she got pretty good at it in her younger days, and it's not something easily forgotten. But something in her facial expression subtily suggested that last line was not true.

 

[KaintheSeeker]

"I don't know Chance.. she helped me, with your help, realize why I insisted on keeping the world at an arm's lenght." Cassie says quietly as she tunes Ryan out. "And she was quite accpeting of you, particularly considering how you and her first met. Mother left an impression on all of us who met her." She looks to others. "There are a few new players in this game, one is the person responsible for our existance. And I can promise you this..she's not a 'good guy'"

 

[Aenion]

“They are fine, a little upset obviously. They went to Milan, and Kelly was sighted in London; but I refrained from reading her mind to find out why. I am just glad they are safe, they have some issues, and I hope to help them, but that is another story,” Jun Min finishes.

“You will have to talk to Kelly about why she is leaving the Institute,” the young instructor adds.

"Milan? London? Why would they go there?" Karen asks, a worried frown creasing her brow, "I g-guess you're right," though it's clear she'd liked to have heard Jun-Min's side first.

"Is she safe?" she asks Timothy.

 

[Hammerhead]

"If this is about the evil twin comment, Kelly, she's not exactly proving me wrong. And Kelly, Bishop isn't your dad. You just happen to share some genes with him...guess what? You also share a huge amount of genes with pigs. The guy who was there when you won that first talent competition, the guy who take you to breakfast on Sundays, the guy who refused to believe you would ever grow up...that's your dad. But he's gone. And now you're just trying to fill the void, and seeking validation. But what the hell would I know? I'm just some jerk who likes to tear people down just for the sheer pleasure I get out of it."

Christ, absence does not seem to make the heart grow fonder. She hates me more than she did this morning. Yeah, I wonder who's responsble for...oh, wait, no I don't. Note to self. Watch Chance. Or better yet, toss her into the sun. And Cassie's latching onto her like a lost puppy, eager for her approval...probably because she has her own little void in her life. She's probably felt isolated all her short life, thus explaining the whole victim, lone heroine comment. Thus, she loves the idea of a sister, no matter how damn disturbing that thing is.

"Anyway, I don't plan on making any apologies. Tina, you want to go meet the new boss? He seems cranky, but don't let that fool you. He's a great guy."

 

[KaintheSeeker]

"If this is about the evil twin comment, Kelly, she's not exactly proving me wrong. And Kelly, Bishop isn't your dad. You just happen to share some genes with him...guess what? You also share a huge amount of genes with pigs. The guy who was there when you won that first talent competition, the guy who take you to breakfast on Sundays, the guy who refused to believe you would ever grow up...that's your dad. But he's gone. And now you're just trying to fill the void, and seeking validation. But what the hell would I know? I'm just some jerk who likes to tear people down just for the sheer pleasure I get out of it."

Christ, absence does not seem to make the heart grow fonder. She hates me more than she did this morning. Yeah, I wonder who's responsble for...oh, wait, no I don't. Note to self. Watch Chance. Or better yet, toss her into the sun. And Cassie's latching onto her like a lost puppy, eager for her approval...probably because she has her own little void in her life. She's probably felt isolated all her short life, thus explaining the whole victim, lone heroine comment. Thus, she loves the idea of a sister, no matter how damn disturbing that thing is.

"Anyway, I don't plan on making any apologies. Tina, you want to go meet the new boss? He seems cranky, but don't let that fool you. He's a great guy."

Cassie watches Ryan, reading more into his comments and change of tact. See? He fails to understand the hazard we speak of. Why must we save him? Signs to her sister before adding. Caution, he is prone to rash actons. You could be in danger.

 

[Tokiwong]

Elsewhere

“Run the story, it’s good, controversial, and it applies to elites,” the gray haired executive tapped his fingers on the desk.

“I told her, I would give her more time, if we run this and it turns out to be totally false,” Rachel replies.

“False or not it will get people thinking, and we have enough evidence on our own to bust this thing wide open,” the man stops tapping his fingers. He gives the woman a stern look, “Run it, this is going to be huge.”

Rachel sighs, “What if the world is not-”

“That isn’t my concern, reporting the news first is, this story will be huge, get it on the video feeds,” the man says dismissing Rachel.

Cafeteria

Gadget walks in, heading to her friends, “Oh man Legacy totally beat my simulation, I was hoping to catch you off-guard but you guys were so fast, and so good! Next time I am going to turn it up to 11, and make it really hard. Kelly, Cassie, how are you… hey am I seeing double?” she gestures at Chance.

Gadget blinks, “And oh wow, Kelly you are on TV!”

Chance signs to Cassie, He isn’t worth the trouble.

Tina shrugs, “Sure,” and then looks at one of the large monitors. Kelly is speaking, as if giving an interview, but what she has to say is…

Pretty much the whole interview, Kelly gave earlier…

Gadget blinks, “Oh man you mentioned me, I feel so popular now!”

 

[Tokiwong]

"Milan? London? Why would they go there?" Karen asks, a worried frown creasing her brow, "I g-guess you're right," though it's clear she'd liked to have heard Jun-Min's side first.

Jun Min looks shocked as if listening to something unheard and then turns on her monitor and changes it to the CNN news feed, catching Kelly’s interview. She blinks, “She didn’t…. oh man… Kelly… please… oh my this isn’t good at all.”

Kal blinks, “Why did she mention so many of us?” he looks to Karen, “What the hell is she trying to do?”

Sami blinks, “Maybe this is a good thing?”