Generation Legacy Issue #15

[KaintheSeeker]

"And yet you called me worst then Hitler," Cardinal replies.

"Casual indifference and the apparent inability to take anything but the most expident route to your goals without any concern about how much you're harming the Elite's status in the world doesn't make you Ghandi." Cassie retorts back. "Elites are indivigually powerful, but we're not invulnerble. Kelly ran into a faction inside the US who found a way to negate our powers. They have numbers and while they might not be as intelligent as some of the smarter Elites they can be quite innovative when pushed. And despite our mutual foe, I do consider you dangerous and unstable at times."

 

[Samnell]

Star replies in the phone, “Got fired? What happened?”

"I guess the new plan for us is to do a lot of appearances and pretty much no missions. We're supposed to- I don't know. I told them I thought that was a stupid idea. Then the new lady from the UN yelled at me and Anika decided the new plan was a good idea too."

"I gave up on arguing it and said I'd go along, but I don't know. I like PR stuff, but how can we be doing that now? It's stupid."

 

[Hammerhead]

"I think everyone here deserves to be at the meeting with Mrs. Obana. I mean, why not? I promise I won't be rude," Ryan says with a smile. "Besides, I want to meet my new boss." And I'll be able to translate the BS if she starts saying how 'While rescuing James is an admirable goal, we already have assets in place, political considerations, blah blah blah blah.

 

[Agamon]

"Yeah, right. Not rude, that'd be cause for a celebration," Anika thinks. "Dammit, they'll start getting suspicious if I insist. I really, really hate this position I've been put in."

"Fine. SARAH? Can you give me the location of Mrs. Obana and tell her that I and few of my teammates would like to speak with her?" she asks the helpful computer.

 

[Shalimar]

"Does Legacy get along with each other better when your out in the field?" Clover asks mildly when Anika caves in and agrees to take everyone to see the new boss. Teasing and pulling each other up short is one thing but if they always argue this much its a wonder the whole bloody mess of them haven't been wiped out by a flaming scout troop. Its not a military unit, but it is a paramilitary one with a clear chain of command, and they seem to buckit as easiily as water flows down hill. Mayhaps joining Legacy might not be such a strong survival move let alone career move.

Then again, with all their power if someone just trained them to work together and got them past these personality clusterhumps they coud be really good.

 

[Agamon]

Anika turned her angry glare on Clover, but instead of telling her to mind her own beeswax, she calmed herself enough for a rational response. "It's been like this from the beginning, honestly. We've got a lot of...strong-willed members. But when we're on a mission, we've got each other's backs and do what needs to be done."

 

[Aenion]

"Yeah, right. Not rude, that'd be cause for a celebration," Anika thinks. "Dammit, they'll start getting suspicious if I insist. I really, really hate this position I've been put in."

"Fine. SARAH? Can you give me the location of Mrs. Obana and tell her that I and few of my teammates would like to speak with her?" she asks the helpful computer.

"No it's not fine. Ryan'll wait here with us while you and Mark talk to Mrs. Obana," Karen looks at Ryan as she speaks, knowing he'll want to object and probably call her another childish nickname. Why does he keep insisting on antogonizing the rest of the world? "You said you take Anika seriously as a person? Then start doing so and stop undermining her authority. By insisting to come along you're just gonna make things worse."

 

[Hammerhead]

Ryan glances at Karen, giving a short chuckle. Undermine her authority? Ha! That's about as funny as Karen's strange attempt to tell me what to do. I hope that wasn't some strange attempted manifestation of precognition, because that failed miserably.

"Chill, it's not like I'm going to start a fistfight just because I don't like her," he says with a quick glance in Anika's direction. "Besides, I assert my right to meet with said UN representative who has authority over a mission that was partly my idea, and puts my own life at risk. Hardly unfair," Ryan says with a self-satisfied smirk. Plus, James is my friend...no doubt the Blonde Patrol here would assert their friendship as well, despite never sharing more than two words if not necessary. Just like how Yoshi became everyone's best friend once he get killed.

I just hope that I leave enough of a legacy that my eventual eulogy is an honest one. Ryan Praloski...a vexing ally, a deadly enemy. However, I don't see that coming for a long, long time. I'm not going to die to stop Overseer or Cardinal or whoever else is public enemy number one...I'm going to stop them by making them die, just like my buddy Patton said, Ryan thinks with a smile.

Although this place is taxing me. If the UNJE is seriously headed towards the warm and fuzzy instead of the grim and gritty, I don't think it's for me. I don't play politics. I defeat my enemies, lethally if necessary. I don't have the patience for Karen's incessant patronizing moralizing speeches nor Anika's pagan beliefs, ego trips, brawls, misplaced idealism, and whatever other dysfunctions she's managed to cook up in the last hour.

I could see about getting a transfer...but I'd be in the same boat with Charlie, except I wouldn't be as cool. Beta is straight out, and Alpha or whatever the hell they call it is kind of out of reach. Screw that though. If Anika was telling the truth about whatever new direction we're headed in, I don't want a part of it.

 

[Aenion]

Ryan glances at Karen, giving a short chuckle. Undermine her authority? Ha! That's about as funny as Karen's strange attempt to tell me what to do. I hope that wasn't some strange attempted manifestation of precognition, because that failed miserably.

"Chill, it's not like I'm going to start a fistfight just because I don't like her," he says with a quick glance in Anika's direction. "Besides, I assert my right to meet with said UN representative who has authority over a mission that was partly my idea, and puts my own life at risk. Hardly unfair," Ryan says with a self-satisfied smirk. Plus, James is my friend...no doubt the Blonde Patrol here would assert their friendship as well, despite never sharing more than two words if not necessary. Just like how Yoshi became everyone's best friend once he get killed.

It's like reasoning with a wall! Fine let's see where his expert negotiation skills get us. One day his 'my way is the only way'-attitude is gonna blow up in his face. Doesn't he see that we need to do this together? Karen thinks, grumbling a frustrated, "Fine."

 

[Agamon]

Anika raises an eyebrow at the fistfight comment. A quick glance at Tina then back to Ryan, with a knowing smile teasing her lips. "He's hung up on that fight. Maybe he doesn't realize how well it worked. TIna and I both respect each other more now. I didn't see getting less respect from Ryan because of it, though. We'll need to talk..."

"It's alright, Karen. He's right, the rest of you have the right to speak on this, it's important to all of us. It might help if I actually do have to threaten to quit to have you guys to back me up." She pauses before continuing. "Mark and I were supposed to wait and think about this before bringing it to the rest fo the team, but you'll find out soon enough. The UN wants us to move away from violent missions for a while. Not because we're incapable, but because, after the bombings, there's a lot of work to be done aside from rounding up Pantheon members. And because we're younger than the other UN teams, we drew the short straw. It's a public perception thing, and the baseline public has a big hate-on for elites in general right now. They need us to help change that.

"The way I see it, as long as we're helping make things better, I don't need to be punching someone's teeth out to be satisfied." Anika stops and waits for Mt. Ryan to blow.