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Message: <blockquote data-quote="bkmanis" data-source="post: 1008357" data-attributes="member: 9992">“Ah the minor Mr. Benson mentioned.”   Fortune says with a slight smile.  “As for compensation I offer a package deal.  All medical and legal expenses will be taken care of, as long as you don’t knowingly break the law.  All your needs will be taken care of, within reason.  There will also be an allowance for cash needs, all this will be handled by an accountant.”   Fortune then looks directly at Leech.  “Your compensation will be handled by your parent or guardian if they allow you to join the group at all.”  He then turns to Velocity.   “From what information I have this young man works with you, are you his parent or guardian?  Are you willing to take responsibility for his actions if he is allowed to join this group?”   Fortune continues with your questions.   “A reasonable question.”  Fortune says.   “I have people research all reports of new heroes, they gather all the information they can.  I then have experts go over the reports and separate them by who was involved in the incident.  We then check with police and FBI to see if there is any warrants out for these individuals.”  He looks to each of you.   “As far as we can determine none of you have any wants or warrants for your arrest.  You all have been active in Freedom City for only a few weeks, and all reports indicate that you try to help the people of Freedom City.”   He pauses for a minute to collect his thoughts.“You must understand I am not doing this out of the kindness of my heart, I’m doing this because our city needs protection.  Individually you can do much to help the city, but combined into a group you can do much more.”  Fortune takes on a serious look.   “And this is not a free ride, you will have to follow the rules.  You will train to work together effectively, and you must take responsibility for your actions.   Furthermore you are not the only heroes we are making this offer to, membership will be handled through Mr. Benson and a few others.  All new members will be placed on probation for one year.  On a regular basis your actions will be evaluated, not to tell you what you did wrong, but to see if there is anything that is needed to improve your performance.  It could be anything from training to improve your knowledge and use of your abilities to training to give you better public relations with the people.”  Fortune nods to Mr. Benson who passes out some papers to the group.  “There are some legal issues that need to be discussed, these papers are ‘non-discloser’ contracts.  It basically stats that you will not discuss or in any way reveal the groups connections with Fortune Corp. or myself, in other words we never met.”  Fortune leans forward towards the camera with a look of concern on his face.   “There is a reason for this, through the years I have made many enemies in business.  And it is no secret that I have political aspirations, I believe I can do much to help the citizens of Freedom City.  These business enemies will do almost anything to discredit me and prevent my political ambitions.  They will make this team look like a publicity stunt by me to increase my chances for office.  I want the team to succeed by it’s own actions not because it is associated with my name.”  A look of sadness crosses Fortune’s face.   “It is unfortunate that most of my peers use their money to throw elaborate parties to impress their friends, I choose to use my wealth to help my fellow citizens.  I hope you can understand my reasons for this secrecy.”  He pauses for a moment then looks at all of you.   “Are there anymore questions?”</blockquote>

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