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Entry tags:
- altered carbon: takeshi kovacs,
- dark angel: max guevara,
- dc comics: dick grayson,
- detroit become human: markus,
- detroit become human: north,
- game of thrones: jon snow,
- injustice: damian wayne,
- killjoys: john jaqobis,
- mcu: daisy johnson,
- mcu: leo fitz,
- mcu: peggy carter,
- overwatch: gabriel reyes,
- overwatch: soldier 76 (jack morrison),
- spider verse: peter b parker,
- star wars: kylo ren,
- star wars: rey,
- starfighter: abel,
- terra ignota: ojiro sniper,
- the 100: clarke griffin,
- the expanse: amos burton
@leo.fitz ― 4 NOVEMBER 2511
Hi everyone,
If you don't already know me from the safehouse or the guide, I'm Fitz, one of the arrivals from the first transport. Prior to being here, I was a weapons and technology expert at SHIELD. Now, I’m a Pulsar engineer and, more importantly, an agent of Morningstar.
Recently, @ojiro.juniper approached me with the clever idea to kickstart some research and development efforts. We’re working on a way to bankroll this, and we’ll let you know how that develops in due course. For now, regardless of where discussions have evolved on the nature of organisation and leadership, we need your assistance with some big endeavors, both for the Displaced and Morningstar.
― Fitz
[ Check out here for more deets on the cache and here for some OOC knowledge of what Fitz is working on personally. He’ll share details of the latter strand of work with any individuals wanting to form a geek squad c: For #3, interested applicants can just private message Ojiro on this post! I'll be throwing together a plot engagement incorporating what characters ICly suggest in the coming weeks! ]
If you don't already know me from the safehouse or the guide, I'm Fitz, one of the arrivals from the first transport. Prior to being here, I was a weapons and technology expert at SHIELD. Now, I’m a Pulsar engineer and, more importantly, an agent of Morningstar.
Recently, @ojiro.juniper approached me with the clever idea to kickstart some research and development efforts. We’re working on a way to bankroll this, and we’ll let you know how that develops in due course. For now, regardless of where discussions have evolved on the nature of organisation and leadership, we need your assistance with some big endeavors, both for the Displaced and Morningstar.
1. As some of you may know from the raids, Morningstar has a cache of unidentified weapons in its local store. We don’t know what they do, how they work, how dangerous they are, and so on, but I want to find out. So, let's discuss a plan: Any thoughts or ideas for how to approach the cache and suss everything out safely would be welcome.Cheers.
Reckon we’ll need at least one colour-coded spreadsheet. [ ***NOT JOKING ]
2. We could use a team of engineers for ad hoc projects. Presently, I’m exploring tech that could counter both the UNA and the creatures that keep popping up, as well as give us more freedom to act whenever trouble comes our way — all by my lonesome.
If this sounds like something you’re interested in, whether or not you have the technical know-how to get to work immediately, or you want to learn on the job, let me know. Can’t pay you in anything except snacks, but I can assure you they’ll be bug free.
3. Hi, this is Ojiro. In addition to the above, I also need an engineer for personal reasons, and I will pay you. I need someone with a lot of experience with tech as advanced as the standard here, preferably lots of hands-on engine work. Message me if you're interested!
― Fitz
[ Check out here for more deets on the cache and here for some OOC knowledge of what Fitz is working on personally. He’ll share details of the latter strand of work with any individuals wanting to form a geek squad c: For #3, interested applicants can just private message Ojiro on this post! I'll be throwing together a plot engagement incorporating what characters ICly suggest in the coming weeks! ]
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Depends on the situation.
[Chill, don't burn every bridge, yonder over this one lies potential value...]
This is for testing. I don't plan on getting myself or anyone else killed, if that's what you mean.
And no. I don't know what it is yet — the "ability" I'm supposed to have. I understand that's a liability. Working on it.
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[ he marks her down as trained and unknown. ]
Quite alright. If you'd like assistance figuring it out, Daisy Johnson is our best agent for the job. Being an unknown shouldn't prevent you from taking part, however. It's likely if your power was that dangerous, you'd have already injured someone.
[ comforting??? also insert link to daisy's power training here. ]
For now, that's fine. As a safety measure, we'd seek to pair you up with a person possessing a defensive or healing ability. Chief examples are my portal manipulation, which could redirect debris or ricochet, and Markus' shielding, which does what it says on the tin.
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Good to know.
[Part of North is hoping it's a dangerous ability still undiscovered. It would make her feel better about her newfound vulnerability.]
You can pair me up with Markus. We're both from the same place. [Avoids outside human contact like the plague.......] We already know how to work together.
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he types and deletes. cool cool cool cool cool. ]
Oh, that's wonderful news.
Well, not wonderful that you're here, but that you're not alone from your world. Can't imagine anyone more comforting to carry-over than Markus, besides.
[ rIP ]
It's likely we'd do rotations because abilities like Markus' are low in numbers, and we'll be working to align diverse schedules and abilities for optimum safety, but I'll put that down as your preference. Do you also know Connor? He could be a good fit for a trio of firearms-defense-observation.
[ is it offensive to assume all the robots want to hang out??? probably. ]
@markus.manfred, prIVATE
North won't want to work with Connor. Not yet. I'd avoid pairing them together.
[PLEASE DON'T MAKE THEM WORK TOGETHER WITH FIREARMS INVOLVED wheeze]
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oh no but also 👀 ]
Noted.
Are you alright working with her?
[ don't ask if she's an android don't ask if she's an android don't ― okay, but if connor hunted androids, and she doesn't like connor, well, that's certainly a hypothesis ― no, don't ask ― ]
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Yes. She's an important part of the revolution back home. I trust her.
[Even if... well. Even if things aren't quite what they should be. He wonders if now is really the place to have this discussion, but it would be unfair to just leave it at that. Markus settles for something in-between.]
I won't say that there isn't a small amount of tension between us now. But it won't get in the way of what needs to be done.
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That's good enough for me.
Anything else I should know? No is a fine answer.
[ a beat. ]
Could set aside someone even-handed and inoffensive like Parker to be the observer in your trio, if we get that far.
[ maturity is not suggesting himself even though he's dying to meet her... he'll awkwardly say hey at the field test briefing, if they get that far... ]
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[Except for Connor. Connor is apparently by default untrustworthy.]
The fact that she’s reached out in this post is promising, admittedly. I could just be worrying too much. But I thought you should know.
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fascinating... ]
I appreciate you telling me. This project is audacious enough without interpersonal issues affecting the safety of others.
[ leave his science out of this, god. ]
If we get as far as field testing, we can see how the briefing and containment drills go — and adjust to the terrain.
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[Even if it’s pretty obvious to Fitz already that North has a... strong personality.]
But it sounds like this is an endeavor that needs to go over as smoothly as possible to make everyone’s lives easier. I thought I should tell you, and now you know.
[Feeling a little guilty about it? YOU BET but such as it is.]
Hopefully you can get enough volunteers so tensions won’t be an issue. Enough roles to rotate out.
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[ if he was deterred by angry robot gals, he'd probably be a lot better off, like, psychologically. this is the guy that thought an underwater death trap was fascinating, remember? ]
Hopefully, yes. There are those who are against testing, but I think we're doing everything we can to mitigate the risk. Even if most of the new tech's crap, it still could tell us how the UNA builds their traps.
[ not sure if he's using markus as a sounding board or asking for reassurance here. ]
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[Moving on like that's nothing-]
I think that's information that we shouldn't pass up. It looks like everyone's in agreement that we need to be careful, so we might as well be careful while trying to learn more about a group that could give us trouble in the future.
You think any of those weapons might lead back to a manufacturer? If we ever reach a disassembly stage.
[At home, if all you had were the biocomponents of an android, it was easy to tell to whom they "belonged". CyberLife always left its footprints all over their parts, proprietary as they were.]
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It's a good thought.
There are tens of things you can find in a single piece of hardware. A design signature. A house style. A data trail. A manufacturer, if we're lucky.
[ it's nerd christmas ]
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I’m sure you’ve probably already thought of it, but trace the designs back to a manufacturer, and you might be able to get an accurate estimation of the UNA’s numbers; assuming you can suss out placed orders, too.
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Sure. That's a way to put it.
[Wow, u awkward nerd...]
I won't work with Connor. He's not a friend. I don't want him at my back. [So, basically echoing what Markus has confirmed, just harsher.] I don't care who else it is you pick as long they keep their distance from me.
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Didn't mean to assume. I've noted that now, too.
Fortunately, the other pick would be the researcher or observer, so distance is part and parcel of the job.
If we reach the testing stage, there'll be a mandatory group briefing to finalise and go over protocol as well as run containment drills. We'll find a third suitable for your team then.
[ a blank spot on the spreadsheet until the meeting... criminal... ]
Do you have any other thoughts on this project or your potential role in it?
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[This is organized, she'll give him that. It may even unearth some grudging respect on North's part -- somewhere deep down, stripping all of her bias and dislike away. Morningstar bears some resemblance in structure and function to Jericho, it must be no wonder Markus has seemed to settle in so far as she's seen.]
I wasn't here for the discussions on leadership you mentioned. I'll catch up on that later, if it's a good read. The only question I have is: what's the plan for these weapons? Are you going to arm us all? Are you going to let us arm ourselves? You can't expect me to believe this is for the sake of research alone. There's always a goal.
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[ so dry. ]
Some of the weapons already in the cache are Morningstar's design and property, so those will stay put. However, the bulk are items retrieved during a raid of a UNA base by Morningstar agents and Displaced operatives. As such, it's expected that the majority of the items are useless or rigged to backfire.
But I suspect a vital portion of the items are usable, given the waste of time and resources a dummy cache of this size would be for the UNA otherwise. If nothing else, understanding how their traps work will inform how we counter them in future. The usable portion is another story.
I'd advocate we store everything safely at one to two containment sites, for checking in and out as needed. It means we have what we need when trouble knocks on our doors, because it most certainly will, and that no one can be arrested for carrying illegal, stolen weaponry in a surveillance state.
That being said, there's an argument to be made for divvying up the contents between individuals, seeing as the Displaced were crucial to the operation that retrieved the cache. They did, however, have Morningstar intelligence, support, and gear for the strike, so in the event we're dividing the items, I'd argue both the Displaced and local operatives should have a say in the discussion surrounding it and an eventual deal to "arm ourselves," as you put it.
And it would seem I've landed the lucky role of chair for that future debate.
[ THE PRICE HE PAYS FOR SCIENCE ]
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Lucky for you.
I don't see the logic behind a dummy cache either. I also don't see why some of the weapons would be useless while others are fully functioning. What's the point? Make it harder to test, hope some backfire and kill us in the event of theft? If they didn't plant the cache there to be picked up in a raid on purpose, then you're guessing the traps are designed and set just in case. Right? So the UNA has a way of identifying a worthless or compromised item from one that can actually be used as intended, and it's likely they're all trained on the difference. Might be a lot easier to get that information from one of them instead of trying out every single weapon. But maybe you can't. Maybe all you've got is this big box of unfamiliar tech and a line of eager volunteers.
[No other resources, she's assuming. Not the Morningstar that used to exist. They've suffered a blow before she ever got here.]
If the contents get split to two locations, does everyone get access to those coordinates? Are you advocating it because you want to control who gets what, to keep something dangerous out of the wrong hands? That means we'll have to just trust whoever's calling the shots. Is that going to be you?
I'll keep an eye out for that debate.
[Since it'll be some time before it happens if they're starting with these tests.]
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I think you've a keen read on the situation, though I will add that we know the cache was a trap in and of itself, laid with the knowledge that Morningstar was coming after it. Doesn't affect your theory on the whole, however. They most certainly know how to tell the tech apart, while we lack that intelligence.
[ with those damn masks of theirs, he suspects, though he can't be sure. they learned too quickly; that's all. reminds him of stark's tactical tech. ]
And I'd give up the big guns for the chance to get a one-to-one with a soldier, but they're formidable adversaries. Even with our powers and impressive tactics, my team of four barely survived an encounter with five. If not for my ability, I wouldn't be alive.
[ he doesn't fear admitting that: being an agent has its risks. ]
As for the rest, it'll depend on what people say. Might be me. Might not be.
I'd suggest a few someones have the nuclear codes for that, so to speak. Morningstar and Displaced. I've a well-documented bias, at this point, and I'm not universally well-liked, besides.
[ as mr morningstar and, uh, a massive pain in the arse. ]
As long as we can track the tech and ensure, yes, it doesn't end up in the wrong hands — or in the right hands the wrong time, I'll be satisfied.
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[He's right, the theory still stands. The UNA would know their own technology better than anyone else, after all. What they're doing here is working in the dark, hands on a potential bomb, no manual or guidelines to lean on.]
You're not universally well-liked? That wasn't the impression I got. [From a brief scan of a few lines of conversation, and from Fitz's tone in general. He tends to err on the side of diplomatic from what she can tell. Much like the Markus in this place, not the Markus she knows, not hers.] Anyway, I'm not advocating an attack on the UNA.
[Big not yet invisibly hanging on there.]
But it might tactically be a good idea in the future. They've got intelligence. Information. Advantages. And we'll need all of that if we ever want to come out ahead in this fight. I know what it's like to be the underdog. Sitting on our hands won't accomplish a single thing going forward. Resources dwindle, volunteers die or vanish, and the enemy gets stronger and more organized. Whoever the enemy is, in this case. [Because she isn't sure she believes it's the UNA. She hasn't done enough of her own investigation.] Hope I'm not telling you what you don't already know, Leo.
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You know they say all survey data is skewed because people who respond only represent those willing to respond, right.
[ no need to die on this hill since people do tend to be cordial with him... but he knows there are exceptions to that. ]
It's not misplaced, as hopes go, North.
I don't intend to be a passenger in this world or any other.
[ he could write another novel on wanting to be better equipped and trained, with eyes and ears in as many places as their potential opponents, but that statement summarises his position in all things. there's work to be done. he's not at liberty to reveal kylo ren's budding plans to capture an agent, but — ]
My fellow agents are like-minded, in that way. Tactically-speaking.
[ they're rebuilding, advancing, trying new approaches. no more waiting. that's the path fitz believes in carving out for them. ]
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Good for you and your fellow agents, then.
[She - and Markus - had those once. Not long ago in memory. She's not counting herself among one of this man's, or Morningstar's.]
Keep me updated on those weapon tests. I'll be ready.
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[ good luck rebel droid ]