@rey.solo

[forcevisions]

i made a mistake


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ETA
Riverstone is interested in cooperating with the Displaced to learn more about the people who brought us here. They figured out who I was when I put in the paperwork to change my name back. Apparently, I'm still on the UN's most wanted list, but someone prevented the UN from acting to bring me into custody. 

I don't know who, and neither does Riverstone — in fact, they asked me about it.

But they know that I'm one of the Displaced, which actually explains a few things. I've been working for Riverstone for months. After I went to Everest, I was gone a bit longer than the rest of us, well beyond El's coverage. They gave me back my job anyway. I don't think this was news to them. If you ask me, that's a sign they're not out to get us, but I realize not everyone will agree there.

Now they want to talk to all of us, or as many of us as are interested. Riverstone is offering to pay travel expenses in New Beijing for one week for anyone who wants to undergo observation and testing of their power, and who's willing to answer some questions. I know that sounds scary. I know scary. The UNA had me in custody for some time, running "tests." But Riverstone claims that what they're offering is different, that we'll preview everything first.

Before you decide, I should mention ... they think they might know something about who's been dropping us off. In return for our cooperation, they're willing to exchange that information. 

I'm not telling anyone what to do, and no one else should try to do that either. But if follow (this) link, you can register your information with the Riverstone employees in charge of this, and they'll reach out to you to arrange the trip.

Comments

[righteously]

Cool story, still a trash bag

[forcevisions]

The trash bag is just harmless tests that you agree to in advance.

[righteously]

The trash bag is where you wind up after the they test you and put your name on their happy fun list of freaky magic aliens

@bellamy.blake

[jettisons]

Interesting way to put it.

[righteously]

long as it gets the point across

private (sorry rey!!)

[jettisons]

Looks like it's not.

[righteously]

can't say I'm shocked
figuring crap out among ourselves on here is like looking for a chicken in a whore house

[jettisons]

Some of them think it's a way to get the people they care about back. It's tunnel vision.

[righteously]

I get that
I've done some stupid, stupid stuff for the people I love


but there's reckless and then there's naive, and man, this is gotta be the most naive thing I've seen in a hot minute

[jettisons]

So have I. I know how hard it is to let someone convince you whatever you're doing won't help. I'm worried about what the hell's going to happen when they find whatever they're looking for.

[righteously]

you and me both

[jettisons]

Are you and Rey close?

[righteously]

nope, never met her
why

[jettisons]

I was hoping you'd figure out another way to talk her out of it.

[forcevisions]

I don't need you to tell me about where people can be disappeared to.

Riverstone isn't the UNA.

[righteously]

it's your call, sister, do what you want, but nothing good ever comes from mega corporations dicking around in human experimentation

[forcevisions]

We don't even know what we are. We need answers if we want to get anywhere.

[righteously]

worst case scenario with us not knowing is we keep not knowing

worst case scenario with this is they round up their guinea pigs and use them up for whatever their powers are good for, or maybe they take some of the blue juice and make a whole new wave of monster

[forcevisions]

There's NO reason to believe the monsters are connected to Riverstone at all.

[righteously]

Not Riverstone, us.
We glow, they glow
We touch them, they learn our powers or we burn

I'm saying if we give them our DNA they might wind up accidentally whipping up glow number 3

multi billion dollar corporations like this always have an agenda
always
usually that agenda's got something to do with war or screwing with stuff they don't need to be screwing with

what do you think their end game is? what are they planning to do with whatever they take from us?

[forcevisions]

Maybe they want a way to fight the monsters.
Or maybe this is their planet and they just want to know what's happening.

[righteously]

so let's say hypothetically speaking there's a 50% chance that they're gonna use it to fight monsters - which we can already do - and a 50% chance they're gonna use it to screw over or hurt a ton of people

you're totally fine with taking that gamble
you're 100% good with banking on them being made of unicorns and puppy dogs and strippers

[forcevisions]

Look at the damage that happened while we fought the monsters that did come. There weren't enough of us, and we weren't coordinated enough to protect the whole planet. We can't already do all of it. If we want to help this planet, we can't do it alone.

[righteously]

Alright, fine

How about this

Ask them what their end game is before you commit
what do they plan to do with our info
how do they plan to use it
what're they gonna do with our blood or skin or hair or whatever after it's all over with
have 'em tell you, then put it in writing

if they won't do that, it's because they're hiding something
and if they're hiding something

you gotta admit that's some kind of line

[forcevisions]

[ it's a pretty reasonable ask, actually, so rey mulls it over for a short time. ]

Alright.
I'll ask.