@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.

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[forcevisions]

Someone else was talking about that, how we can try to tell them what they can do with their findings.

[variate]

After what the UNA did, and what the UN is capable of, I don't think that they'll keep things truthful. Riverstone, either.
Nothing's stopping them from doing what they want.

[forcevisions]

If we let those assumptions stop us from ever making a bargain, we'll always be on our own.

[variate]

No.
We just won't be allied with someone who has Johann Grey on their payroll.

[forcevisions]

What makes you think Riverstone has Grey on their payroll?

[variate]

A portion of financials got released when the messages were sent out before the sim.
Riverstone's been paying him.

[forcevisions]

Maybe he's the one they're talking about.

[variate]

Then this isn't the way to figure that out.
It makes it worse.

[forcevisions]

I'm not waiting around for AIs who murdered millions of people to give us answers in cryptic messages.

I want answers.

[variate]

[ something in him pulls taunt. ]

But you're okay with hurting the rest of the Displaced to do it.
We're not people you can sacrifice for your answers.

[forcevisions]

I'm not sacrificing anyone.

You don't know that Riverstone is going to do any of the things you assume. But even if they do, that's not my fault. They chose those things.

[variate]

You have to take responsibility for your decisions.
If you go forward, you can't wipe your hands of this.

[forcevisions]

I'll take responsibility for my decisions, but not others'. What they do isn't my fault.

[ she's acting with the information that she has. but she won't act out of fear and paranoia. ]

But I've never washed my hands of anything.

[ he should know that. he'd been the one to talk her through the situation with catra, which she'd completely owned as a mistake, and gone on to apologize for — to catra of all people.

and every difficulty and complication that has arised to face the displaced, she's been there to try to work at. every time. for over a year. ]

[variate]

Then don't turn your back on this.
If something happens, if they use this in a way that hurts us, it needs to be made right.

[forcevisions]

I know.
And I'll be there to do it.

[ she always has been, when she made a mistake. as with attacking catra, as with believing in ben solo when she went to the supremacy, as with abandoning daenerys. all of it. ]

If something happens.