[This is the first he's heard about serious threats being made against Retrospec. It's one thing to have people like Elda trying to choke holograms, and quite another for people to declare war on them after the past month of hell. It was clear to Sorey, too, that Retrospec wasn't innocent-- but they were doing everything they could to help save the people they'd lost. To keep the city from collapsing into a black hole, essentially.
Whatever he might say about Mahoney's bedside manner, Sorey has respect for the woman who kept blinking in and out of time.]
I don't think they did it on purpose, either. Even if we managed to free ourselves, we can't guarantee that what happened before won't happen again. It's clear they know more about what's going on than we do. We can't topple the system that's in place without having something to replace it.
"Yeah... maybe I'm just exaggerating things. Wouldn't be the first time. But even if things aren't at that point yet, the will be eventually. I can't underestimate humanity's ability to get outraged over things that do not deserve it."
[Mahoney was, with Team Absinthe, at least decently cooperative. And she actually answered questions for them. So Maggie has a better impression of her than honestly she probably should. But even so, she was still getting anxious about all of this, but she just took a deep breath, trying to keep herself from getting too emotional here.]
"...I'm not trying to freak you out, I'm just worried something like that's going to end up happening. Which, makes me sound totally paranoid, doesn't it?"
If we can turn their eyes to the real threat, I think it'll do a lot.
[Magilou has a pretty cynical view of people. Sorey's not as naive as his other self, maybe, but he still believes in the good in people.]
I don't think it sounds paranoid-- it's just you being cautious. I'm still not entirely sure that if we fight Retrospec they won't lash out in other ways. I don't want them to take it out on my family... and I don't want the government to come down on us because we're 'crazy' to them.
But I don't think that's going to happen as long as we act carefully, if we act on anything.
For a while I... thought I was powerless too. I'm nothing compared to how I was in my memories, and there are people here who can do a lot more to contribute. But-- someone told me that I had to do it. That I had to deal with it. I can't afford to sit around and feel sorry for myself...
The best thing we can do is be open with everything we know and... maybe prepare for something like the city getting sacked again. Food and water and stuff.
"...We need to get something more official in place then. If we want to be ready, we need like, a team. A superpowered team."
[And the idea of a team starts getting her going. Mainly because it just sounds badass. But it also meant that she could actually do something important, if she started this. Of course, she was also just getting wrapped up in the fantasy of it all, but she would never actually admit that out loud.]
"I'm totally the cool, snarky mission control lady! And you're totally the heroic face!"
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[This is the first he's heard about serious threats being made against Retrospec. It's one thing to have people like Elda trying to choke holograms, and quite another for people to declare war on them after the past month of hell. It was clear to Sorey, too, that Retrospec wasn't innocent-- but they were doing everything they could to help save the people they'd lost. To keep the city from collapsing into a black hole, essentially.
Whatever he might say about Mahoney's bedside manner, Sorey has respect for the woman who kept blinking in and out of time.]
I don't think they did it on purpose, either. Even if we managed to free ourselves, we can't guarantee that what happened before won't happen again. It's clear they know more about what's going on than we do. We can't topple the system that's in place without having something to replace it.
I hope the others understand that.
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[Mahoney was, with Team Absinthe, at least decently cooperative. And she actually answered questions for them. So Maggie has a better impression of her than honestly she probably should. But even so, she was still getting anxious about all of this, but she just took a deep breath, trying to keep herself from getting too emotional here.]
"...I'm not trying to freak you out, I'm just worried something like that's going to end up happening. Which, makes me sound totally paranoid, doesn't it?"
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[Magilou has a pretty cynical view of people. Sorey's not as naive as his other self, maybe, but he still believes in the good in people.]
I don't think it sounds paranoid-- it's just you being cautious. I'm still not entirely sure that if we fight Retrospec they won't lash out in other ways. I don't want them to take it out on my family... and I don't want the government to come down on us because we're 'crazy' to them.
But I don't think that's going to happen as long as we act carefully, if we act on anything.
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[I mean... cynicism is just a part of her thing, along with stupid jokes and being just kinda rude in general. So what did you expect Sorey?]
"I guess... the level of powerlessness we have over all this can be rather frustrating."
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[He takes a long sip of his chai.]
For a while I... thought I was powerless too. I'm nothing compared to how I was in my memories, and there are people here who can do a lot more to contribute. But-- someone told me that I had to do it. That I had to deal with it. I can't afford to sit around and feel sorry for myself...
The best thing we can do is be open with everything we know and... maybe prepare for something like the city getting sacked again. Food and water and stuff.
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[And the idea of a team starts getting her going. Mainly because it just sounds badass. But it also meant that she could actually do something important, if she started this. Of course, she was also just getting wrapped up in the fantasy of it all, but she would never actually admit that out loud.]
"I'm totally the cool, snarky mission control lady! And you're totally the heroic face!"