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Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2011 1:33:25 GMT -5
While it's true that Phoebe doesn't get to see the shipping manifests, she is the one listening to the thoughts of the drivers of the semis when they're asked whether or not the contents of their trucks match the paperwork - and that question usually prompts a few quick thoughts about whatever it is that they're hauling. And though her job is simply to verify whether or not their answer is truthful, she does end up learning a lot in the process.
Well, maybe the people on this side of the cage aren't as bad as you think we are,[/color][/i] she retorts, If you think we'd starve people, then maybe you're a little blind too. I can read thoughts - I can tell when people lie. If we were doing that, I would know. While Phoebe may be young, naive, and listening to the minds of people wearing rose-colored glasses, it's not like she's uninformed. No, she's just under the influence of people who genuinely believe that they're doing the right thing and it will turn out fantastic. Or at least, that's what the people most in charge think - especially Agent Tiff. They're just very wrong.
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Post by question on Aug 16, 2011 1:50:26 GMT -5
As bad as I think they are? For one I was shot without warning, A woman was kidnapped with out reason, this city has been cut off with no warning, war is now declared of people who were once allies. yeah, not bad people at all the last part was pure sarcasm.
I've seen what happens to a city when one person assumes control, they get drunk with power. Question sighed, If they weren't bad people, I wouldn't be bleeding out slowly on the floor right now. All I did was save someone. now I get to rot, possibly die in a matter of weeks. yeah people here are Fan-freakin'tastic
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Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2011 2:15:16 GMT -5
We already talked about that stuff, she thinks impatiently. While she did concede that the laws may not always be right, she's still doubtful that they wouldn't have arrested a woman without good reason or that they wouldn't let her go if she turned out to be innocent. And that being the case, he shouldn't have tried to 'rescue' her. And they also talked about the purpose of cutting the city off, though now she has to sit on the fence on the issue of them catching the vigilantes. Really she just has to trust Agent Tiff's judgment on that one.
The last part though, does garner some of her attention. Like I said, I can read thoughts - I've read Agent Tiff's. He doesn't care about power - he really does just want to catch all the bad guys. Isn't that a good thing?[/color][/i] she asks, though the sudden passiveness in her mental voice hints that she's really thinking more about his other problem - obviously the fact that he can't remove it is a concern to her. It doesn't take a genius to realize that someone without a mouth can't eat. And while she's convinced that he pretty much brought this upon himself, she's not about to argue that someone so concerned about their fellow man deserves death.
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Post by question on Aug 16, 2011 2:24:43 GMT -5
It is, but going after the wrong people is a bit of a problem. The people I work with would have gladly aided the government in catching criminals like we have several times in the past. But apparently they would rather just stab us in the back. Which explained what he was doing here. Figures that the government would do something like that. It was time to say I told you so to everyone in the justice league next time he saw them.
An they all though he was crazy about linking things together to obtain such a conclusion. As for the lady I saved, she was being denied her rights, as a us citizen even criminals are allowed those. It was straight kidnapping. Which is against the law.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2011 2:44:11 GMT -5
Well, if you break the law, you're still a criminal, even if you're not a bad guy, she replies thoughtfully, confusion once again settling in her thoughts as she makes that difficult distinction.
Shaking it off, she ponders his further words on the woman he says he saved, perplexed by them. While they certainly weren't sparing in teaching her to know and love the basic principles of her country, it's not like all the subtleties are easy for one as young of her to remember and keep track of. Which rights didn't they give her? And what's the difference between arresting someone and kidnapping them again? she asks.
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Post by question on Aug 16, 2011 2:58:33 GMT -5
Well when you arrest someone you read them their Miranda rights, which explains their rights as a citizen, basically innocent until proven guilty. Now the other of hers that was violated besides that is the right to habeas corpus. Which to put in terms you can understand better means that anyone no matter race, creed or nationality can be detained for a period of time with out concrete evidence. The founders of our nation considered habeas corpus the most fundamental of rights because it insured that the executive branch could not hold people without cause. which is what they were doing. I know that woman, They had no reason to shoot her multiple times. She's non-Violante. Basically with out habeas corpus, we all lose. question paused, as a thought hit him like a lightning bolt.
Knowing that he had not committed a crime, everything he did was in self defense, he himself should not have been detained. An if he was it should have been my the local authorities not national level. They probably however knew that if Gordon got a hold of him Question would be let go. An clearly this off shoot of the F.B.I. didn't want that, more sinister motives were afoot here.
Now he was really curious as to what kind of worm was at the bottom of this bottle. If the F.B.I. was detaining not only criminals but heroes, what was this girls true purpose for being used in this. Most of Gotham's rouges were of the powerless sort, She was a bit of an overkill. Were they using them as training? Just so she could get a taste for it before moving on to people like Superman or Martian Man-hunter, Or even the other, Red Tornado, Vibe, Fate, an a few others.
Something wicked was afoot.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2011 4:46:58 GMT -5
Phoebe frowns in thought, trying to interpret these concepts. A lot of big words describing complex ideas are involved, after all, and she's a kid. On the other hand, it helps that this communication is mental in nature and not entirely verbal - she can get some sense beyond the mere words of what he actually means, in other words. You're saying that they didn't have enough evidence to arrest her and she wouldn't have done anything that would make anyone need to shoot her? she asks, trying to simplify what he said. How do you know they didn't have enough evidence?[/color][/i] she adds.
She doesn't know what to make of the rest of his thoughts. For the most part she's blissfully unaware of any plans for her - the powers that be that decided to include her on this mission certainly didn't bother to actually meet the girl; data collected and sent off to them was surely sufficient - that she seems to be just as powerful and skilled as they could hope for and that she's additionally mild-mannered and obedient. That she performs very well in training exercises and the fits of temper she had when she was younger have ceased entirely.
So naturally the thought occurred to somebody that it was time to test her out on the field to see how she performs on a real mission, especially given that most of the expected action she'll face would be against obviously inferior opponents. And even more especially because many suspect that more powerful forces may try to interfere and it would be a good idea to have someone on hand who would be able to stand in their way. Though if they don't, Gotham is still only considered the first step when it comes to PROTECT, and someone wants to see if Phoebe can be counted on during future phases of it.
So, though Phoebe herself is completely unaware of it, the Question's guesses are essentially correct.
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Post by question on Aug 16, 2011 19:23:14 GMT -5
Because I have been watching her, how do you think I knew that she had been taken? The question was purely rhetorical. No, she's a scientist, she like me helps people, As a doctor one swears an oath to help people no matter what they are or what they have done. I know that she doesn't have anything to hold over her, An what she does is protected under the constitution.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2011 20:19:11 GMT -5
And she was shot? Phoebe repeats, having trouble accepting what the Question's thoughts as fact even though it must be - she knows that she's practically flawless at judging by thoughts. Which is why this isn't making any sense at all. If she didn't do anything, then why would she've been shot? she asks now.
Though Phoebe's powers naturally make her perfect to take into a combative situation, she actually really doesn't like violence. Her own eagerness to participate in it is because she doesn't see what she does as fighting so much as putting an end to the situation - and likely a better end that what could be accomplished without her. So the idea of anyone getting shot by anyone on her 'side' who doesn't clearly deserve it doesn't sit well with her at all.
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Post by question on Aug 16, 2011 20:46:36 GMT -5
Probably multiple times He assumed at least from the damage he saw. I'm going to assume that someone had a problem with her knowing her rights, See where I'm coming from, Little bit?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2011 21:24:06 GMT -5
I don't know, Phoebe answers, the amount of confusion she's putting behind those words indicating that she's not simply answering his question but indicating her opinion of pretty much everything the Question is saying. It is, after all, a bit much for a ten year old to be taking in all at once. I wish you were lying, she adds a moment later, and one doesn't need to be Phoebe to know that thought is very sincere. After all, her world is so much easier if she doesn't have to entertain the idea that someone truly believes that what they're doing will fail - let alone that the people she trusts might be doing things that she knows are wrong.
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Post by question on Aug 16, 2011 21:33:12 GMT -5
He could see where it was a lot for her, though he would rather not be here. Vic felt so bad for the kid though, she was doing so much more than was required of her. His focus was though on trying to keep himself together, on what he needed to do to keep his strength till something presented itself.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2011 23:26:16 GMT -5
Somewhat distracted by her own muddled thoughts, Phoebe nevertheless continues to listen in on the man's even as they become less directed. And, after a moment, she comments, You're going to try to escape, aren't you? You have to because of the mask.
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Post by question on Aug 16, 2011 23:39:24 GMT -5
Question was brought back to the realization that this girl was still in his head, as foreign a though it was. His mind was one to multi task though, how else would he put together that Girl scouts were responsible for the crop circles. I have to. Surely you understand that.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2011 23:54:45 GMT -5
Yeah, Phoebe replies, But if you try to escape while I'm here and I don't stop you, they'd know I did it on purpose and I'd get punished. Though to judge by her mental tone as she explains that, she's not really afraid of being punished. Actually, the specific way she'd expect to be punished amounts to something she merely finds annoying. But then again, it's an annoyance great enough to make her very reluctant to face it - which is precisely the whole point of the punishment in the first place.
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