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DOWNBURST: PART I
➢ This log will cover the next three weeks of in-game time – from June 10 to June 30. This period will kick off with Kon freaking out with his friends with the Alliance HQ attack occurring soon after.
➢ Arcadia is open for business and tours, even if no one moves in. If anyone wishes to investigate Arcadia, they can feel free to – for what someone might find, please hit up the mods with any questions below.
➢ Around June 21st, Mechanima will announce that the parasitic infestation of Central City has been stopped. He’ll give credit to the efforts of Spider-Boy, Spider-Man, and Sleeper for their efforts in stopping the spread of the parasitic entity. But the quarantine is not lifted – he’ll cite the attack on the Alliance HQ as part of his reason for maintaining it. The subtext is that he doesn’t want to give Fantastic back “his” toys.
➢ During the last week – with the assumption that no one, or almost no one, has moved into Arcadia – the guards will begin bearing down on the Starfallen more obviously. Whoever’s giving them orders is antsy, and the guards are being made to act on that.
➢ What happens with (or even to) Arcadia will be decided by the playerbase. If you have any ideas, please feel free to hit us up! We’re down to hear what anyone has in mind.
➢ Fantastic’s big move will happen in the next event log on June 30th, as it will be dependent upon actions here. We’ll let you know if this date changes on mod channels.
➢ For characters seeking The Fixer, Frances, or Atomight, there will be comments below. We’ll be treating them like NPC engagement threads for the sake of ease.
➢ For any questions pertaining to this log, please hit the mod question thread below, as that is where we’ll be responding to any questions in or around this event.
It begins with Kon. On the surface, there were no obvious plans for Fantastic to take over the Alliance. On the surface, Atomight should have been allowed to continue in the same shoes, no matter how much disdain he started to receive from the public and his fellow heroes. But these plans had been in motion for a while, with Fantastic eventually being the beneficiary. When the trigger comes to set off Kon, it’s meant to show that Fantastic was the right choice all along. And wasn’t he? After all, Kon’s destruction was evidence that a stronger, firmer hand was needed. Fantastic wouldn’t showboat about it. Kon needed help.
The end result—Kon’s explosion of sorts—was proof enough. Not that Fantastic would say this. No, the Alliance leader wouldn’t let such a thing be used for publicity. That would be too much. It’s better if publicity makes itself.
Enter: the Alliance HQ in Central City. If Kon’s takedown can be passed through word of mouth, the attack on the Alliance HQ was meant to be breaking news that would get around-the-clock coverage. After all, the Alliance is meant to help metas of all stripes – Starfallen and otherwise. Fantastic even had a headline in mind: “Fantastic Stops Challenge to Alliance Authority.”
However, nothing ever goes as planned. First: a weird bodyswapping parasite arrived in Central City and forced Mechanima to place the city under quarantine. Second: it was meant to be a two-pronged attack, but Fantastic’s guy putting everything in place didn’t have the hold on his subjects that was meant to be in place.
So, the Alliance HQ attack is one Starfallen who can’t control herself: Doreen, also known as Squirrel Girl. But here, she’s known as the Felonious Fox. Taking her down is of the utmost importance – and so is figuring out what happened to her. It might not be a bad idea to ignore Mechanima’s quarantine on Central City as a whole to make that happen, lest she be forced to do something she’ll regret.
As for Fantastic? Without his two-pronged Starfallen attack to stop, he has to improvise.
ARCADIA
Within 12 hours of the attack on the Alliance HQ, Fantastic is on television making a statement:
“Hello, hello.” He flashes a smile – it’s clearly meant to disarm the audience, as seeming confident is most important in times like these. “I have been involved in an investigation for the last day about a number of Starfallen who have been engaging in duplicitous acts and have come to a troubling realization. These Starfallen have been manipulated and implanted with dangerous directives in order to bring harm to both themselves and others. Needless to say, this discovery was alarming … and worrying. The suspect is a hypnotist with no known powers.” Here, a picture of The Fixer flashes on the television. “This man is on the loose and we welcome any leads to stop him.”
With no preamble, he continues: “I hoped to make this announcement under better circumstances, but ah – better sooner than later, right? Today, I’d like to introduce you all to Arcadia.” The video cuts out to show a beautiful, state-of-the-art compound near Excelsior – which can be seen in the distance. “For months, the Starfallen have arrived in this world with little support beyond what the Alliance has provided them, and we’ve put together a project that we hope will be of great service to new and old Starfallen alike. We thank the great citizens of Excelsior for working with the Alliance in making this dream a reality.” Fantastic pauses again to smile – he attempts to exude as much warmth as possible, but he mostly just looks proud of himself.
“Now, let’s introduce you all to … Arcadia.”
Fantastic is now gone, and a video begins, flashing a logo covered in Greek olive branches: Arcadia. The subtitle? “A Place For All the Travellers of the Stars to Feel Safe.”
➢ First off, the beginning of the video makes one thing clear: all Starfallen are welcome to visit Arcadia and take a tour as soon as they’d like. There are openings today for tours if they would like, and these tours are as safe as anyone might like.
➢ The video itself is a guided tour of Arcadia. Meant to be a permanent residence for all Starfallen, it’s a compound that has state-of-the-art technology designed to keep the Starfallen safe. The only way to enter the compound is by passing a number of randomized screenings, ensuring that no one can enter unless they pass one of these checks.
➢ Arcadia is pristine. Neither the Alliance nor the architects and engineers of Excelsior cut any corners when it came to ensuring that the location was beautiful. Most significantly, while it largely resides on a patch of cleared land outside of Excelsior, there are options to elevate Arcadia above ground should the people there need to protect it. Arcadia is able to rise up like an island in the sky to offer protection to its people.
➢ All of the homes inside Arcadia are beautiful. All of them come pre-furnished, and Starfallen will be able to pick the interior colors, types of appliances they’ll need, and any other amenities they might require. Need a hot tub? No one at Alliance HQ will be asking any questions. Have specific dietary requirements? Never worry – Arcadia will provide anything needed so that someone can live their lives as discreetly as possible.
➢ Security is important. Beyond the randomized screenings for entry, there will be guards in Arcadia around the clock to ensure that Arcadian citizens are not harmed. These guards will be armed with depowering devices should anyone attempt to attack the Starfallen, largely making it possible to neutralize their attack. Some of the guards are even shown without their gear in the video: they’re all generically attractive men and women of all stripes. If they weren’t guards, they could easily be models.
The video ends with a request: “Come and see Arcadia today. We’ll do everything we can to make this the home of your dreams.”
➢ With its introduction out there in the world, Arcadia’s doors are open! While there are scheduled tours, it doesn’t seem as if anyone will be denied entry if they want to check out the location. Visitors are provided with a guest pass for a day – unless they choose to sign up to stay before they leave. (Hint hint: there will be a lot of pressure to sign up, but no one will be forced to stay.)
➢ Arcadia is a bit like the Tardis from Doctor Who. While it doesn’t seem like it could possibly house all of those different apartments for Starfallen, it seems to be endless. Anyone who’s able to sense magic can guess that some spellwork went into this accomplishment.
➢ Should anyone visit and go off the beaten path and explore without a guide – or just wander off to “find a bathroom” and end up somewhere they shouldn’t, for example – they’ll find strange engraved symbols on the lowest level of Arcadia. Near here, there will be an additional magical residue that differs from what might be sensed throughout, as it’s much darker and insidious in nature. At the core of the compound, near a sign indicating that it’s the Mechanical Room keeping Arcadia afloat (figuratively and literally – should it need to elevate into the sky like an island), the magical residue turns into magical resonance. Something powerful is happening in there. Something dark.
➢ Guards are present throughout doing patrols, but they’ve been directed to not make contact with the Starfallen at this time. Trying to interact with them will lead to some small talk. These guards seem like your average Joes turned guards. They have families, pets, and favorite movies. They also think Fantastic is really, really cool.
➢ Even if the tours are guided, characters are largely allowed to move freely. They can visit several times before making a decision, but the pressure to sign up for a spot in Arcadia will escalate over time. No one is being held here against their will, but leaving isn’t the safest decision.
➢ Given Excelsior’s reticence toward metas and Starfallen, anyone heading into the city to get a sense of the sentiment toward Arcadia will get mixed opinions. But the people there are largely accepting of their fate. Having Arcadia nearby will mean that any dinosaur-shaped problems won’t be allowed to get out of hand. The Starfallen will surely help. The people of Excelsior will be able to explore their ideas, even if they turn into people-eating plants, and the Starfallen will help. Of course, many of the businesses in Excelsior have either been blackmailed into accepting their fate – or paid off. No one is happy, but they can see the upsides. Albeit reluctantly.
➢ As if geo-tagged, edits of the same video advertising Arcadia will appear wherever the Starfallen are, whether it’s on televisions in department stores, on ads on their social media, or elsewhere. It’s apparent that Arcadia is being pushed and it’s being pushed hard.
With the Fixer on the loose and loudly described as a danger to all Starfallen, the guards that were hired to protect Arcadia will now appear elsewhere, especially in locations where Starfallen frequent. Want to get your quadruple-shot caramel macchiato? A guard will be there, ensuring your safety. Want to see the newest multiversal pic of epic proportions with a generic and predictable ending? A guard will be buying a ticket, too. These guards are there to keep the Starfallen safe – and avoiding them will be difficult.
For a select few Starfallen, the guards won’t just be keeping an eye on them and monitoring their movement. They will be acting. In some cases, this action will be positive – but in others, it will be negative and threatening. Trying to challenge the authority of the Alliance is an unwise move when the Starfallen are at risk.
➢ For most, the guards will be an ever-present, creepy part of their lives. They won’t be immediately violent toward anyone that they’re observing, but they will be quick to act if someone tries to dodge their surveillance. Unless someone effectively goes into hiding, the guards will mysteriously be able to spot them again to “protect them.”
➢ Engaging with the guards violently will lead to problems. At this stage, they’ve been directed to only act in extreme circumstances – attacking them counts as extreme. These guards have been equipped with teleporters, enhanced speed and strength, as well as immensely powerful power inhibitors that depower any Starfallen within a five-foot radius.
➢ For a handful of Starfallen, their actions will be marked as threatening without provocation: Mark Bryant, Bart Allen, Heron, and Huvrye Tirvio. Since they pose a threat to the ability of the Alliance to protect all Starfallen, the guards will seek them out and attempt to apprehend them. Should they be successful, the Alliance will release a statement to the media about how some troublesome Starfallen have been stopped for the greater good. How these interactions go is up to the players themselves – the guards do not have to be successful.
➢ One Starfallen in particular, Ken Kaneki, will be approached by a guard without her mask as she offers him a place in Arcadia. The Alliance has noticed that he seems to be having a hard time adjusting to his new world and they’re here to help. The guard in question has no idea about why Kaneki might require additional assistance, but will promise that all of his needs will be met. If they’d like to talk in a more casual setting – including with her imposing armor off – she’s happy to go change. (Of course, the armor can be reapplied at the touch of a button, but she won’t be telling Kaneki that.)
➢ When the guards first appear, they will largely be omnipresent and creepy, but harmless otherwise. As the weeks go on, however, the guards will get antsy and will be hovering closer. Engaging with them at this stage is likely to cause an altercation – with the guard insisting at some point that the Starfallen may need to be brought into custody “for their own safety.” These altercations will only begin near the end of the period this log covers.
➢ Any captured Starfallen will be briefly imprisoned in Excelsior before being offered a spot in Arcadia. Jailbreaks and escapes are welcomed and encouraged.
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"You remind me a lot of a student of mine! Ever tried to force the delusion of a pachinko game onto everyone around you? You should give it a try sometime, it would be a lot of fun." Hakari can do something similar—though the game itself limits how much cursed energy he can have at any given moment. Ah, he wonders what would happen if Hakari ended up here and whether his game could outright bypass those inhibitors ... He'll have to think about that later.
Gojo finishes off the coffee and raises the can up in front of him. After a moment, he uses his technique to crush it, twisting it into a little needle in mere seconds. "That's a bit of my energy at work. Well, my technique. Without the technique, it goes flat more like a pancake. Blunt force. If you're reflecting reality, does that mean you have unlimited resources?"
Right now, he's waiting to ask two questions. One: did the labwork lead to the disability? And two: what happens if he tries to reflect Gojo's massive amount of cursed energy and what would happen?
The latter is something they can't test, but he's still considering the vast possibilities. It could be useful to know down the line!
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"My ability doesn't fucking work that way," he replies with a shake of his head. Pachinko? Really? Maybe if he had some kind of mental-based power, but even then that student sounds super lame.
Anyways, he puts that out of his mind in favour of the ability demonstration, sipping his own coffee quietly as he watches the can twist as if under its own volition. That looks a lot like some extremely precise telekinesis (he doubts most telekinetic espers have that much refinement with their ability), but from the explanation about cursed energy he gets there's more to it than that. The question makes him pause. Right, if energy is being used, 'resources' makes sense. "If you want to call it that. My limits aren't based on energy or strength or whatever the fuck most people have to deal with."
Giving a glance back at the street, Accelerator can see the guards coming around and beating a retreat. Since he's already used his ability once tonight he supposes it can't hurt to do a demonstration, even if it'll be a little noisy, so he downs the rest of his coffee. It's a bit silly and extra, but the blast of cursed energy from earlier and now the coffee can getting twisted up gives him an idea. Switching his choker back to esper mode (the light turning from green to red), he then closes his hand around his own empty can to crunch it down into a little ball.
"As long as I can do the mathematical calculations I can manipulate the vectors of anything that has them. Most of the time that's simple," he explains, balancing the ball on one finger before flicking it into the air casually. There's a loud boom, a shockwave, and a flash of light as the can goes rocketing away like a comet.
... Okay, making an impromptu not-quite-railgun is a lot extra.
Accelerator isn't worried about the can hitting anything, he's altered the vectors so heavily that the cheap aluminum will burn up pretty quick. He shrugs like it's no big deal and drops his hand, looking down at his open palm. "When I use my ability I've got calculations automatically running to reflect anything. Those take basically no processing power so it's pretty much subconscious. Even if I'm passed out no one can touch me." There are two exceptions, but he doesn't want to get into them. He curls his hand into a fist, sighing. "And then on top of that I can do simultaneous calculations to actively manipulate vectors, like with that coffee can. My only limit is the complexity of the math."
And he hasn't run into a case where he's failed at running them. He had bumped up against a wall when he was fixing Last Order's brain (he doubts he could do that again in this state), and his calculations hadn't been perfect when he was controlling the atmosphere of Academy City, but he still had pulled both of those instances off.
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Funny, though, how he's relying on all of them back home while he's stuck here playing politics and messing with glorified cops. It's not really the situation he wanted to find himself in.
Regardless, if a kid with this power level is here, there might be others. Like it or not, a part of Gojo has always been drawn to people on his level this way. Some people would call it the inherent loneliness of being the strongest, but in his youth, he lacked the emotional capacity to desire others to meet him on that level. No, it's not a matter of not wanting to feel alone, but feeling united in a common cause knowing you're just, frankly, the best. Simple as that. Some part of his brain was tuned to believe the value in power from a young age, and it's part of why Suguru was able to get through to him so much when they were younger. (But also why Gojo couldn't quite see what he was putting himself through.)
For now, he's not really on the hunt for others. He's curious about the case in front of him, collar and all. "Huh, and allllll of it is tied to this, huh?" He leans toward him, planting a hand firmly on his shoulder. As he does it, he can tell that Accelerator hasn't calculated properly for him as their contrasting understandings of space clash and he—for only the moment, or so he assumes—touches him. His hand raises up to Accelerator's head to ruffle it as he peers at the collar. "You know, a collar's a bit kinky! Ever considered something else, or is this all you can do?" His other hand reaches for the collar to try to tap at it, but he's wary of the power this kid has shoving him back.
There's a very real chance of that, after all!
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The only real exception has been his title, and the Sisters. The latter, because it would be selfish of him to take away their agency and choice, and the former out of some stupid desire to not have to deal with all the baggage that comes with being the strongest. But his powers? Yeah, whatever. He can explain them and then let the other person come to whatever conclusion they want. That's why he's so casual right now, though that comes to an abrupt halt very fast.
A few things are running through Accelerator's head in the span of less than a second.
The first is recognizing the feeling of a pressure on his shoulder, though it's brief. It's enough to make him look over, and when he does there's a hand on his head, and his hair is getting ruffled like it's no big deal at all. Like he's some average kid, instead of the monster of Academy City, the first ranked Level 5, the strongest esper. The second is, with those actions, Accelerator is picking up on the vectors: namely, the familiar ones associated with kinetic motion of Gojo's hand are getting reflected as usual, but there are distinctly unfamiliar ones that his ability has no idea what to do with. It isn't like Donnie's mystic tech, which follows rules and laws that are esoteric and strange and therefore causes his reflection to reflect unnaturally. It's more like being shoved into a class on a subject he's never encountered before, where there must be applicable natural laws and some kind of foundation that makes sense. But there's a big black hole in his knowledge, he just... doesn't have the information. He doesn't know any base formulas for it, and therefore his reflection hasn't been set up to calculate for it. So it's bypassing his reflection entirely.
That's only happened twice before in Accelerator's life, and both times involved violence. This is distinctly not that - if anything, a head pat is the opposite. It's good-natured, it's affectionate. His brain is realizing that, he's at a loss what to do with this information, so he's stunned into silence as he stares at Gojo.
It doesn't help that it's greatly contrasted with some absolute dragging with regards to his calculation assistance device. The choker style of the original one hadn't been his choice at all, but it was practical (and looked pretty punk) so he had been fine with replicating its appearance for the supercomputer from the Society.
And now it's getting called kinky, while this guy is poking at it.
Not only is that an invasion of his personal space, but there's the serious concern he might accidentally his the switch and shut the damn thing off. So Accelerator reacts in a perfectly normal way.
"Go fuck yourself, you son of a bitch!" He's suddenly turning and slamming his fist towards Gojo's face, his instinct to amplify the vectors of the movement of his hand to make up for his absolutely shitty technique. Normally that would send anyone flying straight backwards and into a nearby building, but.
Well.
He's hitting an invisible wall before he can touch him.
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"Thanks for the great demonstration set up here. You're probably wondering why that didn't work." Earlier, Accelerator had shown an extreme amount of power from a distance. Now Gojo knows that this power hasn't yet consumed the knowledge of cursed energy, or however that works. But that's not surprising, either. These things take time. He's seen similar things with Yuta before, albeit through a different medium.
"It's the Achilles and the tortoise paradox. I didn't intend for you to punch me, but it shows you everything you need to know! Mathematically, it's all about a series of infinite numbers that will never meet their goal because they've already been there. You see? Math explains it fine, but it gets tricky because of the paradox in question." He smiles widely, drawing both his arms back to cross one over the other against his chest.
"But I can explain again if needed. If you're too testy!"
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One thing about esper powers is that they can be categorized together. Multiple students have electromagnetism or aerokinesis. It's not a big deal, there might be smaller details that set them apart from each other, but overall it's the same ability. Except for Accelerator's. As far as he's aware, he's the only one who's ever been able to manipulate vectors, and he's the only one who's had some kind of barrier around himself based solely on mathematical concepts.
At first his expression is one of surprise, since he's expecting that punch (however sad it is) to land. Then, as Gojo explains why it didn't, his expression shifts just slightly to one of total shock. He knows Zeno's Paradox, sure, he learned about it in school. It's not hard to understand.
What has him stunned is that he's glancing at his hand as he turns his ability to sense vectors on himself. Since he doesn't understand the formulas behind cursed energy, he can at least verify that this guy isn't spouting bullshit by looking at the vectors of his own fist. They are indeed being halved infinitely, just like the paradox in question. The calculations his vectors are undergoing are perfectly understandable to him. It's like some variation on his own reflection, just using a different mathematical concept plugged into an unknown form of energy.
It's fucking insane. He has no idea what to do with this information. People don't just up and have an ability similar to his reflection, life doesn't work that way.
After a beat of silence, he drops his hand.
"What the fuck," is how he starts, though he realizes he should clarify. "I don't need another explanation, I could see the fucking math you were doing. Can everyone who uses this kind of energy do this?"
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Shaking him takes a lot more than that, after all. It's not impossible, but ... unlikely to happen here.
"That's not to say that there aren't others that can do some pretty amazing stuff with it, but no one's quite on my level. Just close. I just know that they wouldn't be able to approach you the same way. Well, probably." Various cursed techniques like Hakari's or Yuta's would probably give them a doorway, but they would need to fundamentally get to the point where it's possible.
"But me, well. I'm the strongest there is. There's a pretty huge gap between me and others."
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"... You've got to be joking."
I'm the strongest there is. There's a pretty huge gap between me and others.
Wow, where has he heard that before? Oh wait that's the exact kind of shit he's told people back home a million times because that's practically his entire life in a nutshell.
"What the hell is this? I'm having my own words thrown back at me?" Not only that, but he's hearing them in a situation that actually makes them sound legitimate and not just some third-string nobody trying to sound tough. He can't just dismiss them as some wildly inaccurate bullshit. To top it all off, everything else this asshole has said applies to himself. No other esper has his ability of vector manipulation, and he knows there have been experiments to try and mimic it like the Dark May project, but nothing ever substantial came of them. No one has ever reached close to his level. Even the #3 Level 5 couldn't. She threw her strongest attacks at him, and they were nothing.
There was a pretty huge gap between him and her.
He can't believe this.
Those questions Accelerator has thrown out are rhetorical and he's just saying them out loud at no one in particular, because he's at a total loss. In this universe he's been careful to sidestep the issue of his ranking as much as possible, but he can't right now. There's no way.
"You're the strongest? I'm the strongest. It's been that way where I'm from for fucking years."
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Unfortunately, Gojo is not that "kinder" person. Then again, kindness would probably be taken as patronizing here.
"Is that so? You've been here that long?" Gojo isn't a seasoned veteran here, but he knows that he's not from this place. So, his arrival could have changed things. It sure as hell did back home.
"But truth is, it seems like you're not the strongest anymore. Sucks, huh?" These words are callous, but he just cants his head to the side. Gojo doesn't mind there being someone very nearly on his level. It's welcomed.
"Wonder what's gonna happen if we're both vyeing for the top spot. How long will it take for you to get there?" See, totally doesn't mind. But he is still a dick about it.
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"I don't fucking know how it works here, but if we're both the strongest where we're from then whoever has that title here is probably gonna be outclassed," he adds in a matter-of-fact tone. He's only been here a few months, but he hasn't seen a whole lot of superheroes or villains that could handle him. Even with his brain injury weakening him he knows he's still up there in terms of power, and if he can't even touch Gojo, well... as much as he'd dislike admitting it, this asshole is up there, too.
"Anyways, I'm not looking to make a grab for that title here. There's no point, and that kind of attention is a pain in the ass." Understatement of the year, that kind of attention ruined his life back home. And since Last Order isn't here he doesn't see any real reason to push his image in that direction. "I know what I can do, and that's enough."
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Some might even argue that it's just him chasing down his youthful days with Suguru all over again. He wouldn't. That falls into the arena of "I repress it most of the time." And for good reason! It's why he ended up being a Gojo-in-a-Box after all.
"You have to wonder what it means that we're here now. Will challengers rise up because of our appearances?" Gojo stymies the urge to pretend that they're on a TV show, ready to launch into the "next on" sequence. "That happened with you, right? You changed the very fiber of your world."
To him, that's what being the strongest is—changing everything. Fundamentally.
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.... Yeah, he's being teased. He scowls and grumbles something under his breath (it's curses, it's a bunch of curses).
"What flowery language," he replies with a roll of his eyes, though the question does make him think a little. Change the fiber of his world? He supposes Academy City itself did that, mainly through the creation of espers, and if he's the strongest one out of all of them....
If he hasn't, then he definitely would have if he had reached Level 6. That makes him shudder inwardly. Outwardly, he shrugs. "I piss a lot of people off just by existing. I seriously can't tell you how many fucking people have tried to fight or kill me over the years, either because they had something to prove and thought they could beat me in a fight, or because some fucking organization or country or whatever thought I was a threat. Of course, none of them ever stood a chance. It was always like trying to take out a nuclear missile with a handgun."
Ugh, why is he saying all of that like it's something to be proud of? He feels gross.
"So I guess if you want to think about it in such optimistic terms, sure. I did."
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He doesn't feel responsible for it, not on that level. But he does intend to protect them.
So, he's aware of the protective instinct bubbling up inside of him. He doesn't point out that the humility wasn't entirely messing with him, not really. Only partly!
"Ah, no, my situation was different. Less active reaction, more chain reaction. Think of chemistry." That's all he'll say about it.
"But you've gotta wonder if we're the nuclear warheads that are getting these guys coming after us now. They want to round us up and put us somewhere they can keep an eye on us, but say it's for the sake of protection. Sounds like someone who feels their power slipping away to me." Yes, he's gone in a more serious direction. He can't help it.
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So for that to be the case for Gojo is fucking nuts. It's like if he really did hit Level 6, or something. The guy's really got to be on another level if he's caused that kind of change merely by existing.
Accelerator clicks his tongue and pulls his phone out, searches a bit, then pulls up Fantastic's speech about Starfallen being soldiers. He'll hand his phone over for Gojo to watch, not particularly caring about giving his phone to a near-complete stranger. The thing is pathetically devoid of life aside from what Leo and Donnie have added when they've stolen the thing, namely a bunch of photos and selfies of themselves, and their contact info (the only two contacts in the entire phone) being renamed to "coolest most raddest person I know" and "big nerd."
"I think this idiot's just being puppeteered by someone else, but he called us all soldiers. If their power's slipping away making an army of people with abilities would be a good way to get it back."