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01. says i'm a bad man (VIDEO)

[Sylar turns on the console. Before the screen is a man who looks nothing like Sylar himself. Instead, he sits in a full suit with horn-rimmed glasses adorning his very Jack Coleman-like appearance. When he addresses the camera, it's confident, professional, and direct.]

My name is Noah Bennet. I'm an Agent in a very specialized division of Homeland Security within the United States Government.

If anyone here knows anything about.. potentially extraordinary individuals, or works with the U.S. government, I'd like to speak to you.

Thank you.

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[That's... not the standard reaction to her attitude about it and it puts her off the beat for a second.]

You mean you don't have some huge, anti-mutant chip on your shoulder?

[Very cautious question to which the answer may be obvious from his reply, but one can never be too sure when one comes from a world that endorses genocidal sprees against mutants.]

We don't call them mutants. But no, I'm not against them. One of us, one of them. We work together to keep people safe.

I respect what they can do, what you can do.

Edited (MAKIN IT PERSONAL) 2013-08-27 01:11 (UTC)

What's the sort you have?

[A thoughtful pause. He's figured out her angle on it, not that she didn't project much or anything.]

And that 'respect' bit -- it don't mean you're afraid? Just respectful?

People with abilities. We don't call them superheroes or mutants, but I expect we mean the same thing.

There is reason to be afraid of some of them. People, like Peter Petrelli, who can kill you with a single thought, or Matt Parkman, who twisted peoples' minds against them to cause them to suffer horrible nightmares. [Just in case they're here or shows up later.] But those are the individuals.

Judging all extraordinary people by the actions of a few would be no different than judging all of humanity by people like Stalin or Mussolini.

[Ororo contemplates that a moment, taking care to focus on that last statement. He's coming off like the human rendition of Professor X and it's not like that's unwelcome. After all the crap she's heard, it's kind of nice actually.]

Seems like you're tuned in on what matters.

[A thoughtful conclusion on her part.]

Even though it sounds like you have your own share of folks with the Magneto-complex.

[In the whole 'abuse of power' sense of the term.]

"Magento-complex?"

[Right. Not everyone shares the same megalomaniacal mutant terrorist that her world does. Ororo hesitates, then rolls her eyes at her one pause.]

Magneto's a mutant terrorist where I come from and heads up an extremist brotherhood. Kind of like the Ku Klux Klan, but it's all about mutants and all against humans.

Ah. Then yes, we have some of those.

I take it you aren't one?

[A huff of breath, almost a laugh.]

You better take it that way. [A roll of her eyes.] No, I'm part of the team they call to deal with that BS. Except they never call us, we just show up to bail them out.

I know the type. Did your organization have a name?

Mine's? [Another half laugh.] It's not mine, I'm just a player in it. [She shrugs up a shoulder and summons the smile she's used for a dozen interviews and more -- it's not sunny so much as an aim at confidence.] We're called the X-Men.

The X-Men. Has a nice ring to it.

Bit gimicky too, but whatever. Get's the point across and makes the codenames seem less cheesy.

[A brief huff at that, then she shakes her head.]

Anyways, that's all way off what you were talking about. Sorry I got all up in your face.

All's forgiven. I understand being wary, in your situation. With your gifts.

Yeah. Self defence and all that mess.

[A shrug as she aims back towards nonchalance.]

Still, it's not a great intro for you. [A-hem; let's try again.] Welcome to turtle hell.

That's very kind of you. Thank you, Miss.. ? [He says it with a small smile.]

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