nextgen_citizen (nextgen_citizen) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2011-06-08 21:45:00

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andrew summers, angelo bennet, inactive - dj whedon, inactive - jason reed jr, inactive - julian gallo, inactive - lisa graves, inactive - pauline argosy, plot-"open season", sengai senyaka, team - x-factor

The Siege of District X (bendytimed back)
"If we do this... there's no going back. This is going to burn through every favor you and I have above my pay grade." Police Captain Erica Strauss poured herself and her associate a shot of whiskey. The strongest she had.

"And yet you will do it. District X's time is over, and this is the way to do it." The gentleman raised the glass, before downing it. He pushed a dossier across the table to her. "This file does not exist. There is no file which contains this exhaustive a cataloging of the District's residents, and their... unique qualities. Just make sure you don't get anyone with wings involved. The media loves them, almost as a rule."

"Nobody's going to love anything about that hellhole after this, not until it's torn down and rebuilt as high-rises." Strauss flips through the files, downing her own drink. "This... if this existed--" she humors him. "--it would be perfect. Let's see those brats try to derail this now."

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"The public was shocked today as, in an historic announcement, the governor signed an act to grant emergency powers to the 11th Precinct. Martial law and standing search warrants for the entire District X area have been put into effect. Policymakers are still reeling, as this is the first act of it's kind within the city. Captain Erica Strauss was available for comment earlier today."

"I want everyone in the five boroughs and beyond to understand that no-one involved in this is looking to make any kind of history. These are unfortunate measures to have to be implemented, but it's been determined there is no other appropriate response to the still surging crime wave from District X, and the continuing allegations of disappearances. I'd like to thank my fellow captains of the neighboring precincts for helping to pool emergency funds, as, in an effort to protect taxpayers from the cost of bringing in the National Guard, as well as keeping public safety our first priority, we will be bringing in the brave men and women of Castleton Security Holdings to support our own men and women as we deploy into the District." Every syllable was crisp, except for the parts where the public would respond better to signs of stress or remorse.

Strauss locked her gaze on a camera. "I want those people hiding within this district of our fair city to know that we will not stop. We will put everything as it should be. To the law-abiding citizens of District X, I promise you this, we will be among you."

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The searches started the next day at dawn. Doors were pounded on. Homes were turned upside down. Residents were subject to 'mandatory relocation' to hotels and shelters in other parts of the city. Every 'successfully' searched building had security stationed nearby afterwards. By nightfall, and the enactment of the district-wide curfew, over five hundred residents had been moved, with well-crafted gentle assurances they would be back in their homes soon.

The efficiency alone was something of wondrous terror.

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	whoholdsthewhip 2011-06-09 01:03 am UTC (link)
	"I admit this is an arena of battle I am unaccustomed too." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	burnwithlight 2011-06-09 01:06 am UTC (link)
	"Andrew knows what he's talking about. Except that these people aren't respecting their own laws right now, much less international law, so I am not leaving him alone." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	assaultnbattery 2011-06-09 01:13 am UTC (link)
	"Yes, you are. I'm going to be here fielding calls. I need someone in the field who knows my usual M.O. and can coordinate with Sengai and Angelo... as he noted, not his typical battlefield. I won't leave the consulate, I promise. But you need to be out there... and you're probably going to need to speak to the media." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	burnwithlight 2011-06-09 01:14 am UTC (link)
	Gio started to argue, considered who would be out there, and her mouth closed with a frown. " Why do you always have to make sense? You will call me if anything goes wrong." She looks to the others. "Let's get going." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	whoholdsthewhip 2011-06-09 01:27 am UTC (link)
	"As you say," Sengai acknowledged. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	not_adorable 2011-06-09 01:37 am UTC (link)
	"So... cupcakes then?" Angelo tries to put on his brave face, not quite sure what's coming. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

assaultnbattery
2011-06-09 01:40 am UTC (link)

"I make sense because this is my battlefield. And by tomorrow morning, I intend to make sure that the police can't possibly backpedal fast enough. At which point, when it is a big issue, and there is sympathy for the victims, but not enough that taxpayers are willing to foot the bill, we're going to volunteer time and materials to fix the area."

Much as this was the 'nice' way to fight a war, Andrew goes about it in an entirely politically calculating, bloodthirsty manner.

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	whoholdsthewhip 2011-06-09 01:49 am UTC (link)
	"And thereby put the Consulate in an advantageous position, allowing for the increased exposure and public face you spoke of." There was genuine admiration in Sengai's tone. "You are quite a strategist, Andrew." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	assaultnbattery 2011-06-09 02:46 am UTC (link)
	"Precisely. If we meet their violence with violence, we win today, but play into their hands and let them scream that the muties are all in it together. I have no intention of fighting the battle on their level - I intend to win the war they've brought to us." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	burnwithlight 2011-06-09 03:04 am UTC (link)
	Andrew is amazing and gorgeous right now, but Gio doesn't have time to swoon. She has to mobilize the boys. "Angelo, have you had a chance to get a good look at those maps of Mutant Town?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	not_adorable 2011-06-09 03:13 am UTC (link)
	Angelo is all business now, nodding sharply. "I can recreate them from memory if necessary." He may be Terminally Sixteen, but he studies like mad when he puts his mind to it. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	burnwithlight 2011-06-09 03:16 am UTC (link)
	"Good." Gio gets a few things out of the equipment closet and into a shoulderbag. "Let's go. Sengai, leave the sash, please." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	whoholdsthewhip 2011-06-09 03:27 am UTC (link)
	Sengai sighed, but conceded the point. He removed the sash and laid it gently on a nearby table. He turns back to Gio: "I am ready." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

assaultnbattery
2011-06-09 04:41 pm UTC (link)

"Remember, if you need anything, I'll be here to provide diplomatic support and tip off the media as needed. If the police give you any trouble whatsoever, just tell them that you're working on behalf of the Genoshan consulate, and your bosses will be happy to speak to theirs. If they arrest you, make sure its on camera, but don't resist... if they do that, they won't have jobs very long. Good luck."

Time to see how Gio does leading a diplomatic mission.

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	not_adorable 2011-06-10 08:25 pm UTC (link)
	Angelo goes to equip himself for emergency situations as well, then returns to the others. His eyes are already dilating slightly as he sizes up a destination point. "Coordinates?" He inclines his head to Gio. (Reply to this)(Parent)

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