IC contact post for Mask or Menace

[timecapture]

Hey! This is Max. Sorry I can't pick up right now; I'm probably snapping pictures of cute animals or something. Leave a message! Or text.

Comments

[boobwindow]

You could have ended up seriously hurt or worse yourself.

[timecapture]

It would have been better than someone else dying.

[boobwindow]

[ Is this why Crane's focused on her? ]

No, it isn't.

[timecapture]

It feels like it was.

Um. Sorry. I didn't mean to go weird like that. Didn't you mention something about photography on the networks?

[boobwindow]

It's okay, Max. Just don't feel you need to play superhero or anything. There are so many other ways to help people.
Just wanted to get photos of the staff for the office. Brighten up the place a little.

[timecapture]

Not that I don't appreciate the concern, but... what made you text me about this to begin with?

I can still do that, if you want.

[boobwindow]

[ 99% Crane, but she can't say that. ]

I kind of realized since our last conversation I hadn't actually messaged you to follow up.
Then things went awry in Heropa.

[timecapture]

Look, I'm pretty sure that's not the whole reason you did so. Is something wrong?

[Oh, Lord, is she getting arrested for being a crappy superhero, or something?]

[boobwindow]

No? Did I make you uncomfortable?

[timecapture]

Not really, but I'm also not a complete idiot.

[At least, she hopes not. Did one of her friends talk to Karen, or something?]

[boobwindow]

Well, sure it made sense for me to check in after the attack since it's not uncommon for other imPorts to get caught up in that kind of trouble.
I'm not sure what else is going on here.

[timecapture]

Is that normal here? I haven't been here very long. I'm not sure how things work here yet.

[boobwindow]

Kind of.
Oftentimes when trouble goes down a lot of imPorts are in the middle of it.

[timecapture]

I know the feeling.

[boobwindow]

How long have you been here for now?

[timecapture]

I just got here last month.

[boobwindow]

Not to freak you out. It seems imPorts as a whole have gotten better at responding to these situations, at least.

[timecapture]

How often does this stuff happen?

[boobwindow]

Attacks at Swear-Ins used to happen a lot, but they seemed to have stopped.
There's something every other month.

[timecapture]

But... why?

[boobwindow]

Unfortunately there are people out there who don't like us.

[timecapture]

But why? We didn't ask to be brought here.

[boobwindow]

I know, but not everyone understands or cares.
As far as others know we're just "America's superweapons".

[timecapture]

But why do this? I just don't understand.

[boobwindow]

Sometimes there isn't anything to understand.
Some people are evil.