"Thank you, Colonel Bird." My smile is a bit strained; after all, its not every day that you get to sit down to lunch with the commander of your local Air Force base, even if you used to work there.
"Its quite all right, ah, Mr. Hyman." He looks me over cautiously. I don't really blame him. I had fainted again at home, only to wake up at the base hospital with my wife looking quite harried by my bedside. Between this point and that, I had learned several things: my sub-pocket was still active, and holding a change of clothes suitable for my current form, as well as all the 'In-game' temp powers Brahela had possessed, her costume change crystal, and all three sets of Paragon City IDs; I was, physically, Elizabeth Glorien Jr. in all ways that I could grasp, and had all of her memories and no little bit of her personality; and finally, there was apparently Big Trouble in Little Virtue, if the Colonel's Aura was to be believed.
Bird continued: "We all currently have many questions in regards to what happened to you, and while no few people are scratching their heads about what is going on, I think I can at least bring you up to speed on the official word" He sat back in his chair, his Aura turning pensive. "Last evening the game you were playing, City of Heroes, yes? One server in particular developed a fault. From the reports that we're getting across the States and beyond, you aren't alone in your problem." He shifted back and sighed. "While you were the first to be brought to our attention, and have thus been labeled "Case Zero", it is believed currently that a great deal of the people from that server, if in fact not all of them, have altered as you have. There has already been several cases of violence and criminal activity that is suspected to have been accomplished by these "Virtues"."
I nodded, still feeling a bit shell shocked. "At least I'm not alone, then. But I'm still a bit confused at what you invited me and my wife here for, because it was the day off for most of the military." I finished with a smile, hoping to get to the point of this fast.
The commander smirked at this. "True, but that's going to change. The official political situation is still unchanged, but the military and the DoHS is already working on a few scenarios, from each and every one of you going out of control, to proliferation of 'Superbeings' from this point. From you, though, we're wanting one particular thing." He smiled fully, and explained.
I stared at him. "You want me to be the Government's Liaison to all Virtues?!?"
"Its quite all right, ah, Mr. Hyman." He looks me over cautiously. I don't really blame him. I had fainted again at home, only to wake up at the base hospital with my wife looking quite harried by my bedside. Between this point and that, I had learned several things: my sub-pocket was still active, and holding a change of clothes suitable for my current form, as well as all the 'In-game' temp powers Brahela had possessed, her costume change crystal, and all three sets of Paragon City IDs; I was, physically, Elizabeth Glorien Jr. in all ways that I could grasp, and had all of her memories and no little bit of her personality; and finally, there was apparently Big Trouble in Little Virtue, if the Colonel's Aura was to be believed.
Bird continued: "We all currently have many questions in regards to what happened to you, and while no few people are scratching their heads about what is going on, I think I can at least bring you up to speed on the official word" He sat back in his chair, his Aura turning pensive. "Last evening the game you were playing, City of Heroes, yes? One server in particular developed a fault. From the reports that we're getting across the States and beyond, you aren't alone in your problem." He shifted back and sighed. "While you were the first to be brought to our attention, and have thus been labeled "Case Zero", it is believed currently that a great deal of the people from that server, if in fact not all of them, have altered as you have. There has already been several cases of violence and criminal activity that is suspected to have been accomplished by these "Virtues"."
I nodded, still feeling a bit shell shocked. "At least I'm not alone, then. But I'm still a bit confused at what you invited me and my wife here for, because it was the day off for most of the military." I finished with a smile, hoping to get to the point of this fast.
The commander smirked at this. "True, but that's going to change. The official political situation is still unchanged, but the military and the DoHS is already working on a few scenarios, from each and every one of you going out of control, to proliferation of 'Superbeings' from this point. From you, though, we're wanting one particular thing." He smiled fully, and explained.
I stared at him. "You want me to be the Government's Liaison to all Virtues?!?"