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Hey, listen up.

[He hates doing announcements. Even as Board Chairman he tried to avoid them whenever possible and let his city's communications department handle disseminating notices. Unfortunately, there isn't anyone else here like that who can do this, so the responsibility falls to him. Besides, it's a distraction from certain thoughts that keep invading his head — events in San Francisco, certain Etrayans disappearing, his ribs still aching.]

A while ago this brat and I were using Ramsay Farm as a space for kids. Most of them are gone now, but since kids still show up sometimes I'm opening it back up for that. The fridge is stocked, there are a couple of bedrooms, and a security system's been installed. There are some farm animals the bots have been taking care of, too.

If you're 15, 16 or 17 you can hang out, but only if you're willing to help out around the place. Cleaning, guard duty or whatever, I don't care as long as you're pulling your weight and not being a leech. Anyone younger can just hang out.

If you're 18 or older then you can come do work, and only if someone under 18 vouches for you not being a creepy shithead. You're not allowed to be a loafer. If you've got an age that doesn't line up with modern human legalities then go by your cognitive development and stick yourself into one of these categories: kid, teenager, adult. Then apply the rules based on where you fall.

If any teens or adults break any rules or if anyone messes the farm up, including the gravestone on property, I'll beat the shit out of you. This is your one warning.

[He isn't sure if he'll ever get used to giving warnings, but he knows it's better than the alternative of just attacking someone out of nowhere because they broke a rule. Violence is the easy answer for him, and he's making a concentrated effort not to take the easy way out.]

There aren't really places around here just for kids, and adults are usually really shitty, so getting a break from them can help.

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Same reason most other people are in prison. I committed a bunch of crimes and was convicted in a court of law.

A lot of people don't. The ones that do are mostly just good people who want to do their jobs.

[Unsurprisingly, he is extremely unpopular back home.]

Truly a role model here.

Guess it's kind of surprising that even some people are still listening to you despite everything.

[He just sighs a bit.]

It could be that they're scared of me. Or they aren't stupid, since I'm the only one with all the access codes to Academy City's worst weapons, beyond my own esper ability.

Yeah. That's probably a big part of it.

Throwing it out there, ruling through fear sucks.

I know, but I don't have a lot of options. I don't want people sympathizing with me, that'd be really fucking screwed up.

Why? Because you're a criminal?

Yes.

Well you're from a fucked up world it sounds like. You probably can't stop that from happening.

Besides you talked about being a role model?? Isn't it better if they can relate to you and shit?

I should still try.

A role model as in, "don't become a monster like me." No one should be relating to me.

Dude that's not what being a role model means. Jesus.

Why do you want people to hate you so much anyway????? When you actually want to improve shit.

You've got a narrow view of what constitutes a role model, if you think that.

Because I'm a fucking monster. I'm exactly the kind of person people should hate.

Okay then make me hate you.

I've murdered over ten thousand innocent people, to start with.

[WELL... that's a pretty good start.]

What the fuck happened

You're going to have to be more specific with your questions, asshole.

What happened that caused you to kill a bunch of people?? Obviously? Dipshit.

It was part of an experiment I participated in. Willingly, by the way.

Thanks for the continual vague answers.

What the fuck happened in that experiment man.

[He doesn't actually enjoy explaining the Level 6 Shift Project, but if it's going to mean one more person is sympathetic towards the clones then it's worth doing.]

The short version is a supercomputer had calculated out that if I had killed 20 000 of those people in predetermined combat scenarios, I'd develop into the equivalent of God. Other espers can theoretically go that far, but before they hit that threshold they'll go supernova and explode. I'm the only one that can remain stable, so an entire project was created around those calculations and I took part in it.

So you killed all those people just to prove that you could? Become 'god?'

Okay that is the dumbest shit I've ever heard.

I did it for power, yeah. Even if it sounds ridiculous, it's what happened.

Okay yeah you suck.

Kind of surprised you actually want to help people.

[Thank you, he does suck!]

I'm strong enough to, so it'd be irresponsible of me if I didn't.

man i don't get you.

you were fine killing over twenty thousand people but you feel responsible wanting to help people?? or do you feel guilty and shit?

How I feel is irrelevant.

[He feels intensely guilty, every single day of his life.]

I can't bring them back, so all that matters is what I can do for the ones that remain.

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