Gone: The Resistance's Role in Phoenix [SIREN]

[Rayne Campbell]

GONE: THE RESISTANCE AND PHOENIX, ARIZONA

On the outskirts of town.

After all the pain and consequence of April Fourth, September Fourth, and now October Fifth, one would think we'd had enough of death and destruction. But now, as you've probably already heard, we've lost the city of Phoenix Arizona to unknown causes having to do with a radiation-related explosion. Unknown, that is, until now.

I received the following email from an unknown sender today:

You have not heard our names, but you have heard of our acts. We are the Resistance. We're tired of being pushed around by those groups, those leaders who are meant to protect us. Our numbers our growing daily, and so is our power.

On 31 October 2011, one of our own made the ultimate sacrifice to prove our point. Our former leader, Natalie, shot and killed a Special with radioactive powers in Phoenix, Arizona, resulting in the massive explosion that levelled the entire city. The Special was Jamie Gilmore.

We will not stop here. Until the world is made safe and equal for Specials, and until every Special embraces his gift, we will continue to wreak havoc and make our presence known. Stand with us or fight against us, but know that we'll win.

A friend of mine went to Phoenix and described the situation there as "moot." The entire city is gone. All that's left are some of the neighboring suburbs, and even those suffer some of the effects of the taint of radiation. I've been told by a trusted source that the Jung Facility, the same group that got the country back on its feet after the October Fifth disasters, will head in to clean up the outlying areas once the radiation level goes down far enough for them to enter safely. I'm not sure what they expect to find, other than some upset and scared people in the suburbs.

Is blowing up cities really the way to go in trying to win rights for Specials? What are your thoughts on what happened in Phoenix?

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Comment Below

[Helena Rahal]

A descent into chaos and further persecution is all such actions will bring for the Special community. Such a waste of life, of potential, of a chance to make anew. With the changing admistration following the President's untimely death, one would have thought they would have given this new President the chance to make some policies before taking action, any action. May those that perished rest in peace and those of us left behind try to make sense of what has happened and not overreact with a heavy hand for those in the government. It was those sort of actions that lead to this event.

~AceOfHistory

[Nireva Hale]

::: NothinButNiri posted...
( @ 12/08/11 - 13:42 )

What happened in Phoenix and any reactions to it are just a combination of pressure-driven reciprocation and self-fulfilling prophecies. The government will feel the need for their heavy-handed countermeasures and the elements of the public who are so inclined will lash out at them.

Human nature's just going to make this sort of thing repeat itself over and over again. Really, the only way to ensure that this sort of thing stops is to erase us all from existence. And, seeing as people obviously aren't willing to do that...

[Trevor Taylor]

A tragedy, one that belies an utter failure to heed the warnings of history. But it wasn't like the road we traveled would lead us anywhere else. People choose time and time again the path of fear, to continue the legacy of hate. Death is the result, destruction the endgame. Tyranny does not justify mass murder, but tyranny is a fact of the world we live in. There has to be a better way, or what are fighting for?

~~ LazarusRisen