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[unkindled_madness]

Display Name: userHrG*9haow^4hSji7
Deletion Time: 7 days to deletion
Notes: Posted to the Fantastic Sucks sub-board following the attack on Alliance HQ and Fantastic's announcement.

You may have seen Fantastic's announcement regarding the individual known as "The Fixer." I now believe it necessary to share some clarifications.

Parts of his statement are true. The Fixer has employed brainwashing which leaves his victims with gaps in their memories. They experience missing time during which they cannot account for their actions or location, and may have unexplained injuries.

Based on my experiences, the mental programming was put in place in October, but not activated until late April. I believe he may have taken advantage of the similar symptoms of the parasitic infections to disguise the effects. While he has been active in Central City and Sunset Falls, he appears to have been operating out of Excelsior.

Other affected individuals may be able to provide more information. Personally-identifying information is best shared in person.

It is possible to remove the Fixer's brainwashing. However, I don't believe my method would work for others.

Fantastic's claims that he is either investigating or seeking to apprehend the Fixer are... suspect. The Fixer is not working alone. He employed others in his initial assault, and he has something capable of temporarily nullifying powers, which seems rather significant for a lone individual with "no known powers."

Naturally I have no interest in bringing anything to the Alliance leadership.

Comments

Display name: user4x~ESLs&^V>>WFp

[mostdangerousbird]

You should state what your method was to give other victims a starting point for their own solutions.

[unkindled_madness]

It was quite specific to myself.

[mostdangerousbird]

Understood. Don’t put yourself at more risk than you have to.

[unkindled_madness]

I don't intend to.

I'm certain other means can be found, even if it requires coercing the Fixer himself.

[mostdangerousbird]

You want to fix the Fixer.

We do need to find him before Fantastic does.

( action )

[dothelokimotion]

[ loki leans over sephiroth's shoulder to peer at the screen. ]

Quite magnanimous of you.

[unkindled_madness]

[Sephiroth glances back at him. Magnanimous?]

It's only prudent to share the information at this point.

[dothelokimotion]

True, but you didn't have to.

[unkindled_madness]

No, but this may provide us with more information in turn.

And I don't want any of them getting away with it.

[dothelokimotion]

Still.

[ he tucks some of sephiroth's hair behind his ear. ]

Anything interesting yet?

DN: user635vQ!$JgG7M

[qualityfriend]

u cured it????

[unkindled_madness]

I removed the programming, yes.

The memories have not returned.

[qualityfriend]

i cn live w/out the mems. just dont wanna be used nemore

i cn share more. u wanna meet???

[unkindled_madness]

Meeting would be ideal, but you should not expect that I am able to do anything for you. It would be to exchange information.

un: user6hN!f6g):d)R6Xa~

[lowercase_el]

Yeah, last I checked, it wasn't normal to treat fighting supervillains like fishing. Most superheroes don't practice catch and release the way he did with me. The fact some of us aren't in jail right now shows Fantastic is in on it, and just covering his ass now that some of us are breaking free.

DN: user635vQ!$JgG7M

[qualityfriend]

e cud just b the most clueless stooge evar. but its unlikely

still, the ppl wont bleve w/out proof. solid proof

Re: DN: user635vQ!$JgG7M

[lowercase_el]

He's been strategic enough to get where he is so I don't think he's clueless.

So now it's all down to finding a way to expose him.

I wish I could remember something we could use. Anything. But when I kicked the programming, any memories of what I did went with it.

[qualityfriend]

u broke the brainwashing? i dont think i did. just found out. been afraid of bein activated again

might be able to catch fstick in the act if i am, but thats dangerous

[unkindled_madness]

You mean to say you know what you were doing?

And it was fighting Fantastic?

[lowercase_el]

I don't remember anything but I know someone great at research. In the news and on social media we found out Fantastic fought my supervillain personality a few times. He was definitely hamming things up for publicity.

Yet here I am, not in jail. I somehow magically got away several times.

[unkindled_madness]

That does seem to be an emerging pattern.

I don't believe him intelligent enough to be orchestrating it, but he is certainly involved.

DN: user2u45r9i82q50r; a day or two after the alliance attack

[eatsnutsandkicksbutts]

since OCTOBER?!

oh my god

can you give a rough idea of how you undid the brainwashing? Like science or magic or getting punched real hard in the head, or what?

[unkindled_madness]

Yes. The length of time disturbed me as well.

It was an ability.

[eatsnutsandkicksbutts]

... okay, thank you

that doesn't narrow things down much, but I understand not wanting to give any identifying information. It's good to know that it can be undone, anyway

[unkindled_madness]

If I learn of another method, I may let you know.

Do you have any knowledge of your activities?