Main Cast Opinions

This page is open for the main cast (and NPCs) to list thoughts in or out of character regarding their fellow player characters. Thoughts should be directed only toward the actions of the character (not the actions of his/her player). For example: Listing how your character feels about each other PC and any NPCs you'd like to mention is appropriate. Noting that a player needs to stop taking off his shoes at the game is NOT appropriate.

Jack Bennett OPINIONS

• On Brian Jaffe: "Brian's cool. I mean, for a suit and all. Sure he's a bit of a school principle "tell me your problems and let me give you the benifet of some 'guidance,'" type, but he's not too liberal and not too conservative and seems to have taken his job out of a true passion for Law and people's rights. I can relate to that. I can say if I had my choice of any kind of lawyer, it'd be his kind. Sorta reminds me of my dad, only not an asshole. Now if he'd stop trying to be everyone's big brother... Well, I guess I don't blame him. Still he's good people."

-Update: Brian's a good guy, hes probly held it together the best of us the longest. But lately hes starting to crack up. I think its becuase hes trying to hold to much in, He wants to see himself as the glue holding us all together. Thats good Im glad he cares but lately he seems to be loosing his prioritys his direction. Me and Aurther are getting real sick of "Plausable Deniablity" eventualy hes just going to have admit 'hey im in this' or else he may make the mistakes of the future.

• On Arthur Redford: "Yeah one word for you: "psycho." I mean, damn! Arthur isn't a bad guy, mind you. I like him; he's got style and a great sense of humour. But the boy needs to do a little slam dancing and get the testosterone out of his system. Why is it ex-military guys always seem to run hot on a hair trigger? Set off so easy? What happens to all that discipline? Oh well. In the end, given everything he's going through, he keeps his cool pretty good. I think if the world decides to go to war with us that I'll just hide behind Arthur and make faces at them. I'd much rather be on his side then aginst him, you know?"

-Update: Im worried about Aurther, he keeps to himself a lot lately, This thing with the Reepers had him real shook and not just because it turned out to be harley.. I realy think Aurther thought it was himself. that hes afraid it would be to easy to become like that. hes been tryin so hard to make up for what he lost pushin himself to prove to us Hes still in this... When we never doubted it. Still I think its hard on him. But i think hes startin to take a look around at life for a direction.

• On Mandy Smith: "Mandy? Wow! I mean, she runs into burning buildings for a living. Fuck! You wana talk X-treem?!? Shit, I couldn't do that shit. She's a genuine bonified hero. Did you see the way she took charge and kept people alive on the plane? I mean if there's any one of us that it's inevitable will become some kinda superhero, it's gotta be her. Saving lives has got to be like second nature to her. I wish I ever felt so strongly about something in my life so as to cleary know what I wanted to do with my life as she does...
       "But she's had some rough times, what with loosing her family. Some might say she's better prepared to handle it as a firefighter, used to the idea of loosing friends and family. But I think it makes it harder for her. I mean, man, she lost her family and friends in a huge disaster she wasn't there for and she's suposed to be tough, so she can't talk about it. I know if I was her, I'd feel like it was my fault I wasn't there and that had I been I coulda done something and even if I coulda saved just one it would have made a difference. Can you imagine how heavy that kinda shit would be to carry around?"

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Brian Jaffe OPINIONS

• On Jack Bennett: "He's a good kid, but I think he's lead a sheltered life. He's too used to letting his name and his money speak for him; it'd be nice to see him speak for himself, instead. Because the field he's playing in now, there are people with more money than him and his name doesn't count for a whole lot. It's going to take something more to keep us out of the messes we're about to get into."
  •      "'The messes we're about to get into.' I really didn't know the half of it, did I? And super powers didn't even come into play; Jack's alive because of dumb luck and the space of half an inch, and even that's not certain. The doctors can't say right now if his body will last the night.
         "From what I know of Jack's powers, I think he'll be able to live on even if his body dies. If you can still call him alive at that point. Body or not, I hope Jack gets to keep going. The kid gets on my nerves a lot, but I'd miss him if he weren't around.
         "Jack deserves better than he got. But someone out there, through intention or accident, kept him from getting it. There are a lot of other Survivors who could be in that situation way too easily. I can stop it. I was right in front of Jack. The bullet wouldn't have hurt me. If I were faster, if I were better with these powers...
         "I've been taking things slow since we woke up, getting my feet back under me, feeling out the climate of the world. That's amateur hour, and I'm done with it. Now it's time to play hard-ball. Jack deserves it."
  •      "What the hell does he expect me to do? Am I supposed to break down the doors to a secret government base to get his stupid metal? He'd have his body then, free and clear. For the five minutes it'll take them to kick down our doors. I hate the way we've been treated, I disagree with what the administration's doing to the world, but I'm not going to war against my own country. Jack's just going to have to wait.
         It's not that I don't feel bad for him; he's in a horrible situation. But there are other people to think about, too. He scares the crap out of the office staff and they shouldn't have to put up with that. What's more, they won't. He keeps this up, they're going to quit. And then what happens to all of the good we can do?"

• On Arthur Redford: "Out of everyone I've met since I got on that plane, Arthur's the one I'm happiest to have around. I know a bit about his life before our flight together and I can see how hurt it's left him, but when I look at him, I can see how hard he's fighting to be a better man. Maybe it's that old pain, that old danger, still sitting inside him, but so far it seems like he's been dealing the best with everything we've been hit with... A level head, a good sense of humor... I think what it comes down to is that Arthur's a guy I'm willing to trust."

• On Mandy Smith: "She's been so all over the map that she scares me just a little; sometimes she's mothering, sometimes she's angry and sometimes she just shuts down. Not that she doesn't have a reason for it. Out of all of us, I think Mandy's going to have the longest road back to normal. I wish I could do something to help her get there."
  •      "Mandy killed a boy today. I want to be angry with her. I want to stand on some high ground and condemn what she did as a moral failure, as a step backwards in keeping us all safe. But the truth is, if I'd found the dead girl first, instead of Mandy, I probably would've done the same thing.
         "Me being angry wouldn't help her, anyway. The look she gave me on the way to meet Arthur, what she said to me, 'if you want to drop me off, I'll understand,' she knows that she did something wrong. I'm just not sure she knows how to stop herself. She needs help, and I'm not qualified to give it to her. I hope Arthur can say something."
  •      "I'm proud of what Mandy did today; it takes guts to turn yourself in like she did, to go peacefully even when you doubt the law's going to give you a fair shake. It takes a lot of strength to trust the system, to let it support you, to work within it for justice. I hope she knows how proud I am and that I plan on standing by her every step of the way to see her through."

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Arthur Redford OPINIONS

• On Jack Bennett: "It's hard to get a real take on Jack. I think that Jack himself hasn't figured himself out yet. He's brash and impulsive and just a little arrogant, which considering that he is an 18 year old boy in a 22 year old body is understandable. Out of all of us I think he is the one who will be the first to take a stand against something he feels is wrong. I just wish that he'd learn to pick his fights a little better. So far I see him as adapting to our situation the best...at least on the surface. He's a good kid, just needs to grow up a bit."

• On Brian Jaffe: "A true oxymoron. He appears to be an honest lawyer. If asked to describe Brian the only phrase that comes to mind is "middle of the road". He dosen't seem to have an extreme view on any subject (except when it came to our personal rights). Neither very liberal nor conservative. I like him. He is one of those rare people who would prefer to have a situation be resolved as a win-win. Instead of going for the throat. The only time that he seems to lose his cool is when the really wierd shit with our new "abilities" manifest."

• On Mandy Smith: "Tough as nails and highly adaptable. Unfortunatly that adaptability has been pushed over the edge this last week. In one blow she lost her Father, two brothers, her livelihood, most of the friends she worked with, four years of her life, and most of her freedom. That is enough to push anybody over the edge. Now add on the fact that she's got some very destructive powers that are partially linked to her emotional state, and this is a dangerous mix. A meltdown is inevitable, and I just hope that we are able to help contain the damage, both physically and to Mandy's psyche. I think we need to sit down and have a long chat one of these days soon."

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Mandy Smith OPINIONS

• On Jack Bennett: "He's one caring young man who seems to hate everything to do with authority. He's rich, but I can't take advantage of that. I hope he stays a good friend."
• On Brian Jaffe: "Very articulate lawyer, one who seems to buck the stereotype. He's a good leader and all, but I think he needs to lighten up on the whole 'don't mess up anything' attitude."
• On Arthur Redford: "I don't really know anything about him, but he's giving me room and board, he can't be all bad."
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