Re: Channell 5 Weston news
All in all Zeke seems to be handling himself rather well as he stands at a podium with his standard mechanic looking jeans, duster and a pair of goggles with a bandana covering his mouth. The bandana is shifted just enough so as not to hamper his speach. Behind him to his sides are the President and a handful of advisors from a gambit of government departments.
"My fellow americans, it is with a heavy heart that I come before you today. You know me as Hotwire, a member of Legacy serving in Weston City. Recently through a situation I was taken away from the public eye, otherwise I would have spoken with you sooner. My heart, thoughts and prayers go to the families and friends that have lost loved ones to this newest activity known as 'Para-Parties'. I certainly understand the allure of the power and ability being a parahuman involves. However, there is something more. Responsibility, Judgement, Sacrifice and Service. I hope and believe that most wishing to activate their latent abilities are doing so for these reasons, their actions of deliberately placing themselves in harmsway are not the proper actions for doing this. And these actions themselves show that they are not ready to responsibly use their abilities.
The thought that Near-Death experience is the cause for latent powers becoming active is harshly inaccurate. While my latent abilities activated due to a near death experience, between The New Age Defenders and Legacy, I am in the minority. I can count on one hand the number of people that had their powers activate in near-death experience. The others were either born with these abilities or they were given these abilities through other means. Due to Responsibility, Judgement, Sacrifice and Service.
With this in mind, I will be opening several Boot Camps using retired Drill Instructors to teach this integral aspect of being a hero. Those that graduate this eight week course will be admited into a college I will be opening for Parahuman Studies. There are devices that can be used to render parahuman abilities safely innert. If there is a way to safely deactivate them, there is a way to safely activate them. Too much at once can cause a psychological break. This will be a gradual process. Thank you and good night."
Cameras flash and a chorus of questions are answered but Zeke politely nods, waving off the questions as he exits. A spokesman for the President stands to inform them these are the early stages and more information would be coming in the next few weeks.