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Surveillance Records Transcript - Daniel Sullivan
🕑 Added 2020-12-05 19:40:01 +0000 UTCSubject: Daniel Sullivan
Registration ID: Herald
Defunct RID entries: Kestrel, Kinetik
Birthdate: 11th July 1996
Blood type: O+
Height: 5'9" 175cm
Weight: 150lb/68kg
Classification: Class Beta boost.
Power: Non-assisted flight, full aerial capabilities. Maximum speed; 200 mph (320 km/h). Maximum lifting weight; 38 000 lbs (17200 kg) under optimum (not reliably repeatable) circumstances. Limited resistance to physical damage.
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Transcript of a private conversation - prospect Daniel Sullivan
27th February 2018, Rooftop in Bunker Hill, Los Diablos.
Other party: Luis Adames y Pasamonte, RID Sentinel.
Procured from KNTK Ltd. Internal suit recording.
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Adames: So you finally did it, kid. Or should I call you Kinetik?
[Kinetik removes his helmet, sits down next to Sentinel on the rooftop]
Sullivan: Please don't. Daniel is still fine, Luis. Or kid, if you must. Though I'm almost 22...
Adames: Still self-conscious about it?
Sullivan: What? My age or being Kinetik?
Adames: Being Kinetik, you'll always be a kid to me.
Sullivan: Thanks a lot. But I guess I am. It's hard not to be with the ads running. I'm named for a car, Luis; being a corporate hero is not exactly how I pictured it.
Adames: You're doing better than the last Kinetik, though the helmet doesn't really suit you.
Sullivan: I think it's because they want to evoke the lines of the car.
Adames: And because whoever is in the suit is replaceable.
Sullivan: Yeah, that too. And since you asked, I did apply. If the Rangers will have me. I wouldn't have tried if you hadn't been encouraging me. Thank you for that.
Adames: Well, you pulling off that stunt with the bus convinced me you were ready for the big leagues. You're wasted in corporate.
Sullivan: I couldn't just let them die.
Adames: I know. It was just surprising. I had no idea you could lift that much.
Sullivan: Honestly? Me neither. Luckily I didn't stop to think. Haven't been able to since; I think I sprained something.
[Sentinel hands Kinetik a bottle. Likely soda.]
Adames: That's how we boosts work. Can't know until we try. You've got good instincts, kid.
Sullivan: Do you really think I have a shot?
Adames: Yeah. And not just because we've been shorthanded since Heartbreak. You're exactly what we need right now.
Sullivan: Thank you?
Adames: As long as you pass the vetting process and nothing spooks security.
Sullivan: Hopefully, that won't be an issue. I don't think I've done anything illegal. My family is reputable.
Adames: It's not just that. The psychological profiling is the hardest part. Which is why I asked you to come here.
Sullivan: Oh.
Adames: Disappointed that I had an ulterior motive?
Sullivan: No, just a little confused.
Adames: You're a boost.
Sullivan: Yes?
Adames: Nobody becomes a boost without some heavy baggage in their past.
Sullivan: Are you suggesting I will have to bring that up?
Adames: They'll ask. Trust me, they had dug up shit about me I had spent a long time repressing.
Sullivan: But you passed.
Adames: Yeah. But that was back when the team was first founded. They were more interested in power than stability. Think they changed their mind when people started cracking under pressure.
Sullivan: I won't crack.
Adames: Not in a fight, you've proven that enough, but you still freeze up every time you talk about your family.
Sullivan: I told you about my brother.
Adames: And you nearly had a breakdown. Can't afford one in there.
Sullivan: It's hard.
Adames: They're going to ask. You should be prepared for that. And they're going to ask why.
Sullivan: I don't...
Adames: I know you don't want to talk about ut. I didn't either. But you are going to have to come up with an answer you can stomach.
Sullivan: You mean, lie?
Adames: I mean, find a version of the truth you're comfortable sharing.
Sullivan: While keeping some things private...
Adames: You're going to have to be smart about your privacy if you go through with this. You won't have much of it once you're accepted.
Sullivan: I don't have many secrets.
Adames: We both know that's a lie, kid.
Sullivan: What do you want me to say, Luis?
Adames: I don't want you to say anything. I want you to figure out how to feel.
Sullivan: I don't get it.
Adames: Your brother is dead. No changing that.
Sullivan: Believe me, I know.
Adames: But it's up to you how you remember him. You're going to carry his ghost no matter what; you don't have to bring the worst parts with you.
Sullivan: They are easier to remember.
Adames: I know. But also easier to forget in time.
Sullivan: Sounds like you've made this speech before. Charge?
Adames: Yeah.
Sullivan: Did it work?
Adames: Punched me for it.
Sullivan: Why would...?
Adames: Some people don't want to heal. The pain is just too comfortable. Familiar.
Sullivan: And you don't want me to end up the same.
Adames: You're young. Hopefully less stubborn. Try to forgive yourself.
Sullivan: For what? For not blaming myself enough? I think I dealt with that part of myself years ago at his funeral.
Adames: Well, I'm not going to ask you to forgive him. You told me what happened.
Sullivan: I know I should. I know he's my brother. He's dead. I'm just not sure I can.
Adames: Then learn to pretend. That will go a long way. You went west, didn't you? That's where people go to reinvent themselves.
Sullivan: I've been doing my best. Maybe you're right. Perhaps this is another step.
Adames: Joining the Rangers?
Sullivan: I meant what I said, Luis. I want to be better. I want to do better. I know I can't do that if I stay corporate. I learned that I can't do it in the LDPD; I saw too much of what they did back when I was Kestrel. And going back to being a vigilante... I guess I could, but I don't really matter there—just another person on the streets. I want to be more. Do more.
Adames: See, that's the speech you should give in your interview. Be the person they should beg to be on the team.
Sullivan: Stop it...
Adames: What? Am I embarrassing you? I mean it. You've got the spirit. Just don't let it break you.
Sullivan: I won't. I'm not as fragile as I look.
Adames: Oh, I know you're not, kid. Come on, let's do a lap of the city, and you can try out your best lines on me.
[Sentinel rises, Kinetik puts on his helmet. Quality of recording decreased due to wind interference.]
Sullivan: You make it sound ... sordid. It's not...
Adames: I'm ... married in a month... Don't worry, ... best smile ... affect me.
[Transcript ended due to sound issues. Original audio unavailable, possibly destroyed.]
Comments
Malin Ryden
There are reasons for that ;)
SmokeDatGreen
Didn't herald say in one ficlet that Sidestep was getting heavy in his arms ? Considering that he can lift 17 tons, sidestep must have really let herself go.
Bunny
this mentorship is sweet
