• Kate would immediately conclude that it was caused by Sidewinder. • Sidewinder was an imPort, suspiciously enough. • "Autopsy reports will show he was poisoned with sidewinder venom; there will have been external injuries as well, but theorized to have been administered after the poisoning or even post-mortem to cover up the main cause of death." • Posted on Kate's Eleni Wang reveal post.
• Salvatore Quisma had come from a world where superpowers were not all too common, but those who had them offered their services to the public, like he did. He always had an interest in pubic service. • His powers were related to possession and astral projection. If there were limitations on them, she wasn't aware, nor did she pry out of Quisma's personal safety. Kate would add a handwritten note after her typed up notes that Thomas confirmed this. • He used these powers to assist in homicide cases with various police stations between the Porter cities and small towns where they didn't have enough man power or resources to conduct a proper investigation. • He was still single at the time Finley interviewed him. • The regime took a drastic change thanks to the imPorts and the sect of the military insurgents, bringing to light the level of corruption and other abuse of power the current regime had exploited. They were able to pin corrupt officials with indisputable evidence, such as photos, recordings, files, etc. Once they were overthrown, people no longer feared possibilities such as being brought into custody on suspicion of treason for voicing their dissatisfaction with the government, or being suspected as having Soviet leanings/sympathies, or the constant surveillance the government had placed on the public in the name of national security. People truly felt free within their own country after a long period. • There were certain hot topics journalists were discouraged or punished for pursuing prior to these changes. Anything that questioned the government's methods was met with fines and oftentimes journalists had their places of residence torn apart by the feds in search of anything that "might paint the government in the wrong light". They were accused of lies and slander at the time, which ruined some careers. Finley will express it's quite possible the journalists' families might have been threatened if the government wanted to shut down any dissent. • With the corrupt officials out, there was a period where communication was not only stressed but made clear among imPorts, the military and government, and the public. However, even in the wake of these changes, there were some incidents that some suspected to be terrorist responses from some of these ex-officials, attacks upon newer military and government leaders that seemed reactionary and is likely where the general public was drawing still unprovable theories that said ex-officials might have been working in league with the Vanir. Finley knows very little about these attacks, as Quisma only ever alluded to them vaguely, which she'll point out as contradictory given his earlier statement had denied any existence and/or proof. • On the subject of the Vanir, Finley will admit there was a long time in her life she felt it was her teenage gullibility that led her to believe in the rumors of the Vanir. Now that they have emerged, she's concerned that Quisma may have lied about ex-government officials funding the group and/or possibly being members. It would not have been the first time, she realized in her adult years, Quisma's responses were suspicious. • The one that stands out the most to her is after the corrupt officials were overthrown, in the following years a few more officials were removed from their position. The accusation had been they had had ties to the previous oppressive government and military, although they claim none of that was true and they were wrongfully ousted. Quisma said back then he and his allies had evidence that tied them to corrupt ex-officials and continued illegal and oppressive activities such as surveillance and abuse of power just as the previous regime had. •re: the Porter: It was a voluntary shutdown, though Finley, being a civilian, would not be able to definitively confirm this. • She would also not know anything about Lachesis aside from the common myths surrounding her and her sisters.
Buried in a no longer used microfilm library in Heropa, Kate can find an old article dated back to 1991 from n local community newspaper that has long ceased publishing. The article, while brief, contains a photo of a young Salvatore Quisma and in it the writer (Makayla Finley) discusses how public approval of the government has drastically increased since imPorts and a small sect of the military worked effortlessly to put an end to corruption. The article also provides a brief overview of Quisma's role in the reform: originally he had been an external aide to the police force, but had difficulty in the pursuit of justice for others. It was then he had had enough and joined the small insurgent of the military, along with two other imPorts: Aafiya Kaif, a firefighter, and Henry Ruthorford who had run but lost mayoral office in Nonah when the article was published, as well as a small group of others who preferred to remain anonymous in this article. Since the success of the reform and his unwavering dedication, Quisma became a sort of "unofficial" liaison between imPorts, the military and the general public, but he still aided police investigations.
In this article as well, Quisma was asked to address the worrisome rumors about the Vanir, whom people believed were funded by the overthrown government officials. He is quoted as saying, "There is no evidence to support the existence of this group or that they are funded by ex-officials. I think someone is simply trying to get us shaking in our fancy boots!"
If Kate is interested, Makayla Finley, who was seventeen at the time she wrote this article, can be tracked down. From here.
"She would be able to catch a glimpse of Ira Ditko handling the communicator, putting it into one of the cases mentioned in the text above and looking quite pleased with himself. She may also see Ira breaking into what appears to be an empty house in search of the communicator, otherwise there are no strong emotions to be lifted off the device itself."
PRE-LIBERTY GIRL • Adelaide Watson was born in Maurtia Falls, to a wealthy family with no other children and had lived there her whole life. She studied out of state over at the University of California, majoring in Forensic Science. • She met her future fiance, Casey Vaughn, here. He was a Forensic Science student as well. There are clippings Jacob can find in his search where reporters asked about Liberty Girl's former love life. She was very open about it and talked about how head over heels she and Casey were in the past. • After graduation, they got engaged and moved back to Maurtia Falls and Casey followed. Adelaide moved out of her parents' house and rented an apartment with Casey. She got a job in odontology and Casey as a multimedia forensics scientist. • One evening after dinner, both Adelaide and Casey were mugged on their way home. Adelaide's injuries were not enough to land her in the hospital, but Casey was not fortunate. He had been beaten severely with a pipe, stabbed multiple times, and finally shot in the face. The coroner's reports on Casey's autopsy will be consistent with police reports and what was observed. They will note this was "overkill" for "no discernible reason". Adelaide was "severely lucky" to have walked out of this alive. • Something else Jacob will stumble upon: life insurance reports. Casey and Adelaide had a similar amount of life insurance, but oddly, Casey's before his murder will have been reported higher.
LIBERTY GIRL • Six months later Adelaide took to the streets as Liberty Girl. The men who had murdered Casey were in prison (and currently serving life). She often busted underground activities, such as drug peddling and sex trafficking. Criminals involved in such activities still serving time and/or life are: Rodrigo González and his sister Luiza, Jax Mansfield, and Oliver "Big O" Stanton. They had repeated confrontations with Adelaide before she busted them. • There was no particular area she focsued on in Maurtia Falls as her focus was the underground, but surprisingly (or perhaps unsurprisingly) there were a number of wealthy clients involved which meant scoping out the wealthier areas. • She donated and often tried to appear at charity events focusing on widows and other women who had lost their boyfriends, girlfriends, fiances, etc.
ALLIES • Benjamin Braunstein/The Shield, who also investigated underground activities in Maurtia Falls, would sometimes assist her without taking over her investigations. They were not close and were strictly work allies. • Eric Strauss/Sidewinder has helped her in the past looking into certain drugs. • She was on friendly terms with Joshua Kirby/The Eagle. The media liked to link them together romantically sometimes, but a couple of articles will quote Adelaide as saying, "No, no. Nothing like that. We're kindred spirits, sort of. We both know the pain of loss."
The death of Richard Peter Wayne
• Sidewinder was an imPort, suspiciously enough.
• "Autopsy reports will show he was poisoned with sidewinder venom; there will have been external injuries as well, but theorized to have been administered after the poisoning or even post-mortem to cover up the main cause of death."
• Posted on Kate's Eleni Wang reveal post.
Finley interview
• His powers were related to possession and astral projection. If there were limitations on them, she wasn't aware, nor did she pry out of Quisma's personal safety. Kate would add a handwritten note after her typed up notes that Thomas confirmed this.
• He used these powers to assist in homicide cases with various police stations between the Porter cities and small towns where they didn't have enough man power or resources to conduct a proper investigation.
• He was still single at the time Finley interviewed him.
• The regime took a drastic change thanks to the imPorts and the sect of the military insurgents, bringing to light the level of corruption and other abuse of power the current regime had exploited. They were able to pin corrupt officials with indisputable evidence, such as photos, recordings, files, etc. Once they were overthrown, people no longer feared possibilities such as being brought into custody on suspicion of treason for voicing their dissatisfaction with the government, or being suspected as having Soviet leanings/sympathies, or the constant surveillance the government had placed on the public in the name of national security. People truly felt free within their own country after a long period.
• There were certain hot topics journalists were discouraged or punished for pursuing prior to these changes. Anything that questioned the government's methods was met with fines and oftentimes journalists had their places of residence torn apart by the feds in search of anything that "might paint the government in the wrong light". They were accused of lies and slander at the time, which ruined some careers. Finley will express it's quite possible the journalists' families might have been threatened if the government wanted to shut down any dissent.
• With the corrupt officials out, there was a period where communication was not only stressed but made clear among imPorts, the military and government, and the public. However, even in the wake of these changes, there were some incidents that some suspected to be terrorist responses from some of these ex-officials, attacks upon newer military and government leaders that seemed reactionary and is likely where the general public was drawing still unprovable theories that said ex-officials might have been working in league with the Vanir. Finley knows very little about these attacks, as Quisma only ever alluded to them vaguely, which she'll point out as contradictory given his earlier statement had denied any existence and/or proof.
• On the subject of the Vanir, Finley will admit there was a long time in her life she felt it was her teenage gullibility that led her to believe in the rumors of the Vanir. Now that they have emerged, she's concerned that Quisma may have lied about ex-government officials funding the group and/or possibly being members. It would not have been the first time, she realized in her adult years, Quisma's responses were suspicious.
• The one that stands out the most to her is after the corrupt officials were overthrown, in the following years a few more officials were removed from their position. The accusation had been they had had ties to the previous oppressive government and military, although they claim none of that was true and they were wrongfully ousted. Quisma said back then he and his allies had evidence that tied them to corrupt ex-officials and continued illegal and oppressive activities such as surveillance and abuse of power just as the previous regime had.
•re: the Porter: It was a voluntary shutdown, though Finley, being a civilian, would not be able to definitively confirm this.
• She would also not know anything about Lachesis aside from the common myths surrounding her and her sisters.
Given to:
• (soon) Clark Kent
• (soon) Loki
• (soon) Thomas
Holiday, Quisma and Thomas
If Jen replaces this with an actual write up, edit accordingly.
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Article about Quisma
In this article as well, Quisma was asked to address the worrisome rumors about the Vanir, whom people believed were funded by the overthrown government officials. He is quoted as saying, "There is no evidence to support the existence of this group or that they are funded by ex-officials. I think someone is simply trying to get us shaking in our fancy boots!"
If Kate is interested, Makayla Finley, who was seventeen at the time she wrote this article, can be tracked down.
From here.
Given to:
• Loki
Communicators
Given to:
• Death the Kid
• Jonathan Joestar
Adelaide Watson/Liberty Girl
PRE-LIBERTY GIRL
• Adelaide Watson was born in Maurtia Falls, to a wealthy family with no other children and had lived there her whole life. She studied out of state over at the University of California, majoring in Forensic Science.
• She met her future fiance, Casey Vaughn, here. He was a Forensic Science student as well. There are clippings Jacob can find in his search where reporters asked about Liberty Girl's former love life. She was very open about it and talked about how head over heels she and Casey were in the past.
• After graduation, they got engaged and moved back to Maurtia Falls and Casey followed. Adelaide moved out of her parents' house and rented an apartment with Casey. She got a job in odontology and Casey as a multimedia forensics scientist.
• One evening after dinner, both Adelaide and Casey were mugged on their way home. Adelaide's injuries were not enough to land her in the hospital, but Casey was not fortunate. He had been beaten severely with a pipe, stabbed multiple times, and finally shot in the face. The coroner's reports on Casey's autopsy will be consistent with police reports and what was observed. They will note this was "overkill" for "no discernible reason". Adelaide was "severely lucky" to have walked out of this alive.
• Something else Jacob will stumble upon: life insurance reports. Casey and Adelaide had a similar amount of life insurance, but oddly, Casey's before his murder will have been reported higher.
LIBERTY GIRL
• Six months later Adelaide took to the streets as Liberty Girl. The men who had murdered Casey were in prison (and currently serving life). She often busted underground activities, such as drug peddling and sex trafficking.
Criminals involved in such activities still serving time and/or life are: Rodrigo González and his sister Luiza, Jax Mansfield, and Oliver "Big O" Stanton. They had repeated confrontations with Adelaide before she busted them.
• There was no particular area she focsued on in Maurtia Falls as her focus was the underground, but surprisingly (or perhaps unsurprisingly) there were a number of wealthy clients involved which meant scoping out the wealthier areas.
• She donated and often tried to appear at charity events focusing on widows and other women who had lost their boyfriends, girlfriends, fiances, etc.
ALLIES
• Benjamin Braunstein/The Shield, who also investigated underground activities in Maurtia Falls, would sometimes assist her without taking over her investigations. They were not close and were strictly work allies.
• Eric Strauss/Sidewinder has helped her in the past looking into certain drugs.
• She was on friendly terms with Joshua Kirby/The Eagle. The media liked to link them together romantically sometimes, but a couple of articles will quote Adelaide as saying, "No, no. Nothing like that. We're kindred spirits, sort of. We both know the pain of loss."
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