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groundbyground--and scud_o--because I'm so fucking far behind on e-mail and haven't gotten back to them about what I should be getting back to them about. Like with everybody else.------------------
They start training us early.
For example, flight doesn’t mean invulnerability. In fact, it usually doesn’t. Most fliers like to soar low so they can show off. This means a simple handgun has both the range and the power to take them down. Remember to aim ahead of a moving target. The pain from the wound is usually enough to bring them down at current flight speed, which is generally sufficient to kill or maim them upon impact. In the event that they manage to land, shoot them again. If the subject is unharmed by your initial shot, assume invulnerability and immediately hide your firearm. Chances are they did not see you. In any event, DO NOT RUN. "Heroes" like to chase people who run.
Should they choose to detain and/or search you, remind them that unless they are duly deputized officers of the law, you have no obligation to stay. If they attempt to make you stay, verbally document everything that is done to you. If they grab you by the shoulders, loudly state “Help me! Please witness this! I will describe what is happening to me! He has forcibly restrained me by grabbing and potentially damaging my shoulders! He has now grabbed my wrist, which is very painful! He has pushed me against a brick wall, and the back of my head has hit it rather hard! There is a chance that I have a concussion!” Unless it’s a major hero with a good attorney, this is usually enough to make them let you go.
Some will try to follow you. Again, loudly document their actions, that they are stalking you, using their obvious powers to intimidate you, that you are uncomfortable with their presence and feel threatened. Attempt to lose them in crowds, or enter a store and tell management that you are being followed by somebody and feel that you are in danger. Ask if they can phone the police while you can leave via their back door. When all is said and done, it's ultimately very easy to get away from most of them.
That information alone took me a week to properly learn and execute. I leave The Program tomorrow, a year and a day after I got here.
See you on the streets.
