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trans_channel2010-06-07 11:45 am
mynameis-jake.livejournal.com) wrote in trans_channel2010-06-07 11:45 am
PSA: this is your brain on Yeerks
My name is Jake. I'm here to tell you that there is a Yeerk among you. His name is Iniss 335, and his host is Tom Berenson. My brother.
I'm new to this ship, but not to the war against the Yeerk invasion. I'm told that some of you are sympathetic to the Yeerks, that you pity them, and I understand.
I'm not going to tell you that you're wrong. I can't make that call for you. But you know what the Yeerks are. You know how they control a host so completely, so perfectly, that you can't tell who around you is free and who's helpless in his own mind. The one you don't know is Tom, who has been imprisoned for more than three years. Imagine being unable to move a single muscle, voice a single thought, imagine your body a tool for your captor, used to enslave everyone you care about. Imagine that your thoughts are no longer your own, that someone else can rifle through them at will, and does: uses your knowledge to fool your friends, find their weaknesses, and your every fantasy to shame you.
I know that my brother is strong, but I also know that he is suffering, and I would like that suffering to stop. If you still feel that all creatures have a right to live as they choose, then so be it. But I hope you won't mistake Iniss for the victim here.
If you see Tom, I would appreciate any information.
I'm new to this ship, but not to the war against the Yeerk invasion. I'm told that some of you are sympathetic to the Yeerks, that you pity them, and I understand.
I'm not going to tell you that you're wrong. I can't make that call for you. But you know what the Yeerks are. You know how they control a host so completely, so perfectly, that you can't tell who around you is free and who's helpless in his own mind. The one you don't know is Tom, who has been imprisoned for more than three years. Imagine being unable to move a single muscle, voice a single thought, imagine your body a tool for your captor, used to enslave everyone you care about. Imagine that your thoughts are no longer your own, that someone else can rifle through them at will, and does: uses your knowledge to fool your friends, find their weaknesses, and your every fantasy to shame you.
I know that my brother is strong, but I also know that he is suffering, and I would like that suffering to stop. If you still feel that all creatures have a right to live as they choose, then so be it. But I hope you won't mistake Iniss for the victim here.
If you see Tom, I would appreciate any information.
[Private]
I'd like to help if at all possible. Getting your brother into a safe environment where the Yeerk issue can be dealt with would probably be best for everybody involved. Especially your brother. However, other than his name, there's not a lot there to go on.
[Private]
....................Yeah, you're pretty famous where I come from. It's... I appreciate it.This is a picture of Tom, maybe 3-4 years ago. If you see him anywhere, can you let me know?
[ skinny picture, clearly cropped; Tom has his arm wrapped around someone's shoulder next to him ]
[Private]
If I'm that famous, you know I'll do everything I can to help him.
Re: [Private]
Well, please let us know if you find anything.
[Private]
[Private]
I thought you were an only child. Wait, it's creepy that I know this.I'm glad you're on the case.