PSA: this is your brain on Yeerks

[mynameis-jake.livejournal.com]

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.

Comments

[Private to Jake]

[echoofaperson.livejournal.com]

You know, I always thought you were a good kid, smarter than your grades showed, maybe meant for something bigger. Even went out of my way to keep you out of trouble as per your brother's deal with me to keep his family safe. I guess that era of our relationship is over now. Mores the pity.

I think you forgot something very vital in your little appeal; not everyone is going to have the same care and compassion for your brother as you do, Jake. And Tom is still in here. There are people on this ship that will just see the yeerk, and not the human, and the loss of one petty human life as an acceptable cost for killing a yeerk.

Remember that.

[changelingdude.livejournal.com]

ALIEN BRAIN SLUGS!?!

[thirdeyesighted.livejournal.com]

And here Marco had me under the impression that you were trying to keep this a secret.

[Private to Jake]

[kaya-waterwave.livejournal.com]

I'm...familiar with the Yeerk situation even though I'm from another world. I was put in the brig for trying to kill one. I didn't know all the circumstances, and that''s my fault, but after hearing some people on the ship I do know one thing: that Yeerk was rare in comparison to these.

If there's anything I can do to help you save your brother, I will. He's a person on this ship like anyone else.

[Private to Jake]

[kawalskyeffect.livejournal.com]

I'm Major Charles Kawalsky. I'm on security. What happened? Where did you last see him?

[thethirdhalfa.livejournal.com]

You forgot to mention that you ALMOST STARVED HIM TO DEATH ALREADY!

[Private]

[goddamnwingman]

Jake? My name is Nightwing. I don't know if you've heard of me in your world, though I'm getting kind of used to that.

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.

[governorkang]

What does he look like?

[mrsarcastic003]

I... honestly don't have it in me to be rational about Yeerks. That said, if you can tell me what your brother looks like, I'll keep an eye out for him, and if I do get any information, I'll pass it along to you, or to security.

[capture-worlds.livejournal.com]

How do these "Yeerks" enter the human body? Also, can their entry be foiled with a full-body suit?

[Private to Jake - unhackable 100%]

[standaloneshell.livejournal.com]

It isn't pity.

[tobiasf.livejournal.com]

Hi, Jake. Sorry you had to pop into this situation. We're trying to figure out a way to help Tom.

It's good to talk to you again.

[genociding.livejournal.com]

Oh my gosh, that sounds horrible.

Is there a way to get him out of your brother?

[modelscientist.livejournal.com]

Unfortunate for you brother.

Is there any way to preserve Yeerk for study? Have never encountered such a species before.

[Private]

[flunkingspanish.livejournal.com]

i'll keep an eye out for him.

and for the record, if the disgusting scum-sucker won't come out on its own and you need someone to help you guard it until it's withered and dead at your brother's feet, you can count me in.

[sexygman.livejournal.com]

The whole idea makes me sick. I'd pull the thing out myself if I could. It's just...it goes against everything I fight for. The slavery thing that is.

[tweedywatcher.livejournal.com]

It's a difficult situation....fighting evil often is. I do assume the creature is acting to ensure its own survival, but that doesn't make it right. I was used by such a creature once, but I've no memory of the incident.Fortunately, the Bezoar wasn't exactly intelligent, and it wasn't hard for my colleague to decide how to handle it. I can't imagine being trapped awake the entire time.

I'll certainly pass along anything I find out.

[private to Jake]

[godbydefinition.livejournal.com]

I had heard little of the situation, before this. To consider such captivation... is appalling. Free will is one of the things that makes a human what it is, is it not?

I will assist you in any capacity possible, and keep you privy to anything I learn. Is there more information you could provide me with, in order to do so?