The Elderly Avengers

People's dispositions tended to favor compromise and moderation.

For example, if Ethan said, "Admit it, Natasha. The Sin Fruit really exists, and the government is carrying out secret operations," Natasha would definitely deny it.

But if Ethan asked her to admit that S.H.I.E.L.D. existed, she would compromise with herself and acknowledge the existence of the Sin Fruit.

As Skye tapped away at her keyboard, this shocking video footage immediately spread across the world.

New York, Queens.

Still young and not yet mutated into Spider-Man, Peter Parker stood before the television with an Iron Man figurine in hand, staring wide-eyed.

"...This is footage of a gunfight that took place in the Hawaiian Islands earlier today. We can see that after the man in the footage was struck by bullets, his body became like rubber and absorbed their kinetic energy..."

The first step was to use the beach surveillance footage from daytime to prove that Ethan was a Paramecia User.

Then the television footage shifted, and the host introduced the next segment with a grave expression.

"...The following segment is even more horrifying."

Natasha's voice rang out from the television.

[Ethan Hobson, correct? I'm Nova, an investigator with the National Security Agency's Devil Fruit ability division. There's something I want to ask...]

[I only came here because you are a newly emerged Paramecia User. The government has plenty of research material. We have no interest in, nor would we ever treat you as, freaks...]

This was the second step: use Natasha's own words to admit that the government was connected to the Sin Fruit!

The third step came last...

The footage continued to change. Recordings left behind by one Devil Fruit ability user after another had been edited together, each with subtitles showing the time and location. It radiated the confidence of: