Revolution 001 [video]
[The feed starts out shaking, aimed at nothing in particular, with an animalistic snuffling sound close to the microphone. Fainter, some yelling can be heard.]
--and if you even try to touch her again, I won't have to tell her to bite your hand off, corporate stooge!
[The scene pans upward, and a round-faced teenager with purple hair and granny ( Read more... )
--and if you even try to touch her again, I won't have to tell her to bite your hand off, corporate stooge!
[The scene pans upward, and a round-faced teenager with purple hair and granny ( Read more... )
And no, it's not normal. Sadly for here it is. Are you all right? Is your...companion all right?
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That's more than disturbing, actually. But I'm fine. A little violated, but nothing I can't deal with. Same goes for her.
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Yes, it is. But I'm glad you are both all right. Have you met with a greeter yet?
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She's not my sister, but she's family.
Uh... no. I was too busy getting my hand-eating point across to the suits.
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Ah, all right. I haven't seen any children by name of Molly on the Network, if that eases your fears.
What is she? [Curious]
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It does, and it doesn't. The rest of the gang may be with her, but that won't stop me from worrying a bit.
...who, Molly?
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I have family back home too. For what it's worth, when you go back, it's right where you were taken from, so if they were okay when you left, they are still okay.
Whatever was going to eat their hands.
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Well... that's good, I guess.
[A curious chirping.] She's not a what. Her name's Old Lace, and she's my deinonychus.
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A deinonychus? Where did she come from? May I see her?
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The school sounds like it does some good, but you can't force people to go there. If they want to study there, let it be their choice. You can't blame someone for choosing to isolate themselves; forcing it just takes us back to the forced busing of the 1960s to the 1980s. And throwing in the 'for their own protection' line just makes it more questionable.
The 87th century. Why, you don't want to dissect her, do you? [Bit of a concerned growl.]
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Takes it even further back than that - forcing people to isolate themselves for the protection of themselves and other is the same rational of the Ghettos in Poland, and of reservations in the Americas.
No! No! The 87th century? Really? But no, the savage land dinosaurs aren't anywhere near tame enough to get a close look. [He sounds shocked at the idea.]
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The Savage Land? No, she wasn't caught. She was genetically engineered by my parents.
I wanted to avoid bringing up the reservations and the like, mostly because people start getting really sensitive to discussions of that nature, no matter how close to the truth they may be. But yeah, it reeks of using an academic facade as an excuse to start up the internment camps of World War II and earlier. Though, they seemed benign enough about it that I wouldn't attribute the worse versions to the school.
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That's...quite amazing. SERO didn't bother her did they?
Charles is...closer to me than a brother. Which is why I wouldn't say such to him, because he does mean well. He's trying to protect others. But he's never believed in visibility. And when you are a member of a minority, being invisible gets you killed.
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Not... too much. She was on good behavior, but mostly because I didn't want anyone trying to tranq her, or worse. They did some bull medical stuff, cotton swabs and the like. They optioned for more testing, but I drew the line.
Didn't expect to be talking to a close friend of Charles Xavier. But meaning well doesn't give you a free pass. Being visible is part of what causes change. After all, staying out of the public eye makes the public forget there's a problem. At least then, you still have a likelihood of getting hurt or killed, but no one can ignore it.
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Good. The apartments there are free for 30 days. You may stay there if you wish.
Believe me, he and I had that argument many times. More than I am able to count. I wish he would have listened to me all those years before.
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People who believe in their causes are often stubborn to the point of not seeing what they're doing wrong. Seems to affect all leaders, no matter how noble their intentions. I mean, look at Cuba.
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