Probatur, ut to order, futurus veritas

[governorkang]

Le Prefecture De Police was an impressive building, but that wasn't the reason it had been chosen by the members of the civilian council; it had been chosen because none of the Councilmen (and women) had any ties to it, making it neutral ground. There was also the potential for everyone to have an office with a desk in the same general vicinity if

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Mei-Xing's Clone

[governorkang]

Kon, Fate, Mei-Xing and Lex get to say their piece, before the council decides.

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[imperious_lex]

Lex, clearly dressed in his Sunday best, stood up and stepped forward before the Council. He had been asked to go first, and while he would rather have gone later, this giving him time to refine his speech a bit, he was still ready

Re: Mei-Xing's Clone

[imperious_lex]

Lex tapped his omnicomm again, and the screen scrolled up.

"Now to finally get to the matter at hand, whether or not Mei-Xing should retain ownership of the clone. Now, if we look again at the Constitution, specifically, the Bill of Rights, you'll note that Article I Section 1 states Sentient dignity shall be inviolable. To respect and protect it shall be the duty of all state authority. Article II Section 2 states that Freedom of the Sentient shall be inviolable. Article III Section 1 states that All Sentients shall be equal before the law.

"The Constitution clearly and specifically places sentience as being the main requirement to be legally considered a person, legally considered a member of the crew, and guaranteed the full rights as any other crew member. This is obviously because of the rather diverse nature of the crew we have. We have a number of crew members who are completely inorganic, including AI's, a synthezoid, and even sentient plastic action figure. We also have a number of non-humanoid crew members, including a

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[killsfengshui]

Mei-Xing listens to Luthor speak with half a mind. The other half is spent examining the other members of the Council on the astral plane, taking note of their emotional reactions. She has to give Luthor credit, he's terrible at delivering the goods, but the man can give a speech

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[killsfengshui]

She pauses again. She'd run through this many times in her head, and she still didn't know how to phrase it well for the Council, a group of mundanes. "Think of it as another set of senses entirely. I step into it and look at you. I can see your auras, your souls, your spirits, whatever you want to call them. I know what emotions you feel, how strongly you feel it. I know how healthy you are. I can see the energies that flow through a world, hear the sounds of the planet, see the emotions tied with a place and the spirits that linger in

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[thunder_ace]

The third person to stand was Fate. She, too, was dressed formally, in a black outfit Rein had made to resemble her Enforcer uniform. The single light pink ribbon in her hair probably clashed with the dark uniform, but Fate didn’t care; Nanoha couldn’t be here with her, so she had taken a reminder of the other girl with her for support.

Her face was a mask of calm as she approached the council, but just under it, her emotions were threatening to overwhelm her. Between hearing Lex’s full report, and the still lingering shock that this even had to be seriously discussed… well. This was definitely going to be a long meeting.

“Hello, ladies and gentlemen. I am Lieutenant Fate Testarossa Harlaown, and I thank you for giving me the chance to speak today.” She said, inclining slightly in a bow of respect. Her voice, like her expression, was calm, giving no hint to her inner turmoil.

“I’m not a scientist. I can’t comment at all on the state of that girl… but I do know that she’s not needed. Stacy can grow organs in a matter of hours,

[restoresbalance]

Once those asked to present testimony to the Council had finished, and he'd had a few moments to organize his thoughts, Luke leaned forward. He'd never been much of a speechmaker; growing up on Tatooine as a farmboy hadn't exactly made him the eloquent one, not like his sister. But he would do his best

[governorkang]

"I, and every other adult individual of my race, are clones. We were created in a different manner than the ones most of you are used to; dark magic was used to warp the eggs of metallic dragons to hatch us instead. We were meant to be weapons in a war, shock troops. The Dragonarmies had originally intended for us to be smart enough to be able to fight better than goblins, but still be tractable, and much to their dismay, we surpassed that," Kang began, wings rustling.

"Now, I have not and will not lie to anyone on this ship about my past, or who and what I and my kind are. Our side murdered, stole, and worse, and we willingly went along with it. It was the only life we knew, and we'd been raised to think that we were doing the right thing. Not only that, but we had been told that no females had ever been created, or would be, to keep us under their control; decades later, we found out that was a lie. Partway into the war, most of the dragon eggs that hadn't been warped yet were recovered by the other side, and the

[governorkang]

He took a breath, "So you can see that I've had more than my share of experience with clones, and why I'm uncomfortable with the idea of anymore like Mei-Xing's being created. However, we must remember that this clone already exists, and that in this particular case, it will never do anything more than lie in one spot, unconscious. It will never speak, or even open its eyes of its own volition. This was done purposely, yes, but the point is, and one that Mr. Luthor made as well, that it is not sentient, and that is what is important. It is that lack of sentience, despite its physical appearance, that makes it unequal

[itsaboutaction]

Superman listened to what the other Councilmen had to say. So far, it was pretty much split. He let out a sigh as he went to speak.

"I'm going to admit something - I've never dealt with this sort of thing. At least not in this sort of magnitude. Cloning and Kryptonian DNA is hard. Before and after Kon, I've dealt with clones of me that literally disintegrated in mind and body." He was referring to the first two Bizarros that his Luthor had created. All that so Luthor could have something of him. "As it stood, though, they were still living and I had to protect them from both themselves and those around them."

"However, this isn't the case. What we're dealing with here, if what we heard is right, is nothing more than an organ bank. And that, I feel, we can't allow to keep going. As everyone's said, Stacy can take care of her needs, she doesn't need to use something this inhumane. At the same time, though..." he let out a sigh and sat back. "...I am abstaining from deciding what becomes of the clone itself

[governorkang]

Kang quirked an eyebrow ridge, "Inhumane, Councilor?"

[itsaboutaction]

Superman looked at Kang and noticed that he tread a mark he wasn't supposed to.

"My apologies." he said. "Allow me to rephrase it: something this cruel."

Yeah, this was going to be tougher than he thought. There was WAY too many toes on this ship that could be stepped on.