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Everyone's being really... talkative. Open. Truthful.
I bet this is a curse.
[ooc: Quicksilver's normal today. He had enough of spilling his guts on Tuesday. ;) ]
I bet this is a curse.
[ooc: Quicksilver's normal today. He had enough of spilling his guts on Tuesday. ;) ]
Yeah, but it would take something big, like an alien invasion, to get people distracted enough to work together and stop the fear. And I don't think I can manage something like that.
You get a choice? I'd agree to get out of the pain and to get them to loosen their guard, then the minute they aren't looking I'd run away. And next time I'd just make sure they can't find me or catch me.
Yeah, I guess you could call them a faction. Let's see, there's humans vs. mutants, of course. Most of the humans seem to firmly be against the mutants, so there's no real factions in there. It's just a question of how they want their mutant killed.
Then, in the mutants, there's two main sides right now. My father's called Magneto because he can manipulate metal, and he leads the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants. Sorta a pretentious name, but that's what he wanted it called. Wanda, my sister, and I follow him, cause he saved Wanda's life. Magneto thinks that mutants and humans will never get along, so we should just take over because we have the power and that way they'll stop killing us.
The other side is the X-Men. They're led by Charles Xavier, who's a really strong telepath (he can read people's thoughts). They're all really goody-two-shoes, but basically they believe that everyone can get along, humans and mutants. Trouble is, they don't see that their plan isn't gonna work, cause there'll always be fear, and as long as there's fear, there'll be hate. Saving a few humans from a few bad mutants isn't gonna help much. Oh, and they view us as the bad mutants, so we tend to run up against each other a lot.
As for me, although I'm with the Brotherhood, I'm not really sure anymore. I'm pretty certain the X-Men are too idealistic, but at the same time Magneto's a bit idealistic if he thinks we can take over the world at our current strength. Besides, Magneto's not really that great, and I'd been thinking of breaking off from him for a while. Didn't know what I'd do, though, so I guess it's okay that I ended up here.
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Yeah, Alien invasions never quite seem to pop up when you need them to.
The'd catch you. They always do. Once they set their sights on you, you're as good as dead.
That sounds really terrible. I'm not sure I know what I'd do in your place... The Magneto guy(Your da, right?) he seems kinda powerhungry, but I can understand his view. Still, I think it's best to avoid war. The mind-reader sounds a bit like Dumbldore, a great wizard who leads The Order. He's terrific, stong and wise, but a lot of people thought he was a loon because of how he delt with things, helping people jus' for the sake of it. This City... For all the curses, I agree, it's nice to have a break from everything crazy at home.
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No, sadly they don't. I doubt they'd catch me. Especially if I was to go there from here, I could probably just get back to the City if I was in trouble.
My father probably is powerhungry. Nothing's ever good enough for him, so he always wants more. And I don't think I'd be a big fan of war, either, so I'm hoping it doesn't happen. My father would probably say it was inevitable, though.
This Dumbledore does sound like Xavier, they both sound really idealistic. The trouble is that the world rarely takes the idealist's path, and then these people get really mad that things didn't happen the way they wanted them to. You gotta be able to roll with the punches, too, though I think most people have problems doing that.
I'm trying to see if I really want to go home. The curses are annoying, but... At least it seems unlikely I'd be killed here, just for being a mutant.
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Well, Dumbledore did win the last war(more-less), so I dunno how idealistic he is, it worked last time, if only by the skin of our teeth. All he really wants if for people to stop being killed, he jus' wants to end the war. He doesn't care about changing your opinion or getting everyone together and holding hands singing 'kumbaya'. But maybe the Xavier guy doesn't really care about that, either. In the end, yeah, you have to stick with you're opinions and roll with the punches to get successul, and I think the whole deal is wearing on Dumbledore, truth be told. He's...Dumbledore's an old dude.
Well, I know I need to get back, because I swore my loyalties. If I get killed for being a half-blood or whatever, fine, I jus' wanna end the war. But if you aren't sure of a lotta things, like who you're fighting for and all, you gotta figure that out.
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Wand? Like a stick, possibly with a star attached to the top? I'll watch out for it.
Okay, maybe Dumbledore's not. But Xavier definitely is. His pet geeks are always going on about treating everyone fairly and working together, mutants and humans. In our world right now, it's just completely unrealistic. Which isn't to say I necessarily agree with my father, I just think we need a better plan.
I... haven't really sworn my loyalty. I'll follow Wanda, but... I haven't made any other promises, really. I guess I can take some time here to figure that out.
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...wands don't have a star... Hey! stop making fun~
Well, Dumbledore always does what he thinks is right morally, and that kinda thins recources and all, so he's got an idealistic steak, sure, but maybe it's not as big as the Xavier guy's. Guh, I dunno...
...Who's Wanda? Does little Peitro have a girlfriend~?
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They don't?! I distinctly recall seeing a picture of the tooth fairy as a kid, and her wand had a sparkling star on top of it! So it's just a stick of wood? What happens if it breaks?
Wanda, my girlfriend?!? Eeeewwww!!!! She's my sister! We're twins, actually. And no, I don't have a girlfriend.
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We aren't toothfairies!! I never said anything about fairies! Faries don't even have wands anyway- you're just silly!
If it breaks, you gotta get a new one, just like everything else in the world.
Ha ha! Didn't mean that, but you randomly mentioned a girl, so I though...
A handsome chap like you with no girlfriend? Impossibe! XD
[occ much love for the icon, btw]
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Faries do have wands! See:
Well, if it breaks, then are you unable to use magic until you get it replaced? Does it store excess power? Can you make things to hold extra power, or extra spells? Do wands have to be made of wood, or can they be made of other materials? Can you use someone else's wand, and can they use yours? What if you lose your wand, or somebody takes it from you, but it's probably not broken, can you get a new one then? Where do you get wands from? Do you make them yourselves? Can you use normal sticks? Can you use a staff or a walking stick instead?
No, no girlfriend right now. One of my friends back home bet me I couldn't be celibate for a month, and the stakes were worth it to try it. And I don't really know anyone here well enough yet.
[Thanks, a friend made it for me. all credit goes to her :D ]
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...that's not any faerie I've ever seen. They're usually smaller, and more... annoying.
Wow, you have a lot of questions! Well, until you get a new one, the old one doesn't always work, it backfires and does spells wrong. As far as I'm aware of, it doesn't store exess power. If somebody steals your wand, they'll probobly give it back, because no one's wand works as well as one they buy themselves. Of course, if they don't give it back you can always buy a new one. And you can only use a wand, no sticks. If you wanna hide your wand in a walking stick or a cane, people do that all the time, but then you have to get the cane or whatever special made.
Who made that bet? A guy on you're brotherhood? He sounds kinda... special.
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Okay, I'll stop teasing you about that.
I know I have a lot of questions, but you're the only one I know from your world, so I have to ask you. This is interesting stuff. What if your enemy stole your wand, just to inconvenience you or to keep you from doing magic? There's no personal attachment to the wand that prevents you from getting another until that one breaks? That's good. Well, unless it's your enemy's wand you've got. Can you have more than one wand at a time, like one in a cane and one normal one? I think it would be handy to have a back-up that your enemy didn't know about.
Yeah. He was really tired of me getting all the girls, so he bet me that I couldn't be celibate for a month. He was hoping that with me out of the competition he could get a date (fat chance!), so I bet him that even if I was celibate, he wouldn't be able to get a date. Of course, now I'm here, so I can't even collect once I win.
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You're a curious kid, anyone ever tell you that?
oookay, lets see here: There's sort of a personal attachment, because not all wands work for all people. There're different types, and everyone has a different type they work best with. But, in the end, if something happens to your wand, broken or otherwise, you can always jus' get a new one. You can probobly have more than one wand at a time, but you can't use them both at the same time. If you happen to find two that work for you in the shop at the same time, which is rare, you could probobly buy them if Oliveander let you, but I doubt he would. Anyway, it seems like a really anal thing to do, so only paranoid old guys like Moody'd do it anyway.
Oh, do we have a lady's man here~?
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If you don't have your wand, can you still do magic? Or do you have to have your wand? And I don't think it's paranoid, but you and I come from different worlds; maybe there are different standards.
You could say that, but you could also say that I was a gentleman's man, by the same token. Ladies are just easier to get.
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If you don't have your wand, you generally can't use magic. There are a few exeptions, but they're so rare it doesn't even matter. And I dunno if it's paranoid, but it's kinda extra, like unneeded. It's kinda like having, I dunno, two mailboxes when the first one works fine, or something... I guess...
Oh, so you jus' move to fast for a guy's slow brain to keep up with, eh?
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