selfhelp: ([billy] seriously? you're calling a cab?)
William "Billy" Kaplan (Wiccan) ([personal profile] selfhelp) wrote2012-12-13 09:38 am

[Voice/Action]

[Today is a good day for serious business, apparently. There's a certain something he's been putting off for a while, and after one-too-many dreams interrupting his sleep, he's had enough: this morning when Billy wakes up, the first thing he does is jot out a note in the journal-]

[Private to Ben Grimm]

Hey, would it be okay if I swung by to ask you a few things?

[He'll work through his morning routine until he gets a response, after which he'll go for a visit and get a hell of a lot more than he bargained for.

After that, his mood for the day is drastically altered; he'll skip out on school, trying to sort out his feelings on the matter. Tommy's still AWOL, and he's trying not to worry Teddy, but what he's just been told has really got him thinking- about people, and heroes, and the unfairness of mankind in general. And eventually he'll just go ahead and return to his journal for it. He's kind of in over his head here.]


[Open to All]

I know Luceti's full of heroes- seems kind of a standard trait for most of us, for whatever reason. Back on my world, super-humans aren't that uncommon, and in general they're revered for everything they do for the world. Some of them were born that way, and some of them are from other planets, and some were altered to get their powers, and some have a lot of talent or skill instead of powers. But they're all considered to be super heroes. There's bad guys, too- just as diverse and unique as the heroes they fight. People fear them and celebrate their defeat.

There's another group, though... humans who got their powers because of evolution. It's much more natural, in a lot of ways. Some are heroes, some are villains. Some are just trying to get by without becoming one or the other. But regular humans fear them, and hate them for it, even if they save the world just as much as the heroes they love. They're called criminals or monsters, no matter how innocent they might be.

[He hesitates- it's probably obvious to some, what he's talking about, and he's not sure if he should lock it from the mutant population, or apologize, or something, but it relates to them even if it's not by name. Hiding it wouldn't be right.

In the end he just leaves it be.]


...Sorry for the ramble. But it's not fair, and... I just can't understand why. Why hate one and love the other, when they're basically the same?
thefinaljedi: (Dorksmile)

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[personal profile] thefinaljedi 2012-12-28 02:19 am (UTC)(link)
Thanks Billy.

[He's never really been good at accepting praise like that. Logically, he understands it, but that doesn't make it any less...odd to him.]

Really I'm just happy to help.
rashness: (I want you)

[voice]

[personal profile] rashness 2012-12-28 03:22 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, he's been working for True Cross for a long time, and he's an old friend of my old man's, I guess.
wildkotetsu: (You're the best! around!!)

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[personal profile] wildkotetsu 2012-12-28 08:43 am (UTC)(link)
That's good to hear!!

[VERY EXCITED MAN--]
wildkotetsu: (well)

[voice]

[personal profile] wildkotetsu 2012-12-28 08:45 am (UTC)(link)
...

[wait wait no]

I mean—y'know! That you have so many heroes and all that, is what I meant. It's not good that it needs a lot of saving, just that... it's good to see people doing good like that.

[a-aha]

We don't have as many heroes, really... Not aliens, either.
complicatedliar: (and i had a dream)

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[personal profile] complicatedliar 2012-12-28 10:35 pm (UTC)(link)
[Loki falls silent, thinking about how badly Billy had reacted during the draft to losing his magic. It really hadn't been so different from how Loki felt himself, he was just better controlled, knowing it was for just a short time.]

[Quietly:] I know that you will run mad without it.

[He turns his mug in his hands.] I do not know what to tell you, Billy. That which we care for inevitably is taken from us if we are not strong enough to prevent it. Sometimes even if we are. [His lips pull in a humorless smile.] And sometimes it isn't even real to begin with.

Ours is a grand sort of power. It works best when we can plan ahead and prevent such things from happening. But sometimes they happen anyway.
reminded: (There's no need to worry.)

[voice]

[personal profile] reminded 2012-12-29 02:26 am (UTC)(link)
Correct! Well reasoned. And if Luke succeeds in shooting me on his first try, then your odds get even better. Not as bad a situation as the first glance would have you believe, though still one we should hope to avoid altogether.
heartisabattleground: (I am who I am.)

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[personal profile] heartisabattleground 2012-12-29 03:53 am (UTC)(link)
Exactly. With our hearts will always stay connected. Here in Luceti and even outside of it too.
touchofrogue: (Uncertain About This)

[personal profile] touchofrogue 2012-12-29 04:19 am (UTC)(link)
[Rogue winced.]

Okay. That. Wasn't so terrible. Do ya think you can get it out the door?
z_jay: (Default)

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[personal profile] z_jay 2012-12-29 04:33 am (UTC)(link)
[He's struck speechless for several moments, processing that this is a gift and not something that people hoard and--]

I, ah, thanks!

[Kickstarts into action again, moving to set the Reese's into the fridge. Save some for Jack and eat them later.]

Sixteen-- hah, sweet year, huh? Well, from the tone of your voice earlier, not all is well?

[Okay, seventeen was still too far from nineteen, so he'd stick to water. Sets the glass in front of him and settles back with a grin.]

I'm not generally nosy, but you seemed pretty upset. Hopefully no one's giving you trouble here? I hear the Malnosso can put a cramp in your plans...
ledbythewind: (Adorable Prince)

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[personal profile] ledbythewind 2012-12-29 07:21 am (UTC)(link)
[That actually was what Richard meant, as he was just teasing a bit.]

Then I'd say you're a bit luckier in that area than I am.
not_a_troll: (complicated)

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[personal profile] not_a_troll 2012-12-29 01:08 pm (UTC)(link)
[Loki raises his eyebrows and does a Dr. Phil-type of nod.]

I have read some about it on the world of online. Yet, my knowledge about the relationship between the Midgardians and the mutants is very limited.

I do know that there is a lot of animosity between both parties. And that Midgard is rather...hostile towards them.

Am I right?
rocketpunch: (Default)

[personal profile] rocketpunch 2012-12-30 05:51 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, totally. I'm glad I have people who like me even if I am really different. Not everyone gets that kinda luxury. I'm guessing it's worse for your world, from the sound of it.

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