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[selfhelp]

[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.]

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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?

Comments

[snikting]

That's the Professor for you. I always figured him for the kind to be in it for the long run. [At least that's the case somewhere else.]

[selfhelp]

What about you?

[He knows that Wolverine is still a part of the X-Men back home, and here as well, but he's curious anyway. He tends to do as he pleases.]

[snikting]

What about me? I'm nobody's hero, kid.

[So anyone expecting anything from him, especially in the long term, is just fooling themselves.]

[selfhelp]

You'd be surprised.

[There's probably an action figure of you in his room back home, man.]

[snikting]

I don't like surprises.

[selfhelp]

Well, nobody said you had to like it. But it's always a possibility.

[snikting]

Sure. Anything's possible. But kids could use better role models. Like Cap. Hell, even Summers.

[selfhelp]

Scott Summers? Cyclops? Seriously...?

[He... really can't imagine that. Scott's kind of a jerk these days. And he doesn't really trust how Tommy reacted to the X-Men being mentioned while he was around.]

[snikting]

The kid's a regular boy scout. Not always the smartest one. But hell, he's probably one of the few honest people I know.

[High praise from Logan. But then, he doesn't dislike Cyclops.]

[selfhelp]

He's... definitely known for speaking his mind.

[Well, he can't say much. All he knows about Cyclops is he's cranky and outspoken. And considering the state of the world for mutants, he can't really blame the guy.]

[snikting]

I'm getting the feeling that it ain't so much a good thing where you're from. But before you feel like sharing: I ain't interested in knowing.

[One X-Men team is enough to care about. He doesn't need extras.]

[selfhelp]

That's a good thing. I mean- not that I'm agreeing with you? I'm sure both our universes probably have their ups and downs. But I don't like the idea of telling someone about a future that might not even happen.

Sorry- I should really learn to keep quiet about it.

[snikting]

Yeah, sure kid. People twice your age ain't ever mastered the art of shutting up. I won't hold out too much hope.

[selfhelp]

Guess I'll see if I can pull it off, then.

Thanks for responding, though. "Life isn't fair" isn't exactly a great philosophy, but it's probably the one with the most truth to it.