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[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?
[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?
[action]
[He crosses his arms over his chest, thoughtful.]
Actually, before I got here, I hadn't even gotten it confirmed that I was a mutant. So I guess instead of being worried about going public about it, I just didn't want to ask the question.
[action]
You fret so much, Billy.
One fine day you might be forced to make a choice. But today is not that day. And it probably will not be that day tomorrow. Or the day after that tomorrow.
[Silently he wonders what he would do. Wouldn't it be very selfish to think about his own wellbeing first? Weren't friends more important? After all, their words, their trust. Wasn't that more important?
Maybe Billy would make the right choice by wanting to protect those close to him first.
It would be the right thing to do.]
[action]
[It's half a joke, if only to distract himself; Loki's brought up a few good points, but the fact that they're stuck here really does mean there's nothing he can do about it. It's not even guaranteed that he'll remember this.
Still, it's... something to consider.]
...Thanks anyway.
[action]
[Loki gets the joking aspect, but he wonders if it is really meant as a joke. Billy Kaplan is quite complicated sometimes. And quite sad and gloomy too.]
...My pleasure.
[He looks at the other for a moment.]
You wish me to leave, right? Unless there are more things you wish to tell me.
[action]
[Yeah, he's not very welcoming, is he? He debates faking it for a moment, then just shrugs his shoulders, offering a faint smile in Loki's direction. That would be unfair.]
I'm not kicking you out, but I don't think I'll be very good company today. I've really got too much on the brain.
[action]
He nods shortly.]
Aye!
[He gets up from the couch and pats Billy kind of awkwardly on his shoulder.]
Do not fret. You are doing fine as it is.
[After a small silence he adds:]
I really enjoy your company.
[action]
[Billy stands up to see him out- the least he can do, really.]
Let's see if we can't make next time a bit more fun, huh? I'll try not to be such a stick in the mud.
[action]
[Another awkward pet on the shoulder and a short nod afterwards.]
Aye. That might be an excellent idea.
[A short wave and he moves to turn around.]