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Hey, ah... Vision - I mean, Jonas - of the Young Avengers got sent home. Sorry, if you knew him.
[Why is he always full of bad news? Ugh... let’s try to be less depressing for a while.]
There’s something else I wanted to talk about today: since I got here almost a year ago I’ve noticed how there’s this huge range of cultural norms across the multiverse- which makes sense, different worlds have different standards, I get it. People who are accepted in one world aren’t tolerated in another. Luceti’s kind of an anomaly, where there’s really not much, if any prejudice. I mean, there’s the whole Malnosso versus Us mentality, but that’s because of what they do, not what they are. Basically what I’m saying is that I think that’s great, and I want to do my part to keep encouraging that universal acceptance here for the people who might not be able to get it back where they come from, open up discussions to people who might not be sure about who or what they are, um...
Okay, this is a really roundabout way of saying I want to start an LGBT club. If you don’t know what that means, here’s a breakdown:
[Below is a jotted list-
L = Lesbian = girls attracted to girls
G = Gay = guys attracted to guys
B = Bisexual = guys and girls attracted to BOTH guys and girls
T = Transgender = People who feel like they were born in the body of the wrong gender (or genderfluid)
*Q = Questioning = Anyone not sure about the above or if they apply
And then it returns to voice.]
Those are really oversimplified, and there's still a lot of other words people use to define themselves, but you get the gist of it. I’d really like to meet up with anyone who matches any those descriptions, or feels like they might, or are just curious about it. I’m gonna put up some posters with suggested meeting times and places, but if you have any questions or just want to talk about it, you can use the journal (it’s okay to be anonymous!) or come right to the school. I’ve got a table set up and I’ll be here pretty much all day. I don't know if this is going to go anywhere, but it's worth a shot, right?
One last thing- we’re looking to make this a safe place, so if you plan to come just to make fun of people: we have a Hulk.
[And true to his word, Billy will be at the school, curled up in a chair at a plain table littered with papers. He’s designing posters and doodling various symbols to use for logos. Come bother him if you like?]
[Why is he always full of bad news? Ugh... let’s try to be less depressing for a while.]
There’s something else I wanted to talk about today: since I got here almost a year ago I’ve noticed how there’s this huge range of cultural norms across the multiverse- which makes sense, different worlds have different standards, I get it. People who are accepted in one world aren’t tolerated in another. Luceti’s kind of an anomaly, where there’s really not much, if any prejudice. I mean, there’s the whole Malnosso versus Us mentality, but that’s because of what they do, not what they are. Basically what I’m saying is that I think that’s great, and I want to do my part to keep encouraging that universal acceptance here for the people who might not be able to get it back where they come from, open up discussions to people who might not be sure about who or what they are, um...
Okay, this is a really roundabout way of saying I want to start an LGBT club. If you don’t know what that means, here’s a breakdown:
[Below is a jotted list-
L = Lesbian = girls attracted to girls
G = Gay = guys attracted to guys
B = Bisexual = guys and girls attracted to BOTH guys and girls
T = Transgender = People who feel like they were born in the body of the wrong gender (or genderfluid)
*Q = Questioning = Anyone not sure about the above or if they apply
And then it returns to voice.]
Those are really oversimplified, and there's still a lot of other words people use to define themselves, but you get the gist of it. I’d really like to meet up with anyone who matches any those descriptions, or feels like they might, or are just curious about it. I’m gonna put up some posters with suggested meeting times and places, but if you have any questions or just want to talk about it, you can use the journal (it’s okay to be anonymous!) or come right to the school. I’ve got a table set up and I’ll be here pretty much all day. I don't know if this is going to go anywhere, but it's worth a shot, right?
One last thing- we’re looking to make this a safe place, so if you plan to come just to make fun of people: we have a Hulk.
[And true to his word, Billy will be at the school, curled up in a chair at a plain table littered with papers. He’s designing posters and doodling various symbols to use for logos. Come bother him if you like?]
voice - tw: for language
[He drawls, a wry amusement creeping into his voice. Then, after a pause:]
...Who am I to take offense to that which I am?
voice - tw: for language / lol I was gonna pm you about that
You're allowed to take offense if someone else uses insulting slang in your direction. I know I have.
voice - tw: for religious irreverence / YOU DIDN'T SEE NUTHIN'.
[He chuckles easily at the thought, as if the opinions of fellow captives mean more to him than ensuring due punishment is dealt.]
...Now where I belong -- [It's strange using that word when he certainly never felt very welcome.] -- there are no... kindly words to describe a man who fancies the flesh of his own sex. 'Sinner'... might be the tamest, I suppose. [Another low giggle bubbles out of him.]
voice - tw: for religious irreverence / are you sure
But he's very uncomfortable.]
I don't believe there's anything sinful about it. Some people think that way, sure, but I've never cared what others think of me. What do you believe?
voice - tw: Isaac tends to be a walking, leather-clad TW
[There's a slow intake of breath, a thought being savoured.]
...Their loss. It leaves quite a bit more for me to enjoy. [Had this been a video recording, he'd see it fit to lewdly curl his tongue for laughs.]
voice - just surround him with guns I guess
No shame in that. There's a saying where I'm from- kick haters to the curb.
voice - fine gosh
The curb...?
[He knows this to refer to a strap having to do with a horse's bridle, and can only take it to mean that haters (those who hate, presumably?) are to be restrained. Is he getting warm?]
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Describe it.
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The phrase is slang, though- it just means to send someone away when you don't like them.
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[Here's the part where he almost hopes Billy might laugh along with him, but hardly expects it.]
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I think the idea is to stop when they do, but that doesn't always work.
voice tw: talk of gruesome medieval punishments and such unpleasantness
[On a curious whim, he asks:]
Is this an uncommon state of affairs, wherever... or whenever you happen to be from?
voice; jesus christ
Yes and no. It depends on what part of the world you're in. My country has laws against that kind of violence, and that would be labeled as a hate crime if it was done specifically because of someone's sexuality. Some countries don't have that kind of protection.
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One must fight to be, relying not on the protection of others whether or not it is there when the time comes.
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But I've heard that can be unrealistic at times.
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[The words escape him in a snarl.]
The world is a ruthless, hellish place, and never shall this change for as long as humans walk the earth. [Not to say he thinks any better of demons.] There is no true, lasting equality among them and never shall there be so long as men have eyes to judge and the seeds of selfishness and envy planted deep in their hearts.
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Like I said... it's too horrible.
It might seem awful now - and worse, in the world or time that you come from - but I have to believe that it'll get better. The world's already come a long way from how things used to be, and it can only get better from here. Otherwise, what's the point?
voice [potentially triggery talk on what Isaac feels is human nature and such]
A great many attempts can be made to suppress hatred, but it changes not the truth.
[A vicious smile tugs at the corners of his lips.]
Protect the frail and punish 'the haters', if you will. But should this be done, there will surely be men who speak of tolerance and smile pleasantly to one's face, but seethe in silent resentment until the day their fury is unleashed. The threat of punishment will not temper rebellious spirits.
[A beat.]...Tell me - do you think this to be far better than those who denounce sodomites and arrange for their executions?
voice; can we just say trigger warning this is getting long
But I think that if someone really hates something, they won't talk about tolerance at all. Hatred isn't particularly silent- it's loud and angry and violent. As long as there's people who hate something, sooner or later that hate will show itself to the world no matter how they hide it, just like you said.
And that's why the strong keep fighting for justice. Because there's always going to be someone who hates what they're fighting for.
So yeah, I think it's better for people to have whatever peace they can get between the days the world decides to stomp on them. It means that we won, even if it's only until the next hater comes along.
voice; sure
We.
He wonders briefly, and not without a half-sneer, if Billy is including him in that word. Rarely is it when 'we' factors into Isaac's life in a meaningful way, in a way that suggests solidarity and support.]
And 'haters' fancy themselves to be heroes as they fight for what it is they believe.
[He muses aloud, too amused. Again his mind drifts back to Valachia and its people.]
So many fear they shall be torn apart by the monsters that own the night when it is their own kind who are a greater menace and a blight upon the earth. ...Humans shall be their own undoing, the damned fools.
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