[voice/written/action]

[selfhelp]

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?]

Comments

[selfhelp]

I guess you could turn anything into a list, you just-

[...Wait a minute, that voice and that commentary is. Familiar.]

...Twilight?

[voice] ==> [video]

[manely_harmless]

Oh, right. [ She snaps on the image. A girl with purple hair stares back at him. ] I'm a little different.

[video]

[selfhelp]

Just... a little.

Got kidnapped, huh.

[video]

[manely_harmless]

Yep.

It's a good thing I've already started my research on humans!

[video]

[selfhelp]

...You're researching people?

[He's torn between feeling amused and disturbed.]

[video]

[manely_harmless]

Oh... not specific people. Just the idea of humans in general. You wouldn't drive a cart or an airship without reading the manual first! Why, something in your past you don't want unearthed, Billy? [ She's teasing. Mostly. ]

[video]

[selfhelp]

[He's not even sure how to take that 8|;;;]

Doesn't everyone have something like that? But I sure hope you're not planning to drive any of us anywhere. We can be slow and lazy creatures.

[video]

[manely_harmless]

Well, since nopony's tried to ride me when I was a pony, I'll let you off the hook. But I do have to commandeer this body!

[video]

[selfhelp]

Considering it's your body, different species or not, I figure you're allowed to do whatever you want with it.

[video]

[manely_harmless]

Yes. I wish I still had my magic, but hands seem to be a decent substitute in a lot of ways!

[video]

[selfhelp]

Oh wow, turning into a human made you lose your magic? That really sucks.

I do think I'd rather have hands, but I'm biased there.

[video]

[manely_harmless]

I think it's because I get my magic from my horn. So as soon as I change back, I should have it again. Unless the Malnosso transformation has more severe side effects than I thought.

It's just a little disorienting. Took me a while to learn how to use them.

[video]

[selfhelp]

You should see the cool things humans can do with them when they've got good coordination. Painting, music, juggling... fingers are good for plenty.

[video]

[manely_harmless]

Ponies have those things, too! It just depends on how dexterous you are. Pinkie can juggle a few balls at once. But I did try making a sculpture with hands, and it was a lot easier!

[video]

[selfhelp]

[Juggling ponies is such a weird mental image when your world isn't supposed to be cartoony. But he can't just come out and say that, since that's her reality.

Still weird, though.]

Maybe someday Luceti will turn people into ponies and we'll understand what that's like.

[video]

[manely_harmless]

That would be weird. I wonder what color you'd be? Or what your cutie mark is?

[video]

[selfhelp]

...My what?

[video]

[manely_harmless]

Your color? Ponies aren't all the same color like you humans are. ... Us humans, now. I think a deep red could suit you...

[video]

[selfhelp]

No, no- though I like the red idea- I meant... what's a cutie mark?

[video]

[manely_harmless]

Oh! It's a mark that appears on a pony's flank when they've figured out what they're good at. Mine is a six-pointed star. Maybe a swirl would suit you? To represent your chaos magic!

[video]

[selfhelp]

Oh, uh. Maybe? I've never thought about being represented by a single symbol. It seems too simple.

[video]

[manely_harmless]

Sometimes it means more than you think, at first. Like, I don't think my star cutie mark just represents magic. I think the six points are supposed to represent me and my friends.

[video]

[selfhelp]

Hmm... maybe like a yin-yang then. Chaos magic is all about finding balance between good and evil, natural and unnatural... that might work.

[Plus there's a callback to his family history. Or he and Teddy. Hell, he and Tommy...]

[video]

[manely_harmless]

That sounds like a good one! It would probably look pretty good on red fur, too.

[video]

[selfhelp]

Maybe I can work on a spell to try it out. It could be fun to be a pony for a day.