Something Sinister in the air...

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"... since X-Day, it would appear that activity of both the Friends of Humanity and the Mutant Liberation Front have been largely contained. Authorities still urge caution, of course, but as far as the continuing violence is concerned, the streets are a little safer now. However, the leaders of both organizations are still at large. The FBI, along with SHIELD, have requested that any information to the whereabouts of MLF or FoH leadership be brought to them as quickly and discreetly as possible..."


"... holding her first concert since the violence broke out and her original tour was cancelled. Tickets to victims of anti-mutant violence were given entirely for free. Dazzler herself was quoted saying that now was a needed time for healing, and music plays an important role in that. She wants her fans to know that she is here for them, and she will do everything she can to help mutants still struggling in the wake of hatred and violence..."


"... Stryker has said that his vigil, continuing again after being released from the hospital, will continue until Claudine Renko, whom he holds personally responsible for the death of his son as well as the X-Day riots, is brought to justice. Senator Graydon Creed and the other Last Stand lawmakers have said they will stand with Reverend Stryker for the same goal. Creed went on to say that the only way from preventing something like X-Day from happening again is to pass the Mutant Registration Act, finally..."


"... Gabrielle Haller claiming that she and Genosha leadership have come to an agreement to stall potential international aggressions. The Passover Accords, as they are being called, were signed by both President Kelly and President Lensherr, sealing an agreement of non-aggression between the two powers, even if only temporarily..."


"... was released from SHIELD custody today and will stand trial for multiple accounts of fraud as well as the attack on the Xavier Institute of Higher Learning. John Sublime plead guilty to all charges, and expressed his regret that his obsession lead to such horrible acts. He reiterated that all he wished for in his Third Species movement was for peace between human and mutant, and a better understanding of each other..."

[[ ooc: Students and teachers are free to start their own threads in this log in response to one or more of these news clips, or even to things related but not specifically posted here. ]]

Comments

[knowledgeandshadow]

Temporarily indeed.

[Patchouli was frowning up at the TV, she did not expect the Passover Accords to last the week before someone decides to be an idiot and cause a new crisis. There were far too many people, human and mutant alike, who are far too quick to violence.]

[colorfulbrilliance]

Somehow...I'm not surprised at all.

[Meiling had been sitting near by, listening more then watching.]

Given how everything has been going...

[knowledgeandshadow]

How are you, Meiling?

[With most students she will use their family name if they have one, but but Meiling was an exception.]

[colorfulbrilliance]

[Meiling smiles slightly as she stretches a bit. She'd been staying awake...mostly so it wasn't too hard to answer.]

Eh..fairly good except for the news seemingly bad every time i take a look. Mom and Dad must be having a fit now. What do you amke of it all?

[knowledgeandshadow]

[A particularly troublesome side effect of her powers. In Patchouli's case, overuse of her abilities can lead to her feeling sickly and anemic.]

I think that forming teams may be precisely what is needed. There is most certainly going to be more unpleasantness to deal with.

[colorfulbrilliance]

[Honestly Meiling's just waiting for the crash. But she looks hesitant at the moment.]

True, it does seem like a good idea but even then, wouldn't that look bad? I mean, after everything a school starts forming teams to defend? To others who are looking for a reason to attack and say we may be starting something more then that.

[knowledgeandshadow]

It might. There's no reason to really advertise it.

[colorfulbrilliance]

It might end up being fairly obvious after a while though. But..if it'll help in the long run..It won't hurt too badly.

[knowledgeandshadow]

It's quite a risk... But perhaps one we are forced to take.

[colorfulbrilliance]

Maybe. I'm just not sure myself.

[She pauses and looks away.]

I mean, it's good for those who can help..not so much for those who are here to finish school or even ones who are still trying to control things.

[knowledgeandshadow]

I doubt those of us who need to learn about our powers will be forgotten... The school was set up for one of these reasons.

[colorfulbrilliance]

I guess so. With everything going on, it seems like more people are interested in fighting back and joining teams.

It probably won't seem like anything else to do until the surge of team building goes down.

[knowledgeandshadow]

Rest assured I will make certain everyone is getting enough education.

[colorfulbrilliance]

[A smile.]

I would be slightly scared to see if you didn't.