Unjustifiable

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"...demonstrations quickly broke into violence as members of both Friends of Humanity and the Mutant Liberation Front attacked one another in various scuffles all throughout the evening in various locations around the US, particularly in Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, and Washington DC. Police have attempted to keep the situation under control, but neither group has made it very easy..."


"... President Kelly's return has also brought on several questions about the Genoshan situation and now the current strife in the US has effected those negotations. Kelly has simply stated that he has faith in the ambassadors still in Genosha and in the American people to come to a peaceful resolution on the mutant crisis..."


"... in an extremely rare interview, Shaw told Rosetta Riley that, in his view, Mutant Registration was the precipice of the not just the new decade, but what would shape the way historians looked at the early 21st century entirely. He said that while he regrets his company in their involvement in Project Wideawake, he still supports Registration on principle, he just feels the federal government has very little in the way of resources to enforce it the way it would be needed to fairness and liberty for mutant citizens...."


"... soup kitchens across District X were defaced overnight with anti-mutant graffiti, much of which parodying the now famous MLF logo. Some of them even had their food stocks tampered with, forcing organizers to scramble to make up for the damaged food..."


"... found dead after the protests cleared out, with the MLF logo spraypainted on his back. Relatives and mourners described the young man as a positive force in his community. He had many mutant friends as well, who described his death as unjustifiable and proof that the MLF is as dangerous as those they claim to fight against..."

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[totallystoned]

Well, wasn't that cute. Her little smile was genuine.

"What's gotten to you?"

[soccerwhisperer]

Tenma laughed nervously, clearly embarrassed by his behavior.

"A lot has been on my mind lately." He admitted. It wasn't entirely false. The stresses of recent events had taken a toll on him, and he was more exhausted than he liked to let on. He averted his eyes almost subconsciously, suddenly feeling shy about talking about his issues. It was strange. He could talk about it freely with fellow students, but the words seized up in his throat the moment he knew he was talking to an adult, and a teacher no less.

[totallystoned]

She glanced back up at the report then down to him. Tenma had never seemed to have much in the way of political feeling, in her experience, besides the natural mutant's wish to not be executed. It must have been either something big or something that hit close to home.

"Like the news?"

[soccerwhisperer]

"That's part of it."

He hesitated to continue. He did promise Shindou he'd talk to a teacher about practicing his powers more, but then...

"I kind of had a fight with Shindou-senpai." He finally confessed with a sigh. "I told him I wanted to join his X-Team, but he didn't want me to."

It had been a most miserable time. While they still did soccer practice together, they weren't connecting on the same level as they had before. Tenma gives Reki a sad look, much like a puppy who had been denied treats.