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..."

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[martyrerkomplex]

[Psychics. (Fellow psychics?) She should have known that one of them would make this difficult, sooner or later...]

[What was she supposed to say? Some people didn't take well to her act, but she had no experience of someone just rejecting it like this, like it was nothing. She felt naked, glancing around to be sure they were alone.]

...Is it wrong, to try and be something better than what you are?

[She's still trying to present herself well -- but it's a lot more honest than her first reaction, a lot more honest than she usually is. She doesn't want to be the way she is, a set of iron walls surrounding a whole lot of nothing. Is it that bad, to play at being a person worth liking?]

[no_girl]

... I can't judge. This body is fake, after all. [Martha had been in a shit mood, and definitely disarmed Krista on purpose, but... When she put it that way, she really couldn't blame her.]

[martyrerkomplex]

[Krista hesitated, still unsure how on Earth to proceed with her pretense thrown off so abruptly. It's... it's honestly terrifying, to be without the mask that she's relied on so much over the last half a year.]

...I'm sorry for bothering you. I... I'll leave you be.

[It's not even really that she's upset at Martha, it's just that she feels endangered. She needs to get out, to flee and regroup.]