The Last Stand [OPEN]]

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"... sweeping victories in both the House and Senate. Creed and his fellow Last Stand congressmen celebrated today, eager to begin the new legislation they promised in their collective campaign. Senator Creed enthusiastically exclaimed that the era of letting mutants go unchecked were finally going to come to an end..."


"... calling themselves the 'Mutant Liberation Front', or MLF, the campaign of vandalism and propaganda has been extensive in Europe and has started to appear in the United States and Canada as well. The MLF are most recognized by their tag sign of the double helix, along with the word LIBERATE. Most authorities are not incredibly concerned, as the group has been non-violent so far..."


"... as talks have broken down with Genosha. A special ambassador from the United States has been assigned to speak with Genosha on behalf of the US government, Gabrielle Haller, has stated that she will ensure that peace between the two nations will be assured. Haller and President Kelly left for Genosha this morning..."


"... Mutant Arts Council of Greater New York reported record setting turnout for their Halloween charity events in District X and are now focusing on their next seasonal event for the coming holidays. The Council is also looking for volunteers for District X soup kitchens for the winter months..."


"... making her the only platinum record seller in 2018. Industry analysts say that the hype that came as a result of Dazzler's coming out spiked the sales of her album well past anything else that's been release this year. Billboard expects "Mojoworld" to make the double platinum certification before the end of the year, with the Christmas shopping season approaching..."


"... projecting the coldest winter in the last twenty years for much of the United States. Certain voices outside the scientific community have gone from denying climate change to accepting it, under the caveat that climate change is now being blamed on possible mutant interference... "

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Comments

[niepokonany]

As if, I still need that TV to watch Gossip Girl after this.

[The only reason.]

This is so lame, though. It's like, did people just forget?

I need to step things up.

[With his activist work, he means.]

[shiningscales]

[Well, as long as the TV is safe.]

Well...

[He goes quiet, fidgeting as his expression clouds over. He was trying to see things from the perspective of someone who might agree with that kind of stance, but that just makes him think about his family, and that's uncomfortable. So, he stops.]

I don't know. I don't understand it myself. [He tries to force some levity back into his voice as he adds:] But I guess that was rhetorical, hm? You know more about this kind of thing than I do, anyway.

[...]

Though, um, if you don't mind me saying so, I think it's really admirable how that's your first reaction. I'd probably just wind up discouraged in your shoes.

[niepokonany]

Well, yeah, I would, it's kinda my thing. But that doesn't mean it's not lame and kinda crazy sometimes?

[He squirms a little in his seat, a bit unused to praise from people besides Fai even after all these years.]

I mean... what else is my reaction gonna be, right? We all wanna make things better, and it's not like I was ever gonna sit there with my head down and hope, right?

[That's not him. He's pretty sure he'd be bad at it if he tried.]

[shiningscales]

[Well, he can relate to that feeling, so he won't belabor the point! Still—]

I just meant... [He waffles briefly, but then declares:] You're resilient, and I think that's an admirable quality. I just wind up feeling sad and frustrated, sometimes.

[niepokonany]

[Feliks isn't quite sure what to do with that for a second -- an admission of weakness like that is unlike his own style of communication, his flamboyant defiance.]

...Frustrated is good! It means you want to do something, right? So that's the first step!

[Feliks, are you pep-talking the school counselor??]

[shiningscales]

[He doesn't need a pep talk, exactly, so he meets to that with a halfway sheepish laugh and a smile.]

Well, that's true, but there's frustration that's productive and frustration that isn't. Anyway, forget I said anything.

[niepokonany]

'Cause "forget I said anything" isn't like, worrying or anything?

Anyway, what's the difference? It's just what you make of it, right?

[shiningscales]

It's not, because it's nothing worth worrying about! It was just a compliment.

[He lets out a little puff of breath, but he's not genuinely bothered.]

I guess that's true, though... It being what you make of it, I mean. But people deal with their feelings in different ways, and being able to take negative ones and make them into something productive is a good skill to have. So I guess that's the difference.

[niepokonany]

Sure, sure.

[Hey, he'll let it go. It's no skin off his back, and he wouldn't want to be pushed about it if it were him.]

Anyway! If you wanna be productive about it, you could always give me a hand, you know!