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

[deceases]

I think it's since they need to feel really threatened before they do anything. [ That's the way it had been back home, anyway.. ] Of course they already do now, but.. until something big happens, they won't bother to move. Even a few smaller incidents might not be enough to get their attention.

[ He pauses, and then lets out a sigh. It's still somewhat casual though, especially considering the subject matter here. ]

.. That's just my speculation, though.

[mouflon]

Hm, you think so? To be honest, I'm more used to authorities jumping to put down any kind of dissent. It's when they're being asked to help people that they sit on their hands. [She pushes some hair over her shoulder with a shrug, as if to say there's nothing to be done about it.] I can't say I've been here long, though, so maybe this government is just totally toothless instead.

[See, she's capable of moderation!!]

[deceases]

Ah, I'm not from here either.

[ But the fact that he's Japanese is not really as apparent with his anime hair, huh.. he casually shifts a little bit. ]

I come from a small village in Japan, so the authorities probably didn't care much about that place to begin with. I thought it might be the same on this kind of bigger scale.

[mouflon]

[Hey, where you were born doesn't mean anything about where you were raised! She would know, seeing as she hasn't been back to Japan since she was an infant...]

From what I've heard, it's pretty typical for Japanese authorities to look the other way. [She means when it comes to mutant issues, of course.] Where I grew up, though, they could crack down pretty hard. And from the sounds of things, a lot of people who want to do the same here just got elected, right?

[deceases]

I'm not too sure about here. [ He didn't transfer that long ago, after all, and even then he's not too big on keeping up with every detail of the news and who's in charge. ]

You might be right though. Maybe something will change soon then.. people already said it feels like there's trouble brewing, but I guess I'm not really the type to just be able to feel that sort of stuff coming.

[ Mostly since other issues than just plainly mutant ones were on his mind back home. ]