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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[garganteren]

[Eren looked at her. Of course he knew all the kids here were mutants, but the ones who clearly looked like them were the weirdest. He could see she had dog or cat ears or something under her hood.]

In England and Canada, it's different. So it'll be more like that. It's just a list so the government will know about dangerous powers. To stop innocent people from getting hurt.

[That description is definitely totally accurate!]

[soundandfurry]

I... guess so. -She doesn't sound convinced.- A lot of people seem... afraid, though. They don't know what will happen.

[garganteren]

People worry about new things. No one ever knows what's going to happen. You have to be as prepared as you can be, that's all.

[soundandfurry]

I know that much... it was an important part of life where I came from. -Which might explain why she had hoarded so much food into her room, but ehhhh he didn't need to know that.- But some people are saying people that want to hurt mutants will use registration to target them.

[garganteren]

Yeah, I know. People say a lot of things.

They like to make a lot of guesses about what's going to happen. You can't listen to everything people say.

[soundandfurry]

-Another nod.- Mamma said something like that... that some people would try to lie to me... to tell me it was wrong to be the way I am. -Hoo boy. Talk about eggshells.-

[garganteren]

[Eren's political beliefs are at odds with his desire not to randomly insult a girl he doesn't know. So he grunts. Anyway, it's not her fault if she's like this. If she's not harming humans, she's just a victim of her genes.]

Yeah. People tell me that. They tell me I'm wrong, but I'm not going to listen.

[soundandfurry]

I guess that's pretty admirable...

Um... I'm Shadow. -Still using that old name.- What's yours?

[garganteren]

You think so?

[He's incredulous. This is the first time anyone here has told him anything remotely like that. Called him admirable. Not that he's going to let his guard down around a mutant. But he has no reason to hide his name.]

I'm Eren.

[Her name isn't normal, but people's names aren't really his concern.]

[soundandfurry]

Mamma always told me that people who stick to their convictions have good hearts. -Even if those hearts were in the wrong place, but she didn't know enough about Eren to judge any of that. Still... there was a weird moment where it looked like she was wagging her tail.

Wait. Tail. She had a tail.- It's nice to meet you...

[garganteren]

She did? I guess that's right.

[That doesn't sound like something a mutant would say at all, and he doesn't know what to say to that.]

I can't say the same, because I don't want to be here at all. So it isn't nice.

[Sticking to his convictions meant that Eren was far too blunt at times.]

[soundandfurry]

-And believe it or not, the wolf girl empathizes.- I don't want to be here either... but they said it was the only way I could be safe...

[garganteren]

That's what they said about me, but it isn't true... I was fine.

[It's hard to say anything too mean to her when she just seems shy. Even if he finds her weird and unnerving.]

But it's no wonder people are afraid of mutants. Humans and mutants just don't belong together.

[soundandfurry]

-That made her flinch a bit...- I don't try to be scary... It's not my fault. Humans made up the 'big bad wolf', not me or my people...

[garganteren]

Yeah...

[It's hard for him to be harsh with someone who's flinching. So he doesn't raise his voice.]

I don't want to be scary, either. Humans didn't make all that up. Monsters are real. But what if there was a way we could fix all that? Maybe we could be normal.

[soundandfurry]

... Being a wolf is normal for me. I just... don't want to be hated because of it. There's no such thing as a 'big bad wolf'.

[garganteren]

You're a wolf? That's it?

[That doesn't sound too bad. Yes, it's weird, very weird. But wolves are natural. It's not like she can blow up cities with her mind, like the mythical city-destroying mutant Eren's always talking about. He lets out a sigh. It turns out, it's harder to tell a mutant that you hate them to their face than he'd thought it would be, especially when she's being nice and listening to him. It's hard to hate a sad girl he doesn't even know.]

It's... I don't think it's normal, but—I don't hate you!

[soundandfurry]

Well, I mean... it wouldn't be normal for you. -She was gonna take it that way, for the sake of her own impressions of the guy. He was... she felt like she could like him, in spite of everything. And she did.- But... thank you, for saying that.