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tushanshu2014-01-03 06:39 pm
neverdanced) wrote in tushanshu2014-01-03 06:39 pm
001 - video
[He needs to stop thinking that he's incapable of being surprised. By the end of the Battle of New York, Steve thought he had seen it all. Insane technology, other worlds, aliens... What else could there possibly be?
The answer, of course, is a giant turtle in a realm outside the continuity of time. He had a long chat about nearly everything with the locals that helped him earlier, but it's still crazy, and he probably wouldn't have believed it if he hadn't seen some of the turtle shell himself.
Yet here he is. It'll probably all sink in over time; Steve's been overloaded with so much information over the past few hours and it's exhausting, even for him.
Getting on the computer hadn't been his top priority, but he's already gone outside of his new home and back. Steve's experienced enough culture shock for today. He might as well at least reach out and introduce himself to all of the other people who wound up here like him.
Once he's got the computer up and running, he accesses the network using the video function. He looks a little stiff and probably as exhausted as he feels, but that's the least of his concerns right now.]
Hello. My name's Steve Rogers. The kedin- kedan? - brought me up to speed already, but I only just arrived here a few hours ago.
[Maybe longer than that. He hasn't exactly been keeping track of time. In any case, it's really jarring to be talking to a computer screen and not actually know who's on the other end.]
I have a couple questions that I'd like to have verified. [It doesn't necessarily mean he'll believe whatever he's told, but second opinions are typically useful.] We're all more or less stuck on this turtle, right? But there's a way back.
[That's a question as well, but it ends up sounding more like a statement. It sounds like a reasonable assumption. There obviously isn't a rush since no time is passing back home; he just wants to know.]
The other question I have is about jobs. Since it looks like I'll be here awhile, I'll start looking soon. Does anyone know which places are hiring offhand?
[He pauses for a moment before adding a 'thank you.']
The answer, of course, is a giant turtle in a realm outside the continuity of time. He had a long chat about nearly everything with the locals that helped him earlier, but it's still crazy, and he probably wouldn't have believed it if he hadn't seen some of the turtle shell himself.
Yet here he is. It'll probably all sink in over time; Steve's been overloaded with so much information over the past few hours and it's exhausting, even for him.
Getting on the computer hadn't been his top priority, but he's already gone outside of his new home and back. Steve's experienced enough culture shock for today. He might as well at least reach out and introduce himself to all of the other people who wound up here like him.
Once he's got the computer up and running, he accesses the network using the video function. He looks a little stiff and probably as exhausted as he feels, but that's the least of his concerns right now.]
Hello. My name's Steve Rogers. The kedin- kedan? - brought me up to speed already, but I only just arrived here a few hours ago.
[Maybe longer than that. He hasn't exactly been keeping track of time. In any case, it's really jarring to be talking to a computer screen and not actually know who's on the other end.]
I have a couple questions that I'd like to have verified. [It doesn't necessarily mean he'll believe whatever he's told, but second opinions are typically useful.] We're all more or less stuck on this turtle, right? But there's a way back.
[That's a question as well, but it ends up sounding more like a statement. It sounds like a reasonable assumption. There obviously isn't a rush since no time is passing back home; he just wants to know.]
The other question I have is about jobs. Since it looks like I'll be here awhile, I'll start looking soon. Does anyone know which places are hiring offhand?
[He pauses for a moment before adding a 'thank you.']
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Are we looking at a potential civil war here?
[That would make sense to him, but since he just arrived he really doesn't know what's going on in entirety in regards to tension and well, everything else.]
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No. Not unless the person whom killed the Emperor is a foreigner, and the Kedan choose to take up arms against us all. But we're here to help them. So that would be counterproductive.
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The assassination could've been an internal thing, then. Vying for power. Has a statement been released about it?
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Yes. They don't know, and an investigation is still pending.
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[This isn't exactly the mini-vacation he had in mind.]
I'll keep an eye out for any follow-up. How recently did this happen?
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Two weeks or so.
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That's possible. I've been told there are a lot of them.
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There are. And I'm pretty damn sure you're not from mine... [Okay, time for a few more tests to figure out if this is true or not.] Do you know who the X-Men are?
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[It's just a guess, one that he figures could be true, if his other conversations are anything to go on.]
Can't say I do. Should I?
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Maybe not in your world yet. Mutants may still be hush-hush there. [GDI Fox!] I'm from a team of mutants in the city, X-Factor Investigations.
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[SHIELD probably has them on file, but if Steve doesn't have clearance to look at any of it, he might consider other options.]
What do you mean by mutants?
[He can assume, but he'd rather get her explanation to make sure he's on the right track.]
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[Probably for the best. A lot of people tend to hate mutants. Layla's always more prepared for hate than acceptance. Unfortunate as it is.] We're people with a mutation on our 23rd chromosome, called the X-Gene. This gives us, well, mutations. Some would call them super powers. Some are mental, others are physical, they run the whole gammut of things.
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It makes you a target, something Steve knows about first-hand. (Though it certainly didn't help that he spent his childhood instigating that...)
It's definitely not right or okay; he just knows that it happens.]
It's safe to say that I either don't know anyone in my world like that, or they haven't told me. Those I know with super powers- [He's borrowing her word here, and of course including himself in this statement even if he's not explicitly saying so.] -aren't born that way.
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But then there are those like me and my friends, who have no choice in the matter.
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And I'm sure those without these abilities don't take it well, if they know.
[Possibly stating the obvious here, oops.]
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Mutants are killed, beaten up, bullied. There's a huge problem of suicide within the mutant community. People are afraid of them. And we're afraid of ourselves.
It's a story you'll hear a thousand times over, a different minority every time. You think we'd learn from our history, but people like to think they're on the right side of history. I'm sure you understand.
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[The confirmation of what he was assuming makes him angry.]
I'm sorry. No one should ever have to live like that. It's wrong, and shouldn't happen anywhere, much less America. That's not what we fought for.
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If I can find a way to prevent it from happening when I get home, I'll use everything in my power to do so.
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[It's very idealistic, and the solution is definitely more complicated than that, though.]
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[It's said with certainty, because at some point, it has to.]
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