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( the test drive meme )

This is for anyone wanting to test out their characters in the setting before the game opens, see what clicks. Multiples will be allowed for this post, and you can generally assume any threads are a self-contained continuity unless you feel like getting creative.

Just post a thread with your CHARACTER NAME and CANON NAME in the title with a prompt and others will reply. Prompts and threads can be action spam or prose or whatever. These threads can be used on the sample section of your application, as well. Go out and have fun! Feel free to consult the institute tour and dorm guide for setting info.

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There's not a lot I can do. I could protest it all I want but there's only so much protesting will do.

That and a protest could easily turn into a riot and just prove, yet again, that we are a danger. [She sighs.]

Any large gathering of people can prove to be dangerous though, with or without mutations as a variable. Tensions run high when different opinions come to face one another; someone in the crowd might have a concealed weapon, or simply the mouth to set off a squad of police. Don't let the actions of a few dictate what you fight for, not when your individual freedoms are at stake.

True.

I don't but it does feel like a hopeless situation. It'll either pass or it won't and I don't feel there's much I can do.

Is that what you really believe, or what you've been taught to think?

[Nail on the head with the second one there.]

I don't know. Sometimes it's hard to tell the difference between those two things.

You're not alone. It's something you'll ask yourself more and more often as you get older and suss out who you are, and just what it is you want out of your life.

A lifetime of questioning myself? Can't say that sounds exciting.

[ He chuckles, a low, warm note. ]

When you're old like me you'll call it "self-discovery". But it's really not at all dull, it's life.

[She lets out a small chuckle of her own.]

That's good to know.

Going back to what you said earlier... there's nothing stopping you from letting your voice be heard. You don't have to march with a sign- why not send a letter to your Senator, and encourage others to do so too?

I've never been that great at putting what I mean into words. Would you be willing help?

I would be glad to assist in any way I can. Short of writing it for you, of course.

Why don't you start by jotting down your thoughts. How does the idea of compulsory registration make you feel? How will it affect you, and other mutants? What do you hope to accomplish by writing this letter?

[She gives a small chuckle.] I wouldn't expect you to write it for me.

I'll do that. Thank you for the help so far.

You're welcome. Let me know when you're ready to start writing.

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