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Kankri Vantas | Homestuck | Feel free to opt out of the colour and quirk. Please.

[n99neescapes]

[Prose]

For once Kankri wasn't rambling about Social Issues, at someone. In fact he seemed pretty content just eating his breakfast and reading a paper. He's pretty much absorbed into it.

[Intranet]

(Trigger warning: Possible mutantism laws.) With the advent 9f the registrati9n 6ill c9mming int9 f9cus in the news, I d9 w9nder h9w my fell9w peers feel ab9ut it. Is it a g99d thing? A 6ad thing. D9 y9u feel 9ffened and threatened 6y it? If y9u d9, I d9 ap9l9gize f9r bringing it up and p9ssibly triggering y9u. And y9u might want t9 st9p reading this right n9w.

This law p9ssi6ble c9uld change the entire f9undati9n of Human-Mutant relati9nship. It w9uld in 9urs and every9nes best interest t9 c9me t9 an understanding 9n the wh9's and the what's 9f it. 9n 9ne hand it "supp9sedly" will help apprehend criminals that w9uld use their mutati9ns for an injust cause. Like the Br9therh99d. And yet this c9uld easily lead t9 m9re 9utright discriminati9n, in many f9rms. Human 9nly suburbs, terminati9ns from jobs, where s9me9ne c9uld sit 9n the 6us. The effects and side-effects will m9st likely 9ut way any g99d that might c9me fr9m this law. It's ripples be felt f9r generati9ns t9 and turn int9 a fruitless struggle f9r equal rights between the tw9 parties.

intranet

[diseasing]

[gurl she ain't gonna read all that shit]

Is your keyboard broken? There are a lot of people here that are good with that kind of thing, so I bet someone could fix it for you, if you asked.

[n99neescapes]

[Smart girl]

N9 it's n9t, th9ugh I d9 appreciate y9ur c9cern and care ab9ut the well 6eing 9f my essay writing dev....er my key69ard.

This is just simply my preferred manner 9f writing 9n the internet. A way to differentiate me fr9m the rest 9f the faceless masses 9n the web.

retroactively adjusting her typing style, don't mind me!!

[diseasing]

oh. so it's kind of like a signature? [...] why did you pick those numbers, though? it's kind of hard to read.

Nope! Not at all, it's what this thing is for, no?

[n99neescapes]

S99ry f9r the inc9nvience, it just happen t9 be my style. S9 yes, it is akin t9 a signature, if y9u were t9 l99k at it that way.

I guess I c9uld turn 9n voice video, s9 as n9t make it hard 9n you to read. Th9ugh it is n9t my preferred way 9f c9mmunicating in this venue.



[Switches video. Inster one grey skin, nubby candy-corn looking mutant.]

Is this better?

oh...my...god YESSSSSS

[crabtasticsentinel]

[Aschka has the video turned on and she's just kind of staring at her screen through squinted eyes. What the hell is she reading?]

Are you oh and bee buttons broken?

...No wait the bee can't be broken you used it.

[n99neescapes]

Did I? Thank y9u f9r 6ringing that t9 my attenti9n. I'll have it fixed sh9rtly.

[crabtasticsentinel]

...Why do you type like that? It's weird.

[n99neescapes]

That is very typist 9f y9u.

I happen t9 find this way 9f c9mmunicating 9nline t9 6e very c9mf9rta6le and m9re natural then the n9rmal way. 6esides it makes it much easier t9 identify wh9 I am am9ung every9ne here.

[wisecracked]

You should really pay less attention to the paper and more attention to your breakfast Kankri. Because guess what. That plate of food is now floating over to Kenzi.

[n99neescapes]

Unfounately, Kankri would not notice till he went to grab another piece of toast. There's some jam on his sleeve and face.

"What?"

Cue him chasing after the plate, tripping over the chairs, once he caught sight of it.

[wisecracked]

Kenzi caught the plate and sat back, getting ready to finish off the rest of Kankri's meal. At least until she saw him coming.

[sogyo_no_kotowari]

-Well at least SOMEONE can look past his quirk-

To be honest, I'm not fond of the idea, but it's hard to plan for a worst case scenario when so many people are clamoring for some sort of solution. Registration might not be it. Especially with a lack of mutant representation in government. But no one seems to be presenting other solutions.

[n99neescapes]

-A miracle of miracles!-

I see. Thank y9u f9r y9ur input in this discussi9n. It's quite a seri9us endev9ur that they are d9ing and 9ne that can and m9st likely will negatively effect us all, and thusly sh9uld and must 6e the f9refr9nt 9f 9ur attenti9n. The cis-humans (very important, as calling them human d9es have the effect 9f dehumanizing mutants and meta's, as if they are less 9f a pers9n) d9 have a right t9 feel safe, 6ut n9t at the disc9mf9rt 9f every9ne else.

N9t t9 menti9n the impact this might have 9n metahumans. M9st cis-humans w9uld n9t 6e a6le t9 tell the difference right away due to the wide sc9pe 9f p9ssi6le mutati9ns and it c9uld lead t9 unf9runate triggering t9 9nes that d9 n9t want t9 6e lumped in with us. Why a wh9le new schism c9uld appear 9f Meta's vs. Mutants vs. Cis-humans. Which w9uld m9st likely end in pr96lematic and futile 6l99dshed, and take away fr9m the m9re imp9rtant issues and s9cietal pr96lems at hand.

6ut that is an unf9rtunate digressi9n, which I d9 ap9ligize f9r. Pe9ple in g9vernment l99king 9ut f9r all parties intrestes, w9uld indeed 6e the 6est way t9 ensure a 6etter law.

[sogyo_no_kotowari]

Techically, we already have a form of metahuman regulation if you consider SHIELD to act as such. And even then, mutants are decidedly more common, and thus shoulder the larger portion of public concern.

Still, when you think about how other national governments have been handling these matters, America is at least doing something, even if it doesn't seem like a very good idea. It will need work, though. And hopefully that's just what it will get once the act is introduced into congress.

intranet

[sou_kigetsuki]

We're only seeing one side of the issue from the points of view of biased individuals. It's this tripe that causes many to take sides. Now, before I start raising my pitchfork and rounding up my posse, I have to ask myself am I pointing fingers at myself too?

Accusations fly and spread like a wildfire. It's sad to think that even those of us from the upper class are effected. We're swept under the rug and it's covered up like a blemish. "Oh, your son is a mutant? What a shame." Getting over something like that, even passively, still effects those that those words were directed to.

If you're asking me what side I would choose? My answer is simple. My own, but that doesn't mean I don't have opinions nor is it saying I'm ignoring the issue. I'm far from removed.

Re: intranet

[n99neescapes]

A very sensi6le p9siti9n. If n9t 9ne that enf9rces and c9ntiunal perpetuate the 9ng9ing pr9blems at hand. A unified fr9nt by th9se affected, as sh9wn by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Malc9lm X (Th9ugh his vi9lent ways sh9uld never be a plan, unless it's a literal last res9rt. A shame that Dr. King alm9st g9t swayed int9 his way 9f thinking, when he heard the man speak,) and 9f c9urse Mahatma Gandhi, usually yield m9re effective results.

intranet

[sou_kigetsuki]

I think you misunderstand me. I'm saying that as a member of the 1% of America's income tax bracket, mutants born under this umbrella are viewed as blights and are either ignored, or the mutant issue is never addressed. Parents pretend that there's not problem to other members of their social groups without ever bringing up the fact that they are mutants. You have no idea how many dinner parties I have attended where I was put aside just because I'm a mutant. My voice is never heard in such debates and I side with my own kind.

Before I came to this school, I hated what I am. I was taught that hate from my peers, family and the staff at the schools I attended. Instead of putting on my record "Mutant", they instead labeled me as a disciplinary problem. Is that fair? No. I am what I am. It took three schools and a burned down gym to realize this. My own father refuses to tell anyone that I attend Xavier's. He removed me from the family register, had me emancipated, and I'm living off the interest of my own trust fund. I have no family. My father's estate is going to my half-brother from my father's second marriage and has said that Jacob is his only son.

I'm not complaining, I'm just putting it out there.

I'm in this just the same as you are. The rich, middle-class and poor are all affected and the common thing most families do? They tell their kids that powers are bad and we shouldn't use them. Period. We are taught to ignore and hate ourselves for it because we're different. It's an irritating fact.

Those that embrace it? Good on them. At least they had the support and are taught the right way. Now, I'm not saying they don't have their own share of problems and there's no telling how many more are out there that have the same problems as you or me. In fact, I plan on taking a stand. This is my last year in high school and I plan on taking Political Science and Economics. At least there, I can try to make a difference on their own battlefield.

If it's a fight they want, I'll bring it. Make no doubt about that.

I apologize profoundly because he's a dick ;-;

[comparative_insanity]

[In turn, have someone who types out his talking quirk.]

Eeeeee~ that's a lot of long long com~pli~ca~ted wooooords Kankri. I think I might be a little bit triggered by them, not being nearly as clever as you, you see.

No need, This guy is one too.

[n99neescapes]

S9rry. I sh9uld 9f kept my intelligence privileges in check. I'll be sure t9 l9wer the sylla6le c9unt, in any further disc9urses with you, Fai. D9 you require a friend t9 hug and keep you calm? We can c9ntinue this disscusi9ns later 9n, when you are feeling 6etter.

sobbing with laughter Kankri why so precious and yet so dickish

[comparative_insanity]

[If it takes a while for him to reply, it's because he literally broke down giggling like an idiot at his computer, and had to take a time-out of the non-huggy and more gasping-for-breath kind.]

Nooooo, it's okay, I think I'm fine. You just need to think about how problem kids like me sometimes can't keep up with people like you, see? Or you could - and I hate to say this - be construed as slightly a~ble~ist.

intranet

[daimondai]

whats a trigger?

[n99neescapes]

A trigger is anything that make a pers9n relive an unf9runate, and ususally, traumatic event in their life.

It's a terri6le thing.

C9mm9n triggers include, but are n9t limted t9 (I w9uld l99k away if y9u think y9u might have any): incest, a6use, racism, mis9gyny (th9ugh s9me pe9ple might claim that misandry is 9ne t99, if it exists,) ableism, parental a6and9nment (A tricky 9ne as many mutants here seem t9 suffer fr9 that,) anything that ends with -ism and s9 forth. They sh9uld be av9ided as much as p9ssi6le, lest things 6ec9me pr96lmatic.

/these keywords have never been more fitting

[daimondai]

[If one can somehow hear eyes glazing over through text, then that sound would be here. In fact there's a delay in response as Masaru has to look up a few words. Finally:]

Oh.... so basically don't be a dick.

[genkigullwing]

okay can you kinda stop with the funny six and nine thing? It's kind of annoying and makes it really easy to ignore what you just said, which might actually be important