Kitty Jones (
rathercommon) wrote in
maskormenace2015-01-04 12:13 pm
Entry tags:
- abigail hobbs | n/a,
- jaime reyes | blue beetle,
- knock out | n/a,
- † annie sawyer | n/a,
- † billy kaplan | wiccan,
- † bucky barnes | winter soldier,
- † clark kent | superman,
- † jimmy mcgill | saul goodman,
- † john mitchell | n/a,
- † jonathan joestar | n/a,
- † ken kaneki | one eyed king,
- † kitty jones | n/a,
- † kotetsu t. kaburagi | wild tiger,
- † nathaniel (john mandrake) | n/a,
- † reiner braun | n/a,
- † richard swift | the shade,
- † rick bradbury | n/a,
- † shinjiro aragaki | n/a,
- † thomas | n/a,
- † toboe | howling
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Portugal, up till the nineteen seventies, was an empire - and it was a nasty one. It sent its citizens to die on foreign shores for years, just to keep up its glorious expanse of territory. It kept order with its secret police that kept down any disagreement. Only the rich and powerful were educated past the bare minimum; everyone else had to leave school to get to work. And then the military began rebelling, and the people joined in, and with barely any violence at all the government was toppled and the empire ended. They call it the Carnation Revolution, because the people put flowers into the barrels of those guns that never got fired.
[ Kitty clearly takes great satisfaction in this story as she recounts it from notes that she's taken. Though it might sound like it, this isn't a lecture, no real attempt at demagoguery: she elaborates a moment later - ]
Back home, this was the sort of thing they wouldn't ever let us know about. All our history classes were how brilliant our Empire was, all the good they'd done the world. How dark times were before our armies toppled all the tyranny spread all across Europe. Never mind that we just replaced that tyranny with our own.
[ Which ought to be bitter, but she's having too much fun with learning things to be really sour. She's more energetic than anything, peppy and garrulous. ]
Anyway. I just thought that was nice to read. There are so many bloody, awful revolutions throughout history - hearing one where people didn't end up being slaughtered was nice. I just wanted to share something nice.
[ And then, before she forgets: ]
Oh, and by the way, I've got a car now, and driving is actually really brilliant, so if anyone needs a ride anywhere, let me know. I do work a lot, so I'll need a bit of advance notice, but I can definitely take people to the grocery and to the airport and all that. [ Oh, and - ] Also, does anyone have suggestions close to Heropa to visit? Nothing stupid - I want places that are interesting or strange or where I can learn things. So don't suggest Disney World, because I'll just get cross.
[ A quick grin. So how many of you miss the days when she was subtle and quiet and not all chatty and energetic all over all the network all the time? Blame Mandrake. ]
Thanks.
[ Kitty clearly takes great satisfaction in this story as she recounts it from notes that she's taken. Though it might sound like it, this isn't a lecture, no real attempt at demagoguery: she elaborates a moment later - ]
Back home, this was the sort of thing they wouldn't ever let us know about. All our history classes were how brilliant our Empire was, all the good they'd done the world. How dark times were before our armies toppled all the tyranny spread all across Europe. Never mind that we just replaced that tyranny with our own.
[ Which ought to be bitter, but she's having too much fun with learning things to be really sour. She's more energetic than anything, peppy and garrulous. ]
Anyway. I just thought that was nice to read. There are so many bloody, awful revolutions throughout history - hearing one where people didn't end up being slaughtered was nice. I just wanted to share something nice.
[ And then, before she forgets: ]
Oh, and by the way, I've got a car now, and driving is actually really brilliant, so if anyone needs a ride anywhere, let me know. I do work a lot, so I'll need a bit of advance notice, but I can definitely take people to the grocery and to the airport and all that. [ Oh, and - ] Also, does anyone have suggestions close to Heropa to visit? Nothing stupid - I want places that are interesting or strange or where I can learn things. So don't suggest Disney World, because I'll just get cross.
[ A quick grin. So how many of you miss the days when she was subtle and quiet and not all chatty and energetic all over all the network all the time? Blame Mandrake. ]
Thanks.

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Do you think the revolution in your world will be that peaceful...?
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Honestly? I can't say that I think so, because the revolution in my world's going to be different. Our situation is just different. But I've got hope that it will be a lot like this one.
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[Video] WAIT PRETEND THAT WAS DISNEY WORLD I am great at fact-checking
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[ Sadly, he doesn't have anything more to add than that. He's not a historian. ]
Sounds like you weren't too happy with how things were back home. What was the Empire like?
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Rotten. Beyond rotten. All the power given over to magicians, and none to commoners. Constant surveillance. A long bloody war, and us dying in it by the dozens every day. People hauled off and never seen again if they speak up. Like a nightmare, only far realer.
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Blindness doesn't often mean just for hindsight.
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I'd sooner live through a revolution than live through what led up to it, though.
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that's a nice story
a car huh
[He's still taking the bus WHAT GIVES]
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And yeah - a completely brilliant car. Do you need to go anywhere?
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For your world, I mean.
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[ She lifts her chin and speaks very confidently. ]
I can't think of anything better.
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Do you happen to know the title of the book you acquired all this from?
[but - right, conversation. nobody cares about how big a nerd he is. Jonathan seems to realize a moment later as his expression becomes mildly sheepish.]
It sounds a bit like the Glorious Revolution at home. It's good to hear that in the future there will be other great changes without the deaths that usually come with such things.
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I can send it over to you. [ With a broader smile - ] As long as you promise to return it. It's out on my library card, so I don't want to get in trouble with them. I can't think of anything worse than not being able to take out more books.
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But - What's the Glorious Revolution?
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[Not Lizzie, but he doesn't really give a crap.]
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Hullo, Jaime.
[ She pronounces that like it looks when written out: Jay-mee. ]
I did find it, yeah. And it's awfully nice. Definitely much better than what we've got at home.
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[No judgment passed, just a blunt statement.] So how do you imagine you'd get that kinda revolt going?
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[ She blows her hair out of her face out of irritation. ]
Anyway. I don't know how I would. We've already got one going - but it's a fair sight away from something without violence. Things are going to be really bloody, by how they're going now.
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You have a car.
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Yeah. Knock Out built it for me. You're free to borrow it if you'd like, Mr Mandrake.
[ Because commoners!! are generous!! and decent!! ]
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Weird to hear something like that actually happened, though. The people in charge just backed down, no blood.
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[ But that's said with good humor. ]
It is really lovely, though, isn't it? There are more revolutions that were bloody and terrible than there were gentle ones, but...the gentle ones are out there.
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Oh, Knock Out, it really just drives like a dream. It's just such a pleasure to drive.
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It's in a state nearby, though, isn't it? There are all sorts of ridiculous brochures for it that I've seen.
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Well, it just seems like a lot of people pretending to have fun rather than actually having fun, doesn't it?
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[ It's a game-changer; Reiner can understand why, even if there were others, people wouldn't want them written about. ]
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I haven't either. What I've been able to piece together about revolutions back home - they typically don't. But here's an example where things did turn out well.
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You're a talkative one, aren't you?
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Well, there's a lot to say.
[ She smiles right back at him, powering through her embarrassment. ]
I've only been here a little while, and I've already learned so much - and it's all worth sharing.
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[ It sounds like something out of a fairy tale, but then a lot of stuff does these days. He's stopped questioning it by now. ]
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Though really - I wonder if they're not. I wonder if it would be possible, if we could just figure out the way to make it happen.
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[ Always delighted to hear from him. ]
And no, we haven't got America, and it seems like a terribly American thing, doesn't it? I just know that it sounds dreadfully dull from all the brochures and the like.
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not here
blows air kisses
ZIPS UP JACKET OVER WHOLE HEAD