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maskormenace2015-12-04 10:27 am
rathercommon) wrote in maskormenace2015-12-04 10:27 am
Entry tags:
- adam parrish | n/a,
- bart allen | kid flash,
- † akito/agito wanijima | fang king,
- † billy kaplan | wiccan,
- † blue sargent | n/a,
- † dorian gray | n/a,
- † francis urquhart | n/a,
- † frederick chilton | chief of staff!!,
- † jacob taylor | the protector,
- † jeff winger | wingman,
- † kanaya maryam-lalonde | psychopomp,
- † karkat vantas | knight of blood,
- † kitty jones | n/a,
- † kotetsu t. kaburagi | wild tiger,
- † luke castellan | n/a,
- † manolo sanchez | n/a,
- † reggie mantle | n/a,
- † richard gansey | raven king,
- † riku | darkeater,
- † sai | n/a,
- † tobias matthews | n/a
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[ Here's Kitty, wearing a smile and giving a little wave to the camera. ]
Hullo. It's Kitty here. I was just thinking about how it's about time for us to get another wave of new people - and then I remembered how last December, we didn't get any, and then I realized that I've now been here for over a year and that was just mad to think about.
It's easy to focus on all the horrid things that happen to us here. Because there are so many horrid things - that's true. The war with the Soviets is just terrible, and sometimes you just want to take the President by his shoulders and shake him until he stops - and those groups that detest us, they've made things a bit hard at times, as well. [ There's a little sideways twist to her lips as she says that; that's a grotesque understatement from a girl who had quite the history with one of those groups that detest us. ]
But it's always easy to remember the bad above the good. That's how the human brain works, isn't it - it's designed to remember hurts so that it can avoid those hurts in the future, which isn't bad, but which means that we sometimes lose track of the fact that there is so much more kindness than cruelty in the world. So I was just sitting and remembering all the good that's come to me over the past year.
Because this year, in this world, it really has been filled with impossible goodness. When I first came here, I was so scared, but there were people who took me in and helped me and protected me until I got a little more courage. And now here I am. I've made so many friends, amongst them someone I thought was my direst enemy. I saw people whom I'd never done any good for - I saw them forgive me when I was cruel and wicked and spiteful towards them, saw them risk themselves to help me and to save me.
And I've lived amongst the people of this world, who have been so good to me. So good. I've made friends amongst them, too. I've been kept on at work when I really have been the worst employee, when I've been unreliable because of my other obligations. And we've been allowed to speak our minds, speak freely. We've been allowed to travel far and wide. We've been supported in everything we do, which is far more kindness than has ever been extended a group of refugees at any time in any world. We've lived at peace. We've lived well.
So -
[ She tucks a strand of hair behind her ear. ]
I'd thought - if I could trouble you all - that we could spend a little bit of time, all together, remembering the good turns that people have done us.
Talk about whomever you'd like. Talk about the people who have been kind and helped us when they didn't have to. Talk about the wealth that is the other people we know here. And I thought we could talk about the natives, too - I was thinking I might put together a little something, a few quotes, that we could pass along to the natives of this world, so that we know that we appreciate them. Let's take some time to overcome our brains, and remember the good - focus on the good and remember how kind the world is to us. How well we live. How strong and brave and honest we can be here.
[ Translation: 'All of this is a somewhat underhanded but well-intentioned PR thing that will let me package some stuff to make the natives less furious at us in an ongoing attempt to avert all-out war between us and this world.' ]
Anyway. There's that, if you can spare some time. Oh, and, erm - come by Krakatoa, while I've got your attention. Best club in town, bar none. And the employees are simply gorgeous.
[ A quick, half-sheepish grin, and then she gives a little nod and waves her way off. ]
Hullo. It's Kitty here. I was just thinking about how it's about time for us to get another wave of new people - and then I remembered how last December, we didn't get any, and then I realized that I've now been here for over a year and that was just mad to think about.
It's easy to focus on all the horrid things that happen to us here. Because there are so many horrid things - that's true. The war with the Soviets is just terrible, and sometimes you just want to take the President by his shoulders and shake him until he stops - and those groups that detest us, they've made things a bit hard at times, as well. [ There's a little sideways twist to her lips as she says that; that's a grotesque understatement from a girl who had quite the history with one of those groups that detest us. ]
But it's always easy to remember the bad above the good. That's how the human brain works, isn't it - it's designed to remember hurts so that it can avoid those hurts in the future, which isn't bad, but which means that we sometimes lose track of the fact that there is so much more kindness than cruelty in the world. So I was just sitting and remembering all the good that's come to me over the past year.
Because this year, in this world, it really has been filled with impossible goodness. When I first came here, I was so scared, but there were people who took me in and helped me and protected me until I got a little more courage. And now here I am. I've made so many friends, amongst them someone I thought was my direst enemy. I saw people whom I'd never done any good for - I saw them forgive me when I was cruel and wicked and spiteful towards them, saw them risk themselves to help me and to save me.
And I've lived amongst the people of this world, who have been so good to me. So good. I've made friends amongst them, too. I've been kept on at work when I really have been the worst employee, when I've been unreliable because of my other obligations. And we've been allowed to speak our minds, speak freely. We've been allowed to travel far and wide. We've been supported in everything we do, which is far more kindness than has ever been extended a group of refugees at any time in any world. We've lived at peace. We've lived well.
So -
[ She tucks a strand of hair behind her ear. ]
I'd thought - if I could trouble you all - that we could spend a little bit of time, all together, remembering the good turns that people have done us.
Talk about whomever you'd like. Talk about the people who have been kind and helped us when they didn't have to. Talk about the wealth that is the other people we know here. And I thought we could talk about the natives, too - I was thinking I might put together a little something, a few quotes, that we could pass along to the natives of this world, so that we know that we appreciate them. Let's take some time to overcome our brains, and remember the good - focus on the good and remember how kind the world is to us. How well we live. How strong and brave and honest we can be here.
[ Translation: 'All of this is a somewhat underhanded but well-intentioned PR thing that will let me package some stuff to make the natives less furious at us in an ongoing attempt to avert all-out war between us and this world.' ]
Anyway. There's that, if you can spare some time. Oh, and, erm - come by Krakatoa, while I've got your attention. Best club in town, bar none. And the employees are simply gorgeous.
[ A quick, half-sheepish grin, and then she gives a little nod and waves her way off. ]
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Because the government isn't handing them out willy-nilly? [ Dorian can't help but frown a little bit, like this solution never occurred to him. He keeps talking, obviously putting together the pieces of what Kitty's talking about. ] The technology is certainly able to be mass-produced. Some of the crime gangs in Maurtia Falls had power nullifiers and that psychopath Revan used nullification technology in the October swear-in.
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[ Her face falters just a little bit. And she clearly hates that fact; she immediately clenches her jaw and finishes, her voice sounding far too steely: ]
The Hornets had 'em too. Enough that they saw fit to use one on someone whose power is literally just nullifying powers.
They can be made. Easy.
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[ Dorian doesn't realize until after he said it that he said 'us.' Necessity makes strange bedfellows, it seems. ]
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There's also the...issue of Kanaya. And getting past her to actually do it.
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[ he...is mostly joking but also has a little bit of totally serious in his voice. ]
Honestly, we don't need to worry about her. I've got enough goodwill with some people that if I play my cards right, Kanaya doesn't even need to know we're here.
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That's not what I mean. Kanaya's still torn up about the whole being-a-supervillain thing, isn't she. I expect that taking care of those vampires is a way she's making herself feel better about it. Just taking them away from her would be rather cruel.
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[ it's rather cruel, LET'S DO IT. ]
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You're right, it would be cruel. But I'm a cruel person so honestly, I'm fine with that.
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If we must. [ he knows he's kind of rolling over. but in this bizarre Marvel Team-Up, Dorian knows that Kitty has the upper hand, mostly because she can make him go corpsey in a MOMENT'S NOTICE. ]
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[ A sigh. ]
Honestly, I don't know which of us will be worse at talking to her.
[ And then a beat as she thinks over that statement - ]
No, hold on, I do know which of us will be worse. I'll talk to her.
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[ and watch him just NOT TELL KITTY ANYTHING to be a bit of an ass if/when she probes for context. ]