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[The video opens on a guy with a mass of long hair that's being tied behind with both hands. The feed captures his medical coat, and the dim blue hue of monitors to his back. Their light reflects off the metal shelf by his right, whilst his desk sits in darkness, save for a lamp pointed down at the papers on its surface.

Machines hum in the background; together with the ticking of a clock and nearby footfall. He takes a hasty glance and, unsure of how to begin things, shuts his eyes. Does he introduce himself? Does he jump straight to his question? His fingers pull the tie taut then tap his sides. Last month's events were a strange twist of fate - a collapse of logic - that did not allow them peace. Alas! They had raised a question he could not solve alone.

It takes a moment of thought before he talks. His voice is calm but his speech? Noticably slow.]

On examining the situation with the rise of native superheroes, as you call them, I find myself puzzled. We beheld those who were ordinary become capable of the extraordinary. I request you answer one question that's on my mind:

What is the place of imPorts in this world now?

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That which we are. But how do you live your life? It isn't enough for mankind to survive; we are creatures of nature, with the capacity for joy and gladness, misery and guilt. Eking out a meager existence would be living torture. Do you agree?

[Living torture? That's his life. Damn it.]

[uhhh are u ok dude.]

I don't get it. What does any of that have to do with the locals getting powers? We don't have to be special for you to do what makes you happy. If you wanna help people, it shouldn't matter who else is doing it.

[he is totally fine, dude]

It shouldn't matter and it does not matter to me. But I do not doubt it matters to other people. This importance cannot be understated. Remember, some of us tie our identities to others; it is an unfortunate symptom of various concerns that I cannot say. I am not a psychologist. But I am a doctor, and I would rather hear such concerns than refuse to do so.

Well, it's a dumb thing to worry about. People are just people. Powers are just another part of people. That locals are getting powers shouldn't really change stuff for us.

My concerns are not for such things, in truth; but it is observant that everyone is not the same. They are not - and that's eliciting emotions far more varied than comfort and concern. Still, you are comfortable with everyone being the same, then?

Everyone's not the same, though. We're still people who got ripped away from our lives and universes and shoved into this one. That part hasn't changed.

[He shrugs.]

But no, I don't really care if the locals get powers or not. I mean, it shouldn't have been done in the first place, 'cause it's wrong to screw around with people's lives, but what's done is done, and the last thing I'd wanna see is these guys feeling like they're not really human anymore or some other bullshit just 'cause they're different now.

Are you saying they should receive some form of social support, then? I accede that it would be highly beneficial. If we can think of the right way of offering it, and at the same time they consent to receiving it in the first instance.

Well, I've been putting up flyers for awhile inviting 'em to come to Xavier's if they need help with control and stuff. So that's one thing.

[Victor might recall a mention of such a thing in the latest Majority Report, even.]

Besides that, they just...need to be treated like the same people they were before. 'Cause they are, you know.

[Indeed, he does.]

I have long said such. Everyone deserves dignity. But they deserve it outside a setting specifically designed for that purpose. Whence, I ask myself, how can I do more? I do not feel one can create a school and feel satisfied and leave it there. More must be done.

...Well, yeah, of course. The school's just about being a safe place for them. There's not a lot you can do about other locals not accepting them, though. I mean, the ones you know, you can try to talk to and all, but--there's always gonna be those who can't deal with other people changing like that.

A considerable problem; but it is nevertheless a solveable one. I am most unsupportable of the delicacy of human beings who cannot afford others their dignity. How can we relate to people like that? I have better things to do with my time than to understand such nonsense.

[Uh...]

I mean, that's a nice sentiment and all, and it'd be great if everyone thought like that, but I dunno if this kinda thing is solveable, really. For every person you get through to, there's gonna be another one that won't listen. Doesn't mean we shouldn't try our best, and all, but people're always scared of what they don't understand.

We can help them feel like they're not alone, and there are gonna be plenty of people who won't be assholes about this, but expecting we can fix what everyone thinks is kinda unrealistic, innit?

Not to me. Back home, I developed several kinds of technology that everyone thought quite mad, but now they are necessary to the country. By which I mean people are open to ideas they cannot understand, if one can light the way. Fear is a force that isn't as powerful as some believe.

[Says the guy who clings to his patient out of fear.]

Technology's different. I mean, functionally, not that much, but powers are scarier to people 'cause tech isn't alive, y'know? You can break tech or turn it off or take it away from someone. And sure, what a power does depends on the person who has it just as much as what a knife does but...it's scarier for people, when something like that is part of someone.

It's not fair or right, but they don't like feeling like there's a weapon out there that they couldn't match if they wanted to. Even if the person who holds it doesn't wanna hurt anyone.

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sorry this is late. lost the notif

no worries c:

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