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[nastygram]

does anyone know how to deregister?

I don't mean I want to turn vigilante, or go the other way. And I don't want to go AWOL. I know about those. I just made a mistake, I know that now. I made a mistake and I want to undo it.

there has to be a form to fill out. something.



Please. Anything could help.

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[nastygram]

That's horrible. That's like blackmail.

They can do that wheenver they want?

[andaway]

Yes and no. Yes, they can, but in all fairness I don't think they do it unless we give him big reasons to. And I did go AWOL.

To save people both times, and I would do it again. But they were only enforcing the rules, even f I don't agree with those rules at all.

[nastygram]

Why don't they do it whenever anybody goes crazy?

[andaway]

I think they do, it usually just happens far too late.

[He pauses for a second, second guessing what he’s going to say. ‘If they let us hurt some people here and there it makes sure locals still can’t trust us’. But that’s far too cynical for Superman He sighs, and texts again eventually:]

We have to live together with them, and we did kind of invade their home. We should stand up for ourselves, but also try to understand their position.

[nastygram]

We didn't do it on purpose. Invade, I mean. We don't want to be here.

And they don't take away powers for very long. Do they? It's like everything else. Just temporary. I'm not sad about that, I think it's awful they can take them away at all becuase like you said. You needed yours. You could have died. You were in space.

So they want to pretend like they could kill us, but they won't kill us. We would just come back anyways I guess. So maybe that's why.

I don't know. i can't figure it out. I guess we're not supposed to figure it out but that's scarier I think.

If the people from here do somethign wrong I wonder what they'll do with them. If it'll like what they do with us.

[andaway]

I would like to think they wouldn’t be that strict with the locals. If only because it’d have a lot more ramifications. Honestly I think part of the problem is that we really have no real voice, no way of expression ourselves politically.

We’re treated like strangers because they really don’t know us, even if some of us have been here for years.

[nastygram]

They let us have ambassadors. That means they're trying to let us have a voice, right?

[andaway]

It's a start, definitely. As long as the ambassadors actually get some job done and don't just enjoy the name the position gives them.

It's just very hard to find out how much we can push without being demanding. They have given us a lot, after that.

[nastygram]

I hope they wouldn't do that.

Can I ask how long you've been here? You don't have to answer. I don't know if that's a weird question or not.

[andaway]

It's not. [Not after what he's saying, it's obvious he's slightly bitter.]

I've been here for a little more then a year with a pretty lengthy pause in the middle. For the record, I think the best we can do is work with the government, work together. But they do have to meet us half way for that.

[nastygram]

You got to leave? Was that before this happened, with your powers, or after?

I think maybe you're right. But I think the government is not listening and not meeting us anywhere close to halfway. And I don't know if they're going to chagne their minds on that.

[andaway]

After. I didn't so much 'get' to leave as was sent home and then back without a warning.

Do you mind if I ask you something? Why were you worried about deregistering?

[nastygram]

Still must have been a nice break. And a relief. I know everyone says you don't remember being here so I guess it wouldn't matter but I would love to go back. Even just for a little bit.

[A pause, which is deliberately calculated even if that isn't obvious via text.]

I just

I think it was a mistake to register

[andaway]

A mistake how? Did something happen?

[nastygram]

Kind of.

I don't think I really want to talk about it. Or I shouldn't talk about it. Maybe.

I mean part of it is just the more I think about it the more that it feels like I did the wrong thing. Not just with registering. With a lot of things. I wanted to help but I don't think I can and I wanted to

I don't know.

[andaway]

That's fine. We don't have to talk about it.

But whatever mistake you think you made, if it really was a mistake, I'm sure you can learn from it. And try to help in a different way.