(he might not have a glowy, scarred eye, but he did tattoo his forehead - and all the members of the troupe wear the spider on their skin, proudly so.)
Are there people with special, supernatural abilities where you are from? You may not be aware of it. Our world hides it, as one would, to keep the general population from panicking. It would help your cause in plenty of ways if that existed.
Not where I am from. The powers that be, that subjugate my people have banned it wholesale, and have for a long, long time. Only recently has magic become available, and it is out of our hands, without thievery or terrorism.
[ Looks directly through the screen at you. ]
We have been working on our own ways to move forward. It is cruder, but it will do the job in the end, I think.
That is certainly unfortunate, that all means are far from your reach. We were lucky in that regard; it is not magic, but I suppose one could see it as such, and it's something that every individual has the potential to come to.
Perhaps it is not impossible for you, considering it has just become available. Down the line, who knows?
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[ to be fair. They don't have nen powers. ]
I have not laid down at taken it since I was a boy. I wear the scars of my drive, of fighting back. You would hardly be able to miss them.
I've seen what it does. Compliance. It is sick, like a rot that spreads and festers. It destroys everything in its wake.
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(and see how they are not eliminated?)
I am no different.
(he might not have a glowy, scarred eye, but he did tattoo his forehead - and all the members of the troupe wear the spider on their skin, proudly so.)
Are there people with special, supernatural abilities where you are from? You may not be aware of it. Our world hides it, as one would, to keep the general population from panicking. It would help your cause in plenty of ways if that existed.
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Not where I am from. The powers that be, that subjugate my people have banned it wholesale, and have for a long, long time. Only recently has magic become available, and it is out of our hands, without thievery or terrorism.
[ Looks directly through the screen at you. ]
We have been working on our own ways to move forward. It is cruder, but it will do the job in the end, I think.
[ OR NOT BECAUSE HE DIES ]
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Perhaps it is not impossible for you, considering it has just become available. Down the line, who knows?
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The power of magic, what they use? We'll take it, if we must. We'll find a way. It might be sooner than we think.
At least, if I have a say.
[ curb your enthusiasm theme plays in the background ]