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 Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2005 6:30 am
Interesting: a lot of politics in this chapter, both real and childish.
I'm thinking Cal, Robin and David are the only three whose manifestations weren't traumatic. Certainly, the ones shown so far have all had that in common, and it's being used to very good effect: most Aberrants know just how strange humans are to them, and in a way, it's ironic that Cal, who was probably the most accepted, and I suspect didn't have problems with manifestation, is the most anti-humie (he may be pro-Ab, but he gives off an anti aura as well). Sandra's was certainly unpleasant enough, perhaps moreso than Jillian's as I see it.
The teacher dialogue was good, and hopefully will bear expansion in the future: it seems a lot was left unspoken.
Even if Weston gets snatched up by Robin, I doubt Liz and Cal will reunite. He's too much of a stuck-up prat anyway. whee
The evolution question is amusing as such things always are, as is Sandra's little squeak in class.
And the Gendou / Hammond interaction was very interesting. It could herald some very awkward or very sweet scenes.
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Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2005 8:39 am
Poor Sandra. gonk So traumatic.
I agree with Calmer, seeing Gen trying to adjust to the people around him should be rather interesting. And I'm very curious to see where the superiority storyline leads (and what caused some of the people to have the opinions they do)... The teachers have a huge responsibility, so it'll be interesting if they affect the kids more than they mean to.
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Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2005 8:58 am
HARHAR FORESHADOWING LOLZ. Cal needs to learn to shut his trap. xd
Awww. Sandra had to learn the "be careful what you wish for" thing the hard way. gonk
Do I see an OTP in the future, or is Genny going to bumble along a bit? Now I feel really bad for being a snob to him O: He's jsut trying to make friends and not be the isolated weird one. I think it's interesting how even though we have so much information about him we still can't tell a lot about his personaility *because* he's anti-social. Like... woulld he be able to help people he cared about, or something.
Mmmm. I sense a disturbance in the faculty's force... Meghan, Laura, AND James... all the same people who have information to leak to the students... And Laura with information held from the other teachers. Where this is going is something I can't wait to see.
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Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2005 9:37 am
Genny and Sandra are so sad! I just wanna hug the stuffings outta both of them. gonk heart
Hee, I'm am totally such a teacher's pet... (not unlike real life. xp )
Another fantastic job, Mr. Gendou. 3nodding
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Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2005 9:42 am
Dammit. So many openings for "emo child" jokes and I can't think of a single good punchline!
Ah, poor Gen. He seems... flustered. That's the word. Though I sympathize with his not understanding why people look forward to lunch.
Poor Sandra, too.
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Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2005 9:43 am
Amy RuffleFluff Hee, I'm am totally such a teacher's pet... (not unlike real life. xp ) You can be my pet any time. 
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Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2005 11:38 am
Deep Vermillion Amy RuffleFluff Hee, I'm am totally such a teacher's pet... (not unlike real life. xp ) You can be my pet any time. Oh, Professor Roth! redface heart
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Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2005 1:16 pm
Whoa, Sandra's manifestation was scary. gonk I'd hate it if that happened to me. But I have a question. In Chapter Six, when Rowan and Meghan were going over dossiers and they came upon Sandra's file, they said: Quote: "Whiteout Beta. We're thinking of moving her classification to Alpha, though."
"Why?" Rowan asked, reading the file.
"Initially, we thought her ability was limited to making people notice her. That she could walk into a room and instantly have every eye on her."
"But?"
"But we discovered she can also do the opposite. We ran a test where she walked into a heavily guarded room and fired a paintball gun at a subject while in full view of the guards." But here it seemed that her manifestation was with the ability to make people not notice her. So wouldn't they have caught that, like from her recollection in an interrogation or something, and made her an Alpha anyway? I probably am not thinking of something, like maybe she just couldn't control it very well until much later, but I just thought I'd point that out. 3nodding Aha, so Pryce and Coleman suspect Laura, but it doesn't seem as though they know about Hammond. And Rowan isn't exactly opposed to the Movement either. Things are growing even more tense... I wonder if there is going to be a big event coming up that is going to be a catalyst to conflict. We also learn more about Gendou from his talk with Hammond. He's still apprehensive and awkward, but he's willing to try for Hammond, which shows that he has alot of respect for Hammond and recognizes that Hammond is asking him to do this for his own good. And I wonder if Hammond, as the fatherly figure in Gendou's life post-manifestation, could use that to his advantage in order to bring Gendou into the Movement. And it raised the question about the, er, sexual aspects of Gendou's shadowy form, since I was a little curious about that too. sweatdrop Hmm... looks like Cal has quite a big ego, if he isn't curious about Liz turning so he kisses her cheek along with the missing ribbon. Plus he's a rough-houser, and could probably be a good rabble-rouser if his question in class is any indication. And we delve some more into aberrant/regular human politics; the Cranston-Hawkins Amendment is a surprisingly liberal piece of legislation, considering the level of fear that regular humans probably have in regards to Aberrants. Amy RuffleFluff Deep Vermillion You can be my pet any time. Oh, Professor Roth! redface heart Aw man! How am I supposed to compete with him? gonk crying
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Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2005 2:18 pm
Keptan But here it seemed that her manifestation was with the ability to make people not notice her. So wouldn't they have caught that, like from her recollection in an interrogation or something, and made her an Alpha anyway? I probably am not thinking of something, like maybe she just couldn't control it very well until much later, but I just thought I'd point that out. 3nodding Just me saying this, but suppose Usagi interviewed the children: they would no doubt all inform her that they were all staring at Sandra for some reason, but how many would remember that they totally forgot about her? It's a cheeky paradox, that. ninja
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Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2005 2:42 pm
Keptan But here it seemed that her manifestation was with the ability to make people not notice her. So wouldn't they have caught that, like from her recollection in an interrogation or something, and made her an Alpha anyway? I probably am not thinking of something, like maybe she just couldn't control it very well until much later, but I just thought I'd point that out. 3nodding Dude! Okay, we need to set up the 'no-prize' system for the fics. From the 60's through the 90's, at the heydey of massive continuity errors in Marvel comics, fans could win from Marvel a 'No-Prize' the 'no-prize' was given out not for finding the continuity error, but upon finding it...EXPLAINING IT AWAY. Marvel got the fans to fix its own Continuity problems. It was t3h awesome.
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Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2005 2:50 pm
Calmer Just me saying this, but suppose Usagi interviewed the children: they would no doubt all inform her that they were all staring at Sandra for some reason, but how many would remember that they totally forgot about her? It's a cheeky paradox, that. ninja That's true, I didn't think of that. But what about if she interviewed Sandra? She would definitely remember being focused on, then suddenly being completely ignored by everyone. Romuel Dude! Okay, we need to set up the 'no-prize' system for the fics. From the 60's through the 90's, at the heydey of massive continuity errors in Marvel comics, fans could win from Marvel a 'No-Prize' the 'no-prize' was given out not for finding the continuity error, but upon finding it...EXPLAINING IT AWAY. Marvel got the fans to fix its own Continuity problems. It was t3h awesome. Hooray for me? 4laugh But what would we call this equivalent to the Mighty Marvel No-Prize? question
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Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2005 2:51 pm
Keptan Aha, so Pryce and Coleman suspect Laura, but it doesn't seem as though they know about Hammond. No, they definitely know about Hammond. Quote: And we delve some more into aberrant/regular human politics; the Cranston-Hawkins Amendment is a surprisingly liberal piece of legislation, considering the level of fear that regular humans probably have in regards to Aberrants. Very true. A little research into the Senators involved in that particular piece of legislation might give some insight into the amendment. Of course, a little research into many of the extraneous elements of the story might yield more hints than you would imagine. Or not. I don't make up more than I have to, which means a lot of the names and locations are real... even the restaurant where NK11 (I love that name) had dinner is real, as are the menu items and the distance from the real air-force base where the Moebius Facility is situated...Calmer Just me saying this, but suppose Usagi interviewed the children: they would no doubt all inform her that they were all staring at Sandra for some reason, but how many would remember that they totally forgot about her? It's a cheeky paradox, that. ninja Precisely. Remember that Sandra swore she wouldn't again wish for people to stop noticing her. It's doubtful she would even mention that she had the ability if she was so frightened of it - and there's no way for them to verify the existence of her ability short of her actually telling them about it. It probably took her years to be able to discuss it. She's fifteen now, and she manifested when she was 11. Romuel Okay, we need to set up the 'no-prize' system for the fics. I dispute the existence of any continuity error. Excelsior!
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Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2005 2:58 pm
Gendou Calmer Just me saying this, but suppose Usagi interviewed the children: they would no doubt all inform her that they were all staring at Sandra for some reason, but how many would remember that they totally forgot about her? It's a cheeky paradox, that. ninja Precisely. Remember that Sandra swore she wouldn't again wish for people to stop noticing her. It's doubtful she would even mention that she had the ability if she was so frightened of it - and there's no way for them to verify the existence of her ability short of her actually telling them about it. It probably took her years to be able to discuss it. She's fifteen now, and she manifested when she was 11. Ohhh, now I understand. Yeah, since it was so traumatic for her, and since she could just say she could make people notice her, she wouldn't have to mention it if she didn't want to, until they actually started to notice it. I knew I'd forgotten something! Thanks for clearing that up. biggrin Gendou Very true. A little research into the Senators involved in that particular piece of legislation might give some insight into the amendment. Of course, a little research into many of the extraneous elements of the story might yield more hints than you would imagine. Or not. Ooh, now I'm all intrigued. *pops off to Google* ninja
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Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2005 6:30 pm
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I love reading this, but am not good at keeping up. ; ;
It was a lovely break from Marlowe, thanks!
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Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2005 7:50 pm
Gendou Very true. A little research into the Senators involved in that particular piece of legislation might give some insight into the amendment. Of course, a little research into many of the extraneous elements of the story might yield more hints than you would imagine. Or not. Giving nothing away. *tempted to do obsessive research*
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