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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:rUw9ISya Wed 17 Apr 2024 22:50:57 No.5980067 View View Report

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“Monsters come in all shapes and sizes. Human, mutant…they're all people. And people are capable of doing horrible things to each other. There are people that hate us and hate our message, and we might never be able to change the way they think. But we can never stop trying. What we're doing is risky, true. But without making sacrifices–without making ourselves at least a little bit vulnerable so that we can meet them in the middle…”

Glass pointed back the way you all came. Towards the police barricade.

“Then we'll never accomplish anything. I need you all to be brave. We need to be brave enough to let someone who hates us get close enough so that they can get a good look at us. And we need to be strong, because these people are going to say and do things that will hurt us. But as long as we stay together, we can handle anything they throw at us.”

He had said it without a hint of sarcasm or embarrassment. He wholeheartedly believed the words that he was saying, and that made the other doubters look away. It was hard to tell whether it was out of shame, or the light was hitting Glass at a bad angle again, but you were confident that it was the former.

Now THAT was going to be a hard speech to follow up on.

“Man. How does he give speeches like that with a straight face? I feel like I'm in a movie, or something.” Beak said.

“All we need is a flag waving behind him.” Iara put in.

“Don't forget to throw in a heroic pose for good measure.” you added.

That earned a chuckle from the others. Most of them, at least.

“Right, so...do we have any idea how we're supposed to find a place for all of us to live?” Tommy asked.

“That's where I come in.” you answered.

“I want to start off by saying that–’Skids’ was it?”

The blonde girl nodded hesitantly, staring at the finger you were pointing in her direction.

“She’s right too. More than a few mutant homes got blown up in the past. And maybe the next one will too. Who knows.”

The purple guy from before opened his mouth to say something, but Glass raised a hand to halt his response. You went on to elaborate on your point.

“But it’s a trail that needs blazing. You all left the Alley because you believe that things can get better for you. None of you want to live in the shadows for the rest of your lives. You deserve better, and so does every other mutant who’s been forced to go into hiding.”

Nature Girl gave you an approving nod, finally devoting her full attention to the conversation at hand. There were murmurs of agreement circulating through the group again. That was a good start.

“We do this right, and you’ll have the law on your side for once. I know that may not mean much now, but trust me, it’ll give any would-be Mutant bashers something to think about in the future.”

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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:CH+EQXQ4 Sat 04 Nov 2023 00:37:02 No.5816964 View View Report

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You refocused your attention on the road, only for your eyes to go wide when you spotted two familiar figures. A flying shark girl, and an asian girl with antlers. Iara and Nature Girl were here!

When the former spotted you, her eyes grew as wide as yours. Without much effort at all, she flew up to fly beside you, easily matching your speed.

“Hey, Ben! No one told me you were coming.”

“You took the words right out of my mouth. What’re you doing out here?”

The look she was giving you made you feel like she thought your question didn’t make any sense.

“What’s it look like? We’re helping.”

She pointed to Nature Girl, who was standing under a truly massive tree, whose branches seemed to stretch out in all directions to cover the entire park. She was giving orders to a group of aggressive looking plant creatures. They were mostly a bundle of teeth and plant fiber that resembled muscle. Some were literally only a pair of legs and a mouth. They looked vicious, but they were only as big as small dogs right now, so their size wasn’t very impressive. But that opinion changed when you saw a small, golden fairy-like creature flying between them, and shooting them with tiny blue projectiles.

Suddenly, the affected creatures grew to several times their size and in an instant, their threat level jumped up several times in your mind. Now, they looked more like dinosaurs than dogs. The “fairy” that you spotted was most likely the Wasp.

“And those?”

“Oh, those? All the noise made Ethel, that tall skinny girl, freak out, and all the plants in our greenhouse started growing like crazy! And one thing led to another and Donny became like…that.”

She pointed to the giant tree. You gaped at her.

“THAT’S Donny!? What happened?”

She gave you a slightly annoyed look.

“I literally just told you.”

“No, I got that. But…how’d he get so big so quickly?”

Iara made a thoughtful noise.

“Nature Girl thinks it’s a combination of her and Ethel’s combined efforts, and a pinch of…’Pym Particles’? Am I saying that right?”

You continued to stare at the tree. A pale woman with short black hair and antennae sticking out of her forehead was riding atop one of the larger plant monsters. That was probably Mantis.

There were multiple civilians, both human and mutant, scrambling around to get out of the way of your car, and the oncoming storm of Doombots.

Iara’s jaw dropped when she turned to stare at them.

“Wow. That’s a lot! Are they chasing you?”

“Yup. That’s the plan, at least.”

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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:bmHlCAJH Fri 09 Dec 2022 23:10:23 No.5491248 View View Report

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Callisto rubbed her nose and closed her remaining eye. “Yeah, I heard, Deep. We’ll have to arrange a gift basket later.”

“No need to act shy. I know how excited you must be to have a new friend.” the fish woman said teasingly.

Callisto ignored her and stared pointedly at you. “We appreciate the warning, but I don’t think this Chameleon guy is as big a threat to us as you might think. These tunnels are a winding maze to anyone that doesn’t know their way around. Plus, I can smell anyone that enters without my permission. The guy might be able to change his looks, but it's pretty damn hard to cover up your own scent.”

You paused to consider that information for a moment, and then nodded to yourself. She was right. If the Chameleon wanted to come down here to cause trouble for the Morlocks, it would require him to put in an insane amount of work. And even then, with Callisto’s senses being what they are, the whole thing would be a rather aggressive waste of time.

As soon as he entered, the Morlocks would be able to come up with several plans before he got anywhere near them. Callisto could either ambush him, lead him astray, or call you for help.

“I suppose that’s fair.” you said. “But still, be careful of anyone that comes down here. Even me.”

Callisto crossed her arms. “I’m always careful. You should worry about your own people. They’re not nearly as well protected.”

“I’ve got it covered. I’ll let you know if there are any new developments.”

She nodded. “Don’t be a stranger. If you can’t handle something on your own, we’ve got your back.”

The Deep One tried, and failed to cover a shit-eating grin with one hand. “Keep going, pretty thing. You’re doing a good job of melting that cold, cold heart of hers.”

Callisto’s eye narrowed, but she didn’t give her friend the satisfaction of glancing at her.

“Thanks, Callisto. I’ll keep that in mind. But for the time being, do you think that I could get a look at those fairy flowers?”

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Once the conversation stopped being interesting, the Deep One said her goodbyes and skulked off into a deeper part of the sewers. You then made a few quick signs towards Cindy to explain where you were going, and allowed yourself to be led into the greenhouse. The closer that you got, the stronger the scent of garlic and dogwood became. But amidst those powerful smells, you caught a whiff of something that could only be described as sickeningly sweet.

Callisto led you to a large tent made of slightly transparent material. She pushed aside a flap, and you were momentarily blinded by the brilliant glow of a field of golden flowers. It was a truly breathtaking sight. The light from the solar lamps seemed to almost bounce off of the petals like reflective aluminum. You were so distracted that you almost missed Ethel and Nature Girl approaching you.

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