Third Daydream [Video]

[niepokonany]

Hey!

So like, I've been thinking. I know Mutants Aren't Monsters has been kinda quiet lately, 'cause I've been studying and X-man-ing and in Europe and stuff, but with all this stuff going down lately, I totally wanna get back on it.

Who wants to do a flash mob? It'll be super fun!

Oh, and like, my confessor was all like "the Hail Marys are cool for God but maybe like apologize to your schoolmates too" and stuff, so, um...

Sorry for drunk texting everyone! I made cheesecake, it's in the lounge closest to the dining room.

[That's an apology, right? He grins, a little nervously like he's not used to doing this, and waves a little before the message ends. If you'd prefer action, he'll be in the lounge with the candlestick cheesecake.]

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[tactlesstactician]

[ Soren doesn't really care one way or another about an apology over drunk texting or MAM, and the idea of flash mobs is repellant to him. So basically he ignores the video post entirely - especially when he recognizes the poster as someone he has taken a dislike to.

Needless to say he misses the bit about cheesecake. Which is why when he wanders into the lounge to find a comfy place to curl up and do homework and sees Feliks there with cheesecake, he's a little confused.

So Soren stops and stares for a moment - first at the cheesecake and then at Feliks, frowning. That is more cheesecake than one person can (or... well... should) eat. ]

... are you having a party here?

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[knighterrantofthedragon]

Ah. No harm done, I'm sure, Feliks. And yes, if I can assist with your, ah... outreach program, please let me know. I may have to run it by people at home, if you have anything... extreme in mind, but I expect I'm not so recognizable to most Americans that it would interfere with the purpose of the exercise.

[niepokonany]

[You cannot escape Bucket Man, Soren. Your fates have become entertwined.]

Huh? No, this is like, "sorry I got wasted and texted you at like 3 AM on a school night" cheesecake! For...

Um, everyone, I guess. Want some?

[niepokonany]

Well, I totally haven't decided yet what we should do, but it probably won't be anything your parents would be pissed about or anything!

[knighterrantofthedragon]

Ah... haha, no, hopefully not, but I imagine my parents will, in their hearts, be rather more forgiving than the newspapers, and, as a consequence, our public relations office.

[tactlesstactician]

[ He is screaming inside.

Outside, though, he just looks uncertain. On the one hand, free food. On the other hand, Bucket Man. So he hesitates for a long moment before asking a different question. ]

... so there probably will wind up being a lot of people here tonight...?

[niepokonany]

Well, I did drunk-text, like, the entire intranet? So yeah, probs.

[niepokonany]

Breaking scandal! Alric rumored to be a person with feelings and a sense of fun! ...Something like that?

The newspapers need to take a major chillpill sometimes.

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[spes_phthisica]

Is that really true, though? [A pause, and then Souji seems to realize that the question was somewhat vague.] I mean, that we're not monsters. [Yes, this is probably a great question to ask Feliks, well done.]

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[niepokonany]

Um, yes?

[He swears to God, what is it with all the internalized mutie-shaming around here this year. Despite the rising inflection, there's actually no doubt whatsoever in Feliks's reply, which becomes more obvious as he continues.]

Even the ones with destructive powers, they're still people. And some of us are assholes, but so are lots of humans, that doesn't have anything to do with being a mutant or not.

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[musou_tensei]

-You had him at free cheesecake. Reimu practically rushed downstairs, not even changed out of his pajamas, grabbing a sweet sweet slice of smooth creamy heaven.-

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[realmenknitplushies]

Dude, what's 'mutants aren't monsters'?

[He'll take the cheesecake, though.]

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[dreamingoftruelove]

I would love to do a flash mob! Do you need any help in coordinating it?

[Her powers are the perfect thing for helping everyone synchronize and she won't be worried if they're willing participants.]

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[wholovesyou]

I'm interested in a different kind of "flash," if you know what I mean.

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[leyabout]

how much cheesecake?

[tactlesstactician]

[ That gets an irritated sigh out of him. ]

So much for studying here.

[ He looks at the cheesecake again, though, still debating... ]

If I take a piece, will it stay cheesecake or are you going to turn it into something else?

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[knighterrantofthedragon]

Hah, yes, well. I do have a responsibility to maintain some distant resemblance to propriety, in public--two-fold, at that. You'll have to keep any such insinuations without our circle.

[The playful tone and smirk are mild, compared to Feliks' way of indicating he's joking, but there.]

[niepokonany]

You might have to take your chances?

But like, I guarantee 100% that there are no buckets in it.

[niepokonany]

But like, where's the fun in that?

[niepokonany]

[Feliks makes a show of looking at his watch, laughing a little.]

God in Heaven, Reimu, a whole 19 seconds? Did you like, stop to have a snack on the way?

[His cheesecake is excellent as Hell, though. History will vindicate Reimu on this one.]

[niepokonany]

It's like, a public awareness campaign! I started it with some friends my first year here. Basically, we try and spread the word about mutants doing all kinds of fun, positive stuff and being a part of the community! Hang on --

[He initiates a transfer to send Kanji a couple of image files. One is of him and Fai, several years younger, curled up on a couch together and singing into their hairbrushes in a big pile of flamboyant clothing, blond hair, and giggles. Another is of a pyrokinetic putting on a pretty fireworks show with her powers, and another is of someone with a very visible mutation volunteering at a homeless animal shelter. Each one has a handwritten message about the things they love, the things that are important to them, with a little "...and I'm a mutant" at the bottom.]

Did you get those? They're some of the old ones.

[niepokonany]

Giselle, babe, I would love your help.

[Feliks has no shortage of bossypants-ness, but Giselle can definitely help get more... polished results.]

[niepokonany]

[What kind of 22-year-old blushes at shit like that? This one.]

I, um.

I don't think that's. Quite the kind of publicity I'm going for here...?

[Is she talking about other people flashing her, or flashing other people? Does he want to know? (No.) Why can't he stop thinking about these, and related questions?]

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[niepokonany]

kinda a ton

like i went a little crazy is what im saying here

[realmenknitplushies]

[Give him a second here - poke, poke... got them. A spot wary, still-]

Does this stuff actually work?