text | anonymous

[fuchsiative]

[ if someone told clarice she'd be reaching out to the rest of her cohort almost the instant she finds her footing on the station, she'd have laughed in their face. frankly, she would have preferred to keep her head down, stay out of the way until she was needed.

but some things were necessary, and dealing with a whole set of people whose backgrounds and experiences she had no clue about necessitated some information-gathering.

reaching out anonymously seemed like a good compromise. ]

mutant

[ she's here for one reason, and one reason only. making a list of those she had to steer clear from is only going to help her achieve her goal in the long run. ]

what does that word mean to you?

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text, un: anonymous 2.0

[farr]

[ oh, anonymous! well, if there's the option for not exposing herself, then all the better. cue her metaphorical hat and sunglasses to stay incognito. ]

A word many have used to describe my unfortunate condition, with all cruel intention.

[fuchsiative]

[ of course the downside to this is others can respond anonymously too, thereby defeating the whole purpose.

IT'S FINE. game recognize game. she can at least gather there's someone else here whose world views mutants as a bad thing. ]

what word would you use?

text; un: clarke

[romancekiller]

it doesn't mean anything to me. is it supposed to?

[fuchsiative]

i was just curious
can't hurt to get to know people, right?

Text; un: belova

[laviny]

Are we having a pop quiz?

[fuchsiative]

why? worried you'll fail?

un: navigator

[droide]

An individual, organism, or new genetic character arising or resulting from an instance of mutation, which is a sudden structural change within the DNA of a gene or chromosome of an organism resulting in the creation of a new character or trait not found in the parental type. Usually caused by radiation or genetic engineering.

[ Is she just quoting a textbook definition? Sure. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes. ]

[fuchsiative]

cool
good to know

[ whether this person is just messing with her or not, it doesn't really matter. in the end, she got what she wanted, which was to see who'd have a certain reaction to the word. ]

text | un; zewu.jun

[calmness]

it's not a term used where i am from.

it is related to science?

[fuchsiative]

no? where are you from?
what would they call someone who was... different?

text; un: oretsev

[tochnyy]

is it supposed to mean something? the translator thing only says it's related to mutation.

is it edible? [ they don't teach those big words out in keramzin. ]

[fuchsiative]

[ "is it edible"... there's a dirty joke there somewhere, and clarice is almost tempted to make it — but no, she's gotta focus. ]

it means whatever it means
i'm asking about your opinion, that's all



but no, it's not generally something you can eat

text; un: fullmetal

[chrysology]

mutant? I guess maybe something like the idea of chimera? That is - transmuting two different sorts of animals together, or an animal with a person.

[He has no idea of the sort of mutant she is probably referring to though. Given he is the only one from home, she probably means something else than the likes of the chimera. At the least. He figures mentioning the idea of chimera being okay, just not that the military themselves were involved. That they had been fine with it until he had blown open what Tucker had done with Nina. With Alexander. With his wife.]

[fuchsiative]

not sure i know what transmuting means
is that some kind of frankenstein thing?

text ↪ un: 朱

[blackfire]

What does it mean to you?

[fuchsiative]

i asked you first

text; un: Star Lord

[spacedisaster]

Well from my experience it usually means different. And also...rad powers.

My girlfriend and some of my teammates also have enhancements, I'm not sure if that would count as mutated or just upgraded.

[fuchsiative]

i guess it depends on if it's natural or biological
when you say enhancements, do you mean like... cyborg stuff?

Text. un: Kirigan

[cruelyethuman]

Nothing much.

You are looking for a specific answer, I take it.

[fuchsiative]

can't someone just be curious?

text; un: aragaki

[petsthedog]

gonna go out on a limb and guess you don't mean the ninja turtle kind

[what, he is still a teenage boy, okay, he watches cartoons sometimes]

so what kinda answer you lookin for?

[fuchsiative]

[ it brings a small smile to her lips, actually. ]

i'm just asking for opinions
there's no right or wrong answer here

text (un: major.yzak.jule)

[coordination]

From experience? A way to define something "different" from the natural, and usually not in the good sense. It tends to go hand in hand with words like monster, or dangerous to easily sway others to consider it an enemy.

[fuchsiative]

[ experience, huh? ]

is that what you think?
mutants are enemies?
monsters?

Text | un: sabriel.abhorsen

[bindsthedead]

An organism drastically different from its parents.

[fuchsiative]

[ a corner of clarice's lips quirk. more often than not, it runs in the family. ]

any examples that come to mind?

text | UN: d.johnson

[morethan084]

some kind of mutation?

[Because the MCU isn't allowed to use that word.]

[fuchsiative]

[ lmao oop ]

sure
anything come to mind for you?

text; un: stardust

[shadysided]

Isn't it like a science thing?

I didn't exactly pay attention in that class; the teacher was a real drag.

[fuchsiative]

it's been a while since i've been in school

[ not because she outgrew it, though she is past the grade level age at this point. ]

but science, yeah
biology to be specific

text; un: qinghe

[eschewings]

Ah... does it have something to do with mutations? Those can be quite beautiful, in birds! Sometimes you find a bird from a species that is normally brown and black, and suddenly this individual has a red wing! Isn't it lovely?

[fuchsiative]

some people don't consider differences to be very lovely

text, un: kozuki.oden

[hannyas]

oh i know! it's some kind of genetic alteration thing, isn't it? queen talked about that once

his weapons do that too

i think

i'm not really sure how it works





... do you think devil fruits count as mutating










am i a mutant

[ well

this sure was a trip ]

[fuchsiative]

[ is she witnessing someone Going Through It right now... ]

let's back it up a bit
what's a devil fruit

text. un: 10-54

[construing]

People born with the X-gene.

[fuchsiative]

[ well shit. she was telling herself she'd be prepared to come across someone who would be in the know, but a large, traitorous part of her had been hoping... surely out here, in space, with all these other worlds coming together...

what are the odds. ]

sounds fancy

text; @majimagoro

[hikae]

Something different from the rest, I guess. Also, uh, big scary monsters if ya go with sci-fi movies.

Is that a trick question?

[fuchsiative]

no trick question
i'm just asking your opinion

audio bc who has time to think in text — un: the.doctor ;

[lateness]

Ooh — hello, anon! Are we playing word association games, then? I do so love a good word association game.

[ Let's see, he's got this one.

(And while a lot of this conversation did get quite a bit serious, the Doctor's just going to steamroll ahead in his own interpretation of this post.) ]

Variation.

this girl does!! she's not so quick to out her own voice just yet

[fuchsiative]

[ though it's definitely weird to respond in thought-text when someone's talking at you... ]

less of a game and more of a poll, i guess
do you have experience with 'variations'?

@ACE

[doze]

nothing really
but different from the usual? i guess
why

[fuchsiative]

i was curious what the rest of the crew thought
it's kind of a touchy subject where i'm from

un: spock

[dichotomized]

My answer would be nothing more than a textbook definition, but in the event that you are interested in learning more on the topic, you may reach out to me at any time. I am both a scientist and something of a biological rarity myself.

[fuchsiative]

[ she very politely doesn't mention not wanting to sit through mutant biology 101, and instead focuses on the other interesting thing he said: ]

biological rarity?
in what way