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[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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[fuchsiative]

you weren't kidding about "marginally"

but i guess even some peace is better than none

[coordination]

In my case it's just leaving one battleground for another. Politicians can be just as fucking vicious. Even the ones I'm supposed to work alongside.

Anyway, you asked me the question. But what does that word, mutant, mean to you, then?

[fuchsiative]

it's what they call people like me who have abilities
most of us are born with it
some... got them by unfortunate circumstances

[coordination]

Unfortunate? Are you talking about forced experimentation?