Meeting of all interested students

[valentine-tart.livejournal.com]

Beka submits the following invitation:


Any student wishing to discuss how ALL students armed, unarmed, magically armed, technologically armed, genetically armed, can work together to provide a safe atmosphere for ALL students and staff, while still allowing EVERY student to feel whole is welcomed to a meeting of the minds.

Please. People. Let's work together the way we did this weekend.







ET remove Beka's temper fit. It's irrelevant.

Comments

[phases-of-kitty.livejournal.com]

I think I'd like to be part of this discussion.

[valentine-tart.livejournal.com]

I think I'd like you to be. We haven't met properly. I'm Beka Valentine. Space gunbunny from 3500 years in someone's future. Never can figure out whose. I have nanites that make my hair change colors at will. At some point in my future I'm going to be cybernetic (don't ask me how I know because it confuses me) and I really don't like people who abuse people who are weaker than them.

I know that's rather a windy way to introduce myself. But I've talked too much today, and I think people are confused about what I think. I want everyone to be whole. Whatever that means to them.

[alchemy-4-arson.livejournal.com]

Roy enters and walks over, hearing Beka introduce herself. He nods to both girls. "Roy Mustang. I also want to see some calmer debate about this."

[valentine-tart.livejournal.com]

"Pleasure to meet you, Roy. I think we could all use some calm. Me not least of all." She smiles wryly. "I have a bit of a temper, if you hadn't noticed."

[alchemy-4-arson.livejournal.com]

He grins a little. "I had, a bit. But you're hardly the only one here with a quick temper, so don't feel too bad. I'm afraid my sense of recklessness is actually much stronger than my temper-- I'm more likely to do something foolish for the hell of it than I am to get really upset at people over small things."

[phases-of-kitty.livejournal.com]

I'm Kitty Pryde. I'm from here - sorta. Same time, different dimension. I'm a mutant. In my world, some people are born with special abilities. Mine is to "phase" - I can walk through walls.

[alchemy-4-arson.livejournal.com]

"Nice to meet you Kitty. I'm from from a different dimensional as well, I believe-- though mine's a lot different. Same land geography, completely different political structure and technological development. In my world people use not only mechanical technology but also alchemy-- the science of changing one thing into another through expended energy. Here it seems to be regarded as an "ability", though it's really just a learned tool.

You can walk through walls? Handy. I can make holes in walls, walk through the hole, then put the wall back as it was with no change-- but your way sounds much faster. Can you go through floors too?"

[can_be_more]

I've already talked to Eighth, who is completely on our side. And... I'm trying to talk to The Tick about it.

[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

Angelus comes in and sits, as per his usual in these situations, in the back. Gives Beka a wink of hello though.

[emo-padawan.livejournal.com]

Anakin sits down next to him, raising an eyebrow at the din of conversation around them.

[alchemy-4-arson.livejournal.com]

[[OOC: Poll's up at FH, guys.]]

[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

"How's it going, sparky?" Angelus asked. "Recovered from the weekend yet?"

[emo-padawan.livejournal.com]

Anakin shuddered, a shadow passing across his features. "Pretty sure it's going to take more than a couple of days to recover from the weekend." He tried to come up with something else to talk about.

"So, back to the weapons ban discussion?" He sighed. "I'm not one for extensive dialogue, but the beings at this school really need to stop listening to rumors and starting talking to each other. The magic users, or supernatural beings, or spiffy-cool-power holders or whatever aren't any more intrinsically dangerous than Beka. Beka in a bad mood could probably wipe the floor with a couple of them, powers or no. Genetics, or midiclorions, or magic is less scary than a couple of these people with guns in their hands and no idea what to do with them."

He looked at Angelus. "There has to be a reasonable solution to this that doesn't involve us all be wrapped in plastic for our own protection or shot on sight by Professor Jerusalem."

[alchemy-4-arson.livejournal.com]

"The poll's pretty close on the registration of magical powers issue, but it seems an overwhelming majority want registration on the guns. What do you think about the replies so far?"

[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

"Much though that would be funny."

[emo-padawan.livejournal.com]

Anakin looked around. "Screw it, then. Sign me up for a plastic ball."

[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

"But, An," Angelus said, "you were great on Saturday. Just the kind of guy I'd want fighting by my side."

[emo-padawan.livejournal.com]

Anakin turned a little green. "Um, thanks."

"Why are we even fighting about whether or not we can carry weapons? We should be worried about the next thing we eat or drink or smell turning us against each other or against ourselves, or into chickens or something." His eyes stared off into the distance. "Can't fight something inside ourselves. Not with guns, anyway."

[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

"True," Angelus said. "But who says that has to be a losing battle? You know, whatever it is you're going through, I know you've got it in you to come out on top."

[emo-padawan.livejournal.com]

"I hope so," Anakin said with a sigh. "It's nice to find someone at school to talk to--my old teacher hasn't been the most understanding about Saturday's events. And my other mentor, Palpatine--you'd like him, he has a similar way of cutting straight to the heart of the matter--has been too busy with his duties in the Senate for me to bother with this kind of thing."

[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

"I'm always happy to talk to you," Angelus said. "Heck, that's part of why I lobbied so hard to get you into JA. I knew we'd go far with the kind of skills you could bring to the team."

[emo-padawan.livejournal.com]

"What kind of skills do think would be needed to fix this weapons mess? I'd rather this not get spun into its most ridiculous conclusion where I have something like "Force-user" tatooed on my forehead if I can possibly avoid it." Anakin grinned at Angelus. "And you have a knack for making things sound so reasonable."

[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

"Probably my calm and soothing voice," Angelus winked at him. He slumped down , stretching his legs out so he could rest his feet on a chair in front of him. "As for the weapons - item one would be more brains than I've seen out of anybody on the pro-weapon side so far. Honestly, it's like they don't want to get their shiny toys back."

[emo-padawan.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, they really are working hard to shoot themselves in the foot." Anakin winced. "Pun totally unintended. I'd certainly like> to keep my lightsaber on campus, but I'm afraid the idea of an armed being with superpowers would pop someone's head off around here."

[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

"Plus they're coming at it all wrong," Angelus said. "Keep yammering about one side being dangerous so you need to be dangerous too and all you get out of that is everybody holding a nuke and hoping nobody's got an itchy trigger finger."