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THE TEST DRIVE MEME

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Another B; I'm sorry, I couldn't help myself

[carvedout]

For what it's worth, I understand where you're coming from.

[He sighs and rubs the back of his neck. Even saying that much wouldn't go over too well back home, he suspects, but he still sees these issues from an outsider's point of view more than a mutant's.]

It's not as simple as that, though. I'm not sure what a reasonable middle ground would be. Maybe including the information in criminal records.

[That wouldn't hurt mutants that just wanted to keep their head down and be overlooked, then. Just the ones misusing what they can do.]

No need to apologize!

[garganteren]

[Eren's not expecting to be agreed with, even in part, so this gives him pause, and he backs down a bit, his aggression subsiding slightly.]

I didn't say it would be easy. But we have to do something! If you wait until they've already hurt people, then it's too late. We have to stop people from getting hurt in the first place.

That's what I want.

[For a member of the Friends of Humanity, this is actually a pretty moderate viewpoint. That's—not saying much.]

[carvedout]

[Well, good. Carver isn't the most graceful with his words, but he knows people are more likely to listen when they're calm, at least.]

Wanting to protect people is all well and good, but registration won't stop the people that need to be stopped. Unless you intend to lock all mutants up when you register them, anyway.

[The thought of which makes him frown even as he says as much.]

It might not even be useful for finding culprits of crimes that have already happened, depending.

[garganteren]

[Eren still looks grim, but at least he's not yelling.]

It's not the only thing we should do, but it's a start. Mutants should know they're being monitored. Right now, there's nothing at all, and so they act like they can do whatever they want! Maybe it's not perfect, but that's no reason not to do it.

[He doesn't say anything either way about locking up the mutants. He knows that's not going to work. Where would they put them all?]

Yeah, but it could be useful. If you find out someone has a power, and it matches crimes that were committed, you can use that to investigate. I can't believe some people think we should just do nothing! They're being selfish.

[carvedout]

Like they can— Like they can do whatever they want!

[That slips out without him meaning it to. He's been trying to be level-headed, but he's too taken aback by that statement.]

My family spent our whole lives holding our breath whenever we saw a police officer, because if we so much as looked at one wrong, they'd practically call it a capital offense!

[He would address the other point also, but he's been thrown off, too incredulous to even be angry.]

[garganteren]

[Eren is 100% not impressed by this anecdotal evidence. In fact, it just makes him mad again. He is a very angry young man. And not entirely rational at the moment, having been uprooted from his home and upset by recent events.]

Well, my family died because of people like—them. So yeah, they can do what they want! They can wipe people out and no one can do anything about it! Because everyone's too scared to stand up to them.

[He was this close to saying "people like you", but look, even Eren can self-censor! But then he decides to add something else, for good measure.]

And good, that's how it should be! Mutants are the ones who should be afraid!

[carvedout]

[Oh, well, he's angry now. For a second, Carver even considers throwing a punch. He grew up shielding his twin sister; hearing someone say Bethany should have to be afraid just pisses him off.

Ultimately, he keeps his hands to himself, but even so, the way he shouts his reply isn't any more likely to deescalate the situation.]

Be afraid of what? Being treated like criminals for breathing other people's air?

[garganteren]

[And Eren SHOUTS RIGHT BACK, like the shonen protagonist he is.]

I mean mutants who are gonna hurt people! Like how criminals are scared of jail, so they run from the cops. There should be something mutants are afraid of! But no, they can even kill the president and get away with it!

[carvedout]

But that's not what we were talking about! We were talking about my family—!

[Carver cuts himself off, but he doesn't deflate. Instead, he just snaps his mouth shut, running a hand over his face a second later.]

I'm...just going to go sit down or something.

[garganteren]

[Eren blinks. He honestly wasn't connecting the topic of conversation with an actual real family, having gotten so carried away by his "rhetoric".]

What? I wasn't talking about your family, I was talking about mutants!

[Eren...]

[carvedout]

My family is mutants. You can't talk about one without talking about the other.

[And, you know, so are both of them, but this is apparently going unmentioned.]

[garganteren]

Well, I don't want anything bad to happen to your family! That's not what I meant at all.

[Now Eren seems affronted that someone would think this about him! In spite of what he was saying.]

[carvedout]

Well, I'd hope not. But that's the thing. If you say every mutant should be treated like a criminal waiting to happen, that means every mutant.

[garganteren]

That doesn't change the fact that something needs to be done. The laws we have now aren't enough to protect everyone! I still think it's the right thing to do. There are going to be problems, but people will just have to get used to it.

[He's going to keep being stubborn about this.]

[carvedout]

Right, well, I think we'll have to agree to disagree. [Carver doesn't have the wherewithal to keep arguing this issue. They're obviously not getting anywhere without one or both of them getting heated.] Just... Mutants are part of "everyone," and having them register isn't going to do a lot to protect them.

[garganteren]

Fine. I will. Agree to disagree.

I care more about the rights of humans.

[Bluntly stated, but at least he's being honest? No, that really doesn't make it any better.]

I'm just saying my opinion. I don't expect anyone here to agree with me.

[Since you're all a bunch of weirdos!!]

[carvedout]

Well, fine, but don't say you're thinking about everyone, then.

[He says that a bit pointedly, but the question he follows up with is much milder.]

Why even bring it up, then?

[garganteren]

Okay, I'm not trying to say anything about people's families.

[Somehow, he manages to balance that contradiction in his mind.]

Because! I'm tired of not being able to talk because I'm surrounded by freaks! They might as well know I'm not the same as them. So—now everybody knows.

[A+++ reasoning there. Eren is good at making friends and influencing people.]

[carvedout]

[Considering his own disconnect from the identity of "mutant," Carver isn't as offended by that statement as he could be, but even so—]

You are, though. You have a different opinion, but you're still a mutant freak. Isn't that why you're here?

[garganteren]

I know I am. A mutant freak. [Although his powers just manifested recently, and he's still very upset about it, frowning as he says this.] But I believe I should be removed from society.

I didn't want to come here!

[carvedout]

[Well, now this is just kind of depressing, and Carver isn't quite sure what to do about it. He shifts awkwardly, staying quiet before he finally asks:]

Where did you want to go, then? It seems like coming here is the best way to keep away from humans, if that's what you want to do.

[He's not the best at finding the silver lining, but.]

[garganteren]

I didn't want to go anywhere. I wanted to stay where I was. My friends were going to take care of me.

[As he's Eren, and not subtle at all, he looks very obviously evasive.]

[carvedout]

[SQUINTS

Is this a rabbit hole he wants to go down? Carver isn't sure. So, he asks:]

And this was going to remove you from society?

[Just so they're clear.]

[garganteren]

I'm not a hypocrite!

[He really does hate hypocrites. So he feels he should point that out.]

If I say that about dangerous mutants, I mean me, too. And they were helping me!

[carvedout]

[Carver winces, then holds his hands up, palms out and fingers spread.]

I wasn't calling you a hypocrite. I was asking a question. No need to jump the gun like that.

What were they doing to help?