nextgen_media (nextgen_media) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2010-12-13 11:11:00

Entry tags:

angelo bennet, inactive - ben parker, inactive - lisa graves, news report, plot-"open season"

Fanning the Flames (Open to reactions)
DAILY BUGLE - Crime rates near the so-called "District X" continue to climb in recent weeks, as what are being reported as mutant street gangs ransacked thirteen stores in the past three weeks, with half a dozen home invasions as well. Property damage estimates are estimated to be in the tens of thousands and still rising, and insurance carriers for the claimants are currently entering litigation as to whether or not mutant violence constitute valid claims under criminal sections of their coverage.

THE BUZZ - (editorial by Khan Keorattanavong) Police Captain Erica Strauss commended her precinct's officers today, in a grandstanding public ceremony where the collective members of the 11th Precinct by all rights should have snapped in half from how fast they bent over to kiss their own collective rears. Arrests for possession are at an all-time high as Strauss continues her war on drugs, specifically MGH, Mutant Growth Hormone. Arrests are at an all-time high, with a soaring conviction rate on possession charges as well. Sources also claim that pleas from defense attorneys for what would normally be minor charges have been ignored by the DA's office.

We've all seen what MGH can do, but voices within the local community cite that the arrests have been focused on users carrying empathic and telepathically communal strains, rather than your typical lasers and super strength varieties. Cops beating up on hippies, where have we seen that before?

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	your_talents 2010-12-19 04:02 am UTC (link)
	Lisa stops to think about that, collecting her thoughts. "The MGH rings shut down, and District X treated like any other part of the city. I think there's a good place to start." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

hellfireprince
2010-12-19 07:49 pm UTC (link)

"Now, of the two outcomes you're seeking...only one is immediately possible, and it is not wholly possible as long as there is a market for MGH." Julian says, thinking it over.

"You can shut down the MGH markets in District X, but they'll move to another place. What then? And District X's largest issue in being accepted lies in the fact that it keeps itself so separate from the rest of the city. We could argue that the city forced mutants to go there until they could only rely on each other, or that the mutants there banded together against humanity until we're blue in the face." Julian explains, massaging her shoulders.

"The fact is, District X has made itself a haven for mutants, and with public sentiment regarding mutants sharply dividing the country, it's going to take a lot of work to gain acceptance from either side. And it /must/ come from both sides if this is to work. We have something of a microcosm of Genosha occurring on our doorstep, if you look at it." Julian says.

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your_talents
2010-12-20 12:50 am UTC (link)

"Mmm... keep doing that. I forbid you to stop." Lisa groans as he starts working her shoulders. She'd had a photo-shoot that morning, and the photographer had some truly sadistic notions of what proper posture constituted.

"Wonder how the average Genoshan, let alone one of Magneto's big-time followers, would feel about that comparison.. I get your point though. It's a wonder the Genoshan embassy doesn't sit in the middle east side."

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hellfireprince
2010-12-20 02:31 am UTC (link)

"You forbid me to stop, do you?" Julian says, continuing the massage.

"I could be crude and go with 'that's what she said', but that is, in fact, what you said. This is also not the first time you've said it, either." he grins.

"Well, you have to consider that not everyone in District X would want to be affiliated with Genosha. Magneto is a very sore subject for many people. If District X, as a whole, supported Magneto or his views, the MRD would have a permanent garrison there within hours." Julian tells her.

"Those people are going to be an issue, too." he says thoughtfully.

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	your_talents 2010-12-20 05:30 pm UTC (link)
	"The Genoshans, the MuRDies, or both?" Lisa lolls her head to one side. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hellfireprince 2010-12-31 01:54 am UTC (link)
	"Both, I believe. The MRD before Genosha, however." Julian says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	your_talents 2010-12-31 12:10 pm UTC (link)
	"So do we sit and wait for them to march in and see what happens, or do you have any ideas for before then?" (Reply to this)(Parent)

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