NINETEEN ✖ VOICE

[wedonot]

[Charles almost doesn't want to say anything public reflecting on the flood, because he's still unbelievably frustrated in so many ways, but he can't not.]

It's interesting, isn't it, to think how simple things can have that profound an effect on our lives? I certainly don't want to pretend that the Admiral has some grand plan for us, but exposing us to other possibilities does seem to yield... interesting results. [And it was nicer than he wants to admit to be free of responsibility, even though the sense of being utterly alone in the world without proof there were other mutants, and without having someone to grow up with make it decidedly Not Worth It.

He misses Raven, and considers adding more, but closes off the feed before he gives in to temptation.]

[Private to Erik]

I need to speak with you.

[Private to Tony]

Check in, please, Mr. Stark.

[Filtered to the Lab Wardens + Maintenance and Repair Heads]

My inmate has expressed interest in working with both your departments. He's primarily an inventor, and I'd be interested in discussing what kind of supervision he'd be under and what sort of work you'd be up for him doing.

[Added Later: Private to Steve]

Captain Rogers, I'm afraid Mr. Stark seems to have wandered off with your warden item and let himself into the pub. [And while he could just make him come down, he'd really rather not more or less abuse his powers like that right off the bat. :\]

Comments

[wedonot]

Why's that?

[an_abomination]

We may have not been in control of ourselves or even "ourselves" at the time but we still have to deal with the consequences.

[wedonot]

Are you alright?

[an_abomination]

Relatively, I'm just glad that I wasn't given access to my full powers. [Can tell that the other him was far more effective at using his powers than he is.]

[wedonot]

[Sob powers. :c Powers are an ucky topic for Charles lately.]

I suppose that can be an issue, yes.

[an_abomination]

If you knew what I'm capable of, you'd definitely see it as an issue. [Sighs.] There has to be some way to maintain some control over ourselves while a flood is taking place. It would be too dangerous for there to not be some kind of fail safe. [There's level zero but you have to get someone down there first.]

[wedonot]

What can you do?

[an_abomination]

A lot. [Smirks for a moment, now if only he could learn how to control all of it.] I have Kryptonian genes which in essence give me a constant power source. Normally I do not require any food or sleep.

Then there's my tactile telekinesis. Anything I can touch I can "read" and my powers respond to me the same way our limbs do whenever we want them to do something. It's an extension of my mind and body.

[wedonot]

I'm actually very familiar with how that feels, although I'm sure your tactile telekinesis works a bit differently from my telepathy.

If you're ever in need of someone to sit down with to discuss this sort of thing, I've had some experience teaching younger mutants how to better harness their abilities. I'm not sure how we could really develop a flood proof fail safe, considering the number of variables in play, but it couldn't hurt to brainstorm some ideas, I suppose.

[an_abomination]

You'd have to be some kind of telepath to pull that. My telekinesis is spread throughout my entire body. It's literally in every molecule of my being. I can shift too, so you could scan my brain and pick up nothing meanwhile I'm still thinking.

[wedonot]

I am a telepath.

Private.

[an_abomination]

Yeah, but how good are you at it? You were right about needing a fail safe too. I'm...not all that sure of what goes on in my mind. [Huh, maybe this would be a good way to figure out if he has a kill switch or not.]

Private.

[wedonot]

I would say I'm very experienced. And if you were interested, I'd be more than willing to try to find an answer.

Private.

[an_abomination]

Find an answer to what's going on in my mind? I'll check with my Warden, Dean, and see what he says. I'm Kon-El, by the way.

Private.

[wedonot]

Charles Xavier. Pleasure to meet you.

Private.

[an_abomination]

Likewise. What did you mean by mutant?

Private.

[wedonot]

In our world, mutants are considered the next step forward in human evolution. We've each got a different, superhuman ability, which seems to develop during childhood or around puberty. The popular theory is that we've begun developing thanks to the advance of the atomic age, but there's no real conclusive evidence, just yet. It's my field of study.

Erik, Wanda and John Allerdyce are all mutants. Erik and I are from the same world, but Wanda and John are from parallel realities where events apparently played out similarly to our timeline.

Private.

[an_abomination]

I wonder if that's what my third strand is. [Shakes his head.] No, I bet it would still show up as human but maybe it's something like that. [Mumbling to himself.]

I'm only partially human. I'm a half-kryptonina, partial human and something else clone.

Private.

[wedonot]

And Kryptonians are aliens?

Private.

[an_abomination]

Yes, they are from the planet Krypton. Physiologically and psychologically we are very much like humans. They don't have telekinesis like I do, that's something that I was created with.

Private.

[wedonot]

And you have no idea who the third genetic donor might be?

Private.

[an_abomination]

The being Harvest who created me could have gotten it from anywhere. [They are probably his genetics, sobsob.]

Whatever they are, they aren't good.

Private.

[wedonot]

I don't know how much help it would be, considering we haven't been to the moon yet, let alone made first contact with an alien species - to the best of my knowledge - but I'd still be interested in studying your genetic code.

And while I admittedly don't know anything about Harvest or where they could have pulled your genetic donors from, I'm a very firm believer that your genetics don't define who you are. It's what you choose to do with your gifts that does.

Private.

[an_abomination]

If you think you can uncover something then by all means. I'm here for a reason and I'm pretty sure my genetics is a big part of it.

The thing is, I believe in that but what about if my genetics can control me? Free will is a human trait, what if there is a part of me genetically that doesn't abide to free will? [His thoughts keep on flickering back to "mindless".]

Private.

[wedonot]

No one's been able to prove that there's a gene directly linked to dangerous behavior or impulses. There might be something that predisposes you to certain conditions, but I would assume a trigger you're talking about would be something implanted telepathically, rather than written into your genetic coding.