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[unscatters.livejournal.com]

So I pretty vividly remember the spiel when I was first taken by the government some time back. They made me feel guilty for everything that happened to my parents, like it was something I woke up one day and decided. Now they've picked up a new skill. It's like, surprise, your whole life was someone's sick joke. At least everything that's sucked can be explained away. Except someone forgot that we actually lived through that.

Yeah, I'm sure it's something you've all heard before.

My name is Nico. I just arrived. Anyone heard any rumors of a band of runaways who are defying everything the government wants? Because I think I need to catch up with them.

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[unscatters.livejournal.com]

I almost took shop class. I mean, I'm glad I didn't, but Mom and Dad said it was unseemly or something.

[unscatters.livejournal.com]

We'll find her. She's a lot closer now.

[notvictorious]

No, he's a friend.

[notvictorious]

Don't act so surprised. For all you know I was really cool before you guys kidnapped me!

[unscatters.livejournal.com]

And this is coming right after the middle school revelation.

[unscatters.livejournal.com]

No, you'd be more of a ditz.

[notvictorious]

Look, it's not a huge deal. They're aliens too, okay, and they needed somebody to look after them and it's not important!

[panchromatic]

He's a good guy. Don't punch him no matter how much you might want to, though, it just fires him up.

[unscatters.livejournal.com]

Okay.

[unscatters.livejournal.com]

...



Sounds gross.

[notvictorious]

I'm a creation of higher intelligence, Nico. I was on the honor roll.

[unscatters.livejournal.com]

And that's why you weren't cool.

[panchromatic]

I don't think any of us even knew where to begin. The stuff that happens here is really random! And for a while I thought...

[notvictorious]

Being smart is cool.

[panchromatic]

Look I need you not to freak out on me, okay, because I'm about to sound kind of crazy.

[unscatters.livejournal.com]

It's okay, um. We'll check it out together.

[unscatters.livejournal.com]

I won't freak out.

[unscatters.livejournal.com]

You fanboyed superheroes. And Lost.

[panchromatic]

I dunno, Nico, there's a lot of freaky rumors about getting "released".

[notvictorious]

If they were gonna lock people away for using powers, I wouldn't be talking to you right now, so I think you're safe.

[unscatters.livejournal.com]

And we'll look into them. She's one of our own. We take care of ourselves. Even if Chase ... and Xavin, actually, haven't always made that easy.

[panchromatic]

Gert was here. Alive. For a while.

[notvictorious]

Karolina's right, we didn't know what to do without you around.

[unscatters.livejournal.com]

Good to know.

[unscatters.livejournal.com]

... Heh.