[ Ah. Right. She's told so many people already, and yet there always seems to be someone else who doesn't know. ]
Humans with genetic differences that result in physical mutations or special abilities. Where I'm from, mutants were a huge part of the population, but they faced discrimination and a whole lotta kids were kicked out of their homes because of what they were. Our school offered them somewhere to go.
It was still fairly new, mutants had only been "out" for a few decades, and people... [ She's quiet for a moment, her expression tightening in a clear sign that this topic hits close to home. ]
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For mutants?
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Humans with genetic differences that result in physical mutations or special abilities. Where I'm from, mutants were a huge part of the population, but they faced discrimination and a whole lotta kids were kicked out of their homes because of what they were. Our school offered them somewhere to go.
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I see. [ His brow furrows because the Protomolocule comes to mind when mutations come up but he doesn't draw a direct correlation at least. ]
Parents would kick their children out for something that was commonplace?
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Humans don't handle fear well.
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They don’t but as a species we don’t have a very good ability to determine what changes are threats and what are boons.
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[ She pulls in a deep breath and lets it out in a heavy sigh. A sip of her coffee follows and she tries to give him a small smile. ]
Are your conversations always this cheery, sugar?
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It’s always a toss up. [ His thoughts have weighted heavier more and more often with the experiences shaping his world views changing. ]