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[swagneto]

[ Perhaps it a bit too late for this sort of conversation, but Erik necessitates its need anyway; the Tranquility has nearly always been a bastion for acceptance and tolerance, and the idea was constantly perpetuated throughout his previous stay here, something that deeply unsettled him. He's in a deserted room, particularly one that Alex Summers might be familiar with from their training sessions long ago, but his reason for being there is more along the need for silence. ]

For those of you who remember my face, I can assure you, you're not mistaken. [ He pauses for a moment, because while it needs to be said, it still angers him that he's back here. ] The ship has brought me back since then. For those of you who don't, [ welllllll. ] I expect we'll be acquaintances soon enough. [ But not really. ] In the meantime, you can call me Magneto. [ Except the fifty billion people that still call him Erik. ]

No doubt all the lectures have made it clear that the ship is not, in any way, safe, and this is hardly any different. I won't speak on false pretenses that unity is what matters, but my issue at hand is this: if you are non-human of any sort, vampires, werewolves, mutants, what have you, I urge you to seek solidarity only among your own kind. It is our strengths that will allow us to survive, our own inherited abilities, and we must use these to secure the ship against its ongoing threats.

We must defend ourselves by striking out towards the enemy and to an equal degree, protect the sections of the ship we have acquired. While the Security team has this under control, the ship's size makes this difficult. [ Considering Erik is on SEC, this is just asking for double protection. ] Your offense is our best defense.

PRIVATE » Alex Summers [ All that he gets is a ping to notice this, because the location should be familiar to him: its where Alex and he had trained a while ago and there are some things better discussed in person than over these. ]

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[target]

[well fuck you very much mr. magneto. he knew it had to be something big to scare raven off, and now he knows just what that big is.]

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[swagneto]

you.

[ well this is going to go well. ]

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[ex_question191]

[ man, stiles really wishes he'd read more marvel right now, but he was really more a dc guy. still, magneto rings a faint enough bell that he knows this is a fight he shouldn't start. he knows it. but he's never really been the sort to keep his mouth shut. ]

So what, werewolves can have sleepovers with ghosts and vampires and Jedi and, and— people bitten by radioactive spiders. But the rest of us don't get to come?

[ his jaw shifts a little aggressively. yeah that's right, buddy, he's firmly in the human camp. ]

FYI, that's bullshit.

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[swagneto]

[ The implications are clear from the start at Stiles' commentary, and Erik knows he's in it for the long haul. Narrowing his eyes at his words, his tone carries a hint of indifference. ]

You can mock it all you want, but where I come from, humans offer nothing of value when it comes to survival. And here, I have yet to see any measure of success from them.

[ Bullshit or not, it's his stance. ]

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[prince]

The enemy.

[ there's no intonation, but given his narrowed eyes this is fairly clearly a question, not to mention a possible lead in to part two of arthur's total inability to make friends and influence people once he reveals he's a magical racist. ]

video; yes good give me all of them

[swagneto]

[ The moment Erik finds out that the Arthur he grew up reading in his favorite novel turns out to be a racist is the moment everything falls apart. ]

The ship. [ As if that answers everything in the single statement from Arthur, but Erik knows it doesn't, which is why he elaborates: ] Smiley, the monsters on board, the threats both past and present. All of them contribute to a single enemy we must band against.

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[20mentholkools]

Don't remember your strengths meaning much, last time.

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[swagneto]

Nor do I remember yours.

[ A certain someone was a sack of potatoes last Erik recalled and had to be rescued. ]

Mine still keep me alive, suffice to say.

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[gilding]

You say that as though being non-human leaves them impervious. Vampires and werewolves tend to have a rather extreme set of weaknesses, too, from what I recall.

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[swagneto]

If I remember right, they're more often than not easy to avoid. [ Jenna's mentioned her particular brand of weakness, and werewolves... well. Erik has that covered. ]

I believe their strengths outweigh what constitutes their weaknesses.

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[jurisimpudent]

Mr. Magneto.

[voice]

[swagneto]

Edgeworth.

[ Because they're not done arguing. ]

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[puppydogeyes]

They're not going to listen.

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[swagneto]

[ Tyke has, and always will be a familiar face to Erik, and one of the few he's inclined to take the opinion of when it comes to arguing over his side. ]

then ill make my point until they do. its necessary they do what it takes.

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[darkholme]

[ but oh boy is she stalking ]

not here;

[swagneto]

[ one day he'll have words with you ]

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[dilemma]

separate and better?

[ yeah he totally caught your band together speech, magneto. ]

Little weird to assume we're all interested in "solidarity".

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[swagneto]

Let me guess, you're in it for yourself then?

[ There is of course, the other assumption, but Erik isn't mentioning that just yet. ]

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[tigers]

I should say I remember your face better than most.

[ Except Moran has aged a few years since you were here last, Erik. But his muttonchops are still as glorious as the day they were grown.

You should take a leaf from his book. ]

What's this rot you're rattling on about? You could have easily summed up your point in two sentences: "This are likely to get bloody. Try not to die."

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[swagneto]

[ Well. It's not as disturbing as it was with Wesley and Charles, but it still gets a slight twitch from Erik over the muttonchops in particular. He never liked them in the first place. ]

So it seems. [ There's a bit more he considers adding, but the muttonchops are distracting enough. ]

Concise as your argument may be, it doesn't touch upon my main point.

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[redhotsummers]

...what do you want, Erik.

[swagneto]

If you have a spare moment, come here.

[ Down to that one room he and Alex had sparred in briefly, where Erik had lost considerably to him. ]

I think we need to talk.

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[darkforce]

You have a problem with humans?

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[swagneto]

They have a problem with me.

[ Which is Erik's roundabout way of saying, yes he does. ] I find them inclined to disrespect anyone other than their own species.

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[tumbleweeds]

You couldn't have just said "hi, I'm back, who wants to get drinks?", huh Mags?

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[swagneto]

Magneto.

[ sorry jaye, but erik is gonna be kinda insistent on that. ]

And that would be too easy, of course.

permavid & text.

[culver]

You are back.

permavid & text.

[swagneto]

Nill.

[ Somehow saying yes is a bit too easy as usual, and Erik smiles warmly towards her with a nod. ]

It's been some time since I was last here. [ And it's wonderful to see you again is an implicit kind of statement. ]

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[helpmeguideit]

[ Erik, there's no crown for being King Asshole, but right now - he is pretty sure you'd have it. Charles does not want others involved in this conversation, so he locks it up. He does not look anything near impressed here, either. Definitely annoyed, he raises a single brow. ]

You're going to make yourself a target to humans and non-humans alike, Erik.

[ Nope. Totally not going to call you Magneto. ]

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[swagneto]

[ There are a number of ways Erik can react to Charles, but it's the commentary that truly irritates him; Erik shakes his head, a slight scoff at his words, as if he wasn't aware that he had a target painted on his back since the day he was born. It's not something worth lecturing Charles over, when the words reeked of ignorance. ]

It's nice to see you too, old friend. [ Perhaps spoken a bit scathingly, but after not seeing the telepath since the jump and Erik's arrival, the first thing he gets is an attempt at a lecture. ]

You speak as if I don't already know.

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[became]

Metalhead.

[ neal don't start ]

Good to see you're as inclusive as ever.

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[swagneto]

[ oh my god why aren't you dead ]

Good to see you're still persistent as ever.

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[realslimstrider]

[He probably shouldn't answer this but, Davesprite and sense haven't always been friends. So here he is glowing raidoactive orange with bird wings extending from his shoulders.]

You know I think the last thing we need is our own brand of civil war. There's shit out there in the dark already after the whole lot of us.

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[swagneto]

[ Well, that much is at least going to get a civil response out of Erik. While Erik may be a hypocrite over matters like these, he makes no attempt to hide the fact that someone who isn't normal is going to get all the brutal honesty from him. ]

I don't disagree, [ Erik says, nodding. ] though I'm not insisting on a civil war; there have been too many of those in the past where I'm from. I could care less what the humans do, they're just simply none of my concern.

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[typically]

[ He has a lot to say. Partially, because he might agree. Vampires should stick with vampires. If that happens, people like his sister might not be in the crossfire. Except, she would've been because there were several that went to bat both for her and against her. And they banded together. But, if they completely kept themselves out of it? He doesn't know.

Especially now that his sister is one of them. He doesn't express it, not to anyone really but that's what and how he thinks. One of them. She's a vampire, now. Like Damon and Stefan and Caroline. Everyone's a vampire.

And he's some useless little brother who made a bad call. If he had lied -- Ric wouldn't have died. Or, maybe that's not true. He doesn't know what is true and he needs to track down someone from that timeline to give him the exact details.

In any case, this pings him. ]

You don't think things like vampires and humans can work together toward a common goal?

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[swagneto]

No.

[ Simple enough, to the point, but Erik has never done with being concise all that much, not with matters like these when they're all about his personal opinions, heavily influenced by history nonstop. ]

I find it difficult to believe that humans are inclined to work with anyone they find inferior. [ Not that Erik has any understanding of humans finding vampires inferior, but the way things have worked for him is that humans have always gone after the supposed weaker chain; jews, mutants, and now vampires. ]

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[breathalyser]

So what - you're saying you want it like team regular human on one side, and then all the creepy rejects on the other?

[ Alisha would like to be placed in the first one please, but she leaves out a defining us anywhere from her paraphrasing of his speech. ]

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[swagneto]

Perhaps not as childish as you'd put it, but yes.

[ It's already a common re-occurrence here with several people speaking with the tone that Erik's words are something to be taken lightly, but still. Irritates the hell out of him. ]

Although I'd be more inclined to call humans the rejects around here.

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[inebriety]

[Wanda had mentioned he was here. Tony remembers the events of Ultimatum, the deaths of Hank, Janet, the millions who died around the world and of course the feeling of his armour unresponsive to his commands as his arm was forcibly dragged to point at Wolverine and his repulsors fired. It may not have been Tony in control, but he hadn't taken Wolverine's death well, blaming himself for it. Time and a lot of therapy had made it easier to deal with, but only relatively.

Tony knows that he wouldn't stand a chance. He was ill while Magneto was younger than he was used to. He won't start anything physical, but there was no arguing that Tony wanted Magneto dead. He isn't going to hide behind text, he wants him to know what he did.]

Will you still speak of solidarity while you kill the very mutants you claim to protect?

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[swagneto]

[ Stunned, would be apt to describe Erik's reaction, which has him tensing up, stilling in his movements rather than coming up with a response. The thoughts he had, composed from his own beliefs and the way Charles had treated him on the beach, the bullet that had damaged his once best friend, and the death of Shaw at his hands. It's those memories he draws back to, not Alex's warning about Wanda and the plausibility of another Erik or the sharp reminder that as Erik grows older, his list of genocidal acts grow worse and worse. ]

I don't know what you're talking about. [ Despite the admission, his voice is calm, collected, and the idea of backing down right now is the furthest thing on his mind. ]

Mutantkind has always been my only interest.

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[doesthemath]

[It seems some things don't change across universes. Wanda's heard this many times over the years, and while the words may change, the message remains the same.

Hearing it dredges up memories of the past, of her time with the Brotherhood of Mutants. It gives her chills and makes her pleased to be safely holed up in her room.

Of course it occurs to her that she could argue against him on his point, that there is in fact some value to looking to humans for solidarity as well...but no, she has no interest in engaging him on this point.]

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[triedtobe]

What do we have to do to get on the Security team? [ Consider him interested. ]

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[swagneto]

Which security team do you refer to? [ There's the regular one, officiated by the others on board, and then there's the one Erik intends on putting together, unofficial and led by him alone. ]

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[ironbanded]

Strength is not measured purely in power, my lord Magneto. Power can easily be misused.

Touting safety is noble, but if we splinter amongst ourselves we could not stand long, regardless of what abilities we each possess. Unity is not a false pretense, it should be a priority.

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[swagneto]

You speak of unity, but you have no idea what humanity is capable of. They are the ones who misuse their power as the dominant species on Earth.

[ It's hypocrisy at its best, but that's how Erik twists his words for the sake of conversation. ]

My hand for unity will only extend so far until they react against us.

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[birchcore]

I fail to see how abandoning others is a good idea, ser. Mages like me may not be looked upon kindly where I come from. But these people don't deserve to be left to those monsters out there.

[ she lets out a sigh. ]

I suppose what I would like to ask is how can perceptions change if neither side is given a chance to?

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[swagneto]

I assume they will fare well on their own.

[ Which is all the opinion Erik has on the subject; he doesn't necessarily care whether the humans here survive or not, and it's a step up from his earlier beliefs that humanity is a ticking time bomb against them. ]

Humanity has given me plenty of chances to redeem themselves, and each time they have failed to do so correctly. [ It's a little unclear what Erik means by correctly, but its deliberate on his part; humanity will never be fine in his eyes. ]

Regardless of where they come from, I anticipate they'll do exactly as they always have in the past - seek to eliminate us any way they can.

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[angerissues]

Nice to see you're back to the same old stuff. [ Mason's still not entirely sure how he feels about Magneto, but hey, they can chat. ]

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[swagneto]

Hardly the same if the population's different. [ Erik shrugs indifferently. ] Things still haven't changed since I was here last time. The same old fools who believe that they'll truly get along in the interim.