yeah. kids are fine but i know especially the adults can be a bit weird about it.
[And it's especially hard, she knows, for Shiho.
She....sits here and stares because. Ugh. She's used to people knowing what that means. And for people other than special espers these sorts of people were a distant sort of problem even for people with psychic powers if they're a low enough level. But there was really no way to explain it to Izuku that probably wouldn't make him worry...]
they're people who think esp is a threat to society. it's usually just writing awful books or saying mean things on the internet. but some of the more extreme members like to pick fights with babel and special duty espers.
[Which is...one way of putting it. Yes. Maybe not the most descriptive, but it should be...good enough, right?]
that's another reason why our identities are top secret. so no one else gets dragged into these things that can't protect themselves.
besides! chisato's forgiven us anyway! and it's not really a problem now since we have the shadow children!
[Look, Izuku, she's dangling something new to ask about to change the subject! Do you take the bait?]
[Hmm it's tempting! He does want to ask about the shadow children, but... at the same time, what she's describing sounds a lot like what he's seen in his own history books. And he can't just let the subject drop just yet.]
That sounds like how things were in our world, back when quirks first started manifesting. There was a lot of chaos in society, because people were suddenly questioning what it meant to be human.
Have you ever run into trouble with those people yourself?
so things were like that before in your world too...but everything is fine now?
[It sounds like it from what she's heard but...she just wants to make sure!
Also...hahaha...ha.]
it's kind of hard to avoid them as a special esper. my team and i have had to deal with them...a few times? i think the pr department's the one who's had the most trouble with them.
[Because special espers usually only deal with the extremists.]
that's good. people should be judged for what the person they are not whether they have powers or not.
[Though from what she's heard it seems like his world isn't without some problems...]
yeah. they deal with the ones who sit around writing books and making appearances on tv and stuff.
[...at this point, it feels pointless to try to redirect him away from this topic. Which was fine because she felt like she could be honest with him.]
they just make me so angry because these people think that just because we're espers that we're not people. when i was younger i really just...hated them so much and the feeling could be overwhelming.
but i know now that i don't have to feel that way. people like that aren't worth it and the fact that they think like this is all the more reason i can't sink to their level. because if i do then nothing will change.
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[And it's especially hard, she knows, for Shiho.
She....sits here and stares because. Ugh. She's used to people knowing what that means. And for people other than special espers these sorts of people were a distant sort of problem even for people with psychic powers if they're a low enough level. But there was really no way to explain it to Izuku that probably wouldn't make him worry...]
they're people who think esp is a threat to society. it's usually just writing awful books or saying mean things on the internet. but some of the more extreme members like to pick fights with babel and special duty espers.
[Which is...one way of putting it. Yes. Maybe not the most descriptive, but it should be...good enough, right?]
that's another reason why our identities are top secret. so no one else gets dragged into these things that can't protect themselves.
besides! chisato's forgiven us anyway! and it's not really a problem now since we have the shadow children!
[Look, Izuku, she's dangling something new to ask about to change the subject! Do you take the bait?]
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That sounds like how things were in our world, back when quirks first started manifesting. There was a lot of chaos in society, because people were suddenly questioning what it meant to be human.
Have you ever run into trouble with those people yourself?
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so things were like that before in your world too...but everything is fine now?
[It sounds like it from what she's heard but...she just wants to make sure!
Also...hahaha...ha.]
it's kind of hard to avoid them as a special esper. my team and i have had to deal with them...a few times? i think the pr department's the one who's had the most trouble with them.
[Because special espers usually only deal with the extremists.]
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Yeah, basically! It took a while, but once people started getting used to quirks and they became more widespread, society eventually accepted them.
So PR handles most of it... was it bad? The ones you had to deal with yourself?
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[Though from what she's heard it seems like his world isn't without some problems...]
yeah. they deal with the ones who sit around writing books and making appearances on tv and stuff.
[...at this point, it feels pointless to try to redirect him away from this topic. Which was fine because she felt like she could be honest with him.]
they just make me so angry because these people think that just because we're espers that we're not people. when i was younger i really just...hated them so much and the feeling could be overwhelming.
but i know now that i don't have to feel that way. people like that aren't worth it and the fact that they think like this is all the more reason i can't sink to their level. because if i do then nothing will change.