-# There’s the sound of students walking around. Gossiping and talking amongst one another. Most of them sticking to more recent topics of the news like Enerjak or even along the lines of the current state of the job market, their futures..though a to;ic that was far more personal and seemingly targeted had to do with a teacher.

Wolf Mobian: “You hear about the art teacher right? The kid?-“

Hawk Mobian: “Wait she has a kid for real?”

Wolf: “Yeah, apparently no one’s ever even seen them but..rumors say that— not only does the teacher got a daughter but..they’re some sorta mutant!”

Hawk: “Bull. Shit. Now you’re talkin’ sci-fi bullshit you sure you’re not trying to pull the rug out from under me?”

Wolf: “Hah! Yeah that’d be a really funny prank but, no I’m serious. Like— actually serious.”

• The two keep talking, not saying names but..it was obvious to everyone here as they were eyeing one person in particular..

-# Talia would be bending light around herself as she dismissed her class, just avoiding people right now as she was busy. She had a finals project to assign for the end of the current semester for all her classes but she also needed to catch up on grades. With a heavy sigh, she’d find herself outside as she was just continuing to walk. Just trying to mind her business despite how worried she was feeling about the rumors..how’d they even find out? When did they?..

• Either way she needed to try and get back home and settle on a plan of action. Starz is missing and people are getting curious! This was not supposed to happen! From one bad date to being the mother to an alien, not only that, but for them to suddenly disappear has her worried sick! How unfortunate she has to stop as a group would seemingly stand in her way..

“Uhm— excuse me, I’m just trying to get by over to the bus stop-“ {ta}

-# Unfortunately the group only grew as some students began to crowd around them. Talia at the center now looking around and tightening the grip around the strap of her purse she was currently carrying on her shoulder.

They all began to speak..asking all sorts of questions..

“Is it true you’ve got a kid? They’re a girl too right?”

“Who’s the kid?”

“Is it true you’ve got a raised a doom soldier?!”

Each questions pried deeper, and as Talia remains unable to answer..they only devolved as the more radical sort began to join in..influencing the crowd.

“Why would you raise such a thing?!”

“Do you think we’d ever accept someone like you here? GET THE HELL OUTTA HERE. BETTER YET WHY NOT DIE.”

“Did you ever think of the consequences? YOU COULD KILL US ALL BY LETTING THAT THING LIVE.—“ {event}

-# Talia remains silent, just trying to ignore it all. She tries to move around but the crowd is too much. She’s stuck listening..waiting for them to stop..but somehow she gets the feeling they never will. {ta}

• yep

They recognized him..

“Cyanide!”

“Hey it really is him— surely he’ll—“

But of course, there’s always trouble..

“Surely he’ll take care of that doom soldier!”

“Better yet maybe get this fucking idiot into a psychiatric hospital! Who knows what kind of mind games they’re under!”

Once more..it was just getting worse..but now they’re admiring and begging their hero to do something they saw as justice..

-# Hearing everything they’re saying was making her frustrated, tired. She just wanted to care for her daughter was that so wrong? They’ll use every moment they can to hate her for purely trying to live out life in peace, for her daughter’s existence..they’d only ever look at her for it because her daughter’s not something they accept.

• But hearing about mind games makes her grit her teeth. She wanted to walk right to that person and hit them in the face but she knows better. Well, she knows her limits better..if she weren’t practically defenseless? She would actually be tempted to kill them.

• “Hypocrites..”

The crowd falls silent..dispersing somewhat but..

``There’s no way to be certain they wouldn’t just bide for time to try again, worse yet..do something more extreme.

The hatred for darklings and doom soldiers has been deeply rooted since Shadow defeated Black Doom. Especially when darklings came into light, with majority being loyalist. It’s not like their judgement of the past is not valid the issue is that the past is so deeply rooted as a matter of fact that it makes any changes of the present irrelevant. That issue..is widespread across the world funnily enough and no one will talk about it, mostly because, to the credit of the species they speak of its deserved. {event}

tul!edit >>> The crowd falls silent..dispersing somewhat but..

There’s no way to be certain they wouldn’t just bide for time to try again, worse yet..do something more extreme.

The hatred for darklings and doom soldiers has been deeply rooted since Shadow defeated Black Doom. Especially when darklings came into light, with majority being loyalist. It’s not like their judgement of the past is not valid the issue is that the past is so deeply rooted as a matter of fact that it makes any changes of the present irrelevant. That issue..is widespread across the world funnily enough and no one will talk about it, mostly because, to the credit of the species they speak of its deserved.

-# Talia lets out a quiet sigh of relief, happy for the help but she gets the feeling she may have to move pretty soon..she though, that maybe if she could raise Starz she could show them that they can change. But..clearly that idea would never work, she’s not even let them see her and they already want her daughter dead..

• She shakes her head before looking to Cyanide, smiling softly as she would tilt her head a bit

“Thank you for— getting them to stop, I..don’t know what got into them.”

• A lie but, she knows she can’t just admit to something being true right now with the tension from that crowd earlier. It’d just start the mess all over again..

(Probably continue this another time. Very tired rn)

(Wanted to keep this thread open cuz I do plan to respond, got a project I’m working on. Gonna have to do a presentation to start my week off back in classes…awesome..)

“W-wait you’ve met—“

• She tried to think for a moment but looking around she’d grab his hand and bring him away to the side, further from people since there were quite a few still around..

“Starz— you’ve..you’ve met her?”

“How is she doing? Is she alright?! I have to know if she’s okay she’s been missing for weeks— {ta}

“What did you say to her then?! Please I can’t handle losing her- just please tell me whatever you know!”

• She’s was afraid, actually had been for a while now. So it’s natural she is desperate for answers as she has no idea if her little girl was alive or not. But she just needed answers..

• Meanwhile Talia, being a bit oblivious wouldn’t even notice someone trying to easvedrop..

https://klipy.com/gifs/marika-break {ta}

“What.” {ta}

“….”

• She sighs, rubbing her temple as she’s clearly worried and extremely stressed about this..then finally shaking her head as she’d ponder about it for a moment. She looks to Cyanide.

“Just— get going..please…knowing her she’s too headstrong not to get into trouble..” {ta}

“I..I guess— what is it?” {ta}

“……”

• She did not know how to respond, with an expression of surprise on her face she’d just. Process it. But she would at least partly smile at least feeling happier that she’s gotten affirmation she’s been wanting for so long..

“I—…well..I’ll be sure to keep ontop of it then. Now— go who knows what Starz is getting into.” {ta}

• Talia would nod, just hugging herself as she was just making sure to keep her nerves from being shaken by the thought of Starz trying to fight Enerjak…