this is the anti-spam log: take 2 [semi-closed]

[substitutable]

Date & Time: throughout June; label your own dates!
Location: places!
Characters: the Mekakushi-dan + friends (one-on-one threads, open through plotting!)
Summary:

a collection of threads throughout June following the Dan's activity with one another as well friends connected to the Dan, put into one post to avoid spamming the comms. Sometimes a dan roll call.

Warnings: Uuuuuh idk lots of gross sick people. Dying! Sad teenagers and friends!

The virus is spreading, and even the Dan is catching it. And so are their friends. This is whatever they decide to do during June while sick. Prose and action spam friendly!

Comments

[clinical]

Is your father in law enforcement?

[The military also is involved in investigative work and law enforcement in Malkuth. It's a natural jump.]

[copia]

...sort of? He's not a police officer or anything, but what we call back home a Hero. He has NEXT powers that help him catch bad guys — 'NEXT' meaning 'Noted Entities with eXtraordinary Talents.'

[clinical]

[how interesting]

Is such a power natural to him?

[wait that acronym—]

[copia]

Yes. I also happen to be a NEXT, and my powers allow me to copy another person's power by physical contact.

[clinical]

[The military applications immediately come to mind. Jade does not mention them to the small child.]

Interesting. Is it a genetic developing, one of evolution, then?

[Dad to daughter and all that.]

[copia]

I'm not sure, actually. One of the other Heroes who used to be here is a NEXT, but his parents were not. It's due to an unknown mutation, so no one ever knows they're a NEXT until their power decides to show up.

[clinical]

It must be very new in the human race. [Otherwise, science would be all over it.]

[copia]

[ She has to do the math in her head before she answers. ] It showed up about 48 years ago.

[clinical]

How widespread is it?

[It does not occur to him that maybe he should stop quizzing the girl about weird genetic quirks in her home country. It's interesting.]

[copia]

That number I can't give you, since I don't think everyone who becomes a NEXT will want to seek help controlling their power, or powers. [ She certainly does not mind! One of her main interests back home is Heroes and NEXT and anything having to do with them. ]

[clinical]

Was their social stigma attached to it?

[as Kaede climbs the ranks to be Jade's favourite member of the Dan...]

[copia]

Not really? Unless a NEXT wants to be the bad guy, or their family is mean and doesn't support them. [ And she seems to become sad at that thought. ] But, if that's the case, there's a school for NEXT to go to for help!

[ just as planned B) ]

[clinical]

[He just thinks it's interesting! he wants to learn about weird humans] Is that school only for those NEXT who need help?

[copia]

It's open to all and any NEXT.