Powers, Identity, and The World; Embracing the Real You - Friday, Period One

[furnaceface]

//Right. So... We don't have much of a discussion prepared for today,// Jono admitted, looking a touch sheepish. //This semester apparently hasn't been much good for that. But we haven't cashed in our 'movie day' get out of jail free card yet, either, so I found an old episode of the Y-People cartoon to show, and then we can discuss it afterward. How you felt about the situation of the young girl, your opinion on the animation, whatever you wish. It's topical, at least.//

He shrugged his shoulders, and then slid a Y-People VHS into an old VCR, because that was just how the 90s rolled, okay?

[Open!]

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Re: Watch the Cartoon!

[spin_kick_snap]

"No one can explain the jumpsuits," Kathy said. "No one. As for what happened there, I don't think she knew that it was possible to absorb the personality along with the powers. I mean, yeah, she was running a team of villains, which was why they attacked meta for-Ms. Marvel in the first place, but she just wanted her daughter to have access to those powers. I think it worked differently, because these powers were alien-based, and not the kind she's used to absorbing."

Re: Watch the Cartoon!

[tigerundercover]

"Is it always so . . . black and white? I mean, who wakes up one morning and goes 'I know, I think I'll be an evil villain'?"

Re: Watch the Cartoon!

[spin_kick_snap]

"Oh gosh no," Kathy said, shaking her head. "At the crux of a lot of these battles is a philosophical decision. One faction, the Y-People, think that with enough caring and compassion and a dedication to peace, they can make humanity change their mind. The other faction, that the mom is part of, is led by a guy who survived the Holocaust and saw the worst of what humanity can do. He thinks that you have to show humanity you're too tough to be messed with before they'll leave you alone."

Of course, now he was a Y-Person, and half the original team had gone off to violently claim a place for themselves, but Kathy couldn't be expected to sum up all of comics history as once.

"It gets pretty ugly on both sides, but the best arcs make you not only understand the nominal villains, but empathize with them."

Re: Watch the Cartoon!

[tigerundercover]

Raven nodded slowly, not sure whether she should mention the part that, from the basic descriptions Kathy gave, she'd agree way more with the second faction. "Good," she said. "That does sound like it'd be pretty interesting, then."

Re: Watch the Cartoon!

[spin_kick_snap]

"I can loan you some of the newer stuff," Kathy offered. "Remind me next time you stop by my room. And I'll bet the library has a bunch of the older stuff collected. And the comic shop in town probably does, too."

Yes! Another nerd into the collective!

Re: Watch the Cartoon!

[tigerundercover]

"Okay, thanks." Raven smiled. "You know, you're welcome to stop by my room too, sometime. Though I don't have quite as much interesting stuff to look at." Since the majority of her wardrobe was technically imaginary, and most of her pop culture from home far less portable.

Re: Watch the Cartoon!

[spin_kick_snap]

"Just remember you said that when I end up kicking at your door because my hands are too full of comics to knock," Kathy warned. "And when I sit you down and make you watch a Y-People movie marathon."

They wouldn't be watching the third movie, of course. Not that there was one. But even the hot guy with the wings wasn't enough to make up for the travesty that--never existed, yes.

Re: Watch the Cartoon!

[tigerundercover]

"I'll be sure to warn Amy," Raven promised. "A movie marathon sounds fun. I should see if I can find some of my favorites back home to show you, too."

Kathy had possibly already seen the ones Raven would be able to find. If she had any taste in golden age film, anyway.

Re: Watch the Cartoon!

[spin_kick_snap]

Nope! Kathy was pretty ignorant of any movies released before 1975.

"Sounds awesome," Kathy said, flashing Raven the V-sign. "Something to look forward to after the weekend is over."

Re: Watch the Cartoon!

[tigerundercover]

"I'm very good at providing study breaks," Raven promised. She was also good at making sure they happened. Charles needed to be dragged out into the sunshine to have fun pretty regularly during exam time, after all.