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by **Carlos Vasquez** » Fri Oct 09, 2015 2:40 am

"Better to rip off the bandaid, I say."

by **Chase Delacroix** » Fri Oct 09, 2015 3:15 pm

"Maybe..." he said noncommittally.

"So did your powers have anything to do with the chandelier thing?"

by **Carlos Vasquez** » Fri Oct 09, 2015 10:15 pm

"No, that's just training. I don't really have powers, per se."

by **Chase Delacroix** » Sat Oct 10, 2015 12:23 am

"Per se?"

by **Carlos Vasquez** » Sat Oct 10, 2015 1:51 am

"It means 'by or in itself'."

by **Chase Delacroix** » Sat Oct 10, 2015 1:58 am

"No, I mean why per se?"

by **Carlos Vasquez** » Sat Oct 10, 2015 2:57 am

"Because what they say my 'mutation' is, isn't.

They say that I train better. That my body adapts to things quicker, and internalizes new motions and things of that nature faster.

That's nonsense. I train hard, and I'm dedicated, and I get good results."

by **Chase Delacroix** » Sat Oct 10, 2015 4:02 pm

"How can you be sure?"

by **Carlos Vasquez** » Sat Oct 10, 2015 7:13 pm

"Because I've been training since I was three years old. That's my life. No scientist can tell me it's anything but my hard work and effort that has gotten me this far. I didn't...win some genetic lottery."

by **Chase Delacroix** » Sat Oct 10, 2015 8:41 pm

"Alright," he said, "Sorry. Didn't mean to upset you or anything."

by **Carlos Vasquez** » Sun Oct 11, 2015 2:09 am

"It's just...

I won my damn medals and trophies. I did. Fair and square. I did not cheat."

by **Chase Delacroix** » Sun Oct 11, 2015 4:13 pm

"Training easier doesn't sound much like cheating to me even if it's true. There's no superhuman ability there."

by **Carlos Vasquez** » Mon Oct 12, 2015 4:39 am

"Tell that to the people who stripped my medals."

by **Chase Delacroix** » Mon Oct 12, 2015 2:15 pm

"Even your childhood ones?"

by **Carlos Vasquez** » Mon Oct 12, 2015 7:20 pm

"All the competitions. I'm persona non grata."

by **Chase Delacroix** » Mon Oct 12, 2015 8:46 pm

"That's completely unfair," he agreed with some sympathetic anger.

by **Carlos Vasquez** » Mon Oct 12, 2015 8:56 pm

"That's what I'm saying. But no, apparently, I was cheating."

by **Chase Delacroix** » Mon Oct 12, 2015 11:47 pm

"What sport are we talking about anyway?"

by **Carlos Vasquez** » Tue Oct 13, 2015 1:23 am

"Judo."

"Well, primarily Judo," Carlos qualified. "A handful of other ones."

by **Chase Delacroix** » Tue Oct 13, 2015 2:00 am

"Ahh. I should have guessed martial arts from how you were moving up there."

by **Carlos Vasquez** » Tue Oct 13, 2015 4:10 am

"Yeah. It's my life.

Or was, anyway."

by **Chase Delacroix** » Tue Oct 13, 2015 2:43 pm

"Martial arts aren't all about competition though are they? Here you can use those same skills to help people. That's what I plan on doing."

by **Carlos Vasquez** » Tue Oct 13, 2015 9:37 pm

"There are very few problems that can be really solved with a spin-kick to the face."

by **Chase Delacroix** » Wed Oct 14, 2015 12:16 am

"Lucky for us this place has teams that deal with some of those problems," he said with a small smirk.

"Not that I actually want to hurt anyone," he qualified.

by **Carlos Vasquez** » Wed Oct 14, 2015 3:11 am

"That's kind of what you're proposing, with martial arts and the teams."

by **Chase Delacroix** » Wed Oct 14, 2015 2:43 pm

What Carlos said did give him pause, but merely hurting one person to save another was different... right?

"I... just want to stop innocent people from getting hurt."

by **Carlos Vasquez** » Thu Oct 15, 2015 4:49 am

"That can be difficult to judge. I hate all this uncertainty."

by **Chase Delacroix** » Mon Oct 19, 2015 6:55 pm

"Uncertainty about it just means you're sane."

by **Carlos Vasquez** » Mon Oct 19, 2015 7:26 pm

"Philosophical, but not helpful."

by **Chase Delacroix** » Mon Oct 19, 2015 8:07 pm

"I don't know you, but if you ask me the fact that you question what the right thing is already makes you a better judge than most."

by **Carlos Vasquez** » Mon Oct 19, 2015 8:17 pm

"Maybe that's why the algorithm chose me."

by **Chase Delacroix** » Mon Oct 19, 2015 8:48 pm

"Could be," he answered.

"I'm Chase, by the way."

by **Carlos Vasquez** » Mon Oct 19, 2015 9:28 pm

"Carlos."

by **Chase Delacroix** » Tue Oct 20, 2015 12:09 am

"Nice to meet someone else who can easily swing from chandeliers," he smirked.

by **Carlos Vasquez** » Tue Oct 20, 2015 2:01 am

"Is that your thing, then?"

by **Chase Delacroix** » Tue Oct 20, 2015 7:14 pm

"Enhanced agility, dexterity, and coordination. So I would definitely have an unfair advantage in athletic competitions."

by **Carlos Vasquez** » Tue Oct 20, 2015 9:25 pm

"See, at least you have a clear definable advantage."

by **Chase Delacroix** » Wed Oct 21, 2015 12:18 am

"It certainly makes some things easier."

by **Carlos Vasquez** » Wed Oct 21, 2015 6:33 am

"See, if that's what I had, it would make sense to strip me of my awards."

by **Chase Delacroix** » Wed Oct 21, 2015 11:52 pm

"At least you know you're skilled. I have no clue where my aptitude ends and my mutation begins."

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