Breanna Tucker (barelyvisible) wrote in marvel_prep, @ 2013-09-21 19:57:00 |
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Current mood: | annoyed |
Entry tags: | invisible girl |
Narrative: Good Samaritan
Characters: Susan Storm [Narrative]
NPCs: Mutant child & angry mob
Location: NYC, Random Street
Timeline: 21st September 2013, evening
Description: Sue can't turn a blind eye
Rating: PG-13
"I'll see you same time next week," Sue called over her shoulder as she exited the diner she had taken to working part time during school and full time more or less over the summer. It wasn't an amazing job, but it was a job and it was allowing her to put some money aside. For her and Johnny's future so she wasn't about to complain. She just needed to graduate from Wakanda University an she would then in theory have her pick of jobs provided things went the right way, but she wasn't thinking too hard on that right now. Not when she was still a student and that future was a little way off.
She was heading towards where she caught the bus to and from work when the sound of raised voices caught her attention. The exchange sounded angry and whilst that wasn't unusual for New York what did give her pause was the very young very scared voice that she could hear intermingled in all the others.
"Please, I'm not doing anything. I just want to go home."
Sue frowned thinking it was odd that a child would be getting hassled, it was out of place and Sue being Sue turned on her Converse clad heel to move closer.
It was as she rounded the corner that her gaze darkened as there was a gathered crowd around what seemed like a young boy no older than ten, his skin a shade of blue and eyes were not like any Sue had ever seen. They reminded her of a reptile. Granted he looked very different, but Sue could tell just from his body language that he was scared, frightened even.
"He's fucking weird looking," a dark haired man muttered.
"Mutie, dumbass. Of course he's fucking weird looking."
One of the older men stepped closer, taking a hold of the young boy's arm and it was obvious his grip was too tight and painful. It didn't take long for his lips to curl into a derisive sneer. "Look at him, boys. He's got blue skin, freaky eyes and he's walking around our streets like he's got the right to do anything 'cept for scurry around like the disgusting thing he is."
"Please," the boy pleaded. "Just leave me alone. I've not done anything. I've even registered, I have my card an-"
"Registered, you hear that?" A tall man with blonde hair scoffed. "He's registered, like that's going to make everything better. Ha, fucking ha."
"Not done anything yet," a smaller rounder man said with an accusing tone. "But what'll happen if we just let you go huh? I say we teach this thing a couple things about the responsibility we have as citizens of this city to make sure it's safe from freaks like this."
It didn't take very long for the rest of the crowd to start cheering in favour of that remark and Sue could quite honestly not believe what she was seeing. The child had registered, followed the stupid MRA and now he was getting hassled, how was this fair? He was just a child who looked different, it didn't make him a monster.
"Hey," Sue called as she strode right into the mass, confronting the Neanderthals head on. It was impulsive, spur of the moment and fueled by emotion, but Sue was a Storm and this is what they did. Granted she had a longer fuse, but still, she wasn't about to stand by and let something like this happen. Not when as they pointed out that she as a citizen of New York city had a responsibility to look out for it and the people within the state lines. She did, however, without thinking push an invisible construct outwards and it was with that movement that Sue was able to remove the child from the man's grip, pulling him behind her as she quite effectively put herself between him and the rest of the crowd. "What do you think you're doing aside from picking on a perfectly innocent child?"
The man looked extremely confused as this slim blonde extracted the mutant kid from his grip but paid it no mind, figuring she just got lucky. "How is it any of your business"?
"Yeah, blondie. This isn't your fight."
Sue folded her arms and cocked an eyebrow. "See, that's where you're wrong. From where I was standing I saw a group of perfectly grown men hassling a child all because he looks different. It became my business when you idiots took it upon yourselves to act like infants."
"Infants, you hear that? We're acting like infants all because we're looking out for ourselves and our city."
"Really?" Sue countered. "Please tell me how exactly this boy is a risk to you or to the city? What is it that you think he's going to do?"
Somebody stepped forward, a fairly big fairly broad man, who proceeded to point his finger. "Look, girlie, don't you stand there and tell us he's harmless. Not after what his kind have done."
Sue's gaze slid to the gesturing finger then her chin lifted until sure enough she had made direct eye contact, unflinchingly so. "His kind?" She repeated, not liking the way those words sat on her tongue. "By his kind, you meant mutants?"
"Of course I mean muties, lady."
"Mutants," Sue repeated slowly.
"What?"
"You used the term muties but I think you'll find the correct term is mutants. You might want to give it a try." Sue ignored the glares but as she stood there her powers reached out, purposefully encasing herself and the young boy who had at this point taken to hiding behind her, arms around her waist, in an invisible bubble.
"So, what?" The man nearest to her challenged. "You here to give us a lesson on how to speak properly?"
"No," Sue said with a shake of her head. "I'm stopping you from hurting a perfectly innocent child all because you're letting your ignorance get the better of you."
Somebody rolled their eyes and pushed through the gathered crowd. "To hell with this." And with that he drew his hand back and threw a punch, the same punch which bounced off the invisible wall that Sue had constructed causing the girl to flinch as she felt the impact as she did all things that bounced off her field.
"What!?" The men stuttered as their eyes grew wide in surprise.
"She's one of them!"
"Another fucking mutie!"
"Grab her!"
Sue swallowed and felt the first telltale signs of fear because now the spotlight was on her and she felt very much exposed, but then she felt a tugging on her waist and she pulled herself back. "Actually I think you'll find I'm superhuman," she muttered darkly just before she flattened her palm and pushed her field outwards, knocking most if not all the crowd on their collective asses. Now that they had some breathing space Sue met the young boy's strange eyes and squeezed his shoulders. "Run and don't look back." He looked reluctant until Sue shook her head and just gave him an encouraging push, invisibility flickering over her exposed skin. "Just run, I'll be okay." It took a further reassuring smile before sure enough he was scrambling up the nearby wall because apparently along with his appearance he had other abilities which allowed him to move the same way a lizard did over brick and mortar.
And that left Sue with a very angry mob.
The eldest Storm's gaze flicked from face to face and she turned on her heel, sprinting as fast as her legs could carry her, the crowd hot on her heels.
Well this evening hadn't turned out so well.