𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧, 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐞⠀⠀⸻⠀⠀a private & selective portrayal of zack fair by aries ( they/she, 25+ ). this blog is crisis core [ '07 ] compliant, technically. read pages for more info. ♡ & ↺ are appreciated!

       ❝  what?  how  do  you  …,  ❞  she  cut  herself  off  and  finally  looked  up,  mouth  still  hanging  open  in  confusion.  nikki  hadn’t  looked  at  him  before,  not  really  caring  who  she  was  serving  drinks  to,  but  this  forced  her  chin  to  lift.  before  her,  on  one  of  the  bar  stools,  sat  a  man  with  red-tinted  shades.  his  hair  short  &  auburn,  his  shirt  tight  around  the  arms,  his  expression  serious.  she  almost  rolled  her  eyes  at  the  shades  but  something  else  caught  her  attention.  the  curve  of  his  lip,  the  way  it  twitched  into  something  akin  to  a  smile  as  she  looked  up  felt  so  familiar  that  realization  completely  blindsided  her.

He could only imagine the look on Scott's face as the young mutant prattled off about constellations and birth timings. He could pick up new concepts just fine, but when it was so out of his element like zodiacs? Remy at least had a one-up on him there, thanks to a certain traiteur.

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Based on what the others had said, Scott and Jean were among the first of Xavier's students. He wondered if the Professor had personally asked him to join if he would have or not. The fashion in which Ororo had worded her invitation was much more convincing than if someone were to tell him it was a school for mutants—a school that happened to have a team of 'mutant bodyguards' so to speak. They were so much more than that, but it was easier to explain that way.

Scott offers to share more if Remy were to do the same; the Cajun shrugs his shoulders with a nod of his head. He was tempted to tease him again—yes, that was usually how a conversation went.

we need visuals and a status.

what sort of retrieval are we talking about?

we are under attack.

i'm looking at the thing now. or what's left of it.

you're still on a need-to-know basis.

i'm afraid that's classified.

what's that noise?

i need you to do exactly as i say.

you need an antidote. you've been exposed to a nerve agent.

what exactly am i looking for?

have a little rest and then get to somewhere safe. you've done great.

you just get out of the camp and sit tight.

i'll follow. see what i can do.

remember who you're up against.

now you start to worry about me.

what's the point, then? they're all going to die anyway.

i think some of the others are still alive.

you need to get out of the blast zone.

stand down. that's an order.

listen carefully. you have a less than one percent chance of success.

no time to hesitate. those people need my help.

that's where i'll find the captives.

hey, listen. we don't have much time, and we need to get you out of here.

what about the others? we can't leave without them.

you'll know when you see it.

i don't know how to drive this thing!

this should keep them busy.

you could have saved them if you had spoken up.

your friends died protecting nothing. what a waste.

listen. i already freed your friends. we don't have much time.

these guys mean business.

all right. time to bring the house down.

that should stir things up a bit.

what are you doing? come on! run!

light the place up! do not let them escape!

follow me this way. there's a way out.

what is this now? you want to blow us up?

i'm not MI6.

do you have an appointment?

you sound familiar.

gotta say you're healing fast.

so... i'm in trouble.

can i grab you for a second?

now let's not get carried away, [name].

you're really enjoying this, aren't you?

everything you need to know will be explained to you shortly.

i must say you're all taking this code of secrecy seriously.

you're very talkative, aren't you?

i do enjoy a quiet office. i'm sure we can limit the small talk.

i was unaware i was under MI6 command and i just chose not to take your advice.

i believe it's more a case of authority having issues with me.

look, i know where this is going.

do you mind telling me why i'm here?

i want to make you a spy.

i want you to join my training program.

it's unlikely you'll pass the test.

when do i start?

you're dismissed.

you have some catching up to do.

better get you up to speed.

judging from your profile i'm sure you'll get along splendidly.

your flight's waiting for you, so you'd better get a move on.

you're not here for sightseeing.

to do this, you need skill, discipline, and above all, dedication.

pure dumb luck will only get you so far.

i like what you've done with the place.

you really have a knack for stating the obvious.

i expect the list of things you don't know is quite extensive.

would you do the honors?

okay, show me what you've got.

i do love a challenge.

(*i say "so-called" because the US is a settler-colonial construction founded on greed, extraction, and white supremacy) recommended readings/resources:

The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander

"How the 13th Amendment Kept Slavery Alive: Perspectives From the Prison Where Slavery Never Ended" by Daniele Selby

"So You're Thinking About Becoming an Abolitionist" by Mariame Kaba