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As much as I would like to separate the character from the actor, I don't particularly want to engage with this one anymore after reading through the information that has been presented. I mean, they literally share the same name. But to disregard literal months worth of work put into this shit would be pretty damn awful to say the least.

Cora: .....

Dragon: what-

Cora: look unless you want to talk to your father-

Lmaooo the eye contact those two had on the beach had so much happening.

Cora: why are you here, for the noble? Did you save the people in grey terminal? Are you going to cause problems, will this bring pirate attention to this island, please hand over that kid Luffy will go insane if we don’t keep him. Is Luffy yours??

Dragon: are you still in Sengokus pocket? Why do you have a child with white lead disease? How’s he still alive? Why are you here, with Luffy. Are you keeping him free? I was never here, Keep this hurt child safe, tell him we will welcome him if he still thinks high town stinks

Humans and Yokai

Humans don’t trust yokai; superstitions and cultural+religious beliefs impact perception.

Yokai are still upset over their imprisonment underground, despite many being too young (or simply weren't born) to have experienced the event.

Yokai feel that they shouldn’t have to restrict themselves to make humans comfortable.

Both sides believe the other is the cause for the war.

Troops became distrustful of Leadership over time.

Yokai and Mutants

Humans and Yokai are wary of mutants, who are somewhat of an inbetween of the Yokai and human/animal worlds.

Mutants tend to be lumped with Yokai by humans.

2nd generation mutants were considered Yokai.

Humans and Yokai feel as if mutants are favored because leaders of the Hamato Resistance (the biggest and most influential) are mutants.

Mutants are pushed into an outgroup that isn’t allowed to cling to their humanity, but are actively excluded from participating/integrating into Yokai spaces. They’re often forgotten and/or excluded from conversations regarding either humans or Yokai.

Because of the unpleasant forms some mutants take, there’s a hierarchy between aesthetically pleasing mutants and those who aren’t.

“Pretty” mutants (including the turtles) are favored and treated better, but are/were sought after for ungenuine, superficial reasons like:

- Exploring sexual preferences/fetishistic reasons,

- ‘Rebelling’ against norms,

- Display.

Many mutants are distrustful and, occasionally, hostile towards non-mutants.

Humans and Everyone Else

During the Warring Era, Leo began rescuing people from labor camps and Mono-Cities.

Mutants and Yokai were usually more open to returning with Leo to the Resistance.

The influx of Mutants and Yokai meant the Resistance shifted from a human majority to mutant-yokai.

New members aided productivity, but also stretched out resources:

Less hot water,

Less rations

Roomates

Less space

However, this led to the implementation of proper dormitories.

Routines and old procedures had to be remade, which brought on more confusion amidst the already confusing chaos of gaining a large amount of new people.

Cultural clashes between older members and newcomers led to increased tensions.

Subjugation of yokai+mutants had to be unlearned by human refugees.

Old hierarchies/power imbalances had to be unlearned.

“Equal Treatment, Equal Contribution”

Odd mannerisms were treated harsher.

More bullying among children and adolescents.

Those ~9 years was a long adjustment period.

A greater portion of the Hamato Resistance welcomed refugees with open arms. A smaller group resented these people, claiming that bringing them to the NY rebellion would ultimately lead to starvation and strife between everyone.

In the early half of Leo’s campaign, this group advocated for sending refugees to other rebellions who needed numbers.

Eventually other rebellions began to turn down new members.

This group then proposed refugees form their own rebellions, or live in the wasteland as Independents. Some did.

Unfortunately, this wasn’t enough.

The group looked at newcomers and where they were assigned, taking issue with the fact that many refugees were previously hierodules, and had permanent/chronic conditions that made OFFENCE an ill-suited department. They claimed Leadership was deliberately assigning refugees to low-stakes positions so older members were forced to undertake dangerous jobs.

At this point, Leadership stopped listening to the group’s complaints.

This was taken as a confirmation of favoritism and discriminatory practices.

This group’s dislike of Leadership was intensified by what they perceived to be “nepotism”.

Leo had near-immediately been deemed head of the combined mutants/yokai unit of MEDICAL* after her recovery. Staff were skeptical at first, but were quickly impressed by Leo’s vast knowledge and understanding of Yokai’s varied biology, anatomy, and physiology.

In an older post (that will be redone eventually), I mentioned that Leo ran away to some cottage in the woods to learn Apothecary from a cat yokai named Nuni.

This very same yokai ended up in both the Hamato and Juneau resistances, acting as a travelling nurse for yokai+mutants. She vetted Leo, which was good enough for MEDICAL and the higher-ups.

A number of nurses were jealous. They disapproved of Leo’s quickly acquired position, claiming it was unfair, and disrespectful to people who’d been there longer.

Not only that, but word of Leo’s enlistment made rounds before, during, and after her campaign. Many (not just the group) were afraid, and feared that Sterling would find return and kill them all.

The group were angry with Leadership, calling them hypocrites and traitors who don’t deserve the power they hold.

With all this in mind, the group wanted to get together with other like-minded people. This was achieved by using Mobile soldiers to relay messages—avoiding detection from Artificial Intelligences and other systems.

Plans of an internal attack have been in works since Leo’s crusade began, but nothing happened literally ever.

In “Drawn to You”, the coup April hears about is a rumor with no official evidence.

The Whistleblower ‘overhears’ a conversation, but had no information besides who they saw.

So, under my “In Loving Memory” art I rambled about what I thought the Prototype did to Theo..

‼️Possible Spoilers Below!⤵️