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Quote: I do hope Hallie can be talked out of her decision not to be a Legionaire. Someone needs to tell her that doing the right thing,in this case, joining the team and accepting the publicity that comes with it, is usually the hardest option to take, but that's what makes heroes heroes (hopefully with more eloquence then I just did).
Quote: She does have a point though... On one side, you have people freaking out that the Legion is moving forward with no system of checks and balances and wanting to curtail them. On the other, you have people freaking out because of the implications of the Robo-Citizenship issue and wanting to take some control of that. Suddenly granting the first A.I. in the history of the team (one who has been caught talking world domination before) membership in the middle of that climate is just asking to tie those two issues together. The odds of action against the team and of the Sentient Life Rights Bill passing both skyrocket.
True enough, but is hiding behind the scenes doing basically most of the same jobs she would do as a Legion member any better from a public relations standpoint? Sounds to me she's just trying to avoid having to face her critics rather than actually help her teammates, her "people", or her cause.
Quote: Yes, the Legion may be able to weather the attacks, but is it heroic to jeopardize the rights of thousands of robosapiens in order for Hallie to get what she wants?
If the "Sentient Rights" movement is truly as unified as those previous minorities they would seek to emulate, one would think they would welcome representation on Earth's premiere superhero team, instead of just having her hide in a mainframe doing scut work for them.
In the 1950s, when African Americans were struggling for their civil rights in the South, they were willing to send their children to be blasted by fire hoses and attacked by police dogs because they knew their cause were just, and that the only way to get the attention their plight deserved was to risk physical harm to the people they loved. What's Hallie willing to risk?*
*As you might have guessed, those are the questions Mr. Epitome would have asked Hallie if he weren't lost in the Parodyverse somewhere.
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- #343: Untold Tales of the Lair Legion Protocols: All Change - complete · The Hooded Hood goes daily again - so keep up! · Sat Apr 24, 2010 at 12:10:39 pm EDT
- This really deserves a much fuller reply than I can give it right now, but suffice it to say that I enjoyed it. :) (no text) · CrazySugarFreakBoy! · Sat May 01, 2010 at 05:07:14 am EDT
- On the bright side, (spoiler) now has less on his mind to concern himself with · killer shrike · Thu Apr 29, 2010 at 02:11:19 pm EDT
- Cue lots and lots of trouble. · Rhiannon · Thu Apr 29, 2010 at 11:06:18 am EDT
- Okay, if you insist. · HH reminds you that it's now all your fault for asking · Thu Apr 29, 2010 at 01:37:15 pm EDT
- Bah! · Al B. Harper · Thu Apr 29, 2010 at 06:10:51 am EDT
- You bahed? · HH · Thu Apr 29, 2010 at 01:33:17 pm EDT
- There are Legion Mugs? Can I have one? · L! · Wed Apr 28, 2010 at 09:19:29 pm EDT
- But the completion of what? · Anime Jason · Wed Apr 28, 2010 at 07:54:03 pm EDT
- That Hatman is one lucky bastard. · Visionary · Wed Apr 28, 2010 at 04:52:11 pm EDT
- Ow · Hatman · Wed Apr 28, 2010 at 04:10:13 pm EDT
- All change what? · Rhiannon · Wed Apr 28, 2010 at 12:00:06 pm EDT
- I've been waiting for *spoiler* to return · Hatman · Tue Apr 27, 2010 at 02:34:14 pm EDT
- Icy makes everything like a Christmas special. A creepy one, in this case. · Visionary · Tue Apr 27, 2010 at 12:26:28 pm EDT
- Part Three thoughts · killer shrike · Tue Apr 27, 2010 at 10:33:55 am EDT
- Part 3 - too many spoilers to write a subject line · Anime Jason · Tue Apr 27, 2010 at 10:11:17 am EDT
- Good fleshy bits in this one · Al B. Harper · Tue Apr 27, 2010 at 05:44:48 am EDT
- Just when you think things are about to turn around... · Goldeneyed · Mon Apr 26, 2010 at 10:05:02 pm EDT
- At least someone is having things go their way. · Rhiannon · Mon Apr 26, 2010 at 06:11:34 pm EDT
- Hmmmm.... Very Interesting. · L! · Mon Apr 26, 2010 at 01:41:08 pm EDT
- Where do the fancy chapter quotes come from? · killer shrike · Mon Apr 26, 2010 at 06:41:43 am EDT
- I could go for a snow cone right about now · Hatman · Mon Apr 26, 2010 at 01:03:27 am EDT
- Parking meters have change, too. · Anime Jason · Sun Apr 25, 2010 at 08:58:27 pm EDT
- Aw... That bit made me sad. · Visionary · Sun Apr 25, 2010 at 07:58:36 pm EDT
- Herringcap was once an abbey? · Al B. Harper · Sun Apr 25, 2010 at 06:43:19 pm EDT
- This is very good. Now you can complain about the one-sentence reply. (no text) · Rhiannon · Sun Apr 25, 2010 at 04:44:46 pm EDT
- Okay, let's try this again · Hatman thinks the Auto-Save text feature is giving Safari issues · Sun Apr 25, 2010 at 10:47:15 am EDT
- All this change, you'd think there was a fee for parking. · Anime Jason · Sun Apr 25, 2010 at 10:35:11 am EDT
- Maybe there is. · HH thinks maybe Hodgekiss revoked the permit passes · Sun Apr 25, 2010 at 01:28:15 pm EDT
- You tell him, Izzy · killer shrike · Sun Apr 25, 2010 at 08:41:48 am EDT
- We need to rediscover Troia's filing system... · Visionary · Sun Apr 25, 2010 at 07:57:20 am EDT
- I did invent the shredder. It also doubles as a time-machine. Just make sure you press the right button. · Al B. Harper - just saying · Sun Apr 25, 2010 at 06:58:04 am EDT
- I made up for my tardiness with a more detailed reply below. (no text) · CrazySugarFreakBoy! · Sat Apr 24, 2010 at 07:30:56 pm EDT
- I'm replying extra...why am I being punished?? (no text) · Anime Jason · Sat Apr 24, 2010 at 01:43:47 pm EDT
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