The term wasn't totally unfamiliar to Peter, but to describe mutants? That was new. Almost put a positive spin on it, which meant it definitely wasn't from his world. Or maybe just his time, seeing as how Brainy was from a thousand years into the future. They had to come to terms with mutants eventually, and using the word 'mutant' was pretty derogatory itself. It meant they were abnormal. Unwanted.
He could almost hear the beer bottles flying his way. Yeah, unwanted sounded about right.
Peter almost missed the slip, but drew his brows together after a moment. Where did...what? "Kurt's not an alien. He's a mutant. Human. Just with a few different genes." Sure, Kurt was all too easy to pick out from a line-up, but to call him an alien? That was a big stretch. Insulting, too, but maybe it was common where Brainy came from. Better to let it slide for now.
"I don't know why he changes. Back home he was blue all the time. But he's a different version of the Kurt I know, so maybe this one can change how he looks? It's really weird." Kurt with plain skin and dark eyes looked unnatural. He still had to take a moment and blink whenever he saw him, dumbfounded by the change. "I'll ask him, but he's really nervous about it. People aren't such big fans of mutants in my world, and when you can't hide it things get...things get rough."
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The term wasn't totally unfamiliar to Peter, but to describe mutants? That was new. Almost put a positive spin on it, which meant it definitely wasn't from his world. Or maybe just his time, seeing as how Brainy was from a thousand years into the future. They had to come to terms with mutants eventually, and using the word 'mutant' was pretty derogatory itself. It meant they were abnormal. Unwanted.
He could almost hear the beer bottles flying his way. Yeah, unwanted sounded about right.
Peter almost missed the slip, but drew his brows together after a moment. Where did...what? "Kurt's not an alien. He's a mutant. Human. Just with a few different genes." Sure, Kurt was all too easy to pick out from a line-up, but to call him an alien? That was a big stretch. Insulting, too, but maybe it was common where Brainy came from. Better to let it slide for now.
"I don't know why he changes. Back home he was blue all the time. But he's a different version of the Kurt I know, so maybe this one can change how he looks? It's really weird." Kurt with plain skin and dark eyes looked unnatural. He still had to take a moment and blink whenever he saw him, dumbfounded by the change. "I'll ask him, but he's really nervous about it. People aren't such big fans of mutants in my world, and when you can't hide it things get...things get rough."