But Benji doesn't evade by way of being coy. She's only just starting to meet people who don't know what is as common as World War II to others, except this one's at her doorstep. "A series of unfortunate events happened. In 2006, an individual destroyed a large part of the city with his powers - radioactivity. It was how we came out to the world, so I guess we kind of got off the wrong foot.
"After that, there was a rush to control us. It started with Registration, but--" She waves a hand, a flippant sort of gesture compared to the anger she is keeping under ice, barely transparent. "It would never end there, not with all the fighting. World war, for a while, but that ended about six years ago. Most of the damage you saw was the result of local terrorism."
A small shrug, not to dismiss, but to signify that that's all she has to say. "I'm from 2040. It takes that long for a place like New York City to fall, I suppose."
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But Benji doesn't evade by way of being coy. She's only just starting to meet people who don't know what is as common as World War II to others, except this one's at her doorstep. "A series of unfortunate events happened. In 2006, an individual destroyed a large part of the city with his powers - radioactivity. It was how we came out to the world, so I guess we kind of got off the wrong foot.
"After that, there was a rush to control us. It started with Registration, but--" She waves a hand, a flippant sort of gesture compared to the anger she is keeping under ice, barely transparent. "It would never end there, not with all the fighting. World war, for a while, but that ended about six years ago. Most of the damage you saw was the result of local terrorism."
A small shrug, not to dismiss, but to signify that that's all she has to say. "I'm from 2040. It takes that long for a place like New York City to fall, I suppose."