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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tokiwong" data-source="post: 1430339" data-attributes="member: 961">Mr. McCallister stays silent for a long moment, "Some people believe," he stands up, grabbing his cane, "that the alternative may be too horrible for the world to endure.  In just about fifty years by early estimates, elites will outnumber baselines, by the year 2090 or so, there will be no baselines left, not even benign infected baselines.  Mankind as we know it today would be dead, or perhaps as some believe, evolved."He sighed, "I don't agree with the policy myself, but there are those in power both elite and baseline that believe it is needed, to stem a panic, or even worse conflict between the scared masses and the elite minority. But," he leaned on his cane, "in the end, the situation is complicated, perhaps it would be better off that everyone was an elite, but then where does that leave us.  There are individuals that I would never want to see that kind of power at their disposal, never want to comprehend what kind of evil they could spread."Mr. McCallister took a moment to adjust his glasses, "Elites are infected with a virus that has been nicknamed Legacy, and yes I recognize the irony of the name.  This virus seems to be spreading throughout humanity, in most people it stays in a benign dormant state that can be passed through pregnancy to a carrier’s child.  But in its benign state without testing, and knowing what to look for, the disease can go undetected.  Those affected with the active virus are what we call elites, Mark.  The virus has the ability to mutate and grow, evolving and changing the individual over time.  But it seems the effects of the virus are individual, but those traits are not passed on, just the virus itself, if it can be called a virus.  There is no known vaccine, and the only surefire way that we know of is to stop those individuals from reproducing, but it is still unknown if that is a permanent solution.  As it is, someone had to get the virus from somewhere.”Mr. McCallister finally took a seat, “In the end Mark, I don’t have an easy answer for you.  I wish I did, the problem is complex with too many unknowns, ten years and all those elite minds and we still don’t fully understand why it exists, its purpose, or just how we can control it.  Perhaps we were never meant to understand the why, perhaps we are the logical next step,” he removed his glasses, “or maybe we are a horrible mistake.”KellyCharles listens, “Well Princess, I was really happy for you, when you made it, but if you think this is for the best then I can’t say I would stop you.  You still have much to learn though, I mean your growing up fast, you know, but that don’t mean you have all the answers either.  Your taking a hard road, believe I have been there, but I understand where you’re coming from,” he smirked, “I hope yah find whatever it is you’re looking for, princess.”“If anything, you got my number if you got a problem.  I can’t say I will help for free, but I am sure we can work out a deal, if you need my services,” he pats Kelly on the shoulder, “good luck Kelly.”Anika and RyanAgamon I think you mean Karen, and not Kelly in your post... LOLStar listens and replies to Ryan, “Well Mark is delicate at times, but he is very nice to be around despite how he acts, he really likes you all.  I don’t think he has had too many friends in his past, none that were keeping around at least.  And as far as Karen is concerned, I have been studying the overall human emotional attachment to their humanity as it applies to elites.”“Most elites seem to consider themselves, human, unless they ascribe to the beliefs of Pantheon or fringe groups that attempt to deify or crucify elites in general.  In essence, I think Karen may appear different and her physiology may be different, but I think she would consider herself human.  I would consider her human, any of you, because I think the context of humanity is perhaps a spiritual attachment to the self?  I think I am sounding like Shao-Lin now I apologize.  I find the concept of humanity fascinating considering that I will never possess that spark of humanity.”The students arrive at Mr. McCallister’s office and find the door closed.</blockquote>

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