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To: Angel, Escher
From: Panax
Subject MRM Results: Lists

Here are the lists I've prepared of different students and potential roles we might sound them out about fulfilling in the future, in terms of mutant PR. These lists are based entirely on powers apart from the first one, of necessity, for the moment. That will change as we gauge interest and other skills in the future, obviously.

Disclaimer: Obviously these are just ideas. Some of these students will want to be nowhere near anything open. Some of them will want to remain in the background. And some of the ones I've listed in 'should remain in the background' categories will refuse to.

I know you guys know that, but this can be construed as some high-handed bullshit. And this is coming from me. Erring on the side of caution.

Additional things to consider that we've talked about, but not all together:

Some mutants, no matter how potentially useful, we may want to encourage to stay in the background. Obviously everyone is useful and/or welcome to be useless as they like, but there's a big advantage to some of us being covert that outweighs any PR factor. Sage, Oracle, Agent, maybe me spring to mind. However, since this is also a skill-based issue more than a powers-based one, I'm going to leave that for later.

Agent made a good point a week or two ago: we might also be able to capitalize on the fact that some mutations come with drawbacks and negative consequences for the mutant; it's not all wine and roses. Obviously that would need some serious care, as issues go, but something to consider as we look at these names, too.

Hit me with thoughts, additions, corrections, whatever. Step one to deciding whom to approach about what...

ROCK STAR MUTANTS: Mutants who have some kind of position of power or influence in the media or community. Good examples, etc.

Northstar (Haven't talked to him about this, but I will. Aurora probably comes with him, to some extent.)

Sunspot (Reservations. He's still considered a terrorist at home. Warren, you know him.)

Angel (Look at you, perfect poster boy.)

Britannic (Everyone wants to be old money. We talked about Psylocke already, Warren, but yes.)

Vector (I don't know him, but his net-famous demographic is one we need. Reservations about the powers, see below.)

Dazzler (Haven't talked to her about it, but I get the feeling she'll like the idea.)

Oracle (Family connections might count.)

Vault and Janus have too many issues attached to their notoriety, plus I'm pretty sure Vault is unstable, to put it kindly.

This list does not take into account other factors that might render one of us not already on the list a potential public darling, of course. Something else for later.

USEFUL MUTANTS: Mutants whose powers could be good for search and rescue, disaster relief, or other very visible and helpful volunteer "we are useful to you and you love us" things.

Northstar

Anthem

Sunspot

Quicksilver

Skin

Escher (Arthur, not sure how the gravity thing works, but possibly?)

Nightcrawler

Shatterstar (Some reservations. Either of you know him well?)

Gambit

Cyclops

Angel

Cache

Upstart

Chroma

Justice

Backlash

Stone (Talked to her briefly about it--she loves it.)

Diamond (Tried to sound her out, but she was hostile. Mainly to me.)

Husk

Aurora

Talon (Obviously this is assuming a lot.)

Polaris

Scarlet Witch

Surge

Shadowcat

Obviously some who do not have necessarily useful powers will be in this category, but again, that's something to sort out once we've moved on from the talking into the doing.

Medical and shifter powers, unfortunately for the moment, I would put more in the...

PANIC FACTOR: Mutants whose mutations, while useful, might cause more freaking out than anything else. This does not correlate to danger, necessarily, just potential public panic AKA OUTRAGE.