But really, it's more like there's no point to lying about this particular thing. And it's honestly kind of unsettling to have to explain at all. There's the whole alternate universes thing, sure, but it hits a little too close to other things he's been uneasy about.
So the smile fades, expression oddly serious and unreadable. His eyebrows arch a little as if in disbelief, but he explains it simply, coolly.]
It's a program for cultivating prodigious talent. To be chosen as an Ultimate, you have to be better at what you do than anyone else, and Ultimates are eligible for all kinds of benefits from the government. Free tuition, grant money, early voting privileges, eligibility to run for office...
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But really, it's more like there's no point to lying about this particular thing. And it's honestly kind of unsettling to have to explain at all. There's the whole alternate universes thing, sure, but it hits a little too close to other things he's been uneasy about.
So the smile fades, expression oddly serious and unreadable. His eyebrows arch a little as if in disbelief, but he explains it simply, coolly.]
It's a program for cultivating prodigious talent. To be chosen as an Ultimate, you have to be better at what you do than anyone else, and Ultimates are eligible for all kinds of benefits from the government. Free tuition, grant money, early voting privileges, eligibility to run for office...