Failed Persuasion

To plant a seed of doubt in Magneto's mind, Daisy lightly steered the conversation in another direction. "Lorna was lucky. I happened to be there when her genes mutated. We got along well, and we've lived together like family all these years."

That sounded normal enough, but then she changed tack. "There are many people less fortunate than her. Some were abandoned by their parents from the moment they were born. Their parents probably don't even know they still have children alive somewhere."

Magneto failed to grasp the implication behind her words. He thought she wanted to discuss the Mutant issue with him.

Some high-ranking senators had pushed the legislation forward, and S.H.I.E.L.D.'s measures in schools had officially been rolled out afterward. There had to be a connection between them. Many outsiders had chosen to wait and see. School violence could ease tensions to a certain extent, but that was something for ten or twenty years down the line.

It offered little help with the current conflict.

The Interim Measures for Superpower Management were somewhat novel, but Magneto did not believe they could solve the problem once and for all.

"Without bloodshed? By relying on humanity's charity and benevolence? Charles already tried that method. Look where it got him. Tragic and pathetic. If he had joined forces with me, things would not have become so unmanageable today... Give up, Miss Johnson. If Mutants do not fight, they will never gain the status they deserve. In the end, your measures will only lead you into a bottomless pit," Magneto said darkly.

Daisy disagreed. Did Professor Charles command the forces of both S.H.I.E.L.D. and Hydra? The two were not comparable. Daisy occupied a far more transcendent position. Just because that bald old man could not accomplish something did not mean she could