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To: [ Crystal ]
From: [ Suzanne ]
Subject: Carmilla and Callie

Crystal,

While I am glad that Carmilla will be suffering no ill effects from drinking drain cleaner, the point that I was trying to make to Callie is that if she saw someone doing something that is generally considered to be dangerous and she doesn't know specifically that it's okay, that she may want to tell one of the adults at the mansion. Yes, Carmilla is an adult, and yes, apparently this is something that perfectly okay for her to do, but she's new in the mansion and her abilities are not widely known or understood. Callie even admitted that she wasn't clear on what her abilities were.

We are in a unique situation where some people have the ability to do really dangerous things and remain unscathed by them, where the average person could be injured or even killed by them. It is in many ways really amazing. At the same time, we can't assume that this is true for everyone here, and I would hate to find us in a situation where someone was harmed or died because of inaction on our part, having assumed that they knew what they were doing and that all would be well. I'd much rather have had Callie report a false alarm than risk what might have been unthinkable.

Zanne

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To: [Zanne]
From: [Crystal]
Subject: [Re: Carmilla and Callie]

Zanne,

Callie is the child of two mutants, as am I. We were both raised with our parents assuming that we, too, would be mutants. My sister can control her hair, even when it is not attached to her head. Had I seen Cammie drinking the drain cleaner and had not already known that this is a normal drink for her, I am sure that I would have used the same reasoning I believe Cammie did and reached the same, correct conclusion; this is due to her mutation. While it is true that if someone were to see someone doing something they believed was harmful to that person or someone else it would be proper for them to allow a person in authority to be aware of the situation, it appears to me that Callie viewed the scene with Cammie and the drain cleaner in the way it was actually occurring. From the description of the meeting between Callie and Cammie given in Kyle's journal, it appears to me that Cammie gave Callie every indication that what she was doing was something normal and safe for her to do. Callie is a bright, responsible young woman, and I am positive that had she felt that she had any reason to believe that Cammie was in danger, she would have alerted someone. I am glad that it was Callie who saw Cammie rather than someone who would have acted in a manner that might have reinforced Cammie's belief that she must hide what she consumes.

Crystal