Mistress Dizzy said
"Ah..." Kijani wasn't sure what to say to that. She'd known about her powers young, and had it impressed upon her mind that she was wrong, a freak, not to be discussed. She half remembered showing her parents what she could do, around 6 years old. It wasn't much, but it was something. They'd reacted like their child had stood in front of them and wet herself. "Well, I haven't been to school in a while." She bit into her sandwich, taking the time to chew and formulate her next statement. "I dropped out. I'd learned everything required of me for the diploma- the rest of it was just... nonsense." She'd wanted to use a somewhat stronger word, but vulgarity didn't come easy to her.
"Hm, interesting. I've heard of gifted students being able to get out of school way before their time, so it must have been something to be proud of. I could probably easily do the same you did, but then... I'd probably have nothing to do other than maybe use my powers for the good of all and all that typical superhero talk. Keeping an aspect of 'normal life' can be a good distraction now and then too, if that makes any sense."
Gabriel began to wonder what he'd actually do with his abilities. So far the most he'd done with them is replicate a scene from Alien with his stepdad's visage and burn a hole through an obstacle course. He had done some other things with them in between, but nothing too extraordinary or noticeable. Taking up the role of a superhero seemed interesting, but their methods and philosophies were... inefficient in Gabriel's opinion. He was more for the philosophy of a vigilante going by the name of Abaddon. A symbiote-super, like Venom and Carnage, but with a plethora of other abilities at his disposal. This guy didn't screw around, he would actually make disturbing massacres of gangs, criminal organizations, and pretty much anything that decided to prey on "innocent" people. If his targets didn't wind up looking like something like a real life SAW victim, they'd wind up missing without a trace.
Now that was effective vigilantism right there. No "give them a chance", no stupid Superman ideal of "they are good at heart and have the potential to show this". Swift, brutal justice.
"Sorry, got a bit lost in thought. Sad thing to hear that your parents branded you as abnormal. I never got why 'humans' view our kind as a disease. If anything, we're an improvement to human condition..."