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Nat's Mom: reaction to Perry

  • Sticks to her guns (racist) 128
  • Instantly changes her tune (hypocrit) 254
  • Something else (write below) 59
  • 2023-02-24
  • 441 votes
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When Natalie's mom finds out that Perry is the sole heir to the richest family in Manita...1: She sticks to her guns and continues being mean (racist)2: Instantly changes her tune and becomes super nice. (Hypocrit)

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Michael S.

Both, she does the "He's one of the good ones" and keeps making insulting comments that she thinks will go over his head.

Joshua Gunty

I came to write something else but honestly this, yes haha

Kote's chronicles

This. Especially if she doesn't consider him one of them since he is rich, powerful and born on earth so she makes racist comments to his face. I dont like Natalie parents allready b/c of how they treat her specially with emotional blackmail. So I'm 100% ok with them making asses of themselves

Michael S.

If you want to double-subvert it, you could actually have her be right about most of the things. "Creepy man hanging around elementary schools?" Unicorn. Like that phrase from the Big Labowski. "You're not wrong, you're just an asshole."

Dash of Salt

Yeah, he's a credit to his kind. Show's her that she can't judge people by who their relatives are. So, backhanded offensive compliments all the way.

Da Worst John

Finds out and makes a pass at him in front of her daughter

Alexandru Stan

I have a better idea, she gets very afraid, because she went to highschool with his mom and once met his grandmother and basically got knocked down a peg from being the popular girl. Make it just traumatic enough that you almost want to forgive her. But then make her such a horrible racist that your like nope. No pity for you.

Daemion

I think Hexen is far too old to have gone to highschool with Nat's mom. Plus, didn't she go to school in the old world?

Alexandru Stan

I thought his parents met in highschool

Macronomicon

If my headcanon is correct, yes, she's too old to have gone to high school with Nat's mom, but she moved out to earth young, somewhere around 5-8 years old.

David

Either the hits on him or is scared of his mom idea.

austin kutz

Perry actually put a spell on his new shirt to make himself seem unreasonably funny and charming. It's accidentally way too good and she chokes on her food when he tells a terrible joke

Daedalus

Initially dislikes him, but is willing to at least meet the guy her daughter fell for, giving Perry the chance to make her like him.

Daemion

It depends on how much he's telling Nat's parents about himself. If he's going to keep the superhero side quiet, then is he going to lead with "I'm the prince and royal heir"? Isn't it public knowledge that Hexen is a magical princess and his mom? Being royal and/or famous doesn't translate into being rich automatically. Would Perry boast about his family's money? I don't think he cares much about that and is more proud of his own achievements. Not that this would count for all that much compared to Nat's income. Nat's parents need Nat to get access to Perry. But if she has more money than him, would his wealth even matter? Or would their motivation be pure greed because their daughter's lousy millions don't compare to the Zauberer's billions? Would Perry be honest or diplomatic? Because he thinks his grandmother is an evil witch, he just rarely says so out loud. So it doesn't feel like she'd be a topic he'd bring up. Realistically, being racist is a learned habit/attitude and not something you just drop. It's going to pop up here and there no matter what. I wouldn't be surprised if Nat's mom was going to flip-flop between moods the whole time.

PlasmaticPi

Why not both? She starts acting super nice, gets called out for being a hypocrite, then goes full on racist rant.

cris

There’s no way Nat’s mom won’t criticize and talk down to him and completely and instantly regret it - I can feel the mic drop moment when perry or nat reveals who he is

Thomas Issa

I don’t think Natalie’s mom is that obsessed about money, otherwise she would be placated, she is genuinely scared and wants control

Panzer

She needs to go full shotgun wedding. Start insisting Nat marry and insinuating she is already in a "family way" to anyone thatll listen. Neighbors, tabloids, TALK SHOWS

Thomas Issa

Nah she’s scared, racist and scared enough to threaten a massive troll, and revealing a super’s confidential information is a bad move, I don’t see any good options for her

mhaj58

Considering the media already reported on Perry’s oath to reclaim Manitia I imagine Nats mom will be of two minds regarding his relationship with Nat. One the one hand his disregard for authority and his controversial reputation is a clear red flag but his money and connections along with his food and infrastructure plans will make her instantly change her mind.

Mr Fuzzknuckle

I like this idea. She's been painted as an elitist opportunist so far, so that flies in my headcanon. Actually... I think she's dumb enough to throw out a few veiled insults at the start, especially with his provocative shirt and van. The 'nice' greeting would likely be nothing more than the trappings of politeness.

Ravn1

Tries to be fake nice while still slipping up with racist remarks

rwn

Turns out she's racist _and_ an anti-monarchist, so finding out he's actually a rich prince just makes her hate him more.

Pastor Joubert

fear is a helluva drug, i don’t think her mom is evil. i dont think many of us are. Shes afraid not just for HER daughter but losing HER daughter. Her and possessiveness will propel her to take what ever action her emotion clouded mind can come up with - without regard for anyone else’s wishes, while never crossing her own 40+ years of conditioned moral lines… which is, anything goes to save my baby. Shes no hypocit, she will kiss the ring only to stay near her baby.

David Burchfield

I say both. She tries to be nice because money, but keep coming off as racist while trying not to.

Thomas Issa

Maybe she will try to be civil to protect her daughter regularly trying to check if she is being mind controlled regularly questioning Perry about the evil Mantian agenda

SquiddlyWinks

Saccharine in person, leader of an anti-Paradox cell that goes violent, but extremely poorly. Eggs thrown, Solaris(Nexus, I suppose) called because he parked in his own parking spot. Catches the eye of some higher power(higher up in nexus who hates Manitoba’s/perry? Actual higher power still miffed about the game being ruined? The Tide?), chaos ensues. That chaos could be silly, or real. Having Nat need to put down her mom would be something for sure.

Prinny Knight

She try’s to scam/sue/blackmail him in some way.

Thomas Issa

I don’t think she would amass a violent following over controlling her daughter’s sex life, and most avenues to scam sue blackmail would endanger and/or humiliate her daughter and involve non super identities

SunderGoldmane

Once she realizes they are both millionaires I vote she literally gives up and just walks away. Edit: she would make a great character for down the road. When he finally is working up to liberate manita she could be our introduction to the anti manita powers of Franklin city. This also lets Nat get breathing room rather unexpectedly right now and then get emotionally ambushed later on when her mom shows up trying to worm her way back into their lives.

cris

I like this

Andrew

1st things 1st people change. The mother daughter dynamic is no longer what it used to be. so she's Not gonna stick to her guns But she also doesn't like perry. she thinks he's a Bad influence so she Isn't gonna be a hypocrite either. She's gonna meet perry's parents And she's gonna Try to pressure Perry Indirectly to not be such a terrible influence on nat Which is gonna blow up in her face Perry's parents are out there

Derek Engols

Why not both? Go a little "oh you must be one of the civilized ones. oh you must be one of the good ones." And really drive in the "I won't change my views on the people, but seeing you be a normal person must mean you're different, until you do something I don't like."

Earnest

Aren't there a decent chunk of (non human ) manitians that eat people like the ones perry met in the alley early on? or do blood sacrifices for life extension like tim from the other city? I feel like spurring anger toward manitians would be really easy and focus on this plus blurring lines a bit about the humans being responsible for this (maybe just for not doing enough to prevent it.)

Lebog

She tries to sex him

Cyrus McEnnis

So I guess the question for me is "Why is she racist in the first place?". Manitaians have been refugees on the planet for about, what, 50-mumble years or so, yeah? They seem to be aligned with fey-type creatures & _largely_ rules. So they take debts and honor seriously, and they're suddenly thrust into 1960-1970 era Earth. Nat's mom could, conceivably, been around as a very young child when that happened. She also has a really strong reaction to premartial* sexy times, and non-traditional forms of relationships. That would tend, to me to point to Nat's mom being part of a hippy free-love commune as a kid, and that potentially that commune invited a Manitaian across the threshold that they really should not have. Given that hypothesis, and trauma, and lack of healing, I'd tend to say she doubles down. Not just racist, but Loony Toons conspiracy theorist who tries her damndest to kill Perry by, for example, holding up a crucifix. Throwing salt in his face. Spiking his drink with holy water. Giving him cold-steel cutlery. Cutting his head off and planting it twixt his knees. Making him sneeze & then blessing him. That sort of thing. * the spelling mistake was too funny to not include : )

Cyrus McEnnis

Bonus marks if the Manitaian in question is actually Perry's mom. I do like me a villain turn from the ones you never expect >.>

Carl Mason

It would be good if she stays racist but gets told off "before Perry can hear" and plays nice in an obviously fake way.

Macronomicon

You guys have been getting a rather sanitized version of manitians through Perry's POV, since they're all cool to him. Let's say their feudalist medieval worldview didn't mesh well with the 20th century, the first twenty years or so and there may have been a little...honor killing and human trafficking going on here and there.

SunderGoldmane

I like this headcannon backstory. Make her a victim in the way that parents actually are. They are so set in their trauma that they only know how to double down. People will do extreme and potentially crazy looking things when they both believe they are right and something super important is on the line. Nat’s mom could see this in almost an epiphany sort of light “if I don’t do something then my daughter is gonna have her soul sacrificed…” There room here for Nat’s mom to be a character of conviction. Maybe she realizes “I’ve been ignoring this because she’s rich and is my ticket to money but I need to stop this no matter what.” And then etc etc joins a cult, becomes a poster child, has a testimony etc etc.

Zalut

So, maybe she goes all or nothing, she implies she's willing to see their side of things, but only if he puts a Ring on it, when he doesn't she screeches about how he's just using her poor daughter for sex - ignoring the fact she's probably the one using him.

SunderGoldmane

I think Nats mom would make a great way for us to see that side of manita. I vote that this next confrontation just breaks her and she leaves. Down the road we see her again and she’s joined up with an anti manita power base that borderline resembles a modern day cult (prey on and weaponize the traumatized, etc). It would give you a great pollitical opposition to Perry trying to liberate manita and put a personal face on it.

SunderGoldmane

She’s doesn’t seem like a person with the ability to think of her own plans. She seems like a person who came out of a commune/cult and is primed to be picked back up again.

Carl Mason

Better still if her initial comment is based on his appearance and Manitians' reputation generally both at the same time.

Cyrus McEnnis

Sooooo, maybe Nat's mom is half-manitian herself, born to a enslaved Earthling. Would also explain to an extent why the Gramma Bomb was so interested in her when she visited.

Mr Vidya

Pure greed. Have her stay racist but very basic about it, sidelining it when it will cut into her chances at a payout. Basically a default she goes to from when/who she grew up with. Have her scope him out as either someone new to guilt money out of, turn against her daughter, or use to get more money out of Nat. Side suggestion: Have her be unapologetically racist to him but show up in the Manita reclamation project arc having used info from Perry and Nat to become the figurehead of one of the larger portions of the project, then when they investigate thinking she's trying to do something to sabotage the project it just turns out she delegated all her tasks and collects a paycheck. When confronted about the racism she admits using it a tool and hoped it would run off the boy who helped her Daughter grow a backbone. Alternatively have every example she uses to excuse her racism to actually undersell how terrible the Manitians were and wind up being corrected by Perry every time revealing alot of atrocities that were heavily censored by Nexus.

Deinos

How about instead she points at Perry, opens her mouth wide and starts screaming in a high-pitched squeal.

Jeanean

Personally think, she would do both. Stay racist, but act all nice. Because "conning him out of his money" is totally fine since he is Manitan.

Takai D Libra

I think suppression and meekness in his presence would be a more interesting option than trivial hypocrisy.

Leo Yankovic

WANTS to Change her tune then remembers her daughter is already filthy rich, wants to say racist stuff, remembers all of this money wouldn't have been an option without Perry and then is so confused that she plans a hilarious plot where she contacts Perry's parents and maybe grandmother because she assume they have been equally conned/restricted like she and her husband by nat. In the end her plot is even kinda successful because Perry's dad and grandmother humor her and hexen knows her from when she saved her as a kindergarden child.

Deinos

It was indeed ;D