Generation Legacy Issue #13 "Genocide" - Part 1

[Samnell]

Gianni comes through he finally got something worthwhile out of Reebok and is urging Mark to go ahead with them, the money is about ten million more then they originally offered plus some lucrative options that will all be explained in the paperwork. Plus Maxim is really pushing to get the interview, and want to have a response in the next few days!

Mark quickly composed and sent off his agreement to Gianni on both fronts. He composed a quick mail asking Roland if he wanted to hit the pool sometime and then wandered downstairs.

Star is in the kitchen already cooking Mark breakfast.

"Morning, Star. You're here early." Mark smiled. He could smell the eggs already.

 

[KaintheSeeker]

“Well many things seem like they should exist only in the realm of fiction, or at best science fantasy… but we both know the truth is far stranger then fiction. Perhaps you can burden me with these thoughts that trouble you? Maybe help you sort them out, because it does not seem like you are making any headway,” she replies in a calm mental tone.

"Shall I clean up and come to your office, or would you care to join me? I do hope either way we can keep what we discuss in confidence, I'm not yet sure I want to share it."

 

[Mimic]

Gilden - 1hp

The air around his room ripples as Gilden steps out of his dimensional sanctuary, it almost felt like cheating, there was barely enough room for all the students and he could have shared his retreat but it was his only real connection to his home world and openning it up to strangers wasn't something he was willing to do just yet.

He glances around the tiny room, papers spread everywhere, he had gone over the ritual one last time before retiring. He didn't find anything but there was that nagging doubt that the spell would blow up in his face, he just hoped that it wouldn't literally do just that. There wasn't anything else that he could do except cast it and trust in his skills and the magical legacy of his people.

A quick glance at the clock told him that it was getting late, classes would start soon. He picks up what books he needs and heads out the room, it was going to be a long day, might as well start it...

 

[Tokiwong]

"Shall I clean up and come to your office, or would you care to join me? I do hope either way we can keep what we discuss in confidence, I'm not yet sure I want to share it."

“Actually I am behind you running myself, nothing like an early morning run to keep the figure in shape. No need to make this formal, and I understand your need for confidence, and I will hold to that. Besides sometimes you just need to talk to someone and get things out even if just to hear yourself talk and work your way through a problem. I am listening when you are ready to talk,” she adds in a comforting mental tone.

Gilden

Students are milling about the cafeteria right now, getting breakfast. Catching up, or getting ready for the school day. Some are reviewing or doing homework, while others are just trying to wake up. He sees Aya and Gadget already sitting together, while Gadget definitely looks awake, Aya obviously does not share her enthusiasm.

Mark

Star replies, “Good morning Mark, I have no reason to sleep, so I decided to cook and update my own internal databanks with information. I also spent some time talking with Tommy so I was occupied for most of the night. Are you ready to go to class today?”

 

[Shalimar]

Her mother is awake and she smiles warmly to Kelly and gives her daughter a hug before really saying anything. She lets the moment linger before finally speaking, “I will be fine honey, I am sorry for everything that happened… I am not even sure where to begin. But I guess you probably want to talk, about everything.”

Kelly returned her mom's hug happily, and then slid into bed next to her. The mother and daughter were always really close, in fact Kelly's mom was one of her best friends, and they had always shared a lot, which made the whole thing with Bishop so confusing, almost like a betrayal, not just because she hadn't to Kelly that her dad wasn't her dad, but because she had hid all such a large part of her life away.

"Everyone is saying that Bishop is really my dad...Is that true? I mean I don't want to believe what Legion said, but Tommy said it too and... Can you tell me about him? What he's really like, I've heard stories, but I know he didn't do stuff that people have tried to have him blamed for. Is he a good person?" The girl gives her mom another hug before asking what she really wanted to ask, "why didn't you tell me mom? I tell you everything... Where you trying to protect me?"

 

[Samnell]

Star replies, “Good morning Mark, I have no reason to sleep, so I decided to cook and update my own internal databanks with information. I also spent some time talking with Tommy so I was occupied for most of the night. Are you ready to go to class today?”

"As ready as I'll ever be for Arabic," Mark sat down to eat. "Wish I didn't have to sleep sometimes. I'd get in a lot more time at the pool."

 

[Tokiwong]

"Everyone is saying that Bishop is really my dad...Is that true? I mean I don't want to believe what Legion said, but Tommy said it too and... Can you tell me about him? What he's really like, I've heard stories, but I know he didn't do stuff that people have tried to have him blamed for. Is he a good person?" The girl gives her mom another hug before asking what she really wanted to ask, "why didn't you tell me mom? I tell you everything... Where you trying to protect me?"

“William, he is your father, and I am sorry I never told you that. I think I hid it for myself and for the father that raised you as his own then just to protect you. He wanted you to be his so badly, that I did not have the heart to tell him otherwise. It was selfish of me, but he loved you so much, that I could not take that away from you,” she says softly.

“That may not be a good reason to keep this from you, but it is the reason I have for doing what I did,” she sighs.

“Your father, William, he is a good man, he also believes very strongly that things are not as they should be. I fell in love with him because he was a strong man, he is a strong man, he never compromises and he never quits. He was both dangerous and charming all in one, and I was younger then, and probably not even sure of what I wanted. He showed me something different, and I would have gone all the way with him… but I just don’t believe that violence will solve all our problems. In the end your father, the one that raised you, was the better choice, he was stable, nonviolent, and dedicated to the family,” she says wistfully.

“Maybe I never gave William the chance to be your father, and that was wrong of me… he never knew, and I probably would have never told him… if things had not happened the way they did,” she sighs. Then squeezes Kelly, “You never want your children to see you in a moment of weakness… I just wanted to do the right thing for you.”

 

[KaintheSeeker]

Cassie slows and let's the telepath catch up with her, scarely breathing hard as she falls into step with her.

"So, what should we discuss first? My leaving the campus or the information I found out while I was gone? Or my lack of trust in the motives of Ryan and others?"

 

[Tokiwong]

"As ready as I'll ever be for Arabic," Mark sat down to eat. "Wish I didn't have to sleep sometimes. I'd get in a lot more time at the pool."

“I would think never sleeping would be incredibly dull, or just make you very cranky. I mean Ryan never sleeps, and look at him. Plus Kelly has little need for sleep and she isn’t exactly miss congeniality,” she laughs at her own joke.

“Karen though seems the most balanced, I should ask her how she stays so balanced while the others do not.”

“Oh and Arabic is not overly difficult, I have assimilated several languages into my databanks, if you ever need a speaking partner,” she finishes.

 

[Tokiwong]

Cassie slows and let's the telepath catch up with her, scarely breathing hard as she falls into step with her.

"So, what should we discuss first? My leaving the campus or the information I found out while I was gone? Or my lack of trust in the motives of Ryan and others?"

She replies mentally, “Whatever is on your mind, anything, everything, or something altogether different… if you want to keep this confident then I suggest mental communication, SARAH can’t read minds… yet.”

Jun Min laughs out loud while jogging beside Cassie.