Mutant High Issue 1: The house that Xavier Built
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Double-checking his chart to see if there was anything serious wrong with him other than being sore all over (K (life sci) +8), Eric got out of bed and tagged along after the others. Well, except Miranda, who seemed to have disappeared again.
"Eric here." He chimed in. Spike was another one whose story he didn't know.
"Eric here." He chimed in. Spike was another one whose story he didn't know.
Jemal
Adventurer
As far as Temper can tell from reading her chart, there was very little actual damage, she was probably knocked unconscious by the psychic blast. Standing, she realizes that she doesn't feel any worse for the wear, and there's no reason she shouldn't be good to go.
Miranda fades from view, zooming out to search for Pyro. He's not hard to find from her vantage point, sitting alone under a tree, seemingly deep in thought (Not a normal look for him.
The rest of you begin to leave, all seeming to be in fairly good health. The nurse at the front door checks each of you as you leave, thanking Xian for his help and telling you all to make sure you get a good nights sleep. After leaving the infirmary you note that the halls seem more empty than usual. Arriving in the Cafeteria, however, is different. It's packed as though it were supper time. Seems like a lot of people had similar ideas to you.. or just nowhere else to go.
Miranda fades from view, zooming out to search for Pyro. He's not hard to find from her vantage point, sitting alone under a tree, seemingly deep in thought (Not a normal look for him.
The rest of you begin to leave, all seeming to be in fairly good health. The nurse at the front door checks each of you as you leave, thanking Xian for his help and telling you all to make sure you get a good nights sleep. After leaving the infirmary you note that the halls seem more empty than usual. Arriving in the Cafeteria, however, is different. It's packed as though it were supper time. Seems like a lot of people had similar ideas to you.. or just nowhere else to go.
ShaggySpellsword
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Xian grabs some food and then heads to the door, out of the crowd and out onto the grounds.
When he gets to the door he nods back at the others, indicating they should follow.
He finds an area on the grounds where there are a few benches under a tree. He settles down with his back against the tree and wiats for the others to have a seat before he starts eating.
"So...who do you think Professor Summers is going to want to take with him to get back at whoever was responsible for this whole thing?"
When he gets to the door he nods back at the others, indicating they should follow.
He finds an area on the grounds where there are a few benches under a tree. He settles down with his back against the tree and wiats for the others to have a seat before he starts eating.
"So...who do you think Professor Summers is going to want to take with him to get back at whoever was responsible for this whole thing?"
Victim
First Post
Okay, I see how this works. Temper loads up a pair of trays with food before heading outside.
"It's my first day here, so I don't know Professor Summers or the other people well enough to say," she replies in between bites. "If it were me... My first priority would be information gathering, so I'd only want a few other people that I could trust not to act exciteably."
"It's my first day here, so I don't know Professor Summers or the other people well enough to say," she replies in between bites. "If it were me... My first priority would be information gathering, so I'd only want a few other people that I could trust not to act exciteably."
Relique du Madde
Adventurer
Miranda found herself gripped by a sudden moment of ambivalence as she watched Pyro almost voyeuristicaly from high above the institute. Unaware of the exact reasons why, she became lost within a sea of thoughts and found herself questioning her previous motives for taking part in the prank brainstorming session that occurred during lunch. Strangely, although those schemes were formed only a few hours prior to this moment, it felt as if they occurred in the distant past.
As a result of her and Pyro's teamwork, something had changed.
Cautiously, she drifted towards the earth and willed her body to slowly become visible as she near the ground. As soon as she was a few inches from the earth, she force her body to materialize so that it appeared as if her body was solidifying during her entire decent.
Once Miranda 's body was fully corporeal, she approached Pyro then sat down besides him and quietly whispered, "I hope that I'm not intruding on anything. I saw you sitting out here, and I wondered if you wanted to talk. I really appreciated that you did this after noon... I know you probably wanted to get involved in the battle, but I'm still thankful you joined me like you did."
Miranda glanced down for a moment. "I know I might regret saying it, but a few hours ago, I was conspiring against you to come up with a prank that would humiliate you, but could have easily harmed you if it went awry." Somberly, "After all that happened today, I feel guilty about trying to come up with such a foolish prank... I am truly sorry, and I hope that you are not mad; although if you are, I would understand why."
As a result of her and Pyro's teamwork, something had changed.
Cautiously, she drifted towards the earth and willed her body to slowly become visible as she near the ground. As soon as she was a few inches from the earth, she force her body to materialize so that it appeared as if her body was solidifying during her entire decent.
Once Miranda 's body was fully corporeal, she approached Pyro then sat down besides him and quietly whispered, "I hope that I'm not intruding on anything. I saw you sitting out here, and I wondered if you wanted to talk. I really appreciated that you did this after noon... I know you probably wanted to get involved in the battle, but I'm still thankful you joined me like you did."
Miranda glanced down for a moment. "I know I might regret saying it, but a few hours ago, I was conspiring against you to come up with a prank that would humiliate you, but could have easily harmed you if it went awry." Somberly, "After all that happened today, I feel guilty about trying to come up with such a foolish prank... I am truly sorry, and I hope that you are not mad; although if you are, I would understand why."
Jemal
Adventurer
[Miranda]
Pyro looked up at Miranda, his face blank as he listened to her. When she was done, he looked away for a long moment, until she felt as though he must be trying to ignore her. As she was about to turn away, or say something else, he finally spoke.
"You saved my life." He turned back to look at her "You risked your own life to save me, even though I've always been mean to everyone. Why'd you do it? 'snot like I've ever done anything for you, you don't owe me anything. Hell, you just finished telling me about that prank. And don't gimme the old 'anyone would've done the same thing', or 'you'd do the same for me' stuff.. Cause we both know that aint the world work, it's..." Pyro bit his lip to cut off whatever remained of his bitter statement, and looked down at the ground.
[lawn]
Kitty Pryde came rushing up to the group as they'r speaking "Hey guys, mind if I join you or is this a private convo?" She smiled warmly at them, glancing at Xian.
Pyro looked up at Miranda, his face blank as he listened to her. When she was done, he looked away for a long moment, until she felt as though he must be trying to ignore her. As she was about to turn away, or say something else, he finally spoke.
"You saved my life." He turned back to look at her "You risked your own life to save me, even though I've always been mean to everyone. Why'd you do it? 'snot like I've ever done anything for you, you don't owe me anything. Hell, you just finished telling me about that prank. And don't gimme the old 'anyone would've done the same thing', or 'you'd do the same for me' stuff.. Cause we both know that aint the world work, it's..." Pyro bit his lip to cut off whatever remained of his bitter statement, and looked down at the ground.
[lawn]
Kitty Pryde came rushing up to the group as they'r speaking "Hey guys, mind if I join you or is this a private convo?" She smiled warmly at them, glancing at Xian.
Relique du Madde
Adventurer
As Pyro spoke, Miranda shifted her body so that she could look directly face Pyro when he turned to face her, only to find herself studying his profile. She blushed, and after a brief moment of silence passed, she placed her hand gently on his shoulder and gave him a reassuring smiled. "I saved you because I was terrified about what would happen if I didn't try to help you. I was afraid that if I didn't I would spend the rest of my life punishing myself if you would have died or gotten seriously hurt, especially after I saw what you did...." She glanced down shamefully as she intentionally left her comment remain ambiguous.
"Pyro, I'm know that not everyone is willing to risk their own life for another. I know that some people would do it for reasons that were not entirely noble, so it's not really a big deal." The expression on Miranda's face became one of stern truth, "Sure, you might not have did even attempted to save me if the reverse happened, but I don't care. I really don't because it doesn't matter. you see not everyone is truly worthy of being a hero, so don't beat your self up over it.."
Tactfully, Miranda let her statement linger for a moment as she leaned close to Pyro and whispered. "After all, I know your dirty little secret. I know how even though you are capable of being total bastard, deep down you actually care about this school and that you are capable of being heroic; even though you don't want to admit it." She smiled as she looked him in the eyes, "I saw how you tried to attack that cyborg even after you saw him take down all the teachers. If you wanted to, you could have easily followed Cyclops's orders and joined your friends in the safety of the cafeteria! But you didn't. Instead, you decided to join me on what could have been a suicide mission to protect Professor X. So don't give me any bull while implying that you do not having a any good qualities or you're not being worthy of my saving your butt, because you proved to me otherwise." She smiled.
"Also, you shouldn't really underestimate me..." Miranda leaned forward and seductively whispered into Pyro's ear. "I'm not that sweet innocent girl that I played on tv. So don't think I told you about the prank because I'm some goody-two-shoes 'cause I'm not. Besides, after our little adventure together, I don't think that prank would be worth pulling anymore.." She blushed, "Specially if you would have ended up hating me afterwards."
"Pyro, I'm know that not everyone is willing to risk their own life for another. I know that some people would do it for reasons that were not entirely noble, so it's not really a big deal." The expression on Miranda's face became one of stern truth, "Sure, you might not have did even attempted to save me if the reverse happened, but I don't care. I really don't because it doesn't matter. you see not everyone is truly worthy of being a hero, so don't beat your self up over it.."
Tactfully, Miranda let her statement linger for a moment as she leaned close to Pyro and whispered. "After all, I know your dirty little secret. I know how even though you are capable of being total bastard, deep down you actually care about this school and that you are capable of being heroic; even though you don't want to admit it." She smiled as she looked him in the eyes, "I saw how you tried to attack that cyborg even after you saw him take down all the teachers. If you wanted to, you could have easily followed Cyclops's orders and joined your friends in the safety of the cafeteria! But you didn't. Instead, you decided to join me on what could have been a suicide mission to protect Professor X. So don't give me any bull while implying that you do not having a any good qualities or you're not being worthy of my saving your butt, because you proved to me otherwise." She smiled.
"Also, you shouldn't really underestimate me..." Miranda leaned forward and seductively whispered into Pyro's ear. "I'm not that sweet innocent girl that I played on tv. So don't think I told you about the prank because I'm some goody-two-shoes 'cause I'm not. Besides, after our little adventure together, I don't think that prank would be worth pulling anymore.." She blushed, "Specially if you would have ended up hating me afterwards."
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Fangor the Fierce
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Spike smiles, knowing all too well who this girl was. She's prettier than he remembered, as his smiles fades slightly. He knows that his appearance is not too good, what with the bone structures sometimes all too apparent. His hooded throw-over helps him hide most of the areas where his plating is obvious, such as his shoulders, chest and back. His forearms are covered at times, as his shins and knees are as well, with his jeans. The most obvious of places, his crown around his head, is not too well concealed. His hood is drawn up, to cover the obvious scaled bones, as he's always been a little apprehensive on other people's reaction to his appearance.
"Sure, the more the merrier." he answers, keeping it short and simple.
"Sure, the more the merrier." he answers, keeping it short and simple.
