As the name indicates...this RPG will revolve around Crossroads and New Beginnings.CrossroadsWe would like to see characters come to a 'crossroads' in their lives where important and life changing decisions have to be made. These events can be very personal...i.e. a relationship beginning, ending or changing, or they can be moral or spiritual. Whatever is decided, they should show 'growth' for your character.New BeginningsThis can be any number of items as well and most likely will relate back to the 'crossroads' in your character(s)' life or lives and/or career. They may be starting a new career as teacher or student at Xavier's School for the Gifted or may have been selected to train for the upcoming X-Men team(s). Their 'new beginning' once again may be as simple as establishing a new relationship or changes in an old one.
The X-Men and all likenesses are the property of Marvel Comics, 20th Century FOX, and ALL the creative minds therein. X-Men Crossroads is a non-profit RPG board. We here participate for the pure enjoyment and satisfaction writing in the X-Men Universe brings.Most of the Bio information is courtersy of Marvel Directory
Who: Harry Gyrich (NPC) With: Swann, Wolfsbane, Karen, Jim, The White Queen, Mana, Pyro, Gambit, Iceman, Ryu When: Date ?, Nighttime Where: In the Pizza Shop
Harry Gyrich paused just inside the door to the pizza parlor, calloused hands clad in fingerless gloves palming the rims on his wheelchair to slow himself to a stop as he scanned the room. There was a small crowd of teenagers clumped around a table and he studied them with mild wariness until he spotted and recognized the adults among them. Some of Xavier's students, then. They were good kids, he thought -- a little weird, a few of them, but good kids. Unlike some these days, who wouldn't hesitate to harass a cripple.
Once fully as large as his son, Harry was still a big man from the waist up, with broad shoulders and chest and brawny arms that were the product of his aversion to electric wheelchairs. His legs, though, were another matter, with even the most rigorous physiotherapy unable to maintain them as anything more than lean shadows of what they'd once been. Age was catching up with him. The fiery red of his hair had darkened and gone almost completely to ash and a pair of wire-rimmed glasses slightly magnified his vivid green eyes.
Maneuvering his way deftly over to the counter, he reached up to ding the bell. A moment later, Nick peered over and then down, a grin splitting his lean, sallow face as he spotted the older man.
"Hey, Mr. Gyrich," Nick said. "The usual?" At Harry's nod, he continued, "You should've called over, I woulda sent it out."
Harry shook his head. "A nice night for a ride," he said with a smile. They'd had this same conversation for years, rain or shine. It was only a few blocks, but Nick worried. At first Harry had resented the concern, but gradually he'd grown to find it touching and now it was a comforting surety.
"Right-o," Nick replied. "Be 'bout ten minutes."
With a nod, Harry parked himself out of the way, deciding to people-watch while he waited. OOC: Harry Gyrich (Henry Peter's father) comes in to get a pizza.
Edited by: Mana4X2 at: 6/4/06 7:16 am
Re: Finding Wisdom
Peter watched as the very hot blonde lady walked over. His eyes narrowed behind his sunglasses just a little, this whole delayed taxi thing was getting to be a problem. Peter listened while Emma asked about the kids causing trouble for him. "No. Other than standing there staring and what seemed to be listening in on my conversation with an acquaintance, they didn't bother me at all." His accent was in full force now that he was annoyed.
He logged up the built-in clock once more. Two more minutes and the cab company was getting a very nasty phone call. This woman had a look about her, which made Peter want to go away now. She seemed as if at any moment she could know exactly what was in your head. That was not something wanted, especially at this point in time. But he couldn't be rude either. His father would kill him if he ever found out Peter had been rude to a lady.
He held out his right hand to her. "Peter Wisdom." Once again Peter used his real name. All-too often these days people assumed that if you commited a crime of the degree of his, and gave a name somewhere along the line, it was a false name. So he saw no harm in using his god-given name. It was his afterall.
Re: Finding WisdomWho: Jim With: Same When: Night Where: Same OOC: Post will be short. Also, I might not be able to get on until Monday, although I'll try to get on Friday and hopefully Sunday. Just thought I'd let y'all know.
"Your a brave lad to come out here by yourself. Guess what, I am on my way to the manison too. Also those people behind us, come from the manison. So don't worry, I'll make sure you get their Kid. Nothin will happen to you, if I am around, okay."
Biting his lip, Jim nodded warily. It wasn't his imagination; Ryu was treating him like a kid. Heck, he even /called/ him kid! But it was fine with Jim, and besides, maybe Ryu had always wanted a little brother (or already had one and missed him) and wanted Jim to fill in the role? Surely that could happen, right? Blushing, Jim buried his fist in his sleeves, fiddling with the ends of them. He listened to the older girls complain about being hungry, and Jim agreed with them. He hadn't ate in a while, and even then it had only been rice. And as good as it was, it didn't really keep his hunger away for long.
"You know its impolite to talk to someone, without giving your name, kid. What is your name?"
This time Jim did take a step back, his arms raised to both prevent further assault on his hair and to fix his shaggy brown hair. A small pout formed on his lips, though his cheeks were tinged a light pink.
"I'm Jim," he said, lowering his arms slowly just in case Ryu decided to muse his hair again.
He nodded when the one girl addressed him, and he trailed behind Ryu as they all headed into the pizza parlor like a puppy. Though he knew that Ryu could stab him in the back any second, he decided that if he was going to be some place new, it would be nice to have a friend, and Ryu did remind him of his older brother Jason. Maybe, if Jim was lucky, he and Ryu could develop a brotherly bond. Although the chances of that was probably low - who would want to hang out with a loser like him? He was how much younger then Ryu? No one wanted to be stuck with the 'baby', and certaintly not all the time. Even Jason got sick of him sometimes.
"I put in an order for the food, everyone. Consider this my gift for helping me and Jim, find the manison. Also, I hope we can be good friends."
He quickly pulled up a chair for him and Jim. They now waited for the pizza to be finished. "So, what did you guys do today. Anything exciting?"
At Ryu's words about paying the others back for helping them, Jim grew bright red. He knew he should have contributed, but... well, it wasn't like he had the money to contribute. He kept his head bowed and moved to sit in the chair next to Ryu. God, he really was acting like a puppy. With a mental snort, Jim idly thought about how he probably wouldn't leave Ryu's side. He made a note not to bother the older mutant too much.
Although that wouldn't be too hard, would it? Since when did Jim need to depend on someone? He had always been alone, with the exception of when Jason was with him. His mom was hardly home, too busy working to support him and his brother, and his dad was dead, so it wasn't like Jim could spend time with him.
Re: Finding WisdomWho: Mana, Pyro, Gambit, Iceman With: Swann, Wolfsbane, Ryu, Jim When: Night Time, Saturday, 13th May, 2006 Where: Piazza Pizza (hey, it sounds good, right?) OOC: No problem, Blau.
The moment they sat down, and the table was bought two baskets of that toasted bread stuff, not garlic bread as it was normally, but pieces of toast with a garlic flavour, Swann reached over and began to eat and eat and eat, so hungry she didn’t care if she looked like a pig in doing so.
“Oh yeah,” she murmured around bites, “So good,” which brought a chuckle from her husband, now seated beside her, attention drawn away towards the counter, where he was watching one of the newcomers order, and pay! for the food.
Mana was also watching Ryu, shocked, and extremely appreciative that he would do such a thing. “Wow, I am glad we picked this one up,” she said, to all around the table, with a wink, grinning as he returned, followed closely by the younger teen he had been talking to back near Sleepy Willow Inn.
Quote:"I put in an order for the food, everyone. Consider this my gift for helping me and Jim, find the mansion. Also, I hope we can be good friends."
He quickly pulled up a chair for him and Jim. They now waited for the pizza to be finished. "So, what did you guys do today. Anything exciting?" asked Ryu as he tried to make a friends conversation.
”Yo’ be more den welcome, Mon’ami,” chipped in the Cajun, “If’n dat be de way yo’ be repayin’ all our goo’ deeds, we defnitly no’ be leavin’ yo’ behin‘,” he winked at the teen, eyes narrowing a little and shaking his head as his gaze moved to Swann.
“Hey, don’t look at her like that…” Wolfsbane spoke up, getting all defensive of one of her best friends, “You’d be the same way if you were eating for two,” and she proceeded to poke her tongue out at the Southerner, Iceman laughing behind his hand at her antics.
“Yo’ gonna be stoppin’ me, Petit?” Gambit asked, glaring straight at the wolf girl.
“Yep,” Rahne spoke up, Remy grinning, “I no’ be dou’tin’ dat f’r a secon’,” he agreed.
Meanwhile, Mana’s gaze had fallen on the newest form, the one with shaggy brown hair all but obscuring his face, “So, care to tell us who you are?” she asked him, her voice warm and welcoming, “I mean, we can’t exactly have conversation if you don’t, like, talk to us,” she laughed, having not noticed the entrance of the man in the wheelchair, but now seeing him out of the corner of her eyes, giving him a smile when her head turned in his direction, as she was wont to do to most, even if the strangers completely ignored her attempt at trying to bring a fellow smile to their face
Summary: Group antics and talking at the pizza parlour.
Tags: Ryu, Emma, Swann, Wolfsbane, Jim, The White Queen, Harry Gyrich, etc.
Edited by: Mana4X2 at: 6/2/06 9:05 am
Fionnoula White Queen/Psyche
Posts: 101
(6/1/06 11:28 am)
Re: Finding WisdomWho: Emma Frost With: Wisdom When: Night Time, Saturday, 13th May, 2006 Where: Salem Centre
Emma tilted her head slightly to the side and watched him carefully as he spoke, he had an accent she couldn't quite place but she thought it might be English. There was something not right about him, not right at all. She was tempted to mind scan him briefly, but decided against such an action at this moment in time.
"I apologise for them, they haven't been let off the leash much recently, and as a consequence their manners aren't up to scratch" Emma explained with a smile before taking his hand and shaking it. He was very good looking she noticed, if a little young. "Emma Frost" she introduced herself and then withdrew her hand.
"Well, I must get back to my students. You should be careful though, there are many mutants around these parts, I've heard that they'll slice you up without a second thought." she commented in an offhand manner, as she began to walk away. "Take care Peter Wisdom" she said over her shoulder as she made her way towards the pizza place.
Once she was out of ear shot, she pulled her phone out and speed dialled her personal assistant. "James, get me everything and anything you can on Peter Wisdom. Phone me when you have something substantial." with that she snapped the phone shut and entered the restaurant.
Tags "I felt angelic and violently insane for five hours."Edited by: Fionnoula at: 6/4/06 7:10 am
Re: Finding Wisdom
Peter grinned a somewhat mischievious grin at her as she spoke. Emma Frost, he'd heard that name before, though he didn't know where. Probably back in his Black Aire days, oh god he was already calling 5 months ago his days. Didn't matter though, she was pretty. Although, she was a bit too old for his tastes. She couldn't be any older than late 20's or early 30's, but he liked them more around his own age.
Her comment on mutants running around and slicing people up caught a bit too close to home. So close, he almost winced, barely supressed it as a matter of fact. Peter chuckled instead. "Nothing wrong with bein' a mutant. Besides, let someone try to slice me up, and they've just more than they ever could have bargained for. Don't worry about me Ms. Frost, I can take of my own. Though, I do appreciate your concern." Peter waved to her as she began to depart. "You have a nice night now, and watch yourself."
As soon as she pulled out her cell phone, the cab finally arrived. Couldn't have been better timing. Peter got in and was soon on his way to his next job.
--One hour later--
The news cuts into all programs on T.V. The news caster comes on, clearing his throat and looking very upset. He seems on the verge of a nervous breakdown and continually tries to loosen his neck tie. "Good evening folks. Breaking news tonight. Another assassination has been made within the last 15 minutes. We go now to Jill at the scene of the crime. Jill."
"Thank you Bob. I'm Jill Taylor standing outside the police line where police and members of the F.B.I. are investigating the latest assassination. Authorities are officially declaring the assassin a mutant." The camera zooms in to lead F.B.I. agent trying to field questions on the spot.
"The identity of the killer has not been identified yet, and the identity of those killed will not be disclosed at this time. The Federal Bereau of Investigation is prepared to back up our claims that this assassin is a mutant. One man, a security guard on duty survived the hit. He described the assailant as being slightly tall with dark hair. His face was covered by a half mask, and his eyes by sunglasses. He generated what appeared to be blades of fire or heat from his hands and used those to kill the targeted indivual and his guards. That is all at this time."
The camera shifts to Jill. "We would also like to point out that the security guard is in critical condition and being treated at Mercy memorial tonight for his injuries. As soon as doctors are done working on him, he will give a sketch artist his description of the assailant wich we will be broadcasting everyday until this man is caught." Jill stops talking and the feed goes back to Bob.
"Thank you Jill. We hear at the news station would also like to make an announcment. Under no circumstances does this even implicate all mutants. No human should attempt to apprehend any mutant. If you believe you know the where-abouts of the mutant assassin, please call your local police or F.B.I. center. Thank you. We now return you to your regular program."
Re: OOC
Okay, this OOC goes out to mainly our newest players... please go back to your previous posts and edit out any reference to knowing about the school, as, if you read the premise in the right sidebar, NO ONE knows about the school. Please click on the following thread for more information, and it's information YOU ALL NEED TO KNOW!
Re: Finding WisdomWho: Karen With: Swann, Wolfsbane, Ryu, Mana, Pyro, Gambit, Iceman, Jim, etc... nearby. When: Night Time Where: Piazza Pizza OOC: The mutant once known as Emma Saunders is now known as Karen Saunders. Less name confusion that way.
Karen had a small war inside her head with herself before she decided to follow them. She took a different route, however, knowing that there really was only one good pizza joint in the area. By the time she got there she was draped in a human illusion and had sat down at a table to wait for them. She refused a couple offers for pizzas out of a lack of money. But the temptations paid off when they showed up. She tried not to look too interested, but she couldn't really stop glancing their way a lot, especially when their party grew again.
Man did they attract quite a few people. Unfortunately, Karen was distracted yet again by yet another person asking her if she wanted anything. Again, she said no (probably a bit too rudely) and turned back to what she was interested in.
Re: Finding WisdomWho: Jim With: Swann, Wolfsbane, Ryu, Mana, Pyro, Gambit, Iceman When: Night, same date Where: Piazza Pizza OOC:
Jim watched as Mana, Swann, Pyro, and Gambit talked and teased each other. They obviously had known each other for a long time -- new friends didn't seem so... comfortable with each other. Because new friends weren't sure how far they could go with their teasing. But these guys... they just went ahead and joked.
“So, care to tell us who you are?” she asked him, her voice warm and welcoming, “I mean, we can’t exactly have conversation if you don’t, like, talk to us.”
Shaken out of his thoughts, it took a moment for Jim to process what had been spoken to him, before he began blushing. He looked down at his baggy jeans, eyes peeking through his bangs at the lady who had spoken. God, how could he have not introduced himself? Though no one had asked. And Jim figured if no one asked, then they didn't really want to know. If they weren't curious enough to ask, who said they were curious enough to even want to know?
"I'm sorry!" Jim exclaimed, his hands forming fists on his legs. "I'm a little shy..." he said, trailing off as his cheeks grew warmer. "But.. um... my name is Jim... and who are you?"
Because he was curious enough to ask. And he couldn't refer to this group of people as "the southern guy", the "pregnant lady", the "other lady" and "other guy". Because it'd get too confusing... maybe? He did know their faces, but it'd be a pain if he was trying to remember what happened and whoever he was thinking of suddenly appeared via his mutant power of 'imagination'.
Yes. It deserved quotation marks. Because it was imagination, yeah, but there was another element that went with it. If you imagined, you had to have some outlet to make it known - music, art, writing. You couldn't just think it up and everyone would know. It didn't work that way. But for Jim, it did. Because he was a mutant. A freak of nature. Though, he was already a freak before he found out he was a mutant. No kid was as shy as him.
Re: Finding WisdomWho: Harry Gyrich (NPC) With: Mana, Pyro, Gambit, Iceman, Swann, Wolfsbane, Ryu, Jim When: Night Time, Saturday, 13th May, 2006 Where: Piazza Pizza
Harry returned Mana's smile with an amiable one of his own. The expression warmed and softened his craggy features, his eyes blinking owlishly behind his glasses.
They were an interesting group, he reflected. One of them, a shaggy-haired young man, seemed to be new to them. There was what Harry thought of as the 'stranger space' between him and the rest. It was a both a physical and psychological distance, slight, but perceptible. A normal thing with groups.
Motion to one side caught Harry's attention and he looked over at a pale, ethereally-beautiful young woman seated nearby. She had no food before her but, even as he watched, she turned away a server offering to take her order. She was alone, but not paying any special attention to the door or the clock.
Curious. Tags: Any there.
Fionnoula White Queen/Psyche
Posts: 100
(6/4/06 6:02 am)
Re: Finding Wisdom
Who: Emma Frost With: Mana, Pyro, Gambit, Iceman, Swann, Wolfsbane, Ryu, Jim, Harry Gyrich, Ghost When: Night Time, Saturday, 13th May, 2006 Where: Piazza Pizza
Emma entered the Pizza place and went to counter first to order a cup of coffee, it wouldn't be good but it would be full of caffeine and hot. As she stood at the counter, she glanced around at the people already in there, the group from the Mansion with a few additions, an older man in a wheelchair and a rather beautiful young girl sitting alone at a table. There was something about this place that seemed odd, as if everything had slowed down, it was a feeling she wasn’t accustomed to and caused her to fall into a thoughtful silence, not something she was famous for.
As she walked over to the 'Mansion' table, her phone began to ring, she changed course and moved away from the table as she answered it. "Tell me what you've got James."
"He is a very interesting man, Miss Frost. This is the basics of what I found out: He was born in England and was a brilliant child, graduated early from primary school. He is a known mutant with the British government, Codename Wisdom, possible British secret agent who was top of the class. His 'power' is the ability to create blades of heat energy and use them as weapons, as wells as immune to all forms of heat no matter how hot. At age 17 he drops off the public record. And that's all I've got for now. I'll keep looking for you."
"That's very interesting. Mr Wisdom isn't all he seems. Not at all." she said, musing on these latest findings. Something rang a bell in her mind, something she had seen or heard recently but couldn't quite grasp. It was frustrating to say the least, she prided herself on her sharp mind. "Call me back soon James" Emma commanded, snapping the phone shut and shooting a sharp glance at the man in the wheelchair, judging whether he had over heard of not.
Dismissing him, she made her way back towards the table and sat down, reaching out to Mana with her mind as she did so. ~Congratulations Mana, it seems your instincts paid off.~ she though towards the woman, her voice faintly laced with irony, ~I have my PA looking him up at the moment~ she decided to keep the information she had to herself for the time being.
Looking around the table at the students and teachers, she gave a nod of greeting "Well isn't this cosy, I see we have some new additions" she said with a light smirk, focusing on the newer members. "Emma Frost, I teach at the school these charming people come from" she introduced herself, extending her hand towards the nearest one.
Tags: The nearest student? Sorry, I can't remember names. And Harry Gyrich indirectly.
OOC: Thanks to Peter's player for the Wisdom info.
"I felt angelic and violently insane for five hours."Edited by: Fionnoula at: 6/5/06 2:41 pm
Re: Finding WisdomWho: Crow With: Half the population of this game Where: Piazza Palace! When: Nighttime
Sitting alone at her table, a very full Crow finished off her last slice of pizza. Many would have thought it unfair, that such a lightweight girl could eat a large unaided—without gaining any weight, nonetheless!—but Miri would have argued that it was merely more practical. She wouldn’t deny anyone calling her a cow, though. The four stomachs were useful. With such a large meal, she wouldn’t need to eat again for a day or so.
Thoroughly sated, Miri at last took the time to look around the restaurant. The X-group, plus a newcomer, seemed to be well off. They didn’t seem to notice their watchers. Plural, because it seemed Crow no longer had a monopoly on the title. A pretty thing was putting more attention on them than Crow put on her food. Watching her was an old man, who looked vaguely familiar…
Crow’s wondering was interrupted as her cell phone vibrated again. This time, she knew it was off, which meant there was only one likely choice of caller. Taking her phone out of her pocket, she set it on the seat next to her. The buzzing was getting annoying, and she wasn’t about to pick it up. There were two possibilities for the message within: new orders, or admonishment for a missed target. Either way, Crow really didn’t care enough to find out. Instead, she turned her interest to the Yankees/Red Sox game over the bar. As a New Yorker, she was naturally a Red Sox fan, just for the trouble that went along with it. If she had lived in Boston instead, she probably would have followed the Yankees.
Maybe she really was suicidal. Tags: Karen, Gyrich Sr. and X-Geeks.
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Re: Finding WisdomWho: Swann and Wolfsbane When: Night Time, Saturday, March 13th, 2006 Where: The pizza place OOC: Thanks to Mana to helping me keep up, Love you girl!!
Skye stuffed the last piece of bread into her mouth and chewed happily, resting her head against John's shoulder. She hadn't been this happy in a long time. She was married to the best guy in the world, and was having his baby after over a year of trying, they had an extended network of family and close friends. Years ago, she never thought this would have been possible, losing her parents and sister in a house fire and taking off to live on the streets, somehow managing to end up at the school.
The look that Remy had given her as she ate hadnt escaped her and when he wasn't looking, she telekentecially threw a piece of ice at him when his attention was diverted. Rahne saw her do it and started choking on the soda that she was sipping. "Well, you did look like a piggy..." The Scot quipped. "Oh bite me...just wait till you and Bobby have kids..."
"Shut up...knowing my luck...I'll have a litter..." Rahne answered back, not even thinking about how Iceman might respond to the hushed conversation that the girls were having.
Summary: Skye gets back at Gambit for the look and she and Rahne speak. Tag: All there
Edited by: Mana4X2 at: 6/6/06 8:39 am
Re: Finding WisdomWho: Mana, Pyro, Gambit, Iceman With: Swann, Wolfsbane, Ryu, Jim, Emma, Karen, Henry, etc When: Night Time, Saturday, 13th May, 2006 Where: Piazza Pizza OOC: You are quite welcome, Thena, it was fun!
Quote:"I'm sorry!" Jim exclaimed, his hands forming fists on his legs. "I'm a little shy..." he said, trailing off as his cheeks grew warmer. "But.. um... my name is Jim... and who are you?"
Three sets of eyes turned to look at the young teen, his outburst obviously drawing the attention of Mana’s three male friends, Pyro, Gambit, and Iceman. “Ah, no need to be sorry,” Mana tried to assure him, “I mean, everyone’s different, and heck…” she motioned around them, “if I was confronted with this particular group I would be pretty shy and cautious too,” she laughed.
“Hey!” John exclaimed, throwing a piece of pizza crust at her, now that their order had been delivered, Iceman going a little further and reaching over, touching her drink with the tip of his finger, turning it completely to ice, and nodding at her for emphasise, “Yeah, hey!” he agreed.
Thankfully, the cup wasn’t see through, so no one would have seen it happen, except for those at the table. “Bobby!” Mana cried, “Now I can’t even drink it!”
“Yes you can,” he simply answered, “Your hands are hot,” and Mana’s eyes sparkled. Oh, yes, they certainly could be, she remembered, Pyrokinesis came in so handy at times.
Quote:~Congratulations Mana, it seems your instincts paid off.~ she though towards the woman, her voice faintly laced with irony, ~I have my PA looking him up at the moment~ she decided to keep the information she had to herself for the time being.
The White Queen’s entrance and subsequent walking over and joining the table made Mana look at the woman expectantly, even as her words came in her mind. Mana just nodded, a movement that the Cajun didn’t miss.
~M’ybe I should be lettin’ her keep dat dere Empathic link open, den I would no’ be feelin’ so lef’ ou’ o’ de loop,~ he thought, chewing on a piece of Meatlovers pizza, while listening in the hushed conversation between Wolfsbane and Swann, a conversation Iceman’s eyebrows were slowly starting to rise at, Pyro was too distracted to hear most of what they had said.
Out of the corner of her eye, Mana had noted the return of her smile from the man in the wheelchair, but now she was seeing another young girl (Karen) staring at them, and not making any attempt to hide the fact she was doing so. Frowning, Mana stared back, mouthing, “What?” to her, the hand around her drink slowly melting it back to its liquid form.
Summary: Iceman, Mana, Pyro, Gambit… Mana answers Jim, and group things follow. Mana notes Karen looking at them while they enjoy their food.
Tags: Ryu, Karen , Swann, Wolfsbane, Jim, The White Queen, Harry Gyrich, etc.
Edited by: Gambit at: 6/7/06 1:09 am
Re: Finding WisdomWho: Harry Gyrich (NPC) With: Mana, Pyro, Gambit, Iceman, Swann, Wolfsbane, Ryu, Jim, Emma Frost, Ghost When: Night Time, Saturday, 13th May, 2006 Where: Piazza Pizza
Harry Gyrich kept his expression blank and bland. He wondered who the deceptive 'Mr. Wisdom' might be for a few moments before tucking the oddity away in the back of his mind the way a squirrel might store up a particularly tasty-looking nut. It was probably nothing -- most of the peculiarities he noted were -- but you never knew. His puzzlement at the sun-loving Miss Crabtree's blinds being drawn in the middle of the afternoon had led to the capture of a particularly vicious serial rapist.
"Here you go, Mr. Gyrich," Nick's voice interrupted his reverie. But with the voice came the aroma of a large fresh-baked garlic-and-sausage pizza, so he didn't mind all that much. Before reaching up to take the box, he made sure sure the blanket shielding his legs was in place. Just because he couldn't feel the pain of burns didn't mean they weren't a serious injury. If anything, it made them worse.
"Put it on my tab," Harry said to the counterman, once the pizza was securely in his lap.
"Right-o," Nick replied. "Have a safe roll back now, y'hear?"
Harry chuckled and raised a hand in farewell, propelling himself toward the door. Summary: Harry takes his pizza, and his leave.
Re: Finding WisdomWho: Fenrir When: Nighttime Where: Pizza Place, around Salem Center With: Swann, Wolfsbane, Ryu, Jim, Emma, Karen, Henry, etc
Quote:"Emma Frost, I teach at the school these charming people come from" she introduced herself, extending her hand towards the nearest one.
Ryu turned his head ove to the women, who just introduced herself. 'Wow, she is a teacher! She is Hot!' thought Ryu. "Nice to meet you, Mrs Frost. My name is Ryu Miyamoto." Ryu shook her hand. When his touched hers, his body was about to do something. Ryu quickly pulled his hand away from Mrs. Frost. For some reason, his body thought it was about to be attacked. His body was about to do something. "Sorry, about that. Would you like to join use." said Ryu as he tried to change the subject. ~That was a close one. My body almost did it again. I can't touch people, until I learn more control. I can't risk hurting someone. Mrs Frost can probably tell something is wrong with me. But atleast she doesn't know why,~thought Ryu retook his seat.
Ryu hoped that Mrs. Frost wouldn't ask about it. Cause he didn't know what to say.
Summary: Ryu introduces himself to Emma Frost. When he shakes her hand, his body as a "reaction" to contact. Ryu quickly used his other hand to pull away. Quickly trying to change the subject, he talks about Mrs. Frost joining them. Tag: Emma, Swann, Wolfsbane, Jim, Karen, Henry, etc
Edited by: Mana4X2 at: 6/9/06 6:04 am
"I hate this freakin' car." Mez said, to himself. All of a sudden it started to make a loud screeching noise. Another breakdown in the middle of the street for Mez. The Chevy, was nearly 20 years old and the part of it that held together best was the paint. The car sputtered and Mez needed to make an emergency stop. Turning into a parking lot in front of some Pizza place, he stopped to try and figure out what was wrong. Mez got out and opened up the hood, to find the source of this nuisance. He searched and searched but he couldn't figure it out. He didn't have any tools with him, so Mez just forgot about.
Out of the corner of his eye, Mez looked around and found Mana, and at least dozen other mutants in "Piazza Pizza". Mez took one last look at the Chevy and left it for the Pizza place. The bell hanging above the door jingled when he opened. Finding the Mana and her crew "Y'all got room for one more?" He asked openly.
Summary: Mez leaved the Mansion for Salem Center, his car breaks down and he goes into the Pizza place to meet Mana and her gang. Tags:Ryu, Emma, Mana, Pyro, Iceman, Gambit, Pyro, Wolfsbane, Swann, Karen, Crow
Fionnoula White Queen/Psyche
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(6/8/06 12:37 pm)
Re: Finding WisdomWho: Emma Frost When: Nighttime Where: Pizza Place, around Salem Center With: Mana, Gambit Swann, Wolfsbane, Fenrir, Ryu, Jim, Karen, Mez, Henry, etc
The White Queen's face depicted nothing more than mild curiosity as she shook the boys hand, feeling a sudden rush of emotions coming from him as their skin met, and he pulled his hand back quickly from hers. How odd Emma thought as she watched him carefully for a moment. "I believe I have already joined you child, but thank you for the offer" she replied smoothly. The mixed emotions coming from the boy continued but seemed to fade a little, choosing to ignore them for the moment, if he came back to the Institute they could discuss them in more depth, she sipped her coffee and observed the goings on at the table and around the 'restaurant'.
She picked up the fact that Gambit seemed to have noticed the communication between her and Mana with interest. And the other conversations going on around the table were of some interest to her, she always found something appealing in knowing things about her team mates and students personal lives. From the corner of her eye she noticed the man in the wheelchair leaving the shop, as her eyes followed them they drifted outside the door to the road where she was a familiar car breaking down.
She had noticed the vehicle in the Mansion garage and watched more attentively to see who got out. Realising it was one of the students from the kitchen, Mez she thought, she went back to sipping her coffee as he entered and made his way over to the table. She glanced up at him and raised an eyebrow "I think we might be able to squeeze you in" she said as she patted the seat next to her, more out of common courtesy than anything else.
Tags: Fenrir and Mez, anyone else
"I felt angelic and violently insane for five hours."Edited by: Fionnoula at: 6/9/06 4:58 am
Re: Finding Wisdom
(moving my placeholder down now that its edited)
Calisto was missing.
Three days now, the media has been giving stories about the series of murders, and five days she has been gone, as if the sewers had swallowed her and her entire community up. Even the bags of clothing and food he'd left for them at the regular spot have been untouched, save by rats.
Was she the first victim? Or had she known, even before it had started? But why hadn't she told him?
Alarmed ... was not the right word for his state of mind, more an agitated state past alarm. He had done the nexus searches, reviewed the congressional quarterly and reams of government documents - whoever was responsible for this had hidden their trail well, and left none of the usual breadcrumbs which telltale government plotting. Nor had any of the hundred names he routinely watched for, names he had gathered from his earlier project work before his eyes were opened to the true mission of what he was involved in - none of them had changed positions significantly. One had bought a house, another had sent a son to college - that was all he could scan from credit reports for the most likely suspects.
This was either a new effort with new players disconnected from the ones he knew, or a totally private sector operation.
He had to think. He cast about in his threadbare rented room at the hotel, the kind you get when you rent by the month, when you eschew the profitable maid and linen services and picked up your mail from a P.O. box so there was not even the chance for the hotel's mail forwarding charge to be registered to one's account - the floorboards squeaked, and there was ever the musty smell lurking about - but it was affordable, and it was secure, and most of all it was private.
For the moment, he surrendered to comforting rituals. Running a polyester tie about his neck and throwing on the clean if outdated garbidine suit - the kind that had never really been fashionable, save for a brief retro phase which quickly glimmered out of existence, he reached for his violin and walked out to the balcony and began playing.
Down the street and beyond, even as far as the pizza place a block or two distant, the penetrating if mournful adagio from the Gayane Ballet Suite (the violin piece from 2001) reverberated as he mourned absent friends and the state of the world.
Quote:"I believe I have already joined you child, but thank you for the offer" she replied smoothly.
Ryu sighed with relief. He was afraid she was going to ask about his reaction right now. He looked around the table and picked up a regular slice of pizza. He started to eat pretty quickly cause he was still starving. Soon he heard some foot steps coming towards them.
Quote:"Y'all got room for one more?"
Ryu looked back and forth between this new guy and group. He guessed that this guy also came from the school. He was in town for twenty minutes and he met a couple of people already. It was kinda nice to meet new people.
Quote:"I think we might be able to squeeze you in" she said as she patted the seat next to her, more out of common courtesy than anything else.
Ryu continued to finish eating his slice. After that he took a gulp of his soda. He started to wonder how many people went to this school. He was told very little information about, when he left the hospital. The man in the wheel chair didn't tell him much. Just that he had a place for him ready. Ryu didn't really understand the reason why he came. Maybe it was to leave his old life behind. He started to remember his times, when part of a gang. Steal, fighting, drinking, it was a life he wanted to leave behind him.
Ryu turned to the new guy and said "My name is Ryu, its nice to meet you." Ryu was afraid to give this man a hand shake. He didn't want to accidently hurt him.
Summary: After his small talk with Emma, Ryu ate another slice of pizza. Then he met another person from the manison. He starts to remember his past life. Then introduces himself to the new guy. But doesn't want to shake his hand. He is afraid to hurt him.
Tag: Mez, Emma, and anyone.
Edited by: Mana4X2 at: 6/10/06 7:57 am
Background: Many, many years ago, Charles Francis Xavier established Xavier's School for the Gifted. Also, seeing other Mutants misusing and abusing their powers, he created the first generation of the X-Men.This original team was trained and lead by an old friend of his...Logan, aka Wolverine. Logan's co-leader was a young woman and student named Ororo Munroe, aka Storm. Once the team was trained and fielded on active missions, they took on the additional responsibility of teaching and helping new Mutants deal with their powers.On one horrible night, the X-Men were fielded to stop a particularly powerful Mutant and his 'gang'. The 'intelligence' received on this Mutant and his cohorts was sketchy and actually turned out to be a set-up to entrap the X-Men and take them captive. In the ensuing melee', 'things' happened and a number of the team were killed outright or severely injured.After making sure his remaining team-mates were going to be okay, Logan left. Xavier has not, to current time, explained his absence or even whether or not he survived.Current Time/Game Time: Almost seven years later, as Human/Mutant incidents are on the rise, Xavier once again sees a need for a Mutant 'police force'. He sees this new X-Men team as a force for good and a way to help peacefully integrate the rapidly emerging Mutant society with the established Human society. To this end, he has contacted Logan and asked him to 'come home' and train his 'new' team.
Logan has reluctantly agreed.Can shadows from their past be put aside for the good of the new X-Men? How will the surviving members of the original team react and what will they do as 'truths' are learned about that disastrous night?Note: We want the new X-Men to include younger versions of the old familiar characters such as Scott, Jean, Beast etc...as well as many of the OCC’s and other Canon characters that are available.Please ask the Staff BEFORE stating or establishing that your character was one of the old, now disbanded, original X-Men.
Less name confusion that way. 
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