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.
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The Danger Room, one of her favourite places, and somewhere she wasn’ sure Remy had even been to yet. Mana’s brown eyes looked at her new friend, the two of them not exactly the first to arrive at the assemble point Wolverine had announced, but still, arriving just shy of each other nonetheless.
“Wha’ dat look be f’r, Cherie?” the Cajun asked, cheekily ducking behind her.
Mana laughed, knowing many of the man’s moves already. “Just wondering if you are feeling better now you cleared things up with Jean and have that headpiece rather than being part of a telepathic ‘net’?”
His gaze gave her his answer, and Mana’s grin broadened. “An’ wha’ do yo’ t’ink, Petite?” were the exact words she was expecting from his mouth.
“Good,’ she said, looking down at her uniform, smoothing things out and double checking everything was in place.
She began to wonder how this mission was going to turn out. It wasn’t exactly like they’d be the only ones there. What if they caused more trouble than these mutants did? She shook off the thought. Her worry at not having been on any sort of mission for so long was beginning to cloud her judgement. The X-Men were always needed, even if the Government chose to ignore that fact.
She glanced around, keen to get going, eyes falling on those already there. Only time would tell if the new ones among them would be up for a job that would take a lot out of them, both physically and mentally, affecting each and every one of them in very different ways.
Re: Danger Room / Scott / Tags: Mission Goers
Scott was among the earliest to arrive, his long stride propelled by a nervous energy that seemed to infuse him with clarity and purpose. Channel it, he reminded himself of the cautions of the combat veterans who taught at West Point. Don't let it rush you or narrow your focus.
Looking around at the Danger Room where he'd been practicing not so long before, he reflected that the name had likely rarely been so apt as it was right now. They were young and inexperienced, most of them, and they were going into a complicated and unstable situation.
Nothing for it but to do their best. And he found the growing certainty, as he studied his teammates, that their best was just what this would bring out.
Hilamon Speak Your Mind
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(9/7/05 1:10 pm)
Re: Danger Room / Jonothon / Tags: Mission Goers
Jonothon, though usually quick to get places, decided he was going to be a slow one this time. He had lots to think about on what was about to come about. Then of course, there was the fact that he STILL didn't know his way around and so tended to lose his way a lot of the time.
However, after only two or three wrong turns, he made it to his destination. His gaze took in Scott though he would have smiled except for the scarf wrapped about his nose and mouth.
*Hello there.* And he shrugged.
Alpha Tiger Lady Just a touch of Force
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(9/7/05 1:16 pm)
Re: Danger Room/Amara and China/Tags: Mission Goers
Having been here before, Amara and China pretty much knew the way. Though Amara found the Danger Room a trifle...intesting. China however did not.
Amara:
On entering, she saw that there were some already there as she grinned. Her gaze swept the Danger Room as if wondering what they were going to experience now.
"Hmm, wonder what's going to happen now?" she said lightly.
China:
China glared at Amara and her light tone. This was not a time for that, she would think. Her gaze went around saw Gambit and Mana, not that she knew them well, only during the 'meeting' earlier that is.
Wanda's entrance into the Danger Room was silent almost as if she slinked in, but really she just walked calmly and maybe a bit disdainfully.
It was all that much as she gazed around though the people already there were more interesting than any, though she didn't show that in any way possible.
She walked over somewhere and just remained quiet, waiting.
Karina:
"Yikes! I got lost...again!" Karina yelled out. It was something she did every so often since coming here. Gotta remind myself to really know my way around here. I don't want to keep getting lost here. she thought on entering.
She looked around saw some of the people though she didn't say anything. In her pocket were a few plant seeds(flowers too) she carried with her all of the time.
Re: Danger Room/Evo/Tags: Mission Goers
Evan had taken some time to get everything set up, but finally managed to get to the Danger Room with a flashlight, one of the new ever light ones sold on TV that never needed batteries. He walked in to find out that even the perennially lost Karina had made it ther before him. "Oh, great. Teach me to try to find a working flashlight in my things."
Re: New Beginnings (Day 3)
Evan: *Hello there.* And he shrugged.
~Hello.~ Scott's eyes were unreadable behind his ruby glasses, but his mental voice held a return smile. ~We're almost all here. Should be starting soon.~
Re: New Beginnings (Day 3)
Inside the danger room rested a 2.5 meter (roughly 8 foot) disk, rising a foot off the floor. Circuitry traces could be distinguished running its entire diameter along the outside, while the surface held a melange of shifting, colored patterns which darken as weight is applied.
"We are ready, Magnus," intoned professor Xavier's voice. At his word, a large crate was hoisted effortlessly upon the disk by the named mutant's mere thought. Again, he opened his palm face upward, and consulted a holographic construct of an anonymous crewman on his distant ship. A larger holographic display appeared within the confines of the danger room, reflecting the imagry within Magneto's hand. As he did so, the crewman nodded, and the crate faded and then vanished, its twined image could be seen appearing on the companion disk displayed within the holo displays.
"The crate has been received, Lord Magnus," could be heard tinnily comming from Magneto's hand - the last two words amplified as the danger room's sound system kicked in to amplify. At the other end of the link, a hand-held grappling device lifted the crate easily off the platform.
"All you should need materially for your mission can be found within the crate, it contains expedition supplies which have been assembled for the previous incarnation of the X-Team. The items have been inspected, and expendable materials such as batteries have been replaced with new cells. I hope you don't mind, Logan," Xavier said, "no personal gear was taken".
((If you need something, and it makes reasonable sense, it is in the crate: flashlights, rope, graples, work gloves, light sabres, equipment harnesses, wrecking bars, first aid supplies, glow sticks, bolt cutters, and so forth)).
"I have also included a small supply of inertia grapplers," Magneto added, indicating a device looking like a high-tech paint trawel: a handle attached to a flat, flexible panel. "Press the panel to any object, and it will render that object weightless, up to a mass of two tons. If the object exceeds two tons in mass, the weight is reduced by that amount."
With the click of Xaviers remote, the holographic display expanded to multiple screens, indicating various points of view: detail of the adjacent flying brige from which rescue operations would be staged, the cruise ship, and other points of view. As Xavier struggled with a glove, imagry from one of the screens moved in concert - obviously a link to remotely operated observation drones sheparding the craft. "There are two other such gloves in the container as well," he said to Wolverine, "and display consoles for observation in the control room on the flying bridge, according to Magnus".
"Ready, old friend?" Xavier asked. The mutant gave his silent assent with a nod, stepping on the disk. In a moment, he had faded and re-emerged, appearing on the holo displays. "I have safely arrived on my craft the Jonah's Whale. All is ready for the operation."
Re: New Beginnings (Day 3)
Once Magneto had gone, and all wassilent again, Evan stepped forwad and onto the disk. ~Okay, what happens now~ he asked, holding his flashlight as he stood on the transpad disk, and wondering if this was a mistake, or if they were just waiting on someone to step forward and start the departure for the Jonah's whale.
Re: New Beginnings (Day 3)
((You would show up automatically on the Jonah's Whale, in the storm bridge area at the back. I forgot to note that the Johna's Whale is a submersible, and the flying bridge would actually be at water level so the effect would be a large raft.
I don't know how the admins want to handle the posting for it - if it should show up under "worldwide" or if there should be a new topic/thread.
My recommendation is to set up a new topic "Cruise Ship Plot" and then have threads underneath for "Cruise Ship", "Johan's Whale", and "Institute", but I haven't thought this out completely))
Hilamon Speak Your Mind
Posts: 43
(9/15/05 2:52 pm)
Re: New Beginnings (Day 3)
Jonothon had been watching all before his gaze returned to where Evan had been. He blinked at that and gave a little shrug closing the long jacket he wore(though the uniform he was wearing underneath the jacket. He couldn't part with his regular stuff just yet after all.)
*Well, hopefully things can get underway.*
Once Evan was done, he too stepped up on the disk, keeping his thoughts to himself.
Re: New Beginnings /Logan and Jean/No Tag
OOC: This may be slightly out of synch if there are still others to go through. Clever writing should deal with it adequately.Logan had outfitted himself in black fatique style pants, form fitting black T-Shirt and one of the school's black 'team' jackets with it's easily seen stylized X.
The school jackets were all they had as far as a team uniform. Logan handed them out to all active team members before they stepped onto the transport pad with the brief explanation that they needed to be able to easily identify friend and foe. The padded leather jackets would also provide a small amount of cushioning and protection. Fortunately, a number of the longer term students already had their team jackets and that left plenty for the newer kids.
Wolverine had also added other items to his 'kit', but the only thing he handed to Jean was a field medical kit. The beautiful redhead smiled and nodded. Along with managing the telepathic net, she would be their prime source of medical care if needed.
Logan watched as the last of the team members made their transition. He gave a flash of a smile at Jean, her unease was made all the more apparent to him by her scent. Hazel eyes met bottle green and Wolverine spoke with more confidence that he could honestly state that he felt, "It'll be fine, Red. We can do this." He nodded toward the transport pad.
Jean squared her shoulders, raised her head and returned his nod before turning and stepping through herself, feeling Wolverine close on her heels.
Re: New Beginnings /Logan and Jean/No Tag
Okay, so, everyone seems to be posting their charries departure and arrival in the Worldwide thread, so, this thread is now closed...
MedLab / Late Day /
OOC: I am going to leave it open on how Jean managed to return to the mansion so as not to derail anything else that has been going on in the cruise ship adventure. There will be some mention of Beast but it will be neutral enough not to interfere in someone else assuming that role in the future. Ditto for Xavier. NPCing him will not derail him handling the telepathic communications link that he assumed when Jean was injured.
The first thing she became aware of was the horrible pounding inside her head. Whoever had hired the guy with the pick-ax to shred her brain was definitely on her brand new hit list...along with whoever had dropped the truck on her body.
Slitting her bottle green eyes ever so slightly open, Jean Grey attempted to verify her location. It was the faint antiseptic odor that gave Jean her first clue. She was back at the mansion and in the MedLab in the sub-levels.
"Well hello, my dear."
That voice was familiar. Jean opened her eyes the rest of the way to gaze upon the gentle face of Dr. Henry McCoy. She maneuvered herself to a sitting position,"Hank! How did I get here? What happened? The LINK!"
McCoy soothed the young woman, whispering calming words, "I'd rather you remember as much as you can since you took a sharp knock to the head. Charles assumed the link once he learned of your....uh....accident." Hank McCoy took readings from her vitals then smiled, "Can you remember what happened to you?"
There was a mumbled comment from nearby that Hank McCoy shushed sharply. Jean started to turn her head to see who was sharing the MedLab with her but the fireworks that appeared in front of her eyes dissuaded her.
"Okay," Jean said, wincing at the sound of her own voice. Speaking quieter she continued, "I remember following Rambo with Claws. He was chasing this ugly tabby cat on steriods. There was fighting, growling, snarling, roaring, fighting, running, fighting, growling, snarling, roaring, fighting, running...well you get the picture." Jean paused, trying hard to remember if maybe she had jumped into the melee' to bravely fight at Logan's side.
"You ran into the wall." Commented a mellow, deep voice from the bed to her right, amusement lacing the cultured tones.
Jean carefully turned her head, "Ran into a wall?"
"Yep." Warren Worthington was relaxing against a stack of pillows, his left arm rested in a sling. "I was trying to catch up with Logan, came upon you following him and the guy he referred to as a Victor Creed. One of them snarled...well more of a roar really...you turned to see what was going on and 'wham'!"
Jean narrowed the green eyes again, "Wham?"
"You ran straight into the wall and knocked yourself out cold. One of your more graceful moves, I must say."
"Shut-up, War." Jean snapped and closed her eyes. Great, just great, Grace, she thought. Your first opportunity to show Logan how far you've come since he's been gone and the first thing you do is run into a freaking wall.
Warren chuckled softly, "You know how to make an exit, Legs."
Jean gave Warren a narrow eyed stare, "Keep it up, Mr. Chicken, and you'll find your brains leaking out of your ears." She pointed at the sling. "So...wounded in the heat of battle or during a daring rescue?"
Warren blushed and turned his turquoise eyes away for a few moments before looking back at Jean. "I flew into the side of the ship."
Jean wanted to laugh really hard but she was afraid her head would fall off. It was gratifying to hear McCoy chuckling from across the room. "So...what was it, War? Pick up a super-model out of the ocean in a wet T-shirt."
Warren's reply was mumbled and Jean leaned sideways in her bed, "Come again, big guy. I didn't quite hear you."
Re: MedLab / Afternoon: Tag Jubes, Mana, Fox, Ben
Jubilee stared at Ben, biting her lip. All this was kinda a shock. She'd met someone that she at least had a crush on, she brought up some bad memories and then he exploded. Not the best way to start out your new day at a new school.
Re: Medlab/Afternoon-Tag: Kitty, Fox, Ben, etc
Halfway up the hallway to the Medlab, Mana began to feel the over exertion of her muscles, the lack of hunger, the overwhelming dizzy spell, faltering a little, before pushing herself to at least get Fox to the safety of the infirmary where the doctors could have a look, and, later, when she had fully recharged her energy by a deep sleep, she would come and milk the remainder of the drug out of his system. Then it would just be up to him to handle the withdrawal systems.
Looking up and giving Kitty a thankful smile, when the phaser arrived to give her a hand, Mana felt like she was nearly dragging herself into the medlab too, able to get Jackpot to one of the free beds with her friend’s help.
Choosing to stand there beside him for a bit, catching her breath, Mana noted the others in the room, smiling to herself. She’d wanted to come down here earlier to help out Warren and Jean. Now that she was here she didn’t even have the energy to get back up to the kitchen, turning to Kitty after acknowledging the other two with a nod,
“Heya, resident phaser, think you could help me out. I am so drained. I so need to eat. Think you could phase me back up to the kitchen, or at least help me make it there somehow?” she asked, grinning at her.
Re: Medlab/Afternoon-Tag: Kitty, Fox, Ben, etc
Kitty grinned at Mana. Making sure Dr. Rhodes had the patients on the beds she nodded, "Sure." she said grabbing Manas hand, "Goin up."
She started walking up the 'stairs' with Mana in tow. This little quirk of power for her was the one that took the most concentration. Making it up to the floor, she phased her and Manas head on through and then pulled them the rest of the way up, "Hmm. Ok well I know where THIS leads now."
Looking around they noticed they were in one of the bathrooms on the first floor, "Umm ok well now we need to go this way." she said as she phased them through two more walls, and ended back up in the kitchen, "Here ya go. You gonna be ok?" she plopped down in a chair, needing to rest body and brain.
Re: Medlab/Afternoon-Tag: Kitty, Fox, Ben, etc
Fox lay down on the medical bed somwhat calm and ocusing on his own thughts. He had found in the past the more he focusedon reality the less chance odd things happened. His mind rushed with quuestions and panic, but above all listing posiblitys. This was a side effect of his mutation, when he was worried or at mental unrest he had been like this in the past, and it was not a plesent thing. He just closed his eyes hoping that the thoughts would leave him
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.
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