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
WARNING: MINOR LANGUAGE My mothers..." Proteus stopped himself. He had used the plural. He was only supposed to talk about one of the mothers. It was Kevin who was here to control his gift, not Lucas. Kevin had only Moira. Lucas on the other hand, had a family, had a life. Proteus sighed and took another bite of his salad.
"My mothers are two very different women. One of my mothers is a Nobel Prize winning Geneticist who comes from a line of Scottish noble persons going back to the days when the Scottish language was still dominant among the people of the highlands and not preserved in fringes. My other mother is a nice enough woman, if on the short side. I know nothing of my first mother's husband, only that he and my mother did not have the happiest of all marriages. If that one of my mothers had been pro-choice, chances are we wouldn't be having this conversation. My other father is a nice man, smoker though," Proteus spoke. It was the first time he had opnely divulged his duel existance. It would confuse them to be sure. It felt better now that it was in the open. He didn't have to hide his true status any longer.[/i]
Mez wondered what was up with Proteus. The young man just guessed his parent's were divorced or something. A lot of things happen like that, marriages breaking down, Mez had seen it too many times. The Hydrokinetic didn't have a clue that Proteus was actually two people in one. "Yeah well my mama could beat yo mama any day." Mez said with a smile, his voice coming off with a humorous tone.
His attention was diverted slightly as Gambit left the room in a fit over a young woman's comment. A lot of the people in the room looked pretty tired and probably hungry. Mez himself was already eating. Mez hoped it wouldn't be much longer before the food arrived.
"My family situation is, to say the least, complicated," Ben started. "My parents are dead from when I first manifestd one of my powers, and my brother seems to want me dead after our last meeting. My extended family I haven't seen since my parents funeral five years ago, and they seemed to want nothing to do with me, either," he finished between bites of Lomi salmon. It wasn't the easiest thing to talk about, but it did feel good to have it our in the open to a degree, Ben decided.
A lot of people had been through a lot. Thats what it sounded like. Mez didn't really expect everyone to be so open about the darker things of their pasts. Mez figured if everyone else was sharing he might as well too. "Me an' my Pops..." Mez had to stop in-order to figure out what exactly to say. "My pops used to beat the crap out of me." Mez said flatly, his voice was calm like it really wasn't all that serious. "Looking back now I think that I actually benefited from it." Mez said. "Although I didn't think that at the time. I ain't gonna lie to you, I've done some not-so-good things in my life." He said. "And if he didn't raise the way he did then I would either be in prison or dead in the ground." Said Mez between mouthfuls of Lomi-salmon. "My father and I just recently started doing things together. Getting into Father=Son Competitions...we didn't take 1st Place but we do have the trophy in our possession"
"I think my parent's knew I was a mutant when I was born. And I never really was able to keep any secret from them. Kind of like how my parent's knew I was secretly meeting with the Marine Recruiter. Pops had always told me that if I joined the Marines he'd find me and whoop my ass, sure enough when I joined he found me and slapped the black off me." Mez chuckled at the last part, remembering the whole host of other things that happened when he joined. The fight wasn't all too funny, he came out of the incident with several fractured ribs and missing teeth. "My father knew the kind of life that was ahead, no matter what choices I made he knew that it was going to be rough, and he wanted me to be tougher." He shrugged thats just how he figured it, he didn't like it but on some level he understood it, not something he liked.
Edited by: Mezeker808 at: 5/11/06 10:16 pm
morpheusfan Proteus/Kiwi Black
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(5/11/06 11:19 pm) Reply
Re: Kitchen/Emma/Tags: Gambit, Mez, etc."Yeah well my mama could beat yo mama any day."
"You've never met Moira," Kevin dominated the shared body. It was the truth. You didn't know how strong a woman Moira was until you met her. It was the same type of strength that enabled Kevin to continue the symbosis instead of slipping into the darkness. Although Kevin was legally a MacTaggert, he in spirit was a Kinross. It was the silent strength of his mother's family that Kevin admired.
"My family situation is, to say the least, complicated," Ben started. "My parents are dead from when I first manifestd one of my powers, and my brother seems to want me dead after our last meeting. My extended family I haven't seen since my parents funeral five years ago, and they seemed to want nothing to do with me, either," he finished between bites of Lomi salmon. It wasn't the easiest thing to talk about, but it did feel good to have it our in the open to a degree, Ben decided.
"Ouch," Proteus said out of sympathy. He could understand. Lucas' family didn't understand why their "son" had begun to act strangely or why Dr. MacTaggert had advised "boarding school" in America. The early days of the symbosis had been the most confusing. In the time when the psyches were getting acclimated to each other, there had been much anger directed the "MacTaggert boy" from Lucas' family.
"I think my parent's knew I was a mutant when I was born. And I never really was able to keep any secret from them. Kind of like how my parent's knew I was secretly meeting with the Marine Recruiter. Pops had always told me that if I joined the Marines he'd find me and whoop my ass, sure enough when I joined he found me and slapped the black off me." Mez chuckled at the last part, remembering the whole host of other things that happened when he joined. The fight wasn't all too funny, he came out of the incident with several fractured ribs and missing teeth. "My father knew the kind of life that was ahead, no matter what choices I made he knew that it was going to be rough, and he wanted me to be tougher." He shrugged thats just how he figured it, he didn't like it but on some level he understood it, not something he liked.
"One of our mothers, didn't recognize the signs of the mutation or its consequence. We were seperate once, two beings, two different wholes. You may think that I am insane, but I will demonstrate to you that I am not," Proteus voiced. Without warning one of Proteus' hands shot out and touched the back of Rawiri's skull. Rawiri let out a short curse in Maori and his eyes rolled back. The shared body closed its eyes and remained calm. The shared body removed the fingers from the back of Rawiri's neck and then Rawiri's eyes rolled back down
Inside Rawiri's mind, Kevin had taken over, the Maori could not fight it. The attack was sudden, and powerful. Kevin was now in every aspect of his body. Rawiri wondered how he knew this, but he didn't question, couldn't question. Rawiri observed in horror as he heard his own voice speak words that were not his own.
"We are the two halves which form Proteus, two minds in one body," Rawiri's body and Kevin's body spoke at the same time, in stereo as it were. "For as intelligent as the Maori is, I doubt that he has learned this language," Rawiri's body said in Scottish. How had his body made that sound. What in the name of the Gods of his ancestors was going on.
Re: Kitchen/Emma/Tags: Gambit, Mez, etc.
Emma watched the steady stream of people enter the kitchen, obviously back from a mission of some sort. Use a light mind sweep she was able to ascertain their state pf ,mind and current emotions towards each other and themselves. There was a huge variety of mutants and personalities in the room, but this was the life blood of the X-Men and she found it very encouraging.
She watched the confrontation between Gambit and the young woman carefully, and just as the Cajun left she sent a thought into his mind, answering his question "Emma Frost", it was a simple curt thought, but now they both knew who the other was. Gambit, his reputation preceded itself, especially from infrequent discussions with Charles.
The White Queen wasn't particularly interested in the student’s discussion until she felt something very wrong happening between the Scottish boy and the tattooed Maori. Her head snapped around, cold blue eyes practically sparking with anger, she focused on him with completely as she spoke. "Remove yourself immediately" her voice was dripping with cold fury as she walked towards him "You have no place in that boys mind. Never let me catch you using your powers on another student like that again" she added speaking directly into his mind.
Re: Kitchen/ Tags whomever[ooc: Taking the professor in hand to get him into the game, per Admin Staff... ]
"Kevin!" Professor Xavier's stern voice rang out, just as he entered the kitchen area to meet the plethora of new students to the Institute and just in time to catch Proteus' abduction of another student's mind and body. "That is inexcusable! Do as Miss Frost says, release him at once."
Charles scanned the room of new faces, mentally matching names with those faces and their special gifts or talents. Then his eyes drifted to the more familiar faces of his Xmen trainees. Looking to Gambit and the others he welcomed them home. "It is good to see you all home safely," he acknowledged with sincere affection for his young team.
"As for the rest of you," he stated, turning his attention back to the group of new arrivals, "I do believe it is about time that we conduct an orientation session. It would appear that an overview of what is expected in terms of behavior and manners, as well as class schedules and rules of this institute, are in order."
"My name is Charles Xavier, Headmaster of the Xavier Institute. This is Emma Frost, one of the teachers here in our school," he explained for those who might not know, then he turned to Emma. "Miss Frost, if you would be so kind as to schedule a session in the morning for orientation... of ALL new students. Mandatory. No one is exempt from attending," the professor emphasized as he locked eyes with each, "I'd also like as many of the staff to attend as can be assembled. I'm aware that a few of them are away on personal business, but Dr. Chase has returned," he informed Emma, "and I believe Logan is in his room, resting. Please be sure that he attends..." With a polite nod to the room in general, Professor Xavier then excused himself for the evening, "In the morning then... Miss Frost, I leave them in your capable hands."
He bid them all a good evening and turned his wheelchair around. Exiting the room with a quiet grace, even for a man bound to a wheelchair, he was gone from their sight as quickly and as silently as he'd appeared. Steering his chair down the hallway toward the elevator, he headed for his private quarters on the second floor.
Tags: Emma, Gambit, Kevin, and anyone else who wishes to speak with the headmaster at this time...
morpheusfan Proteus/Kiwi Black
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(5/13/06 12:37 am) Reply
Re: Kitchen/ Tags whomever
Rawiri's eyes rolled back as Kevin made the transfer. It was an easy thing. A hop really. Rawiri's rates returned to normal. He was spared unconcousness. The possession had been short, not long enough for Kevin's psyche to completely overwhelm. Rawiri looked stunned, not angry though. He had brought it on himself if anything. He had asked what the boy's power was, and now Rawiri knew.
Kevin spoke from within Lucas, "Really I don't see what your ire is about. Mr. Zhang bares me no ill will, read his mind if you don't believe me. As for you two, how is what I have done any different from what you have done in the past. I am willing to bet both of you have had instances in which you have bowed to your darker wishes. Who are you to condemn me? Both of you have used your powers in methods which woul make my gift look like nothing more than a staged illusion. If either of you had any mercy, you would have killed me. I exist only as a pattern of thoughts, a temporary semblance of order in the chaos. Do you think Lucas likes this, being surrounded by mutants when he himself has no mutation? Do you think I enjoy living like this, as a parasite?" Kevin's voice was cool and level. It was icy calm. It had a disturbing tenor to it and Rawiri cringed slightly. Lucas was shocked as well. Kevin had "read" into him. Kevin had been observing in silence and now the consequence of the observation had come forth. Lucas had not been comfortable at all around all of these mutants when he himself was human.
I didn't get the impression from the application that Kevin/Proteus knew either Xavier or Ms. Frost... much less well enough to assume either one has ever misused their powers..... or even what their powers are.
Before I write out a lengthy post in response to being challenged by a 17 year old child who's been in "my house" for about 24 hours and dares to challenge me... in my house, in front of my Xmen and students alike..... I just want to be sure this is the way Kevin wants to play this out.....
Re: Kitchen/ Emma Frost/Tags: Kitchen people.
Emma heard the voice of the Professor cutting through the general rabble in the Kitchen, immediately feeling the authority and strength of his presence. "Thank you Charles" she sent the thought firmly into his mind. He would know what the gratitude was for.
Once the head teacher had left the room, Emma moved to face the students "As you've just heard from the Professor, there will be an orientation for ALL students and faculty at 9.00am tomorrow morning. If anyone feels that they don’t need to attend, I will personally come and persuade you otherwise.”
She was about to continue when the young mutant started to speak to her and Charles. Anger flooded into her once again and for once a faint pink flush touched her pale cheeks, her temper was near to snapping but she contained herself as she turned back to the boy.
“Child, if everyone thought the way that you did, the world would be the worse for it. If I was to kill someone, would you then think that it was okay for you to do the same?” she demanded, eyes flashing angrily ”
Do you truly believe that any teacher here is proud of the darkness in their past? That is why we teach you to have respect for others and your power, as a student you NEVER use your power against another student, especially powers as invasive as yours. If you find that problematic then I suggest you learn quickly. And while you are learning that, then perhaps you would be so kind as to cure the intolerable rudeness and insolence you seem to have learned from somewhere.” Emma’s voice was as cool and level as Kevin’s but with more authority. She turned to the other students “And this goes for all of you, one of the basic rules here is respect for your powers and that of fellow students. It is inexcusable.” she said coldly, and then dismissing the student from her mind she carried on "As I said before, orientation at 9.00am and in a few minutes there should be a large amount of Italian food arriving for you all to eat, I hope you enjoy it" she finished, resuming her seat at the breakfast bar.
OOC: Emma's just jumped right in there, I hope the Professor comes along to back her up.
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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