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
Mez walked down the stairs, seemed there were still people coming the school. Gabrielle didn't doubt that the school was quite popular but the particular type of people that it was drawing was what caught Mez's eye. He hadn't seen anyone near the front doors except for Mana who was still clearly upset. Mez slowed as he went down the steps. He felt ashamed deep down somewhere in him. Hiding that on his face didn't stop it from being true, he spoke too much of things that often people didn't want to here. Even though it was true it was still not something the average person or mutant wanted to talk about in a sharing group.
James walked up the door and the young man who appeared for the time-being as the unofficial door-man. "What's up?" He asked him. Mez's question answered itself or more appropriately the appearance of Stacy X. Turned his head side-ways a bit to get a better look at her. "Great" Mez said sarcastically in his own mind. Stacy's dirty and short clothes told Mez everything he needed to know.
"I hope that besides the strain on your feet, your journey was peaceful," Kevin said.
Mez couldn't help but crack a smile at hearing that. "I doubt that any journey that ruins a woman's shoes is already considered peaceful." James felt like he was being rude once again at speaking without even introducing himself. "Forgive...Name's Mez it means 'To Remember' so please do." He said bowing his head slightly.
Sweat saves blood, blood saves lives, and brains saves both."-Erwin Rommel Edited by: Mezeker808 at: 3/23/06 12:07 am
Re: Stacy X Arrives Tags: Open
OOC: Are you sure we can handle Marina at her worst?
Proteus was shocked for a moment. It was enough for Kevin to loose his grip on the body he shared with Lucas. There was a moment as Lucas' adjusted the body posture slightly. These were only slightly noticable. Kevin had been taught to carry himself in the manner of the Scottish nobles from whom he was descended. Lucas didn't have this conditioning, making his stance different.
Lucas shifted slightly averting the attention of the body from Mana to Mez. Lucas hadn't yet met Mez , so he was mildly shocked. Lucas wasn't sure how to introduce himself. Kevin had made a good impression with Stacy, so Lucas was confused as how to handle the situation.
"I doubt that any journey that ruins a woman's shoes is already considered peaceful."
"Aye, that's true enough," Lucas said. His accent was also different from Kevin's. Kevin's accent was a more highlander Scotch because he had been born close to the extreme Northern end of Scotland. Lucas had been born in Glasgow, lower Scotland. Lucas also didn't have the knowledge of the Scottish language that Kevin did.
"My name's not important," Lucas voiced quickly. He wanted to avoid all confusion. Within him, Kevin was lashing out, trying to regain hold of the shared body. Kevin would be more than willing to possess the first person who touched him.
Edited by: morpheusfan at: 3/23/06 12:15 am
Re: Stacy X Arrives Tags: Open
Tags: Proteus, Mez, Stacy X
Quote:"Excuse me for a moment if you would," Kevin excused himself as he turned to Mana. "Ramana, are ye alright?" Kevin shouted. He knew only Mana's name, but not much beyond that. He could see that she was disturbed by something though.
She'd actually been watching the approaching pair for a bit now, noticing Kevin's face turn to look at her before he yelled out the word, not answering at first, and hesitating to walk over now that Mez was with them.
~Oh, what a terribly way to feel,~ she admonished herself, slowly walking over, the slight annoyance she'd felt when Mez had come out the front door disappearing into the slight breeze around them.
Throughout her life she was sure to have done something to upset or displease someone more than once, so, she wasn't about to hold anything against Mez, she just needed some time to get the images out of her head.
Waiting for a couple minutes while Proteus and Mez talked, Mana reached them as their conversation paused for a second, having not been taking any notice of what they were talking about.
"Yeah, Kevin, I'm okay. Thanks for asking," she looked at Mez, "Just had a bit of a... well... fright before is all, nothing I can't get over," and at this point she smiled at Mez to let him know there were no hard feelings towards him.
The pyrokinetic healer now turned her attention to the newcomer, nodding once in greeting and smiling at her, "Hey, I'm Ramana, but everyone calls me Mana. Welcome to the school for mutants," she introduced, with a wink.
Re: Stacy X Arrives Tags: Mana, Morpheus, Marina
OOC: Anyone notice that all our names have something do with "M's".
IC:
"Yeah, Kevin, I'm okay. Thanks for asking," she looked at Mez, "Just had a bit of a... well... fright before is all, nothing I can't get over," and at this point she smiled at Mez to let him
know there were no hard feelings towards him.
Mez didn't really know what to say. "Didn't mean to scare you" Mez said with a slight smile. Mez didn't show it but he knew that talking about things of ghosts, especially ones that inflict pain, death and blood on those they find. Mez didn't really want to rattle too many cages on his first day here.
He wanted to wait a while before he was going out start trouble, but not everything went according to plan. Mez dismissed, he said what he needed to say, and that's all that mattered. He longer had a reason to feel sorry, for himself or anyone else.
The pyrokinetic healer now turned her attention to the newcomer, nodding once in greeting and smiling at her, "Hey, I'm Ramana, but everyone calls me Mana. Welcome to the school for mutants," she introduced, with a wink.
"Guess that makes it official then?" Mez said to everyone with a smile. "Let's celebrate" Mez's stomach grumbled loudly at the end of that sentence.
Re: Stacy X Arrives Tags: Open
Lucas might not have picked up on the way that Mana paused. Lucas would not have noticed the pause in her voice. Lucas would not have noticed the way she walked, slow and with some conflict written on her face. Lucas would not have noticed, but Kevin did. Kevin pushed slightly at Lucas, trying to point out how Ramana was disturbed. Lucas listened, Kevin was an excellent judge of body language.
"Just had a bit of a... well... fright before is all, nothing I can't get over."
Lucas, under Kevin's influence, noticed the way that Mana's eyes darted to Mez. Lucas was just nodded slightly. It was niehter confirming or denying anything. It was just a gesture, and it conveyed nothing. Kevin pushed within to try to gain temporary control of the body, and Lucas allowed it, just enough to let Kevin's voice through. "Are you sure you're alright, you look rather shaken?" Kevin asked. Lucas' mind was still very present, the two minds were sharing the body. It did not happen often, but it was not so uncommon that Lucas and Kevin were shocked.
Kevin noticed the smile as well and wondered what the whole story was. He wanted to find out, but was not willing to force himself into either Mez or Mana. He didn't know enough about Mez's psychic defenses to risk an out and out possession and Mana was a pyrokinetic, thus had some degree of psychic power. Kevin wasn't sure of how strong Mana's mind was, but psychics regardless of the form of their power, always had strong mental walls. Kevin just sighed mentally, he felt so useless sometimes.
MarinaBlack X-23/Stacy X
Posts: 77
(3/24/06 6:44 pm)
Re: Stacy X Arrives Tags: Open
OOC: For the record, you couldn't take me on in any respect, Mez. Better not tempt someone who has more than a decade of life experiance on you and who is a medical professional.
Warnings still apply
Stacy was wondering if she had accidently pressed the 'Welcome Wagon' button on her way in, because she hadn't seen this many people in weeks. Everyone seemed really nice...at least, they hadn't started throwing stones yet, and she had been completely up front about her profession and her appearance, whereas she usually chose to hide herself away. Maybe she could fit in here...if she just put her mind to it.
Or,she could put her mind to slipping the annoying boy a mickey. "I doubt that any journey that ruins a woman's shoes is already considered peaceful." "Forgive...Name's Mez it means 'To Remember' so please do." Stacy didn't like how he ordered her around, and she stared coldly at him. "Shut up ya rude little shit. I ain' gunna remember yer name an' I ain' gunna ta pretend to like ya. So do me a favor, an' don' make it hard on yerself." Her heavy Atlantic City accent was laden with poisonous fire.
Stacy X was not a happy camper, but at least there were a couple of people she was starting to like...well, at least they hadn't come up demanding she know them and then making some lame-ass comment about her ruined shoes. Turning to the girl, she smiled gently at her. "Hey, I'm Ramana, but everyone calls me Mana. Welcome to the school for mutants," "Nice ta meetcha Ramana. I'm glad I didn' git turned around. Dem' sewers are hard ta navigate in, 'specially in th' dark."
From what Stace could see, Ramana was slightly perturbed by Mez also...and he seemed to be out there in the clouds. Flipping her dark hair, she found the only agreement point she had with him. Hunger. Stacy X was starving, but she was deteramined not to make a show of it. Standing up straight, she got to her point. "'Ey I sent a little girl aheada me when we met in New York City...real little thang, kinda skinny and got these wierd claw things. An' she couldn't seem to say Stace, an' just kept callin' me 'Snake Girl'..."
Stacy knew from what the little girl said (X-23 by designation) that Weapon X was trying to kill her because she looked "different" and might've outed mutants. Weapon X had also been watching X Ranch, and many other had been leaving...but she was safe now. "You seen the little gal or did she get picked off by dem' soliders?"
Re: Stacy X Arrives Tags: Mana, Morpheus, Marina
OOC: Yeah well....I'm a gardener.*blows raspberry* I wanna get a job in either a Body Shop or some Tourist Agency. Figure that'll help me some.
Warning:Mature Language
IC:
"Shut up ya rude little shit. I ain' gunna remember yer name an' I ain' gunna ta pretend to like ya. So do me a favor, an' don' make it hard on yerself." Her heavy Atlantic City accent was laden with poisonous fire.
"You may not want to open your mouth too much, I hear shit stains, and it looks like you're a shining example" Mez said to her his face straight, he kept his body relaxed, his voice still calm. James didn't feel insulted, but he wasn't about let Stacy think she could do it to him. "Now are you finished or are you going to stand there and whine?" Mez asked.
Mez didn't know why in the hell she was gettin pissed at him. But he had already had enough of gettin' jumped at and attacked so he decided just to cut loose. James put his hands behind his back, and straightened himself out.
"'Ey I sent a little girl aheada me when we met in New York City...real little thang, kinda skinny and got these wierd claw things. An' she couldn't seem to say Stace, an' just kept callin' me 'Snake Girl'..."
"Oh yeah, real nice young thing, had a likin' for me too." Mez said with a hint of sarcasm. "She's upstairs, got some business to sort out with the Head Honcho. Not like I was gonna stay there, got no business there." Mez said, Stacy tried to hide some of her hunger but, after hearing about her travels in the sewers Mez doubted she ate too well.
"Say uh Mana, she can come in right? Don't see much sense in havin' a.....guest stand outside the front-door all day." Mez said to Mana.
Re: Stacy X Arrives Tags: Mana, Morpheus, Marina
OOC: Ladies and Gentlemen, round 1
Kevin and Lucas watched slightly frightened. Lucas tossed a glance at Mana. It was a look begging forgiveness. Kevin took over Lucas' body and the change of posture was immediate. Kevin was the game face worn when things might begin to head down the wrong road. It was Kevin who had the power.
"You may not want to open your mouth too much, I hear shit stains, and it looks like you're a shining example"
"Mez, she is our guest, we must respect her rights here. She has had a difficult journey, let us leaver her in peace," Kevin voiced. Kevin had never before met Mez and it was odd that he was speaking on behalf of a woman he didn't really have that much in common with. Kevin just wanted to avoid blood shed by any means possible and if that meant throwing his mind into another body than so be it.
"Now are you finished or are you going to stand there and whine?"
Kevin just rolled his eyes gently. He saw James straighten himself. Kevin knew body language, he was a master at reading it. This was almost the preperation for a battle stance. Kevin turned to Mana and shrugged his shoulders. He wished that Mana spoke Scottish so he could talk about a plan of action, but the off chance was she didn't. Kevin moved in quickly, ready to get between the two possible combatants. "Hey man, take it easy, we've all had a rough day for whatever reason. There's no need to let it get to you," Kevin reasoned calmly, putting a hand near Mez's neck in a comforting gesture. However the fingertips of the body's hand were close enough that if split second action was needed, Kevin might be able to do something.
Quote:"Nice ta meetcha Ramana. I'm glad I didn' git turned around. Dem' sewers are hard ta navigate in, 'specially in th' dark."
Mana smiled at the teen, admiring her exotic looks. To be that skinny, and that beautiful. To her, it would be totally wonderful, not that Mana thought she was fat at all, it was just that it would be nice to go into any shop to buy clothes, rather than the ones that just sold bigger sizes.
Shrugging off the depressing thoughts, Mana nodded at Stacy, before just listening in to her conversation with the others. She didn’t like the tention already building between the newcomer and Mez. What was it with that guy? Was he trying to make enemies or did it just come natural to him?
Quote:"Say uh Mana, she can come in right? Don't see much sense in havin' a.....guest stand outside the front-door all day." Mez said to Mana.
”Of course,” was Mana’s immediate answer, almost grinning at the way Kevin tried to calm Mez, and then she saw how close the teen’s hand was to the dark mutant, reaching over to grab it gently, she was one of the original X-Men, one of the oldest at the school; she was well aware of all the new mutants’ powers. “I will have to leave Stacy in your capable hands, Proteus, as I have some stuff to do, and some rest to catch up on before I am needed for something,” she turned to Stacy then, “So, yeah, sorry to meet you then leave you. I will catch up with you soon, I am sure,” and with that, she turned to head back the way she had come.
OOC: Heya all, am off for five days for my honeymoon, so am writing Mana out of the picture. See ya’s when I get back.
MarinaBlack X-23/Stacy X
Posts: 79
(3/26/06 10:19 am)
Re: Stacy X Arrives Tags: Mana, Morpheus, Marina
WARNINGS
OOC: Maisy is a mouse, and the book I'm referring to is the one where Maisy and Croc are playing in thr sandbox and Maisy doesn't want to use the loo because she's having too much fun and she wets her pants. Then, she has to borrow some from Croc, and learns to always use the loo when she feels the urge.
Stacy was not at all impressed with Mez's childish display of 'macho-ness'. "You may not want to open your mouth too much, I hear shit stains, and it looks like you're a shining example""Now are you finished or are you going to stand there and whine?" "Ya know, if I were 6 years old...tha' might hurt my feelings. Instead ya jus' come out soundin' stupid." Tossing her hair, she smirked. "I guess tha's an accurate picture then, Maisy."
Yes, Maisy the mouse from childhood literature...a mouse in the story that once wet HER pants on the playground. It was an excellent way to screw up Mez's already childish name. Kevin seemed to want to protect her...which Stacy also didn't likw. "Mez, she is our guest, we must respect her rights here. She has had a difficult journey, let us leaver her in peace," "I cen handle myself here Kev...I'ma big girl."
Mez was at least telling her what she wanted to know...otherwise she was going to really show him what shitting in his pants felt like. "Oh yeah, real nice young thing, had a likin' for me too." "She's upstairs, got some business to sort out with the Head Honcho. Not like I was gonna stay there, got no business there."
Stace noted the sarcasm in his voice and shook her head. "Yeh, I wonder why she didn' like ya." She spat back, rolling her eyes slightly. "Good, I glad she ain't git killed by any of dem black jacket freaks." Weapon X had searched high and low for X-23, only to lose her trail. Thanks to Stacy the "snake girl".
"Say uh Mana, she can come in right? Don't see much sense in havin' a.....guest stand outside the front-door all day." "You ain' the boss 'round here, Maisy. I cen tell tha' just by lookin' at ya. So do everyone a favor an' shaddup." Turning back to the girl, who had yet to piss Stacy off, she gave her a genuine smile. “I will have to leave Stacy in your capable hands, Proteus, as I have some stuff to do, and some rest to catch up on before I am needed for something,”“So, yeah, sorry to meet you then leave you. I will catch up with you soon, I am sure,”
"Thank ya Ramana, it was nice ta meetcha. I hope ta see ya real soon." Mana reminded Stacy of one of her best friends back in the Foster hom...a beautiful girl who never gave Stacy any grief for looking different or for having scales on her face. It was nice to have that again without the afteraffects of a weekly VD check...
Re: Stacy X Arrives Tags: Mana, Morpheus, Marina
Kevin thanked whatever gods he could name at the moment for not having to use his power. As much as he had been feeling the urge to possess, he actually hated to do it. Being in the skin of another person always made him jumpy. He had been merged with Lucas for nearly six years and it was still odd to look at the refelction in the mirror. The hand Kevin had placed on Mez's neck was quickly removed. He was all in favor of getting the hell out of this situation now.
"I cen handle myself here Kev...I'ma big girl."
Kevin just nodded, he understood that some people liked to fight for themselves. He wasn't trying to protect her, he was just trying to stop confrontations from happening. Then again, it was not his place to be the negotiater. Kevin just sighed somewhat as he dismissed the train of logic that his mind was beginning to go down. Lucas had decided that it would be a good time for him to take a nap so Kevin was left alone in the shared body.
"So whaddaya say, boys? We goin' in or not?"
"I'm all for gettin the heck away from the gate," Kevin said. He turned towards the main house and bowed slightly, in a manner immitating the classic butler. It was uncannily accurate, save for some of the body's hair falling over the face in a manner that would have made some curtains proud. Kevin didn't have long enough hair to cover all of his face, but it was certainly long enoug to cover down to his eyes.
Re: Stacy X Arrives Tags: Mana, Morpheus, Marina
WARNING: Minor Mature Language
Quote:"Mez, she is our guest, we must respect her rights here. She has had a difficult journey, let us leaver her in peace,"
Quote:"I cen handle myself here Kev...I'ma big girl."
"Yeah, you're right Kevin." Mez said sounding in agreement with him. Mez wondered why he was runnin' into so much trouble, or why trouble found him. Either way Stace was in for a long argument is she thought was going to start yelling.
"Ya know, if I were 6 years old...tha' might hurt my feelings. Instead ya jus' come out soundin' stupid." Tossing her hair, she smirked. "I guess tha's an accurate picture then, Maisy."
"You can call me whatever ya like cupcake, insults go by this Marine like a water on a duck's back....it just don't happen."Mez said to her. He couldn't care less what Stace called him, long as the exception of two words were left out.
"Yeh, I wonder why she didn' like ya."
Mez was expecting something like that to come from Stacy. James cracked a smirk at her, and shook his head from side-to-side, before he replied. "She didn't like being treated like a regular person." Mez said his voice and body cool. "I don't know how to treat anybody like they're traumatized dogs. Until she asks me to treat her like that, I'll consider her a complete being like I do every person I come across" said the young man looking at her in the eyes. Telling her the honest truth. "You and her both can hate me for that all you want to, but remember I'm gonna be the same tomorrow, and if you are going to have a problem with that Stace, you're going to have to get with it or go home." Said James cooly, his voice hardly bearing the kind of resentment he was getting from Stace.
Mez felt Proteus' hand on his neck and he looked at him in the eyes. He was about to ask Kevin if he had lost his mind, but luckily probably for the both of them probably more for Mez, Mana intervined.
“I will have to leave Stacy in your capable hands, Proteus, as I have some stuff to do, and some rest to catch up on before I am needed for something,”“So, yeah, sorry to meet you then leave you. I will catch up with you soon, I am sure,”
"See ya Mana" Mez said to her as she left the gates. "At least there's one woman that doesn't wanna kill me" Mez said to himself within his own mind.
"So whaddaya say, boys? We goin' in or not?"
"Nah" Mez started. "You can marinate for a while if that's what you want. But if you're willin' there's food and I can cook like a sumbitch" Mez said as he turned around joining Kevin in a walk, to the main doors.
Mez caught up with Kevin and decided to stir something up with him. "Sorry, I just can't seem to stay away from trouble now can I? Said James his one out for a hand-shake. "Had to give you the short introduction earlier, real name's Gabrielle Mezeker Kyumonryu James, but everybody I know calls me Mez for short." Mez said kind overstating the already obvious. "How long you been here?" Mez asked he himself having been there for hardly a few hours.
MarinaBlack X-23/Stacy X
Posts: 81
(3/27/06 3:06 pm)
Re: Stacy X Arrives Tags: Mana, Morpheus, MarinaWarning: Adult Language
Stacy looking up at the noonday sun beating down on her dark hair, making her coldblooded parts want to move. It was too still here, and Mez wasn't a favorite person of hers...not by a long shot. Turning toward Kevin, she nodded as he spoke."I'm all for gettin the heck away from the gate," "Well good den, I'll wanna meet th' dead honcho around here, see if I cen take some classes."
All she really wanted was to learn some English, maybe French, history and get a well-rounded education. They wouldn't take her at public school...so mutant school was her last resort. To Mez, it probably seemed like she was a flagrant bitch...but to someone who could see beyond the facade, she was a girl who had been a hook since age 14, who had been thrown aside by her parents, and who lived every day with jeers and stares because of her appearance. Not that anyone would ever know that...unless they really took time to get to know the woman behind the snake.
"You can call me whatever ya like cupcake, insults go by this Marine like a water on a duck's back....it just don't happen." "Nah, Cupcake was th' whore down th' hall. Hard ta confuse us, she was tall an' blonde." Whereas Stacy was on the shorter side and had dark, asian-like features. If there was something to be said about her, it was that she wasn't exactly ugly nor a beauty, but she had an aura about her that made her seem very sexy.
However, it was truly hard to measure beneath the layer of ice she had between her and people...especially men. "You can marinate for a while if that's what you want. But if you're willin' there's food and I can cook like a sumbitch" "I cen cook fer myself...don' need a man ta do tha' for me." What they also didn't know what that she didn't trust anything she couldn't make herself...because the men she had worked around would slip her drugs without a thought. And Stacy was very cautious about it...'better safe than pregnant' was her life motto.
Turning, she watched as the boys walked ahead of her...or at least Mez was, talking away about something or another. Pulling her bags to her, she limped toward the front gate. Her feet burned and stung and it took every ounce of her strength to slog to the gate. Hissing softly in pain, she stopped, pulling the shoes off her feet...blood was caked to her feet and inside of the shoes, which caused Stacy to turn up her nose. "Well dayum, Cupcake said I oughta buy some trainers...guess she was right."
Deposting her shoes in an outdoor trash contained usually used for oudoor pinic trash, she continued toward the mansion after the boys. She was so much slower than them...and every step ripped through her body until Stacy was sure she would pass out from the pain. Gritting her teeth she urged herself on. "C'mon Stace, ya didn' walk hundreds a' miles to die right here. Jus' a bit further."
Re: Stacy X Arrives Tags: Mana, Morpheus, Marina"Nah, Cupcake was th' whore down th' hall. Hard ta confuse us, she was tall an' blonde."
"This is a school ma'am, ain't workin' girls around" Mez said lookin at her. Stace was tough and smart and not afraid to show it, but the fact that this place was a school was something that also was hard for Mez too. James looked down and found he had no shoes on. He was bare-foot. He had been walking around like that this whole time and forgot all about it.
"I cen cook fer myself...don' need a man ta do tha' for me." What they also didn't know what that she didn't trust anything she couldn't make herself...because the men she had worked around would slip her drugs without a thought. And Stacy was very cautious about it...'better safe than pregnant' was her life motto.
Gabrielle wasn't surprised, most workin' girls hated men. Sincerity no matter how well-intentioned probably was worth much. Mez looked at trying to somehow reassure her. "Homie don't play that kind of game" The young hydrokinetic said. "You may be able to cook but I doubt you know how to cook long-rice....chicken katsu, kalua pork and cabbage, mashed potatoes..." Mez said stopping his list short.
Mez continued walking and he stopped cold....and looked at Kevin....weren't they forgettin' something. Mez turned around and Stace was still strugglin'. Her feet were covered in stale blood. Mez walked back up to her and asked...nicely. "I know you're gonna refuse, but do ya need some help." He asked.
Re: Stacy X Arrives Tags: Open
On the large, enclosed patio, Jean relaxed in a comfortable chair beside a wrought iron, granite-topped table. Her headache was subsiding and she was happy to note that her lunch seemed to be setting well. Another glanced at the crowd in the kitchen led her to again try a mental 'scan' of the area. This time, her headache got no worse, so she broadened the scope of her scan. Her expressed intention of checking on the status of the mission was abruptly derailed as she picked up on hard feelings and foul language coming from a group of youngsters at the Estate's gate.
Green eyes clouded with annoyance for a moment, then cleared as Jean stood. Muttering to herself about missions big and small, she quickly made her way through the mansion to the front door, exiting in time to see the small party of making its way in her direction. Jean waited, arms akimbo as they drew near, then spoke succinctly, pinning Stacy X and Mez with a sharp gaze, "Judging by your need to resort to profanity to express yourselves, I believe that you are in serious need of English classes. It is a happy coincidence that this is a school where we can offer said classes."
Noting that her agitation had caused her to hover a hand-span above the walkway, Jean took a deep breath and grounded herself before continuing, "This is a school. There are rules and expectations of your conduct. If you don't feel that you can abide by them, you are free to leave via the same gate you used to enter." Her gaze moved from the students to that very gate and with a mere thought she caused it to swing wide.
Refocusing her gaze on the obviously travel-weary young woman, Jean allowed her gaze to soften as she noticed the apparent pain each step caused. A fleeting question crossed her mind as to why Mana had not noticed and offered aid; it was unlike the kind-hearted woman to leave anyone suffering. Addressing Stacy X directly, Jean spoke firmly but softly, "Now, if you are able and willing to make the effort to behave, and to watch your language, young lady, I'd be happy to show you to a room so you can clean up. I will have some lunch sent to you while you rest then we can see your feet treated. After that, we can discuss the next steps with someone from the administrative staff."
Jean turned to re-enter the Mansion, moving slowly but not waiting for an answer. Pitching her voice so that the students could hear, she commented as she walked, "It occurs to me that since two of you seem to be fascinated with excrement, I should check with Dr. Chase to see if he could use some help mucking out the stables."
Re: Stacy X Arrives Tags: Jean, Marina, MorphJean waited, arms akimbo as they drew near, then spoke succinctly, pinning Stacy X and Mez with a sharp gaze, "Judging by your need to resort to profanity to express yourselves, I believe that you are in serious need of English classes. It is a happy coincidence that this is a school where we can offer said classes."
Mez at first wondered what exactly he might say. But there wasn't much TO say. He was growing a bit anxious, but Mez wondered for a second. They were all the way at the front-gate, how'd she hear them. Great another girl with super-hearing.
Noting that her agitation had caused her to hover a hand-span above the walkway, Jean took a deep breath and grounded herself before continuing, "This is a school. There are rules and expectations of your conduct. If you don't feel that you can abide by them, you are free to leave via the same gate you used to enter." Her gaze moved from the students to that very gate and with a mere thought she caused it to swing wide.
"Now I screwed with the wrong lady" Mez said in his mind. Jean hovering above the ground was something Mez had never seen before. Mez didn't really feel he had too much to apologize, but out of respect for the people who had offered him home when he had none, he would do as he was asked. Mez only was able to offer the simple "Yes Ma'am" as his response.
"It occurs to me that since two of you seem to be fascinated with excrement, I should check with Dr. Chase to see if he could use some help mucking out the stables."
Mez didn't even feel the need to answer the question. Not bothering with it because he figured Ms.Grey meant what she said. James turned around to Stace. "Still need some help?" Mez asked.
MarinaBlack X-23/Stacy X
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(3/30/06 6:48 pm)
Re: Stacy X Arrives Tags: Mana, Morpheus, Marina
Stacy did not like how Mez spoke to her...she felt condescended by his attitude. Men didn't do things for her if she wasn't required to sleep with them (or perform some other sexual favor) in return. He was grating on her nerves slowly but surely. "This is a school ma'am, ain't workin' girls around" "There's one now, Maisy." She said, "But I ain' here ta work, I'm here ta learn." That was a major point she needed to make.
Stace was NOT here to make money by any means. She was done with lying on her back...she wanted to learn now. Everything in the world was new to her, she didn't know how to use a computer although she did know how to type...just not how to spell very well. And she also knew English and some nasty-dirty talk in French, Spanish and German. Words in other languages seemed to entice her men...all she had to do now was fill in the rest of the words.
Struggling harder against the pain in her feet, she saw, for the first time, some compassion in Mez. "I know you're gonna refuse, but do ya need some help." Before she had a chance to bite out a sarcastic remark, a redheaded woman butted in, quite rudely. "Judging by your need to resort to profanity to express yourselves, I believe that you are in serious need of English classes. It is a happy coincidence that this is a school where we can offer said classes." "Tha's why I'm here. To take some classes." Stacy answered mildly, far too tired to start another argument today...at least with this woman...even though the witch seemed firmly intent on pushing Stacy's temper. "This is a school. There are rules and expectations of your conduct. If you don't feel that you can abide by them, you are free to leave via the same gate you used to enter."
"I'll keep tha' in mind." Stacy answered, once more keeping her tone ambivalent. If the woman had caught her on a better day, one where she hadn't just spent two weeks clawing through the sewers and streets in 4 inch heels...well Stacy might've been far more good-natured. Looking up once more, she noted that the woman's gaze had softened. "Now, if you are able and willing to make the effort to behave, and to watch your language, young lady, I'd be happy to show you to a room so you can clean up. I will have some lunch sent to you while you rest then we can see your feet treated. After that, we can discuss the next steps with someone from the administrative staff."
"I promise ta work my hardest on it an' I wanna work hard an' get an education." Looking down at her feet she winced. "I didn' really notice tha pain until I got here, crazy, eh?" It didn't make it any less...and food,shelter and a pain killer sounded awesome right about now. But no, her happiness was once again doused by Little Miss Mary Sunshine over there..."It occurs to me that since two of you seem to be fascinated with excrement, I should check with Dr. Chase to see if he could use some help mucking out the stables."
"Ya'll got horses? Tha's cool, I like animals...prolly better en' humans most of tha time." Stacy said, a genuine smile coming over her features. Mucking stalls was not a big deal, she has just spent the last couple weeks in a sewer with much more disgusting things. Not that she wanted to much stalls...but just about anything that involved her staying here was a good thing at this point.
Starting toward the door again, she hissed as blood began to seep through the angry red gashes on her feet. "Still need some help?" Stacy bit her lip and look back down at her feet. Sure, she could make it...but at what cost? Infection? "Fine, ya can help me...I don' know how, but I cen't move like this." And that was the truest truth she had spoken yet... TAGS: Jean, Mez, (Proteus, ya still with me?)
Re: Stacy X Arrives Tags: Mana, Morpheus, Marina
OOC: I have been without access to a computer guys, sorry about that. Remember, I'm in Portland (OR) for a family reunion. Portland is a nice enough city, but I don't know if I could see myself living here. I don't know how long I'll have access for so I'll post while I can.
Kevin had been having his own issues while Stacy and Mez had been fighting. Lucas was not trying to come into power, but Kevin was finding it hard to remain focused in the here and now. He had to sit down for a few moments. He was grateful for the conflict at the moment. It would allow the two aspects of the body to catch up with each other. Kevin just tried to breathe. His breath was slow and labored. He wondered what was happening to him.
Lucas sprung into action. The only sign of the transition of ownership of the physical body was a slight shuddering. Even with Lucas back in his own body, something didn't feel right. He would work that out later, he had buisness at hand at the moment. With Kevin back doing what he did best, observing, Lucas was told of Stacy's body langauge. She had come from a place where she was not valued for a human. Granted none at the Xavier Institute were truly human, but the principle of being respected still existed within most parts of the mutant community.
Lucas stood slowly, trying to orient himself. Lucas was convinced that it was just because Kevin had remained in control of the body for so long that the fatigue was there. Lucas' guess was probably the closest thing to the truth at the moment. He was wordless, he said nothing, just moved. He moved close to Stacy and Mez and waited for a moment.
Fine, ya can help me...I don' know how, but I cen't move like this."
"Ye might be able to move faster if you had both of us helpin ye," Lucas voiced. He bowed slightly and moved so that his shoulder was avaliable if Stacy wanted it. Lucas' hormones were kept in check by Kevin. Niether Kevin or Lucas knew how Stacy would react to this, but the offer would remain.
"I am Proteus by the way," Lucas said to Mez. Proteus was the union of Lucas and Kevin, or at least that was how Lucas thougt of Proteus, Kevin wasn't uncomfortable with that definition either. "Forgive me if I don't shake your hand," Lucas tried to explain, "but we should be helping this young lady to a place where she can rest her feet."
Re: Stacy X Arrives Tags: Mana, Morpheus, Marina
OOC: Why do I have to do it>D
IC:
"There's one now, Maisy." She said, "But I ain' here ta work, I'm here ta learn." That was a major point she needed to make.
"That's good to hear, but once you go through those doors you ain't a workin' girl no more. Ain't too many people in this world Stace that get a chance to live a better life. Bet you could count the amount of girls you know that got to have that opportunity." Mez said. James had done many a wrong in his youth, what he spoke wasn't all that far from the truth. A rascal for most os his own youth taggin' up, everything he could get his hands on.
"Fine, ya can help me...I don' know how, but I cen't move like this."
"Ye might be able to move faster if you had both of us helpin ye," Lucas voiced.
"I am Proteus by the way," Lucas said to Mez. Proteus was the union of Lucas and Kevin, or at least that was how Lucas thougt of Proteus, Kevin wasn't uncomfortable with that definition either. "Forgive me if I don't shake your hand," Lucas tried to explain, "but we should be helping this young lady to a place where she can rest her feet."
"Les go den." Mez said in his "Hawaiian Pidgin" accent. He really didn't have a problem with Proteus, far as Mez could tell he had squared away just fine. James was ready to get things moving and continue on. "I no want stand out here bare-foot" He continued on in pidgin, picking Stacy up so her feet would stop grinding against the ground. "Hang on now" Mez said in a regular voice.
OOC: I think we should probably continue this in the "Mansion" Thread.
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.
No...but I have experience in such a field. Good thinking lad, best not tempt the beast.
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