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
OOC: Moving Swann with Thena’s permission. Oh, and, lol, I have no idea where you are going with this plot, Plot Master General, so, ah, if you need these two to do something, then please let me know via a PM. Thankies.
“Aaaah!” the sound was deafening, and the emotions that followed crowded in on Swann until she couldn’t stand it no more. *John! John, get me out of here, it’s too noisy!*
The flame manipulator understood the underlying meaning to those words, taking her hand, his gaze moving from the sudden chaos the sound had caused, everything seemingly coming to a hold in the music department for now.
With the decibel level now one he could talk to his wife without yelling at her, John’s worried gaze fell on her again, “You sure you are all right, Skye, aside from the obvious?”
Swann shook her head. “I need to sleep,” she said, stepping closer, and leaning up against his shoulder, her energy level so low she felt like passing out.
Caressing her long red locks, Pyro whispered, “You shouldn’t have come with me.” ~And you shouldn’t have put your curiosity before the love of your life, and the unborn baby she’s carrying,~ a small voice in his head reprimanded. “Yeah, you’re right,” he answered, not realising the thought had been out loud.
Whether it had been or not, Swann would have heard it, their link so strong it was almost impossible to keep emotions from each other, often the words formed and sent without either of their prior knowledge. “You know, John,” she started. “I did say I wanted to come with you. I am a big girl and can take care of myself,” she reminded him, deeply joyous at just how much he really cared.
He smiled at her, “Yeah, I know, but we should have gone to our room like we first planned, regardless. It’s easy to see this is just a concert.” ~Although what it is doing here, seemingly unannounced is…~
*Beyond both of us,* Skye finished for them, the stair case out of the area now reached.
Re: [PG] Moving in (Psylocke) Tag Kitty"I can pass my whole body through solid matter... including people. When I pass through electronic things I can short them out. I can also float, or what we call 'air walking."
Elisabeth had never heard of anyone being able to do such a thing, however, she didn't know all that much about mutants. She was fascinated. "That's very interesting, Kitty."
"By making my body intangiable I can dodge any physical attacks, others, well..." she pointed to her head, "I'm a sitting duck when it comes to that."
Betsy smirked. "Well, don't worry. I'm not going to try to fry your brain," she joked.
Elisabeth decided to change the subject ever so slightly. "Well, perhaps you could give me a little tour of this grand place?" she asked.
Re: [PG] Moving in (Psylocke) Tag Kitty
"Sure." she nodded as her stomach growled. She hadn't eaten since that morning. "Um, ya hungry? The kitchen in on the tour too." she laughed as she led the way.
Once inside she rummaged through the fridge, "Oh and don't let anyone by the name of Kurt tell you that I can't cook. I swear, one little incident and your marked for life."
Re: [PG] Moving in (Psylocke) Tag Kitty"Um, ya hungry? The kitchen in on the tour too." she laughed as she led the way.
Elisabeth hadn't thought about food until Kitty mentioned being hungry. She'd eaten on the plane, but... It was far from being filling or delicious. And, that was hours ago. Her stomach rumbled softly, and she tried to repress a small giggle as she nodded her head. "Sounds good to me," Betsy replied. "I forgot how long ago it was that I last ate!"
She followed Kitty into the massive kitchen and stood back while Kitty rummaged through the 'fridge.
"Oh and don't let anyone by the name of Kurt tell you that I can't cook. I swear, one little incident and your marked for life."
Elisabeth raised her eyebrow. But, it didn't take her too long to figure out that Kitty was kind of joking. "Oh? What did you destroy?" she asked, a grin breaking out across her face. "I've sure had my share of cooking disasters..." she added, trying to not make Kitty feel embarrassed.
Re: [PG] Moving in (Psylocke) Tag Kitty
From the doorway, a stomach rumbled rather loudly, and Piotr froze, not expecting that. Sure, he was hungry, but it was as if his large, muscled body was trying to inform the two women that he needed a snack. A tint of red rising to his cheeks, Piotr gently stepped into the kitchen that was nearly as large as half of his old farmhouse.
He smiled briefly at Kitty, acknowledging her with a nod. His eyes then swung over to a women that he had never seen before, one with purple hair. He tilted his head somewhat, and then glanced back at Kitty. "Good afternoon, Katya. And.." he trailed off, not knowing the name of the other woman.
Re: [PG] Moving in (Psylocke) Tag Kitty
Elisabeth smiled at the guy who walked into the kitchen. "'Ello. I'm Elisabeth Braddock - call me Betsy, please," she said, turning towards him and offering him her hand to shake.
"Guess it's supper time, eh?" Betsy asked as the three of them gathered near the 'fridge.
Dinner Time/Kitchen *tag Pitor, Psylocke*
Kitty smiled at Pitor, "Hey." she then turned back and rummaged through the fridge, nothing of interest. Looking through the freezer she found a couple pizzas, "Hey you guys want some pizza?" she called back over her shoulder as she started up the oven.
"Trust me, if you see weird concotions of food in the fridge, don't touch it. I get weird ideas. Heh, Kurt knows about that first hand." at the thought of Kurt, her face dropped, she was worried about him. She was worried about all of them really, but things seemed to be going well from the mind link.
"Oh yea, new girl looking for the Professor. I was going to give her a tour, but my stomach protested." she laughed as she slid the pizzas in the oven.
Re: Concert-Kitchen/JP Pyro/Swann/Tags: Kitty, Betsy, Piotr
OOC: This is a JP between Pyro and Swann... Mana and Thena.
He hesitated somewhat, the pyrokinetic suddenly thinking of something... this concert was awfully close to the school grounds. What if... he stopped walking.
Skye stopped and looked at him. "John...I thought that we were going,.."
“Think about it, Swann,” he started, “Look how close they are to the school, and none of us heard about this concert, so the Professor mustn’t know about it.”
Skye stopped, folding her arms as she looked at her husband. "Then don’t you think that we should go find someone? Or would you rather that I go over there, with everything going haywire?"
He smiled, taking her hand, “Good point, let’s go let Shadowcat know, she might have heard about it,” he realised.
Skye smiled softly, leaning against him. "Sounds good...”
Heading back to the mansion, Pyro found himself getting more and more concerned, the voices drifting to them from the kitchen reaching his ears as they reached the back patio. “Well,” he said, a smile on his face, “Seems like Kitty has found us.”
Swann looked up, hearing voices. "Oh good," she said with a tired smile
“You want to head up to rest, Babe?” he asked her. “I’m sure me and Kitty can deal with this,” he raised an eyebrow, catching site of Colossus when he slid open the patio door. “Oh, and him too,” he added, thinking the guy was huge, rather intimidating really, if Pyro had been the type to feel that way.
"No, I’m ok...just coffee...or tea might be better," the red haired empathic healer said. "I can’t sleep all of the time anyway...cause then I turn into a fat lazy cow."
John laughed, gently leading her up into the kitchen. “Hey, guys,” he greeted, spotting Psylocke, wondering who in the world she was; that hair reminded him so much of his foster sister’s main power.
Re: Concert-Kitchen/JP Pyro/Swann/Tags: Kitty, Betsy, Piotr
Kitty looked up, "Hey John. Geez can you believe all the racket outside in the park? I thought they had to have a permit or something to do that? If the Professor was here he'd go nuts."
"Oh hey, we got a new one. This is Betsy and I don't think you've met Piotr. Betsy, Pete, this is John, aka Pyro! He's cool. Been gone forever though." Kitty frowned at him.
"Hey you hungry? I just put some pizzas in the oven. SWEET! Mr. Logan took care of the generators! They may be home soon!" she blurted out.
Kitchen/Psylocke/Tags: all"Hey you guys want some pizza?" she called back over her shoulder as she started up the oven.
Betsy smiled. Pizza was a rare treat in her upper class home. She loved the stuff, but it was rarely served. "That sounds lovely, Kitty," she said in agreement.
Kitty then explained Betsy's presence to Pitor, and soon after that, another guy entered the kitchen. Betsy recognized him from earlier, otuside.
John laughed, gently leading her up into the kitchen. “Hey, guys,” he greeted, spotting Psylocke, wondering who in the world she was; that hair reminded him so much of his foster sister’s main power.
Kitty looked up, "Hey John. Geez can you believe all the racket outside in the park? I thought they had to have a permit or something to do that? If the Professor was here he'd go nuts. Oh hey, we got a new one. This is Betsy and I don't think you've met Piotr. Betsy, Pete, this is John, aka Pyro! He's cool. Been gone forever though." Kitty frowned at him.
Betsy flashed him a smile and gave a little wave. "'Ello again... I'm afraid we haven't had the pleasure of a proper greeting. I'm Elisabeth Braddock - but, you may call me Betsy. I'm here to see the Professor," she said, introducing herself and explaining her presence.
"Hey you hungry? I just put some pizzas in the oven. SWEET! Mr. Logan took care of the generators! They may be home soon!" she blurted out.
There were getting to be a lot of names for Betsy to remember. Funny, she hadn't expected this place to be this full... And, who was this Mr. Logan, she wondered. All will be revealed in good time, I'm sure... she told herself silently.
Piotr shook her hand carefully at first, Piotr was known for a handshake that could even give Logan a bit to grunt about. He gave Betsy a genuine smile that he also gave to Kitty, after turning to face her.
After another man entered, Piotr acknowledged him with a nod. "Good to meet you..John." he said, his steel blue eyes remaining on him only for a second before moving back to acknowledge the girls again.
Re: Mansion Kitchen/Pyro/Tags: Kitty/Psylocke/Piotr/Swann"Oh hey, we got a new one. This is Betsy and I don't think you've met Piotr. Betsy, Pete, this is John, aka Pyro! He's cool. Been gone forever though." Kitty frowned at him. Hey you hungry? I just put some pizzas in the oven. SWEET! Mr. Logan took care of the generators! They may be home soon!" she blurted out.
Nodding, a concerned look passing over his face, worried about Mana, Pyro was about to reply to the mention of the generators, when Psylocke told Kitty she would have some pizza, then turned to him and reintroduced herself,
Betsy flashed him a smile and gave a little wave. "'Ello again... I'm afraid we haven't had the pleasure of a proper greeting. I'm Elisabeth Braddock - but, you may call me Betsy. I'm here to see the Professor," she said, introducing herself and explaining her presence.
“Yeah, glad you found your way inside okay, hope Wolfsbane wasn’t too much to handle,” he told her, a grin on his face. Piotr’s words of greeting were followed up with another nod, as John made Skye comfortable on one of the dining room chairs, moving over to make her some tea. “Nice to meet you too, Piotr,” he told him, still thinking how somewhat intimidating the guy looked.
Filling up the kettle to the max it could take, already thinking others would most likely want a hot drink too, John turned to Kitty, leaning back against the bench. “Hey, obviously you can hear that racket out back. I’m just wondering, did you know anything about a concert being held so close to the mansion?” John paused a second, to set up Swann's cup of tea, “Cos, you know, this close to a mutant school and nobody knew about it. That’s gotta be a bad thing, right?”
Placing the cup in front of his wife, Pyro settled down beside her, waiting for Shadowcat’s thoughts on the matter, and hoping deeply she had known about it and had just forgotten to mention it to others.
Re: Mansion Kitchen/Pyro/Tags: Kitty/Psylocke/Piotr/Swann
Filling up the kettle to the max it could take, already thinking others would most likely want a hot drink too, John turned to Kitty, leaning back against the bench. “Hey, obviously you can hear that racket out back. I’m just wondering, did you know anything about a concert being held so close to the mansion?” John paused a second, to set up Swann's cup of tea, “Cos, you know, this close to a mutant school and nobody knew about it. That’s gotta be a bad thing, right?”
Kitty blinked, "You mean no one here KNEW about it? They just did it? No, thats not good at all. If that concert was to get out of hand and they cross over here, the security would go NUTS in this place!"
"We gotta do something....even if it's just to make sure they DON'T come over here."
Re: Mansion Kitchen/Pyro/Tags: Kitty, etc
~Oh great!~ John thought, ~Not only didn’t she know about the concert, but now she wants to take what should be the responsibility of the current faculties business into her own hands. This should be wonderful.~
He never voiced these concerns, however, looking at her and nodding slightly, “I guess since the others are all busy it is up to us to do it,” his eyes fell on the others in the room. “Think you could help us out too, even though I have no idea what we can do to stop them from coming over here,” he paused, in deep thought, much older now, and thinking a lot more maturely than he may once have had.
“We can’t exactly use our powers on any stragglers, that would just make the whole situation way worse,” looking at the floor he went quiet again, seconds, maybe minutes going by before he looked back up at Kitty, and asked, “So, since you suggested it, you got the plan going around in that head of yours, Kit Kat?”
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Re: Mansion Kitchen/Psylocke/Tags: Kitty,Colossus, Pyro,etc
"Well..." Betsy spoke up. "Couldn't we just call the police and complain about a noise violation or something?" she suggested. Obviously, this was a common sense reply. It's what she'd do. "Or, if they're close enough, the could be tresspassing..."
Unless they were actually causing harm to the local residents... Then, as mutants... They could most likely handle this themselves... And, the sooner the better...
Re: Mansion Kitchen/Psylocke/Tags: Kitty,Colossus, Pyro,etc
"Well..." Betsy spoke up. "Couldn't we just call the police and complain about a noise violation or something?" she suggested. Obviously, this was a common sense reply. It's what she'd do. "Or, if they're close enough, the could be tresspassing..."
"Betsys got a point. We could complain. Afterall we're seen as a 'school' to the public eyes. If that doesn't work I've always got a plan." Kitty grinned. "Nothing wrong with shortin out amps, but, getting behind the platform is gonna be tricky. Even WITH my abilites, now maybe if there was a distraction, I could slip in, short the amps and slip out." she shrugged.
"Or we COULD just walk up to them and say, "HEY! Do you MIND!? I'm tryin to STUDY!" she grinned.
Re: Mansion Kitchen/Pyro/Tags: Kitty, Psylocke, etc
Calling the Police sounded like an okay idea, however Kitty’s suggestion sounded like more fun. Reaching over to gently grasp Skye’s chin, John said, “You go up and get some rest, we’ll figure this out,” before he looked back at Kitty, “Letting you loose on a concert stage is not a good idea, and that is exactly why it actually is!” he told her, grinning.
It had been a long time since he’d done something cheeky, something St. John Allerdyce had been well known for, along with his arrogant streak, long ago mellowed down due, in part, to the lovely woman sitting beside him.
His lighter in his hand, John stood up, grinning from ear to ear, “Let’s go have some fun, hey, Kitty,” pausing, his eyes sparkling with cheek, he added, “And we’ll try the whole walking up and just asking them to be quiet first.”
Oh, how that was something he would so do; no ounce of shameful fear in this mutant!
Re: Mansion Kitchen/Pyro/Tags: Kitty, Psylocke, etc
“Letting you loose on a concert stage is not a good idea, and that is exactly why it actually is!” he told her, grinning.
Kitty laughed manically and rubbed her hands together, "MWHAHAHA!" Blinking, she looked around the room, "Um...what?" she coughed.
It had been a long time since he’d done something cheeky, something St. John Allerdyce had been well known for, along with his arrogant streak, long ago mellowed down due, in part, to the lovely woman sitting beside him.
His lighter in his hand, John stood up, grinning from ear to ear, “Let’s go have some fun, hey, Kitty,” pausing, his eyes sparkling with cheek, he added, “And we’ll try the whole walking up and just asking them to be quiet first.”
"Funs my middle name Pyro." she grinned, her blue eyes shining. "Yea I guess we should try that first. I mean it would suck to replace those amps and things." she shook her head.
Re: Mansion Kitchen/Psylocke/Tags: Kitty, Pyro, etc
Betsy didn't really like this idea - it seemed a bit risky. But, she had no problem going and asking them to turn it down...
"Well... OK then... Mind if I go with you? I have no problem telling them to stuff it and to go away...?" she suggested.
"Then, if that fails, you guys can have your fun..."
Re: Mansion:Kitchen-Concert /Pyro/Tags: Kitty, Betsy, etcOOC: Slight movement of charries, except for Swann, towards the end of this post to get them back to the concert area.
"Funs my middle name Pyro." she grinned, her blue eyes shining. "Yea I guess we should try that first. I mean it would suck to replace those amps and things." she shook her head.
John chuckled, “Yeah, it would, wouldn’t it?’ he agreed, picturing the time he’d shorted out several of the school’s base guitar amps due to him being a little overly zealous with their decibels in the past.
"Well... OK then... Mind if I go with you? I have no problem telling them to stuff it and to go away...?" she suggested. "Then, if that fails, you guys can have your fun..."
“No problem, Betsy, the more the merrier,” he told her, grinning. ~The more there to cause some trouble for them the much more fun we shall have,~ he thought, that sensible part of him almost having a heart attack at the mere thought of what he was thinking.
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John led his mutant companions back over the lawn, into the forest, and on down the stairs to the lawn below, motioning towards the stage, and the banner, “Yep, definitely a concert,” he said, a smirk on his face, the tone of his voice normal due to the fact the music still hadn’t started up again yet.
He stopped, just shy of the edge of the crowd, eyes going from Psylocke to Kitty to Colossus (assuming he had tagged along too), “So, who’s going to ask them to stop with the noise then?” he inquired, trying so hard not to laugh.
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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