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
MarinaBlack X-23/Stacy X
Posts: 202
(7/30/06 5:06 pm)
Re: Late Morning
Who: Karika
With: Gabriel, Logan and Ben
Where: Kitchen
When: 12:30
Karika had smelled him coming from a mile away. Okay, maybe it was more like 20 feet, but she knew. As he walked in, sniffing around, she gave him a bright smile, baring the sharp little fangs that her lips usually contained. There was another boy too...not so good smelling as Logan. Not that the boy stank or anything, but Logan's scent topped them all. He was very earthy, it put Karika at ease. Ben smelled like astringent...too clean.
"Nice day, today, isn't it?" Clean-boy said. Logan seemed dour, but Karika could tell he wasn't angry. "What makes ya' say that?" "Pretty outside!" She exclaimed, butting into their conversation. But Clean-Boy seemed to need to make a long drawn out answer. "It has become a habit of mine over the past few months to take notice of the conditions outside,""So far, it has been what most would call 'just right'. The sun is out, and there are no clouds visible, and the temperature is in a comfortable range," Isn't that what she had just said?
Right.
And then Gabriel wanted an introduction too. Lordy how she was making so many new friends! "Sorry to interupt. My name's Gabriel.""Gabriel Summers. I was wondering if either of you could help me out." Bounding over to stand by the not-smiling man, she pointed to him...not quite toucing but almost. "Is Logan!" She explained and then looked at the other one. "Not know him. Clean." Her dark hair was falling over her thin face as she looked between the three of them. The boys were all around her.
If Karika knew the difference between boys and girls, she might have relished in this moment. Instead, she was just bored. Bounding over to the counter she grabbed her pudding and extended it to Logan and Ben as if to say 'You want some?'. "Pudding." She said, and smiled, exposing her fangs once more. "Mmmm."
Tags: Logan, Ben, Gabriel
"It has become a habit of mine over the past few months to take notice of the conditions outside," Ben began. "So far, it has been what most would call 'just right'. The sun is out, and there are no clouds visible, and the temperature is in a comfortable range," he finished, taking a drink of water before sitting down at the table with his sandwiches, which he quickly devoured.
Logan listened to the boy's explanation, his eyes following every move the kid made. As the kid took a drink of water and then began to eat the first of his sandwiches, he realized that was it, that was all.
Logan's head lowered briefly with a smirk as he shifted his stance slightly and replied, "Oh........ I see." He watched the kid chew for a second or two then added, "What ya' meant to say was that the weather outside is nice... the day itself bein' nice would come under a different set of descriptions."
He crushed the paper cup in his hand and turned to toss it into the small trash receptacle conveniently situated near the cooler and turned back to say, "Yeh, the weather has been nice lately." As he spoke he caught motion from the other table and watched as the strange "street kid" headed toward them.
Rising to his feet, Gabriel turned to the two and stepped forward. "Sorry to interrupt. My name's Gabriel." He held out his hand for either of them to shake. "Gabriel Summers. I was wondering if either of you could help me out."
"Summers?" Logan responded looking at the hand extended before him. He took one slow step forward, keeping the center island between them and studied the kid's face and posture for a moment. Then he grasped the hand with a firm grip, leaned forward a bit to look up into Gabriel's eyes as if trying to see his soul and added, "Another one?"
Bounding over to stand by the not-smiling man, [Karika] pointed to him... not quite touching but almost. "Is Logan!" She explained and then looked at the other one. "Not know him. Clean."
Logan slowly turned his eyes to the girl. He didn't say anything directly to her at this point but had to agree that the boys were definitely clean; freshly showered and all that goes with that.
"Right. The name's Logan," he offered to Gabriel after the impromptu introduction from the diminutive child.
Bounding over to the counter she grabbed her pudding and extended it to Logan and Ben as if to say 'You want some?'. "Pudding." She said, and smiled, exposing her fangs once more. "Mmmm."
Logan frowned at the pudding a bit confused, then realized she was offering them a sample. "Uhh... no.. thanks." Turning back to Gabriel he released his hand and asked, "You any relation to Scott?"
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Tags: Logan defines a few things with Ben and meets Gabriel
Dragoonus Pete Wisdom
Posts: 100
(7/30/06 9:10 pm)
Re: Late MorningWho: Gabriel With: Logan, Karika, Shatterstar Where: Kitchen When: 12:30 pm
"Pleasure to meet you Logan. What did you mean anoth....." Gabriel was cut off by Logan's next question.
Logan frowned at the pudding a bit confused, then realized she was offering them a sample. "Uhh... no.. thanks." Turning back to Gabriel he released his hand and asked, "You any relation to Scott?"
Gabriel's eyes lit up and watered at the same time. "Ye...Yeah. I'm Scott's brother." He couldn't believe his luck. He'd finally found someone who knew about Scott. This was insanely cool. He had to sit down before his knee's buckled under him.
Gabriel reached to the side and grabbed a seat, plopping himself into it without a bit of grace. "Or...I..I was." Gabriel reached into the pocket of the swim shorts Karika was letting him use and pulled out a print out of the obituary for Scott and Christopher. He unfolded the piece of paper and looked at it for only a brief moment before handing it over toward Logan. "He died, so did my dad."
Gabriel sighed a bit. "I came here looking for clues about them. I never knew any of my family." Gabriel took out the picture of Scott, Alex, and Christopher. He set that down on the table in front of him, then looked back to Logan.
Re: Late MorningWho: Logan With: Gabriel, Karika and Ben Where: Kitchen When: now about 1245
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"You any relation to Scott?" Logan asked.
Gabriel's eyes lit up and watered at the same time. "Ye... Yeah. I'm Scott's brother." He couldn't believe his luck. He'd finally found someone who knew about Scott. This was insanely cool. He had to sit down before his knee's buckled under him.
Logan watched, his brow knitting a bit concerned as the kid seemed to go weak and a bit emotional. He was going to ask if he was okay as he grabbed for a chair and fell into it, but the kid kept talking and Logan didn't want to interrupt.
Gabriel reached to the side and grabbed a seat, plopping himself into it without a bit of grace. "Or...I..I was." Gabriel reached into the pocket of the swim shorts Karika was letting him use and pulled out a print out of the obituary for Scott and Christopher. He unfolded the piece of paper and looked at it for only a brief moment before handing it over toward Logan. "He died, so did my dad."
Logan watched studiously as Gabriel fished out a piece of paper, glanced at it, and handed it to him. Logan reached out and took the paper; reading it, as Gabriel continued.
Gabriel sighed a bit. "I came here looking for clues about them. I never knew any of my family." Gabriel took out the picture of Scott, Alex, and Christopher. He set that down on the table in front of him, then looked back to Logan.
Logan raised his eyes from the obituary to see the photo on the table. Then his face softened a bit and he actually smiled; it was a crooked almost sly smile but it was genuine, as he folded up the paper and handed it back toward Gabe.
"Scott ain't dead, kid," he informed the boy. "As a matter o' fact, he should be down the hall, we got a meetin' in..." glancing at his watch, "... in about fifteen minutes."
Tags: Gabriel, Karika and Ben
Edited by: Mana4X2 at: 7/30/06 11:09 pm
Dragoonus Pete Wisdom
Posts: 101
(7/30/06 10:13 pm)
Re: Late MorningWho: Gabriel With: Logan, Karika and Ben Where: Kitchen When: now about 1245 Logan raised his eyes from the obituary to see the photo on the table. Then his face softened a bit and he actually smiled; it was a crooked almost sly smile but it was genuine, as he folded up the paper and handed it back toward Gabe.
"Scott ain't dead, kid," he informed the boy. "As a matter o' fact, he should be down the hall, we got a meetin' in..." glancing at his watch, "... in about fifteen minutes."
Gabriel stood up so fast the world spun around him. Everything seemed to go into slow motion for him. He glanced around at Karika, the other boy, and then at Logan. Logan's smirk was kind-hearted, almost awkward on him, as if he was used to frowning. But Gabriel could see he was happy to be the bearer of good news.
Gabriel looked down at what he was wearing and began to frown. He started to run his hands over the clothes. "Are you sure? I mean.....I.." Gabriel's look turned horrified. He had a chance to meet his long lost brother, and he was wearing a t-shirt and swim trunks. Something inside told him that everyone would let it slide because of the circumstances he came in, but he still obsessed over it.
"I can't meet him looking like this. What would he think?" Gabriel could feel the rant coming on and fought hard to stop it. He didn't want these people to think he was weird. "I mean....I...oh man." Just like that, Gabriel's eyes rolled up into the back of his head. He wobbled for a second, and then crumpled to the floor in a heap. He fainted, a fact he would be insanely embarrassed about later on.
Tags: Logan, Karika and Ben
Edited by: Mana4X2 at: 7/30/06 11:11 pm
MarinaBlack X-23/Stacy X
Posts: 206
(7/31/06 9:39 am)
Re: Late MorningWho: Karika
With: Gabriel, Logan and Ben
Where: Kitchen
When: 12:30
Blah, blah, blah! Karika was not really interested in the talking going on. Something about summer and some guy named Scott. The tension in Gabriel was growing, she could smell it in the air but Karika had neither the inclination or the verbal capacity to try and make him feel better. So she shrugged off Logan spurning her offer of pudding, and shoveled it into her mouth. She savored in the butterscotch taste, a flavor she did not know well at all. They didn't often serve butterscotch at the Weapon X facility.
More talk about these Summers people. "Or...I..I was.""He died, so did my dad." Karika couldn't help but feel sorry for him; she had no family either. "I came here looking for clues about them. I never knew any of my family." Setting the pudding cup down again, a small frown appeared on her lips. "No family." She nodded, understanding. But apparantly, she didn't understand at all...because Summer-man had risen from the dead!?
"Scott ain't dead, kid," "As a matter o' fact, he should be down the hall, we got a meetin' in...""... in about fifteen minutes." Her dark brown eyes searched Gabriel's face. "I can't meet him looking like this. What would he think?" Karika folded her arms. "Pretty clothes!" That's what he would think! The yellow swim trunks and the lovely black shirt that read 'If you think I'm cute, you should see my papa'. Well even if he wanted it, he was NOT getting her pink dress. NEVER!
"I mean....I...oh man." Well apparantly he missed the message, because his eyes rolled back and he fell to the floor with a great thump. Kneeling down, she petted Gabriel's head gently. "Sleepy time!" She exclaimed, smiling. Then looked at Logan and Ben, "Quiet! Gabriel sleep!" It would've been fine...except Karika yelled that particular phrase. So she had learned a few things...but volume control was not one of them.
Tags: Gabriel, Ben, Logan
Re: Late MorningWho: Logan With: Gabriel, Karika and Ben Where: Kitchen to Boy's Dorms, Room 4. When: Now about 12:45 PM. "I can't meet him looking like this. What would he think?" "I mean....I...oh man." Just like that, Gabriel's eyes rolled up into the back of his head. He wobbled for a second, and then crumpled to the floor in a heap. He fainted, a fact he would be insanely embarrassed about later on.
Logan's smile disappeared as the kid jumped up again in a frenzy. Totally speechless, Logan simply listened; looking at the clothes as indicated and not really having a chance to think about what Scott would think about them before the kid's eyes rolled back and he dropped like a rock.
Logan moved to crouch next to him, checking his pulse rate and grinned, totally amused at the whole situation. Well, at least the kid finally found his brother.
Kneeling down, she petted Gabriel's head gently. "Sleepy time!" She exclaimed, smiling. Then looked at Logan and Ben, "Quiet! Gabriel sleep!" It would've been fine...except Karika yelled that particular phrase. So she had learned a few things...but volume control was not one of them.
As Logan mused at the events of the last 5 minutes or so, Karika began to pet the kid's head and shouted at him to be quiet even though neither he nor Ben had said anything. He cringed at the volume of her voice so close to him, then grabbed Gabriel's wrist and hefted him into a sitting position.
Logan moved in front of the boy, still holding one wrist as he replied, "Yeh, he's sleepin', so "shhhh!" Then he leaned over as he dragged the kid to his feet and hefted the taller lad over his brawny shoulder. Leaving the kitchen he hauled his living cargo up to the second floor via the main staircase.
Walking down the corridor of the boys' dorm in the west wing, Logan sniffed discreetly at each door he passed to scent it for occupancy. When he got to the one with a number 4 on the door, he stopped and tried the doorknob, nudging the door open a few inches to peek inside. The furnishings were nominal with nothing inside to indicate it'd been assigned to anyone yet.
Pushing the door open with his body as he entered, he headed straight for the bed and deposited the lanky kid atop it. Logan looked down at him for a moment, wondering what to do now, then figured, 'Well, he wants some new clothes... how about some o' bro's hand-me-downs... it's only fair,' he smirked and left the room.
Heading to the third floor he found Scott's apartment and made his way inside. Going to the closet he saw that Slim had a great wardrobe so he grabbed a pair of crisp looking jeans and a nice short-sleeved pullover, then he grabbed a couple of leisure tees from one of the dresser drawers and headed back down the stairs. He didn't think Scooter would miss these few bits all that much... besides the kid was family.
Coming back into the second floor bedroom, Logan stopped momentarily to see if the kid had come to yet. Unless he's totally exhausted his blood pressure should level out pretty fast once he's gone horizontal. So he shouldn't be down too long Logan figured as he placed the clean clothes on the chair by the door.
Summary: Logan brings Gabriel to a room on the second floor and finds him some of Scott's clothes
Tags: Karika, before leaving kitchen, and Gabe.
Edited by: Mana4X2 at: 8/1/06 3:27 am
Fionnoula White Queen/Psyche
Posts: 238
(8/1/06 12:46 pm)
Re: Late MorningWho: Psyche With: No-one Where: The Mansion then Grounds When: Late Morning, May 14th
Psyche ghosted quickly down the corridor and slipped out the window at the end, using her teke to lower herself easily to the ground. Once her boots hit the floor, she took off at a quick walk, making her way towards the perimeter fencing.
Leaping smoothly over them, she slipped into the forest moving between the trees. Her feet made no sound, her teke forming a light platform that kept her just millimetres off the ground; she went swiftly, easily avoiding the police barricade.
She zipped up her light jacket to conceal her weapons and broke into a light jog heading for the nearby Salem Centre to begin her search. As she covered the ground, she considered the last time she had met Peter Wisdom. As an operative they had been assigned to take out the same targets a few times while Peter was still working for the British government. The rivalry between them had grown, but they had both helped each out of sticky situations. Now it was time for her to do that once more, for old time’s sakes she convinced herself. Not because she was bored, and needed an ego boost by tracking him down, which she had no doubt she could do. And definitely not because she was attracted to him, the age gap and her inherent weirdness should put a stop to that.
Shaking her head and laughing softly, she pushed these thoughts from her mind. This was no time to let her judgement cloud; Peter was a dangerous mutant in a risky situation that could easily turn extremely nasty. She needed to get in and then get him out without causing too much damage. "You'd better appreciate this boy" she muttered to herself. She doubted Xavier would take her back after helping a known assassin, but she would deal with that later, for know her main priority was Peter, what came next...well…she'd deal with that hurdle when she came to it. That's how it had always been.
Tags: None.
Psyche will be moving to the Catching Wisdom thread and a JP hopefully.
Re: Late MorningWho: Ben With: Logan, Karika, and Gabriel When: 1230-1245-ish Where: Kitchen
Quote:"Oh........ I see. What ya' meant to say was that the weather outside is nice... the day itself bein' nice would come under a different set of descriptions"
Ben thought for a moment as he finished chewing the last bite of his sandwiches. He was about to argue his point but thought better of it as the older man crushed his paper cup and threw it away.
Quote:"Yeh, the weather has been nice lately."
Ben also noticed the movement from the new arrivals, watching as the young man approached the older one.
Quote:"Sorry to interrupt. My name's Gabriel." He held out his hand for either of them to shake. "Gabriel Summers. I was wondering if either of you could help me out."
As Gabriel and the older man continued their conversation, the young girl who had been sitting with Gabriel bounded over to where they stood and almost poked the older man.
Quote:"Is Logan!" She explained and then looked at the other one. "Not know him. Clean."
Ben smiled at the assessment of him and listened as Logan confirmed his name to Gabriel. The girl retrieved her pudding from the other table and offerred it to both Ben and Logan, both of whom refused. Ben then picked up his plate and glass and took them to the dishwasher before heading to the refridgerator and pulling out an apple, which he rinsed off as he returned to his chair at the table, more watching the three than listening. What he discerned was that Gabriel's family was dead, which was something that Ben could relate to, as only his brother remained of his immediate family, and their relations were strained at best.
However, it seemed that Gabriel was not as alone as he thought, as one of his brothers was a student here. Ben wasn't sure if Gabriel took the revelation well as he promptly fainted, only to be carried out by Logan. As Ben got up to get a cup of water, he looked to the young girl who had come in with Gabriel and extended his hand. "Hi, I'm Ben," he said, halfway to the water cooler.
Summary: Ben reacts to everything that happened in the past fifteen minutes. Tags: Karika
Edited by: Mana4X2 at: 8/2/06 7:40 am
Re: Late MorningWho: Gabriel With: Logan Where: Second floor, Room 4 When: Minutes before the meeting in Xavier's office, @1pm
Gabriel was sitting up in the bed when Logan arrived back to the room with some of Scott's clothes in hand. "Have I been out that long? You had time to go shopping for clothes for me?" He rubbed his eyes a bit and then looked at the stuff in Logan's hands. "That all looks expensive. I can't pay you back for that."
Gabriel never even gave Logan a chance to speak, he just kept right on talking. "Oh man, I can't believe I passed out like that. I'm such a dork." A look of horror passed onto Gabriel's face as he locked eyes with Logan. "Please, don't tell Scott I did that. I'd freaking die if he found out I passed out just from finding out he was alive."
"Do.." Gabriel's insecurities with himself manifested even stronger, stupid nuns. "Do you you think he'll like me?"
Tags: Wolverine
Edited by: Mana4X2 at: 8/2/06 7:42 am
Who: Logan
With: Gabriel
Where: Second floor, Room 4
When: minutes before the meeting in Xavier's office, @1pm
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Gabriel was just sitting up in the bed when Logan arrived back to the room with some of Scott's clothes in hand. "Have I been out that long? You had time to go shopping for clothes for me?" "That all looks expensive. I can't pay you back for that." "Oh man, I can't believe I passed out like that. I'm such a dork." "Please, don't tell Scott I did that. I'd freaking die if he found out I passed out just from finding out he was alive."
"Do.." Gabriel's insecurities with himself manifested even stronger, stupid nuns. "Do you you think he'll like me?"
Logan stood near the door with a quirky expression on his face as the boy rambled on and on again. Picking the clothes up from the chair, he took a step forward and tossed the pile to the kid where he sat.
"Holy crap, kid, you always this skiddish?" he asked, then didn't wait for the answer. "I didn't go shoppin'," he corrected the kid's perception of events, "I don't do shoppin'." He brushed aside the images of past years when he'd be the only adult available to chaperone the kids into the city; now those were memories he wished he could forget. As the image quickly disappeared he got back to the subject at hand.
"Don't know how expensive they are, I didn't buy 'em. Knowin' yer brother though, I'm sure they were." Logan smiled with a bit of slyness and added, "They're his, so take it up with him. I figured a brother's hand-me-downs would do. The Prof'll give ya' some cash to pick up whatever you'll be needin' to get ya' started anyway, so don't be worryin' about that. You can have this room as it ain't been assigned to nobody yet.
"As for the passin' out part, don't think Scott needs to know... but I think Hank should take a look at ya'. It's procedure anyway for all new residents to have a physical... if ya' ask me ya' probably passed out more from malnutrition than anythin' else... o' course the shock prolly sped that along some," he assured the newcomer.
Logan knitted his brow as the kid's last question came back to him and pushed away from the door frame where he'd been leaning and folded his arms across his broad chest to consider the boy for a moment. "What does it matter if he likes you?" Logan asked then cocked his head to the side. "You guys don't even know each other yet. Why don'tcha take it one step at a time an' get introduced first. Ya' never know kid, he might like ya' just fine..." then he added with a smirk, "it might be you who can't stand him."
Logan let that thought take hold in the kid's brain, then chuckled lightly as he dropped his arms and headed out the door. "Change into somethin' that fits a bit better. I got a meetin' to attend..." he mentioned without turning around as he disappeared out the door and down the hall, leaving Gabriel to his privacy and a few moments to acclimate himself to his new room.
Logan clears up a few things with Gabriel then heads to the Prof's office (to continue in A Requested Meeting).
No tags, as he doesnt give Gabe the chance to reply, purposelly leaving the questions open for the boy to consider.
Edited by: Mana4X2 at: 8/2/06 7:45 am
Re: 15 Minutes of FameWho: Warren With: The Reporters, Mason, Cecilia When: Late Morning Where: The Front Gate The reporter and cameraman stood unperturbed, and, as requested, the camera remained pointed at the ground. A brush-off was part and parcel of their profession, and they were well schooled in how to deal with it.
"Well yes, of course Mister…” - at this the reporter cast his eyes very briefly at his notebook - "Worthington, you do have the absolute right not to comment on this event. But you also have to keep in mind, sir, that the angel mentioned this school, this very school, and that makes you part of the news cycle whether you like it or not. I'm sorry, but that's just the way things happen."
"We have a responsibility to our viewers to report what we can of this event, and that means that the news hole regarding the Xavier Institute will have to be filled one way or the other. It would make our lives much easier if we did't have to talk to people in town about this place, and there'd be no way of knowing what they'd say or the veracity thereof - so we'd still have to get in touch with you a second time just to confirm or deny our findings, assuming such is possible before deadline. As legal counsel for the Xavier Institute, don't you think you have the responsibility to help manage and shape the public perception of your place of employment, Mr. Worthington?"
The cameraman turned and in a low side comment to the reporter, he asked "How about that pizza parlor? We could do a two-fer and get lunch at the same ti[/i]
Warren listened to the newsman with his eyebrows on the rise. Had they not been firmly fastened in their harness beneath his light sport jacket and tailored shirt, his wings would have flared signifying his rising annoyance at the men. Annoyed or not, Worthington’s turquoise eyes remained calm and cool, matching his voice and demeanor. Too many years in court rooms and board rooms had taught him the foolishness of allowing temper or ego to rule the day.
Speaking mildly, and clearly, Warren chose a logical compromise, “I’m sure, in spite of your desire to obtain lunch at the local pizza stand, that you can understand our concern for the safety, security, and well-being of our students…not to mention our staff. However, for whatever reason, known only to person or ‘angel’ that appeared at the park, this school…as you stated was mentioned. While the Xavier Institute has no comment at the moment and no knowledge of why this being or person took it upon itself to mention us, we will cooperate…up to a point. We will consult with the rest of our legal staff and prepare an accurate and detailed statement before day’s end.”
Warren straightened a bit taller, presenting a calm and confident demeanor, “However, until that statement is prepared and released, you will stay the requisite 500 yards from our front gates, you will not question any of the student body or faculty. I respect and have no problem with freedom of speech and the public’s right to know…unless and until it compromises the welfare of my students, my client, this school, or its staff. I hope I have made our position clear.”
Without pause, Warren glanced at his watch, “Now, gentlemen, I have a meeting to attend. Please remove yourself from our property.” Turning, confident that the men would comply with his wishes, Worthington strode back toward the mansion. With a pleasant smile and nod, he gathered those that had accompanied him to the meeting with the reporters. He had missed the Olympia meeting, but hoped to make the War Room without further delays.
TAGS: None
OOC and Summary: Warren reiterates the school’s stance, dismisses the reporters from the grounds and heads for the War Room.
Sorry for the abrupt ending…I will try to drop in and out to continue Warren’s part in this storyline as it is something he and the legal staff would most likely handle.
Edited by: Mana4X2 at: 8/3/06 7:14 am
Later in the Day...Afternoon...
Who: Jonathan
With: No One
Where: His apartmentAfter Logan, understandably perturbed by the morning's conversation and events, had handed over Ghost and taken his leave, Jonathan had finished his chores in the stable. Leaving all in order, he'd returned to the Mews and cared for his Raptors before going up to his apartment.
His mind was still turning over the events of the last twenty-four hours along with things he felt he had learned or discovered that morning. Half an hour later, Jonathan was ensconced on his sofa with Karika's file and a steaming cup of hot tea. The wounds from Cymbrogi's talons burned fiercely...momentarily distracting the man from his reading. Giving up briefly, he returned to his bathroom to quickly dress the gouges, sighing in exasperation at his previous carelessness.
Curling back into a corner of his comfortable sofa, Jonathan once again picked up the file and began reading. This time he took far more time and care, jotting notes as he went. Previously, he'd had the seemingly impatient girl waiting to hear the details contained within. Details, that, in light of the morning's events and realizations, now seemed suspect to the Brit. Perhaps he and Xavier had been too hasty in their judgement and assessment of Karika's situation. Not, by any means, did he think she should be turned out of the mansion. She obviously was a Mutant. Something had obviously happened in her past to get her where she was.
What Jonathan now doubted was that she could possibly be the highly skilled assassin detailed in the file. The file indicated a young woman that could blend in with society, approach a target by stealth, make contact even, and be gone leaving only a dead body and no trace of her entrance or egress. That, considering Karika's seeming illiteracy and child-like behavior, did not equate to the X-23 in the file.
The girl at the mansion calling herself Karika Yashida and the one in the file simply did not make sense to him. If she was illiterate, how could she be trusted to read even simple road signs, words on alarms, or directions that would lead her to her target. How could the child with the manners of a young wolf ever blend enough into society to approach her mark by stealth and eliminate them. It just wasn't possible.
Jonathan laid the file aside. Either the woman-child calling herself Karika Yashida was someone else entirely who had come into possession of the file and was at Xavier's for another purpose than the one previously stated - or - or she WAS the competent, literate, dangerous assasin detailed in the file and was acting a part to deceive them for some reason known only to herself.
Either way, things did not add up and Jonathan felt the need to get to the bottom of it.
Laying the file neatly aside, Jonathan drained his tea cup, stood up and walked over to the counter where his laptop rested. Sending a brief e-mail to Charles, he requested, more tersely than intended, a meeting at the man's earliest convenience. From there he, neat out of habit, stepped into his kitchen, rinsed the tea mug and left it to dry in the drainer next to the sink.
Returning to the living room, he picked up the file with a sigh and headed off in search of Karika. The last thing Jonathan wished to do was hurt the child or destroy their fragile friendship and trust...but...again the warning tingle ran through his mind. None of the facts added up or made sense....for the safety of everyone else, he felt he had to get to the bottom of this.Tags: None immediately.
Summary: Jonathan has some insights and goes searching for Karika.
Re: In the Mansion (Please timestamp your posts)Who: Mason With: Warren, Cecilia(?), npc reporters Where: Outside Mansion front gates When: Sunday, May 14th, 2006: ? Without pause, Warren glanced at his watch, “Now, gentlemen, I have a meeting to attend. Please remove yourself from our property.” Turning, confident that the men would comply with his wishes, Worthington strode back toward the mansion. With a pleasant smile and nod, he gathered those that had accompanied him to the meeting with the reporters.
Giving the reporters a rueful shrug and a smile, Mason turned away to follow Warren back into the Institute. As he did so, he caught belated sight of Dr. Reyes standing off to one side and his smile widened.
"Never a dull day here at Xavier's," he said, veering over toward her and -- mindful of the reporters despite the innocence of his words -- pitching his voice quietly. "Or night, apparently." OOC: Sorry, Cecilia, didn't mean to ignore you earlier. It looks like I missed your post entirely in the Karika/Gabriel tsunami.
Dragoonus Pete Wisdom/Vulcan
Posts: 107
(8/5/06 7:36 pm)
Re: In the Mansion (Please timestamp your posts)
Who: Gabriel
Where: Gabriel's new room, moving to the downstairs hallway.
With: Open
Gabriel stood mouth gaping as Logan left the room without leaving him a chance to reply. He simply stared at the door after it closed, the things Logan said running through his mind. He snapped out of it a short time later and walked to the bed, setting down the clothes Logan had tossed to him. "These are really nice."
Gabriel quickly changed into Scott's clothes and folded the stuff Karika had let him barrow. "Maybe Logan is right, maybe I won't like Scott." He frowned at that thought. Then it occured to him he didn't have any nice shoes to go with the clothes, he was wearing no shoes at all. Oh well.
"I won't let it be that way. I have to like him, and he has to like me." He grabbed up karika's clothes and walked to the door, opening it. "I travelled to hard for it to be otherwise." He exited the room and walked slowly down the hallway. He didn't want to get lost.
Eventually Gabriel made it back downstairs. "I should give these back to Karika." Gabriel looked around, trying to remember how to get to the kitchen. "I hope she's still there."
tag: Anyone
MarinaBlack X-23/Stacy X
Posts: 210
(8/6/06 4:49 pm)
Re: In the Mansion (Please timestamp your posts)Who: Karika
With: Gabriel, Logan, Ben possibly Jonathon
Where: Kitchen
When: Afternoon
As soon as the man Logan hefted her friend Gabriel over his shoulder, Karika was on her feet again. She knew she hadn't liked it when he had spouted, "Yeh, he's sleepin', so "shhhh!" If he hadn't been the Alpha Male (without question), she probably would've bit him. But instead, she stepped back and looked at the clean-boy who was sticking his hand out at her. "Hi, I'm Ben,"
Grabbing his hand she examined it but... there was nothing in or on it that was of any use to her. Shrugging, she dropped it and gave him a non-comittal stare. "Karika Yashida." She said, as if he should already know. "Not X-23." No, she was no longer X-23...even though that aspect of herself was buried beneath layers of "humanity" if that's what one wanted to call it. Right now, she was the sweet little girl...later, though...who knew?
Before she even had a chance to turn around she could smell Jonathon AND Gabriel coming. Bouncing excitedly, she threw her pudding cup down on the counter and, in a singular leap, scaled the counter and landed on crouched legs. She was ready to say hello in the very fine Karika Yashida way.
Tags: Ben, Anybody
Re: In the Mansion (Please timestamp your posts)
OOC: No worries Forge. They (Karika/Gabriel) do dominate this thread just a wee bit. Who: Cecilia Reyes With: Mason, NPC Reporters, Warren When: Saturday May 14, 2006: Late Morning/Early Afternoon
Where: Outside the Mansion, Front Gates
"Never a dull day here at Xavier's, Or night, apparently."
Cecilia just smiled a little at the comment. She hoped that days like this weren't the norm. She could handle severed limbs, impalings, premature births as a result of trauma, but this sort of media circus was something the good doctor could not handle. This was a different stress than the stress she had become used to handling, almost thriving under in the world of the city. In the city she was in control and had power over the situation. Here, she was nearly powerless and could do nothing. It was not a situation that Cecilia enjoyed being in.
"I just hope that every day is not like this, it would be too much to handle," Cecilia said to the young man. She couldn't remember his name at the moment. However he seemed like he was a nice enough. Cecilia was historically pretty bad with names, it was never one of strong points. Most of her residency had been spent learning everyone's name. She had finally gotten a good handle on who everyone was when she had left the hospital. She wondered if anyone remembered her, she was a bit homesick, it was not a sensation she was fond of.
Tags: Mason, Warren, Ect.
Dragoonus Pete Wisdom/Vulcan
Posts: 109
(8/12/06 1:48 pm)
Re: In the Mansion (Please timestamp your posts)
Who: Gabriel
With: Karika, anyone in kitchen
Where: Kitchen
When: Late morning
Gabriel Finally got his bearings and turned to the right. He smirked, proud of himself that he remembered the way, especially since he was unconscious when Logan took from the kitchen. Hopefully Karika was still there.
Gabriel entered through the kitchen doorway and looked around. Spotting Karika on the counter he smiled and started to raise his hand to wave. "Hey Karika." Hold on..... "Why are you...."
Summary: gabriel re-enters the kitchen and sees Karika on the counter. He starts to greet her, and now she can pounce him or whatever and cut him off from his question.
Tags: Karika, open
MarinaBlack X-23/Stacy X
Posts: 215
(8/12/06 8:27 pm)
Re: In the Mansion (Please timestamp your posts)Who: Karika
With: Gabriel, Logan and Ben
Where: Kitchen
When: Afternoon
Oh she thought she was being so clever. Of course no one would look for her on the counter...except as Gabriel walked in he immediately spotted her. "Hey Karika." "Why are you...." "BOO!" she yelled, a smile playing on her small, child-like face. Sitting down once more, she let her thin legs dangle over the counter. It would've been nice if she actually thought about her dress instead of sitting with her legs wide open for the whole world to see the blue biker shorts she had on underneath the dress.
Karika's less-than-normal fashion sense had saved the day once again. But...Gabriel wasn't wearing the same clothes she remembered. Frowning, she touched the new shirt. "Not Karika's." She said and picked a piece of lint off of it. "Look better in Karika's." He had looked much more handsome in her yellow swim trunks; at least in her humble opinion. But oh well, these clothes were nice too.
Setting her elbows on her knees and her head in her hands, she just sighed. She would go outside... but there were a lot of people around and she knew a camera when she saw one. It was a bad idea to be seen on film...Weapon X might still be looking for her. Looking up at Gabriel again, she smiled. "Have fun?" She asked, hoping he would like to play a game. "Hide and seek?"
Tags: Gabriel/Anyone who wants to play hide and seek.
Re: In the Mansion (Please timestamp your posts)Who: Mez With: Karika, Gabe, Ben Where: Kitchen When: Afternoon
Mez walked into the kitchen, with a long-sleeve grey t-shirt, and surf-shorts yawning loudly. He had slept from the time he finished working out earlier in the morning till now. Mez had forgotten the last time he had been able to do something like that, and he clearly enjoyed sleeping in.
BOO!" she yelled, a smile playing on her small, child-like face.
Karika caught the half-asleep Mezeker off-guard a little bit. "Wassup" he said, the only greeting he could think of at the moment. He rose his head waking up to see the face of Karika. Mez lost count of the number of times she threatened to kill him yesterday. Mez found some left-over bacon, some pancakes and poured himself a small glass of milk, for his very late breakfast.
Sitting down he glanced at the Gabriel. "Afternoon man, Name's 'Mez' it means 'to remember' so please do," Introducing himself. "I guess you already met Karika," Mez said half-grinning.
Summary: Mez waked up and head to the kitchen for breakfast, and introduces himself to Gabriel. Tags: Gabriel, Karika, Ben
Edited by: Mana4X2 at: 8/21/06 8:31 am
Background: Many, many years ago, Charles Francis Xavier established Xavier's School for the Gifted. Also, seeing other Mutants misusing and abusing their powers, he created the first generation of the X-Men.This original team was trained and lead by an old friend of his...Logan, aka Wolverine. Logan's co-leader was a young woman and student named Ororo Munroe, aka Storm. Once the team was trained and fielded on active missions, they took on the additional responsibility of teaching and helping new Mutants deal with their powers.On one horrible night, the X-Men were fielded to stop a particularly powerful Mutant and his 'gang'. The 'intelligence' received on this Mutant and his cohorts was sketchy and actually turned out to be a set-up to entrap the X-Men and take them captive. In the ensuing melee', 'things' happened and a number of the team were killed outright or severely injured.After making sure his remaining team-mates were going to be okay, Logan left. Xavier has not, to current time, explained his absence or even whether or not he survived.Current Time/Game Time: Almost seven years later, as Human/Mutant incidents are on the rise, Xavier once again sees a need for a Mutant 'police force'. He sees this new X-Men team as a force for good and a way to help peacefully integrate the rapidly emerging Mutant society with the established Human society. To this end, he has contacted Logan and asked him to 'come home' and train his 'new' team.
Logan has reluctantly agreed.Can shadows from their past be put aside for the good of the new X-Men? How will the surviving members of the original team react and what will they do as 'truths' are learned about that disastrous night?Note: We want the new X-Men to include younger versions of the old familiar characters such as Scott, Jean, Beast etc...as well as many of the OCC’s and other Canon characters that are available.Please ask the Staff BEFORE stating or establishing that your character was one of the old, now disbanded, original X-Men.
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