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
Fionnoula White Queen/Psyche
Posts: 174
(6/19/06 6:38 am)
Re: 0700 +/- In the Mansion (Open to All Participants)
Who: Psyche With: Karika Where: The Mansion When: Sunday morning Psyche sighed a little in relief as the girl the relaxed, a crisis adverted. But she was still troubled by the reaction, she would have to talk to Jonathon or one of the other staff members about Karika later on. She didn't know if they'd tell her anything, especially seeing the mistrust that surrounded herself, but she could at least try.
Nodding, she looked back at the open elevator. "Stairs?" She asked finally, looking into Juliana's eyes. Focusing back on Karika, Psyche nodded and smiled "Of course, let's take the stairs" she said as she let the elevator doors slide shut again, and made her way to the stairway on the opposite side of the corridor "Healthier for us anyway." she mentioned with a grin.
As she began to make her way down the stairs, Psyche again considered the questions Karika had been asking. How to explain things to the girl that she could instinctively know? Another mystery that surrounded her. Maybe she could use pictures, but where she get pictures from?
Psyche found herself having to smile at how completely surreal the situation was. A few weeks before she'd been trying to sneak into a high security prison and here she was walking down a stairway of a Mansion, worrying about a child she'd never met before, but felt some strange bond with.
"If you could see me now" she murmured, thinking of the people that had 'created' her, they'd probably be sick at the thought of all that money and time wasted. The thought made her grimly proud as they reached the bottom of the stairs and she looked down the corridor to the left. "Looks like we're here" she said to Karika, as she opened the door marked 'School Store' to reveal shelves and shelves filled with clothes and basic essentials.
Re: 0700 +/- In the Mansion (Open to All Participants)
When: 9:30 - 10:00 AM (ish)
Where: Attic Loft Apt to Kitchen and Solarium
With: Jean mentioned and responds with Player permissionOroro had crawled reluctantly out of her bed far later than was normal for her. Her mind was troubled with thoughts and memories of her performance while on the mission. She couldn’t quite reconcile her behavior with what she considered normal for her.
Hazy half-memories of a mission seven years before floated behind her eyes. Her teammates, her friends…more than that…family, had been injured or brutally killed. Until the last few days she had believed Logan to be one of them. Confusion came to the forefront now…why had he not contacted her or Warren and let them know he’d survived? Why had the Professor allowed them to believe their Team Leader, friend, and teacher was dead for nearly seven years?
Sighing, Ororo wrapped her arms around herself, shrugging into the silk wrap she had donned upon rising from bed. Stepping out onto her balcony, she looked over the estate grounds. The morning breeze ruffled her shining silver-white hair causing it to float about her shoulders, cascading to her waist.
‘Bottom line, Ororo Munroe,’ the tall, stately woman said to the wind softly, ‘you behaved badly and performed poorly. There is truly no excuse.’
Nodding as if she had come to some type of decision or conclusion, Storm turned and stepped back into her loft apartment. A half hour later, she had showered and dressed comfortably in a Gypsy type skirt in bright, primary summer colors and a matching peasant style blouse in dark blue. Pulling her hair up into a high ponytail and slipping her long, slender feet into flip flops, Storm made her way out of her loft and down the stairs to the kitchen area.
The only person in the kitchen when Ororo arrived was Jean Grey. She smiled in delight upon seeing the younger woman. Though Storm was older by a bit, she and Jean had rapidly become fast friends. The silver haired Weather Witch relied on Jean’s wholesome good humor and her straight forward manner to keep her on a positive path in this world.
Smiling, she grabbed a mug and filled it with hot water from the spout on the commercial style coffee maker. Finding her favorite herbal tea, she completed the preparations for her breakfast while the tea steeped. Neatly slicing a grapefruit in half, she drizzled a small amount of honey across it.
With all of this done, she turned the smile toward Jean, “Good morning, sister…at least what is left of it.” She addressed the younger woman fondly, using the term of endearment that came naturally to her.
The other woman acknowledged Ororo with a smile and soft greeting of her own, but seemed ready to leave the kitchen so Storm did not dawdle to talk. They could catch up with one another later in the day. Taking her leave with a soft, “See you later,” Storm headed for the solarium.
Finding a table near the sunlit windows, she sat where she was both out of the way but accessible should any of the children wish to speak with her or needed her. Settling herself into her own thoughts, she carefully started on her breakfast.Tag: Open/Solarium
Summary: Storm awakens late in the morning and heads downstairs. Edited by: DrJonathanChase at: 6/20/06 7:16 pm
MarinaBlack X-23/Stacy X
Posts: 158
(6/19/06 2:52 pm)
Re: 0700 +/- In the Mansion (Open to All Participants)Who: Karika
With Psyche
Where: Around the Mansion
When: Mid-Morning
Karika was still confused and Psyche still seened flustered by this human body thing or...maybe it was her liottle outburst. Oh well, she'd ask Jonathon later. He'd tell her the truth...or at least know why Psyche was trying to lie and say that she was different from Jonathon. Yeah, sure, he was older, but he wasn't a different species or something.
And Juliana was also starting to understand the depth of Karika's psychosis. AND she was going to allow them to take the stairs! Yay! "Healthier for us anyway." Moving toward the stairwell, Karika bounded down the steps, unafraid of falling. She had perfect balance. If she fell on her head, she'd merely land on her feet...like a cat...or a well-trained soldier. Even though she was excited and happy, she was still paying attention. "If you could see me now" She heard Juliana say.
Shrugging, Karika rode it off as Juliana talking to herself. Because of course Karika could see her now! She hadn't left her sight! Finally, they made it down to the stairs and there was a big sign that Karika couldn't read. She didn't know how. "Looks like we're here" "Here!" She echoed and pushed the door open to find an exorbitant amount of everything she could ever want including NEW CLOTHES!
Tags: Psyche
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Fionnoula White Queen/Psyche
Posts: 180
(6/20/06 4:02 pm)
Re: 0700 +/- In the Mansion (Open to All Participants)Who: Psyche With: Karika Where: The Mansion When: Sunday morning "Here!" She echoed and pushed the door open to find an exorbitant amount of everything she could ever want including NEW CLOTHES!
Psyche grinned at the girls exuberance before beginning to wander down the room, looking for the right clothes. There were piles of trousers, jackets and tops that seemed a regulation 'uniform', mostly in black with a red 'X' as the logo.
"I guess these will do for now" she said as she began to search for the smaller sizes first, figuring they'd be on the lower shelves she crouched down and began checking labels . "I guess you don't know what clothing size you are, do you?" she asked, turning her head to look over at Karika for a moment.
"We'll just have to hold them up against you and make a guess" Psyche suggested as she pulled three folded pairs of trousers and two tops from the piles, shaking them out so they were flat. She smoothed them on her lap for a moment, an automatic gesture to remove a few of the fold lines, before handing them to Karika. "See which ones fit you, and we can take a few" she told the girl.
Standing, she began to look for clothes that would come in her size, going up to the higher shelves while keeping an eye on Karika to make sure she was getting on okay.
MarinaBlack X-23/Stacy X
Posts: 162
(6/22/06 11:08 am)
Re: 0700 +/- In the Mansion (Open to All Participants)Who: Karika
With Psyche
Where: Around the Mansion
When: Mid-Morning
Karika was awestruck by everything in this room. There were clothes and pens and pencils and underwear and EVERYTHING! It was the coolest thing she had ever seen! So far. Immediately she started looking at shirts and pants. Psyche was striving to help her as well but both of them were lost to begin. "I guess these will do for now""I guess you don't know what clothing size you are, do you?" With a shaking of her head, she looking down at a shirt that could accomedate a man of...epic proportions. Nope...too big.
"We'll just have to hold them up against you and make a guess" "See which ones fit you, and we can take a few" The problem with Karika was that she was more interested in the pretty colors and less interested in the size. Unzipping her black leather bodysuit she felt no shame in being almost completely unclothed; she just didn't understand. But she was starting to. Noting some small pairs of underwear for children, she put on a pair with some words on it. Little did she know, it read: Tuesday.
Pulling on a shirt that was an obnoxious orange she found that it fell all the way to her feet like some kind of dress. Giggling, she took it off and tossed it into a pile. The next shirt only went to her mid-thigh and paired with a little boy's pair of swim shorts that had Clifford the Big Red Dog on them, it was a perfect outfit. Setting that one aside she tried on a pair of trousers but the legs were just too long; Karika rolled them up carefully until her feet could be seen and picked out a yellow shirt with dinosaur footprints on it.
What Karika did not know was that she was inadvantly picking out little boy's clothes. They were pretty, in her opinion, and she was going to wear them. But then, out of the corner of her eye she found her prize. "Pretty!" She crowed and bounded over, pulling herself up on a shelf to grab the prettiest little pink dress that Xavier's Mansion had to offer. It was a sun dress pink with white lace ruffles. Nothing girlier ever existed on the planet...and Karika was in love with it.
Pulling it over her head, it was like the little dress was made for her. "Mine!" She grinned wolfishly and smoothed the wrinkles out of the skirt. Karika picked up the other bundle of clothes and undergarments and stared Psyche down. "Go? Now?"
Tags: Psyche
Fionnoula White Queen/Psyche
Posts: 194
(6/23/06 1:49 pm)
Re: 0700 +/- In the Mansion (Open to All Participants)Who: Psyche With: Karika Where: Around the Mansion When: Sunday, May 14th 2006
Psyche had turned her attention more fully to the clothes on the shelves. She roughly knew what size she was, and lifted the corner of each garment to find the label. She selected mainly the black uniform pieces, and just as she was about to turn back to see what Karika was up to, she impulsively grabbed a pair of jeans and a white summery blouse to add to her pile. Why not? she thought, she might look nice for once.
Noticing the chaos of clothing behind her, Psyche looked up to see Karika dressed in jeans and a yellow top. "Wow, Karika. That's umm...colourful" she said, as the girl suddenly leaped for another piece of clothing...
She crowed and bounded over, pulling herself up on a shelf to grab the prettiest little pink dress that Xavier's Mansion had to offer. It was a sun dress pink with white lace ruffles. Nothing girlier ever existed on the planet...and Karika was in love with it.
Psyche watched in amusement as Karika grabbed a pink and white dress. Reduced to almost helpless giggles by the sight, she could only nod as the girl questioned her about going.
After a few moments she managed to collect herself and smile "Yeah, we'll go now. It's a very pretty dress." she commented as she rested her things on the side and filled out the chart listing what they had taken and added a few more things to her pile in Karika-sizes in case the girl changed her mind about her colourful array of clothing.
"You'll probably need some more shoes as well" Psyche pointed out, bending down to pick up a pair of shoes for the pink clad girl. Collecting everything up in her arms she left the store room, glancing around to make sure Karika followed her. "We can drop out things off in our rooms and then decide what to do after. We could go swimming or something if you like" she suggested, thinking it would be a fun thing to pass the time. Tags: Karika
MarinaBlack X-23/Stacy X
Posts: 166
(6/23/06 8:25 pm)
Re: 0700 +/- In the Mansion (Open to All Participants)Who: Karika
With Psyche
Where: School Store to Karika's room
When: Late Morning
Karika was a little bundle of excited energy. She had knew clothes and even Juliana liked them! "Wow, Karika. That's umm...colourful" Colors were beautiful! Karika was sick of black leather and white hospital gowns. It was time for some yellow, green, orange! She didn't know the names of the colors but she loved them all. Especially pink! Pink like her dress!
She noted that Juliana put in some more serene clothes but said nothing. She knew how that Juliana was just looking out for her. Picking out clothes wasn't testing! And she hadn't make X-23 take the elevator. Juliana was okay! "Yeah, we'll go now. It's a very pretty dress." Annnd, she liked Karika's dress. And helped her pick out shoes!
Wow. How fun! But now Karika was getting antsy. She wanted to play! "We can drop out things off in our rooms and then decide what to do after. We could go swimming or something if you like" "Swimming?" Karika asked, not sure exactly what that was. Swimming as in...a fish swims? That had to involve water, right? Smiling broadly, she nodded. "SWIMMING!" Grabbing Juliana's hand she pulled her up, up, up the three flights of stairs to her room.
The bed had been made in military style precision and there was nothing at all on the floor. Not even a dusty bunny. Karika was very clean animal by nature. Bouncing in, she jumped on her bed so she was tall enough to look into Juliana's eyes. "Hurry!"
Tags: Psyche
OOC: Sorry for the powerplay, if you want me to edit, holler
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Fionnoula White Queen/Psyche
Posts: 201
(6/24/06 4:44 pm)
Re: 0700 +/- In the Mansion (Open to All Participants)Who: Psyche With: Karika Where: Storeroom to Kariks's room When: Sunday, May 14th 2006 "Swimming?" Karika asked, not sure exactly what that was. Swimming as in...a fish swims? That had to involve water, right? Smiling broadly, she nodded. "SWIMMING!" Grabbing Juliana's hand she pulled her up, up, up the three flights of stairs to her room.
Psyche allowed herself to be hurried up the stairs by Karika, keeping pace easily as the reached her room. She wasn't sure that Karika knew what swimming was, but it was time for her to learn, Psyche decided as she entered the freakishly tidy bedroom.
Bouncing in, she jumped on her bed so she was tall enough to look into Juliana's eyes. "Hurry!"
"Okay, okay!" Psyche exclaimed, placing the extra clothes she had picked up and the shoes on the end of Karika's bed. She put them down very carefully and made sure they were nice and neat before stepping back, more out of not wanting to disturb the neatness of the room than her own tendency for neatness.
"I just need to get changed and then I'll come back and we can find something to do" she explained, lifting her own pile of clothes a little so that Karika could see them. "Okay, I'll be back in a few minutes." she repeated before leaving the room and making her way down to her own room.
Pushing the door open, she winced slightly at the mess and disturbance caused by her bad dreams, especially in contrast to the other room. Without bothering to close the door she pulled her top over her head, and swapped it for a dark tank top, the sweat pants changing to tight dark trousers very similar to what she usually wore but less severe and without places to attach gun holsters.
With itching figures she contemplated the bag lying on the floor that held her weapons. So far she had been too distracted to register their absence from her person, but now she was starting to feel it. She closed her eyes for a moment and remembered the Professors words yesterday; she just had to be strong. Taking a breath, she opened her eyes and smoothed down her top, and then sending a kick at the bag. “Mother f-” she bit off the words as she stubbed her toe on something hard and metal in the bag. Hopping up and down clutching her foot, she swore under breath, laughing at the same times as she realised what a picture she must look. It was definitely time to get out of the room and back to Karika. Turning back, she hobbled out of the room and back down the hallway. Tags: Karika of course. OOC: If you want Karika to have followed Psyche then I can just edit the ending.
MarinaBlack X-23/Stacy X
Posts: 168
(6/25/06 9:03 am)
Re: 0700 +/- In the Mansion (Open to All Participants)Who: Karika
With Psyche
Where: Karika's room
When: Late Morning
Karika was worried about nothing right now...what a free feeling. She wasn't looking over her shoulder waiting for the other shoe to drop. She HAD both shoes! "I just need to get changed and then I'll come back and we can find something to do""Okay, I'll be back in a few minutes." "Okey!" Karika said happily and began to put her clothes away carefully.
As unaware as Karika was of society and social-norms, she found herself easily seperating shirts, pants and underwear into seperate drawers. She was a fast learner and she wanted everything perfect. Jonathon would be proud of her, she knew. She was working very hard to be...normal. That's what he wanted for her...at least as far as Karika could tell. And she wanted to learn, too.
Down the hall, her super-sonic hearing caught Psyche using words that Karika knew well. Cuss words.They were part of her vocabulary because the doctors, trainers and scientists used them quite often around her. If nothing else, Karika could swear in at least 3 languages. Poking her head out the door, she saw Psyche coming back and she smirked at her. "HI!"
Tags:Psyche
Re: In the MansionWho: (JP) Angel, Pyro When: Morning, After Breakfast, Sunday, May 14th, 2006 Where: Medlab to Angel’s Office
Quote:Warren ruffled his great wings at Jonathan and shook his head with a laugh, "Not today, old man, I need to have a long talk with St. John here about the goings on outside the mansion gates...get that sorted." Smoothing his feathers back down, he nodded to Logan with a smile and gathered John up with a nod. "If you don't mind, Pyro, we can talk in my office. Come on in when you are ready."
John had merely nodded to Warren’s words, watching him leave the kitchen, his mind mulling over whether he should duck down and give Beast the sketches now, or leave them til after the meeting with Angel… deciding on the first option, John was now working his way back out of the Medlab towards the lift, the excitement clear on his face.
Dr McCoy had agreed to make him the wrist flame throwers, as long as he promised to use them carefully… Pyro didn’t even have to get any supplies for him, apparently, all that the Beast needed was already accessible around the mansion, which made John feel even more enthusiastic and happy… it meant that he would get the finished ’weapons’ sooner.
Stepping off the lift, glancing at the happenings going on outside the mansion grounds through a window for a few seconds, Pyro found his way to Angel’s office, knocking twice before announcing it was him, “Hey Warren, it’s John, sorry I didn’t come straight away, but I was in the middle of doing something when ya mentioned we should talk here in ya office.”
Warren nodded pleasantly and indicated one of the visitor's chairs across from his desk. Rifling through a stack of papers on his desk, he finally located what he was looking for, a credit card sized remote control. Picking it up, he aimed it at a large, flat screen television mounted to the wall to the left.
Switching the set on, he pulled up the digital recorder's menu and keyed in the news story on the Treefalls concert. "I really think I need to know the rest of the story, John." Warren stated as the news program rolled to a close. Idly he rewound the picture to the image of the Flaming Angel.
John’s eyes widened to just about the size of saucers at the sight of the news report, and Shadowcat up there in all her flaming glory. “Ah,” John started, staring at that image for a further few seconds. ~Man, we so did not think! Idiots!~ he thought, before saying, “I thought Kitty had taken out all of the media cameras and stuff. I guess, in the moment, none of us were really thinking about the personal cameras, and the aftermath of what could happen."
The flame manipulator sighed as he finally sat down, “We were honestly worried that those at the concert would find out about the school. We thought we could get rid of them by pretending to portray something they obviously believed in. None of us ever thought…” Pyro shook his forehead, looking down at the floor and putting his head in the palm of his left hand. “Man, this has been so blown out of proportion, I should have known, or realized, or something!”
Warren's first inclination was to take pity on the younger man, but he wanted to drive home how serious this situation could become. "John, I hope this is a lesson in the old saying that 'the road to hell is paved with good intentions'. I think we can still manage the situation. I have contacts in the media world and we can perhaps spin doctor our way out of this...at least direct the attention away from the school."
Angel paused, ruffling his own magnificent wings, "In the future, perhaps all of you can think a little more beyond the immediate moment and the need to act to the possible future ramifications. You tried...and that is commendable. Just understand, the school itself is not very vulnerable. The residents, however, could be another matter if we come under too hard a public scrutiny."
"I can't wait to see how you handle this," John simply said, eyes moving to look past him out the window, even though they were on the opposite side to all the happenings. "They're all over the place, and, come on, a real angel, as if!"
Relenting, the older man leaned back in his chair and smiled, "I'll want to talk to the others and get their perspectives before I put anything together beyond 'no comment'." Standing, he clapped the younger man on the shoulder. "Don't worry, we'll get it sorted."
Warren waited to see if John wanted to add anything further before ending the meeting.
John merely nodded, "Yeah, okay, if you need me, ya know where to find me," he simply said, getting up out of his seat. Pausing at the door, he turned back around, adding, "Again, I'm real sorry, Warren, like, seriously, I didn't know they'd actually for real believe us. Just goes to show how religious some people really are," and with that, he opened the mahogany obstruction and walked out of the room.
Warren smiled and said to the younger man's retreating back, "I may need your help and help from the others to contain this incident. Trust me, I will let you know."
Angel returned to his desk and picked up the telephone. It was going to take quite a few of his Worthington contacts to start getting a handle on this incident.
Summary: Pyro briefs Warren on the incident at the concert.
Tags: None, but Angel will be available in his office for awhile if anyone needs to speak with him.
Edited by: Mana4X2 at: 6/26/06 7:16 am
Fionnoula White Queen/Psyche
Posts: 204
(6/26/06 3:33 pm)
Re: 0700 +/- In the Mansion (Open to All Participants)
Who: Psyche With: Karika Where: Dormitories When: Sunday, May 14th 2006. 10.00am? Psyche grinned ruefully as Karika's head appeared around the door. She had hoped that the girl hadn't heard what she had said in the bedroom but from the smirk on the younger grils face she quite blatantly had.
"Hi. I assume that you didn't hear what I just said, and won't be repeating it anywhere in the Mansion, missy" Psyche said primly. Dear Lord she had a warped sense of morality, she thought as she glanced into Karika's room to see all the clothes had already disappeared into drawers or cupboards. Shaking her head slightly at the odd contrasts Karika presented, she stepped back into the hall "You could get a job as a cleaner is all else fails" Psyche mused, flashing an ironic smile at her.
"Now, I don't know when Jonathon will be back, so I guess we will just have to decide what to do unitl he comes back and does...whatever he does with you normally" she pointed out with a smile. "What do you want to do until then?" she asked as she put her hands on her hips and looked down the hallway considering what they could do. Tags: Karika.
MarinaBlack X-23/Stacy X
Posts: 171
(6/27/06 10:26 am)
Re: 0700 +/- In the Mansion (Open to All Participants)Who: Karika
With Psyche
Where: Karika's room
When: Late Morning, Sunday, May 14th 2006
Karika was bouncing around excitedly like a playful kitten; the feral was almost buried now beneath the little girl. A lot of times it was the opposite but she had been out of Weapon X for several days now and had been safe in the mansion for a full day; things were starting to change. But at the drop of a hat...that could all change in the blink of an eye.
Luckily though, Karika was happy as a clam right now. "Hi. I assume that you didn't hear what I just said, and won't be repeating it anywhere in the Mansion, missy" A mischevious smile came over her face and she said nothing. Like Juliana could stop her if she wanted to swear a blue streak that'd peel the paint off the walls? Even though Karika was young, she was not a baby...her true age wasn't known, but she had a lot of experiance under her belt (more than most her age).
"Now, I don't know when Jonathon will be back, so I guess we will just have to decide what to do unitl he comes back and does...whatever he does with you normally""What do you want to do until then?" "Jonathon!" She repeated with a smile; she liked him, a lot. He was more a father to her than anyone she had ever met...and she didn't even realize it. She just liked him because he paid attention to her and didn't get cross or hit her or give her painful injections. "Swimming?" She said excitedly. "Coloring?"
Tags: Psyche
Re: In the Mansion (Please timestamp your posts)Who: Chamber With: No one Where: Walking the gardens When: Sunday morning
It was an interesting Sunday morning when Chamber woke. He wasn't up to waking but something within him told him to get his lazy butt up and do something, anything. So he got up and dressed.
He left his room and slowly yet leisurely made his way to the gardens. He wanted to be alone for a bit - to clear the cobwebs from his brain.
Outside, he 'breathed' in, the sound making a gentle noise through the scarf. He wished he could truly smell the flowers about him but, well...
Hands deep in his pockets he walked about the garden, feeling safe, and relaxed.
Re: In the Mansion (Please timestamp your posts)Who: Amara, China With: No one Where: The Mansion When: Sunday morning
Amara and China had left the area they had been in for another, they continued their chat from earlier feeling the need to expound on each other's exploits so far.
Though they both knew about each other, since they were roommates back at the college before coming to mansion, they pretty much knew the other's background. China's background was interesting and Amara never tired of hearing it. It was the same for China.
The girls continued chatting in between much laughter and giggling.
Re: In the Mansion (Please timestamp your posts)Who: Jubilee With: No one Where: The Mansion When: Sunday morning 7:30 AM
Jubilee opened her eyes as her alarm went off for the fourteenth time. Shutting it off, she got out of bed and hit the shower. 'Why the heck did I set the alarm for 6?' She thought as she dried off from her short wash and started dressing.
Picking out a yellow bellyshirt and blue jeans, Jubilee got dressed and spiked her short black hair. Yawning, she left her room and went downstairs for breakfast. She idly wondered what Aunt Hope would think of Ben. 'Knowing her, she'd probably try to get him into contact with one of her artist friends so he could model or something..' Jubilee grinned. 'Mama... I wonder what she'd think..?' She asked herself. Uninvited memories of that afternoon flooded into her brain. 'No. Don't go there. Not now.' She ordered herself as she walked into the kitchen.
Tags: No one
Summary: Jubes wakes up, goes downstairs, thinks too much.
Edited by: Mana4X2 at: 7/2/06 6:42 am
Re: In the Mansion (Please timestamp your posts)Who: Shatterstar With: Everyone and no one all at once When: Sunday Morning, 7:15 - 10:30-ish Where: Inside the Mansion to the Grounds and back
Ben woke quickly to the sound of his alarm at 7:15 and without thinking, began his morning workout. He started with 150 push-ups, followed by 225 sit-ups before getting the rest of his workout clothes on and heading out for a run. He slipped out of the Mansion without anyone taking notice as far as he knew and started running at a light pace down the path that he and Jubilee had walked down the night before, keeping close to the Mansion's fence as he went along, following the path for as long as it was there.
Around 8:30, Ben re-entered the Mansion and went back to his room to shower and get dressed for the upcoming day. After showering, Ben put on a tshirt and pair of jeans, finishing up with his boots. Once he was dressed, Ben went down to the kitchen and had a few scrambled eggs and some orange juice and ate the eggs slowly, knowing he didn't have a train or bus to catchhe looked around and figured that everyone must've already had breakfast, as it was nearly 9:15 and there didn't seem to be too many people there.
After he finished eating, Ben decided to check out the various rooms on the lower floor, getting a feel for his new surroundings as he did so.
Summary: Ben works out, cleans up, eats breakfast, and wanders for a little bit. Tags: Anyone, really.
Re: In the Mansion (Please timestamp your posts)
Who: Psylocke
With: Shatterstar
When: Sunday Morning, 7:15 - 10:30-ish
Where: Inside the Mansion
Psylocke had risen early and had just finished eating breakfast when she came across Shatterstar wandering about. "Oh! 'Ello - I don't think we've met yet. I'm Elisabeth Braddock, but most people just call me Betsy," she said with a pert, friendly voice.
"Are you looking for something? Or... Are you just checking out the layout of this marvelous building?" Betsy went on after introducing herself.
Summary: Betsy introduces herself to Ben
Tags: Shatterstar, OPEN
alias rogue Rogue/Magik/Psylocke
Posts: 180
(7/5/06 10:50 pm)
Illyana had risen early, as she was used to doing. She dressed and prepared herself for the new day and headed downstairs to the kitchen to grab some breakfast.
She ran into Jubilee down there - Illyana recognized the young asian woman, but they hadn't formally met yet. As she made her entrance into the kitchen, Illyana introduced herself.
"Good morning - I'm Illyana, Piotr's sister," she said to Jubilee as she began to raid the 'fridge.
Sumamry: Magik enters the kitchen and introduces herself to Jubilee
Tags: Jubilee
Re: In the Mansion (Please timestamp your posts)Who: Shatterstar With: Psylocke When: Sunday, May 14th, 2006, 10;30-ish Where: Inside the Mansion
Ben turned to the newcomer before responding. "Hi Betsy, I'm Ben. I was just checking out the Mansion's layout," Ben said to the purple-haired woman. "I, ah, just got here yesterday and things were a little on the hectic side, so I couldn't really get a good tour of the place," he said. "What about you?" he asked.
Summary: Ben meets Betsy Tags: Betsy, Open
Fionnoula White Queen/Psyche
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(7/7/06 4:44 am)
Re: 0700 +/- In the Mansion (Open to All Participants)Who: Psyche With: Karika Where: Around the Mansion When: Sunday, May 14th 2006. Late Morning
Psyche gave the girl a wary look as Karika just smiled before bouncing away, and shook her head. She wasn't sure why she was concerned if she swore in front of people, it had never bothered her before. The whole situation was too strange and the most puzzling of all was the way she had almost settled into life around the Mansion, was someone messing with her mind?
Now, that was a worrying thought, she considered as she began to move towards the main stairway, forgetting for a moment about Kairka. If they were controlling her, would she even know? She had become pretty adept at sensing things related to mind control, buts she doubted the telepaths in this place would leave any trace if they were.
Paranoia and anger suddenly gripped her heart as she stood near the top of the stairs, her fingers twitching at her side as she began to consider the possibilities. Karika's voice broke through her thoughts, pulling her back
"Jonathon!" She repeated with a smile..."Swimming?" She said excitedly. "Coloring?""
She turned and forced a smile onto her face. "Sure, whatever you feel like doing. Let's go outside" she said, extending a hand towards the girl. "It will be fun" The girl was another puzzle to her. Karika obviously felt safe here and Jonathon seemed to comfort her, but there was something off. If she had become so freaked out by a lift, did that mean something had happened to her in the lift? Or was is before she came to the Mansion? And what had she meant by 'test'?
Psyche took a breath and pushed the thoughts away for the moment. Until she managed to free herself from looking after Karika, she wouldn't be able to get any of these questions answered. Tags: Karika
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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