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Post by cyanide on Jun 13, 2006 23:32:29 GMT -5
Confusion swam through her mind. Who's was that voice? Apparently everyone else knew it. Maybe she would always be the odd one out who didn't know where anything or anyone was. She consciously kept her gaze away from the boy, knowing that if she looked at him she'd end up staring and making a fool of herself. Instead, her eyes remained fixed on the tiger that was once a girl. Sierra had always been fascinated by all kinds of animals, but the fact that she was a mutant had kinda messed up her hopes and dreams. No one liked having a mutant as a school or work mate, and parents didn't like the idea of a "dirty mutant" in the same public schools that their kids went to. Especially one that lived on the streets.
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Post by Nightshadow on Jun 13, 2006 23:34:12 GMT -5
"Fine." She snapped at the direction of the Prof's room. She stalked toward the boy and hissed, eyes still glowing acid green with electricity. "You go anywhere near that room with intent to harm. I'll drop you right there and then." She pointed in the direction of her room where her kids were sleeping. "Don't think I won't. If you're planning to attack anyone, make it easier for me and tell me so I can slit your throat." As she spoke, Hannah's eyes were changing rapidly to that dangerous red that was always a warning before she lost control. Her hand was shifting into a taloned claw that she held near his face. After her warning was delivered, she backed up to her previous position.
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Post by Chance on Jun 13, 2006 23:38:37 GMT -5
"Whatever," Caity said as she turned back into her regular self. Her lime green and purple X-costume fading away from the orange and black tiger stripes.
"It's not even worth it." She backed away and returned to her position next to Noel in her armchair. Turning embarassed to the new girl she extended a hand. "My name's Caity, but you can call me Syphon if you want. I'm uh...I'm sorry that you had to see that."
Eric gave Hannah a strange look. "Listen lady," he said, "I don't hurt mutants, ever, period. I just want to come here so I can get over my past, and move on with the right kind of people. Seriosly, I don't want any trouble." Then he turned toward the other two girls. with a bright white smile he said, "you two can call me Chance."
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Post by Midnight on Jun 13, 2006 23:39:10 GMT -5
"Hi, Caity," Noel said cheerfully, shaking her hand. "I thought it was all very entertaining, actually. I'm Noel."
"Hello, Chance, pleased to meet you," Noel stood up and offered him a hand. "I must say, I am starting to believe your power is to cause a riot. Very entertaining. Oh, sorry, I forgot to introduce myself. I'm Noel Rich. Apparently my teammates here believe that a leopard cannot change his spots. I am inclined to believe in second chances," she delived this speech cooly and gave a pretty white smile, only marred by the fangs.
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Post by Chance on Jun 13, 2006 23:43:12 GMT -5
"See, now this is what I'm talking about!" Chance smiled, shaking Noel's hand. "My real power is to alter probabilties, and I can create an indestrucable psionic shield." He gave Caity a snicker and then turned back towards the group as a whole. "So, team leader lady, what do we do now?"
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Post by Midnight on Jun 13, 2006 23:49:11 GMT -5
Eric James seemed like something of a flirt. If he was, Noel could see that she would enjoy bantering with him, but for the time being, she slipped back into the oversized armchair and gave Caity and aplogetic smile. "Sorry, but I don't have anything against him yet." Then she turned her attention back to Nightshadow to wait for the meeting to progress.
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Post by cyanide on Jun 14, 2006 8:17:45 GMT -5
She smiled as the hand was extended toward her, the tension slowly relieving itself.
I'm Sierra Wong, in case I went unheard eariler. You can call me Sierra, or Cyanide.
She glanced over at the boy, Chance, he had said to call him, but she tried not to let her mind linger. Besides, it looked like Noel liked him to. Better leave him to her. Sierra always had a way of picking the wrong guys, and if he had already started out bad, it was probably best to leave him alone. She leaned back against the wall and turned her attention to Nightshadow, waiting for the next move as was everyone else.
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Post by Nightshadow on Jun 14, 2006 11:36:45 GMT -5
"Well, that was basically and 'nice' little get to know you session." Hannah rolled a marble sized ball of lightning in the palm of her hand. This had definitely been an interesting encounter. And even though her loyalties lay with Caity, she couldn't deny that Eric was more than hot. 'Bad thinking!' a little voice yelled at her, reminding her of a certain boyfriend named Fritz.
"Yeah, so everyone knows each other now, down to business." She sighed as she floated into the air, lifted up by a ball of electricity. "New people, even including Eric, welcome to the Institute and the Alpha Squadron. We'll be having a Danger Room session tonight to asess your powers, your ability to work together as a team, and your willingness to attack those who are on your team should the situation call for it."
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Post by Midnight on Jun 14, 2006 13:35:27 GMT -5
"Willingness to attack those on the team?" Noel questioned, dark curiosity in her face. "Does that come up a lot?" Or did the team leader just want to get back at Eric James in the Danger Room?
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Post by Nightshadow on Jun 14, 2006 20:34:05 GMT -5
"Caity will vouch for this, but my predatory animal morphs tend to take over and it never turns out good. So, if someone ends up being controlled my a telepath or one of your teammates goes violent due to a power overload or something, you have to be able to attack them without hesitation. Caity knows all my weak points, so she'll give out tips when needed. Hell, I tried to kill the entire team in my dragon morph one time." She smiled slightly at the memory. As she finished her explanation, she waited for any more questions.
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Post by cyanide on Jun 14, 2006 21:04:34 GMT -5
Oh boy, willingness to attack others on the team. At the sound of that, Sierra began to get nervous. Hopefully there wouldn't be too many times like that, but the way Hannah told it, it could. But her first Danger Room session did sound like a lot of fun, even if it was for training. She's get to test her powers on the field without having to worry about hurting anyone. Ever since she was a kid, she'd practiced on the streets. As you can imagine, it didn't make her very many friends, so now she was anxious to practice on virtual drones that wouldn't get the police after her.
She smiled at everyone, but then it faded. What happened if she was the one that needed to be attacked for the good of everyone else? She didn't feel like getting the brunt of everyone's unique mutant powers, but obviously that was something she'd have to risk. Besides, you couldn't reallly die in the Danger Room right? Shaking her head to clear her thoughts, she waited for further instructions from Hannah.
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Post by Nightshadow on Jun 14, 2006 21:25:59 GMT -5
"No worries though. Even if I do go berzerk again, there are telltale signs like my eyes turning red. Actually, that's all the warning you'll get." She grinned sheepishly. "Anyone else have questions, comments, or otherwise needed quips?" Hannah was very happy with her team. They all seemed very capable.
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Post by Chance on Jun 14, 2006 23:38:32 GMT -5
"No, I say we do this thing. Any chance to fight with you lovely ladies is one I'm willing to take," Chance said smiling his signiture white grin.
"Oh please," Caity said rolling her eyes. "I'm in, so long as I get to attack him."
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Post by Midnight on Jun 14, 2006 23:43:03 GMT -5
"Flattering, Mr. James, but hardly subtle," Noel said with a raised eyebrow and a grin that seemed almost... hungry. "I hope your little blue glow does more than bring out the green in your eyes. For your sake," she winked.
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Post by Chance on Jun 15, 2006 0:04:09 GMT -5
Syphon was disgusted. This Chance guy was terrible. "Let's just get out of here, I have physics homework to do." She turned and wheel out of the room. "When I get the alarm I'll come running," she said pointing to her purple watch. "Catch you later Nightshadow!"
*exit Syphon*
Eric nodded back at Noel. "My shield can do a lot of things, I'll let you find out later. But, right now, I got meself a date. Catch you ladies later!" He smiled, flipping a coin, and made his way out of the room as well.
*exit Chance*
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Post by Midnight on Jun 15, 2006 0:11:59 GMT -5
'I'll let you find out later'? Noel tried to decide if he was coming on to her or if that was an invitation. "I wonder who his 'date' is," she said with a slow smile and gave a wink at Sierra. What did he mean by date? Like was he going out or...? Stupid, Noel told herself. Don't worry about it. Even though the guy is hot and playful doesn't mean he is worth thinking about. Not after he is gone, anyway.
Noel changed her thoughts forcibly. "Nice to meet you all as well," Noel said, rising gracefully. "I assume we will be in touch. It seems as though the meeting is breaking up. See you in the Fear Room... or was it Danger Room? Either works, I think." With that, Noel walked out of the common room.
*Exit Noel*
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Post by Nightshadow on Jun 15, 2006 12:11:57 GMT -5
"Right so meetings over, obviously. I gotta go check on the kids. Have fun with the rest of your day." Hannah smiled before heading to her room to look in on her daughters, Lena and Kristin.
*exit Hannah*
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Post by cyanide on Jun 15, 2006 12:33:10 GMT -5
Sierra caught the little wink from Noel and smiled back. It seemed that everyone was going about their business. Most likely she'd forget about this before it happened anyway. She hoped someone would remind her. Otherwise she'd end up making a fool of herself again. With a glance back at the now-empty room, she left.
*exit Sierra*
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