Marvel, Rebirth:

[Wyrd Bid Ful Araed]

IC: Alec rounded the corner to see a giant unconscious wolf,the floor torn up and vines everywhere, the Resident Russian with a huge gun in hand, Pryde Rock giving off the full Sarabi vibe, and a whole brigade of armed and armoured soldiers. Which was odd.

For a start the armed soldiers were a Tuesday thing.

 

He looked suspiciously at the can of cola in his hand, "They replaced E-numbers with just plain ol' E in this stuff?"

[Hanako Herupa]

IC: (Sakuya)

 

"Right, just keeping talk to him. Keep him relaxed." Sakuya replied, she didn't question it, not right after Dallas told her about Morri, and now that Morrison was speaking. His hoodie could act as blanket, but she could easily bring him a proper one she was very fast. She walked away, and then quickly took off her. One of her powers, allowed her to quickly zip across the rooms, and found a blanket to cover Dallas with. She returned almost as is she just left. She unrolled the blanket and helped lay it across Dallas. "Hey there Dallas. Brought you something comfortable."

 

"Yes ma'am." Sakuya replied. She'd rather not leave Dallas yet, but Miss Pryde need to sort this entire mess out, it was better not to be difficult.

Edited January 9, 2015 by Hanako Herupa

[Havelock Vetinari]

IC (Legionnaire Li)

 

Li breathed a sigh of relief. "You're thinking clearly then. I...apologize. I had to ask." She turned towards the female  faculty member taking charge of the situation. "M'am, I don't think moving him would be wise right now. As I said, I've seen this before."

 

IC (Leon)

 

What. Leon blanked. His mind, out of self-defense, began to shut down all non vital functions in a vain attempt to spare his sanity.

Edited January 9, 2015 by Basilisk

[Flex Lord Splash]

IC:

 

"Kitty," Christine said as she began walking to the medical room with Nicole in her arms.

 

"Ah can't be the only one who thinks we need to do something about Sierra," she said. "Ah care about Sierra, I'm her, and Ah've tried to help her countless times. She's done this a lot, we need to find a way to turn off her mutant powers or something."

 

Guess that makes me a witness. Quinn sighed as he began following them. Looks like this Kitty woman is in charge, its good I'll get to meet her though. He glanced back at Dallas, who was still slumped against a locker. Quinn felt bad for him.

 

"I'm so sorry, so so sorry..." She continued to sob.

[shadow pridak money gang]

IC:

 

"Alec!"

 

IC:

 

"Jaime, this is Leon. I'm his stepmom. Leon, this is the Jaime that I tell stories about where you cover your ears and whimper for an hour." She turned to look at Leon for only the sparest second and then looked back to James. "You don't bother saying anything. It's a pleasure." She pushed a hand through his hair and kissed him again, only taking a subconscious pleasure in the stricken look on Leon's face.

 

-Tyler

[otter]

IC:

 

"Dallas, if you want a cinnamon bun, you should look at me," Morrison said gently. "Otherwise you're only getting a honey bun and a trip to Louisiana."
 

[shadow pridak money gang]

IC:

 

Dallas grinned again, but this time his bright eyes were watery.

 

"I'm making an idiot of myself, ain't I?" he asked weakly. "Just...I...I...Ashley...this morning I woke up wondering what she even felt...I didn't even know she could get angry, man..."

 

-Tyler

[Havelock Vetinari]

IC (Legonnaire Li)

 

"Speaking as an outside observer, no, no you are not." Li's tone was softer then before, gentle even. The fact the boy had managed to live in the same facility as his rapist for so long without some sort of public breakdown was...fairly amazing, in all honesty. The man next to her clearly knew Mr. Green quite well, Li resolved to defer to him on the matter of treatment. She glanced at him. "Anything else you need Mr...?"

Edited January 9, 2015 by Basilisk

[otter]

IC:

 

"I figured the possibility existed, although I didn't expect it to come about like this," the fox-spirit said, grinning back at the empath. Definitely acute stress reaction, rather than full-on hypotensive shock. He held out a hand to Dallas, ready to help him up and put the blanket around his shoulders. He was fairly certain Dallas would be safe to walk, without suffering any hypotensive or hypertensive issues. He already seemed to be calming down a bit; still, the blanket would be useful if only because it was often viewed as a universally comforting object. He turned to Li.

 

"Not at all, Miss, and my name is Morrison." He turned back to Dallas. "Now come on, let's go find you a cinnamon roll, something to drink, and get you somewhere where you're comfortable and I'm not worrying about you. Like California."

[Hanako Herupa]

IC: (Sakuya)

 

"Nope, you haven't, Dallas." She moved to hug him gently of course, but it was clear he was less in shock now, and considering how high the emotions just ran. He needed something to lean on. "You're clever, smart, and most of all, a very nice guy. I'll get you that cinnamon bun or two tonight, alright?"

[AuRon the champion]

Ic:

 

"What if I talked to him for you?"

[Havelock Vetinari]

IC (Legionnaire Li)

 

"Very well. If you don't mind Mr. Morrison. I should like to accompany you. Just in case." Li's voice was still soft, but there was a trace of gentle insistence about it. "I am told I brew an excellent cup of tea. Beyond that I...may be able to provide some other assistance." She turned to look at Mr. Green, feeling nothing but sympathy. He wasn't even twenty.

 

She'd seen his eyes, as he came out of it. She'd only seen those eyes before on soldiers. Shattered by battle.

 

What had he seen?

[Snelly]

IC: Katherine "Kitty" Pryde

 

Kitty sighed. "We'll move when Dallas is ready." 

 

She turned to look at Christine and then Sierra. 

 

"You're right, something needs to be done about it." 

Edited January 9, 2015 by Skitty

[Zulu Yankee Kilo Echo]

IC: U! Julia

 

"That's really, really kind of you," Julia said, turning to face Krisen. "but..."

 

She looked at her feet, unsure what to say.

[shadow pridak money gang]

IC:

 

"It should be done downstairs," Aleks warned, fingering the safety of his Magnum out of sheer habit as he clung to the lockers like a shadow. "Kitty, there are still kids in that history room. And down the hallways. And more in the dorms. At least, we should seal the corridor if we're not moving everyone now."

 

"Let's seal it then," Kitty said.

 

Aleks raised a hand and concentrated, sending the marble-and-plaster walls and floor shooting towards each other and building a nine foot high Tetris-style wall blocking the corridor from the school at large. Unless any of the kids ran death races in Mexico for fun, they had at least temporarily blinded prying eyes. With a second's worth of thought, he created a small, face-sized slit in the makeshift construct.

 

"You. Robotnik." Aleks pointed at...Alec. Kid with the metal arm. There. Less confusing. "You love to talk. If anyone tries to climb or breach that fortification, you give them some crapass excuse for why we're not allowing anyone. And find Tyrell! Maybe he can help with all these vines if he doesn't have the spine to stand up to real people."

 

-Tyler

[AuRon the champion]

Ic:

 

"But what?" Kristen asked. She didn't understand what Julia was being so hesitant about.

[Flex Lord Splash]

IC:

 

Christine nodded her head, before she gently put Nicole down since they seemed to be staying. She glanced around as Aleks sealed them all in with fortifications.

 

"What about the mutant-power suppressor collars the Enforcers used to make? I'm sure we could find one somewhere." Christine offered.

 

"Also Ah know this isn't the best time to talk about this, but Ah've noticed we seem to be kinda under staffed around here," she said. "Ah'd like to apply to be a teacher, or a substitute. Ah know that Liliana hasn't been around lately, and Ah could fill in for her and teach English. Ah would love to help around here, and Ah think Ah could to better then a certain someone." she said, thinking about Tyrell.

 

"Woah," Quinn said as the walls closed in. "Now that was cool."

[Wyrd Bid Ful Araed]

IC: Alec threw the best salute he could muster, which probably would have got him thrown out of every army from Salvation upwards, then sat down by Dallas, keeping his eyes on the barricade.

 

"So todays been kind of weird, huh?"

[Zulu Yankee Kilo Echo]

IC: U! Julia

 

Julia took a deep breath.

 

"Look," she said. "I'm fine with you talking to Dallas. It's just that..."

 

She brushed a lock of hair out of her face.

 

"There's something you should know before you do that."

 

She sat on a nearby bench.

 

"It's a long story, so if you'd rather just keep walking and forget I mentioned it, I understand."

[Havelock Vetinari]

IC (Legionnaire Li)

 

"I'll just be a moment." Li, with visible reluctance, stood up and approached the faculty member who had so quickly taken care of the brawl. She gave a quick, professional salute. "Sir, I realize I am a guest here." He voice become softer, nearly a whisper. She did not wish for Mr. Green to overhear this. "But I must ask. Is it the best idea to keep....Ms. Binder...around Mr. Green right now?"

 

IC (Leon)

 

Leon's brain was trying to commit suicide.

 

It wasn't, to his horror, working.

 

"Oh."

 

"Oh. God."

Edited January 10, 2015 by Basilisk

[AuRon the champion]

Ic:

 

"Well, I'm not going anywhere," Kristen said immediately, sitting down aside her.

 

Her mother once talked to her about doing the right thing, and how everyone had a moment where they truly helped someone. She wondered if this was that moment.

[shadow pridak money gang]

IC:

 

"All kinds of weird," Dallas said, still eyeing the sobbing Nicole down the hallway even while Sakuya pulled away and he squeezed her arm with as much strength as his fingers had in them. "This was my first day of class all semester, bro. I just...I knew that I had a good thing going with my skipping streak. Now I just kinda want to...sit in bed. Order a pizza, maybe. Play some Titanfall...! I got Titanfall for Christmas and haven't even opened it. Either of you...have Titanfall?"

 

IC:

 

Aleksandr spared a quick glance at the sobbing blonde girl, and then back to Christine. The suggestion seemed sound enough.

 

"Christine, maybe you should take the girl back up the staircase. Away from Ashley. Keep watch on her from her dorm," he suggested softly. "I'll call you when we're ready to move her."

 

-Tyler

Edited January 10, 2015 by Tyler Durden

[Flex Lord Splash]

IC:

 

"I have it," Quinn glanced at Dallas. "And Live."

[Snelly]

IC: Katherine "Kitty" Pryde

 

"I think you should apply." Kitty said with a nod. Lord knows I can use all the help I can get.

 

"In the meantime, let's get that collar and put it on Sierra asap. Till she learns to control her powers I can't have her endangering the other students."

Edited January 10, 2015 by Skitty

[Hanako Herupa]

IC: (Sakuya)

 

"Alright, we'll order some pizza then, I got it for my PC, didn't think much of it, but have played it either." Sakuya smirked. "We'll get a whole bunch of junk food," Sakuya sat back at the side of Dallas. "Just relax, play video games, watch Netflix. Would be nice." She sat beside Dallas, "When this cools down, I'll walk you back to room and go get the food." She chuckled, and kept her hand on Dallas.

[Zulu Yankee Kilo Echo]

IC: U! Julia

 

Julia took another deep breath, looked Kristen in the eyes, and told her everything. How she and John had been attacked. How they had ended up killing their attacker in what she had told herself was merely self-defense. How Dallas had confronted them outside the coffee shop, and how reluctant she had been to talk to Kristen in the first place because of that confrontation. She tried to stifle her emotion throughout the whole thing, and very nearly failed a few times.

 

"Y'know what the scariest part is?" she said after she had finished. "I don't think what I said to him was entirely untrue. Some sick, twisted part of me really did enjoy killing that guy. And that freaking terrifies me."

 

She looked at her trembling hands, and at that very moment, the dam burst. She let out a sob and covered her face, tears pooling behind her closed eyelids.

 

"I'm so ###### up..."

Edited January 10, 2015 by Zulu Yankee Kilo Echo

[Flex Lord Splash]

IC:

 

Christine nodded, "Okay, yeah Ah'll do that as soon as we're out of here." she thought for a few minutes. "There might be something like that down in Hank's lab." she shrugged. "Who knows what's still left down there, if you want me to look."

[Wyrd Bid Ful Araed]

IC: "You know, I do not have that one," Alec admitted, "I find Steam stuff more my style. All those sales, and way easier to hack into with my, shall we say natural advantages." He tapped on his coke can with metal fingers, clanging out a steel beat

[Snelly]

IC: Katherine "Kitty" Pryde

 

"Take care of Nicole for now. I'll fetch the collar."

[shadow pridak money gang]

IC:

 

"Wanna...wanna kill zombies? Zombies ain't real," Dallas said, almost matter-of-factly.

 

-Tyler

[Flex Lord Splash]

IC:

 

"Okay," Christine nodded. She walked over and stood by Nicole who still seemed to be in shock and was still crying. She realized that girl probably had never seen her life flash before her eyes before. Still, she deserved punishment, just not what Ashley had in mind.

 

She glanced at Aleks and signed. This handn't been how she was planning her evening.

 

OOC: switched to phone no color

Edited January 10, 2015 by Flex Likes Groot

[Havelock Vetinari]

IC (Legionnaire Li)

 

Li paused for a moment, almost certain she was forgetting something. She shook her head, trying to clear it, before returning her gaze to the Russian. "If you need some security for....ah, Ms. Binder, I offer the services of my men. They are well-trained. Fine soldiers. I...considering the institute's history, I doubt you wish to have the NYPD roaming up and down your halls."

[Hanako Herupa]

IC: (Sakuya)

 

"So left 4 Dead 2 then? It would be nice to have group to play that consistently with," She smiled.

[AuRon the champion]

Ic:

 

Julia quickly found herself in a hug.

 

"Trust me when I say you're not up," Kristen said into her ear.

 

"How do I know? Because that thing you're feeling right now? That's regret. That thing you felt earlier? That was adrenaline. A rush. A buzz. Fighting makes people feel alive, no matter what the outcome. Someone who's up doesn't feel regret, or remorse, or fear. They just keep killing. People who are up turn themselves into murder lizards and eat the bodies of the people they kill. So trust me when I say you're not up. Because I can tell you're not. You're just sorry. And that's a regular human being's feeling."

[Wyrd Bid Ful Araed]

IC: "I call dibs on Rochelle if we're Valving it up," Alec said, staking his claim early

[shadow pridak money gang]

IC:

 

"Ellis," Dallas claimed with a weak grin.

 

-Tyler

[Hanako Herupa]

IC: (Sakuya)

 

"Coach then, we still need someone to play Nick." Sakuya said, though she didn't get much as claim as the other two it didn't matter. It would be nice to play it with friends, they'd turn it into a little party.

Edited January 10, 2015 by Hanako Herupa

[Zulu Yankee Kilo Echo]

IC: U! Julia

 

Julia curled up in Kristen's embrace and kept crying. It had been a long time since anyone's attempts to comfort her had been this...effective.

 

It was a while before the tears stopped flowing.

[Havelock Vetinari]

IC (Swordsmith)

 

"I...I.." The man in the corner, clearly overwhelmed by these events, stepped forward on shaky legs, slowly approaching Dallas. "I...they..." He looked at Li. "They told me...about you." The old man's voice was uncertain, nearly trembling. "They told me. You....know me not. But we......my family knew yours. Long ago. We did not think...the line was there still. When I was told....knew what must be done." One got the impression he struggled with the language normally, but that recent events had further destroyed his vocabulary. "They told us....about abduction. Hellfire. They...said you need weapon. To defend yourself. I...learned of you on american web. I said no. You...not need weapon. You are artist. Have soul of artist. I can tell. But still. They worry. I said I would make art. Like your american...marines yes? Not meant to kill. But can defend."

 

Slowly, he lowered his burden to the ground and with a shaking hand opened it. "This...for you. My art." Inside the case was a Mameluke sword but the edges were dulled. Able to pierce perhaps, to bludgeon, but not kill, not stab. An able weapon for self defense, but one would have better luck killing with a dagger. That was not, perhaps what one would first notice. The golden hilt of the blade was designed to resemble blowing sands and waves of water. On the blade itself, carved with great care and patience into the very steel it was made of, were images of horsemen in the desert, escorting merchants, rescuing stranded travelers, delivering water to towns in need. On the other side of the blade were images of California, clearly pulled from some sort of tourist guide. All beaches, palm tree's and scenic sights, each intricate and more detailed then one would have thought possible on metal. "Your family...long ago...they were heroes. They defended....those who....others turned from. We....they left...we thought gone. Centuries ago."

 

The man slowly reached into the case and, from some hidden nook, pulled out a book, clearly handmade, bound in leather. "My son....better English then me. Made this. Your history. History...of family. We...we always remember. Always."

Edited January 10, 2015 by Basilisk

[Snelly]

IC: Katherine "Kitty" Pryde

 

"Right then, I'll be just a moment." With that she headed toward the lab, phasing straight toward her destination. Her powers did make traveling around the institute rather quick. 

 

She came back a few minutes later with the collar-like device in hand, it appeared to be functional. The moment Sierra returned to human form, it would be around her neck.