10358/Danger Room 01-AC

Danger Room 01-AC
Date of Scene:	08 December 2019
Location:	Danger Room - X-Men Base
Synopsis:	And we learn more about Alexis and Shannon's powers.
Cast of Characters:	Cannonball, Prismatic, Nightingale

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Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie looks to Alexis, and says "Well now that you have seen the danger room, can show ya a bit more, and we can work on finding your power limits if your interested. He leads her into the room making sure he has the controller for the room. "Will show you a few neat things while we are here."

Prismatic has posed:
    Allegra Caradenza was hesitant to try the Danger Room. It seemed -- well -- Dangerous. However, with a little gentle guidance (and maybe a little cajoling), she had changed into one of the bumblebee suits, and was adjusting it a moment as she steps into the Danger Room proper. Her ears were juuust barely a yellow tinge, and Sam might have been around her long enough to know that was a tell. She was intimidated, and a bit scared.

    "All right, I mean, as long as you don't ordinarily get hurt in this thing too badly." she states quietly. She's coiled her hair into a neat bun, keeping it out of the way.

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie will walk over to her and says "You will be ok hon." He puts an arm around her, and says "Ok, will start with showing you a bit what the room can do." He will type in something and a young version of Cannonball will appear above them flying the ring course from the other night. He will bang into one and then into a wall, and an airbag will appear under him as he falls. He will stand and she gets a look at a gangly goofy 16 year old cannonball.

Prismatic has posed:
    Allegra purses her lips a moment, crossing her arms as she looks up over the room, watching as the younger version of Sam soars overhead. In curiosity, she looks back to Sam, and then back to this goofy kid flying around, and she puts he rhands to her mouth a moment.

    "You look so... wee." she teases. "So, that was when you first started then?"

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie nods, and says "Yea, Ah think Ah had been here a month or so at that point." He was still tall, but he has filled out since then, and grown into his ears. He will click the button and the rest of the new mutants will appear letting her see him and them goofing around a bit.

Prismatic has posed:
    Alexis will watch as the group goofs around, drawing herself around the holigrams slightly.

    "That's amazing, a month in and you were training for... flying around? Combat?" she questions a moment, her dark eyes comparing notes to the younger Guthrie.

    "Well, at least you grew into your ears there, Sam." she jokes.

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie smiles a bit and says "That was just working on trying to work on my powers. Back then Ah had major issues with the whole turning bit. That's what messed me up on the rings. Ah have gotten better with practice but used to worry alot that Ah was never going to get better." He will tap again and a large machine that ended up having a seat and what sorta looks like a drill press over an arm rest

Prismatic has posed:
    "I can hazard a guess that's for testing my powers." she states quietly, looking at the drill press-like device, and she rolls up her sleeve on the bumblebee -- it will never get boring calling it that, it's precisely what it makes her feel like. Non-threatening. And she flexes her arm a moment.

    "Ah.... just so you know, if a knife or needle peirces the epidermis, there /is/ a bit of blood. Just mostly scratches, though, unless it's highly repetiive strikes.

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie is with Alexis in the danger room. He will move to make sure he has a first aid kit nearby. "Want me to call, see if can get Shannon to come by, I figure the first thing would be to start measure what type of pressure you can take."

Prismatic has posed:
    "Might be a good idea. Unless you want to play nurse at the end." Allegra gives a wry smile to Sam, arching a brow. "You'd look adorable in the little hat."

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie smirks a bit and says "Ah would rock the shoes too." He will say and leans in kissing her cheek, and pulls out his phone to text Shannon to see if she is busy and if not if she can join them.

Prismatic has posed:
    Allegra blushes a momentat the kiss on her cheek, the yellow tint to her ears turning pinkish at it as she gives a huff.

    "Only because I'd hate to worry Chris. Poor lad could hardly help with my paperwork."

Nightingale has posed:
     It's a quiet night, and Shannon's sitting at her sewing machine, working on a Christmas present. Two things happen all at once. One, the needle breaks, prompting a string of oaths in various languages. Two, the text from Sam comes through, and she reads through it. Her eyebrows go up, and she grabs her bumblebees from the closet, hurrying down to the locker room to change. In a few minutes, she's slipping into the Danger room--with various colorful bits of thread still clinging to her hair.

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie smiles and says "Well depends on what paperwork your working on. If your wanting to work on the whole Allegra vs Alexis paperwork, Kitty or Doug would be the ones to talk to about that, they are the computer gurus." He looks over and says "Hey Shannon join us?"

Prismatic has posed:
    "More the 'working out how to dispense innoculations and how in the world do we do sutres if we can't peirce the skin' -- do you know I still have my appendix? If it bursts, I'm doomed." Allegra jokes, and she turns to Shannon, giving a wave to the winged girl. "Hullo, Shannon, thanks for coming by."

Nightingale has posed:
Shannon smiles and nods to both, offering each a hug in turn. "No problem. I was about ready to throw the Christmas present I'm working on out the window anyways." She looks at the current setup, and raises her eyebrows at the sight of the drill press sort of device. "Powers testing?"

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie nods, and says "One of Alegra's main powers is that she can resist damage. This will break her skin, and start putting pressure on a small point in her arm, while measuring the pressure. When she can;t take it any more we will stop, but recordings of it, and the damage will give us some idea on what she can deal with. And if you had to have your appendix out we would probably have one of the doctors guide another of the teachers for the surgery. Logan has claws that can cut through steel." He informs her.

Prismatic has posed:
    Allegra has not met Logan.

    Allegra suddenly doesn't want to meet Logan. She pales slightly at the idea of someone coming in and just -- clawing a minor organ out of her stomach, and it's not a very good vision. It's more like something outta Alien.

    She takes a deep breath, and she breathes out. "That's... almost my only main power. The whole prismatic color-changing bit's not the least useful."

Nightingale has posed:
Shannon actually /smiles/ on hearing the talk of Logan. "He's actually not so bad. Reserved, yes, pretty grouchy at times, but very straightforward and honest. Cares more than he lets on. Ask Sam about the time he chewed me out for healing too much and winding up in the medbay." She rolls her eyes and laughs lightly. "Very honest, up front, calls 'em like he sees 'em. Actually one of the teachers I get along best with, believe it or not. When you meet him, trust me, you'll know."

She stands close, hands clasped tightly behind her back, her expression sobering. This was not going to be easy to watch.

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie looks to her and says "Your color changing maybe more handy than you think hon, we will have to work on it a bit as well. So you ready for this? I don't want to hurt you, but this is pretty much quickest way to get an idea on how much you can take

Prismatic has posed:
    Yeah, this is going to suck. Allegra hadn't considered how they'd 'test' her power -- took the very expensive doctor back at St. Cici's several needles to figure out she was impervious all over.

    Allegra breathes out to steady herself, and she closes her eyes, stretching her fingers out a moment.

    "We'll have to figure it someday." she murmurs back to Sam. "At least it doesn't inhibit *other* parts of my life."

Nightingale has posed:
Shannon reaches over to offer Allegra her hand, knowing this is likely to be somewhat painful for her. If allowed to do so, she squeezes her hand and smiles lightly. "This kind of testing isn't much fun, but Sam wouldn't let anyone get seriously hurt in here. You'll be okay."

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie will blush a bit at Alexis' comment, and looks to Shannon "Aint got a problem with you holding her hand, but Ah would suggest a glove, as if you instinctively start to heal her as the damage is done it could give false readings." He will do the whole alcohol rub on Alexis' arm and kisses her on the forhead.

Prismatic has posed:
    It's not enough that she's the shortest one in the danger room by at least three inches, but now she's being a bit coddled. She gives a soft huff at the forehead kiss, but she does take Shannon's hand.

    "Won't be worse than how they found out, don't worry." she replies quietly to Sam, even though her ears are still yellowing, and she squeezes her hand against Shannon's lightly.

    "Well, none of us are getting any younger."

Nightingale has posed:
Shannon nods in assent to Sam's suggestion, and disentangles her hand from Alexis', to retrieve a pair of non-latex medical gloves from her little brown bag. She slips these on, though she does remark to Sam, "I've become a /lot/ better about healing accidentally. That hasn't happened in months. Just don't forcibly stop a healing in progress or that'd be even worse." With the gloves on, she squeezes Alexis' hand again and smiles. "You're tough stuff. You'll be okay."

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie nods and will hit a button on the control pad, and the first test will start. This one is blunt damage. It is aligned so it is not over a bone as he does not want to break a bone in the test, and a large meter will read off the pounds per square inch. He looks to Alexis, and says "Have you ever been able to do two colors at once with your color change?"

Prismatic has posed:
    Alexis shifts her weight slightly, iving a grunt as the blow strikes down. Her hands both squeeze, and she gives a wince. The blow is distributed along the sheilding underneath, and she gives a soft huff of air outwards. Her skin, though is still pliable, and the blunt damage is already causing discoloration against her body.

    "M-mostly it's in response to emotional stimulus, fear, sorrow, I was turning blue on stage singing Dido's Lament, and noticed the color on my fingers." she breathes out. "Ow ow ow ow /ow/."

Nightingale has posed:
Shannon nods slowly as she listens to the source of the color changes she's seen on Allegra. "So your color changes are like my wings. Now matter how I try to hide it sometimes, they're like a barometer. And molting? If it's out of season, it's usually stress. Combine seasonal and stress? I could be flightless for a few days." She winces at the blunt impact on Alexis, peering at the discolored area. "How are you feeling right now?"

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie winces a bit as well, not a big fan of these tests normally, and someone he cares about even less. "Tell me when it gets to a point you can not take it hon." He is watching another readout as well that has her bio read outs and will let him judge what damage is actually done to her.

Prismatic has posed:
    Repeated blunt injury ends up being the key to breaking the armor. There's a muted 'crack', and the carbon fails, the flesh caving in as Allegra cries out, bruising taking on a myriad of colors all at once as her body freaks out over the damage.

    "SAM!" she barks, curling her body, trying to pull the pinched arm away as she holds tight to Shannon.

Nightingale has posed:
     Now, Shannon has to speak up as well. "Sam? I think we've literally hit her breaking point here!" She holds on tight to Allegra's hand, offering a reassuring point of contact. "Hang in there, let Sam stop the test, and we'll check things out, okay?"

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie does stop it as soon as she calls out to him, and will have the machine lifting up instantly, He is on a knee beside her, and says "Your going to be ok. He will move to take her in his arms letting her squeeze him if she needs it.

Prismatic has posed:
    Allegra breaths out, shaking. She's been on pointe. For hours. Wearing those shoes. She thought nothing would hurt more than that. Then the doctor's tests came, and she thought there would be nothing that hurt more than that.

    This was not a good experience. And she squeezes Shannon's hand, hugging against Sam for a brief moment when she mutters "No stars. Would not reccomend." against him, trying to joke through the pain. Ow.

Nightingale has posed:
Shannon slips off her gloves, and cradles Alexis' right arm gently with her left hand. "Easy there. You handled that really well." She smiles proudly at her, at how well she was able to handle the testing. "Just going to have a little peek and see if I can heal that up for you, okay? Please don't pull away, you and I will both be fine. It'll just feel pleasantly warm, maybe tingle a little, when I heal this, okay?"

She closes her eyes and rests her hand gingerly atop the bruised area, which is really starting to discolor pretty badly. Her breathing becomes slow and even as she extends her senses in to assess the injury. "Well, good news is, it mostly just bruised up but good. Tore a little bit where... wow. That is really neat, Allegra. Have armor, will travel!" Even now, another's abilities are a source of sheer wonder for her, and she can't help a small smile. But that smile fades as she allows her own gifts to flare to life, and she begins to absorb Allegra's injury. Her lips are pressed together in a thin line as she works to knit together flesh and skin, her brows furrowing slightly. "I can't fix the armor. It's not something I have," she murmurs. "But I can get the rest."

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie rubs Alexis' back, and says "Your doing good hon, your trooper." He will tell her "Your gonna be al right, Shannon will take the damage, and she should be healed up within the next hour or so." He will tell her. "and you did something besides learn about your power hon, we learned about Shannon's as well." He will tell her "Learned she can't heal what she aint got."

Prismatic has posed:
    "Well, yes, basically everywhere not protected by mucus has the armor." she mutters, and she shifts her weight, feeling the warmth spread, her head leaning lightly against Sam's shoulder, turning away as if it would stop the pain.

    There is some SPETACULAR bruising, like being hit with a fright train in a small part of your body, but even more Shannon will get a sense for the armoring. It's pliable, non-newtonian, the harder you hit it the harder it becomes, but it's also so closely linked that even tiny needles can't get through, the monofiliments getting absorbed back into her body, beginning to knit.

    When Shannon pulls her hands away, though, there is still some bizzare discoloration on the impact spot. Looks like poor Allegra doesn't bruise quiiite the same way.

Nightingale has posed:
     Shannon's wings droop as she pulls her hands away, her shoulders slumping as well. She bows her head and lets out a soft sigh. "I'm sorry I couldn't heal more," she murmurs. "But that is some pretty spectacular armor you've got there." She tries to smile a little bit for Allegra and Sam, though it's fairly evident she's likely to go for some chicken soup or some mac 'n cheese later.

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie looks to both women and says "Ok, so how are each of you feeling?" He will seem concerned for both and will even bring up bio readings on Shannon to double check on her as well.

Prismatic has posed:
    "Not so good... ugh." Allegra winces as she flexes her hands, and then brings her left hand to her right arm and begins to scratch a little bit. "Oh, that's going to /itch/." she mutters, mostly to herself, "But that... that is a really remarkable gift you have, Shannon. I'll trade. You can have wings and armor, I'll heal people and hang out with Chris when I'm not haraunging Sam." she jokes lightly to the taller girl.

Nightingale has posed:
     At that, Shannon's wings actually bristle a little bit, and her eyebrows loft. But she smiles, and chuckles softly. "Naah, just wish my gift were a little more like his sometimes, that's all. I'll keep it, and the hanging out with Chris. He's about the only one who can put up with me, anyways." Aaaand there's the coming down on herself again.

     Her bio-readings show considerable bruising and some deep tissue damage consistent with a blunt impact trauma. However, the rate of healing that is showing, is more consistent with a time shorter than an hour. Could it hurt to compare that to her stints in the medbay?

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie looks at her, and says "You have people who like being around you don't start with with that." He will rub Alexis's back, as he keeps her close "Ah want to give you time to heal, you think you will be up to a test like this once a week, as we find out what other types of damage work with your armor. Ah wonder, can your armor be picked up on any kinds of scans?

Prismatic has posed:
    Allegra reaches out, and very lightly pinches Shannon on the forearm.

    "Oi. You're a fair shake better than many, Shannon. Don't make me tell you twice. I'll resort to /tickling/ after pinching." she states with all the sternness she can muster in her current condition, then she breathes out, turning and giving a smile to Sam. "It'll... take longer than a week for the armoring to kinda sit back together. And I'm going to start getting weird cravings, aaas a head's up. Might want to alert someone so the rumour mill doesn't kick in again."

Nightingale has posed:
Shannon opens her mouth as if to say something, but then... the pinch! "Owwww! Hey! Okay, okay, so you can put up with me, Sam and Bean can put up with me. Logan, Kitty, and Kurt all can, so far. Heck, the good Captain puts up with me, but he's got the patience of a saint!" She rolls her eyes, forced to admit defeat, but with a little bit of a smile. "Okay, so what kind of cravings? Maybe I can make some stuff in the kitchen for you? After a healing, I tend to crave stuff that has protein and calcium, for example."

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie 's brow raises a bit and says "And what would the rumor.." It seems to dawn on him a bit and he blushes a bit to this and says "Will have to work on that." Does he mean stopping or causing the rumors "Oh talked to Kitty and As long as Joe does not try to start anything with the dragon or dogs, he should be ok."

Prismatic has posed:
    "More than 'put up with', young lady. You are a cared for and valuable member of the school. And since I'm almost a teacher, I'll give you extra homework. One hundred lines of 'I'm worth the love my friends give to me." Allegra murmurs quietly, and then straightens up a moment. "Ah, well... carbon. Lots of carbon. Burnt toast, usually... about three weeks worth."

Nightingale has posed:
Shannon mutters softly, "Du kleine Hexe," and smiles sweetly. But she can't stay mad at Allegra, chuckling softly and hugging both Allegra and Sam fiercely--with a care to the assistant teacher's arm, of course. "So, basically, burnt toast, burnt eggs, nicely charred steak or the burnt ends of a roast... that about cover it? If it's burnt, you'll eat it?" She grumbles playfully about the hundred lines. "Fine. A hundred lines. In calligraphy. /Illuminated/."

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie hmms and says "Maybe we can get Gwen to do some blackened stuff with a bit more charring blackening." He grins a bit at the two, and says "Will want to talk to Chris if he can heal the armor as well, so we can learn more for if it comes up in a more rushed time.

Prismatic has posed:
Allegra looks tiredly at Shannon, and replies gently -- "Wenn Sie zu beleidigen jemand gehen, tun es in einer Sprache sie nicht verste--" Allegra doesn't get to finish the statement before she's hugged, and she flails her good arm a little bit before just giving up. This was a far more touchy-feely group than what she was used to.

    "In Latin, on vellum, inscribed with the blood of virgins..." she trails off, coming up with more and more ridiculous items before she pokes Shannon's side. "You're fine, girl. Just... don't be so down on yourself." she comments, and then turns to Sam, and gives a slight shrug. "I've honestly never taken into consideration someone else's cooking. Usually I just... burn toast." she gives a laugh, and leans forward into the hug between the two.

Nightingale has posed:
     "In Latin? Fine. Vellum? That can take some doing. Blood, sorry, I draw the line there." Shannon chuckles, and rolls her eyes. "Scheisse. Well, at least it'll be good practice with German. And here I started picking it up first so Kurt could have someone to speak it with, and then Bean." She lets out a little meep as her side is poked, squirming. "Oi! Okay, okay, fine! I'll try! Just wish I could help you more."

     It's a good day overall, though, and she hugs two of the people who are so near and dear. What more could one ever ask for?