10784/Chatting and maybe a movie.

Chatting and maybe a movie.
Date of Scene:	19 January 2020
Location:	Rec Room - Xavier's School
Synopsis:	The new student is met and may have a new room mate.
Cast of Characters:	Cannonball, Magik, Prismatic, Pixie, Kaida Connolly

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Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie is down in the Rec room with Alexis, and smiles at her "So you want to try for another movie? We can do one that you really like or see if we can find another that I consider a classic, that you should see." He is munching a bit of a muffin while they talk.

Magik has posed:
Time slips through the hourglass. Much less than one should expect. Illyana's return is marked by another flash-fire of light emerging from a thin slit in the sky, a crackling energy escaping in incorporeal wisps. The tinting shifts across the spectrum as she appears, neither wet nor completely changed from before. It helps that her uniform attire is fairly indistinguishable: black pants, black boots, interesting shirt. But the sweater is gone, shifted back into a long t-shirt proclaming the advantages of some French band no one has ever likely heard of.

Prismatic has posed:
    Alexis is sitting on the rec room couch, sitting against the arm with a jealously guarded bowl of popcorn in her lap, her legs over Sam's. She's wearing comfy jeans, socks with little sock-er balls on them (or foot-balls, you know, since they're on her feet, on socks), and a T-shirt with a bust of a famous composer wearing sunglasses stating: 'I'LL BE BACH'.

    Unfortunately, the composer is actualy Bethoven.

    "I don't know, Sam, I don't really watch a lot of movies back home. I didn't precisely have the /time/." she gives a wry grin, but as Illyana appears she gives a jump, and she gives a huff.

    "Hey, Illyana. We just finished Blazing Saddles."

Pixie has posed:
Megan Gwynn has been working on homework most of the day (Ms. Frost is soo strict!) so when she steps into the Rec room, she looks a bit tired (exhausted really), her wings looking a bit grey and wilted from all the brain draining from the week. When steps into the reckon, she peers towards the tv and yawns and stretches, "Oooooh, any good movies on? I totally need to chillax!"

Kaida Connolly has posed:
It was only just today that Kaida had arrived to the place. She did not arrive with fanfare. She basically slipped in after having had everything taken care of in paperwork. She now wishes to explore and so she does it in her own way...by avoiding most people and slipping about. Now, she is in the rec room, sneaking in and slipping along the walls as she looks at the people here. Her small eyes take in the sight, nose sniffing the air as her ears move like little satelite dishes.

Once she's got a good vantage point picked out, she scrambles up to it, ending up on a high shelf and staring down at the people here from on high.

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie has probably seen the teacher announcement about Kaida, but has not actually met her yet. He finishes his muffin, and rubs Alexis lower leg with one hand "Well, I had thought of possible Young Frankenstein or maybe Little Shop of horrors." He tells them "Hey Illy, Meg, you two want to join in, any votes on movies?"

Magik has posed:
Alas, no better half is here to distract Illyana from reclaiming her katana and putting it away. Away in hammerspace, away in a closet by portal, that's anyone's guess. The demand on her body is enough that she steals the last of the vanilla-shot muffins with strawberries and cream, brushing her thumb along the brown sugar topping. That she licks a crystal away is purely circumstantial, done subtly as she weaves her way to a space on the couch far enough not to encroach on anyone's personal space. Hers is outsized, a Russian trait.

"Why are you watching saddles on fire? Is the horse fine?" she asks. This might be some kind of joke if the delivery were not so utterly deadpan. As Megan enters, she glances to the wearied wings, then the woman. Colour indicators help with an appropriate response. "I have not seen what they might play. Sam? Alexis?" This gives her a chance to settle. Her abandoned muffin tin has chunks of that delicious treat, and crumbs, which should be a nice diversion for their newcomer. If Kaida is hungry, well.

Prismatic has posed:
    "If you play Little Shop, it *will* be a sing-long. I'm warning you, one hundred and ten percent." Alexis states with the utmost seriousness, and she turns back to Illyana. "Oh, no, it's... a western making fun of western movies. Cowboys, rampant racism and sexism, crituque of American tropes in movies. Mel Brooks is in it." she explains, and she gives a smile to Meg, and gives a wave.

    "Do you like musicals?"

Pixie has posed:
Megan Gwynn doesn't notice lil' mousegirl. At least not yet, not directly. She beams at Sam and Alexis, moving towards the sofa, eyeing the popcorn hungrily. "Oooh, Lil' shop of horrors sounds fun!" she flops down tiredly on one end of the sofa, hungrily eyeing the popcorn, "Can I have some? I'm soooo hungry from all that studying!" as Illy steps in, She smirks a bit. "Heh, Illy. Wassup? Still fighting rogue demons?" she's only half joking.

Kaida Connolly has posed:
A squint as she watches them, hmming as she determines that they might not be any form of a threat. She's just not used to trusting people outside of her makeshift home and these people seem fine overall. As she thinks though, a scent catches her nose and she blinks over at the thing that Illyana left behind. She hmms a little and then she is rather suddenly underneath the table that has the little tinfoil cup atop it. It's a blur of movement and she's behind the leg before she swirls up it and zips over to grab the cup. Then she is zipping back down to the floor. She considers her options as she stands there behind the table leg with her prize.

Stay hidden.

Leave.

Introduce herself...

Hmm hmm hmm. It's a hard decision but nothing ventured, nothing gained. She twitches her nose once before she suddenly is gone in a blur again and is on the arm of the couch on Alexis's side. After all, she has popcorn. She plops down and puts the tin between her legs and looks over, "Hi! I'm Kaida." She states simply enough and then begins to consume the chunks left behind, which, frankly, are quite delicious and good sized for her.

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie has been at the school for a while, and has read about the girl. He does not jump, looking over a bit surprised though, he will offer her a smile "Hey Kaida, Ah'm Sam, this is Alexis, Illyana, and Megan." He does a quick introductions "Ah am one of the counselor, Alexis is one of the Music teachers, Illy here is our magic expert, and Megan is another of our students." He clicks the remote over to little shop of horrors.

Prismatic has posed:
    "Mm? The new student?" the British instructor questions, and she gives smile, looking to the mousy girl.

    "H'lo, Kida. Feel free to join us, we're just... absorbing some classic American cinema. And singing along, potentially."

    And she hesitantly offers her extra butter-and-olive-oil-with-fresh-cracked-black-pepper popcorn to Megan to imbibe in.

Magik has posed:
"Dragon on the loose, though it keeps the hordes occupied," says the blonde Russian. Absent is a trace of teasing there, but finding that would require a metal detector, an atomic microscope or possibly the joint resources of several intergalactic empires. Really. She looks at Alexis with the blank stare, an absence of recognition for Little Shops or musicals. "A western with sarcasm? I see. I will need to watch it one day." Really. The thought dimly rattling around her head wants out, slow and steady. "Brooks. Brooks. Is he the one who did the moving? With the comb in the desert?"

See, she -is- cultured. Maybe. Piotr's doing, possibly. The slow revolutions of thought hold her still to staying flat against the couch, knees propped up. When Kaida introduces herself, small indeed, she tilts her head slowly to the petite mouse-girl. "Illyana Rasputina," comes the reply. That's Rasputin, anglicized. Which probably might be one of the best known Russian dissidents going. "New student."

Pixie has posed:
Megan Gwynn beams at Alexis, hungrily grabbing some much needed foodies. Not the healthiest stuff but it'll do! "Thanks!" she grins at Alexis, relaxing is not her seat. When the mouse girl darts into view, she shrieks initially, apparently having missed the memo. But when Kaida introduces herself as a student, Megs relaxes, trying to resist the urge to pick her up and tickle her, cuz she's sooooo darn cute! "Um...Hi! Nice to meet you! Hope you're enjoying the school so far?"

Kaida Connolly has posed:
A blink as she looks at Samuel and then she huffs a little. He spoiled the surprise. Of course, she gets a little shriek out of Megan and grins a little. Seems she was going for the startle factor of just zipping in. She chomps down some crumbs before she continues, "It's good to meet ya." She nods to each before she looks at the popcorn and shifts a little, "Ah definitely wouldn't mind a bit of that popcorn if you don't mind." She offers the tinfoil cup she had procured to put some in before she looks up to Illyana.

Within a moment, the tinfoil is left on the arm and she's up on teh back of the couch and grinning, "A real dragon?" She asks and that lilt that weaves into her voice is hard to miss. The Irish accent hinting into her voice as she stares at the woman before she grins wider, "I'd really like ta see that!"

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie smiles a bit and says "I don't know about that dragon, but I am sure you will see one around here pretty soon. He grins a bit and says "Welcome to the school hope you find it to be everything you hope it will be." He listens to the accent trying to place it.

Prismatic has posed:
    Alexis sighs, and resigns to sharing her popcorn, and she fills the tinfoil cup with Kaida's own easily accessable bowl of giant popcorn kernals.

    "ah, Lockheed." the dark brunette replies at the local dragon, and she gives a slight shrug of her shoulders, rubbing the back of her head before she watches the dimunitive figure work around the couch with fascination.

Magik has posed:
There's a Lockheed plushie somewhere. Lockheed probably even posed for it. Illyana will not say where it is.

Giving a bit of a nod to the mouse, she draws her knees up slightly more. The television doesn't entrance her the way it might some others, and instead she looks directly at Kaida with an unnerving directness and lack of blinking some might find disquieting. Or rude. It's just the Russian way, maybe. "An actual dragon," she adds to Sam. "It gives the Legions of Despair and Eternal Nightmare something to do. They can reconstruct their strongholds. Better than trying to shell Doug when he deciphers their messages, da? You would not wish to meet it I think. I have not determined if it is immortal, regenerating quickly or an ideal that cannot be slain without reforming itself."

Pixie has posed:
Megan Gwynn grins at Kaida, still trying to resist the urge to pet her. "Yea, welcome to the school! I hope you enjoy your stay!" She arches a brow at Illy, and shrugs, "a Ooh well dragons do exist, just ask Miss Pryde!" she grins, grabbing more popcorn, "But I'm curious to see what other dragons are out there. If you're still fugitive my rogue demons Illy, my offer still stands to help.." she peers towards the tv impatiently, "Soo what's it gonna be?"

Kaida Connolly has posed:
Hopping back to her spot, she shrugs, "I don't care." She shakes her little head as she takes up a piece of popcorn between her two hands, "I have a my sword and if it wants to cause trouble, I'll give it trouble in return." She nods her head and then she chows down on the popcorn with a smile, "So, you were sayin' that we were watching a Shop of Horrors?" She looks over, "Is that a scary one? I like the scary ones." She nods her head and then finishes the popcorn quickly.

She blinks, "Oh, and as for how I like it here. I suppose it is fine so far. I only just got here today and my room is far larger than anything I'd have expected and my bed is nearly a hundred times my size so that's something strange to be sure."

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie hmms and says "We can get you a bed more your size if you want, maybe set up a smaller bedroom in the bedroom for you, or set you up with a room mate." He will tell the small woman "Little shop is a musical with a bit of horror in it and a decent amount of comedy. Our local one that lives here is a good one, he helps out and is rather intelligent, but does not speak English, or any language anyone but Doug can speak.. Kitty may have figured out some of it.

Prismatic has posed:
    "I'd frankly be more worried about Warrior Joe and Sprinkles." Alexis states, giving an appraising look to Kaida.

    "I was used to sleeping in hammocks and tiny little twin beds. I know how that goes... just not to that scale." she gives a small smile to the smaller girl.

Magik has posed:
Whatever troubles call for holding up the production of the movie, Illyana won't be the one responsible for that. She nudges the couch cushion and settles in rather deeply. "Sprinkles," she deadpans. "That should be afraid of a few things. If you have not met Xraxre, you likely will not." Leaning forward slightly, she glances down at the floor. Is this a joke? It could be a joke.

Pixie has posed:
Megan Gwynn oohs, "Well, I don't have a room mate, so I wouldn't mind sharing my room with an adorable, pint sized, mouse...Girll..." she blinks, ooh, did she just say something that might offend Kaida? "Err...I mean,..Um.." really, how els do you describe mousegirl? She decides to busy herself with searching for said DVD and grins, pushing in Little Shop of Horrors, idly wondering if it's the same one she remembers, which I involved lots of giant man eating plants and no musicals. At all...

Kaida Connolly has posed:
A look over at Samuel and she blinks and tilts her head, "Doug?" She tehn blinks, "You have a shop of horror living here? If it has a language, I can give it a try." She nods her head, "I know four languages fluently and I'm workin' on three more right now." She nods her head, "It's a thing I do well." She shrugs before looking over at Alexis and then at Illyana before smiling at Megan and saying, "I wouildn't mind it...but yeah, umm, I'm not fond of being called mouse girl, thanks." She smiles, "Don't worry too much about it."

She then hmms, "You guys keep referencing people I'm unaware of..." She tilts her head, "Are these names names I should know?"

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie says, "People you will get to know with time. "We have a dragon, named lockheed not a plant critter, at least not currently" remembering some Illyana has had around. "Doug is another mutant who you will see around on occasion his power is understanding all languages. Kitty is Kitty Pryde, one of the people who helps run the school, and Ah would say the dragon is her pet, but Ah think fits more as her friend and companion."

Prismatic has posed:
    "He's a very good dragon, adorable little thing." Alexis replies as she tilts her head back a moment, looking at the assembled mutants.

    "... And Kitty is a love to deal with. You'll likely also see the very mysterious Logan. I'd leave him alone, one of those 'better to let them come to you' types, I suppose."

Magik has posed:
"Lockheed is a dragon. Warrior Joe and Sprinkles sound like cats?" Illyana looks to Alexis for clarity on this. "Not someone ten feet tall, covered in a brimstone patchwork of red and purple, with blotches like an infernal cow?" The question harbours an actual element of curiosity, deadpan like all the rest. She hasn't popcorn nor any particular reason to move, snuggled into the couch instead. Trying to parse through the other cultural references ten fathoms over her head, she relies on Sam for some answers.

A brief shrug follows. "Xraxre is a barghest currently untethered from his churchyard. He lives in my shadow. I would not step in it, there is only so much space and he has teeth."

Kaida Connolly has posed:
A blink and she looks over toward Samuel carefully before she hmms and nods, "I should like to meet Doug." She nods her head, "He sounds interesting." She then looks to the TV before considering, "And meeting a dragon and Kitty both sound like fun." She quickly consumes another bit of popcorn before she finally looks to Illyana and blinks. Cats, she can deal with. Shadow beasts...

She leans up a little to try to see Illyana's shadow, no simple feat given her position. She peers all the same before sitting back down and hmming, "Well, I have teeth, too."

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie says, "Doug is a good guy one of my best friends, course Illyana here is another one of them. He will reach over to gently touch her shoulder for a moment. "There are a few here who speak multiple languages, but Doug is the master, Ah have seen him translate somethings Ah did not even realize were languags"