12681/The Cure: Moment Interruptus

The Cure: Moment Interruptus
Date of Scene:	26 January 2021
Location:	Rec Room - Xavier's School
Synopsis:	Shannon and Ted enjoy a quiet moment, only to have Megan interrupt. The Cure and other matters are discussed.
Cast of Characters:	Ted Gammage, Nightingale, Pixie
Tinyplot:	Mutant Cure

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Ted Gammage has posed:
It's been a busy few days. Ted's had classes and the whole school's still a bit tense with what happened. So he's snuck off during quiet time to the Rec room. He's got his guitar out today, prefering to play with no audience for the most part. Given who he learned to play from, it's no surprise the music he plays has a bit of a spanish flair to it as he goes from plucking the strings to strumming it.

Nightingale has posed:
     Ted's not exactly alone, though--at least, not for long. The first thing to herald the presence of someone else coming into the room is the smell of freshly popped, buttered popcorn wafting through the air. It's followed by the sound of be-slippered feet padding quietly across the rec room, stopping at a respectful distance. Shannon just smiles as she listens to Ted playing, cradling an enormous bowl of popcorn in her arms. She's in her two-piece pink satin PJ's, and floofy Old English Sheepdog slippers.

Ted Gammage has posed:
He's dressed for relaxation as well, just a simple t-shirt that almost fits him, comfy jogging pants and some slip on shoes. The song pauses as she wanders in, but as she stops to listen, he shrugs and smiles and continues it for her a few long moments longer. It's a happy song, the tune big, bold and a little bouncy. It fills the room for another minute or two and then ends as Ted lets the last note hang after a good strumming. He starts to set the instrument aside, saying, "Oh, uh, hey," with a sheepish smile.

Nightingale has posed:
     "That was amazing," Shannon says, moving over to join Ted. She sets down the bowl of popcorn next to him, clapping in appreciation of his music. And, of course, a gentle hug for the musician, if allowed! "What song was that? It was beautiful."

Ted Gammage has posed:
Given the results of the last time they were together, he doesn't seem to have any issue with the hug. He even returns it lightly. "I'm not sure the name of it," he admits. "Ah learned most of what ah know from some of dad's...uhm... seasonal help," he explains, wrinkling his nose. "Hard workin' folks. Generally nice. Dad has ah couple houses on property where they come stay while workin' and they're nice an' offered t' teach me if ah wanted to learn so here we are." He gives a light shrug and smiles again, "They played it much better. Lotsa spirit. They had ah yell that ah never could make m'self do."

Nightingale has posed:
     Shannon nods, and smiles warmly, looking decidedly more at peace than she has for a while. "You play really well," she says. "Maybe they might play it a little different, but that doesn't make it better or worse than how you play it." Her cheeks turn a bit rosy, and she moves the popcorn bowl aside to settle down next to him on the couch. "I think it's good, anyways."

Ted Gammage has posed:
"Ah, s'just their song. Ah'm jus' borrowin' it." Ted grins a bit. "Ah'm glad you like it. Ah had other teachers too, but they were real fun." He watches as she settles next to him and after a moment just puts an arm lightly around her shoulders, "Y'seem like yer doin' alright today," he notes.

Pixie has posed:
Indeed, it's ben a busy few days. When Megan wasn't biting her nails watching the news, or trying hard to focus on her studies, she was in communications with Illyana and Conner over how the attempt to rescue Dr. Brightman - and the potential for an antidote went..

And eventually, when she returns from an unexpected outing, Megan is looking rather..Winded, ruffled, a bit bruised and scratched up for some reason. Which begs the question: What has *she* been up to, anyway!?

Well, nothing that a cup of hot cocoa and a bowl of chicken soup cant fix. Naturally Megs had visited the kitchen earlier and had managed not to burn herself. Now it was time to relax and veg in front of the TV!

So she skips in, still in her street clothes - with a few holes and marks in them - humming loudly to a song on her headphones as she searches for a spoon in the cupboard.

Nightingale has posed:
     Shannon rests her head on Ted's shoulder and just smiles, burrowing right down into the hug. "It's still a little rough sometimes, but there's plenty of reasons to smile, too." She looks about to say more, but whatever words might have come to be, are silenced by the humming, and when she glances over, the state Pixie is in. "What. The. HECK. Are you alright?!"

     From relaxed and happy, to worried, in 0.6 seconds.

Ted Gammage has posed:
"Ah suppose there--" Ted's cut off when Shannon exclaims a bit. He looks over and furrows his brow lightly. "Ah hope th' other guy looks worse?" Ted says to Megan. "Or y'join the school's wrestling team?" He pauses, "Actually,d oes th' school have sports teams, now that ah think about it."

Pixie has posed:
Megan Gwynn is soo engrossed in her music, that she totally didnt notice that there are other people in the room, not until Shannon calls out to her and she nearly jumps. Okay, she literally DOES jump. Like, ten feet in the air. Okay okay fiine, more like 3 feet but who's counting!?

"Meeep! Shannon! And Ted! And...Oh geez, you two are having a 'moment' and I totally interruped!" she laughs nervously, backing away towards the exit. "I'm soooooooo sorry! Uh...Meep!" uh oh, she just spilled a bit of her soup. Ouch! Hot!

Nightingale has posed:
     Busted. Shannon's cheeks go flame red at Megan's remark about a 'moment', but she has a goofy little grin on her face. This does not stop her from getting up and setting the popcorn aside, however, shuffling over to check on Megan. "Hey, hey, hey... easy there, don't get too dinged up! I haven't got my powers back yet! You been to the wellness office yet?" Ever the healer, she looks Megan up and down, pursing her lips. "If not, maybe it couldn't hurt to go get some of those cuts cleaned up, if your fairy side will react okay."

     One eyebrow lofts as she looks back at Ted, shrugging. "Not sure about sports teams. I mean, there was that one basketball game we had against the Avengers--on their home court, and we -still- stomped them--but I haven't heard of an organized sports team, really. There -is- a drama club, though."

Ted Gammage has posed:
Ted actually starts to say something at the remark, but then just looks over to Shannon as she blushes and decides its probably not disputable at this point and smiles once again, "Ah, s'awlright." He leans back into the couch once again as Shannon hefts up and over. He doesn't move to stand, as he's a bit prone to looming when he is at his full height. "Ah, prolly wouldn't be fair if we did. Also might not be... particularly safe fer some of us."

Pixie has posed:
Megan Gwynn laughs nervously and shakes her head, wiping off the few drops of soup. Really, it wasn't that severe, and it didn't even leave a mark this time. "Oh no, I'm okay, really. It's nothing.." she shrugs. "As for these bruises..Eheheh...Well..."

She laughs more nervously, taking a long sip of her hot cocoa, and at least this time she waited for it to cool down a bit before diving in.

"Erm, well..It was supposed to be a low risk mission..See, some Xmen, Avengers, and other assorted heroes teamed up to rescue Dr. Brightman from an assassination attempt. Naturally Illy goes and sticks him in *limbo* of all places.."

Eye roll. EYE ROLL!

"Ahem! But once we got that bit sorted out, I got a message saying that he had left behind some important notes pertaining to his *antidote* in his haste to flee the crazy cyborg swordswoman. Sooo...Since Illy was tied up trying to protect him from beasties in Limbo, I volunteered to make a quick port over there, grab the notes and port out. Unfortunately I ran into a bit of...Trouble? Fortunately, Thor was there to protect me."

She grimaces. "Guess he *finally* forgave me for the crazy embarassing hallucinations he suffered when I *accidently* sprinkled him with fairy dust?" more nervous laughter.

Nightingale has posed:
     "You did WHAT to Thor?!" Shannon just looks at Megan all agog, shaking her head and facepalming in epic fashion. "Jeeze, and I thought it was bad the time you dusted Logan in the Danger Room and he went all berserkers." She pinches the bridge of her nose for a moment, still shaking her head. "Is this what I put Mr. Summers and Miss Grey through?" she mutters softly.

     Some part of that does catch her attention, though, proving the catalyst that sent one finely arched brow traveling upwards. "Wait, Dr. Brightman was attacked? And he's safe now? Phew. How's Dr. McCoy taking word of the attack?"

     Though still looking over at Megan with concern, she steps back a bit closer to the sofa, a little unsure of what to do. "Damn... I hate being unable to do a lot to help you... please consider getting those cuts and stuff looked after?"

Ted Gammage has posed:
Ted, for his part, just peers back and forth between them as they speak. "Thor," he says, "Blonde guy, throws lightnin'? That guy? Hah, cool." He rubs a bit at the back of his neck, leaning a bit forward as he listens a bit more. "Who's Dr Brightman again?" he asks, trying to keep up.

Pixie has posed:
Megan Gwynn grimaces a bit, holding up her hands as if in surrender. "Heeey, it's not like I meant to sprinkle him with fairy dust..We were fighting this giant...Monster thingy from another dimension and it moved so fast and Thor just dashed in a second before I sprinkled..And there was this big wind...annnd...!!!"

She just laughs nervously, shaking her head. "Anyhoo, I think things are gonna be okay...Maybe? I'm still not sure where Dr. McCoy is, or if he made it back okay after he went all feral on Dr. Brightman.."

Megan continues to eye the two of them curiously, "Sooo are you two? I mean, I thought you and Jeremy were...Ehehe..Nevermind! Not my business.."

Nightingale has posed:
     "You're right on that." is all Shannon says to Megan on the matter of who's with who, but she does smile somewhat at her. "Wait, wha... Dr. McCoy's... what?! Have you taken any of this to Mr. Summers and Miss Grey yet? Because this is starting to get way above my paygrade... but not yours. Please."

     Resting her hand on the back of the sofa near Ted, she looks over at him and smiles. "Yeah, that's the one. God of Thunder and all. And Dr. Brightman, if I remember right, he had a hand in making the Cure. But by the sound of it now, he's working on an antidote with Dr. McCoy... and there's help incoming from the Avengers."

Ted Gammage has posed:
Ted gives Shannon and Megan a lightly quirked brow at the mention of Jeremy, but he does stay quiet on the subject. "Well..meetin' Thor's pretty cool," he says after a moment. "Oh, well, he sounds important too," he offers, "Wonder why th' change in heart." He rubs his head and lets out a light yawn, "Ahh, ah prolly should go anyway. Ah skipped out on a paper and should prolly actually go write ti b'fore its due."

Pixie has posed:
Megan Gwynn nods and sighs tiredly, scratching the back of her neck. "You're right, although I'm pretty tired but...I'll talk to them first thing tomorrow morning. I'm sorry, I'm just too tired to check in tonight, although I'll be sure to leave them a message all the same."

She smiles faintly, "As for the rest, I'm sure Illyana has updated them on the status of Dr. Brightman." when Ted leaves she smiles and waves to him. "Good night, Ted!" oh dear, was it something she said?

Nightingale has posed:
     Shannon gives Ted a hug on his way through, her cheeks a bit rosy as she smiles at him. "Maybe sometime you could show me how to play that song you were playing on the guitar? Take care..." She's a bit reluctant to let go, but academia took priority at times.

     As soon as he's out of sight, though, she looks at Megan and just shakes her head, before pulling the other girl into a hug. "You're a total sweetheart, but boy, there are times your sense of timing is like a vacuum salesman at supper."

Pixie has posed:
Megan Gwynn laughs nervously and sighs, returning the hug. "Sorry! I didn't mean to interrupt. I totally thought most people would be asleep by now, but hey, at least we're getting closer to finding an antidote, right? Just need to find Dr. McCoy..I'm sure he got back safely? Hmm, I wonder if one of the Avengers located him? He's an avenger too, isn't he?"

Nightingale has posed:
     "I try not to make my romantic life, or most times lack thereof, the stuff for gossip." Shannon sighs a little bit, rubbing her temples. "But yeah. I've... been getting some pretty clear signals from Ted. Clear enough for even a dullard like me to understand. Jer... I'm thinking is more likely to turn out to be a bestie, like Bean did. Please, though... rein in that chatterbox sometimes?"

     Pursing her lips slightly, Shannon just crosses her arms, and lets out a soft sigh. "It's tempting to reach out to them myself and see. But that would be a major slap in the face to Mr. Summers and Miss Grey. Especially if you haven't had a chance to report all that about Dr. Brightman and Dr. McCoy to them yet."

Pixie has posed:
Megan Gwynn pouts a bit. "Sorry, I guess that was not really my business.." she shrugs and smiles, "But Ted seems like a nice guy?" she giggles and nods. "sure, my lips are sealed!" she makes a zipping gesture with her hands, and mimes throwing away the key.

As for Scott and Jean, Megan nods again, "Don't worry, I'm sure they at least know some of what is going on, they've been in communication with the Avengers too. But I'll definitely see them tomorrow. And hopefully we can get this antidote worked out soon too!"

Nightingale has posed:
     "He really is a nice guy," Shannon replies, unable to keep from smiling. "I've been blessed with good friends here. This whole Cure thing, it's really made pretty clear who my -real- friends are, and they're all here. Kind of got pleasantly surprised the other day by Ted, though." She just shrugs, and smiles a bit wider, even laughing as she pantomimes catching the phantom 'key' that Megan throws away, pretending to eat it. "Ha. You won't want that back now! So no more chatterbox!"

     Nodding slowly, she just lets out a deep sigh, crossing her arms over her chest. "It's hard being patient, but I've got to step back and let them do what they have to do without interfering. I don't know who they've told about the Cure situation here, or who they -want- to be told. One word to the wrong person at the wrong time... not good. So, just got to wait and see."

     Glancing over at the pool table, she just smiles a bit more. "You feel up to getting wooped at the pool table after you visit the wellness office...?"