13171/X-Men Fun Times in the Mansion's Backyard

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X-Men Fun Times in the Mansion's Backyard
Date of Scene: 02 May 2021
Location: Backyard - Xavier's School
Synopsis: X-Men Assemble! Then they socialize outside of their mansion.
Cast of Characters: Iceman, Rogue, Cyclops, Warpath, Phoenix




Iceman has posed:
It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood. Just a great time to be out back of the house, laying back in a lounge chair and surfing the web on the cell phone. At least Bobby Drake seems to think it is. Unfortunately Instagram doesn't seem to hold the Iceman's attention for too long before he puts his phone away and sits up to take in all that's happening around him. Some students are at play, others study, nobody looks like they really want to be bothered by a teacher at this time, though.

Bobby gets to his feet and starts doing a little bit of wandering, taking in the view of the sports facilities and such. It's a nice spot to just exist in.

Rogue has posed:
Beautiful days aren't just for those who lounge around on a chair in the backyard and idle on their phones. For the less socially inclined, when nice days occur, it's perfect timing to take off into the skies and go for a lazy fly around. Rogue never goes further than she should, making sure to stay within the limits of the grounds themselves, but that's still a lot of space to covert and it extends out to woods and such that people rarely visit.

Never the less, she comes back around eventually, landing gracefully to the ground feet away from where Bobby begins to wander towards. Brushing her hair out with a hand, her eyes shift to see the teacher ambling in her general direction and she actually gives him a wave. "Hey Bobby."

Iceman has posed:
When his buddy waves to him, Bobby returns it and throws in a grin, "Hey! How's it going?" He looks relieved to have found someone to talk to. "I've been trying to keep myself busy today but things just seem to be moving so slowly." His shoulders shrug and he asks, "Anything new with you?"

Iceman's smile is still locked in place on his face when he looks around once again, making sure that things in the backyard are in hand. Wouldn't do to let the students get too carried away when there's alleged adults out there to keep an eye on them.

Cyclops has posed:
The doors to the backyard opens as Scott Summers heads out to get some fresh air. He is visiting the school for the weekend as well as to pick up some last items to bring over to the new house. Most likely Jean is around, finsihing up some work. As he spies Bobby and Rogue, he gives a jerk of his chin upwards. "Hey guys." He says as he makes his way over towards them. He's wearing a casual tanktop and a pair of khaki shorts for the weather, a lot more dressed down than his sweater vests and pants.

Rogue has posed:
"New? Nah, not really. Been kinda stuck on that schtick of saving mutant kind one mutant at a time." Rogue offers, giving Bobby a smile. "Weekends are kinda dull all around, really. Not much going on, and I don't think anything's come across any othe radars." The detention moderator offers this and then looks around as Bobby does, only she spies Summers coming out in that...very casual outfit. "Hey Summers. Fancy seein' you here onna weekend. We didn't miss a memo or anything did we?"

Iceman has posed:
"Hi Scott! What's going on?" Bobby asks his friend with a big, happy smile.

He turns to Rogue and nods, "Long as we're doing good out there, right? And I suppose boring is good, but I wouldn't say no to a little excitement right about now. As long as its the kind where nobody was getting hurt. Maybe a forest fire in the middle of nowhere, or some robots that need smacking down."

Cyclops has posed:
"No memo. I am just getting some things packed and in the car. Jean is working on some paperwork so I'm on her time right now." Scott says as he gives a long stretch, arching his back and pulling his arms over his head. As his arms drop back down, he loosens his shoulders a bit by swinging his arms some. "You guys enjoying the weekend? Got any plans tonight? I was thinking of having some of you over to our new place for a bonfire and to have a few drinks. Give you a tour of the new home."

Rogue has posed:
Rogue nods to Bobby. "Yeah. Doing good is definitely the the key thing there. Though I'm kinda with you..something that isn't like a threat or danger to anyone would be nice to fix, also." The southern belle offers and then looks over to Summers as he places an offer on the table. "I ain't got plans, never really do to be honest. I've seen your place from the outside, of course, but an indoor tour would be great." She steps more forward so she's standing nearly next to Bobby now. "So yeah, I'd be up for it."

Iceman has posed:
"Weekend is a little bit too quiet," Bobby says, scowling as if he expects something to go wrong any moment. But of course he's joking and his face soon reflects that with the way he smiles. "No plans tonight. If you do decide to have folks over I'll be there. I'd love to check out your new place."

Rogue is given a nod, "I'm sure there'll be enough excitement for us soon enough. Just gotta stay ready for it."

Cyclops has posed:
"Okay, then both of you come over tonight. We'll make a night of it." Scott says with a nod of his head, taking his phone out to send Jean a text and to let her know we will have company. Tell anyone you meet... team wise. Going to have a night without the kids. Jean needs it."

Rogue has posed:
"Sounds like a plan, Summers. We'll be there with bells on even..." Rogue offers giving a smile. She looks to Bobby then. "Could even take my car if you want, or I can fly us over. Either way." A chuckle then before she tilts her head one way and then the other. "Honestly I'm liking the quiet, but it's been kinda busy this last week or so for me outside the school. I'll give you a run down later if you want, Bobby." A pause. "Is everything alright with Jean? Is it just normal school stress maybe?"

Iceman has posed:
"Sounds good, man," Bobby tells his bro with a firm nod. "We'll head on over around dinner time. Want me to bring anything, or just my charming self?"

The young man looks to Rogue and nods, "I think Scott and Jean might prefer if we drove. Or we could race, my ice surfing versus your flying. See who's faster?" There's a grin on his face. When he's offered the run down he nods his head to his pal, but doesn't comment on it.

Cyclops has posed:
"Bring whatever you want, guys. If it can be cooked, I'll throw it on the grill." Scott says to them with a grin. "We're a few miles out so I wouldn't go ice skating. Just take a car, or have Illyana teleport you guys." He ays as he runs a hand back through his hair.

"Everything is cool with Jean. Just school stuff, wrapping up year end reviews, transfer paperwork for incoming and outgoing students."

Warpath has posed:
For as big as he is, it is almost unnatural how very little sound Jimmy makes when he walks. Judging by the fact he is wearing swim trunks and has a towel over his shoulder he is making his way towards the pool. There are a few students that might have mentioned seeing him in the water early last month so it's likely the walk doesn't surprise anyone. A nod is offered to those that are gathered and he pauses in his steps to greet others,"Afternoon."

Rogue has posed:
Rogue smirks at Bobby for a moment and then shrugs. "I can drive us. I gotta use the car every once in a while anyway so she keeps well." Saying this much before pointing at Bobby. "We can race anytime anywhere though, friend, so if and when you think you can out-skate me, just lemme know?" That smirk becomes a wide grin as she nods to Summers. "Well, s'long as that's all..." The sight and greeting of Warpath takes her attention then and she waves. "Hello."

Iceman has posed:
"I'll bring something good," Iceman proclaims with a grin. "Maybe something for dessert. May cruise into town and check out the bakeries to see what looks good today."

"Hey Jimmy, what's shakin', man?" Bobby greets Warpath with a wave. "You want to come with Rogue and myself to Scott and Jean's new place this evening? I'm going dessert shopping before hand."

Rogue gets a raised eyebrow, "How's tomorrow looking? After class we can do three laps around the baseball diamond. Last one done has to grade my tests."

Phoenix has posed:
The glow of pink precedes Jean as she comes rounding to the back from the side path. In front of her is a stack of several boxes with pictures of patio furniture on their sides. Like Jimmy, she'd headed for the pool, but unlike him she's dressed for work and not swimming. That is, assembly work, with her normal business attire swapped out for paint and grease spotted jeans and an plain black tank top. She's even pulled back her hair in a ponytail.

"Hey!" She calls across the lawn with a wave of her free hand as she steps through the walled portion dividing off the pool and sets down the boxes inside in an empty corner. "Pardon me," She adds towards Jimmy. "Don't mind me, just getting the summer furniture set up."

Cyclops has posed:
"Hey, Jean." Scott calls over to her, lifting a hand upwards. "James." He says with a nod towards the large man. "Going to have a barbecue at our place tonight if you want to come along." He says to him. "Bring whatever meat of choice you want grilled and I'll do my best to not burn it." He says with a smile on his face.

He looks to the other pair and nods, giving an amused smile towards Bobby in particular. He reaches out and gives him a thump on the shoulder with his palm, followed by a squeeze.

Warpath has posed:
A smile touches his features, just a little, and Jimmy replies,"Sounds good. I could put off the swim and go prep some steaks if you like." He doesn't cook a lot, but you don't get that big without knowing the best things to cook and probably how to make them better.

He glances towards Jean and her work,"Hands on chief. Most would put the students up to that." he offers with a tease of humor in his tone. He looks back to Rogue and Bobby,"A race could be amusing. Grading papers is a solid penalty." His face indicates he has those to contend with as well.

Rogue has posed:
Rogue folds her arms across her chest and grins at Bobby. "You're on, Freezing Person." A smirk. "Though the stakes aren't that nice if you lose and still have to do your job. What do I get when I win?" This and then her gaze shifts to Jean who gets an upnod from her. "Hey Jean. You want a hand with any of that?" Then she glances back to Bobby. "Actually that's not a bad idea, going and picking up desserts, I might even grab a little contribution myself. If you're up for riding along with me that is." Everything else has just been about the night's festivities and so she just smiles and rocks on her heels back and forth a bit.

Iceman has posed:
"Yo Jean. How's it hangin'?" Bobby says to his friend with a smile on his face. "I'll give you a hand putting all that together if you'd like. As long as I don't get in the way, though. You do have your ways." There's a gesture towards the pink glow.

Scott's physical affection gets returned with a friendly pat on the arm, "You can grill shrimp, right? I figure that might be good with some of Jimmy's steaks." Then he looks to Warpath, "Want to be the referee? Make sure our southern belle here doesn't cheat?" Drake turns to look at Rogue and gives her a smile and a wink, clearly just joking about the cheating thing. "What do you get, should you somehow beat me? Well, I'll make you an ice sculpture and get a bottle of vodka to stick in it." Then he gets a bit more serious when it comes back to food, "Yeah, lets do that."

Phoenix has posed:
"Hey, you're all welcome to go prep food or assemble," Jean begins to say to the lot of old, familiar faces. "But one of those things I can cheat at. The other, I can't. There's no need to find the right wrench when I'm around." With the boxes set down, she gives her fingers a wiggle for emphasis. "And at least this way, I know the kids didn't shortcut and leave out screws because they got bored because I turned detention into physical labor. This should go quick, it's just some chairs and side tables."

She leans herself against the wall as she remarks, "Scott can grill okay. He's getting his practice in now that we have the excuse to actually cook for ourselves more. I pick out what to cook, he does the grilling."

Warpath has posed:
The swimming plan gets scrapped pretty easy and Jimmy doesn't seem terrible bothered by it. He nods to Bobby and replies,"I could do that. Make sure she's safe from her racing partner getting the head start when she isn't ready." He gives Rogue a conspiratorial nod. Of course he's teasing Bobby...as well as he can anyway. It doesn't really come natural he who is notoriously stoic and serious,"There are some strip steaks that could be seasonsed with salt, pepper, and a little rosemary. That wouldn't take too long to settle."

Rogue has posed:
Rogue gives a bit of a feigned gasp, placing one hand over her heart while looking at Bobby in dismay. "Well I never... how could you even think I'd do something like cheat..." A pause as Jimmy offers to make sure that Bobby doesn't get a head start on her and she grins. "At least I have someone in my corner..." Then she considers and nods to Jean. "Well if you've got the assembling taken care of, we should probably go get stuff for tonight. And regardless of the dessert Bobby gets...I might get stuff for smores." Considering that and then she shrugs. "I should change first..." Cause she's been wearing her body suits for a while. "Maybe."

Iceman has posed:
"Hey, that's just called preparation," Iceman says to Warpath with a grin, clearly amused by the joking nature of his statement. The young man looks at Rogue and nods, "After you get changed we'll head out and pick stuff up. I'm getting hungry just thinking about dinner tonight. May have to grab a doughnut to snack on in the meantime or something."

With a chuckle he says, "This is going to be one heck of a good night. Hanging out at your new house, grilling out, eating s'mores. Much better than watching detention rooms or reviewing assignments. Not that I haven't got all of that done already."

Phoenix has posed:
"The fire pit was a required addition to the house." Jean proclaims, "I wasn't about to have my own yard and no reason to use it. Since I got all dressed up to work, I'll slap the furniture together and then I'll head over. My other school business is done for the day anyway. Even if it wasn't, a night hanging out is a valid reason to put it aside until morning."

She starts peeling the tape off boxes and removing furniture. True to what she said, it doesn't look like much more than screwing some table legs and chair legs on. "Scott, if you need me to grab anything on the way home then just toss me a text. I can grab it on my way in. If I find any stragglers still around here pretending to work, I'll drag them home with me. No one's allowed to tell me to stop working and I can't do it back."

Warpath has posed:
Plans out of the way, James nods and turns back towards the mansion to change out of the swim gear and start preparing steaks,"Do you want to put a maximum of guests or just bring anyone along?" Not that he's the social butterfly, but he might see someone that doesn't look down and go the other way.