14799/An evening at the Mansion

An evening at the Mansion
Date of Scene:	15 March 2023
Location:	Frontyard - Xavier's School
Synopsis:	Deadpool skis into the school singing Christmas carols. Jean offers hot cocoa.
Cast of Characters:	Phoenix, Deadpool

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Phoenix has posed:\<br\>It's early evening and the sun just set..But phew, Westchester sure has been getting a lot of snow lately. Jean is standing on the front porch, a really lovely large front porch of a lovely large mansion..A little too large for a one person job, so she is overseeing the work of some of the younger kids who volunteered to shovel the driveway after the most recent snowstorm. She also brough hot chocolate for another fairly chilly night, but hey at least the sun stays up in the sky a little later. And at least it's quiet and peaceful..For now..

Deadpool has posed:\<br\>The sounds of a Christmas Caroller can be heard, even before he appeared. Coming from the Xavier Grounds, emerging from the trees, Deadpool was singing the Twelve Days of Christmas, except he was singing the version from Scrubs. "...ay of Christmas, my true love gave to me, twelve beaten children, eleven drive-by shootings, ten frozen homeless, nine amputations, eight burn victims, seven strangled shoppers, six random knifings, five suicides, four beaten wives, three O.D.'s, two shattered skulls, and a drunk who drove into a tree!"\<br\>\<br\>Deadpool was wearing a red snowsuit, with black accents, just like his costume, but also cross country skis, poles, and the works. He even wore a ski mask, with holes, but was clearly wearing his costume under the snowsuit. Skiing up to the kids, he stepped out of his shoes, and began walking up the porch, "Excuse me Miss Grey, but can I borrow a cup of sugar?"

Phoenix has posed:\<br\>Some of the kids point and stare at the weird guy singing a rather creepy Christmas carol.."Heey! It's not even Christmas!" one of them exclaims. Others just point and giggle.\<br\>\<br\>Jean turns from handing out another cup of steaming cocoa and sighs a bit at the sight of the troublemaker. Still, she has never been known to turn down anyone in need. And it wouldn't be the first time Deadpool dropped by the Institute unexpectedly.\<br\>\<br\>She forces a smile as she moves towards the gates, offering him a cup of cocoa. "Good evening, Wade, I'm afraid I have no sugar on hand..You will have to try the kitchen, would you like some hot cocoat?" she tilts her head. "Just dropping by for another unannounced visit?" well, technically he has worked on and off with the Xmen but..

Deadpool has posed:\<br\>"I for one honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year. I live in the Past, Present, and Future. The spirits of all three strive within me... so that's what those voices are in my head!" He seemed to be having a conversation with himself as he tailed off there.\<br\>\<br\>He accepted the cocoa, though he seemed to hold it a bit odd. He was holding the cup, not the handle. That was how it was handed to him, but most people would switch it to be more comfortable. He just used it to warm his hands through his gloves. That part, while odd, at least made sense in this weather.\<br\>\<br\>"Oh, Ms. Grey, I didn't really expect you to have any sugar. You're sweet enough." He then looked left, then right, and when no one stabbed him, or optic blasted him, he asked, "Logan and Scott aren't home?"

Phoenix has posed:\<br\>Jean Grey arches a brow at that and nods. "Always a good attitude to have, although that's a rather..Peculiar version of that song to sing. Are you cold? I could invite you in."\<br\>\<br\>She shrugs and chuckles, "I'm sure they're out and about somewhere, probably coming home soon. Just me taking care of things right now."

Deadpool has posed:\<br\>"It's from Scrubs. My lawyers are on it, since they stole a window into my soul, but it was a good song." He was unusually chatty today, well, he was always chatty, but he was willing to explain his madness. Maybe he knew that Jean had trouble reading his thoughts, so he was shedding some light on them. "I'm Canadian. We're genetically engineered for the cold, or maybe it's my healing factor, keeping me alive so I can freeze my butt off for one more day." Moving on up to the porch, cocoa still in hand, "so, what are you up to, supervising the child labor?"

Phoenix has posed:\<br\>Jean Grey doesn't even bother trying to scan his mind, knowing how he's even more mixed up than Logan. Which is a pity. Maybe that's why she feels sorry for him, another stray to collect, to take care of.\<br\>\<br\>"Yes, yes of course, you and Logan both. You did seem a bit chilled out there all the same.."\<br\>5rShe shrugs and smiles, glancing towards the kids. "Well I could have cleared the snow easily myself but they insisted, i've never seen them so energetic since they returned from that horrible experience in the mountains.."

Deadpool has posed:\<br\>"They insisted on shovelling snow? Generations of Deadpool Ancestors are struggling to turn around in their frozen tundra graves." He shook his head in disbelief, "first five minutes of shovelling snow is fun, the rest of your life sucks." Then he looked in one direction, "I could have sworn there was a mountain over there. Did somebody teleport it away?"

Phoenix has posed:\<br\>Jean Grey chuckles and nods. "I agree, it's a little strange. You think they would have had enough of snow, but they seem to enjoy it..Rather more than I last remembered. They seem to have so much more energy.." she sighs, "Just wish I knew what happened out there.."\<br\>\<br\>When he mentions a mountain, Jean arches a brow, peering into the distance, "Which mountain? There are many in Westchester. And apparently there are Yetis in the biggest one which is new to me..Maybe they've been there all along."\<br\>\<br\>No really, she's not kidding.

Deadpool has posed:\<br\>"Yeti's, are they like Sasquatch, because I've met Sasquatch. He likes to pound my face into the dirt." He continued to be warmed by the cocoa, but he couldn't really drink it with a ski mask, and a superhero mask under that, neither having mouth holes. "Energy is wasted on the young, not like us old fogeys, how old are you, anyway, 23, 24?"

Phoenix has posed:\<br\>Jean Grey nods, "A little, but bigger, hairier. They're the polar bears of giant apes. And yes, very very real. Be careful if you go hiking out there, I suspect they have something to do with the terrible weather we're getting lately." She replies with a soft smile, taking a cautious sip from her steaming hot cocoa.\<br\>\<br\>"Why don't you come inside? It's a lot warmer in there." She can't help but chuckle, "Oh, somewhere around there.." Jean doesn't bother giving her real age which is in fact a bit older than that, who wants to think of age anyway?

Deadpool has posed:\<br\>"Hairier than Sasquatch? That man has hair from hair to hair." His eyes widened in his mask at the idea of a polar bear of a giant ape. "Will you come with me when I go hiking, to protect me? I mean, I'd protect you, not that I'm scared of Yeti's, or would that bet Yeti, singular and plural?"\<br\>\<br\>At her invitation, he got up off the porch, leaving his skiis and poles in the snow, near where the kids were shovelling. By the time he got back, his skiis and poles would probably disappear under their mountain of snow being removed from the driveway and path. He would follow her back inside, leaving the kids to do their manual labor unsupervised. It was better that way.

Phoenix has posed:\<br\>Jean Grey frowns, "Honestly, best if you steer clear of that place altogether. Not only have people been going missing from that place over the past several days, but a strange, alien object was discovered too.." honestly she could be making this all up, just to humour him, but she probably isnt.\<br\>\<br\>Some of the kids are 17 or 18 years old and Jean is not too worried. Besides there are other adults around. She does nod towards his ski poles with a frown however. "Are you sure you want to leave those out there like that? You might not find them in the snow.."

Deadpool has posed:\<br\>"It's a quick walk back to New York City, right?" He said in a rhetorical tone of voice, when in fact, it was a considerable drive. Once inside, he would start to disrobe... not like that, just the ski suit, revealing his costume underneath. He had to set the cocoa down on a nearby table, while he got out of the ski pants, ski jacket, gloves over top of his costume gloves, and the ski mask. "There, I feel more myself."