15008/A Hellfire Meeting

A Hellfire Meeting
Date of Scene:	28 April 2023
Location:	Hellfire Club - Manhattan
Synopsis:	Magneto's attempts to find Emma Frost leave him frustrated and disappointed
Cast of Characters:	Magneto, Red

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Magneto has posed:
A lot had happened recently that Magneto was still trying to process. It all started when he appointed Mystique as his lieutenant and a leader of the Brotherhood of Mutants. His first instruction was to go out into the world in search of mutants to bring back to Genosha. Unfortunately, Mystique shortly afterwards went missing.

Only a couple of days later, Magneto received reports of other Genoshans going after making a trip to America. No one was sure where they had gone. With few resources at his disposal, Magneto turned to the X-Men for help. Specifically, he found Jean and Scott. However, despite his best efforts, Scott refused him access to Cerebro. Thankfully, Jean pointed him in the right direction and with some help, the missing Genoshans were found in the mountains near Xavier's Mansion.

Yet, Mystique was not with the mutants. Nevertheless, Magneto decided to return to Genosha for a time, to make sure that the missing mutants returned to Genosha without incident. During this time, he also met with his daughter Polaris to discuss his plans for the future of the Brotherhood of Mutants and the wider Genoshan community.

However, there was still the matter of Mystique's disappearance. Finding her would be made a lot easier if he had the use of Cerebro. But it seems that avenue was not going to be one he was going to be permitted to take. At least, not without causing an incident with the X-Men. Something he plans on avoiding as much as he can.

So, Magneto fully intends on building his version of Cerebro in Genosha. Of course, that would require a powerful telepathic mutant to operate. Which is what brings him to the Hellfire Club. After all, Jean Grey and Charles Xavier are not the only powerful telepathic mutants around. There is always his White Queen, Emma Frost.

Red has posed:
Jean's office at the Hellfire Club is deserted, or at least it appears to be as Magneto knocks, maybe even enters. But shortly thereafter Alice appears up the hallway, wearing in white what accounts for the uniform in the club. The only blothc of color is a little red seal at her left chest, the center bearing a white pawn. "I take you are here for Miss Frost? She is not in the house, and I doubt you have called to schedule a meeting." the redhead notes as she somehow manages to get a keycard from an invisible pocket.

Swiping the card in front of the door, it clicks and she enters, moving to grab a tablet PC from a little side table at the door before stopping and turning back to Magneto.

"Is there a name I can put down to see and try to get into Miss Frost's calender? She's a very busy woman and I try my best to keep her calender up to date at all times for her convenience."

Magneto has posed:
Magneto pauses for a moment as he watches the young woman before him. It was not uncommon for him to see new faces at the Hellfire Club. However, his reputation alone demands respect, and this woman doesn't appear to be intimidated or even impressed by the sight of him.

The Master of Magnetism, the white king of the Hellfire Club, the former mutant terrorist and ruler of Genosha, raised an eyebrow as the woman came closer. She seemed oblivious to his past and present position, only regarding him as someone wanting to see 'Miss Frost'.

He broke the silence with a single sentence. "I do not make appointments" For a fraction of a second, he wonders if he sees a flicker of recognition on the woman's face. However, he is uncertain.

Red has posed:
"You don't?" Alice asks, raising an eyebrow as her fingers operate the tablet PC, opening the calender application on one half and the member catalogue on the other.

"I am sorry that I can't be of help then, but it seems that Miss Frost is not even in town today. Shall I leave a message with her then, Mister Lehnsherr?"

Her eyes are offering gentleness, but the resistance? That was Miss Frost's doing. She was to work for her - and her alond.

Magneto has posed:
Magneto's face softens slightly at the realisation that this woman does recognise him.

"Why don't you tell me where she is, and I will go find her now?" Magneto replies and pauses. "Sorry, I do not know your name."

Red has posed:
"I am sorry, I am under strict orders not to tell anyone, and you are not an exception." Alice notes, the membership catalogue with the pictures having possibly helped with recognizing him.

"The best I can do is looking up a time she is free in town... let me see..." she offers, skimming through the dates in the calender. "It appears that she might have an opening next week. Possibly. Oh... eh... I'm Alice."

Magneto has posed:
Magneo slams his gloved fist against the desk. It shakes beneath the force of the blow. He leans forward, hands pressed against the desk's surface as he bows his head in frustration. After a few moments of silence, he straightens himself and turns away from Alice. He waits until his breathing returns to normal before slowly turning to face her again.

My apologies for that outburst," he said dryly. "But waiting until next week is simply not an option. Emma Frost needs to know what I have to say -- urgently. I would implore you not to keep me from speaking with her any longer; she won't take kindly to being kept in the dark about this matter."

Red has posed:
"I... can drop her a message, but it is friday." Alice offers with a little shake, eying the monstrosity of a desk he had smacked, still standing where she had stopped next to the door. "Would you like to pass along something or just that you need to talk to her urgently?"

Magneto has posed:
"I am keenly aware that it is Friday, Miss Alice," Magneto replies. "However, that does not mean that the world stops spinning, now does it?"

Red has posed:
"No Mister Lehnsherr, but it makes reaching Miss Frost a little more difficile at times. If you have a message I can pass along, I can send her a note to try to reach you as soon as possible, but I can't guarantee where she is sadly." Alice offers with an appologizing smile.

Magneto has posed:
"Difficult to reach?" Magneto repeats incredulously. Then he steps forward towards Alice. A look of fierce determination burns in his eyes. "There's nowhere on this planet that I cannot reach. I can raise islands from the ocean floor, move mountains and change the magnetic poles of the planet. Nothing gets in my way. I am the master of magnetism!

What I cannot do is find the location of a particular individual at any given time. That's why I need to find Emma Frost, and that's why I need you to tell me where she is."

Red has posed:
"While I can't find that individual for you, I can pass the word along. But I can't tell you where Miss Frost is." Alice stays adamant, tapping on the tablet to try and word a message of urgency that Magneto himself requested urgent aid to locate someone. "But I am making a message to her as we speak, and I hope she can spare the time to contact you or allow me to tell you where to meet her. But she likes her privacy."

Magneto has posed:
Magneto glares at Alice for a moment. He looks defeated. Then the finally breaks the silence, "Okay. If that is as much as you can help me right now, then I guess our business here is done."