15035/The Bummer about Biometrics

The Bummer about Biometrics
Date of Scene:	05 May 2023
Location:	Main Foyer - Xavier's School
Synopsis:	Tabby gets caught trying to sneak down into the sub levels by Lorna. Domino comes and goes probably avoiding possible collateral damage. Lucky that. And Penance is investigating while trying to find more help that isn't the weird blonde.
Cast of Characters:	Boom-Boom, M, Polaris, Domino

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Boom-Boom has posed:
So turns out it's very unlikely that when you leave school just over half a decade ago, that it's very unlikely that you get to keep any access to the fun stuff.

Like the Sub Levels and the Danger Room.

This is likely the source of much swearing and the sound of a door being kicked by a blonde woman hair pulled up in a messy set of pigtails with a bunch of her hair up front left to drape down her shoulders. A pink cropped tanktop with BOOM! in faded yellow across the front.

A pair of red tinted raybans sitting atop her head while her lower half is covered, or hugged closely by some dark blue denim jeans, the wait bound up by a red leather belt with small stainless steel spikes embedded in the leather. Matching wrist cuffs and a collar at her neck. red chucks finishing the colour coordination if not quite the colour matching.

Accessorising can be a chore sometimes.

"C'Mon, not even my New Mutants access still works. Dammmit. That's it I'm coming back! Imma get my tools and then my denying door thingy. We shall have a reckoning!" it's probably not as ominous as the woman is making it out to be since shes threatening an inanimate object.

M has posed:
After some time spent in the infirmary, Penance was released to a limited portion of the Mansion. No need to risk her wandering into someone else's bedroom. With nothing else to go off of, she's still believed to be some strange creature. No one has yet uncovered that it is Monet returned.

Right now, Penance is exploring some of her boundaries. Covered from head to toe (more or less) in leather wrappings (like some post-punk mummy), Penance stalks down the hall. She glances around corners, through doors... more exploring than searching.

Polaris has posed:
Lorna Dane still has her morning coffee and is just wandering the mansion, when the sounds of kicking and swearing catch her attention. She is dressed casually, in low-rise green yoga pants, boots, and a cropped green t-shirt to match. At least she left off the tiara.

Flying is faster than walking, so Lorna glides in a few inches off the ground with long, green hair trailing behind. Turning a corner, she spots Tabitha facing off against the door. Lorna lowers slowly to her feet. A sip of coffee, then she speaks.

"You realize that the doors in this place are quite thick.'"

Domino has posed:
Nearly four years had passed since Domino last rolled up to the gates of Xavier's. Back then it had involved dropping off another wounded mutant, one of her final acts before fleeing the country. At the time there hadn't been any opportunities to connect with anyone else here beyond Shadowcat. Dom had made sure of this, pulling another vanishing act before she drew any further attention. At least that time around a bloodied teammate took center stage, she could do her good samaritan act then ghost this place for good.

It might seem weird that she would return, the blacked out biker leathered woman rolling up the manicured driveway on a black and dark grey bike which Batman would surely approve of. It comes to rest alongside the front doors, kickstand out and helmet resting on bars while the lone spotted albino eyes the structure with an apprehensive sigh. After the last time her hands have been hurting even thinking about being here.

Uncertain of whether to knock or simply to reach for the handle her outstretched hand is juuust about to make its move when a much louder thudding comes from inside. She hesitates, looking at her own hand with a slight shrug before opening the door and stepping into the foyer.

Weirdness certainly awaits.

Boom-Boom has posed:
Compared to the women starting to turn up around her, Boom-Boom might actually look rather blase in her appearance. Fingers pinching the bridge of her nose before she steps back. Penance gets spotted. She knows Monet, but the very sharp woman is not the form that's remembered. "Hey Slice you doing okay there?" she calls out with a big grin as her attention bounces from what she can't deal with to what she can.

This is right as the sound of Lorna's voice hits her and the blue eyed blonde spots the magnetic in more ways than metal woman is pointing information out. "Ugh, I know, and the locking mechanisms take a lot of heat too so I can just blow the locks or slag them. Let alone possibly fry any wiring. Anything like under these way to tiny feet of mine is like probably superman proof. Gah, it makes breaking in a pain." she states and then squints a little like maybe she really shouldn't be talking so casually about breaking into a secure spot in the school. "Uhh, you didn't hear that though. Hang on, you're Polaris right. Before you ask, it was totally the hair. Hot women with green hair I think there's only like a handful and only one of them hung out here!" she beams like she's clever and not trying to get yeeted out on her butt.

Domino's entrance on the door gets a side tilt around Lorna to look at the pale skinned biker. "Okay, wow, my leather game is definitely lacking." she states and looks back to 'Slice' and then to Domino.

"So before like anyone blasts me or does wacky magnetic iron in the blood things. I'm Boom-Boom. I like used to go here years ago. Please no body kick my ass. I dunno how fragile the mansion currently is above ground." she says with a goofy tone and an awkward looking if sizable grin.

M has posed:
Leaning back from looking into yet another room, Penance's blue eyes drift the foyer, taking in one, two, three others present. She finally settles her focus on Tabitha and... stares. It's just a long stare that's clearly meant to convey something.

And then she moves on, striding on bare feet to the next doorway before leaning around to take a look in *there*.

Polaris has posed:
Lorna Dane smiles warmly at the greeting... and the assessment... from Tabitha. "Good morning, Boom-Boom." she offers, stepping closer. "And please call me Lorna, although I'll certainly answer to 'hot woman with the green hair'." Her gaze shifts to the other women, then, offering each a simple nod and smile.

Lorna steps closer to the door, casually interposing herself between it and the girl seeking entry. "If it's just a matter of breaking in, I could tear the entire door from its hinges or reduce it to dust. But let's play that forward a bit, shall we?"

Another sip of coffee follows. "Suppose the door were... no longer an issue. What do you think would happen next? Do you think that no one would notice? That no one would -mind-...? This isn't a bank vault where the police wouldn't arrive for 15 minutes or so, after all."

Probably best if she didn't elaborate on how she knows that, of course.

"That's a nice look on you, by the way."

Domino has posed:
Yyyep. There's 'weird,' then there's 'mutant weird.' There's so much unusual going on with the three people already inside the foyer that Domino doesn't know where to start! All she can do is try to embrace the weird knowing that right now she's adding to it.

A hand wrapped in a fingerless glove comes up for an uncertain looking wave. "Hey there."

(Uuugh. Why did you do this again, Dom?)

"The hair is pretty wicked" she offhandedly agrees but her attention is already shifting elsewhere, toward what sure LOOKS like a bank vault.

The vault door is looked at. The other mutants are looked at, complete with Penance getting a double-take with a slightly puzzled achromatic expression. Then she jumps right back in with "Why is there a vault door in here?"

It's a legitimate question!

Boom-Boom has posed:
Tabitha does keep an eye on Penance's roamings, she was the one that found the woman with the razor sharp talons and wild hair. And buckles, so many belts and buckles. But being distracted is not diffcult.

"Tabitha, or just Tabby. But also depends on what I've done. In this case haven't done. But you're like top of the list for green haired hot women." she adds, it's definitely a more relaxed tone since she actually triies to sound flirty and playful.

"So assuming that like no one straight recognises me. It's been years and I swear like if anyone I knew back then is still here. Good odds Lorna since like I know you've been here back then. Maybe someone will. They just like on the job and shit." she states and hmms while she smiles to Domino. "So worst case. I can either be stabbed, shot, electrocuted, umm. Just straight pummeled. Maybe have my mind scrambled and end up thinking I'm a pony or something and sleep in the stables. To start with." she hmmms.

"So, uhh, you saw the whole sign out side about it being a school, and clearly we're all mutants." This gets Lorna another please don't beat Tabitha up look befrore turning it back to Domino. "So some of us have like some pretty destructive powers. So parts of the school need to be pretty sturdy to handle some massive oomph. We can't just like start exploding shit on the lawn cause we gotta be like super down low. So you know, safe spaces. Literally. As much like physically as much as emotionally and mentally." she says and points down at the ground.

This does get interspersed with some measure of beaming when Lorna isn't yeeting."And the fact that I am NOT on all fours barking like a dog, hopefully means saying this out loud is safe and stuff." she states and repeats the last sentence in a whisper.

She's standing so that's a good sign.

M has posed:
There is a somewhat curious cant to Penance's head; the red creature is *clearly* listening to the conversation, even as she explores. Another hallway is leaned into, but this one must hold something interesting.

She stares for a time, blue eyes partially lidded. Then, she begins roaming further down the hallway.

Right toward the kitchen.

There's no screams once she enters the kitchen, so all must be well so far.

Polaris has posed:
Lorna Dane's green lips pull into a wry smile, her weight shifting as her hip cocks to the left. "I think you'd look good on all fours." she teases casually. "Not barking, of course." Lorna takes another sip, finishing her coffee. Releasing the mug, it just... hovers... there in mid-air.

"Your point about this being a school, the safeguards, and everything, is well taken, Boom-Boom. However, while I have the -ability- to open the door... without destroying it... if you're not on the access list that's not something I'm going to do. Sometimes it is as much a learning experience to accomplish things -without- using powers, even if that involves managing the bureaucracy."

Domino has posed:
Not being 'on all fours barking like a dog' gets another one of those puzzled stares from the visiting albino. Boy, did she ever pick an odd time to stop by.

"Sooo..you want to blow up the vault door which would then give you access to a safe place where you can blow things up without collateral damage" Domino runs through the scenario out loud as if it would somehow make the pieces fit more cleanly together. It doesn't help so much. "Have you tried asking a janitor?"

The silent red creature moves onward which results in yet another look her way until she disappears out of sight. Peculiar. Dom couldn't even begin to fathom what might be going on there other than the other person having a case of the munchies, which is always valid.

Lorna also remarks about the all fours idea, a comment which has Dom holding up a hand to say "Right. Bad time." She turns about on both heels, points toward the main door, and starts heading back out to her bike.

Boom-Boom has posed:
There's another look back to check on Penance then back to the others. "That, is well. I dunno her name, she's kinda Mute and my ASL is totes awful. "I call her Slice. Cause those claws are like straight Wolverine sharp I think. Plus that leather. She kinda landed on the lawn a few days ago. So trying to catch like Jean or any other telepaths to see what her actual name is and her deal." she explains the red hued girl heading into the kitchen. "SHE COULD SCRATCH HER NAME IN THE WALL!" she yells out before grinning back to Lorna and Domino.

"Then if she's a student or something we can look that look that up, or like Google the crap out of her." she adds and grins. "I look amazing on all fours!" she states with a snap point and the woman with green hair. "And clearly while fun, that kind of social engineering is probably going to fail." she points out though with Domino turning to bail the blonde chuckles.

"It's anelevator! I was gonnna hot wire the damn thing." she states loudly. "It's getting by whom might be down there that's the challenge. Plus I probably also forgot my password. Denying access doesn't always tell you if the username is incorrect or non existant, let alone if the password is right." she states, sounding like she actually knows a thing or two about bypassing technological security systems.

Polaris has posed:
Lorna Dane looks over to the red creature who just slunk into the kitchen, green brows lifting. "Slice...?" she shakes her head slowly, then. Lorna looks over to Domino as the woman turns back towards the door. "There's no need to dash on our account, Domino. But I do understand if the mansion isn't... comfortable... for everyone."

After all, Lorna's dad is the number one antagonist.

"If you're looking for other ways to exercise your powers, there are options outside the mansion as well." The coffee mug heads for the kitchen, then, carried along magnetic fields to settle lightly in the sink.

Domino has posed:
The uncertain visitor hesitates at the door when Tabitha mentions Wolverine's name. One hand comes to rest against the carved wood framework, momentarily hovering then sliding down and curling into a fist at her side.

The moment perhaps isn't helped when Lorna calls Domino out by name, leading to a subtle tensing of shoulders. The Magnetrix isn't wrong there but any feelings of discomfort in this lady are for entirely different reasons.

A long breath is taken as she looks off to the side, speaking over a shoulder "Glad things are working out for you kids."

It seems she's made up her mind about rabbiting, at least for now.

Boom-Boom has posed:
With Domino skidaddling. Tabby hmms. "Domino, right, cause the thing..." she realises with an almost silent ahh sound before she turns back to Lorna. "Slice is probably raiding the fridge. If she's lucky Copycat, Vanessa might catch her and cool. That woman can turn leftovers into like something amazeballs!" she states and hmmms.

"Still think a little vandalism might slide so we can start helping her.

Yeeting through portals into dirt hard enoughto need to hit the med bay kinda warrants checking on her so anything bad behind her stays behind her." Tabby always seemed to have a soft spot for others that were abused.

"Ya know Lorna since, my jig on a little B and E is thwarted for now I may just head up stairs and see if things are still where they were upstairs. Figure my old room is long since someone elses. Pretty certain I didn't leave it that messy it was uninhabitable." she jokes and heads for the stairs.

"Unless the boys and girls like switched places and in that case my old room may have well become a place no woman should know." she says with a spooky tone and waggling fingers before she turns at the roll of her hips to head on up stairs. No need for an elevator for that.