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|Date of Scene=2023/05/28
|Location=Swimming Pool - Xavier's School
|Synopsis=Sam and Angelica had a nice conversation at pool side.
|Cast of Characters=1014, 1258
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|Poses=:'''{{#var:1014|Firestar (1014)}} has posed:'''<br> Angelica is laying on a lounger beside the pool. A solid black one piece covers her and her large yellow beach towel rests on her legs. Currently she is reading the Physics teacher's edition in preparation for the next class rotation. The sun is fading so she isn't getting much color now, just enjoying the relative quiet of a currently vacated area of the campus.

:'''{{#var:1258|Samuel Guthrie (1258)}} has posed:'''<br>Samuel Guthrie has decided to get a bit of exercise in. So, today we find Sam in a pair of board shorts heading for the pool. He has one of the Xavier issue towels over his shoulder, and a small cooler carried in one hand, maybe he plans on hanging out after swimming?"

:'''{{#var:1014|Firestar (1014)}} has posed:'''<br> She glances up briefly at the new arrival and smirks a little,"Sam. Have you been telling more stories on me to your sister?" Mostly she is teasing and that is forced at best. She's clearly got her mind on other things, but she can't resist the urge to poke Sam a little bit. What ar friends for?

:'''{{#var:1258|Samuel Guthrie (1258)}} has posed:'''<br>Samuel Guthrie chuckles abit and says "Hey Ah'm innocent." He says holding up his hands a bit . He walks over to sit the cooler down and his towel on one of the other lounges. "Thought I would hit the pool for a bit and then relax a bit."

:'''{{#var:1014|Firestar (1014)}} has posed:'''<br>"Mmm hmm." she replies in an absent tone. Turning the page in the book she tells him,"I had a few laps earlier, it helps to get the thought process to engage after. Relaxation is a good idea, let me know if you figure out how to do that."

:'''{{#var:1258|Samuel Guthrie (1258)}} has posed:'''<br>Samuel Guthrie nods, a bit and opens his cooler and pulls out a mason jar with some tea in it. It has a sealed lid, and he offers it to her "Care for one? I brought a couple"

:'''{{#var:1014|Firestar (1014)}} has posed:'''<br> Angelica considers the tea for a moment and then shakes her head,"Maybe later. Level of sugar you keep in there combined with the caffiene might have be awake all night." She pats one hip,"The sugar doesn't do me any favors either. Unlike a few of the local mutants I don't have a mega powered metabolism."

:'''{{#var:1258|Samuel Guthrie (1258)}} has posed:'''<br>Samuel Guthrie nods a bit and says "Hey if your going to drink tea, you should drink good tea." He offers to her, and puts the jar back in the cooler for now. "So, what you working on?"

:'''{{#var:1014|Firestar (1014)}} has posed:'''<br> "Uh huh." she replies softly. She looks at her book and tells him,"Getting the first two weeks of the next semester ready so I have time to concentrate on college the first two weeks. Then I have to figure out a balance."

:'''{{#var:1258|Samuel Guthrie (1258)}} has posed:'''<br>Samuel Guthrie nods a bit to this and says "Well at least classes here are a bit smaller, so not to much homework to check." He jokes a bit and says "So what you taking college wise?"

:'''{{#var:1014|Firestar (1014)}} has posed:'''<br> "That is helpful yes." she agrees. When he asks what she is going to do in college she replies,"Physics degree, maybe a bachelors in Physics Education or maybe just a Bachelors in Physics. On the fence with that one now. I will probably get my Masters in Physics as well. The joys of my powers, I have a head start in radiation and Physics understanding with real life applications."

:'''{{#var:1258|Samuel Guthrie (1258)}} has posed:'''<br>Samuel Guthrie nods, and says "I am taking Astronomy and some english classes, still toying with which to make main, but been taking some business classes as a minor."

:'''{{#var:1014|Firestar (1014)}} has posed:'''<br> "Given your family's history in the coal mines, you might want to consider studying something that would help with the safety issues and with making sure the miners are properly paid for their efforts." she muses as she turns a page,"Maybe point you business classes that direction." <br><br> She loks up from her book and winces a little,"Sorry. Too much going on upstairs and I didn't really present that well. I just meant maybe you might consider a way to make conditions better to protect your family. Yeah, that's not any better." She sighs and goes back to her book,"Ignore me. Do what you think is right. I have too many ideas."

:'''{{#var:1258|Samuel Guthrie (1258)}} has posed:'''<br>Samuel Guthrie chuckles and says "Well that is kinda what the business degree is for, but more, so Ah keep the job, and can keep sending money back home. Ah mean Ah know Ah could run the club into the ground and Berto aint going to fire me, but Ah want to earn my keep and such, ya know what Ah mean?"

:'''{{#var:1014|Firestar (1014)}} has posed:'''<br>"Only too well." replies to his question,"Berto is pretty forgiving. Some night Vanessa and I have talked about going to the club to terrorize the patrons and especially the guy running things." Turning another page she adds,"School and work can be a chore. For what it's worth I am proud of you Sam."

:'''{{#var:1258|Samuel Guthrie (1258)}} has posed:'''<br>Samuel Guthrie runs a hand through his hair and is he blushing a bit, maybe seems there is still some of that 16 year old there. "Well thanks, and you have been doing really well for yourself too." He offers her with a smile.

:'''{{#var:1014|Firestar (1014)}} has posed:'''<br> She smiles and shrugs a bit,"We take it day to day Sam. Thank you though. I am trying. Alpha Flight helped me a lot. I miss them to a point, but I am glad to be back home. Dad and I are pretty much cutting ties with each other at this point."

:'''{{#var:1258|Samuel Guthrie (1258)}} has posed:'''<br>Samuel Guthrie nods a bit to this and says "Sorry to hear it, but it has to happen at times, maybe it will get better with time, we can only hope, and do our own parts." He does move to sit on his longe, maybe swimming can wait.

:'''{{#var:1014|Firestar (1014)}} has posed:'''<br> "I have come to terms with that. He wanted me out of his life, he doesn't get to change his mind because my powers are better controlled." she replies,"He wanted out, he can stay out. The less I am involved with him, the safer he will be anyway." She shakes her head and sighs,"If he comes around, we'll cross that bridge when we come to it."

:'''{{#var:1258|Samuel Guthrie (1258)}} has posed:'''<br>Samuel Guthrie knows he does not have to tell her the whole cherish them while ya have a chance. She knows the loss of one as well as he does. He feels bad she does not have the connection he does but there is nothing can do for it. So he changes the subject a bit and says "So, what ya been doing with your free time?"

:'''{{#var:1014|Firestar (1014)}} has posed:'''<br> "Free time? You're cute." she replies with a wink and sets her book aside,"I have been getting acclamated with the city again, making a few friends, trying to get some help with an old Alpha Flight enemy, and getting things ready for college in the fall. Other than that, I am pretty boring."

:'''{{#var:1258|Samuel Guthrie (1258)}} has posed:'''<br>Samuel Guthrie nods a bit and says "Well if you need any help you know all ya gotta do is ask, and Ah am there. And seriously make sure ya take some time for yourself. Ah have heard even Scott does on leap years." He jokes

:'''{{#var:1014|Firestar (1014)}} has posed:'''<br> Angelica reaches over and tussles his hair a little bit,"I'll keep that in mind Mr. Guthrie." she teases lightly,"Once I have my plans in place for the class, I will have a little time for myself...maybe. Between you and Vanessa maybe I will find time to be a normal person now and then."

:'''{{#var:1258|Samuel Guthrie (1258)}} has posed:'''<br>Samuel Guthrie nods his head a bit and says "Well anytime Ah can help let me know, we gotta stick together after all."

:'''{{#var:1014|Firestar (1014)}} has posed:'''<br> "It is definately the world against us." she replies,"Even some so called super heroes look at us with distrust. I never quite understood that. So you had to get your powers a different way, don't hate me because I was born with mine."

:'''{{#var:1258|Samuel Guthrie (1258)}} has posed:'''<br>Samuel Guthrie nods, and says "Yea, but luckily most of the cool ones realize as long as your helping folks, powers or no powers, it is the helping part that maters.

:'''{{#var:1014|Firestar (1014)}} has posed:'''<br> "Hopefully they will continue to see it that way." she comments and stretches out a little. She's been sitting for a while so after a stretch she stands up to move around some,"I know some mutants helped make this mess, but all the garbage about don't judge this person by his or her culture seems to be lost for us."

:'''{{#var:1258|Samuel Guthrie (1258)}} has posed:'''<br>Samuel Guthrie looks over to her and says "To many folks fear us, heck look at how many folks whose family not only has little to do with them, but how many of the kids here have actual family in some of the hate groups.

:'''{{#var:1014|Firestar (1014)}} has posed:'''<br>"I get that." she admits,"I ended up with Emma because she showed up a few minutes before Professor Xavier and my dad just wanted me gone. The fallout from that decision came about a year later. He let me move back in at least, until Mac came for me. The best thing that could have happened for me."

:'''{{#var:1258|Samuel Guthrie (1258)}} has posed:'''<br>Samuel Guthrie looks over and says "Did Ah ever tell you what I was doing when the Prof came for me?"

:'''{{#var:1014|Firestar (1014)}} has posed:'''<br> Shaking her head she replies,"No. I always assumed you were working in the mines or helping around the farm." There she goes drawing conclusions again,"I should have asked though rather than assume."

:'''{{#var:1258|Samuel Guthrie (1258)}} has posed:'''<br>Samuel Guthrie shakes his head Ah did work in the mines, but when the Prof came, Ah was working security for this new guy who had opened a place in town. It turned out it was Donald Pierce."

:'''{{#var:1014|Firestar (1014)}} has posed:'''<br> "Donald Pierce. That name seems familiar and not in a good way." she muses thoughtfully,"Hate group leader or something. Like I said, familiar and pretty sure he's hurt some of us."

:'''{{#var:1258|Samuel Guthrie (1258)}} has posed:'''<br>Samuel Guthrie nods, and says "Yea one of the bad guys, Ah first met most of the other mutants fighting them till Ah realized Pierce was a bad guy.

:'''{{#var:1014|Firestar (1014)}} has posed:'''<br> "We all get our compass points a little off course." she replies,"Emma was less than noble when I met her, though she did put on a good act. Eventually I realized she brought me on to help her take out the Black Queen, Selene. Not that she didn't deserve being taken out. She was unpleasant to say the least."

:'''{{#var:1258|Samuel Guthrie (1258)}} has posed:'''<br>Samuel Guthrie nods in agreement, Sam had faced many of the queens and kings of the hellfire club over the years. "But looks like we have both found our paths and friends along the way."

:'''{{#var:1014|Firestar (1014)}} has posed:'''<br> "For better or worse, it's with the Xavier Institute." she agrees,"Sometimes we have to be lead astray to really appreciate it when we find out path again." She nudges his leg with her foot befored sitting back down,"We have found good friends yes. Hopefully we keep finding them."

:'''{{#var:1258|Samuel Guthrie (1258)}} has posed:'''<br>Samuel Guthrie nods his head a bit and says "Ah think we will, and we get to help the kids. There have been a few who passed through here, who Ah know have helped out alot.

:'''{{#var:1014|Firestar (1014)}} has posed:'''<br> "Help the kids." she replies softly and looks at the book in her lap,"Long as they don't go crazy and the nuclear fire woman thinks they are illusions." She rests her head on the chair again and sighs,"I know that one is going to be OK and he tried to kill me, but he was being controlled by something. I just assumed he was part of the Danger Room illusions."

:'''{{#var:1258|Samuel Guthrie (1258)}} has posed:'''<br>Samuel Guthrie looks over and says "That is part of the danger room, folks need to know who all is really in it and who is not. Ah know a few of us can take a pretty heavy beating and get better, but yea.

:'''{{#var:1014|Firestar (1014)}} has posed:'''<br> "What bothers me is, I was in there before the program started. I saw Logan, Tabitha, and Ms. Grey in the control room." she agrees,"The place can get wild though. You are right about that. I just don't know how I missed them, but what's done is done."

:'''{{#var:1258|Samuel Guthrie (1258)}} has posed:'''<br>Samuel Guthrie nods, and says "So maybe it will help them learn, Ah mean it seems like we all have some issue at least once. Guess we are lucky it aint a holodeck.

:'''{{#var:1014|Firestar (1014)}} has posed:'''<br> "Maybe." she mutters softly. She has come to terms with it as it were, but still not thrilled about it,"It was like something took over their minds and they attacked me, Tabitha, and one was suicidal enough to try to take down Logan. That is a special kind of dumb. Someone was attacking their minds and I think Ms. Grey as well."

:'''{{#var:1258|Samuel Guthrie (1258)}} has posed:'''<br>Samuel Guthrie hmms and nods his head a bit to this and says "Have you asked Jean about it?" Yes Sam is finally getting to where he can call the older students by their first names, only took him 6 years or so.

:'''{{#var:1014|Firestar (1014)}} has posed:'''<br> "She was hurt pretty bad herself. She is resting in the Infirmary so far as I know." she replies,"When I left, she was still there at any rate. I have an idea, but I am hoping there is a better option. A way to maybe shake any mental influence that might be messing with her."

:'''{{#var:1258|Samuel Guthrie (1258)}} has posed:'''<br>Samuel Guthrie says, "If Xi'an was here she might be able to tell. Maybe Dani could sense something but we are a little shorter on the Telepaths right now."

:'''{{#var:1014|Firestar (1014)}} has posed:'''<br> "We'll have to see. I think Ms. Grey said that Emma is missing in action as well." she muses. The two spend some more time, just talking about old time, distant decisions, and what else the future might have in store for them.
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