15694/Just Dropping By to Say Hi!

Just Dropping By to Say Hi!
Date of Scene:	09 October 2023
Location:	Wanda's Room, Avengers Mansion
Synopsis:	Lorna and Wanda.
Cast of Characters:	Polaris, Scarlet Witch

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Polaris has posed:
Lorna Dane hadn't given her big sister much of a heads-up, one day she just turns up on the front steps to the Avengers Mansion. Perhaps she was simply in the area, or perhaps she just doesn't care for scheduled appointments. Either way, there she is, ringing the door bell, waiting impatiently for someone to answer. Hopefully Wanda and/or Piotr are actually home..

Scarlet Witch has posed:
Wanda Maximoff certainly wasn't one to /avoid/ the perks of being an Avenger. Lush living space and personal jacuzzi being but one of the benefits. Another, of course, was the intricate security systems that can be configured so /she's/ alerted if someone she knows shows up, but doesn't bother her if, say, Tony Stark has another media interview scheduled. Which is how Wanda's practically jogging to the door before Lorna's even pressed the button for the doorbell, and she's swinging the door open moments later, lips spread in a wide smile, eyes sparkling with a playful glint that's so rare to see. "Lorna! Sister! ...Would it be too much to give you a hug? ...You are here to visit, yes? Not because..." She gestures vaguely, "Trouble? Trouble too dire for time for hugs?"

Polaris has posed:
Lorna Dane looks up towards the door and blinks at the sight of her sister - whom she hasn't seen for - how long, now? She's lost track. Things always seem to keep them busy, and they don't always run in the same social or superhero circles after all.

A faint smile tugs at her lips at the sight of Wanda, although perhaps not as enthusiastic as she. "Wanda, so good to see you again.." she doesn't hesitate, stepping forward to wrap her arms around her in a heartfelt, sisterly hug. Her direct question has her pausing, smirking just a bit.

"Oh, come on now, do you think that's the only reason I would need to drop by and visit family?"

Beat.

"It's Magneto. I'm a little worried." there it is.

Scarlet Witch has posed:
Wanda Maximoff practically flies into those open arms, her own wrapping about her sister for a slow, lingering squeeze, part sisterly embrace, part assuring herself this is in fact Lorna, at her door... well, the Avengers' door, in the flesh and reality. A concern that Wanda all too often has when she's been dabbling in peeking about the threads of reality for insight.

She laughs softly and murmurs, "It is /always/ lovely to see you, Lorna. We really need to get together more often than twice a year. We don't even manage every holiday do we? You'd think the universe would be more considerate to us."

And then she's leaning back a little, and those bright eyes shadow just a touch, brow furrowing, lips not going from smile to pout or frown, but somewhere in between, a thin, serious line in an instant.

"Oh gods and monsters... is it Genosha again? Is he ranting about conquering the humans? I /told/ him when he approached me months ago that while I am always willing to advocate and support mutant rights, if he went all megalomaniacal again I would not support it."

She sighs and shakes her head slowly, "Or is it something else? It's probably something else... did some sort of futuristic stormtroopers march out of a time portal to put him on Space Trial or something?"

As the outlandish speculation flows Wanda sighs again and mumbles, "Those should be jokes, but..."

Polaris has posed:
Lorna Dane chuckles faintly, perhaps more tense than she should be but Lorna has always been a bit moody from time to time. "Likewise, I suppose we really should try to make more time for each other in the future.."

Mention of Genosha has her sighing and shrugging, "Well, since going up north to run some rock analysis tests on some strange formations, I actually haven't spent much time in Genosha..Or at Xavier's for that matter. Just laying low in Mutant Town, trying to live a normal life, you know?"

She frowns, "I really must check up on Genosha though, make sure it's safe and off the radar. But no, this is something else. I've been hearing rumours, murmurings that Magneto is stirring up trouble in Egypt, searching for Apocalypse. I..Really don't know what to think.."

Scarlet Witch has posed:
Wanda Maximoff groans softly and draws her sister alongside her and through the doorway of the mansion, without any sort of indication where they're going, but with the brisk and steady pace of a woman who /knows/ where they're going as she glances sidelong, "Yes, well, winter will arrive soon. If your rock formations can wait, perhaps a vacation to Genosha would be wise. Someone must check in on the people and... it has /beaches/. And sunshine. Consider it the costumed heroic version of a work vacation."

Her lips make that journey from serious, concerned line to genuine frown as she stews over the news of her father's activities. "Of course. Because just leaving Apocalypse buried in the past would be /too/ reasonable. I doubt... he's looking for him to forge an alliance or anything of the sort. But anything tangled up with Apocalypse is... yes, troubling and concerning."

The witch sighs as she guides them to their destination, the mansion kitchen, where she proceeds to turn on an electric kettle without explanation.

Polaris has posed:
Lorna Dane follows along after her, smiling and nodding as she peers around. She has not spent a lot of time at the Mansion, although Lorna is no stranger to fancy estates, afterall, very few places top Xavier's for luxury. "Love what you've done to the place, I really do.." she smiles. "Yes, a vacation to Genosha would be nice, I'm sure Alex would like that too."

And when she puts it that way, it makes her feel a whole lot more eager to go there. "Oh yes, do you know how long it's been since I've taken a proper vacation? Perhaps you can drop by soon, too.."

But right now she has other worries and she sighs and nods. "Yes, unfortunately, it seems father has other plans..But I thought he was against bringing Apocalypse back. That seems quite mad, even for him. But why else would he be poking his nose where it doesn't belong? I may have to travel there and find out, even though I swore I would stay out of that sort of thing..But Jean requested my presence specifically because she thought he might actually listen to me.."

She rolls her eyes at the mere thought that Magneto would care to listen to family even.

Scarlet Witch has posed:
Wanda Maximoff busies herself for a few moments getting two mugs, and an array of tea bags. "Oh! Are you and he getting along?" Eyes narrow playfully, lips quirk in a sly little smile, "Shall we mix /relationship gossip/ with our more serious problems? I imagine it would lighten the mood."

She bobs her head with a crooked smile, "Of course, Lorna! I mean, it seems only fair that I join you. We're sisters and we do deserve family time. Plus it's not as though I need to book a plane ticket... and any excuse to escape New York once the snow arrives..."

She sighs and nods her head. "Well, I will not /only/ join you on vacation, sister. I shall have to reach out to Ms. Grey to offer my services in the event things become more... troubling. You should not have to carry the burden of our father's possible misguided attempt at... whatever it is he /is/ attempting on your own. And since Pietro is... well, doing whatever it is he is doing, sisters will have to handle it ourselves, yes?"

Polaris has posed:
Lorna Dane smiles and blushes faintly. "Well, our busy lives have kept us separated for quite some time..But we recently reunited in Mutant town." she shrugs, "I suppose time will see where it takes us.."

As for Wanda's response to Genosha, she lightens up and nods. "I would like that, a family reunion. It's been too long. Perhaps Piotr wouldl ike to come too?"

Scarlet Witch has posed:
Wanda Maximoff smiles a lopsided little smile and picks out a bag of peppermint tea for herself, slipping it into her mug and sighing out. "Well, that /is/ how life goes. But that's good. Reconnecting. It's important to find something... someone... to anchor you. I am sure time will show it takes you all sorts of places!"

Her eyes narrow slightly and she quirks an eyebrow, "Perhaps! I haven't talked to him in so long. We should definitely ask him when we can. Otherwise, I suppose we can simply be selfish and keep the beach for ourselves. Or perhaps you can bring Alex."

Polaris has posed:
Lorna Dane smiles, peering curiously at Wanda, a slightly playful smile dancing on her own green lips. "Yes, yes..Reconnecting..Anchors. Perhaps someday. And what about you? Anyone special in your life?"

As for Piotr, she shrugs, "Well how has he been? I hope he's staying out of trouble. He's not always as level headed as you or I."

Scarlet Witch has posed:
Wanda Maximoff sighs and shakes her head with a crooked little grin, pouring water into her mug and holding the ceramic as it warms slowly, "No, I'm afraid not... but then, I /am/ allowed to tell you to do as I say not as I do, hm? The benefit of sisterhood!"

She laughs softly and grins a touch brighter, "Yes, well, being someone who can be called the /least/ levelheaded of the three of us should be worrying, but no, I haven't heard about him getting into any trouble. But we haven't spoken in awhile. I'm sure when we next meet up I'll interrogate him thoroughly."

Polaris has posed:
Lorna Dane smirks, eyeing the drink thoughtfully, "Hmm, I imagine we both have our secrets, hmm? I mean, you DO work with a lot of..Handsome gentlemen now, dont you?" wink wink.

As for Piotr, she shrugs, "Well, let's hope he's staying out of trouble and not taking after father. I'm pretty sure Magneto wants me to follow in his footsteps, but if it was up to me, I would rule Genosha much differently than he. All this war between humans and mutants? I thought creating Genosha was supposed to solve all of that, avoid war, but now this business with Apocalypse.." she frowns, "Surely he wants to do what is best for Genosha?"

Scarlet Witch has posed:
Wanda Maximoff rolls her eyes and sighs out, tucking a lock of hair back, "Oh, please, like the X-Men don't have a parade of handsome men and beautiful women!" She narrows her eyes playfully, "And besides, going for a... serious relationship with a... teammate? Coworker? I mean, I'm /already/ known as being a troubling source of chaos, sister dear."

She giggles softly and nods her head, "Well, I imagine he's staying out of trouble or we /would/ hear about it... and I mean, that may not be so bad. Ruling Genosha in a more... level headed and diplomatic manner? It might just be a good path forward." Her eyebrows perk playfully, "And of course, you get to wear fancy gowns and be waited on with all the luxury and pleasures of /royalty/."

Her shoulders lift and fall, "Sometimes I think father's idea of 'What's best for Genosha' or 'best for mutants' is 'Whatever makes me the leader'. He wanted me to join him as well, talked about restarting the Brotherhood but less extreme."

Polaris has posed:
Lorna Dane chuckles and shrugs, "Oh, well..You know, I only have eyes for one in particular." she nods, "You're probably right, never a good idea to date a colleague, but you know, that's where all the best ones are."

She sighs, "But now that I'm back, I'm not sure where I belong. Xmen? Brotherhood? Something else? I've never really been a big team player I suppose, I don't care for war. It's why I've been laying low in Mutant Town, but perhaps I should be doing more for the betterment of mutant kind.."

The idea of wearing fancy downs does cause her to smile. "Hmm, it's definitely a perk, but I imagine ruling a nation is far more work than that. Mostly it's been Magneto doing the heavy lifting but I suppose sooner or later I will be expected to pull my own weight from time to time..But yes, I would not treat any humans that wander in there as criminals and that is where we differ, I think."

As for the Brotherhood, she shrugs, "Yes, they had good ideals, but something less extreme, less terrorist would be nice, perhaps.."

Scarlet Witch has posed:
Wanda Maximoff shrugs and sighs out, "Well, maybe we start our own super group. The Sisterhood of Not Evil But Kind of Complicated Mutants." She offers a coy little smile and shakes her head, "Lorna, sister dearest... I do not think father /directly/ runs Genosha as much as it seems. He's... inspirational. A figurehead. I am sure the details and day to day operations are handled by competent, dedicated bureaucrats. Though I suppose there is always the chance to simply visit that club Emma Frost runs if we wish to wear fancy gowns."

She sighs and shakes her head slowly, "Frankly I've been preoccupied with ensuring nothing bleeds into our universe from outside of it... and nothing has, short of the occasional usual dimensional drifters... which I guess means I could stop using it as an excuse for avoiding..." She gestures vaguely, encompassing, you know, her entire life.