1590/A Brave Man Dies But Once

A Brave Man Dies But Once
Date of Scene:	22 July 2017
Location:	Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters
Synopsis:	No one told Dani that Doug was back!
Thanks to:	Doug for not being dead. ;)
Cast of Characters:	Cypher, Moonstar, Beast, Magik, Gambit

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Cypher has posed:
It is late in the evening, and a spectacular thunderstorm has hit Salem Center. Crashing thunder, flashing lightning, torrential rain. Spectacular.

The house is quiet, and still. Everybody's out tonight, or in bed, and there's nothing up and about except for old memories.

Moonstar has posed:
Dani was out visiting Brightwing, wearing a poncho over her clothes as she just got back from the stable. Having a blue denim shirt and jeans, along with comfortable sneakers, instead of her Valkyrie outfit, she shakes her hair loose a bit, smiling to herself as she looks back out the window, enjoying watching the storm. If it weren't quite so late, she'd probably have taken Brightwing out for a ride through the storm to really savor it. As it is, she'll watch it from the ground for a change.

Cypher has posed:
After awhile, the front door opens again, and another figure steps inside. His face is back in a hoodie, and he's shaking out an umbrella, shedding drops of water off it. "Can't believe I got caught in that storm--" The timbre of the voice is older, but... then he turns, and when lightning flashes, there's an exposure of a big blue eye and loose blond hair. "Huh?--"

Moonstar has posed:
Unfazeable is probably a good way to describe Dani. Really, even with all that's happened recently, going to Asgard, becoming a Valkyrie, there's not a whole lot that can surprise her.

And then, she sees Doug. She blinks, looking over at him, then looks a /second/ time, far more carefully... making sure he's not some trick of a spirit or something. Then she says, "Holy... Doug?" Her eyes are a bit wide as she sees him enter, and she takes a half-step towards him, looking oddly hesitant for some reason. Of course, he IS dead. Or was...

Cypher has posed:
Doug looks up, and then he reaches up, slowly, to pull back his hood. "Dani?" He says. Lightning flashes again, and he's squeezed his eyes shut and is looking away. And then he suddenly turns, grabbing the door to wrench it open, before he bolts back out into the storm.

Moonstar has posed:
Dani swears something fierce in Cheyenne, sprinting out after Doug, "Doug!!!" She runs after him, looking to gain enough ground on him to tackle him at this point, thinking that this has to be some sort of weird sick joke by someone... but secretly hoping that it isn't.

Cypher has posed:
...He certainly is FASTER than Dani remembers--she goes to tackle him, and he stiff-arms her and jukes to the side; but then as he zags, he hits a muddy patch, and his legs fall out from under him. "Whoa--!" He goes sliding, and tries to get to his feet--

Moonstar has posed:
--And just when he tries, that's when she leaps and lands on him, getting caked in mud as well but not really caring as she looks down at Doug. "I don't know who you are, but you got a lot of pain coming your way for imitating DOUG, of all people!" With that, she winds back her fist, looking about ready to punch Doug into next week as she has him pinned down. Fortunately, it's raining, so any tears that she's shedding blend in pretty easily.

Cypher has posed:
Which is when Doug turns to look at her, and despite the rain, it's easy to see the tears at the corners of his eyes. "Dani--!" He says, reaching up to grab at her wrists, "I'm sorry!" He squeezes, gently. Lightning flashes, again. "I couldn't--I just... I'm sorry!"

Moonstar has posed:
And with that, she breaks down, crying softly as she looks down, "Wait... Doug, is it really you? Really?" Because she knows, she can see things as a Valkyrie... she knew he was dead and gone. Blinking away the tears as she says, "How... how?!?"

There's a bit of a pause, then she adds, "And... how did you get older? And... um..." She doesn't /say/ it, but lightly pokes Doug's chest, noticing that he's a lot more muscular than he was before.

Cypher has posed:
Doug looks down, tears still streaming down his face. He doesn't answer her questions yet. Instead, he just says, "I thought you'd all forgotten me. I figured maybe it was for the best!"

Then he looks down and closes his eyes, and says, "Warlock. I don't know if he knew it, but he packed me a 'cheat death' card. I was infected with the techno-organic virus all along... and somebody used it to... I guess... ressurrect me."

Moonstar has posed:
Danielle lightly shoves Doug a bit into the mud, "You are an IDIOT! How could we forget you?!? We cared about you!" She looks down at Doug, then, smiling despite just calling him an idiot, the tears definitely looking like happy ones now as she says, "Must have been when we were in Asgard, I bet."

Cypher has posed:
"I don't know." Doug says. "I don't know if I'm really--the real Doug. I mean, I know things he knew." He says. "I feel things he felt. I know that since the day you two met, you've both been too proud to admit it, but you've carried a torch for S--"

Moonstar has posed:
Dani slams her hand on Doug's mouth at that, not hard so much as insistent that he doesn't finish as she blushes a dark red, "Ah, okay, I'm convinced." She ums, and suddenly notices that she's straddling a pretty muscular Doug in a patch of mud with the rain soaking her to the skin.

So with that, she removes her hand from Doug's mouth and gets to her feet, offering Doug her hand, "Let's get inside and dry off, huh? And we can figure out what's next?"

Cypher has posed:
"As for the rest of me--" Doug sits up, and gets to his feet, "I have no idea. I'm not thinking about it too hard." He looks away, and says, "I didn't think seeing one of you again would be this hard, Dani. I feel--" He takes a moment to interpret his own language. "Guilty!"

Moonstar has posed:
Dani ruffles Doug's hair at that, leading the way back to the mansion, "Geez, why? You were dead, and..." She then barks a laugh, "You got better! Oh good grief. I swear Valhalla has a revolving door for mutants." She glances over at Doug, "I... we missed you. I always felt..." It's not hard to guess, she felt responsible for what happened.

Cypher has posed:
"I was not in valhalla." Doug says, "I don't ever want to go to valhalla again. If I die again, you can get on Brightwind and fly me to Radio Shack, I'll be much happier there." He looks over at Dani, and even though he's soaked and muddy, he seems downright pristine. "Like it was your fault? I bet I'm going to get a lot of that." He opens the door and holds it for Dani, beforeh e walks inside.

Moonstar has posed:
Danielle walks in, shaking out her hair from the rain as she takes her poncho and hangs it up, "Well, yeah, I was the field leader, of course it's my responsibility Doug." She gives him a wry look, the pain still there, but also relief, and then she laughs again, "If you die in battle, I guarantee you I'll make sure Valhalla has Wifi and an internet connection. Every video game you ever wanted, and I'll ask Frigga to magically change the ending of Mass Effect 3 to something coheren... wait, scratch that. There's some things even magic can't fix."

Cypher has posed:
Doug reaches down and peels off his hoodie, and closes his eyes, fresh tears glinting on his cheeks. "I don't remember what happened that night all that well." He looks around, and then he hangs up that muddy hoodie, and says, "I haven't talked to my parents yet. I'm just a big CHICKEN, Dani--" Then he looks up, and says "It was my decision. I knew what I was doing... don't feel guilty. Please don't feel guilty. Everyone feels GUILTY, even Magneto--" He says, "So how am I supposed to feel?" He's crying again.

Moonstar has posed:
Dani sighs and hugs Doug tight, "You don't ever feel guilty for cheating death, Doug, you hear me?" She shakes her head, "Hell, we're all glad you're back, and if you need any moral support for anything you let me know, okay?" She grins a little, pulling up to look at Doug, "And no more crying, because then I'll start again and there won't be enough Kleenex in the mansion for the both of us." She jokes, but she looks more happy and relieved now than anything else that Doug is, in fact, /back/.

Beast has posed:
The secret elevator to.. well.. you know.. It's the secret one. Anyways, THAT Elevator opens behind a potted fern and out steps a bedraggled looking Hank McCoy. Seriously, he looks a bit frazzled. His blue mane seems all mussed up and the labcoat he wears is all wrinkled.. like he probably fell asleep in it more than once.. and there are empty Twinkies wrappers fall from the pockets as he lopes down the hall towards the foyer so he can make a right and head for the kitchens and refil his novelty sized Cookie Monster mug... So far he hasn't noticed anyone, or anything, amiss.. Because he is basically FrankenBeast at the moment.. Someones been pulling some long hours in the lab....

Magik has posed:
    It's like something out of a horror flick. The door leading to the backyard is pushed open with enough force to slam against the wall (though it seems that was the wind's doing) just as a bolt of ligtning goes off, causing a figure to silhouette in the entryway. Did those eyes glow for a moment? Thunder follows scant heartbeats later before the figure all but stalks in. A mulekick with the left leg gets the door to close. Okay THAT was her.

    Because nothing puts Illyana RAsputin in a stellar mood like getting caught in Ororo's Temper Tantrums. Even if she /isn't/ the cause of the gale outside.

    She is /dripping/ wet. Head to toe. That blonde hair is is just plastered to her form, save for the parts of her bangs where she attempted to push out of her face. Somehow, despite the water accumulation, they're all over the place. Each step seems to be oh so deliberately placed until she stops seeing not only a Hugfest (tm) going on in the Foyer... but a disheveled Teacher as well. "... how is it that you people make /Limbo/ seem not weird?" says she of the masterfully resting bitch face while she stands in her own rainpuddle.

Cypher has posed:
She looks like something out of a horror movie. But Doug grins *so wide*. "Illy-be--" He pauses, cutting himself off. "Hi! Dani, this is Illyana Rasputina. She's Colossus's sister, and a student here at the school. Illy, this is Dani Moonstar. She's an old friend of mine. We used to run together, us and some others... back in the day." He lets out a sigh, and then he says, to Dani, "...Illyana's really nice." His grin gets a little more sheepish. "Promise?" Then he blinks at Illyana, and says, "Um. Hold on--" He looks around, and then ducks into the reception bathroom, coming out with a hand towel to try and pat Illyana's hair dry. Pat-pat, pat-pat...

Moonstar has posed:
Dani blinks at Doug's reaction, then grins over at Illyana, "Well, hey, any friend of Doug's is a friend of mine." She waves to the soaked girl, but lets Doug have all the fun in drying her off as she then glances to Hank, "Um, Doctor McCoy? There's a thing you might want to try, sir. It's called sleep. Heard it's really good to restore the mind /and/ body."

Beast has posed:
Hank ambles past the students... and then stops, turning his head to stare at the group.. squnting through the spectacles propper on the bridge of his leonine snout. "Danielle Moonstar?" he asks, looking surprised.. Then he breaks out in a wide toothy grin and walks over to her. "Miss Moonstar! It's been months! It is so very good to see you again!" he says, then stops and looks down at himself.. and frowns. "Oh, yes.. I can see my current state leaves quite a lot to be desired.." he admits, then sighs. "I have been quite busy with.. a project." And the way he says that, well.. it sounds like he doesn't WANT to talk about it.

He turns to look at DOug and raises a bushy blue brow with conern, seeing teh pufy eyes. "Douglas? Are you okay?" he asks.. hen blinks as it hits him. "Oh my stars and garters... Danielle just found out, yes?" he asks, then looks at her for confirmation. "We were waiting for the right time.." he says, looking guilty...

He then looks at Illyana, all dripping wet. "Miss Rasputin... The weather outside is not fit for man nor beast. It has been advised that teh students stay indoor until it passes..."

Magik has posed:
    She tolerates the awkward attempt to dry her hair. It likely means the damn mess gets even more out of shape than simply sopping wet. And yes, Illyana's really nice. Just don't let that expression detour you from that. Fortunately, it hasn't gone into 'I'm going to try to level the school' yet and is still stuck in 'I got caught in a effing storm and I'm cranky'. "Yes. I'm nice. Nicest person at school."

    ATtention momentarily shifts to Hank, and her nose scrunches up as she fights the initial response to the man. "You look comfortable, Doctor," is said first, and it's actually said in a tone that would suggest she's complimenting him. Kind of like 'Oh, nice to see you relax every so often'... save ran through an Illyana filter. "I was outside when the storm started," she explains. NO matter how long it's been, that's her story. "I didn't feel like dealing with my other 'work', so I walked back." IN case someone points out she has teleportation abilities.

    Sighing, she reaches up to take the towel from Doug's hands, regardless if he's still attempting to get her hair dry. "Thank you. And it is nice to meet you, Miss Moonstar."

Cypher has posed:
Doug Ramsey lets the towel go, and then he's left standing there, looking somewhat nonplussed, the goofy boy. He looks back up at Hank, and finally takes him in. "Gosh, Hank--" He says, "You look terrible!" Then he looks between Illyana and Dani, and he says, "I think you two'll have a lot in common. Dani's a valkyrie! Illyana's... uh..." He thinks, "She rules... Hell? Okay, it's more like the Gray Waste-slash-Gehenna-slash-Hades... if you're using Gygaxian planar cosmology..."

Moonstar has posed:
Dani nods, and smiles a bit, "Yes sir, I just did. It was... oh, don't you start crying too. Honestly, Doctor McCoy, your fur looks pretty bad already." She glances over at Doug, "Huh, okay. I remember you trying to walk Sam and I through that..." She blushes a bit for some reason, as if wishing for a nice Renegade interrupt right now.

Instead, she looks over at Doctor McCoy, "But yeah, the parents say hi, they're doing well. And Brightwind loved the trip." Yes, she actually took the long way, as she smiles over at Illyana, "Yeah, Doug's right, I'm a Valkyrie, and Brightwind... my horse, he's in the stables."

Cypher has posed:
"Sam actually got it," Doug interjects, "He's just more of a science-fiction nerd than a fantasy nerd--" He holds up a finger. "So I think maybe if I'd tried Traveller or something he would've been more into it--"

Beast has posed:
Hank looks at his labcoat.. Which underneath he only wears a pair of bermuda shorts. Hey, no judging. It's not like he is ever truly naked anyays, right? "Well, yes. I /am/ comfortable.." he admits, then looks at Doug and frowns. "And thank you, Mister Ramsey, for making me feel all good about my self image." he says, trying to sound stern but.. he can't bring himself to be THAT stern. "Like I said, I was working on a.. project.. It has been very consuming of my time... Wait, did you say /Gygaxian/ cosmology?" he asks slowly.. "Douglas... my young friend. We need to get you out more.. or at least introduce you to an new game. I mean, I do love a good dungeon romp, but nothing is more fun than a good campaign of Cyberpunk..." he states, then looks to Dani.

"My fur isn't that bad. Tatum makes me use Tail and Mane shampoo /and/ conditioner..." He doesn't think about if Danu knows who Tatum is, though the school grapevine would easily supply that She is his Girlfriend... from another dimension... "And tell your parents hi, back. Lovely people. And I still think calling brightwind a horse is criminal misude of classical language as it pertains to mythology. He is a Pegasii. And he still is impossible according to the laws of physics.. /AND/ Biology." he hrmphs.

Magik has posed:
    Illyana's hand snaps up to cover Doug's mouth as he goes on about... /stuff/. She has no freaking clue but it's going to hurt her head if she thinks about it. "If she's Asgardian, there's a high chance she's familiar with Limbo. At least in name." Pause. "Concept." She does narrow her eyes at Dani for a long moment. And then her lips twist to the side. Then the other side. She mutters something in Russian ('That's insensitive. That's even more insensitive' for those that can understand it). "Nice hat." Then she's completely knocked off her mental track as she glances between Hank, and Dani, then Hank again. And probably looking silly because her hand hasn't left Doug's mouth. "An actual pegasus?" She's shocked! ... and she's a demon queen, go fig.

Moonstar has posed:
Dani just gives Hank a deadpan look, "Doctor McCoy, all respect due, but... I've been attacked by a Demon Bear multiple times, traveled to Asgard, became a Valkyrie, and just saw one of my best friends come back from the dead. I don't think the laws of physics and biology are all that are out there."

She pauses, then adds, "Oh, and Brightwind is NOT Greek. He's Asgardian. He's pretty adamant about that and his name, so nope, not a pegasus." She then grins, looking over at Doug, "Space? I dunno... maybe I just haven't found the right game to play with S... um, with you guys yet."

Cypher has posed:
"Well I mean you know I like classic stuff, you've seen all the 80s music on my player, and D&D's the gold standard of -- mrrrmpphh!" Then Illyana has her hand clamped over Doug's mouth, and he just kind of goes liddy-eyed and stands there. You can practically see the - <3 over his head. That's Doug, for you. Drop a hat, and he falls for it. And he's just back from the dead and everything. Still...

Beast has posed:
Hank grumps even more. "I understand that many mutations seem t defy the laws of physics, but usually I can prove otherwise one way or another. But Your /Pegasus/ persists ind enying me that satisfaction. Stupid magic.." he grpes, then frowns and looks at Illyana. "No offense, Miss Rasputin."

He looks back at Doug and smirks a bit now. "Yes I agree that Dungeos and Dragons is the Opus of conventional Role Playing, my boy. I am not a complete heathen. I have editionsthat are older than /both/ of us. But there is something to say about a change of scenery. besides, Cyperpunk is just as classic these days.. Even more so since it is supposed to be the world of /5/ years ago.. as sen through the minds eye of someone who lived in the 1980s and 1990's. It is spectacular!"

Magik has posed:
    "None taken, Dr. McCoy," Illyana returns amiably. Magic, it's not for everyone, she gets this. And she removes her hand from Doug's mouth, seemingly oblivious to any <3 <3 he might've done in that time. "Maybe you should just... ask?" She suggests to Hank again, still trying to be nice ish. Maybe it's her way of saying thanks for putting algebra into a context that doesn't hurt her brain. Mmm. Transmutation circles. And then she pauses. "If you begin going on about going up hill both ways in the snow, I might have to send you another apology bouquet." And everyone knows how THAT ended up the first time around, right? Right.

    "Anyway, Give me a moment. I am sopping wet and am beginning to itch." One hand moves behind her and an eliptic-shaped light appears behind her, and she steps into it. It close behind her and almost immediately an identical 'disk' appears next to Dani, and Illyana steps out of it. "Better." It's obvious she took her time to deal with her hair as it's nice and freshly brushed and all. "Unfortunately, the decent wardrobe was hidden," says she who is now wearing some leather concoction that wouldn't be out of place at a Priest concert.

Moonstar has posed:
Danielle blinks at Illyana, "Wow, girl, I think I might need to shop where you do sometimes. I've got my armor, but that's way more Trent Reznor." She grins, then looks over at Hank, seeming to take a perverse enjoyment out of his grumping, "Oh come on, if you could explain /everything/ with science you'd be bored stiff! Though, there's that one game, what, that crosses magic and cyberware and stuff? Dragons running megacorporations or something?" With that, she looks over at Doug, "Come on, you know what I mean, right?"

Cypher has posed:
"Shadowrun." Doug says, "Which is actually Mage-punk because it combines--" He gives Illyana a look, and then he shrugs, and puts his hands behind his back. "I should probably talk about something other than gaming, now..." He blinks at Illyana, and then says, "You look great! WOW!" He pauses, and looks up, as his own still-wet hair drips across his face, and then lifts his shirt to wipe his face and his head. "One sec--"

Beast has posed:
Hank blinks at Illyana as she is enveloped by a stepping disk on moment, and at almost the exact opposite moment she is diposited on the OTHER side of Dani.. In completely new clothes and with dry hair. He sputters.. He sputters and points at her! "Miss Rasputin! How may times have I asked you, have I /pleaded/ with you, to please one considerate of the temporal dialation between Limbo and our Reality?!?" he asks, looking exhasperated. Not mad, just exhasperated. then shoots a look at Dani. "I want to be /able/ to explain everything, not to ACTUALLY explain it. I want to be able to LEARN to explain something by experimenting with it, measuring it, making suppositions and actually REPLICATING the work done by others. I cannot do that with magic! I have tried. Doctor Strange won't even accept my calls anymore when I try to ask him something.. not unless the world and existance are a stake.." gripe gripe mutter gripe.

He then blinks and looks at Dani. "No. No no no. You're talking about Shadowrun. May Saint Gibson preserve you, My Child." he says, and jokingly crosses himself. "Dragons and Cybernetics indeed.. who would ever come up with such an absurd concept." he then glares at Doug. "Don't you dare combine mages and punk together. or elves. I taught you better... The next thing you know, we'll be talkinbg about Steampunk.." he shudders.. "The last thing we ever needed were Goth's discovering the colour brown...."

Gambit has posed:
"An we all know how Hank feels 'bout Cyberpunk." Remy says with a teasing slap to Hank's rear as the cajun X-man saunters into the conversation way too late. He has a big shit eating grin on his lips as the man walks in holding a brown bottle in his hands, no label, to keep it safe from the prying youngster's eyes.

Magik has posed:
    Illyana actually /visibly/ starts as she gets scolded... SCOLDED. It lasts for a second because now she's got her hands on her hips, her brows furrowed and she's got that expression fixed on Hank as he continues going on and on about that. It's a total 'YOu're not my real parent you can't tell me what to do!' moment. And she draws a deep breath for her counter arguement. "You know I need to practice with my /actual/ mutant ability, so what's wrong with working with it by using it to go to a location that I know won't err?" Because she probably needs a signed permission slip and a Danger room or something, but she's totally not going to point that out. "Your fur will go gray if you continue and then all of Miss Tatum's loving work in keeping it gorgeous would go to waste."

    Her case made, she then smiles to Dani, "Oh thank you." Ignore the sort of 'not quite good' cast of said smile. "I like the style but figured it's not something overly 'scholarly'." And just because Hank's lecture's got her feeling antagonistic, she even goes and tosses Doug a wink. OH, what was that. When Hank mentions something about combining mages and punks together she just points to herself. Or would that be 'sorcery and goth'? Who knows. And there's an 'Evening Mr. Lebeau" tossed nonchalantly in there somewhere before she looks to the two older studetns (Doug and Dani). "Was it this ...colorful... for you two as it is now?"

Moonstar has posed:
Dani grins a bit, "Actually, this is about the normal level of weirdness around here." She gives Yana a wink, then waves over to Gambit, "Good evening Mister LeBeau."

Then she looks back at Hank, "You have to admit, she does have a point. I mean, with the practice and everything..." And then she looks over at Doug, "So, you think we could get a game of Shadowrun going?" Oh man, even if she gets extra homework from McCoy as a result of this, the reaction from the blue fuzz is going to be SO worth it.

Beast has posed:
Hank turns and looks at the approaching Gambit, spotting said bottle and looking so much like he wants to say something.. say anything about it.. but then just minutely shakes his head, shoulders sagging, as he realizes it wouldn't do anything constructive. "Yes, we know how 'Hank' feels about quite a number of things, don't we Mister leBeau?" he asks.. thats as close as he gets to to touching on the subject, even vaguely, about his feelings regarding /brown bottles on school property/. "So what has you smiling like the Chesire Cat huffing Nitorus Oxide?" he asks.

"To Illyana he also sighs. "No, I am not your parent.. I a your tracher. You mentor. I am also a member of the school faculty. I worry about things. So many tings. And I would liek to have control over SOME of the small things, at least until everyone has, as you have pointed out, practiced with and learned the breadth of their abilities. Natural /or/ otherwise. And yes.." he gives Dani a side glance, "She has a point. I apologize. I just have a lot on my mind. And I am projecting it on all of you."

Cypher has posed:
"Yeah," Doug says, "Let me tell you, the story about how I *really* hooked up with this outfit... well I mean you'd have to know--" He says, "Let's just say that I got woken up by... somebody throwing pebbles at my window in the middle of the night and when I looked out he was wearing nothing but a TOWEL, and he looks up at me and says, 'HEY DOUGIE, a SPACE ALIEN's gone and crash-landed and broke into the school and since yer MUTANT POWER is LANGUAGES an' all, we need ya ta come an' talk to it--'" He makes a face at that memory, and then says, "And I looked down at him and said 'Look, man, you're one stray breeze away from us not going ANYWHERE' and I swear I've never seen somebody turn that color red in my LIFE--"

Gambit has posed:
Remy looks around to all the kids and frowns. "I am pretty sure I never said t' call me Mister LeBeau, not even once." His eyes lingering on Illyana the most as she started the whole mess. "Call me Remy."

Then Doug starts talking about his outfit and Remy simply leans against Hank. The wall of blue furred meat. He does whisper into Hank's ear. "It's just root beer." And takes another sip while nodding along with the children and looking like he's totally interested and involved.

Beast has posed:
Hank is not dignifying a response to Dani's implicit tease fo playing Shadowrun with anything more then a sniff. Because he's a nice good blue chewbacca, after. Sniff. Pah. Shadowrun.

As doug regales them with, whatever he is atlking about, he gives Remi a look as he is leaned against.. a look that says 'Really? REALLY? I'm not a peice of furniture'. The quiet admission that it is just root beer /is/ a bit of a relief, but.. he will only believe it when he smells it. And despite him having VERY keen senses (smell being the keenest) he can't really tell.. and wouldn't put it past the cajun doctoring REAL alcoohol somehow, using one of his multitude of tricks, to disguise it /as/ root beer.

Before he can say anything else there is a beeping sound rom his labcoat's pocket and Hank withddraws his smartphone.. He thumbs the screen and frowns at whatever message he has receieved. "Not now..." he hisses, then pockets the phone. "You will all have to excuse me. Something has come up." he says, sounding much less amused than he was earlier. He almost sounds angry. He steps aside from Remy and turns on a bare bue heel and hulks off towards his labs... his paws clenched at his sides.