4622/Welcome to Xavier's

Welcome to Xavier's
Date of Scene:	10 June 2018
Location:	Xavier's School, Westchester, New York
Synopsis:	Andrea and Tyler welcome Josh and talk about his past with the Reavers.
Cast of Characters:	Elixir, Rage, Twitch

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Elixir has posed:
It had been a quiet car ride back from the Murray Street Bridge through the rain to the Xavier School. Josh felt out of place, sitting in the back of the Andrea Jackson's car heading to a school for... Mutants. But it was somewhere to go.

In the Wellness Centre the nurse checked Josh over quickly and found there was certainly nothing wrong with him physically. Once she was done, he was able to shower quickly and change out of the Reaver's uniform into his own jeans and a band t-shirt.

Emma sent Boris and Tommy on their way, and then left herself, leaving Andrea to her own devices just outside the Wellness Centre.

Rage has posed:
After dropping him off, Andrea sent Tyler a text to let him know what happened, followed by a cute wolf emoji. She found a sticker pack of those and has been abusing them in conversations. Having went back to her room in the girl's dorm to change into some pajama pants and a simple t-shirt with a pink heart on it, she made her way back to the Wellness center with a yawn, shuffling along on her wolf slippers.

Twitch has posed:
It's the weekend. Most kids his age would be off trying to find something entertaining to do, but not Tyler. Oh no. He's got to study to catch up with what he's being taught at his new school. Luckily, Andrea just texted him with an excuse to stop testing the limits of his ADD meds and actually interact with people. It's just unfortunate that the situation is so damn heavy. Shoving aside what he'd been working on, the young man heads towards the Wellness Center to go see his friend and check out the new guy. As he approaches the room and spots the young lady in her pajamas and slippers he lifts a hand to wave to her, "Hey Andrea. What's going on?"

Elixir has posed:
Josh runs a hand through his hair, and sighs. He looks around and finds the nurse has stepped out and there is nobody in the room with him. Curious and nervous, he walks through the door the nurse left through and is about to call out 'hello', when he finds himself in the lobby of the Wellness Centre. He sees Andrea talking with someone and waves awkwardly.

"Hey, uh... Thanks for the ride," he says walking over.

Rage has posed:
"Not much. Just checking on the new guy to see if he's okay." Andrea says to Tyler with a smile as she leans in against him for a moment, as if she was giving him a light nuzzle to the shoulder. "Was pretty scary, but I'm glad the hotline I set up is working." At the sight of Josh, her smile touches her lips. "Hey there! No worries. Not every day you get to ride in a fully loaded BMW with a global icon, huh?" She says. "So, what's your story? Why were you with those guys?"

Twitch has posed:
"Hey man. I'm Tyler. I just started school here the other day," Tyler tells the new guy as he gives him a quick looking over and a polite nod. As Andrea leans into him for the affectionate gesture he reaches up to gently rest a hand on her back for a moment. As Andrea asks her questions Tyler relaxes a little and watches, waiting for the answers and offering his right hand forward in case a handshake is in order.

Elixir has posed:
Josh shakes Tyler's hand. "Hey, I'm Josh. I guess, I'm just starting here now," he says and noting the interaction between the two. He stuffs his hands in his pockets. "So you're a muti... Uh, mutant, too?"

"Yeah, it's all pretty crazy," he nods to Andrea and then shrugs non-commitally. "I dunno, my frie.... This guy Rickie said I should come with him to some kind of meetings, and my parents thought it was a good idea. So I went, and then a couple meetings later Rickie's introducing me to this guy Pierce and that we were gonna go do some stuff to some muti... Ah, you know. I didn't really, like, I didn't know they were like terminators or something."

Rage has posed:
"No .. but did you know they were going to kill me in public?" Andrea says with a frown on her face as she sighs softly under her breath. "It's the second time they tried to kill me this month and I'm not sure if I'm coping with this as well as I am because I'm a great actress or maybe I'm just desensitized by now from all the violence I've seen in the media. I guess it sorta sucks to be on the other side, huh?"

Twitch has posed:
"Nice to meet you, Josh," Tyler tells the other kid. "Yeah. I can dodge bullets and I don't miss when I throw stuff." He quiets down to the listen to the others speak, nodding his head a little bit. After Andrea says her bit Tyler opens his mouth again, "I heard about what happened. I honestly thought those guys would have killed you when they learned you were a mutant." He shrugs, "Glad you're not dead, though. I don't want to see anybody get killed." His eyes narrow slightly, "Usually."

Elixir has posed:
Josh shifts uncomfortably at Andrea's question and does not meet her eyes. "I dunno, I mean, they always talk crazy. Rickie said he'd roughed up some mutants a couple times, and so I..." he sighs. "But... Yeah, I guess I kinda knew when Pierce was there," he finishes quietly. "I'm really sorry, I don't know why I even went to those stupid meetings."

He bites the insides of his cheek and nods to Tyler. "I think they would have, but it was just Rickie in the back the van when we took off. He beat me up pretty bad and then just threw me out the back of the van. By the time I got home, my stuff was in a bag on the porch with a note," he swallows. "Not to come back or they'd.... Yeah. Pretty messed up."

Rage has posed:
".. So .. did you hate mutants?" Andrea asks as she rubs the top of her shoulder. "Is that why you still hung out with them even when you thought they were crazy? Were you afraid of us?" She gives her wolfy slipper a few stubs on the ground, making it go 'woof!' as a sound is triggered when the nose is booped. "If they would have killed me, would you have stayed with them?"

Twitch has posed:
"It sucks that your folks pulled that crap with you. Mine don't even know I'm a mutant," Tyler says before pressing his lips tightly together in a frown. "You should be alright here, I guess. The people are pretty cool, though I wouldn't mention being an anti-mutant guy." Then Andrea's asking pointed questions again and Tyler shuts up to wait for the answers, watching Josh closely.

Elixir has posed:
Josh nods to Tyler's comment, then shrugs and looks at his feet when Andrea asks him her questions. "I dunno, I don't know any mutants, it's just what I was supposed to do," he offers weakly. "Even my parents thought I should go to the meetings; they really hate mutants. They say they're dangerous and stuff. So... Maybe? I mean, it was terrifying, I was so freaked out but what am I supposed to say to Pierce? No? He'd kill me. I saw him cut a guy once just for talking back to him. They'll probably try to kill me now, too."

Rage has posed:
"Yeah, being a bigot really sucks, huh? Talk about winning the lottery of irony." Andrea says as she gives him an amused grin. "Well, welcome to the school. Better you here with us where it's safe and to learn stuff, than out there where you can be hunted on the streets. They will probably forget about you anyways, but they'll keep coming to me because I'm an activist and famous. I probably will need to amp up my security and make less public appearances."

Elixir has posed:
Josh winces at being called a bigot. "Yeah, they probably will," he says and looks up. "If Pierce is still out there, they probably will."