4793/Guitars, claws, Beasts.

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Guitars, claws, Beasts.
Date of Scene: 02 July 2018
Location: Xavier's School
Synopsis: Andrea and Mason talk about his future at the school, then tries to resolve an issue with Erika and Laura. From there, Hank McCoy is in a bad mood and gets guilt tripped by a popstar. (Sorry blue, my bad)
Cast of Characters: Rage, Mason Steele, X-23, Elixir, Souvenir, Beast




Rage has posed:
The rec room has become Andrea's haunt as of late, a place to cut loose with her guitar, meet new people and unwind from the cameras, flashing lights and people swarming her with questions about the this and thats. She is with her instrument as always, playing to an audience of about twenty students who are crammed around a couple of sofas they have pulled over to listen to her. One mutant with pink skin has a large paint bucket flipped upside down and he's drumming on it to keep a beat. "Even if it means that I'll never put myself together, I'll give you my heart to break!" She sings out as her fingers work along the guitar in an upbeat acoustic tone. The song is on her album, meant to be high energy and poppish, but today she's giving an unplugged concert in the hang out room. "Butterflies, every time, gonna give you my heart to break! Devilish, every kiss! Gonna give you my heart to break. One look at you and I'm paralyzed, I feel my body saying /yes/, but where's my self control? When you touch me I become a fool and I know I'll just want you more." She listens to the audience sing along to the chorus with a rising grin on her face as she bobs her head back and forth.

Mason Steele has posed:
    Mason has been reading information about the school, still dragging his feet about joining it. He could hear Andrea's singing in the rec room, and so he goes to listen. He starts to round the corner, but when he sees the large number of students, he hesitates standing on the other side of the hallway to keep a barrier so that everyone won't see him. He glances down at the curriculum list, folding it and putting it in his cargo pocket before leaning up against the wall, just listening.

Rage has posed:
As she continues to sing, Andrea continues to grin when the crowd will join her on the lyrics. The pink mutant is wailing away on the paint bucket with a pair of wooden spoons, though the noise that comes out isn't a plastic clank, but it sounds like real drums, which makes the small impromptu concert all the most interesting. When Mason enters the room, it's almost as if there is an electric tingle through the room as a couple of girls spy him, then start to squeal with wide eyes. Immediately the eyes move from him to Andrea, then back to him, then back to her. Noticing the distraction, she gives a glance over to the other popstar and finishes the last line as she stares at him with her smoky brown eyes.

".. Oh. My. Gawd. It's /Mason/ Steele!" A girl with fairy wings cries out as she clutches at her chest.

"Yo, it's the Backstabber!" A 'bro' says with a wide grin on his face, covered in what appears to be a brick type substance. He has a deep, throaty gravel in his voice.

A pillow is lobbed at him as a girl with five eyes yells. "Hey, suck it Santos! Mason Steele is my bae!"

From there, the group of tweens quickly divides into sides as they begin to spout off at each other. Andrea just stares, blinking for a few moments before she laughs. Rising up, she heads across the room to Mason and leans in to give him a firm hug. "Hey. Wanna get lunch while they have a Civil War?"

Mason Steele has posed:
    "Shit." Mason mutters, not moving back into the room. He was just turning to leave all together when Andrea comes around the corner to give him a hug. He doesn't say anything, and only half-heartedly returns the hug with one arm. "Sorry, didn't know there were a bunch of people in there," he says.

Rage has posed:
"It's the rec room, there is always people here." Andrea says as she gives him an amused grin on her face. "Let's go before they start killing each other. Super powered up teenagers hopped up on hormones is not something to see go down, even if it would make for great content." She says as she slings her guitar over her shoulder, then reaches for his hand with hers. "So, what brought you to the school? Finishing paperwork up? Maybe having second thoughts?"

Mason Steele has posed:
    "I just...I'm just getting information," he says. "Andy, I don't know if I can do this," he says. "All those people in there, they will all know that I'm a mutant," he whispers. "Right now I'm just a guy that came by, and it's cool, I'm a celebrity. But if I join... if I join it will be way different." He looks at the ground. "I don't know if I can do that."

Rage has posed:
"You too cool to be a mutant, Mason? I'm a mutant, and hell, I /beat/ you in record sales." Andrea rubs it in a bit. "And look at me, chilling in there with them, like a normal person, singing songs and having fun. You have any clue what type of impact we have on these kids just by being celebrities? For a mutant, who's life is ridicule, pain and being hated on, it means the world to them to know that someone like myself or Dazzler got their back. To show them that /we/ are just as normal as they are." She gives his hand a squeeze. "It means a lot to them, Mason. And if the world finds out you're a mutant, then who cares? Who the fuck cares." She says softly to him. "What if you were gay? What if you were black? What if you were Muslim? What if you were .. I don't know ... not a mutant but a meta? It doesn't change who /you/ are to /you/, and that is what matters most. Here at school, you're a normal dude who can go to class and have a fun time. Out there you can be world superstar Mason bad boy Steele."

Mason Steele has posed:
    Mason's eyes narrow in a failure to be amused. "You remember what happened to Dazzler? I do. And as for who cares? I care. This is my life you're talking about. You may be able to throw caution to the wind, but that's not me, okay? What happens when things go bad tomorrow?" he asks. He looks around. "This place is cool and all, but what happens when everything hits the fan, if the feds come and decided to put everybody in prison camps, or if some psycho cyborgs attack, or who knows what? I don't want to be in the middle of that, do you?"

Rage has posed:
"Hey, guess what? If the Feds come for us, I'm sure they'll have super mutant trackers and you hiding in your mansion isn't going to protect you. Also, you think the Avengers or the Justice League would even let that happen? Dazzler got released by her label because they got spooked, but she can easily sign with another if she wanted. Now she's doing her own thing online and selling albums like hot cakes. She started her own independent label." Andrea says with a sigh. "No one is going to put us in prison camps. Even though we're mutants, there are still /some/ laws that prevent that from happening." She shifts her jaw to the side. "You can't just keep running away from who you are, Mason." She gives his hand another squeeze. "I'm not saying go out there and be the poster child of being a mutant. I did that already. Sides, if your label did anything, you know you could sign with me and Sony and you'd make a lot more money." She grins at him. "Think of that type of promotion. Pretty sure it'd be pretty successful for both of us. Either way, I've been socking my money away in savings instead of burning it all. Hope you're doing the same. Just in case."

X-23 has posed:
X-23 makes her own entrance to the rec room. In general, it's one of her least favorite rooms of the house, but she scents familiar scents therein. She takes a couple steps inside, then to the side, looking over to figure how to approach while being near as little young hysteria as possible.

Mason Steele has posed:
    "My dad is a financial advisor, yes, I have been," he looks over as he sees Laura approaching, and stops. "We...we can talk about it later," he suggests, falling quiet.

Elixir has posed:
Josh walks in to the rec room, head down texting on his phone with a grin on his face. He looks up as he crosses out of the hallway and sees Laura first.

"Hey Laura," he says brightly. He looks down, hits send and pockets his phone. "What're you... Oh hey, Andrea, Mason," he greets.

"Did you guys hear about the big fireworks thing Stark is putting on? Sam and I are gonna try and find some place where we can see it if the weather's good. Wanna come?

Rage has posed:
There is a resigned sigh from Andrea as she gives Mason another squeeze. "That's Laura. She's a real badass. Don't flirt with her... uh .. don't tease her.. I probably wouldn't make direct eyecontact either." She says after a moment of thought, then leaves him be to let him go back to his wandering and his thoughts. She gives a smile, lifting her hand to Laura and then Josh as he heads inside. "Hi guys." She says, eyeing Josh and his texting. "You know, dating a telepath, a young telepath, probably means she's reading your thoughts when you least expect it." She says with a soft huff to the golden skinned guy. "And, yes, I did hear about it. I was thinking of attending." She pauses in thought, mulling something over. "II could probably call and find out." She says as she slips her phone out and taps her thumbs along the screen, then holds it up to her ear.

X-23 has posed:
Laura is just inside the room. When Josh comes in, she clearly decides he's the anchor, and she moves over next to Josh. "People are too loud." She complains, moving to head over towards the boy. "I do not see how they get anything done." Especially the famous people.

Elixir has posed:
Josh grins at Andrea as she dials. "Maybe, but if she does, she hasn't blushed yet," he jokes. "Besides, we're just friends for now. We're not dating, dating yet, you know?" he says with a shrug and a stupid grin.

He looks over to Laura, with his hands stuffed in his pockets as usual. "Yeah, they really are, it's hard to study. I'm guessing some don't get anything done," he says quietly. "How're you doing?" he asks. "I mean, like, are you getting used to things here? I've been wondering how you're doing, but haven't seen you around."

Rage has posed:
"Hi Sarah! Oh. I did get the gift basket. Thank you soooo much. It was very lovely. The bathbombs were amazing. It was like you read my mind. I was wondering if Mason Steele and I could get an invite to Tony's party coming up. We could even perform free of charge if he wanted. We haven't had any plans yet since we moved to New York..." Andrea pauses as she listens for a moment, smiling again. "Oh, I'm not sure if we got an invite or not. My manager hasn't said anything and my email is backed up to California." There is a giggle from the popstar as she leans against the wall. "Hey, next we meet, I'll snag you a gift card for this place that gives incredible pedis. It's like heaven for the feet. They can massage your soul through your sole." There's another grin as she glances to Josh and Laura. "Thank you so much, I'll be clinging to my phone waiting to hear from you."

Once she hangs up, she is all confident grins as she gives Josh a big smile. "I'll find out soon and I'm sure we'll have a plus one attached." She says. "Hey Laura. How are you fitting in? The clothes we got for you okay?"

X-23 has posed:
Laura nods. "The clothing fits. It seems to be working very well." She answers Andrea, listening. She frowns a little, and then adds "You talk very well." Not her actual manner of speech, but her social skills. Laura just doesn't have the words for it.

Elixir has posed:
"Plus one?" Josh says to Andrea and glances to Mason and back. "Who's your date gonna be?" he says with a smile.

Josh's pocket buzzes and he pulls his phone out and sends another quick text and smiles. "Yeah, so, oh yeah, hey Laura. I wanna take you to see a movie, like maybe on the weekend. Remember how you asked me what that was? I'll totally show you that and some other stuff people just do for fun. You interested?" he asks.

Rage has posed:
"Oh? I'd love to go as well, maybe we can make it a team thing." Andrea says with a wide grin on her face. "I love the movies, it's my favorite normal thing to do when I want to get away from all the chaos." She rocks on her feet in thought of the idea of who her plus one may be, lifting her shoulders upwards in a shrug. "Maybe we can bring you and Tyler?" To Laura, she looks surprised. "I talk well? Oh, hey, thanks! I think maybe I just talk a bit too much at times. I don't know .. I'm .. social.." She slips her phone back into her pocket.

X-23 has posed:
Laura looks a little lost, then nods, remembering. "Yes, the movie. That sounds interesting." She pauses, then frowns. "There are not as many people as there were at the "mall", yes?" she asks.

Elixir has posed:
A disappointed look flashes across Josh's face when she mentions bringing him and Tyler, which is masked quickly by one of more friendly regret. "Aw, I'd love to go, but I promised Sam we'd hang out and try to see them together," he says to Andrea apologetically. "It'll probably be amazing though, they always talk about Stark parties in the papers."

Then he smiles reassuringly at Laura. "Maybe we'll make it an early show during the week. Way less people," he says. "Would be fun for everyone," he agrees. "You know what you might also like? Hiking. We should totally take you hiking. /That's/ quiet."

Rage has posed:
There is a bit of a narrowing of Andrea's eyes at Josh for a moment. "I literally just called in a huge favor to a billionaire so I can get /you/ in as my plus one." She lets out a slow breath, then slumps her shoulders, then glances across the room to see where Mason wandered off to. "Though, knowing him he'll just want to bring some hot Insagram model trying to get her fifteen minutes of fame in the sack with him." Scowl. "But.. okay... " To the topic of movies, she says, "Movies are like very loud televisions in the dark. There are people but they are quiet as they watch the film."

X-23 has posed:
Laura nods to Josh. "Things that are quiet are good." And then it's Andrea's rant about Mason's dating predilections. She watches, and then comments "It is like listening to another language. Except I know other languages and it isn't any of those."

Elixir has posed:
Josh gives Andrea a genuinely confused look. "Why would you do that?" he starts, gesturing in Mason's direction. "I..." he closes his eyes for a moment, and looks back to Laura.

"Yeah, I don't understand it any better sometimes," he says.

Mason Steele has posed:
    Mason gives a strange glance to Andrea as he wanders back. He sees the group, and takes a deep breath. "Gee, make me sound like a manwhore why don't ya," he says dryly. He gives a smile to Laura. "Hi, Mason. Not a manwhore," he introduces himself, holding a hand out to shake. with the pearly smile he is known so well for.

X-23 has posed:
Laura looks to the hand, and frowns a little. "What is a manwhore?" she asks, and shakes the hand. No smile, but no frown either. She hasn't learned facial expressions yet.

Elixir has posed:
Josh coughs and looks away, fighting back a laugh when Laura speaks. He looks to Mason, then to Laura, opens his mouth to explain, then has to look away again to keep from cracking up.

Rage has posed:
Giving Mason a look, Andrea lets out a sigh, then looks back to Laura. "A manwhore is someone who ... ah ... you know? Let's talk about what movie we'd all like to go see. Mason, you in for a group movie?" She says as she slips her phone back out and taps along the glass a few times with a chew of her bottom lip.

Mason Steele has posed:
    Mason quirks down one eyebrow, then looks briefly at the others before returning his gaze to Laura. "Are you for real?" he asks, the smile still on his face, though with a little uncertainty given the girl's lack of expression. "Yeah, well, I'm not one, that's all we have to worry about, and because I'm not one, I'm happy to go to the movies. But! It's good to smile when you go to the movies," he arches his brow, pointing at his own smile, thinking that Laura must be in a rather apathetic mood, it's his gentlemanly duty to help pull her out of it. "Just the corners, like this..."

X-23 has posed:
Laura looks out of her depth. "Yes, I am real." She looks back to Andrea and Josh, not sure what she's missing. She looks at the smile, and will try her best to match it. It's...a little less than convincing, maybe.

Elixir has posed:
Josh Foley says, "Mason," Josh cautions, protective. "Leave her alone, man," he says gently, still speaking more softly than normal. "She really doesn't know what you mean. She grew up really sheltered, like institution styles. 'kay?" he says.

"Don't worry about it, Laura. He thinks you're feeling sad and is trying to cheer you up," he explains. He checks his phone again and smiles a bit. "Look, I'm gonna run. Andrea, let's talk later, we'll figure out the fireworks thing," he says, and the look crosses his face again; Annoyed? Confused? Then he waves and makes his way out of the rec room."

Rage has posed:
Sliding her phone back away into her pocket, Andrea bumps her shoulder against Mason's. "Don't worry about it, Laura. Smiling is a natural thing when you're happy, when you feel joy. Don't need to force it." She gives a look to Josh and says, "Yeah, yeah.. I'll see about getting 'Sam' in as well." She grunts out a bit, waving.

Mason Steele has posed:
    Mason nods to Josh as he starts to leave, then asks Andrea. "Who is Sam?" he asks. "So, Laura, you were in like a commune or something?" he asks. "That's pretty cool I guess." He puts his hands in his pockets. "Never been in a commune, maybe I should, get away from everybody for a minute."

X-23 has posed:
Laura answers, simply "I was in training." she says, looking back to the others, and waves after Josh as he departs. She looks back to Andrea. "You will have to explain people to me at some point."

Mason Steele has posed:
    Mason pulls his phone from his pocket, and glances at it for a moment with a strange expression, glancing at Andrea, and then putting it away. He glances back at Laura, then at Andrea, suddenly a little more somber. "Training, cool," he says belatedly. "Well, maybe you girls would want to watch like, a chick flick or something," he suggests. That's a first.

Rage has posed:
"Maybe. Or a comedy. I was thinking of something that could make us laugh. But I'm not sure what's playing. But, we should drag Josh along seeing how it was his idea." Andrea says as she shifts some on her feet. "You making new friends though, Laura? If you ever need a girl to hang out with and just talk, I'm available. I'm the new girl here too."

X-23 has posed:
"Some. I am talking to people." For her, that's a big step. "There was one whose scent changed. I do not like her." And then, with a slightly more confused tone, she adds "I /am/ talking to you."

Mason Steele has posed:
    "Right," Mason says. "Well, Andrea, you are a bit different from most new girls. Most new girls don't have a fan base, they just sort of wander in obscurity for a while. I don't know if it's the same thing. But comedies, everybody loves comedies, that sounds like a pretty good call."

Rage has posed:
"Yes, well, /you/ have your own fan base following you around as well." Andrea retorts to Mason with a smirk before she nods to Laura. "Yup, we're talking. I just meant whenever you want to. If you just feel like you need a friend, you can knock on my door and we can hang out all night or whatever."

X-23 has posed:
Laura frowns, trying to figure it out. "Is that what people are doing here? Hanging out?" she asks. "It seems like a lot of doing nothing. Except making noise." They're good at that.

Souvenir has posed:
Erika Kristasdottir wanders, then pokes her head in. She frowns upon seeing Laura, and clearly debates whether to just sneak off and not come in here, drooping a little bit. Then she surveys the rest of the room holy what what is that Mason Steele? Awesome. She LOVES some of his stuff. Not her main go to, but definitely on the playlist. She bites her lip, uncertain what to do. She doesn't want to upset Laura, but.. she's in the same place, right? Sigh. Life is cruel.

Mason Steele has posed:
    Mason nods, "Yeah, well, I gotta get going for now, if I'm gonna talk to one of these teachers before closing time, or whatever," he says. "Laura, it's good to meet you," he says with a short wink. "Andy," he gives her...the side hug. "You girls have fun," he says. He starts to head off, noting Erika as he walks past. She gets a friendly smile, the one that you give to people you've never met, and continues on his way.

Rage has posed:
Leaning into him, Andrea wraps both of her arms about him for a hug, followed by a brush of her cheek against his. Once she lets him go, she gives him a smile. "See you later." She says as she lifts a hand to wave to him. To Laura, she grins. "Yeah, this is hanging out, but we can do something else, like go for a jog if you want. I like to work out." Spying Erika, she lifts a hand. "Hey! It's good to see you again. Have you met Laura? She's new here too."

X-23 has posed:
Laura's look back at Erika is not pleasant. "She is the one who changes scent." She mentioned that earlier. Along with not liking her as a result.

Souvenir has posed:
Erika Kristasdottir uhhhms.. "...Yeah." She edges away at Laura's glare. "I upset her earlier.... accidentally... somehow... I didn't MEAN to..." She droops, hurt by the memory, and looks up at Andrea for guidance. Guide me, o' angel whom is probably kind of irked at me too.

Rage has posed:
"Huh? Her?" Andrea says as she tilts her head to the side. "Change her scent? She can't do that though, at least not on purpose. Did you put perfume on or some strong deodorant or something?" She asks, then gives Laura a gentle nudge. "Erika is new and she's very nice. She had a lot of trouble coming into her powers lately. You can trust me when I say she's okay. No need to be worried about her."

X-23 has posed:
"She did it." Laura repeats, simply and matter of factly. The mere concept of "trust because I say" is so foreign to her she just looks...confused again. "I do not like it."

Souvenir has posed:
Erika Kristasdottir blinks expressively and widely. Puppy eyes variant #7. "I don't know? I put on an apron. I was hungry...." She looks back and forth between you, "And suddenly, Laura was upset and suspicious and asking me things I couldn't answer." Pout. Sulk.

Rage has posed:
"Oh. Laura, an apron is used to cook food with. It was probably used a few times and it's what you smelled. Erika's powers allow her to touch things and she can read where they came from. They have nothing to do with her scent or smells." Andrea assures Laura as she gives her a smile. "Can you give her a chance?"

X-23 has posed:
"It was not the apron. It was her." Laura reiterates. "I will give her a chance, though." Because Andrea asked her to. "But if it is a trick I will kill her."

Souvenir has posed:
Erika Kristasdottir ohs.... Well then. "If Laura says MY scent changed, I believe her. I don't know what that MEANS? Or WHY? Or why she thinks she needs to kill me for that jeezus don't you think that's kinda extreme? If she has a super nose, then she smelled what she smelled. I'll just.. you know.. not use my powers anywhere close to you if it's that big of a deal, or something? I don't know?"

Rage has posed:
"Woah, hey." Andrea says, her temper flaring up as the wolf in her throat leaps out into a growl. "First of all, you don't threaten /my/ packmates." She says as she stares at Laura with smoldering dark eyes as her fingers give a reflexive curl. "You don't threaten /any/ student here. I don't give a shit about your super nose. If you got an issue with her, then you bring it up with Miss Grey and voice your concerns and she can investigate it. We don't /kill/ anyone. If you even so much as try it, you gotta go through me. I'll defend her with my life. Just like I would defend you in return if anyone made such as a threat. Under this roof, we were all equal, we are family, we are not the enemy. Do you understand?"

X-23 has posed:
"It is not a threat. It is a statement. If she works for the Project, I will kill her." Laura seems still very calm. "They would try tricks like that."

Rage has posed:
"Laura." Andrea says firmly. "I went to her house, where she was in pain and suffering after she called my suicide crisis line begging for help. I talked to her parents. I got her help. She is not from the 'Project' or any other villain group. You're also scaring the shit out of her. I can smell it." She rumbles out. "She's not tricking you. It's a misunderstanding. You won't kill anyone here in this house. Got it? She's a kid, just like you. We don't kill kids."

X-23 has posed:
Laura looks back at Andrea through those alien eyes. Her expression is still neutral. "If she is not from the Project, then she has nothing to worry about. If I were going to kill her just for her scent changing, I would have done it the other night." It's still very matter-of-fact. She looks back to Erika, remembering Andrea's fear statement. "I will not kill you because your scent changes." X-23 and Reassurance 101, people.

Souvenir has posed:
Erika Kristasdottir swallows and listens to all of this. Wait, she's a packmate? What does that mean? Gah, so confusing. "Yeah, I don't really even know what I DO. Maybe it makes my smell change? I wouldn't know. I'm not TRYING to scare you. And I'm.. you know, just ordinary. Well, ordinary FOR HERE." Uhhh... yeah. Scary girl is scary.

Rage has posed:
Letting out a soft breath, Andrea stares up at the ceiling for a moment, then visibly forces herself to relax. "Cool. We're cool then." She says as she rubs the back of her neck. "Thank God, cuz I really didn't want to fight you after what I heard you did to the Reavers. Also, blood on my new designer jeans is not a good look." She gives a weak smile to Erika. "Don't trip, it's all good, really. We're thinking 'bout seeing a movie soon, a comedy."

X-23 has posed:
Laura answers "I am not scared." Indeed, she looks anything but. Through all this, she's been nothing but calm. Creepy inhuman child calm. "But the people hunting me would try tricks such as changing their scent to fool me. If Andrea says that you are not with them, though, I will...trust?...Andrea." She literally looks at the other girl when she uses the word trust, as if to confirm she's using it right.

Souvenir has posed:
Erika Kristasdottir uhs. "Would it help if I showed you what I do some? Maybe you can tell me what you are smelling when I do it?" She tilts her head a bit. "Or should I just drop it? I mean.. I don't really know WHAT I am doing, so hey! Whatever you can tell me is great."

Rage has posed:
Andrea nods her head to Laura to confirm she used it right. "Don't worry, Erika. You don't gotta use your powers. I don't think I even told you what mine are, huh?"

X-23 has posed:
Laura considers. "If we are going to operate in the field together, I should know. But you do not have to do it now. I do not want you to be afraid." The brunette girl looks about, a little awkwardly. "The freezer has ice cream. You should have some." This is her "pat-the-puppy" option. She's not very good at it.

Souvenir has posed:
Erika Kristasdottir wells.. "I don't mind? It's not like I do anything scary or dangerous or anything. I think. That word seemed pretty harmless when I looked it up on Wikipedia." She hesitantly wanders in, looking around at those assembled.

Beast has posed:
Well look who it is, back from.. well.. Wherever he has been for the past few weeks. The door from the hallway opens and Doctor Henry 'The Beast' McCoy lopes into Rec Room, a large blue ceramic Cookie Monster coffee mug which has obviously been glued back together a few times clutched in his over-sized paw as he half knuckle walks towards and around the counter, muttering something along the lines of "Cognitive equilibrium through the collaborative process, my big blue furry ass..." into what is obviously a custom-built bluetooth earpiece made for his felines ears. Yeah, it looks seems like SOMEONE had a conference or whatever it was he was away doing....Not.

"Yes I was talking to you you blathering imbecile! Your premise is completely /wrong/. Cognitive equilibrium is a state of balance between individualsâ mental schemata, and their environment. Such balance occurs when their /expectations/, based on prior knowledge, fit with /new/ knowledge..." he says loudly, ignoring any and everyone else in the room as he grabs the carafe from the coffee maker and starts to pour it into his mug.. but nothing comes out. he frowns, staring DOWN into the pot.. then holds it high and upside down, to look UP into the empty pot.. THEN he growls and sets down his mug and starts going through the process of cleaning the carafe.. filling the maker with water.. looking for the coffee grounds. "Lazy.. rude.. rassem frassem... can't even refill a freaking coffee maker.. grumble grumble...I swear when I get my paws on whomever..."

He looks like he is about to smash the coffee maker WITH the carafe, but then It takes him a few moments to realize that he is NOT alone in the room... And that he is speaking into his headset as well. He grimaces as he seems to be listening to whomever on the other side. "I /wasn't /talking to you. I was referring to the.. Wait, you know what? Never mind. Just send me your thesis and I proof read it a /fifth/ time." he says and reaches up to turn of the earpiece. Then he sets down his mug, and starts massaging the bridge of his snout.

Rage has posed:
"Well -- err .. not .. all of us are gonna be in the field, Laura. Those who were handpicked by Miss Frost are. Erika is very new to the school and I don't think that her powers are combat ready. They are more .. um..." Andrea pauses in thought, then shrugs her shoulders upwards. "I say go ahead and show her. Who knows, maybe they can be useful for ... tracking the bad guy purposes." At the sight of Hank coming into the room being frothy at the phone call, she ticks a finely trimmed brow upwards for a moment, slipping her phone back into her back pocket of her designer jeans. "Good afternoon, Mister McCoy." The popstar says politely to him as she rocks on her sneakered feet for a moment. "Erika, this is one of our professors."

X-23 has posed:
Laura looks over, apparently fascinated by Beast's entry. The girl watches, looking him over from tip to toe. While she's normally not verbose, she seems at a lack for words for the first few moments. Finally, she tries to say something, and gets "You are..." Pause. "You are..." Pause again. "Blue." There are so many things to say there, but blue is apparently the one that reaches the top first.

Souvenir has posed:
Erika Kristasdottir staaaares with wide, heavily outlined, expressive eyes as yet another person walks in acting in a vaguely violent sort of way. After a couple seconds, she gulps and blinks a couple times, then looks around warily.

Then Andrea adresses her and she ohs! "Sure! Oh.. Hi, mister.. professor.. doctor.. uhm.." She flounders a bit, then waves cheerily, hoping the message gets through. She had some thoughts on her mind.

"Uhhm, were you playing the guitar earlier? Before I came in? Where Laura could hear? Because I can.. You know." She wanders toward Andrea.

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Beast drops his paw to his side, his spectacles coming back to rest on his leonine snout, and looks about the room at all the students whom somehow he COMPLETELY missed. Apparently he is in Absent Minded (and grumpy) professor mode. He makes a face, which for him means scrunching his muzzle, and tugs at his lapels.. "To be completely and utterly honest, besides Professor Xavier I am the only other member of the Faculty /entitled/ to the Academic title of 'Professor'." he huffs, indignantly to Andrea, then looks between Laura and Erika, and squints. "Yes. I am /blue/. I guess I should be pleased that your color vision is working within normal parameters. It will save me having to give you a more indepth eye examination later.." He says to Laura, then to Erica he squints. "And Yes. I am a Doctor. That's what happens when you sacrifice years of personal time and spend an ungodly amount of money at a notable educational establishment, studying long nights instead of guzzling copious quantities of neurologically damaging homemade alcohol through a funnel." Another indignant sniff. "You two, I do not know."

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There is a deep breath from Andrea as she rocks on her feet. "Professor, Laura was abused by scientists who turned her into a living weapon and she has never seen the outside world her entire life until now. She has come to the school to learn how to be a normal student and to interact with others. She has already been in combat with the other faculty members in which she dismembered several members of the Reavers. Erika here, I brought to the school after she contacted my suicide crisis line due to her powers nearly killing her due to her reading the past of everything that she touches to the point it was giving her incredible exploding migraines and not allowing her to sleep for weeks at a time. Miss Braddock was able to help soothe her powers so that she can learn control over them." Taking in a deep breath, she gives a glance to the pair of girls, edging a bit closer to Erika as if to lend her some emotional support. "Would you like for me to make you some more coffee? I could use a cup myself."

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Laura listens to all of Doctor Macoy's speech, then adds "You are blue, and you talk a lot." She shakes her head. "And my color vision operates well outside normal parameters." she adds. Andrea gives her backstory, so she doesn't worry about it much. "My mother sent me here." she adds.

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Erika Kristasdottir ohs.. "Okay, uhm.. Dr. McCoy. We haven't met? I just just got here. Um.... I'm Erika..." Then she shuts up, because Andrea has the whole story down pat. Um. Well, maybe the 'weeks' bit was a little bit exaggerated. "..Oh! Sure.. Coffee is good." She absently tugs her gloves tighter onto her hands.

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Beast is very silent a moment.. He glares at Andrea a moment as she explains (in a readers digest format) the other two girl's histories, then he turns those catslit eyes on each of the newcomers... And then he sighs and reaches once more to start massaging the bridge of his snout with his paws. "Andrea, is it possible there was a way you could have explained things to me in a way that wasn't meant, unintentional as I am sure it was, to make me feel any /more/ guilty?" he asks, plaintively.

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There is a shrug of Andrea's shoulders upwards. "I'll go make us some coffee. I'm assuming you like yours extra strong." She says as she heads for the coffee machine, letting out a heavy breath of hot air from her lips as the hair on her arms and the back of her neck is standing upwards.

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Laura listens. "You mentioned eye examinations. You are part of the medical staff here?" If so, he's the first one she's run into, and that was something her mother told her to look out for. She watches him, seeming unbothered by any guilt, but also unphased by his initial reaction, so there's that.

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Erika Kristasdottir ums. She shrugs, and smiles in a hopefully reassuring way. Everybody else seems preoccupied, so she goes looking for the guitar, which has been left unattended. Woo. She climbs into the seat next to it, then mimes a guitar for a moment, as if trying to remember how one is held, before slipping both of her gloves off and leaving them between her legs on the chair.

Then she swallows and reaches for the guitar.... She lightly touches it, tensing up with a small whining noise, eyes fluttering rapidly for a couple seconds. She recovers, blinks it out, and carefully picks the instrument up, holding it in a practiced way.

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Beast sighs and lowers his hand again. "Thank, Andrea. I would like that. Very much so." he says in a much more conciliatory tone, before looking back at Laura. He regards her a moment, thinking for a moment. Then nods. "And yes.. Laura, is it? You /could/ say I am a member of the medical faculty. In fact, I am pretty much the /de facto/ medical practitioner at this school, as well as the Dean of the Sciences Department..." he runs his claws through his main, trying to straighten it out. "And because of the uniquness of every Student's, and Faculty member', mutant expression I perform extremely indepth medical examinations because I must find ways to /treat/ eachpatient in their own unique way.. From a basic physical examination to the neurological and right down to the genetic, even mitochondrial, levels." And before she or anyone else can say anything, he holds up his hand. "And it is /almost/ completely non-invasive. And there are definitely no needles. I understand that you have been a part of some form of medical experimentation? Well, you would not be the first mutant in my care to have been so. WHich is why I have spent /years/ striving to develop procedures that are not harmful, both physically and mentally, as possible." His ears then twicth a little as Erika picks up the guitar.

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As she makes the coffee at the table against the wall, Andrea curiously looks over to Erika as she picks up her guitar. She pauses awkwardly for a moment, remembering what happened last time with the lyrics.

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Laura looks over at Erika's playing a moment, then looks back to Doctor McCoy. "You are familiar with the Weapon X Program?" Her mother had indicated the medical staff here would be. "I am a genetic clone of the individual you would know as Logan." she says, matter-of-factly. First person here she's told that to.

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Erika Kristasdottir now has just a slight echo of Andrea's scent to her. She hmmms, and starts playing, opbeat and poppy. Not what you would expect from the emo girl. "I'll give you my heart.." Her singing voice has some of those same accents as Andrea's does, though it's Erika's tones coming out. She starts working through the song that Andrea was playing earlier in the rec room, totally practiced and using the same flourishes, looking over at the gathering by the coffeepot with a grin.

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Well.. If there was every a conversation stopper... If he had some coffee at the moment it would be spraying halfway across the room through his nose. He stares at Laura, the guitar forgortten for a moment, his jaw hanging a little bit. "Wait.. /What/?" he asks, blinking a few times as he tries to wrap his brain around that short admission with it's HUGE implications...

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"Okay, Erika, I gotta make sure you don't touch my stuff anymore because you're gonna steal my career from me and I sorta like being rich and famous at least three days out of the week." Andrea grins over to her, then swivels her gaze to Laura and Hank for a moment. ".. What? Seriously? Professor Logan?" She asks with a blink of her eyes. "Does that mean he has claws that come out of his hands also?"

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Laura hasn't run into Logan yet. But since Andrea mentioned it, she might as well display. She holds a hand up, and the two adamantium claws extend with a *snikt*, leaving little bleeding rivulets down her hand. "I am a genetic clone of the individual known as Logan, trained since my creation to be a Weapon."

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Erika Kristasdottir shrugs. "Maybe a backup or something." She transitions into Metallica - Enter Sandman as an instrumental, listening quietly. This seems more important to people for now. Hmm, what has Andrea not played..

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Beast winces.. But whether it is because Laura popped her claws, Erika starts playing enter sandman, or that Andrea called Logan a /Professor/ is anyone's guess. He hangs his head, drawing his paws down he feline face, and lets out a long long suffering sigh.

"Oh my stars and garters..."

Finally straightening his shoulders, the blue furry mutant makes a wavy hand gesture. "First, Miss Laura, please refrain from popping claws in the /recreation/ room. Second, we will most definately have to have a.. talk.. at some point. And I will /definately/ need to do an examination..." he then looks to Erika, who has been quiet.. Well.. except for the playing. "We'll have to set up an appointment as well." he tells her, then finally turns and retrieves his mug, looking to Andrea. "Yes.. yes he does." he mumbles. "I need to go to my lab.. You children.. please behave." Sure, they aren't /Kids/ but thats just the way he talks. He shakes his head and lopes out of the room, mumbling to himself.

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Cringing at the sight of Laura's claws again, Andrea fills a mug full of coffee for Erika and for herself after filling one for Hank first. "Eeeech." She shudders, giving a rub of her arm down to quell the goosebumps. She gives a glance to Erika for a moment, then says, "I'll let you use it for tonight. I'm gonna go hunt down Mason for a bit before he takes off." She says, lifting her hand to wave, then heads off herself.

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Erika Kristasdottir ohs and nods, playing quietly and going kind of tuneless and vague improv-ish for a little to listen. She sighs, "No, it's your guitar, I wouldn't want to break it or anything.." She sighs and looks down. "Okay." She switches over to The Veronicas - Cruel.