4879/Some fresh air

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Some fresh air
Date of Scene: 10 July 2018
Location: Xavier's School
Synopsis: Erika talks to Josh about her past, Andrea suggests an outing.
Cast of Characters: Souvenir, Elixir, Rage, Mason Steele




Souvenir has posed:
Erika Kristasdottir was wandering the halls in the morning and.. Oh! Josh is probably on duty. Because things are getting really awkward and ambiguous, and communication channels are damaged. Or something. Anyway. Right now? Secrets. The dumb kind. Fix required. Yus. She sticks her head in the door and looks around. ooh. No emergencies for a change! Awesome. "Hey..."

Elixir has posed:
Josh is in the Wellness Centre following his new routine; spend all the time possible down in the Wellness Centre studying and helping out.

He is sitting in one of the visitor's chairs with his feet propped up on a second. The white mug in his hand is steaming and he has a thick anatomy textbook in his lap. He's wearing his usual jeans, and grey Xavier's t-shirt.

"Hey, good morning," he says to Erika with a smile. "Everything okay?"

Souvenir has posed:
Erika Kristasdottir wanders in. Grey flannel shirt this time, and the shirt is back to Jinjur on dark green. She hmms, "There you are! I just didn't want.. I'm sorry for being confusing earlier. I felt like I needed to say something."

She considers, awkward, and slips over to where Josh is sitting, joining him with a cup of coffee and cream. "I didn't mean to freeze up and be all enigmatic, just.. You know."

Elixir has posed:
"Huh? Oh, last night. Yeah, awkward," he chuckles and folds the book closed in his lap. It's the classic; Gray's.

"Don't worry about it, it was my bad. I totally thought you two had a thing you were trying to talk about or something." He shrugs. "I'm kinda dense like sometimes I guess."

Souvenir has posed:
Erika Kristasdottir sighs. "Tyler is so complicated to deal with! First? Okay, so like on the one hand, he's super nice and helpful. But like, I can't tell why. And he's, you know, like seventeen. And like, I'm not, you know. Into him even if he asked. I don't know if he's trying to. So like.. Maybe minefield, maybe not. I can't ever tell sometimes."

She blows her bangs up with minor frustration. "Seriously, like, the power of the boobs isn't very strong in this one, but I still can't turn it off."

Elixir has posed:
Josh covers his mouth as he almost laughs with a mouthful of coffee. He manages to swallow and chuckles.

"Well, I don't know if he's into you, but... He is /genuinely/ a nice guy, you know? Like just one of those classic nice guys, so might be nothing. I can try to find out for you if it'd make you feel better."

Rage has posed:
"The power of boobs is what makes us immortal. Who are we gossiping about?" Andrea asks as she heads into the wellness center, dressed in a pair of spandex black yoga pants and a baggy Aerie shirt that says: I do not sweat, I glisten. Her hair is tied up behind her in a high pony tail and she looks to be a bit red in the face.

Souvenir has posed:
Erika Kristasdottir opens her eyes wide. "I /KNOW/! It's crazy. So like I can't tell what's going on! If he was like creepy it would be easier. But he's totally sweet."

She hmms, "Then there's the thing with his brother, like oh snap. I can't talk to him about stuff that's bugging me." She frowns and sips some coffee, considering a bit. And then a little bit longer. Hrm.

Then Andrea appears and throws her off her game visibly, at least for the moment. Eep. "OH Hi oh em gee how are you doing? I've been worried!" She jumps up offer a hug, concerned, though she obviously modifies it keep her face away from Andrea's shirt.

Elixir has posed:
Josh laughs.

"Yeah, would be... And I like totally didn't know his brother was a cop.... totally awkward. But you can totally talk to me if you want. I promise I won't tell him," he winks with a grin.

His smile freezes a bit, becomes less easy, like a cloud was passing over the expression when Andrea walks in. "Doesn't matter," he says to her question as Erika gives her a hug. "Everything okay?"

Rage has posed:
"Eeesh. Okay. I'll peace out then so you can continue your gossipy gossip, even though you are literally talking to the Wikipedia of gossip." Andrea says as she looks surprised at the incoming hug. She gives her a quick pat on the back. "Sweaty." She warns.

Souvenir has posed:
Erika Kristasdottir sticks her tongue out. "Do I look like someone who cares? You're the hot one, I'm the slob one. I can handle it. Besides, I should be running with you or something so I can get myself in shape."

She shrugs a bit, "Tyler asked why I was grounded, and like.. It's a mess. So I can't talk to him. Then Josh was going to run away." She sighs loudly. "I'm awful."

Elixir has posed:
"Wikipedia of gossip? That'd be an insult where I'm from," he says with a good-natured smirk.

Josh rolls his eyes good naturedly when Erika pipes up again, the cloud passing. Girls.

"Don't be like that," he says to Erika, then grins. "I wasn't running away, I like /thought/ you guys wanted to talk alone."

He lifts his textbook out of his lap and puts it down on the chair beside him on top of a package with STARK logos on it.

Rage has posed:
"You wouldn't be able to catch up to me. I don't run on two legs. I run on four. But maybe we can do a treadmill session one day at the gym, or hot yoga if that is your thing." Andrea says as she rocks her feet back and forth to keep her ankles limber. "So, let me piece everything together, you can't talk to Tyler because his brother is a cop and you think he'd narc on you because you did some breaking and entering thingy to get away from assholes who tried to date rape you?" Andrea says as she heads to the counter to pluck a lolipop out of a bowl. That was her prime target the entire time. Blueberry. It's cheat day.

"And, you think Tyler has a crush on you or something because he was talking to you about it? I mean, you aren't talking about Josh being affected by the boobs since he's in the same room." Unwrapping the sucker, she pops it into her mouth. "First of all, Tyler is no narc. He literally broke into a building and beat the shit out of a guy who tried to blackmail me. If anyone is gonna go to jail it'd be him, and two, Tyler so doesn't have a crush on you." She chuckles as she leans back against the desk. "And I think I know a third thing but I'm not gonna share it because it's not for Josh's ears." Her eyes sparkle.

Souvenir has posed:
Erika Kristasdottir frowns some. "Oh, God no. Just, his brother is a cop and I don't want him to know that my dad caught me playing lookout for a pickpocket, and I I seriously don't want him to find out he found out because they tried to fence stuff through him. There is like so, so much stuff I don't want his brother to hear in that."

She hmms, "The B and E to hide from the rapists was at the party I snuck out to go to with the pickpockets. So like.. It just gets worse, right? Like I'm not even complaining about being grounded at that point."

Elixir has posed:
Josh sighs when Andrea starts in, worried this was going to like it did in the condo with Mason. But when Erika doesn't seem bothered he relaxes. His eyesbrows go up a little bit when Erika explains a bit about what was really going and he sips his coffee.

"I don't think he'd rat you out," Josh agrees with Andrea and picks his textbook up again, opening it back up. "But talk with who you're comfortable with, you know?"

He looks back at Andrea. "Is everything okay?" he asks. "Did you get hurt on your run?"

Mason Steele has posed:
    Mason was just walking by when he heard voices. He wears a pair of jeans and a blue and white button down shirt. A little dressy for him, actually. He still wears sandals that can be flipped off, some things never change. He holds a sheet of paper in his hand, trifolded with a torn envelope. He stops when he passes the Wellness Centre, and sticks his head in. "Hey," he says, a little less hesitation than he had the day before. "What's up." He glances between Andrea and Josh, then spots Erika. "Hey," he says, a little less scattered than he was the last time she saw him, looking far more like his normal pictures might portray him.

Rage has posed:
"Like I said, Tyler is not a narc. He's one of us. Tyler is the last person who would rat you out or anything like that." Andrea says, "Sides, I killed three people this month, I think I'm the highest on the food chain for criminal sentencing over a lookout for a pick pocket." She says with a chuckle to her. "And I'm fine, Josh. I came here for the candy." She says as she wads the wrapper up and chucks it into the wastebin. To Mason, she looks over and pops the sucker out of her mouth as she gives it a loud, visible crunch. "How did it go with the Professor yesterday? You expelled before you even got in?"

Souvenir has posed:
Erika Kristasdottir uhs, "Well, I guess that's true.." She frowns and considers what else to say. She did not expect Mason to walk in just then. Shuffle shuffle back to Josh's side warily, in case more fireworks erupt from the loving couple of match and explosives.

Elixir has posed:
"Cool," Josh says to Andrea with a smile. "Just checking."

Josh shifts his stuff out of the way to make room for Erika to sit if she wants. He sees Mason coming in and raises his mug to him. "There's coffee on if you want some," he says with a jerk of the head toward the attached kitchen area. He eyes Mason's face and shifts his mug to his offhand. He gestures for Mason to come over and offers his hand.

Mason Steele has posed:
    "Not yet, they don't know any better," Mason answers. "I think he has a crush on me," he jokes. "Actually, he's a pretty cool guy, not as scary as Ms. Frost." He walks casually to Josh, taking the hand like a handshake, "Sup man, we cool now?" He doesn't fail to give Erika attention. "I'm sorry, I don't think I caught your name before, I'm Mason," he says with a smile, as if he wasn't a famous guy.

Rage has posed:
"Yeah, the Professor is a great guy." Andrea says as she lobs the stick she pulls from her mouth into the trash can. She gives Erika a quick shoulder bump before she heads off. "So, we can find a girl thing to do if you want. I know you probably don't listen to my music, and you probably don't like shopping. You like horseback riding?"

Souvenir has posed:
Erika Kristasdottir ohs... ".. Hey... I'm Erika. Hi." She hmms, thinking about what else to say, and looks back and forth with a twinge of guilt since the first thing that comes to mind to break the ice with is probably a sore subject.

She blinks at Andrea. "Sure! Well, I don't know, I've never seen a horse up close before, but hey! It's worth a try!" She ponders how to take the comment about shopping, then just lets it slide. It's like the music.

Elixir has posed:
"Yeah, we're cool," Josh says to Mason. He closes his eyes when they shake hands. Mason feels some warmth in his lip as the skin smooths out and returns to normal. Josh sits back in his seat again and puts his feet back up and sips his coffee again as the girls talk.

Mason Steele has posed:
    As the lip heals, it takes Mason a moment to realize it, then he feels the warmth, and he checks it. "Oh, hey thanks man," he says, mildly surprised. "So is this the new hangout spot? In the nurse's station?" he asks, "Hang out and talk about horseriding?" He goes to the coffee pot, picks it up, and sniffs it, as if trying to determine how old it is.

Rage has posed:
"You've nver seen a horse up close? Like .. petting zoo or something?" Andrea looks surprised. "I own a few horses, well, my parents do, I sorta own one through proxy. Her name is Nightmare. Maybe we can go riding some day if you want. I bet my horse is faster than Mason's." Rich people. "How 'bout it, M? Wanna get the crew out and teach them how to ride?" She is assuming he knows how to as well.

Souvenir has posed:
Erika Kristasdottir says, "Well I mean it never really came up? I've been out sailing a couple of times, but not riding a horse. And the boat is more Mom's get away." She umms, tilting her head. "I came here to talk to Josh, and everybody else just sort of, like... Appeared. It's not my first choice."

Elixir has posed:
"You guys own horses?" he asks with a shake of his head. Rich people indeed. "Wow."

"The rec room is way nicer, Andrea plays guitar down there sometimes. I've just been studying up here to help out the nurses and learn some stuff from them," he explains to Mason to Mason with a shrug.

Rage has posed:
"Well, I mean .. I do. I'm assuming Mason does." Andrea chuckles as she shrugs her shoulders upwards. "I like sailing also. I can rent a boat if you guys wanna hit the water as well." She says as she bobs left to right a bit on her feet, as if she had a songbeat going in the back of her mind. "Or maybe we can do a camping trip. Backyard is sure big enough to get lost in and set up a few tents and a fire place. I just wanna do something normal with you guys." As Erika brings up wanting to talk to Josh, she lets out an 'oh'. "My bad. I can take off and drag Mason with me then. I literally came in to steal candy."

Souvenir has posed:
Erika Kristasdottir says, "Oh, no, it's fine! Mostly I just wanted to talk to him when Tyler wasn't around. And yeah, I would totally go sailing with you guys. Or... Well, I don't think I can pull off camping. I mean, not easily. Sleeping bags."

She frowns and looks away, frustrated. "I'd have to sleep on the grass naked, and the bugs would eat me up, and the boys would stare. Ugh."

Elixir has posed:
Josh chuckles again. "Bad scene," he agrees with Erika. "But sailing or something would be fun, something normal," he says with a smile for Andrea. "Would do us all some good."

Rage has posed:
"Pff. Please. Josh, Mason and Tyler has all seen me naked. When I wolf out, it's not like my clothes go along with me. Boobs all look the same. I say let them stare. It's /them/ who has all the /comparising/ issues going on." Andrea says with an amused grin to the pair of boys. "Also, people walk on grass, right? Don't you get things picked up from the ground when people tread on it or something?" She says curiously. "Either way, I can always just go wolf and you can sleep next to me if you need to. I'm warm and a good guardian. We don't even need a floor mat for the tent. Just zip it up and sleep on the grass inside it."

Souvenir has posed:
Erika Kristasdottir ohs, "The grass is alive, so it's not the same. I link with inanimate objects..."

She sort of trails off, listening to the rest of the suggestion, and slowly gets pinker and pinker and redder. "... I.... GUESS that would work..." She momentarily wishes for somebody to rush in and attack or something.

Elixir has posed:
Josh rolls his eyes with a smile when Andrea looks at him and Mason, and then bursts out laughing.

"I don't know what kind of camping you celebrities do, but it doesn't sound like any I ever did!"

Rage has posed:
"I'm thinking of a work around for Erika. I don't care if I see girls naked and she can sleep with me in a tent of our own if she has to be naked." Andrea snorts at Josh. "You and the rest of the boys can be all pajamaed up and doing boy things in your own tent." She gives a stretch of her body. "I'm body confident and you guys are all like family to me. If you see me naked because of the wolf thing, I'm not going to get embarrassed or upset. It's like gym class. I don't know. It's /whatever/ for me. Boys tend to be the ones with issues being naked."

Mason Steele has posed:
    "I don't get it," Mason says, "Why exactly do you want to sleep naked? I mean, I wouldn't object or anything. I don't have any issues with anyone sleeping naked. I sleep naked all the time," he comments with a smarmy grin. "I am liking this camping idea."

Souvenir has posed:
Erika Kristasdottir, being the girl in gym class who sits in the corner and stares studiously at the locker while changing, sort of rolls her eyes faintly at the reference to said class.

She murmurs, "It's a glitch with my powers. If I am touching, you know... Things.. I can't fall asleep. Josh and Andrea saw how bad I can get. My bed is a patch of garden, and I keep my room hot so I can sleep without a blanket."

Elixir has posed:
Josh chuckles and raises hand to Andrea. "Alright, alright," he grins, then shakes his head at Mason.

"Sounds like camping would be perfect for you then, Erika. We don't even have to far if you want to just try it out. There's camp sites all up the sides of the lake past where everyone has the fires. If you guys do it on a weekend, I'll be there. Maybe Sam will come," he shrugs.

Rage has posed:
"See, there you go. Camping will be fun." Andrea says as she gives a firm nod of her head. "We can snag Tyler, Boris, maybe Julian and .. Tommy. Though he may not sit still." Andrea ticks off in thought as she takes out her phone and starts to make notes. "Okay, I'll go out and buy some awesome tents, food, some logs, lighter fluid..." She also gives Mason a /look/. "I know you sleep naked. I'm sure half of Manhatten does too." She grumps out a bit grumpily. Grumpy grump. "Who wants to go shopping with me for this stuff?"

Mason Steele has posed:
    Mason arches his brow at Andrea in a 'hey, I'm not wrong' kind of fashion. "Hey, Andy," he defends himself. "You gotta admit, what she said is pretty hot," he claims, giving a wink back at Erika. "So yeah, let's go get some stuff, he reaches out to slap Josh on the shoulder. "You comin' too? Or you gotta stay here and help?" he asks.

Souvenir has posed:
Erika Kristasdottir ohs, "I can help with that!" Still blushing heavily though. Andrea might be super comfortable with her body, but Erika not so much. The whole thing has her cheeks burning.

Then Mason pipes in and she starts ranging toward purple. "Or..." She looks around for a place to flee. "Uh.."

Elixir has posed:
Josh pretends not to notice Erika traversing the colours of the rainbow under Mason's playing around.

"Wish I could, man, but I gotta go into to Chelsea for something else."

Rage has posed:
Giving a jab to Mason's rib cage, Andrea reaches down and snags him by the hand. "It's better if you and I just go instead. We got some talking to do and this way I can make sure you behave yourself." She says with a huff, though there is a fond tone to her voice. "That way you and Josh can go back to catching up as well." She says to Erika to give her an out.

Mason Steele has posed:
    "See," Mason says to Erika, as if Andrea wasn't in the room. "You have to be careful, she really gets jealous," he says before turning to Andrea, "I feel like this is one of those conversations I'm not gonna like," he tells her." Most conversations he has these days seem to fall in this category.

Souvenir has posed:
Erika Kristasdottir nodsnods vigorously in freak out mode. "Yea, I need to, like, shampoo my fish or something."

Then she hears the gibberish that just came out of her mouth in horror. Oh God. That even sounded suggestive, the exact opposite of what she intended.

She opens and closes her mouth a bit. "I mean..." She decides she doesn't want to risk making things even worse somehow, and waves politely, backing out of the room quickly.

Rage has posed:
"Wow. No faith in me?" Andrea says with a smirk as she gives his hand a squeeze. "Mason Steele. Not every conversation revolves around me bleeding, wolfing out or getting mad at you. For all you know this could be a good one." She says as she kisses his cheek. "Come on lover boy, lets go create a news frenzy by buying stuff at REI."