4905/Campfire Conversations

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Campfire Conversations
Date of Scene: 13 July 2018
Location: Unknown
Synopsis: Friends gather for a relaxing evening by the fire. Bobby, Tyler, Erika and Boris get to know each other better.
Cast of Characters: Twitch, Erddrache, Iceman, Souvenir




Twitch has posed:
The night is a little bit overcast, but the weather app says that rain isn't on the horizon tonight. There are only a few campfires tonight, however, as it's not as nice a night as it's been for the last few days.

One of those campfires has been started by Tyler Grant who is wearing a black tank top, blue kickboxing shorts and flip flops. The young mutant is laying on his back on a blanket on the earth, earbuds in his ears, cell phone on his belly, hands folded behind his head. Next to him is a closed cooler.

Before coming out here to relax he'd shot off a text to some of his buddies with his location, just in case they decided to join him, but based on the way he's already relaxing it doesn't seem like he's counting on anyone else making an appearance.

Erddrache has posed:
The usual herald of Boris was the shaking and rumbling of the ground. The young mutant hasn't been seen in weeks! More due to family matters and some....distrust from his pa due to recent events. But finally relenting, Boris was able to come back to the school

Bone blades slowly surface like a shark, and soon enough Boris is climbing out. He was only a pair of overalls only it seems. He shakes off like a dog, splashing dirt around himself and 'fluffing up' a bit.

"Helloz ta sie Tyler. Ah git yer messege on vee cellular phone" he plops onto the ground by the fire and sighs, seeming glad to be on campas.

Iceman has posed:
    When he got the text, Bobby wasn't sure he'd head to the campsite. But after listening to his buddy Hank drone on about his new breakthrough using quantum particles to penetrate force fields, he decided he'd had enough. He through on some summer attire...a loose fitting dark blue rayon t-shirt with a big picture of a snowman (Yeah, he's that obvious sometimes), a pair of cargo shorts, and some slip on Skechers. He decided to play it cool (Yeah!) and ice-glide just outside of the campfire range.
    Bobby walks out of the tree lines and sees the campfire going. "Hey Tyler!" he says as he makes his way over to the new mutant, not aware that there are a pair of earbuds in. When there's no response, he walks up and lightly causes a small snow shower to fall about Tyler's head as he stands over him looking down.

Twitch has posed:
As the ground starts to quake Tyler's eyes at first go wide, then, as he's sitting up, pulling his earbuds out and cracking a smile as he awaits the appearance of Boris. When the dwarf pops out of the earth and greets him Tyler lifts his chin in a greeting, "Hey man. Nice to see you again. We missed you."

Snow is suddenly falling about him? Tyler looks straight up to try to figure out what's happening. Spotting Iceman he chuckles a little bit and runs his fingers through his hair to shakes out the snow, "Hey man. How's it going?"

Iceman has posed:
    Bobby looks up as the dwarf tunnels from the ground, "Hey Bones!" he greets with an upnod of his head, "Got your text, Tyler. Thanks for the invite. It was getting a little heavy at the mansion. Hank's working on something new and he's always explaining it in more detail than I care about or usually understand." Rolling his shoulders once, the young mutant moves around towards the campfire area and has a seat, "You're looking relaxed," he comments to Tyler then to Boris, "And you're looking wicked as always."

Erddrache has posed:
Boris chuckles and says "Aye. Ah be of vee sorreh aboot thar. Bit Pa insisted, especialy wit everythin happen wit vee fungus, this place havin much forested area and all thar. Amund...othar vings" he grumbles to himself in dwarven.
    Boris stares at Bobby and peers. "Bones...is vee new wan. Ummm...ah do nit believe we hauf done vee meetin." he. But when he is refered to as wicked, he bristle appearing slightly larger "Hey now, ah nit be wicked!" the common saying going over his head.

Twitch has posed:
"I hear ya', man," Tyler tells Bobby with a little bit of a chuckle. "His lectures go straight over my head. Especially once he gets started on something he likes." The young guy shakes his head and flips open the lid to the cooler, "I've got some sodas here if anyone wants them. And some of those little pies." He pulls one out to show it off to the other fellows before opening the package and taking a bite.

Boris gets a nod, "I guess I can't blame him for wanting to keep you safe. Those things are mean, man, let me tell you. They give birth to these little tentacle babies that try to drag stuff back to them to eat. The one at Apple Park ate this dog and was trying to munch on this little kid. It was pretty rough."

Iceman has posed:
    The opening of the cooler gets his attention and Bobby leans over to peer inside. He snags up a 7up and when he turns the can over in his hand, he can tell it hasn't had a chance to cool down. So, with his left hand holding the can, a layer of frost forms not he outside and then melts away just as quickly. "There we go, perfect temperature." Setting the can down between his thighs he digs around in the pies, giving a "Yes!" exclamation when he finds a blueberry one. "Tyler, you cam prepared."
     When he's properly outfitted in food and drink, he looks back at Boris, "I've heard enough about you it's like we've met. I'm Bobby," he says to the dear. "And don't worry wicked is a good thing. I didn't mean you were wicked bad like Magneto, but wicked good. Sorry, it's been a long day at the mansion, so I needed a getaway about now!"
     Bobby leans back with his hands on the ground behind him and hangs his head back to look at the sky for a moment, "Too bad all days can't be this relaxing, but I'll take it when I can get it." Rolling his head to the side, he nods, "Thanks again Tyler!"

Erddrache has posed:
Boris grunts "Aye, ah be knowin. Yer told me vee story a few weeks back. Ah still shudder ta vink of et. Vough ah vink et more ven Pa wantin ta keep me safe...he still does nit completly trust vis place...or buys inta vee idea of 'special classes'. If he didnea vink ah had vee best chance here, ah probably wouldnea be here" he admits.
    Boris helps himself to a few cans. Not wanting the drinks to go bad, he dumps them into some nearby plastic cups before munching on the cans themself. He hmmms "Ahhh, goood..."
    He smiles to Bobby "oh! Excuse vee misundarstandink...still figureink oot american sayinks. Et iz pleasure ta meet yer" he considers somethin "...ah would affer ye a hand, bit ah mioght crush et." he seem the worry wort kind, since judging by the cans, he was clearly capable of being gentle.
    "As for Mr. Proffesor McCoy, ah like hiz lecture, dere interestin!"

Twitch has posed:
"Yeah man. I'm always hungry so I always come armed with the finest in delicious treats," Tyler chuckles at Bobby as he leans back, putting his weight on his elbows and looking between his friends. "I needed a break after what happened today. There was an attack on a building and a bunch of people got killed. I almost got burned to death by these dudes with fire powers." A deep sigh. "But that's all over with now, pretty much, so let's talk about more fun stuff." He puts a smile on, maybe for the benefit of his buddies, "I'm just glad you're back, Boris. We gotta try to get the team together for a meeting soon, we've got stuff to discuss."

Iceman has posed:
    Bobby listens and starts to say something but Tyler's expression and the request for fun stuff put his questions on hold for now. He files it away though to ask about things later. Mirroring his friend's expression, Bobby Drake smiles rather large, "Well for fun stuff, Kitty and I pull off a great prank not he incoming students. They were getting a tour of the grounds and when they were outside heading for the pool, I snuck over and froze it. To make it look normal, Kitty jumped in and phases through the ice. It was great!" He starts to chuckle remembering it, "Then they all started changing into swim trunks and running for the water until they got to the edge and noticed it was solid ice." Bobby leans his head back and laughs deeply. "Almost had an injury when one of the kids jumped without looking. Luckily, a big pile of snow broke his cannonball!"

Erddrache has posed:
Boris nods with knitted brows "Aye, aye, meeting ta go too. Still findin et hard ta believe vis be real!" he exclaims. He doesn't say anything in regards to what happened. Tyler wanted to talk less serious...and Boris was fine with that.
    He looks to Bobby and let out a deep rumbling laugh "Oi! Now thar musta been spooken aboot fer weeks! Ah probabvly would jumped wootoot lookin mahself!" he slaps his knee and the ground rises and falls as he laughs. 'luckily sie were vere ta prevent injuries vough"

Twitch has posed:
"That's hysterical!" Tyler starts grinning broadly, then bursts into laughter after Bobby mentions stopping a cannonball with a pile of snow. "I don't think I'd be too upset with that, either, if I was them. A chance to play in the snow on a hot day is at least as good as a chance to go swimming." One of the cups Boris filled with soda gets grabbed so that Tyler can have a drink from it, finding himself chuckling again as the ground moves with Boris' laughter.

The young man soon looks distracted again as he sips, intrusive thoughts rushing back at him. He shakes his head, trying to clear it. He eats the rest of his little pie quietly.

Iceman has posed:
    Bobby looks over with some concern towards Tyler. "I know you said fun stuff and I'm good with that, but you look like you need to talk?" Bobby takes a drink from his soda and also enjoys a bite from his pie. There's a smear of blueberry he licks from his lips before following up, "Otherwise, I think Boris needs to tell us a joke. And not a knock-knock joke either!" he corrects.

Erddrache has posed:
"Ah must be in agreement wif Mr.Bobby...yer look trouble. Like yer heart be aboot ta freeze ovar...a very dangoorous look" he says. Boris finished eating his cans. Though he ends up blinking and crosses his arms "Ah do nit do jokes, since dere always bone dry anyways" he flexes his back bone 'fins'.

Twitch has posed:
"Today was a mess, guys," Tyler says to Bobby and Boris, not really looking over as he nods his head and drinks from his cup. "A couple of us were on the Upper East Side, doing some shopping. I wasn't buying anything, I'm way too broke to be up there, but I was hanging out. All of the sudden there's this big explosion." Licking his lips, Tyler takes a deep breath. "I alerted the faculty member on duty and we went over to see if anyone needed help. There were firefighters there but they weren't helping, they were keeping the other emergency services crews from getting to the fire and the people trapped in the building."

Tyler looks between the guys then, "Turns out it was all part of some big heist. When the assholes were trying to escape with the whatever they took a bunch of dudes just started shooting up all the cops and firefighters and the injured people." Shaking his head, the young man continues to frown, "It was the Reavers again, but they were working with dudes that had fire powers, and another I think was a teleporter. And they had military grade weapons, machine guns and maybe grenade launchers, I'm not really sure, I didn't get a great look at what happened."

Iceman has posed:
    "Jesus man!" he exclaims, catching himself using an expression he doesn't often use. "I can't even....I mean all for a heist." He reaches over and gives his friend a squeeze on the shoulder closest, "It sounds like you did everything right and everything you could do. The world is really screwed up sometimes and all we can do is keep a small part of it from devouring itself. I imagine if you hadn't been there, it would have been a lot worse." Bobby gives some thought to it, "I wish I'd been available. I think some cold would have been a stop to the fires at least and maybe given some of them a fighting chance."

Erddrache has posed:
Boris was very quiet dureing the retelling. So much so the ground stopped shaking entirely. He gulps a bit, impressed that Tyler can be so composed and so brave at the same time. But it was also alot to take in. "Well...ah be glad ye und are safe, und ah hope vee others art as well." he takes a drink from the pound in thought. Very deep thought "....et does nit make sense vough. Somethin is aff." he notes with a deepening frown. With a sigh his built up emotion spill out and the ground shake enough to scare sleeping birds from nearby trees.

Twitch has posed:
"I managed to take down a few of the bad guys, but those fire dudes roasted a bunch of people before we could stop them," Tyler says. The squeeze on the shoulder gets Bobby a thankful little nod. "I don't know if I helped anyone, but we stopped the dudes from getting away with what they were stealing." Boris gets another nod, "Everybody from Xavier's got out of it okay. I was worried about Andrea getting burned but Storm managed to stop the fire from getting to her." He finishes his drink and sticks the cup in a plastic bag, along with the wrapper from his pie. "Yeah. Something's really weird. I also saw the same heist crew at a bank robbery me and Josh helped break up. They didn't have any cyborgs there, just the fire guys, the maybe teleporter, some sort of frog dude and a few others with guns." He pauses, "I gotta start carrying better weapons."

Erddrache has posed:
Boris hmmms "thar reaver were originally mutant haters as far as Boris knowz...and considerin our local friends infarmation. Bit now vee hauf cyborgs, pryokinetics, teleport und a frog man? If ah had ta guess....da reaver either hauf a new change in leadership, or another group entirely is posin as vee reavers" he says.
    Boris crosses his arms "Well...why nit learn ta change yer enviroment inta weapons? Much moar legal und less likely ta git yer in trouble. Course wif vee right permet yer could carry a gun or even knife witoot issue" he notes.

Iceman has posed:
    "Tyler, if you need some help tracking down any information, let me know. I have some folks I can go to. Also, here's my cell. If the fire starters show up or if you just need a friendly ear or shoulder, give me a call Okay?" Bobby checks his watch, "I'm getting a 911 from Hank. It could be serious."

Twitch has posed:
"Yeah, I thought they hated mutants, too," Tyler says with a nod. "They have cyborgs, though. Maybe there are different groups with cyborgs?" His shoulders shrug.

Looking at Bobby he nods, taking the information from him, "Alright, man. I'll keep you in the loop."

Then it's back to Boris, "I did pretty good making a weapon at the bank robbery. Got a piece of glass stuck in my arm and I pulled it out and stuck it through this gunman's nose. got him real good." Then he considers for a moment, "I think you need to be twenty one to get a permit for a gun or a knife. I'd like to learn more about guns. I got my hands on one today and shot a guy in the knee, but I was kind of afraid of it, to be honest."

Erddrache has posed:
"Perhaps they are a differen group with Cyborgs. If ah haf been thar, mighta been easier ta disarm em..mabey" he gives a light shrug. He than considers the question in regards to permits "Eighten actually, mabey 15 in some special circumstances" Boris says. "Pa been wantin ta git wan, but he worried about havin wan in vee home." he shivers "...but...yer purdy brave. Boris is unsure if he would hauf been able to stab a man let alone shoot wan" he admits "Et scareh enough ta jist use powers"

Twitch has posed:
"They almost have to be, I guess. Still, I saw one of them get melted up close and he was all robot parts beneath his flesh. It was pretty messed up," Tyler says as he shakes his head. "Eighteen, really? Hell, I'll need to see about getting a permit next year. I tried a gun today, I was pretty good with it. Shot a bad guy right in the knee on my first try." Then he nods his head, "It's okay if you're not willing to hurt people except in the most extreme conditions. It's probably a good thing, honestly. I don't know if I'm brave, or what, but I see a thing that needs doing and then I try to do it."

Erddrache has posed:
"Perhaps et be an exntension of yer abilities?" he wonders "A natural fit in other words." he has a small smile. But as they talk about powers the smile fades and he lays back himself, stareing at the night sky. The ground shifts in an uneasy manner "Et not thar. Boris has done his fair share of punchin when vee need has arised. Et is...lack of control." he sighs "...rember when ah git real nervous when yer had me put mah hands arooned yer neck?"

Twitch has posed:
"It might be. I never thought about that, maybe I'll have to try shooting again some time, see if I do just as well next time," Tyler says thoughtfully. Then he focuses on his friend and his unease. "Lack of control? You seem to have pretty good control over yourself. Maybe not the ground all the time, but yourself," he says.

Erddrache has posed:
"Thar be because ah be terrified of hurting somewan! Ah hate var ah make vee ground shake, we own nothin glass back at home fer thar reason...und ah did accidently knock down a few buildings several times. Worst beink..." he gives pause and suddenly looks petrified, the ground more than shakes, shards form for a moment. He shakes himself off "Und that jist with the quackin. Ah broke rifts ribs, and nearly punctured pa's lung. Had ta git him alot of stiches" he raises his hand - the backwards facing 'blades' that line his arm slide in, and a 'forward' facing set slides out on the oppossit end - judging by the looks of it, had he lost control when Tyler was showing him the blood joke...he could have easily done major injury. The 'blade' twitches in and out a moment, indicating his lack of using this particular part of his physiology "....ah never want thar ta happen agin...ye know?"

Twitch has posed:
"Oh man, dude. I didn't realize you had it that bad," Tyler says to his buddy, shaking his head a little from side to side. "I don't blame you for being worried, man. That's a lot you've gotta be concerned with." He moves over a bit to pat Boris affectionately, "But you're learning all about your stuff here, right? I'm sure you'll have the hang of all your powers and stuff in no time." There's a nod, "I could have used your help today, man. The cyborgs dressed as firefighters were tough as hell. I tried a double leg takedown on one and couldn't even budge him. It would have been embarrassing if I hadn't have had to use him as a human shield a second later."

Erddrache has posed:
With some significant effort on his part, his bone blades slide back in as the 'backward' ones slide back out. "Well...ah been learning about mah geokinitic wans. it has helped some..but ah...been keeping the blade part underwraps. Bit the quakes still seem unstoppable. Which stinks since without a nuller nearby purdy much obviouse thar be a mutant in vee area"
    He takes comfort in the patting. And nods in thanks. "Well, yer used whit yer got. Bit if yer dealin wiff cyborgs...go fer vee top, not vee bottom." he says "Tis theoritically speakin less weight ta try und move und might even use their own weight agaist them...mabeh." it was an idea if nothing else.

Souvenir has posed:
Erika Kristasdottir comes picking her way that way in a long denim jacket, T-shirt, jeans, and swim shoes. And of course, her usual leather gloves. Her eyes are lined darkly. She drifts over and waves, listening quietly and frowning. She crosses her arms, furrowing her brow a little and considering. "So wait, what happenned this time?"

Twitch has posed:
"I don't blame you. Everybody's gotta have their secrets," Tyler says seriously. "The quakes might just be a part of who you are. I just wish people didn't treat mutants differently. I don't have it bad, I mean, I can pass really easily, but folks who can't..." He shakes his head. "Someday things will get better." Then he perks up some, "That's a good idea. If I have to try taking one of those guys to the ground I'll see if I can't topple them over somehow. It'll still be really hard, they're strong as hell, but it's worth a shot."

As Erika arrives Tyler waves to her, "Yo. You meet Boris yet? Erika, Boris. Boris, Erika." Then he gets more serious as he scoots over on the blanket towards the cooler, opening it in case she wants a drink or a little pie, "I saw a bunch of people get killed today. There were cyborgs, metas shooting fire all over the place, machine guns. A couple of explosions." Tyler shakes his head and turns to face away from his friends, reaching up to touch his closed eyes with his thumb and forefinger, sniffling for a second before turning back and sighing. "Sorry."

Erddrache has posed:
"Well, ah hope ta get some special help with the quakes beyound jist classes. Ah do nit believe vee are enough" he says. He was startled by Erika arrival and the ground heaves as he jumps up saying a swear in german!
    "Oi! ye be startling meh lass." he takes a few deep breath "Umm. Greetinks, as Tyler here be sayink, ah be Boris Breitbarth, a pleasure ta meet ye" he hides his large hands behind his back.
    He glances back at Tyler and seems worried. "Tyler...are sie goink ta be okay?" he would have patted him...but he couldn't risk it. "Like really okay?"

Souvenir has posed:
Erika Kristasdottir puts her hand in her face. "Jeezus. I'm going to be having nightmares again. Okay. Where at? I'm pulling up a map. There's got to be some footage. Hi Boris!" She pulls out her phone and starts checking the news, frustrated and pacing.

"Sorry, I'm not exactly a ninja or anything." She wanders past the cooler and liberates a drink, grabs a keychain out of her pocket and opens the can with it. "I'm sorry I don't know what else to say here. Is there anything I can do?"

Twitch has posed:
"Maybe Dr. McCoy can think of something, too. I hear he makes pretty good gadgets and stuff," Tyler says to Boris, sounding hopeful. As the ground heaves under him Tyler lets out a half a chuckle as he stabilizes himself with both hands, "That's one hell of a ride there, Boris." And then he gets more serious, takes a deep breath and says, "I should be good. It's just a hard thing to come to grips with."

"I didn't mean to give you nightmares," Tyler says to Erika with a concerned expression. "It was the Upper East Side. I don't remember the name of the building that got hit. I barely made it inside before I started fighting cyborgs." Then he shakes his head, "Nothing anybody can do, I don't think. I probably just need some time to deal."

Erddrache has posed:
"Et be thar or perhaps Tony" Boris notes "Both of them be quite the scientists und builders." he didn't actualy sound hopefuly himself. But he wasn't denying the possibility either. He gives a small smile when Tyler makes light of the shaking and affirms he will be good
    "Not a ninja? Could hauf fooled me! Vough why vould sie hauf vee nightmares?" he wonders, knowing little about Erika. He wonder if she experinced something similar.

Souvenir has posed:
Erika Kristasdottir sighs deeply. "I know you don't MEAN to. I just feel useless. I feel like I am going to sit around while everybody gets hurt, and that bugs me. I've been there before."

She frowns. "It doesn't help that I DO feel pretty damn useless. Everybody else gets the cool bullet dodging, healing everything, pokie bits and stuff. Me not so much." She hugs herself a little and drops a straw in the can, sipping.

Twitch has posed:
"Yeah they are," Tyler says agreeably as he goes for another soda. "You might end up like them some day. You're pretty good at thinking up stuff and you're already making your own parts for robots and stuff. That's a really good beginning."

"None of us from the school got hurt today. It was a close call, but we stayed healthy." There's a little frown on his face as he watches Erika, not quite staring at her, clearly wishing he could do something for her, "We'll figure out something for you to do so you don't feel useless. We're already starting in on getting you in shape. Soon we'll be getting those wristbands for people to wear while they do stuff so that you'll be able to do it, too. I'm thinking if we find some pro-mutant doctors we can start there." He pauses for a second, "My brother might be able to get some cops to wear them to the range if you want to shoot. Then we can get Andrea to grab you a taser. Those work great on cyborgs."

Erddrache has posed:
Boris turns a bit reddish and the ground vibrates quite gently. "Ermmm, thanks Tyler. Bit ah jist be messing aroon wit stuff is all" he says bashfully. Though than he looks to Erika "Take et from meh, it is not all thar great. Ah vould kill ta sit in a normal chair" he laughs a bit, though it was true he couldn't use a normal chair. He looks between Erika and Tyler a moment "From this conversation....it es safe ta say sie have vee a power thar allows sie to....use another person skills somehow?" he wonders.

Souvenir has posed:
Erika Kristasdottir nods. "Yeah. I'm a psychometrist. I can.. Well, look. Like.. Okay. So the head cook always hangs their apron up on the middle hook in the closet after they finish cooking. It gets washed in the morning, but there's just a couple aprons they switch between. So I walk into the kitchen and I check the closet. If there's an apron on the center hook, I put it on and then I make like.. really cool stir frys and open sandwiches and stuff that looks like it came out of a nice restaurant. Then I clean up and put the apron back on a side hook so I don't get mixed up." She sips some soda. "The first time, I opened a combination lock I hadn't seen before."

Twitch has posed:
"You never know, dude. You keep working at it and you'll be building all kinds of awesome stuff," Tyler says encouragingly, grinning at his buddy. As Erika explains things Tyler relaxes, laying on his back and looking up at the sky. He lifts his head off of the blanket to take a sip from his soda, then lays back down.

Erddrache has posed:
Boris hmmms "...Ah would trade!" he exclaims "Thar sounds like an extreamly useful ability!" he notes "And a very tasty one! Though ah kin see how et mioght be annoying needed to rely on other objects"

Souvenir has posed:
Erika Kristasdottir nods. "Well yeah, you'd think. But like, I have to deal with a brainasplode thing every time I touch anything, and I can't sleep if I am touching ANYTHING that's not alive. It sits there in my brain and I can't fall asleep."

She waggles her gloved fingers. "I don't wear gloves because I think it looks cool. Makes it kind of hard to use a phone, the finger contacts are big."

Erddrache has posed:
Boris considers this a moment. He considers the gloves "Hmmm. Well, guess evaray powah has et upsides und et downs" he decides on. After all how can he judge how bad it is to having your brain being exploded with infomation just for touching things! And not being able to sleep sounds like a bummer enough. "Bit least it seems yer found a way to at least live wit et well enough!" he says tyring to look on the bright side