5353/Girls .. just wanna have fu-uuun.

Girls .. just wanna have fu-uuun.
Date of Scene:	11 September 2018
Location:	Xavier's School
Synopsis:	Laura tracks Andrea down for lessons on how to be normal. They bonded for a bit over their penchant for violence.
Cast of Characters:	Rage, X-23

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Rage has posed:
It's later in the evening and well after supper time. Andrea heads out of the room that she shares with Cindy, wearing a pair of lounge pajama bottoms and a simple t-shirt with a v cut and a soft material. She has a small cup of chocolate ice cream from Ben & Jerry's in her hand with a spoon sticking out of it. Humming to herself, she is heading for the stairs that leads downwards.

X-23 has posed:
    X-23 is out looking. Specifically, she's looking for Andrea. On the plus side, when you have tracking abilities that put Logan to shame, it's not too hard to FIND people. After all, the mansion isn't THAT big. So, the girl makes her way up. She approaches openly; she's learned by now that her normal quiet approaches can freak people out. "Hello, Andrea." she says. And then something new for her. "How are you today?"

Rage has posed:
"Oh, hey Laura! What's up?" Andrea pauses as she hears her voice, offering up a warm smile as always towards her. She pops in a spoonful of ice cream into her mouth for a quick slurp. "I'm doing good. Just getting in some last minute ice cream before I go to bed. How you doing?"

X-23 has posed:
Laura looks a little awkward, as she considers the teen pop-star. "I wish to ask you for lessons." she says, finally, after a long pause.

Rage has posed:
"What kinda lessons?" Andrea asks curiously as she puts the cup of finished ice cream into a trash can in the hallway. "Like, singing lessons? Dancing?"

X-23 has posed:
Laura shakes her head. "No. ...socialization lessons. You are very popular with people. I lack a great del of training that others consider normal. I...wish to be better accepted." At least it's something. Before she just didn't care.

Rage has posed:
"Oh. Sure! That would be really cool. I will try my best. I'm popular because I'm a celebrity. I'm a singer with a lot of song songs on the radio. If it wasn't for that I'm sure I'd just be a nobody. But I think socializing has a lot to do with confidence, and just trying to figure out who you are inside, you know? Outside of being a military trained weapon who's a total badass. You just gotta find the girl inside of you. Figure out what Laura likes to do for hobbies, then find people who may have similar hobbies and make conversation." Andrea taps her cheek in thought. "Hm. How about tomorrow we go to a park? We can just go to a walk and see if we can bump into anyone interesting? We can test out basic conversation skills."

X-23 has posed:
Laura listens. "I do not have hobbies. But I will follow your direction. We can go to a park."

Rage has posed:
"You gotta find some. Something you may enjoy. Music is an easy one. Find music you may enjoy listening to, find a few bands or singers and that's an easy conversation topic." Andrea says as she rocks on her feet a bit to loosen them up. "Sports is another. You seem like the type that would be great at sports. You could probably fit in with the sporty kids on campus. I'm sure they got a martial arts club here you can join too and probably teach people self defense. Clubs is a great way to meet people! You can find all types of people and interesting things."

X-23 has posed:
Laura listens. "I am not familiar with either of these things." She pauses, then expands "Well, I have heard your music. And Mason's. People played them for me. But I am unfamiliar with sports." She watches the rocking, studying Andrea's body language.

Rage has posed:
"You probably aren't a fan of my music." Andrea laughs. "It's all upbeat and bubbly and full of happy good times. Mason's is more moody and a bit more soul searchy. Sometimes." Brushing some hair behind her ear, she tucks it away. "But I think you just need to find out who you are inside, and from there it will be easier, really." She assures her. "I know it's easier to say than done giving your situation, but, you're in a good spot here at Xavier's to learn all about it."

X-23 has posed:
"Actually, the sounds were pleasant." That's about the most she knows about music appreciation. "I am X-23." That's part of it. She's still X-23. Not really Laura. Her hand rises, though, to tuck back some hair behind her ear. She's attempting to echo Andrea's body language. "And I am attempting to learn."

Rage has posed:
"You really liked my music?" Andrea says, surprised as a smile widens along her face. "Oh, wow. That's cool. I thought for sure you'd hate it. Most people either really like it, or they really hate it. Which I guess is fine. Just sorta hurts my feelings when people get real nasty about it. Like, I get that sometimes a song isn't the best or it doesn't resonate with everyone, but people can be super mean sometimes." She chews the inside of her cheek thoughtfully. "Did you like the clothes that we picked out at the mall that one day? Did they feel okay? Did you like the way you looked in them?"

X-23 has posed:
"They were pleasant. I did not like it when they got blown up." She's still bitter about that. "And I do not hate your music. The sounds are pleasant. There was nothing like that when I was being raised. But the clothes were...very nice. They were different from the things I had worn before."

Rage has posed:
"If you want to get more clothes, we can do it. We can even go somewhere that's not the mall so it's way low key and not as populated." Andrea says with a smile. "Maybe we can invite some of our friends along from the team." She pauses in thought. "I don't even know if we have a team with Josh and Tyler kinda leaving. It's sorta you and me now.. at least these days."

X-23 has posed:
That looks like it bothers Laura. Not the clothes; the people leaving. "I am still your teammate." she says, quickly, as if to reassure her. "I do not want to lose anyone else. I have already lost people. But I would like clothing that is not for combat or assassination very much."

Rage has posed:
"I know you are. You and me. teammies forever." Andrea giggles slightly as she shrugs. "Mister Summers seems to think you and I are doing very well in the Danger Room and in training. I'm sure we'll be X-Men pretty soon one day. Well, at least you will. Not me though. I'm not cut out for that."

X-23 has posed:
"It is..." Laura frowns. "Different. You and the others are woefully undertrained for battle." She says, honestly. "But then, I appear to be woefully undertrained for things that are not related to battle. I think that the two of us compliment each other nicely." A pause, and she tries "And we both have claws." Humor. Or, well, not very good humor, but an attempt at it.

Rage has posed:
Andrea gives her a grin. "Oh, I'm definitely undertrained in combat. But, my other side, the monster inside of me seems to be pretty damn good at it. But that's only if I let her take control and drive if you know what I mean." She gives a few flexes of her fingers as if to mimic claws. "Rawr." She giggles. "You saw what she could do that one day in the alley. I didn't feel great about it afterwards, but I know you and I did what we had to do ensure our friends would be safe."

X-23 has posed:
"You did what is necessary." X-23 is quiet a long moment. "Losing control is something that we should both avoid. Others are likely to be hurt." There's more to that story; her expression shows it even if her words don't.

Rage has posed:
"I know. I've come to a .. ah .. agreement with Rage. Sort of. We struggle for dominance often, but I think I win more times than not. In the end, she's just a figment of my imagination." Andrea says as she gives a stretch of her body, then grins. "You are pretty amazing though. You're so fearless. Like you're on autopilot. I'd hate to be a bad guy."

X-23 has posed:
Laura frowns. "If she is a figment of your imagination, then "she" is not she. She is you." But she shakes her head a little. "That is...not something I can take credit for. That is part of being a Weapon. I have come to learn it is not a good thing."

Rage has posed:
"I know she is me, but it's hard to explain. I have a voice in my head and she talks to me. She pulls at me. She calls to me. The wolf. It's almost like a crazy instinct that I kinda gotta fight a ton of times. When I shift, the voice is stronger and more compelling. I've talked to .. the doctors here. I know she is not /real/ but .. she's real enough to be an influence. The more I shift, the more wolf I become." She says with a sigh.

X-23 has posed:
Laura thinks about that. "You should speak with Ms. Grey. She could assist, I believe." But now she's looking a little bothered, like she's thinking about things. "We should practice combat together. That way we can learn the best way to stop each other if we must."

Rage has posed:
"I don't think I could stop you." Andrea laughs. "But I would love to spar with you sometime. I can't heal like you can though, so if you stab me up, I'm gonna be a wreck. I can sorta heal, but it's a lot slower. I burn easy also, so fire makes me weal. So does silver."

X-23 has posed:
"I will teach you how to stop me." Something is bothering her. "You are the only one of our team who might be able to, I believe. And it may be necessary someday."

Rage has posed:
"You okay? What's wrong?" Andrea asks with a curious look on her face.

X-23 has posed:
"...If I tell you, do you promise not to tell anyone else?" Laura asks.

Rage has posed:
Andrea gives a nod of her head. "Of course, we're friends. I can keep a secret." She says with a worried tone.

X-23 has posed:
"The people who created me are still trying to recover me. They will not hesitate to harm others to do so. And one of their weapons is a chemical compound that will place me into a feral state. In this state, I will kill anyone I am near." Laura says quietly. "It would be best if you know how to stop me."

Rage has posed:
"Oh, shit. So it's like a trigger or something? Okay.. I mean.. sure.. I guess.. though maybe a telepath would have an easier time just shutting your mind down and making you to go sleep or something. I don't know if .. going toe to toe with you.. I don't know if I'd be able to." Andrea rubs the back of her neck worriedly. "You're like... next level kinda skilled at fighting."

X-23 has posed:
"It is exactly like a trigger. We do not have a telepath on our team. Ms. Frost and Ms. Grey have capabilities, but may not be with us. I do have areas that are more vulnerable than others. If you are not comfortable with it, I understand."

Rage has posed:
"I mean, we're talking about hurting each other. I'm totally uncomfortable with it." Andrea laughs nervously. "When I go all wolf, it's tear and rend and bite. I'd be looking to gut you and probably yank your limbs off or something. It's not ... like .. something I'm easy with. It scares me. I'd be scared to kill you. Or .. really anyone I care about. Maybe we should find a telepath for the team and train them on it. We can hold open auditions for the New Mutants."

X-23 has posed:
"That...is a good idea. Perhaps we should start that." She looks over as if only now is she realizing that Andrea is in her pajamas. "I should let you sleep, though."

Rage has posed:
"I'll be up at six in the morning for a run if you want to come with me." Andrea says, then steps forward and gives her a brief hug. "I'll catch you later, sis." She says with a smile as she heads back down the hall for her room. "It was awesome talking to you!" She calls over her shoulder.