5842/Astral Flux: Student recruiting

Astral Flux: Student recruiting
Date of Scene:	23 November 2018
Location:	Unknown
Synopsis:	Summary needed
Cast of Characters:	Rage, Souvenir
Tinyplot:	Astral Flux

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Rage has posed:
After Laura moved in with her, and contact was made with Mason, Andrea moves down the list of New Mutants as she sends a text out to Erika with an address, followed with a: Hey gurl! It's Drea. Come over today so we can kick it! :) :) :)

That may not be unusual in itself, except that Andrea hasn't been on school grounds in awhile, nor has Laura, nor has Mason. The skyrise apartment on the eighteenth story is beautiful with a wide open concept, surround glass that shows off all of New York City, and covered head to toe in plush white carpet, white furniture and a beautiful kitchen of stainless steel and granite countertops. This is how millionaires live and the popstar is no exception to such a lifestyle.

Currently, Andrea is sitting on the couch with a large bowl of popcorn and a movie on, waiting. Laura is out on a patrol and Mason is most likely doing something work related for his own record company.

Souvenir has posed:
Back at the school, Erika stares at her phone silently for a few seconds. "What." She already resigned herself to the idea that Andrea more tolerated her bouncy emo-ness than sought it out, so the text is a bit out of the blue. She hadn't seen either of the singers in AAGES. Well, days anyways. Weird. Something must be not as she thought.

A mystery! But Erika has a bus pass, and she makes her way to NYC to the address given. In her nicest black leggings and shirt and a denim jacket, black gloves on, and her bag over her shoulder, she makes her way upstairs, looking around with a faint lost look to the door.

She pushes the doorbell, and waits for an answer, standing up straight and briefly checking her heavy eyelinerand bubbling with a thin mix of confusion and concern.

Rage has posed:
As the door bell rings, Andrea glances over to her phone as an image of the hallway is pulled up from an app. Seeing it's Erika, she slips off the couch and makes her way over, reaching out to open the door. "Hey!" She calls out with a grin as she steps to the side. "C'mon in." She says, motioning with her hand inside.

The popstar is wearing expensive designer jeans and a baggy NYU sweater that hangs off a shoulder to reveal a haltertop strap beneath. This is her cozy winding down clothes after a long day of work of music and video production. "I got some popcorn if you want any. How are you doing?" She asks, turning her eyes to the other girl and listening closely, attentively.

Souvenir has posed:
Erika Kristasdottir wanders in, justing just a little bit lost. "Uh." She frowns a little bit, then shrugs and smiles up at you. "I'm okay, I guess. I wish I could have stayed at home for the holidays, but I started asking how to get stuff like sod and they kind of got confused and so I just.. you know. Stayed at school. And, well.. School is boring, I'm basically not supposed to learn the stuff I feel like I need to."

She frowns and looks at the floor, with some annoyance. "That? And everything feels kind of.. sticky? Twisty? But not just at school. It's everywhere. And I don't even know what to do other than hide. It's CREEPY." She takes a few more steps and pops a little bit of popcorn in her mouth, pondering what to say next and trying to think of how to describe any of the weirdness she can feel on the edge of her sense of touch.

Rage has posed:
"Yeah? Everything feels sticky? In what way?" Andrea flops down on to the large sectional couch, dragging the rolling table forward that has the popcorn. "Like the air around you feels like humidity or something, that kinda sticky, where you can't wash it off?" Curling her legs up closer to her, she reaches for another handful of popcorn, throwing it into her mouth.

Souvenir has posed:
Erika Kristasdottir munches and pulls up a seat, so she can look at Andrea properly. She frowns a little bit. "Yeah, yeah, kind of like that.. but it's not like.. humidity, it's something else. Sort of a bristly, behind your back kind of feeling. Like.. When somebody is staring at you, or following you, but you don't know who. Kinda?"

She frowns a bit more. "The school said not to look, because I don't want to do anything that will make it notice me. I'm like... wide open. I'm not even supposed to learn how to stop being wide open." She sighs, exasperation dripping from every pore. "I don't even know what to do anymore."

Rage has posed:
"Yeah? That's kinda why I texted you. Emma Frost has been taken over by an evil psychic entity and I'm not sure if Miss Grey is compromised either. She said some weird stuff on her return that didn't line up with what Laura told me, and we both took a truth test from Wonder Woman of all people and passed." Andrea says as she rubs her cheek with a scratch of her fingers. "Laura was living with the Amazonians to keep away from the school, and after I talked to her, I texted Mason and he moved in here with me for the time being. I'm trying to isolate a few of the students that I trust so that we can start an investigation. Your powers can actually come in handy I think if you're willing to give it a shot. If not, I understand too .. may be dangerous, but if our teachers are in trouble.."

Souvenir has posed:
Erika Kristasdottir hmmms and taps her chin. "Yeah, totally saw that one coming. Worse than she already was, I take it. Did you see the tape? Of course you didn't. Here, look at this." She digs her phone out and scrols back to a certain video, then hands it over. "I'm totally down with helping out.. I mean, I'm not all that scary. I just don't know.. you know. How." She hmms. "I'll need a special bed. Can you handle that?" Then she waits for you to watch the video.

Rage has posed:
Andrea reaches out and takes the phone, watching curiously. Her dark eyes are intense as she goes over every detail, then winds back a few times to watch a particular segment. Her jaw shifts to one side. "Okay, so through the butts, you were able to revisit the attack that Miss Frost had? Something was getting into her head psychically? That matches up with what Miss Grey told me."

Souvenir has posed:
Erika Kristasdottir nods vigorously. "Yeah. Sometimes I can do that. It's not like.. reliable or anything, though. I sent it to the staff so they would know. Then they told me not to investigate or learn how not to be as open. I showed it to a wizard, too. I'm not sure what he did about it, but he appreciated the report." She munches some more popcorn and brushes her hair out of her eyes lightly. "And mostly I've just been working out and doing academic stuff, and trying not to get in trouble digging into things."

Rage has posed:
"Well, Miss Grey has come back since she set fire to her bedroom, and some things she said didn't really line up with what Laura told me. It may just be miscommunication because she wasn't acting weird, but definitely determined to fix things." Andrea takes another bite of popcorn. "So next step is to ensure if Miss Grey is not compromised. Then we go from there. Have you seen Miss Frost the last few days? It's been a couple of weeks for me."

Souvenir has posed:
Erika Kristasdottir shakes her head, "Not that I remember. I'm, um... trying to stay out from underfoot. It's depressing! I wasn't sure where you went, and I've just been crossing my fingers and hoping people were on top of things. Maybe I need to be talking to other people, but like.. that's so much asking for trouble..." She bites her lip and eyes the popcorn a bit.

She hrms, "So like.. how IS Mason? He's always really nice. And like.. he just hasn't been around."

Rage has posed:
"Mason moved in with me here." Andrea says with a small grin along her face. "At least for the time being while we use this place as a mini New Mutant HQ. Laura is here also in one of the guest rooms. It's been interesting with the two of them here. We just need to keep Laura away because if she gets compromised she'll kill us all. Mason is one of the few of us with a telepathic resistance due to his mom, but it won't be as strong as an experienced telepath so we're keeping him here as a wild card. I reached out to you next because I was sure you'd get paranoid and sneak under the radar, so you'd be an easy extraction. Along with your neat powers, we could make use of them to keep tabs on the day to day activities of those we suspect."

Souvenir has posed:
Erika Kristasdottir nodsnods. "Awesomeness. I've never been complimented on being cagy and overprepared before. And that's super awesome. But yeah, you totally got that right." She hmmms.. "So like, what's next? I mean, how am I getting hold of stuff? Just pick up random junk and cross my fingers?"

Rage has posed:
"Pretty much I'll need you to sneak into Emma's office time to time after she leaves and touch something you think she'd touch. Something you can snag maybe. You'd go in and out with Mason because he has a telepathic block and an offense power just in case you guys get caught. Emma may be a strong telepath, but she can get knocked the fuck out if you're quick enough." Andrea says as she gives a nod of her head. "Also, we need to touch base with Mister Summers. I'm sure he's worried about me missing my routines, but I have an excuse.. tour and practice, so I have my studies already completed ahead of time in packet form."

Souvenir has posed:
Erika Kristasdottir nods and tilts her head, thinking. Hmm. Emma is pretty cagey, too. "Okay. Sounds like a plan. I haven't really talked to Scott in a while either." She thinks a bit more, eyes scanning around as she tries to remember what Emma's office looks like. "Maybe a keyboard, if we can figure out how to type on it into something else. What else?"

Rage has posed:
"That's it so far. Make use Mister Summers is on the same page and maybe see if he wants to take point in leading. I'm literally winging this until I figure out if Miss Grey is okay." Andrea laughs softly, running a hand over the top of her head. "I guess plan B is if we do figure out Miss Grey is under the influence as well, we reach out to Quentin Quire of all people because he's an omega level telepath if I remember, even though he's a total asshat, but he may be the only real weapon we'd have against a psychic attack. So, first step: Surveillance on Emma. Second step is to touch base with Scott. Third... make more pocorn."

Souvenir has posed:
Erika Kristasdottir nods and gives a gloved thumbs up. "Awesomeness. Who? Anyways, yeah. Anything else up that's not all doomy and end of the worldy? And like.. should I go ahead and knock on any different doors for this? Cause I figured this would be sorted by now, not.. you know."

Rage has posed:
"I really have no clue what else is going on .. honestly... My first step was making sure Laura was okay, followed by Mason and you. I'm new to being a field leader. It's all great in the Danger Room, it's another in the real world." Andrea says as she takes in a breath. "It's why I'm hoping Mister Summers is okay, so he can take over this, or at least touch base and see what he knows so far. So far this just affects psychics but Miss Grey implied if the telepaths fail it will be shitty for everyone else. Far as other news goes?" She thinks for a few moments. "... My album is four times platinum? ... yay?" She says with an amused smile. "Sorry, I've just been so focused on this that I haven't really paid attention to anything else."

Souvenir has posed:
Erika Kristasdottir nods. "Is it psychics, or telepaths? 'Cause like.. I'm not a telepath, but I'm a psychic. That's why they made me hide. I hope that doesn't mess stuff up? I mean.. yeah." She frowns in concern.

Another moment of thought. "Do I get to do something cool for a change if this works, do you think?"

Rage has posed:
"I don't know. Telepaths is what Miss Grey mentioned I believe. This feels over my head and I'm gathering information on the fly. I came off tour and walked into the door with all this going on. I'm kinda relying on everyone else to sorta help me come up with a real plan." Andrea shrugs her shoulders upwards. "I don't know if it's cool. I'm more concerned about you being safe rather than being cool."

Souvenir has posed:
Erika Kristasdottir nods. "Well, sure. That's fair. I don't think I am gonna be safe if this stuff blows up, though, no matter what." She hmms. "I'll do what I can. Just, like.. Let me know what to do. I'm on your side. Let me know what else I can look into? I don't really know what's going on here other than 'really bad news'."

Rage has posed:
"That's where I'm at also. I don't know what's going on besides Miss Frost is taken over by a heavy psychic energy or something. It's why I want to get to Scott first, then have him take over leadership duties until we figure out if Miss Grey is okay. Far as I know, everything is being taken care of." Andrea says as she shrugs. "You know they won't let the students know what's going on."

Souvenir has posed:
Erika Kristasdottir nods and gets some more popcorn. "Mmkay. So yeah. So you've just been kicking it with Mason and Laura? And running around working? I wish I had a job. Anything else going on? I need some good news here. I can handle sads, but worries bite."

Rage has posed:
"I don't got a lot of good news outside of the fact that the three of us are all breathing and healthy. You can stay here too if you want, but it may be a bitch to make the house Erika proof." Andrea says with a grin. "Mason and I got one room, Laura has another and we have one more available, then we got a pull out bed."

Souvenir has posed:
"Well, I need a place I can get naked on something like grass so I can sleep. That's stupid, but what can I do. You've never stopped in before. At this route we're going to end up in like, an old fire station with a secret door or something." Erika Kristasdottir smiles some. "I'm not sure how long it will stay safe at the school if I have to play spy games with Emma."

Rage has posed:
"Maybe we should swap step one and two first. Get Scott on board, then see about utilizing your skills. At least that way Scott can assess the level of risk we'd be putting you and Mason in." Andrea says as she grins. "Can't you wear jammies to bed or something? Like you got normal clothes on now right? So why not sleep in them?"

Souvenir has posed:
Erika Kristasdottir shakes her head. "All my clothes are in the back of my head. I can tap any of them, not that there's much there. That means I can't sleep. My head has to be empty for me to fall asleep, I don't know why. It's super annoying. I smell like cut lawn every morning until I get my shower."

Rage has posed:
"Maybe once all of this is blown over, get one of the telepaths to put a safeguard on you?" Andrea says as she gives a long stretch of her body, then reaches into the bowl of popcorn. "Kinda what the professor did to keep 'her' in check, so that when I go fuzzy, I don't black out and go into crazy mode."

Souvenir has posed:
Erika Kristasdottir nods, "Well sure, I mean, I was hoping to find something out, but then THIS happened, so... yeah. No training for me. Sucks. It'll rock when I can start learning stuff without worrying about, like, being posessed by raw evil evilness." She bites her lip a bit and looks away with a moment of sudden awkwardness, then tries to think what else to talk about. "Yeah, what happened with that, anyways?"

Rage has posed:
"What? With my powers? After Mason shot me in the head with a rock because we had a fight, Professor went into my mind and calmed my wolf down, ensured I was the more dominant personality. Nothing too crazy I guess. I mean, I know that the wolf is just a figment of my imagination, but it was always a war between me and the instinct when I would shift. So, I'm less feral." Andrea snags some more popcorn, cramming it into her mouth.

Souvenir has posed:
Erika Kristasdottir nods, then glances back, and gets some popcorn. "Okay, that makes sense, I guess." Feral, hrm. Thoughtful head tilt. "What kind of instincts? Do I have to worry about them still? Or, like, find out more about them or something?" Munch munch munch.

Rage has posed:
"Nah. I'm in control now, she's barely a whisper in the back of my head these days. I still feel her there, but really when I shift is when I feel her tickle me. The longer I stay in wolf form, the more stronger she becomes as a personality. It's just wolf instinct. I want to run, chase, howl."

Souvenir has posed:
Erika Kristasdottir nods. "Okay. So I don't have to worry about you, like..." She waves her arms a bit, vaguely, "chasing me for a peanut butter sandwich or anything."

She smiles some. "I just worry about picking up something crazy." She frowns a bit, thinking. "I don't know what might happen there. Emma was pretty strong, but, like.. not focused on me. So."