7460/There's Not A Word Yet (For Old Friends Who've Just Met)

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There's Not A Word Yet (For Old Friends Who've Just Met)
Date of Scene: 11 May 2019
Location: Sam Guthrie's Room
Synopsis: Summary needed
Cast of Characters: Cypher, Cannonball




Cypher has posed:
Doug looks around his room -- and sighs. It's -- empty. His personal belongings are being shipped from his cabin, so until they get here, it's just his travel bag sitting on the bed - and Don Quixote, his favorite book, sitting on the nightstand. At the moment he's got a towel draped over his shoulders, and the water running in the bathroom sink.

There's music playing on his phone - the Boss, Springsteen being another one of his favorites. Right now it's his cover of "Viva Las Vegas." He's singing into his toothbrush. "Well there's a thousand pretty women a waitin' out there, they're all waitin' just a devil-may-care, and I'm just a devil with LOOOOOOVE to spare--"

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie has heard that Doug is here, and he heads to the room to check on his friend. He does knock on the door. He may have just walked in when they were younger. He waits a moment hmmms a bit as he hears music playing and if told come in or no reply after a moment, he will see if the door is locked if not start to open it.

Cypher has posed:
There's no reply -- but when the door opens, Doug turns, and blinks, surprised. He's... fuzzy. His hair's grown out into a big yellow mane, and he has a scruffy yellow beard. "Sam!"

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie will smile and walks over to give the other young man a hug "Doug, Ah heard you were back in town." After the hug he will step back looking at the other and says "You trying to be yellow beard the pirate?" He asks the other making reference to a cheesy old comedy they probaly watched when younger.

Cypher has posed:
"I don't think I could ever be as funny as Peter Doyle tricking that blind guy into a shack full of dynamite." Doug retorts, before he strokes his beard. "Oh. Heh. Yeah, I went a... little to seed I guess. I was actually just about to shave it off." He walks into the bathroom, and proceeds to work up a lather in his shaving mug. "You know, I remember that you were the one who taught me how to shave. I kept cutting myself."

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie will walk over to lean against the door frame, and smiles "You don't want to lather the full beard, scissors or a trimmer to knock it down as close to the skin as ya can before shaving. Unless you have a straight razor. Thick hair clogs the razor." He tells him. Seems he is still helping the younger man like his brother.

Cypher has posed:
Doug raises an eyebrow at Sam, and then he holds up the straight razor, unopened. "Do the honors for old times' sake?" He asks, his eyebrows going up. "Plus I'm a little emotional, being back here. I'm afraid my hand might slip."

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie will walk over to the man and takes the razor opening it, and checking the edge on the blade, if it needs sharpening he will run it across the sharpner to make sure it is read "Ok hold your head back." He will tell him, as he starts with under the chin neck area. "Good to have ya back man, with everything going on it is good to know your ok."

Cypher has posed:
"Well." Doug says, "It's not under the happiest of circumstances." He sighs. "It's... hard, being back here Sam. After everything that happened," He lathers up and then tilts his head back, "I didn't know who I was anymore. I still don't." He closes his eyes. "I found my parents... went to talk to them, you know? They gave me some money, and then said we probably shouldn't see each other again. It was too hard for them. After that, I just wanted to forget about the world for awhile."

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie looks to the man, and says "Well, if it makes ya feel any better there is someone who can sorta relate to the whole dieing and coming back here, who was not dead for long but really wanted to talk to you about it." He tells him, as he work on the shave trying not to cut the other man.

Cypher has posed:
Doug is quiet for a long time, as he lets Sam wick the beard off his face. Then he opens one eye, and says, "...Wanna tell me about it?" He knows it's Sam, he could hear it in his voice.

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie looks to the man and says "Actually was sorta like how it happened to you." He tells him. "There was a group of us out in gotham checking out some sentinels. Turns out there was more than we thought. One come up with a spear shooting at Kitty. Ah didn't have time to blast, or hollar at her, just knock her out of the way. It speared me right through the heart. Kitty said Ah was dead.

Cypher has posed:
Doug thinks about that. "But you're not dead." He says, "Unless you're a zombie. In which case, you're gonna get more girls than the one in 'Warm Bodies', so good for you man." The corner of his mouth turns up in a smirk. "...So what happened?"

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie says, "Ah got a girl, right now who might be upset if Ah start getting a lot of other girls." He says and continues with the shave. "Well after just a bit Ah got back up, like nothing happened. Kitty had pulled the sphere from me and used it on a sentinel. When Ah woke up just had a hole in my shirt. From some checking and such Illyana, and Rachel both think it some type of magic. Not sure if Ah will get back up if killed again, so don't plan on findingout if Ah can avoid it.""

Cypher has posed:
"Uh-huh. Really. ...Magic." Doug says. He gives Sam a thoughtful look. "You know what I remember most about dying?" He asks. He tilts his head, obligingly, so Sam can shave along one cheek.

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie will work along the beard and makes sure to to clean the suds and beard from the razor before shaving more off. "Whats that?" He will ask him.

Cypher has posed:
"...How much it fucking *sucked*." Doug says, through his teeth.

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie nods a bit and says "Ah rember one of the last things went through my head honestly was thinking about you." He tells the man. Then Ah get home, and got yelled at for dieing." He tells him.

Cypher has posed:
"...Well, nobody yelled at me. Maybe that's the difference between being down for a few minutes and being down for a few years." Doug says. "The other thing is? There was no afterlife for me, no white light. Just... slipping away, and then waking up, clawing my way out of the mud. I still don't know how I feel about that."

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie hmms and says "Yea there was someone yelling at you, you just could not hear it." He tells the other man. Ah didn't see any white light or anything but Ah have thought about that a little bit and think maybe we don't get the final thing till we are dead for good."

Cypher has posed:
Doug thinks about that. "So like the Almighty knows when our number is finally up for good, and that's when we come home?" He thinks about that, and then he lets Sam finish shaving him, before he grabs the towel and cleans his face up. He looks in the mirror, at the round-cheeked man staring back at him. Still baby-faced, but with little lines at the corners of his mouth and eyes. "I don't feel like I belong anywhere anymore, Sam. I don't have a purpose... a reason to exist. I feel lost."

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie looks to the other man and says "Well your here with family, you can help us teach the new class of new mutants. There is one that Ah will be honest with ya that worried me as she reminded me a bit of you. Non combat powers ready to put herself in the middle of things. Ah took a different approach than Magneto though, I was making sure she had as much normal combat training as Ah could. Magik, Rahne, and Ah are all here, your home brother. And might even have a normal job for ya if your interested.

Cypher has posed:
Doug looks up at Sam, and then he thinks about it. "If I'm an X-Man, then I'm the X-Man you chose, Sam. If I'm a soldier, I'm your soldier. You only have to say the word, and I'll follow you into Hell -- you know I will. I have." Then he adds, "And if I was willing to die for all of you, it was because you were worth dying for." He walks out into the other room, grabs a t-shirt, and pulls it on. "Tell me more."

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie will clean the razor, and move to find a chair to have a seat. "Well right now Ah help with the X-men not sure if Ah am an official one or not, but Ah head into the field that needs to be done. You know we all feel the same about you. Your family, may not be blood but your my little brother none the less. And as for the job. Berto is footing the bill, but Ah am running a club in Mutant Town, how would you like to work as one of the doormen? Ah figure if someone can spot a fake ID, it would be the computer expert who can probably tell if someone is trying to lie about their age or coming in looking for a fight and such.

Cypher has posed:
Doug flashes a grin. "What, you want me to be a *bouncer*?" He asks, his eyebrows going up. His t-shirt has a picture of the Death Star on it behind some romantic looking clouds and it says, in cursive, 'Ce n'est pas une lune'

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie says, "Yea, Ah tried to get Rahne to as well, but the whole club idea she aint ready for it to be honest." He tells the other man. But if your not interested in that, there is a pizza join in town probably needs a delivery guy, Ah did that for a while."

Cypher has posed:
Doug thinks about that, and then says, "...Bouncer, huh? Okay." He says. "I'll take the job." He gives Sam a thoughtful look, and then says, "This girl -- you're in love with her? You get this... look. When you're in love. Like there's this restless part of you that's finally found peace of mind."

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie chuckles and nods his head a bit to this and says "Took her to meet mom, but aint told mom that she is from an alternate future, and the daughter of Jean and Scott." He tells the other guy.

Cypher has posed:
Doug puckers his mouth at the thought of that. "...Alternate future... MAN our lives our weird. Redhead?" His eyebrow perks. "I bet she's a redhead. Well." He says, "I'm really happy for you, and I can't wait to meet her."

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie nods, and says "Yes, she is a major hottie." He will bring his phone out to show the other man a picture of the two of them together "The future she is from is sorta like the one the others went t when we went to the one where the mutants and humans had became two different casts.

Cypher has posed:
"Man, that sucked." Doug says. "I always figured Bobby would do a better job ruling the world than that." He whistles. "Whatta pistol!" Then he says, "It'd be nice to have a girl like that. But in a world full of delmonico steaks, bro, I'm a double quarter pounder with cheese."

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie chuckles and says "Ah am sure you will find the right girl man, Ah will tell ya honestly the one you were most interested in might be a bit more complicated now." He hmms and says "Rahne met a guy in Asguard and she has been missing him ever since we had to leave.

Cypher has posed:
Doug flattens his mouth into a line, and then says, "...You know, I fall in love easy? But looking back? Rahne was never in love with me. She was in love with the idea of being in love with me. I was 'safe'. And I'm OK with that... she needed the practice." He shrugs his shoulders. "If she's in love with someone, I'm happy for her. As for me?" He thinks about it, for a long time. "...I dunno. I think I'm more of a mess than I'd foist on *any* woman for long, buddy."

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie says, "Ah think she was but her wolf prince connects to her on another level." He moves to pat Doug on the shoulder, and says "I don't knoe if your to much of a mess, but you never know, and at least we have lots gorgous ladies around here." He jokes"

Cypher has posed:
"Double quarter-pounder in a world of steak, prime rib." Doug says, with a sheepish sigh. "...Kitty wants to bring me in on the Sentinel problem. I think she wants me for overall analytics, but also to back you up. So I guess I need to get a uniform made." He sits on the edge of the bed, with his ankles crossed. "What's the plan."

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie says, "I was hoping to find a way to get in and talk to Trask. There is got to be a reason the sentinels sent him a warning message from them. It has me curious, and while he maybe a mutant hating ass clown, we need to see who actually tried to kill him, and make sure he aint made into a martyr for them."

Cypher has posed:
Doug sticks his tongue out. "Talk to Bolivar Trask? ...Okay." He says. "If there's a way to do it, I'll find it for you. But I object on principle to the thought of having a civil conversation with someone who thinks we should be sterilized and forced to live out the rest of our lives in a work camp, Sam. Having stated my objection to you in private... let's do it."

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie smirks, and says "Oh I would love to kick him while he is down, but we are the good guys, we protect even the dirt bags.

Cypher has posed:
Doug sticks his tongue out again. "You don't have to tell me." ...Says the man who stopped the rest of the team from killing Manuel de la Rocha. "I just don't have to like it. Where is he right now?"

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie says, "Hospital with guards security and sentinels to guard him. Someone tried to kill him supposedly a mutant, but we don't know who or if it happened for sure."

Cypher has posed:
"Hmmmm." Doug says. "Tall order." He sits, and thinks about that. "...You know the best way to do it might be to go right in the front door. They'd be expecting an assault or an infiltration."

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie nods, and says "Ah was thinking something like that but I was not sure about getting past the security or the sentinels. We get close they will detect us and go ape on us.

Cypher has posed:
Doug gives a little bit of a grin. "Are you familiar with the magician's trick, Sam? How part of a magician's routine is always to distract you while the illusion's performed? Thus the banter. Watch the hands, not the mouth."

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie nods his head a bit to this and says "Makes sense, and can see it working on the normal guards, but how are you planning on distracting the robots?

Cypher has posed:
"Simple." Doug says. "We create false data. They're machines... so I think with the right equipment, I can give them false data. I could tell them we're not there, or make them see something more pressing someplace else. It's just a matter of having the right tool for the job."

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie says, "If you can rig something like that, it would be amazing, a Stealth field for sentinels would probably be one of the most usefull things made in the last decade."

Cypher has posed:
"Let's see what I can do." Doug says. "With a computer, and a little time. I would need to *test* it, though... that's trickier. Unless you want to do it live."

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie says, "Well if we can find a way to test it before we need to use it in possible combat would be great, but Ah am not sure if we will get that chance."

Cypher has posed:
"You just have to be careful about not overdoing it. The problem with adaptive AI is that while a trick may work on it, you can't keep using the same trick. You have to constantly stay a step ahead, until you find the exploit or weakness it can't adapt to." Doug screws up his mouth, as he thinks about that. "But they're machines. They rely on data. And THAT means... I'm their daddy."

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie nods his head a bit and says "Kitty gave you copy of the intormation that she and forge have?" He will ask him. He will think a moment thinking if there is anything else he needs to tell doug.

Cypher has posed:
Doug shakes his head. "Not yet, she said she wanted me to relax for a couple of days." He glances up to Sam, and then says, "Sam?"

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie hmms and says "Will have to make sure she gets you a copy of all of that." At the Sam, he will ask "Whats on ya mind?"

Cypher has posed:
"...I'd really like a hug." Doug says. "...I was an only child, you know that. But if I could choose a brother," He says, "It would be you. I feel lost. But maybe if I'm lost with the right people, it won't be so bad."

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie will step over and hug the man again, and says "You might have been born an only child, but you have a group of us now. And your pretty stuck with us, and when ever I have kids your going to be a great babysitter. Hey can you understand babies?

Cypher has posed:
Doug quirks his mouth. "Well it's not exactly a complex conversation... I'm hungry, I'm sleepy, I hurt, I've pooped my diaper?" He says, "Yeah, I can pick all that up off a baby." He gives Sam a curious look. "...Are the two of you thinking about having kids?"

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie says, "We have talked a bit but we want to make sure there is less of a chance her future is coming, and that the kids will have a good and happy life. She is an interesting woman, and we have had to work along with some things that she is not quite used to with our world."

Cypher has posed:
"I look forward to your giant... terrifying... rocket-powered, laser-eyed, psychic family." Doug says, giving Sam a wry look.

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie chuckles a bit and says "Well hopfully ya mean giant as in a lot, with some of the folks around giant could mean something completly different, and your my brother so it is our family."

Cypher has posed:
Doug thinks on that. And then he falls backward onto his bed. "Okay. But the next time we go to Kentucky I expect you to declare to everyone that I'm nerdy yankee Guthrie. Though unlike you, I *actually was* a boy scout - I dropped out when I joined the school. Just not enough time."

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie chuckles and says "Ma, knows all of you guys are family. You, Rahne, Berto, Karma, heck even Lock when he shows back up." He looks over to Doug and says "And I am pretty sure given enough time he will."

Cypher has posed:
"I know he's out there, Sam." Doug taps his heart. "I can feel him, in here. We have a connection, like Dani and Rahne do." Then he glances up at Sam, and says, "...It's late. You've got to be tired. ...But that said? I'm not sure I want to be alone right now. Maybe I'll go for a walk."

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie says, "If you want someoen to walk Ah am up to walking with you, might want to stop by the kitchen grab something to munch and maybe some tea. But we can go for a walk or even ride ya around in my beat up wagon.""

Cypher has posed:
Doug gives Sam a gentle push. "The night is young, and I'm probably not going to get any sleep tonight. ...I've become a surrogate father to a couple of sasquatches, by the way. I was making sure their mother got food, she couldn't forage because she was taking care of them... a hunter killed her. Rogue named her twins Harry and Henderson. They're in the infant's creche right now. Cute little hairballs."

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie smiles and says "You will have to introduce me to them, and I can work on spoiling them rotten like I am sure someone will my kids." He teases a bit. He will head towards the door, seeing if doug is going to take a walk alone or head with him to the kitchen.

Cypher has posed:
Doug pushes himself up, and follows Sam. "D'you remember when you made me scrambled eggs with squirrel's brains, and when I found out what they were, I puked?"

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie chuckles a bit and says "And now you have spent how long living with sasquatch? I bet squirrel brains don't seem to bad any more does it?"

Cypher has posed:
"...They're vegetarian, like gorillas." Doug says, as he keeps pace with Sam. "They go ape for pineapple. I really like that pun." He says, before he gives Sam a sidelong look. "I'll tell you what. I'll try them again, if you can keep down Nana Ramsey's tuna salad aspic."

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie looks over to Doug, and says "Whats aspic, that sounds like something some crude folks back home would call some others." he jokes

Cypher has posed:
Doug gives Sam a sidelong look. "Think of Jell-o, if it was made with tuna fish, with mayonnaise on it." He meets Sam's eyes. "Yum yum. My Nana used to make it for holidays... it's traditional. I got real good at spitting it into my napkin."

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie 's brow raises a bit and says "So fish jello." He looks at Doug and says "You know, I can legally drink now, and that does not sound like something I would want to try drunk or sober.

Cypher has posed:
"Well." Doug says, "...Call it a bet then. Tuna aspic vs. Eggs and Brains. I'll wager... my signed copy of Dune versus your signed copy of The Mote in God's Eye."

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie hmms and says "Well if you put it that way, Ah will have to take ya up on it, but we have to actually make them right, not gross them out more than normally are.