7702/The Water's Fine

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The Water's Fine
Date of Scene: 01 June 2019
Location: Swimming Pool - Xavier's School
Synopsis: Illyana and Kitty have a soak in the school pool and discuss earthquakes, flowers and thrown pillows.
Cast of Characters: Shadowcat, Magik




Shadowcat has posed:
A lot of the students are off-campus, enjoying the chance to get out to Salem on the weekend before they have to be back for curfew. That leaves quiet some of the areas that are otherwise bustling. The pool is one such today. Kitty has taken advantage of the chance to go down there, finding the place blessedly quiet.

Lockheed finds a deck chair to perch on while Kitty slips out of her robe, wearing a bikini beneath. She goes over to the edge of the pool and dives in, coasting underwater for a ways before coming up and swimming to the far end. She flip turns and returns back to the end where she started. "Come on in Lockheed, the water's fine!" she calls over to him. The dragon seems content to just lounge for now, though. Kitty grins at him and resume swimming laps, just stretching out her muscles rather than worrying about how fast she's going.

Magik has posed:
Hearing that Kitty was planning to go to the pool meant that Illyana was likely to do the same. Shortly after that dive, she steps into the area with a towel draped over her shoulder wearing a white bikini of her own. A soft chuckle comes at the apparent lack of interest Lockheed was showing in the water as she steps up beside where he lounges to let her fingers drift down between his horns giving a little scritchy scratch. "I'm sure he would prefer a nice lava bath," she teases. "But I'll join. It does look nice and the day is pleasant."

The towel over her shoulder is dropped down on another chair, and she makes her approach to the side of the pool to smoothly dive in. She comes up almost immediately after with hands slicking her hair back over her face so she can see properly.

Shadowcat has posed:
Lockheed stirs excitedly as Illyana comes in the area. He's known her nearly as long as Kitty, back when she was much younger than Kitty before she aged quickly from the standpoint of the rest of the world. He presses into her scritching before letting her head over to the water, the dragon curling back up again.

Kitty beams a smile as she sees her long-time bestie dive in. She swims over, putting her feet down on the shallow end and moving over to give Illyana a long hug. There's always been something about Illyana, a closeness that Kitty never even really noticed consciously in the early days. Not until Limbo revealed a connection between the pair, even down to the magic sword that Illyana forged from her own soul. "Hey," she says, Kitty sounding like a missing part of herself has been restored as she offers the hug. "How are things off in Limbo?" she asks once she relinquishes the Russian woman from her hug.

Magik has posed:
Illyana Rasputin wraps her arms around Kitty with ease as her own feet find the bottom of the pool. She tucks her head down a moment to her shoulder with a murmur of, "Good to see you," before the hug finishes. When it does she stands tall again, much as she can in the water of the pool. "It's going as well as it ought to. I'm trying to spend more time here at the moment when I can. What about you?" Her blue eyes focus on her longtime friend with a soft smile she didn't wear half as often as she should. "Things with this boyfriend of yours are going well, yes?"

Shadowcat has posed:
Kitty Pryde smiles and lingers there by Illyana's side, knees bent just enough to submerge herself to her shoulders in the warm pool water. "It's going well, yes. Never get to see him as often as I'd like, but then that's true of just about everyone when living our kind of lives," Kitty says. "I swear I could kill for your ability to zip about wherever you need to go in a couple of seconds," she adds with a grin. "Though I have a magic mirror for travel between the school and the room I'm using at Doctor Strange's sanctum. That helps SOOOO much," she says.

Kitty's eyes soften a bit and she says, "What about you? Anyone caught your eye lately? The school has been busting at the seams lately, for summer vacation anyway. Can't believe we've had almost the entire team back together of late."

Magik has posed:
Illyana Rasputin lets herself sink down into the water relaxing her arms out at her side in a slow motion to keep her afloat. Not that she couldn't stand if she needed. "That is true, this life is a tough one at times. Moreso for some than others," she has to admit with a little bot of her head. Mention of the magic mirror, and Dr. Strange earn a lift of eyebrow as if she wanted to question more on that...but opts not to. Sometimes it was better to stay away from things of a magical nature. Not that she was given that opportunity often.

Mention of someone catching her eye draws a puzzled look over her face. "Perhaps. There is this boy... Man," she corrects with a little clearing of her throat. "Nate Grey. He brought me a flower for my room, and bought me some workout clothes. I threw a pillow at him."

Shadowcat has posed:
Kitty Pryde flashes a winning grin over at her sometimes more cantankerous friend. "By your standards that sounds almost like a Romeo-Juliet balcony moment," she teases. And it's nothing but teasing, as Kitty knows Illyana's heart that has managed to endure the hardships of Limbo that forged her. Even if the exterior might seem hardened to most, Kitty knows at the root of her friend is still that girl that used to giggle with her talking about the boys in the school.

"I don't know him very well yet, but he was really helpful at the suspension bridge during the earthquake. Kind of over-exerted himself helping people," she says. Kitty's head tilts to the side a little bit. "You know that old two person paddle wheel got fixed up and is in the boathouse. Could always go for a nice romantic moonlit ride some night. I mean, if you liked that sort of thing," Kitty says with a grin.

Magik has posed:
Illyana Rasputin makes a small noise of not-quite-disagreement to the teasing which leaves her blushing just a tad. "He was becoming full of himself and needed taking down a peg," she mumbles. "I had given him a kiss on the cheek and then he asked if that meant we were dating. So. Pillow." It all made sense to her, even if it didn't really and she knew it. A small sigh comes as she draws a hand up over her face only to regret it since it makes more water pour down her cheeks. It's swiped away with a half laugh.

"I don't know. Perhaps. That seems like something I would have liked when younger." Sometimes it was good to remind herself of that. "I suppose I ought to see if he likes me first. Flowers usually mean that though, right? I'm not just looking at this wrong?"

Shadowcat has posed:
"They normally mean someone likes you, yes," Kitty agrees with a smile. "I haven't had a lot of chance to talk to him about where he's from. It's different than here, I know. You sort of have that in common, I'd think, Yana," Kitty says. She looks thoughtful. "For you, it might even be a case of the show being on the other foot. I know it can feel a little different, being around people who never experienced Limbo at all, or not years worth of it as you have. But you still at least have lived years worth in our world here. Nate? Even that is all new to him. So, you might have to just feel out with each other, sometimes, how it is you both see the world."

Kitty gets a goofy look. "God, I /am/ turning into a guidance counselor. When the hell did that happen!?" she asks, giving her laugh that hasn't aged even if the young woman giving it has.

Magik has posed:
"You are good at listening and giving advice." Illyana schools her expression into a thoughtful yet stern one, as she fixes Kitty with that gaze to ask matter-of-fact, "Have you considered this as an option for your career, young lady?" She can barely hold that expression very long though. Not around Kitty of all people. Instead she laughs along with her friend, head shaking a little bit. "Maybe so. I don't think he believed it to be romantic to bring to me, but he said he thought of me when he saw the flower. It was ... Sweet. Thoughtful? Perhaps. But, now what of this bridge collapse? What did I miss?"

Shadowcat has posed:
Kitty Pryde breaks out laughing as well, and she telegraphs a splash of water towards Illyana's face so the other woman has a chance to shield herself from the juvenile prank as they share the moment as if from straight out of their girlhood. Kitty grins and says, "Well, whether he was intentionally being romantic, or just was romantic without realizing it, it was still romantic," she says through her smile.

Kitty gives a little wave of her hand. "Earthquake shook up the area. It didn't seem as big of a deal here, but it was bad in Empire City. Something about it not being as directly on bedrock like most of the region. Suspension bridge, one end broke off and fell in the water, the other end cracked and stranded the cars. Ferry got hit by part of the bridge and was sinking. Nate single-handedly lifted the whole ferry out of the water, and stopped a building that was collapsing. Then he passed out from the strain. After he had time to recover... Illyana, he -rebuilt- the entire bridge. Pulled all the debris out of the water and remade it like new."

Magik has posed:
Illyana Rasputin brings her hand up to block the splash but she doesn't outright avoid it. Instead she gives a little splish in return. Just a small one, and then she tips her head to the side listening of the earthquake she'd missed. "I must have been in Limbo at the time, otherwise I would have helped." There's a hint of guilt there about that. Not being around to help out her teammates. At the very least it sounded as if they had it all in hand.

"That is not so impressive. I could have rebuilt it, too." Yet... With a little shake of her head she adds, "But I would not have thought to do so. He does sound as if he is a good fit for the team."

Shadowcat has posed:
Kitty Pryde grins over to Illyana and says, "No, that you could rebuilt it is /also/ impressive," Kitty says. "I couldn't rebuild it without the help of a major construction crew. And a few years to spend learning architecture and engineering." She smiles and then lets her feet drift up off the bottom, floating on her back in the pool.

"Well, let me know how it goes with him. I mean, if you get any more flowers, or throw any more pillows. Though sounds like if you gave him a kiss on the cheek you at least liked the flowers?" Kitty asks. This is nice. Spending time with her friend and even if the world's problems come up, it still can feel like when they were girls with... well, the phrase 'not a care in the world' doesn't work since even then they were super heroes. But they didn't feel the responsibility so much, then.

Magik has posed:
"Yes, but mine may have included demons to act as builders, which does not always look good to most," Illyana points out with a half-grin. "Even so. My point stands... It would not have crossed my mind. Saving people, yes, that is obvious. Rebuilding? Not unless someone mentioned it." She did have a habit of just dealing with what was right in front of her face these days it seemed. Yet another thing to add to the list of 'things to improve upon' for Illyana.

She shifts her weight back to float on the surface of the water with a quiet sigh. "It was sweet, which is why I kissed his cheek. It seemed the right thing. Maybe I do like him a bit. I will... 'Take it slow', yes? And see how things work." Even as she says that she can't help but smile a bit. "It's good to be back here."

Shadowcat has posed:
Kitty Pryde reaches over and slips her hand into Illyana's holding it as she floats alongside of her friend. "I admit, some of those little demons are... well, approaching cute. But others are just a bit freaky," Kitty says. "And this from a girl with a dragon for a friend." Lockheed looks up at that and gives a snort. He rolls over on his back, legs sticking up in the air as he closes his eyes and tries to doze off again.

"Glad to have you back though. I wish it was easier to get in touch with you when you're off in Limbo. Though I get that you have to keep your hand on things there or else..." Kitty just lets that trail off, not wanting to take her friend's thoughts into the constant power struggle for dominion of the place.

Magik has posed:
"Or else bad things," Illyana agrees with a sigh. "If I could just step out? I'm not sure. Would I? Am I addicted to being in control? I think of these things often. I think, given the chance, I might. For now though that is not possible." Illyana squeezes Kitty's hand again lightly. "I can work on a way to converse between realms. I don't know how well it will work but if you need help, I would prefer a way for you to get ahold of me."