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Roberto's Birthday
Date of Scene: 07 August 2019
Location: Xavier's Kitchen
Synopsis: Roberto birthday party. No real injuries. Achievement unlocked.
Cast of Characters: Shadowcat, Sunspot, Spider-Man, Rogue, Polaris, Elixir, Nightingale, Negasonic Teenage Warhead, Kaydin LeGraize, Beast




Shadowcat has posed:
Kitty sent around an email about birthdays and that there was one coming up for someone long associated with the school. She even made sure to get on Roberto's calendar with his secretary for a time that would work.

Kitty finished removing the store-bought cakes from their containers and putting them on something else. While she might be willing to try baking a cake, no one intelligent would actually want to eat it.

Or maybe Shannon or someone else baked them? It's hard to tell since they are already moved over. Whichever the case, she begins putting some candles in the cake, which sits next to a couple of wrapped presents.

Sunspot has posed:
Today Roberto managed to arrive the school before lunch, driving in a SUV all the way to the garage, and he brought a number of large trays with him. In truth he didn't expect anyone remembering his birthday, except maybe Sam, so Kitty's email was a pleasant surprise.

"Kitty," he greets, "I am early, and... you baked that?" The trays are left in a counter. They are covered with white cloth, but full of Brazilian Beijinho and Brigadeiro sweets. A vast number of them, but in a school full of children they won't last for long.

That is why he drove a SUV.

Spider-Man has posed:
Peter's there helping get the cakes on to stands, plates, or plastic presentation disks. He's wearing something easy, a t-shirt with a picture of a quartet o Stormtroopers as if taking mugshots, floral print swim trunks, and flip flops.. and as always his backwards Mets cap atop his shaggy brown hair, "Crap, I forgot the cups.. Give me a second I'll be right back."

Headed out the back to the porch to grab the red solos in a plastic bag to dangle across the island seperating kitchen from dining area, "There we go." Up nodding to Berto with a grin, "Happy birthday." Slipping back around to grab some dip from the fridge and a bag of chips from another bag by the sink. The bag is emptied into a bowl and the dip scooped out into a smaller dish. "I think that's it.. is that it?" Glancing around, turning in a small circle with his hands out as if trying to metal detect anything he might have forgotten with the palm of his hands.

"Yeah, that's it."

Shadowcat has posed:
Kitty grins warmly and goes over to give Roberto a huge hug. "Happy birthday. No way we were going to miss it with you actually in town to celebrate with us," Kitty says with a grin. She gives Peter a smile as he helps with getting things set up.

"I definitely did not bake these," Kitty confirms, "So they are edible. Not just edible. Delicious. Others in the school may have helped but if so I will let them reveal themselves in due time," she says with a warm laugh.

Kitty grins over to Peter again and goes to give him a side-hug. "Thank you for helping set everything up," she says. She picks up one of those giant cards and gives it to Roberto. A lot of people from the school have signed it already. Kitty's reads: "Happy Birthday Roberto! So happy to have you back in New York with us. You always raise spirits and have great ideas, and we can always use the leadership you provide. Looking forward to another year of you being around here and a close part of the family. Love you! Kitty"

Spider-Man has posed:
Peter is still turning in a small circle when Kitty comes in for a side hug, stopping his movement for at least as long as it takes for him to return it. Cheek to the top of her head, just a brief moment, grin firmly in place, "Totally. I was here, couldn't let you take all the credit, right?" Teasing as he hops up on the counter by the sink near the bowl of chips he'd only just pulled out. One is dipped through french onion spread and pushed into his mouth, head back against the cupboard, "If she didn't bake these.. I bet you Shannon will have some treats of her own too." Said to Berto with a little duck to see him.

Sunspot has posed:
Roberto hugs Kitty and laughs at the baking observation. "Thank you, you have been a blessing since I got here. And hey, I hope the cooks drop by soon. I guess it is still early." He reads the giant card and reads, checking the signatures and looking speechless for a few seconds. "I should have come sooner," he decides with a sigh.

He just didn't have that many friends back in Rio. Or family left.

"And thanks for helping, Parker," then he tries to remember, is Shannon the girl with the wings that seems to spend most of her free time baking?"

Shadowcat has posed:
Kitty leans back against a counter beside Peter then as Roberot is looking the card over. "Oh that's my favorite dip. Who did you ask to find that out?" Kitty says, glancing over to Peter as she gets a chip and dips it it in the french onion dip.

Kitty grins to Roberto and points to the bottom right corner of the card. There's an inky dragon footprint there. "Lockheed wanted to send his love too," she tells him. "In fact, surprised he's not here. He was napping when we came down," she tells him.

Kitty nods then. "Yes, Shannon is the new student. Wings and if she touches a wound she absorbs it and the other person is healed. Which she hasn't learned enough to be careful of. I mean, Peter's skinned hands from me TOTALLY kicking his but in our scooter drag race, she really didn't need to take on."

Spider-Man has posed:
"My pleasure, homie." Peter says from his seat on the counter, lifting a fist out to Berto, then going right back to dipping chips in french onion spread, "Well.. I want to come up with an elaborate, but believable lie saying something about channeling ancient magics and summoning circles..." Said to Kitty with a half grin, nudging a foot against her knee, "Truth is I just like french onion dip."

Crunch, tongue against the corner of his mouth because damn you none of it's escaping his wicked grasp and evil digestive intent.

"Shannon's a sweet kid, yeah. Healed me up the other day when I flipped my scooter..." For which he still feels quite guilty, "It was JUST some scraps." Grumbling to himself, palms down on the edge of the counter to either side of his legs.

Sunspot has posed:
Roberto nods idly at learning about Shannon while looking for a drink on the fridge, settling for a caffeinated energy drink. "I used to know everyone in the school. So much to catch up yet, and healers are very good to have around."

It is still early, but he expected a few of the New Mutants to drop by, and... "Lockheed?" Yes, there is a clawprint there. "If he knew what I brought he would be here, I am sure. Then again, perhaps it is best he didn't. The little guy can eat like a dragon."

Rogue has posed:
Rogue is returning from a trip in to Salem Center, she's coming back from whatever errands she was running and bringing with her some supplies for the kitchen. A new cup that supposedly will hold ice for up to 12 hours... which is nice this time of year, and some food supplies that she can stow away in her part of the Staff Fridge.

Once inside the kitchen she looks around at the others and offers them all a soft smile. "Full house t'day." The southerner says calmly, dressed in a green tank top, blue jeans and her leather bomber jacket with the Red and Black X's on the shoulders. Her hair is mildly wild, but not overly so, laying about her shoulders in natural curls amongst the brown and white locks.

She steps to the fridge to start to put the cold required items away.

Spider-Man has posed:
"I barely know anyone." Peter shrugs helplessly, "It's like I've been here for a year and only just started paying attention in May." That's meta, so very meta. "I'm getting there though..." Another chip, a little more dip, another crunch groan of pleasure.

His head leans back against the cupboard behind him with his ankles crossed, except for when Rogue comes a strolin' in, "Sup, Rogue." Rattling the bowl of chips in her direction, "It's Berto's birthday and we're being gluttons. For the greater good."

Sunspot has posed:
Roberto gives Peter a quizzical look. That was maybe a joke? He doesn't know the man much, but Peter seems to have an Iceman-style sense of humor. What is his mutant power, anyway? He will ask Doug later!

And here is the Rogue. "Ola, Anna-Marie, roguiest of Rogues. It is my birthday, there are sweets on the trays. Cocoa or coconut, or both, plenty to go. And someone baked a cake too, but Kitty won't tell me who," he grins to the brunette.

Rogue has posed:
Once she has her things put away inside the fridge she pulls out one bottle of tea from the newly deposited items and turns about to look to those celebrating the big day for Sunspot.

"Ah.... birthday..." She says with a sly grin. "I think I saw that on the calendar in the staff hall." The lid on her tea is twisted open and she takes a sip from it while she steps over to where the goodies are.

The southern belle leans forward against the marble counter top to rest herself up against it as she eyes everything on display. "Quite a spread." She asks him, glancing back at Roberto. "Are ya twenty one yet? We already got Kitty as a new buyer'a booze, need more, after all."

She looks over to Pete and smiles at him. "Kingpin." She calls him that because they've gone bowling before, back before Peter paid much attention to things around here. So meta.

Spider-Man has posed:
"Never living that down, am I?" Pete asks of Rogue, shaking his head, likely remembering something from before he remembered things because of something he may or may not have read.

How far you gonna run with this?

Not that far. Pete hops down off the counter, scoops up a bit of dip with a chip, and rap shis knuckles against the counter, "Roberto, happy birthday again. Rogue, we should get a rematch on that bowling." Pointing between both on his way towards the hallway, jumping to slap the top of the wall abvoe the door as he passes through it.

Sunspot has posed:
"Almost," replies Roberto, "not enough to be the buyer of booze. Well, not in the U.S. which let me tell you, it is one of the weirdest things of this country. Most places you drink before you vote and you drive. I think it is so we know how to deal with being drunk before voting." He re-considers, "or maybe to be drunk when we vote."

"In any case I am twenty now. There won't be drinking in the school kitchen, I suppose," it might happen later. "We will have to do with a sugar high," he waves to the sweets.

And then Peter leaves, so Roberto nods at the young man. "See you later, and thanks for helping setting this up."

Rogue has posed:
Rogue just grins at Peter. "It was a close game, I'm sure you'll beat me next time. If they let me in again. I went back a few weeks ago and might've, kind've, threw a ball a few lanes over by accident..." She says this while keep her green eyes directed downward toward the counter and all the treats upon it.

With Roberto flowing the conversation elsewhere, Rogue looks back up and over to him. "Twenty huh? So you're about seven months younge'ah than me... Well foo. Guess I'll be buyin' for you first." She states then with a hint of a grin before she reaches out to take hold of whatever she can sample that won't be horribly affected by her still wearing gloves on her hands.

"Everybody benefits from a lil' bit'a sugah in their lives." She says in her deep Mississippi flavor. When Peter aims to depart, Rogue glances at him. "Bye bye now, Splitter." She teases him a little further.

Sunspot has posed:
"Funny that, you are way younger I thought you were when we met years ago," comments Roberto. "Well, maybe two or three years younger. Important years when one is sixteen. But hey, you could have hanged out with the New Mutants. Still can, I suppose. Have you thought about the X-Corp? And please, don't tell me you want to be a bouncer at Sam's club too. I think we have the deadliest group of female bouncers in America already."

Rogue has posed:
Rogue takes another sip of her drink and then sets it down onto the marble counter top. She pulls her gloves off of her hands, then folds them together and tucks them into the side pocket on the right side of her leather bomber jacket.

Her green eyes go over to Roberto and she gives him a slight smirk. "You thought I was older than twenty?" She asks him then, shaking her head. "Not sure why. Was it because I was with the Avengers? Was with them for a little over a year... but you're probably talkin' about something prior t'that. I was 18 when I got brought here though, had just turned it about a week before some'a the teachers found me."

She glances at some of the other treats then and shakes her head. "Nah, I don't got any plans t'be a bouncer. I'm sure Sam's got plenty'a muscle already for that. And X-Corp? I don't know. Not sure there's anything there I can pitch in with."

Sunspot has posed:
"You have been an Avenger, that is good publicity for mutants everywhere," considers Roberto, finishing his own drink and leaving the can on the counter. "I thought you were about twenty when I was seventeen... ah, nevermind. New beginnings for me. I am back to New York and trying to do some good. I don't think I have time to teach, and I am still trying to get my college degree anyway. But I know how to create the framework for the X-Corporation and I have the resources. I just need more people helping."

Shadowcat has posed:
Kitty Pryde returns from getting another gift to go with the ones on the table. Lockheed is on her shoulder this time. There's a giant birthday card a couple of feet across that some people have already signed. And a few different birthday cakes, plus, "Oh Roberto, that's amazing," Kitty says of the sweets he brought. She goes over to get a piece and then comes over to Rogue to give her a side-hug, careful of skin contact. "Hey AM! You made it," she says brightly.

Kitty passes the wrapped box over to Roberto. It has red foil wrap with gold ribbons criss-crossing it, and then a black bow. She grins to him and says, "Happy birthday!"

Polaris has posed:
Lorna had been.. out. The green haired Princess had had other things on her mind than birthdays and celebrations. She'd just been back all of an hour, maybe two, from her over a week long stint in Genosha. She'd been occupied dealing with diplomats, attaches of various countries, organizations, and press. It had not been pretty since her father had launched himself into the air with threats. Suffice to say, she'd missed the very concept that they were celebrating //anything// today.

She swept into the kitchen, looking to grab something to shove in her mouth, likely coffee, and came to a full stop at the sight of gifts on the table. She paused, clicking the tablet in her grip off and lowering her hand to her side. Lorna looked rather a fright still, her green hair hung messily around her shoulders, her slacks faintly wrinkled, and her white button up shirt was half tucked in, half trailing.

"Oh... what are we celebrating...?"

Elixir has posed:
"Hey, has anyone seen.... Oh. Yeah, that guy! Happy birthday, 'berto!" Josh says with a grin when he comes into the kitchen. Freshly showered, bleary eyed, in jeans, sneaks and a t-shirt, Josh walks over to clap Roberto on the back without itnerrupting too much. He goes over and drops a card with the other gifts. When Josh catches Kitty's eye he mouths 'thank you'.

Rogue has posed:
Rogue just grins back at Roberto. "Never heard anyone talk about me bein' a mutant makin' much of an impact socially while I was with them." She says on the subject of the Avengers. "But yeah, that would be a cool angle to have taken it. I mean, people at NYU knew while I was goin' t'school there, but I avoided politically alligned rallies and events like they were plague ridden. That kinda stuff... wears on my emotional well bein'."

When Kitty enters, Rogue smiles to her friend and offers her a return side hug, though she's gloveless so she keeps her hands back. She notes the present and winces. "I didn't get ya anythin', Berto." She says. "I'll uh... I mean if ya need any favors, just let me know, we can say I owe ya one." She grins then.

Lorna gets a glance and a nod. "Hey there, Greenie." She says. "Lookin' a bit stressed out."

Sunspot has posed:
Roberto unwraps the present and blinks surprised at the framed picture. It was taken his first day at Xavier, he was sullen and grim, trying to recover from shock and tragedy. A short young man with an attitude problem who wanted to be a hero.

Wow, he had been a fool. But he was fourteen.

"Thanks, Kitty. I had not seen this one," he smiles and looks up at the young woman, and spots Lorna and Josh. "My birthday, looks like Kitty got everyone baking cakes," he teases. "And those are some treats I brought," he adds, nodding to the trays with Brazilian sweets. "Thank you, Josh."

Shadowcat has posed:
Kitty Pryde smiles affectionately to Roberto and says, "I was looking in the archives and just... wow, you've come so far since those days. We all have. Glad to have had you on this journey," she tells him, setting Lockheed on a counter as she goes over to give Roberto another big hug. "Happy birthday," she says, smooching his cheek before letting him go.

Kitty motions to the other presents. "There's a few more presents, people around the school chipped in," she says. Kitty moves back over to grab another chip and dip it in the French onion dip before crunching it. She gets a second but that one goes to Lockheed. Josh gets a smile at the mouthed words and a warm look as she nods in return. "Lorna!" Kitty says then. "Wow, you look like you could use a drink," she says, going over to the fridge to see what is there. If she pots one of Lorna's favorite drinks she grabs it for her.

Polaris has posed:
Lorna mechanically glanced toward Rogue, still looking every inch as exhausted as Rogue had pointed out. "Oh. Yeah.. A.. a bit." She murmured softly, and made to set her tablet down as it buzzed and ding'ed another notification. For once she didn't rush to check it, even as it hummed with more. She bit back a sigh, wading into the birthday celebrations a bit more as Kitty came up to her pass her a caffeinated drink.

It cracked open, with a pop and fizzle before Lorna sipped at it awkwardly.

"Thanks Kitty... and uhm... Happy Birthday Roberto."

Elixir has posed:
Josh digs himself a beer out of the fridge and goes to stand near Lorna. The young X-Man reaches behind Lorna, snags her tablet, flicks the silent switch, and puts it on the counter on the opposite side of himself from the green haired mutant. All without glancing at Lorna.

He tips his beer back for a sip and watches the young 'old guard' with curiously.

Nightingale has posed:
Shannon slips into the kitchen, thinking perhaps it will be a refuge where she can indulge in a little bit of baking. Oh, sure, she'd heard about Roberto's birthday as many around the school seem to have done, but she also had no idea that the party would be -in- the kitchen. So when she makes it through the door, she's hit in the face with it. Oh, dear. So much for being able to surprise the birthday boy with at least some edibles. She holds back near the entryway, wrapping her wings around herself till she can get a sense of who's who, and what's what.

Negasonic Teenage Warhead has posed:
Ellie steps up behind Shannon and then leans in "Boo!" right behind her, she may take a wing right to the face, but she is probably deserving of it really.

She follows it up with "I heard there is cake... there is cake in here right? Good cake?"

Kaydin LeGraize has posed:
    "Hey look it is Negasonic teenage jerkhead." Kaydin says as he appears right next to her and he looks to shannon. "Dont mind her. The worst she will do to you is give you a scathing tweet." He says as he watches the two women.

Nightingale has posed:
So much for being able to keep her composure. Ellie does indeed get a wing to the face as Shannon is startled, whipping around to see who came up behind her like that. Unfortunately, that puts anybody in Ellie's immediate vicinity in danger of wing-lash, too. "Oh sh... I'm sorry, are you okay??"

Sunspot has posed:
Roberto busies himself unwrapping gifts. Just got a Zenn Llama Garden Sculpture. Uh, okay, it makes him chuckle. "Thank you Lorna," he says when he hears the magnetic woman. "Come in, come in," he adds for the new comers. "You must be Shannon, your baking is getting famous around here." Ellie he might have seen in one of the school social gatherings. So many new New Mutants. He needs Doug write him a checklist.

Spider-Man has posed:
Peter has gone to... wherever a spider goes when he's not being viewed by the general populace. Probably the bathroom or something completely normal, but he went there and was gone and now he's come back. As normal people do when there's tons of people in the kitchen.

His had is turned back around forwards, slipping through the growing crowd with a little frown and dances his way to the side as if to avoid justling anyone engaged in recreational eating of cakes. "Pardoooon me." Back over to where Kitty is with a blown out sigh. His hand comes up to pull his cap up and reverse it, slipping it back on. "It's a freakin' jungle in here.."

Negasonic Teenage Warhead has posed:
Ellie takes the wing to the face but she is laughing despite the smack and shaking her head. She would have ducked and let Kaydin take it but speedsters are annoyingly good at dodging. "I'm fine Fluttershy... "

She glances at Kaydin now. "God. Your insults are so lame it is painful to endure." and just walks towards the fridge shaking her head in disbelief.

Kaydin LeGraize has posed:
    Kaydin is annoyingly good at dodging and is able to dodge the wings as they make their sweeps around. He then smirks at Ellie and he grins. "Either way I cause you pain. It works for me." He says as he smiles at Shannon. "I see you get along with negasonic. Not many people can endure her."

Polaris has posed:
Lorna flashed Roberto a faint smile, and looked about to say something when the younger mutants started getting all... uppity. She completely missed Josh's move to click off her tablet and mute the notification sounds as he slid it away from the magnokinetic. She was simply too busy ducking away from wings that suddenly were there and spinning about with each movement.

A huff of a breath, and the green haired woman backed away from the center of the festivities and the chaos.

Shadowcat has posed:
Shannon, Ellie and Kaydin all get warm smiles from Kitty. She grabs a pair of glasses, then makes it three. She pours some cider into a glass for Rogue and passes it over to her. Peter gets a glass of raspberry lemonade, as does Kitty.

The door closes again and she grins at Roberto. "I know, llamas aren't Brazil. But they are just so adorable we couldn't pass them up," she says, laughing warmly.

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Kitty settles back in next to Peter, near the chips and dip. She gets another chip, dipping it liberally and then crunching the salty goodness heaped on with the french onion topping. She leans lightly against Peter as he returns. "Figured you got lost. Was about to send scouts in search of you," she says. If he retakes his seat on the counter, she ends up leaning back against him there lightly.

Elixir has posed:
Josh chuckles to himself after watching Lorna move off from her tablet. He downs the rest of his beer quickly and leaves it on the counter. The young man slips around the outside of the group, sneaks up behind Shannon and gives her big a squeeze then heads out with a laugh.

Nightingale has posed:
Oh man. How embarrassing. Not only did Shannon smack poor Negasonic with her wings, but she almost hit Kaydin and Lorna as well! "Crap... I'm sorry. Oh come on... Fluttershy again? Please... it's Nightingale. Please?" She smiles at Ellie apologetically, and Lorna as well. Kaydin? Oh, he gets a smile, and she turns bright pink in the face as well.

Glancing around the room, she tries to figure out who the birthday person is--and winds up with a run-by hugging. "Wha... who... what the...."

Sunspot has posed:
"The food is drawing people, it never fails," comments Roberto when Peter returns. "If we run short I have more sweets in the SUV. I am going to look for Sam and Doug. They should be here. Hold the fort for me, okay?" He is heading out, thanking people for the well-wishes along the way.

Spider-Man has posed:
"It's a big place, okay." Peter nudges a foot against Kitty's leg, hoping up on the counter with his palms down against it to either side of his thigh, "I stumbled around trying to find the downstairs bathroom for fifteen minutes.. and then I started reading Pride and Prejudice in the library, which turned into a thing.. By the time I realized I was half an episode into Orange is the new Black I remembered why I left the kitchen in the first place and came back." Grinning sidelong, he reaches over for a chip to scoop in the french onion dip.

Negasonic Teenage Warhead has posed:
Ellie snap points at Shannon "But do you even sing?" then pulls out an energy drink and pops it open before heading now to the cake. Mm Cake.

"Gee.. I wonder how the Titans put up with me if I am so hard to be around." rubbing in the fact she is on a public Super Team in good standing.

She cuts a slice of cake.

Nightingale has posed:
Shannon nods, and... is that a smirk on her face? "Actually, I do sing alto, Ellie. But that's not the reason for the name." She chuckles a little bit, shaking her head, and glancing to Kaydin. "She's not so bad, really. Really haven't run into anyone here I dislike yet." Her glance goes to the cake, chips, and various edibles, and she frowns--albeit somewhat playfully. "Well, frak. Now how am I going to do anything nice for the birthday person?"

Polaris has posed:
It was about this time that Lorna started looking about for her tablet, finding it absent where she'd left it, the green haired woman cursed under her breath. Her eyes slipping shut briefly, and a soft glow formed about her finger tips. Instantly, she knew where it was, and with a thought, her eyes snapping open, it floated back to her hands. That accomplished, she made to find an edge of the kitchen to hold up in without a whole crowd of people. She leaned against the far wall, and clicked the tablet on, clicking away once more in a furious manner.

Kaydin LeGraize has posed:
    "I intend to join the avengers. See you top that." Kaydin says to Ellie before turning to Lorna and Shannon and he sighs. "See the problem with you, Shannon is someone can be a jerk to you and you would forgive them." Kaydin says as he offers her something to drink, getting a soda for himself.

Shadowcat has posed:
Kitty smiles as she watches the students interact. Once Peter has hopped up, she moves over to lean against the counter between his legs and lean her back against him. She closes her eyes for a bit, and there's the definite sense she's tired. Some would know she was up late in the labs in the underground base building some computer equipment.

Her eyes flutter back open and she takes up her glass again, sipping the raspberry lemonade. "Pride and Prejudice? And Zombies maybe," she tells Peter with a soft laugh. Kitty glances over to Rogue and tells her, "Won't be long before school starts up. Are you going to be helping Ororo with her classes?" Kitty asks.

Her eyes drift over to Lorna, following the floating tablet. "Lorna, if there's anything I can do to help. Need someone to go with you to talk or... whatever?" she offers.

Beast has posed:
Henry McCoy is a bit late, but the man in a hawaiian shirt and cargo shorts makes his way to the party, bearing a small metal box. "Ahh, sorry. Oh, I don't see him. Will have to catch him later." The small gift is set down.

Spider-Man has posed:
When Kitty slips up against the counter between his legs, Pete snakes his arms over her shoulders loosely and balances chin on the top of her head. It is entirely possible he hasn't actually slept in days, though only a handful of people would know exactly why. "You make jokes." Said down to Kits, "But that was some of Jane Austins best work." Yes, yes, he knows. "The movie was a pale imitation and mockery.. a true sacking of good literature.."

Sighing quietly, but also quite playfully. Watching Kaydin now as the kid tries out brag Ellie, "He... uh... does know she'll light his head on fire right?" Why not ask the source? "Hey, kiddo, maybe don't pick a fight with the walking timebomb while we're all standing nearby, huh? I for one got stuff to do tomorrow and I can't spend it in a burn ward."

Nightingale has posed:
Shannon shakes her head, tucking a wisp of pale gold away behind her ear. "Why shouldn't I, Kaydin? I mean, aside from messing up my name, what has Ellie really done to me? There are a lot worse things in this world to deal with." She eyes all the edible goodies, and shrugs a little. "I was going to make the birthday person a cake but it looks like someone beat me to it. So they'll just get another one tomorrow. At least this way I can surprise them with what kind, or... does anybody know what their favorite kind is?"

Polaris has posed:
Lorna only paused briefly in the furious typing she was doing at Kitty's question. A brief pause, in which her green eyed gaze swung upward to meet Kitty in an assessing way. As if she were searching through Kitty for something and wasn't entirely sure she'd find it. Her lips pursed together briefly, and she glanced back down at the tablet again, her fingers moving at quick, sharp taps on the glassy surface.

"You or Wanda." She murmured, her gaze not lifting from the tablet. Magneto had commented that Kitty was like a daughter to him.. She wasn't entirely sure if Kitty or Wanda would do, but Kitty had seen a better side of him recently.

Lorna shrugged and pushed off from the wall. "I've got to make a few phone calls. I'll be around later." Her gaze swung to the students. "Don't destroy the gifts or snacks." She shot each a pointed gaze before she swept out of the room completely.

Negasonic Teenage Warhead has posed:
Settling in with her cake Ellie raises a forkful in a salute to Shanon and then gives Kaydin the absolutely most skeptical look. "Speedstering to do photobombs with the Avengers wont count Zippy.. so please.. don't give up whatever it is you are actually good at ok?"

She goes back to nomming cake and checking her phone at that point.

Though she does point the fork at Peter briefly.

Shadowcat has posed:
Kitty Pryde nods to Lorna and says, "I'm willing, whichever you think is best." Hey, could take both of them even? Or not. Kitty looks over to Ellie and pats Peter's leg. "Ellie's pretty awesome about not destroying people in the area. She's developing some real control. I mean, can control how many blocks out go up," Kitty muses, flashing Ellie a teasing grin.

She rests her head back against her Parker-ish backstop. "Speaking of, Ellie we should do that Serpent Society training session again sometime. There are other scenarios in it, and more training below ground wouldn't be a bad thing. Great for developing control when you really need it."

Beast has posed:
Henry McCoy finds cake! Well, some cake. He knows he can't eat what would be his USUAL portion of such a thing, so he gets what feels like an incredibly dainty portion for himself, and begins eating what feels like the tiniest bits, to savor it. "Good to see something casual and fun," he says to nobody in particular, his own shoulders betraying a bit more than the usual tension, despite his hyper casual dress. "Oh hey, we're talking about the Avengers? Make sure to say hi to Tony for me. I keep meaning to do more with them, but you know how things go."

Spider-Man has posed:
"Sure, yeah, picture of control." Peter doesn't doubt Ellie's ability, nor Kitty's word, his chin still rests on the Guidance Councilors head as he speaks. "I'm just saying maybe Speedy over there shouldn't poke the bear." Palms up, hanging off Kits shoulders. At least until one slides down to grab another chip, scoop some dip, and slide it in his mouth.

"She blue a biscuit off my plate the other day... if a person is willing to waste home made butter milk biscuits, they're willing to blow up a loud mouth teenager. I don't make the rules, that's just science." Blue eyes slide closed as if he might well fall asleep where he's leaning and being leaned upon.

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Shannon darts in towards the mess of goodies on the counter to get a small share of whatever was available on a plate, anything from cookies to chips to cake, raising her fork to return Ellie's salute. She tries not to run right into Hank, and just barely misses him. "Wow... this is -not- my day for being graceful... sorry about that!" She chuckles softly, but is not entirely blind to the tension exuded from him. The laughter fades, and she tilts her head, dropping her voice a notch. "Penny for your thoughts?"

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Kitty Pryde picks up a pair of chips, dipping one and passing it to Peter, then dipping the other to keep for herself. "Ok, I admit, blowing up buttery biscuits should be frowned upon. It's not detention-worthy, but still. There'd be crumbs everywhere. Do you want ants? Because that's how you get ants," Kitty says, doing her best to sound like Archer's mother from the TV show.

She leans her head back again. "I'm pretty tired. I think I might grab a slice of the cake with the frosting in the middle and head upstairs," she says. She pats Peter's leg. "Feel free to stick around, or come by when you're done?"

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Pete moves his head, but only to take the chip by the dipped end in his teeth and toss it back with a jerk of his neck, "That's precisely what I said!" Sort of, it was a few weeks ago, he's said a lot of things since then. "Point to you for the Archer reference though."

Once he's swallowed, Peter hikes up a little on his palms and kisses Kitty's forehead, "Nope, I'm coming with. I love a party as much as the next guy, but if Negasonic blows up Kaydin for being irritating, it would feel too much like work for my liking." His hand slides off her shoulder to pat her arm, a second before hopping down behind her. "Shannon... I didn't eat any of your cake, but I'm taking some with me." Pointing at one of them, hopefully with butterscotch icing because butterscotch icing. "I'm sure it's like dancing a pillowy cloud or eating free money."

Whatever, he cuts two slices, slides them over on a plate, and sucks frosting from his pinky.

Nightingale has posed:
Shannon blinks, looking at Peter with confusion. "But I didn't make this cake. Wish I had, though, it looks really good!" The mystery deepens! She looks around, and smiles a little, glancing back up at Hank with concern.

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Henry McCoy finishes his cake and gives Shannon a pat on the head. "Easy there," he smiles. "And well, what's going on with me isn't suitable for this party, Shannon. If you're really curious, I can tell you later."

Negasonic Teenage Warhead has posed:
Ellie takes another bite of her cake and then looks to Shannon "You just bake enough that people assume you baked Berto's gourmet cakes... take it as a compliment right?" and sip the energy drink.

"Also I haven't blown up another student in two years on accident."

Very reassuring.

Nightingale has posed:
Shannon shakes her head. "Okay, so it's a compliment, but still... well, this will just give me an excuse to make use of the present from Betsy's birthday." She nods to Hank and offers a smile, heading back towards the kitchen entrance. "I'll ask you about that in a bit, then. Just make sure nobody has to come see me the hard way?" She slips out the door with her plate of goodies, nibbling at first, but then scarfing down the chips on her way out.