8749/Music Heals All

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Music Heals All
Date of Scene: 12 August 2019
Location: Club Evolution, Bushwick (Mutant Town)
Synopsis: Brian, Illyana, Wanda and Josh head out to Evolution to hang out, be awkward and avoid anyone getting stabbed.
Cast of Characters: Elixir, Scarlet Witch, Isotope, Magik




Elixir has posed:
Tonight was meant to be Josh's rotation at Salem Centre Hospital, but between his work and a miracle of scheduling conflicts and other issues for kids being brought in from out of state, there was nothing to do. So he decided not to go in and leave himself on call instead.

What it did mean was there was time to just do something fun, and he needed it. So when Wanda suggested they go out, Josh leapt at the chance. He even borrowed a car from the Avengers Mansion car pool and drove to the club with Wanda, just for the feeling of doing. Before they left he sent out a few texts to let some people at Xavier's know he would be there.

"I was like, so nervous you might not show when we came here the first time," Josh says after he parks. He climbs out and walks around to join Wanda. He is in dark jeans, brown loafers and a blue polo shirt. Finding clothes that go with shiny gold skin was a new thing for Josh and he was trying a few things.

"So glad I don't have to worry like that anymore," Josh chuckles and takes Wanda's hand to walk with her to the club.

Scarlet Witch has posed:
Wanda Maximoff joins Josh, wearing a different dress than she did that first night. But she looks to have gone to similar effort, having taken more time on her hair, and wearing makeup which she rarely does more than the smallest amounts normally. "I hadn't been on a date in some time. I think I must have worn out my mirror deciding what to wear," she tells Josh, before laughing softly at his comment.

"Don't have to worry about that anymore? So, taking me for granted already?" she teases him, giving his hand a squeeze back. "You're right, you don't have to worry about that," Wanda tells him, a hand going over to rest atop her heart for a moment. Her date will know what she means, able to sense her feelings for him after their bond has been renewed.

The pair pass inside the club, recognized by the staff. The sound of the music and the flash of lights inside brings a soft smile to Wanda's face. "So, drink first?" she asks him.

Isotope has posed:
     There were little places that felt safe these days. Club Evolution was one of those places. Away from Westchester, this was a place where a mutant could hang out and just be. Outfitted with his image inducer, Brian looks like a normal teen. He didn't try to cover his age, allowing the bouncer to put on the large sharpie X's on his hands.

  The holograph that was on currently just showed the young mutant in a casual set of jeans, brown docs and a raglan tee.

  He didn't quite know what he was doing, he just heard that this was an alright place. Emerald eyes find a place to sit down at a table, and enjoy the calm for now.

Magik has posed:
Club Evolution sees a lot of oddities by its very nature. Illyana Rasputin, a tiny pale Russian with white blonde hair shouldn't be the strangest thing, but the fact that conversations stop as she passes... the fact that lights dim a little in her presence.. the everything seems a little creepier just because she's around? That tends to set people off a little. Goddess help the poor people who stand infront and behind her in line out front. At first chatting around her until pale blue eyes fixed on them through a half curtain of hair. That ended that. There has been silence since. Word of mouth.

No talking.

Fun free zone.

Even once she's inside, Illyana's passage has a disasterous effect on people. All those old myths about witches proving fairly true when she's around... green flames... curdled milk (enjoy that white russian. Just because it has vodka in it. Cultural insensitivity in 2027? Inappropriate.)

Wearing a skirt, dotted with embroidered black roses and skulls, black stockings and heeled flats. Each of her thin fingers is capped in a dragon like metal claw with opal eyes. Her make up is all dark colors, heavy smokey eye, brown plush, and hair pulled back into a headach inducing ponytail with skull clips.

Elixir has posed:
"For granted? Never," Josh laughs at Wanda's tease. "Especially looking like that. I'm already jealous of every guy who looks your way tonight."

Josh certainly agrees that drinks first are a great idea. He waits for Wanda to order and then gets a dark porter for himself. While he is waiting, he touches Wanda's shoulder.

"Hey, that's Brian from the school," he says and nods toward the table the young mutant is at.

"Are any of the non-alchs any good?" Josh asks the bartender. She makes a face but recommends one a lot of the younger visitors like. He orders one, winks to Wanda and walks with her over to Brian's table. He glances at the dance floor on the way, then looks over to Wanda with a smile she will understand.

"Hey Brian, mind if we join you?" Josh asks. He settles the non-alcoholic beer in front of Brian and takes a seat. "Brian, Wanda, Wanda, Brian... Holy fuck what the hell is happening?!" Josh breathes and just stares.

Ilyana Rasputin. In Evolution. In a skirt.

Scarlet Witch has posed:
Wanda Maximoff gets herself a vodka and cranberry at the bar, turning then to follow Josh's nod towards where Brian is at the table. "Let's join him then, if he's willing," she agrees, taking her drink in hand once it is ready.

Wanda lets Josh lead the way through the room, though partway there her head tilts just a little bit, as if hearing something. She continues behind Josh though, moving over to the table. Once there, Wanda Maximoff offers Brian a pleasant smile. "Hello Brian. Very nice to meet you. I understand you know Josh from school," she comments.

Wanda sets her drink down on the table and is just about to take a seat, assuming Brian has invited them to do so, when Josh notices what Wanda had sensed. Well, that warping of reality anyway. Not the skirt in particular.

Wanda rests her hand gently on Josh's shoulder, the touch meant to be reassuring, and through their bond, the golden-skinned younger man would notice a protective feeling rising in Wanda. She stands at Josh's side as she turns to glance over towards Illyana, giving the Russian woman that she's spoken to on a few occasions a nod of greeting.

Magik has posed:
Illyana Rasputin, not a usual occurance in public, but with a high profile SO... She meanders around absently. Not even sure what she's suppose to do, now that she's here, so she resorts to her default setting of creepy. Someone nearly bumps into her and finds a small hand stabbing out towards their side... It's not hard enough to do much damage besides letting them know how close they've gotten to stepping on her. Staring up at them with a flash of anamosity... that fades into something like a smile.

An attempt at a smile.

A smile template.

Enter Josh staring at her.

Like she can feel eyes on her back, the Russian turns to stare across the club in his direction... then over at Wanda with her hands on the healers shoulder. The third she has seen at the school... they are as close to a safety zone as she's likely to find.

Roughly shoving directly through peoples parties as if she isn't aware they're there until she's standing behind an empty chair. "Dasvedanya. Is seat taken?" Patting it with two small hands, looking in a semi-circle at the trio.

Isotope has posed:
     Oh shit, of course. Luckily he didn't use his fake ID. The moment of sheer panic washes off him once he looks at his hands. "Oh hey, sure, seats free." He comments, taking one quick second to look at his watch and how his suit was working underneath that image inducer.

  The teen stands up and offers a small bow, old school, but it was courteous. "Yes, school." Brian was without a 'buddy' not that he couldn't handle his own. Once they sit again, he glances back to Illyana as well. "I'm guessing she's a tomboy?" He asks, feigning like he hadn't known who she was, unlike most current New Mutants, Brian had studied dossiers on most of the past missions of the prior generation. Always a bookworm it seems. "I thought that meant goodbye?" He comments, giving a shrug. "Not...assuming that I knew much Russian."

Elixir has posed:
Josh Foley says, "If tomboys are vaguely homicidal," Josh snerks a bit in response to Brian's comment. But he smiles when Illyana arrives.

"Nope, all yours. We were just coming to say hi to Brian," Josh says. Politely. Guarded. He squeezes Wanda's hand on his shoulder.

"How're you two doing? Haven't seen either of you in a bit," Josh asks. "Or like, here before?""

Scarlet Witch has posed:
Wanda's hand squeezes Josh's shoulder back and she waits for Illyana to arrive, giving the woman a warm smile. "Privet Il'yana. YA nadeyus', chto u vas vse khorosho. Priyatno videt' tebya v takom meste, kak eto. Vy chasto tantsuyete zdes'?" she asks, saying how nice it is to see Illyana here and asking if she dances here very often.

Wanda takes a seat close beside the golden-skinned man, sipping her drink and then smiling over to Brian. "Oh, so polite," she says warmly. "So which year are you in?" she asks the young mutant who she isn't familiar with yet.

Wanda glances back to Illyana and Josh, keeping an eye on how they are getting along. Meanwhile the rest of the club seems to be livening up. Alcohol flowing and loosening up inhibitions so more people are hitting the dance floor.

Magik has posed:
"Tomboy is marginally sexist term indicating girls should not preform same activities as boys. Which is empirically untrue." Glancing at Brian. "They use to think women could not fight.. Frailty, fairer sex. You wanting to see if they are right? If not, do not correct me again. I have social anxiety around large groups of people and assume someone correcting me is a challenge." Leaning a little upon the back of the chair, "Do not make me hurt you."

She settles, smiles in her creepy way, and looks to Josh, "Blagodaryu vas.." Sliding down into the seat uncermoniously and with little regard to the clothing she's wearing so long as it keeps her decent. Which it continues to do. "It is good seeing you." She's trying.

"Privet Vanda Maksimoff: Net, ya ne tantsuyu, krome kak v gostinoy kvartiry, kogda vidyat tol'ko demony.." Glancing back at the dancing crowds with narrowed eyes, "Maybe I should try? This will make me fit in better?"

Isotope has posed:
     Brian gives a small smile to Wanda as she pays him a compliment. Taking that seat again after Illyana sits. "About to be a junior. Or grade 11, if you're familiar with how the rest of the world calls it." He says with a smile.

  "Y...you heard that?" He asks of Illyana, a bit stunned, before giving Josh a bit of an eye for not saying anything about her hearing. "I meant it more of a colloquial term for a girl who does not like skirts or dresses."

  Just go back to sipping your mocktail, Brian. He keeps taking a sip, eyes widening as he does so.

Elixir has posed:
Josh shrugs unknowingly to Brian and smiles. "Oh, Illyana is /full/ of surprises," Josh assures the young mutant. "Got any idea what you're aiming for after grade 12?" Josh asks Brian.

He has no idea what the ladies are saying to each other. He takes a pull from his beer.

Josh glances around the club when Illyana does. "Have you been here before?" he asks Illyana. Politely.

Scarlet Witch has posed:
Wanda smiles over to Illyana and says, "It might. We will be dancing in a bit I imagine. You would be most welcome to join us," she says, her accent much softer than Illyana, that being true in both her English, and her accent is there in her Russian as well.

Wanda nods to Brian. "Indeed, though it took going to college here to get a feeling for how things work. Even when I grew up, I did not have the normal educational experience at all," she says, giving a shake of her head at the latter. "Yes, so it will not be long now before you graduated? Another year or two? Do you have any plans for what you wish to do afterwards?" she asks.

Magik has posed:
"Is fine." Illyana brings a hand up to Brian, "I do not joke very well. I would not hurt you in club and I do not like playing in mud. Gets beneath fingernails, very difficult to clean." She really is trying and glancing back at the dance floor again when Wanda again mentions it. A little worrying of the side of her lip and curl of her brow. "There are a lot of people. I am told maybe I should get out more and try to be around them, but the make me uncomfortable... because I make them uncomfortable. I do not like it."

Idle chit chat.

She fidgets a little, looking steadily around at the trio as if this is outside her wheelhouse. "I am sorry." Suddenly, to Brian. Then silence. Looking down into her lap with her arms laid on the table. Index fingers tapping.. "I am going now." She says just as suddenly and begins to slide out of the chair, running a hand along her neck and across her shoulder. "Thank you for offering dance.. and.. seat." Pointing at it. "Dasvidaniya..." Said pointedly to Brian.

Isotope has posed:
     "Oh, I get it. Hehe." He makes for a small awkward chuckle. Not that Illyana was the cause of it, it's because Brian was slightly awkward himself.

  "I thought about going into physics, I've been a fan of Doctor McCoy's for a while and when I learned he taught there...it was kind of like a dream come true. But honestly...I'll be happy to live to see Senior year with how this sentinel shit is going." He comments, stirring that drink of his idly. "Dasvidanya..." He says back to Illyana, still somewhat taken aback.

Elixir has posed:
"Dr. McCoy is pretty awesome, and loves to teach. Just hang out in his lab, it's crazy what you'll learn. Guy's a genius. Anyway, good on you, man. I don't have the brains for physics," Josh says to Brian.

Then Illyana says her piece. Josh almost... Actually enjoys seeing Illyana this off balance. And almost unbidden a terrible idea comes to mind.

"Hey, Illyana, you can't go without at least trying to dance," he says with a too sweet smile. "Growth and all that. I'll take you out there. Wanda? Brian? You two in?"

Scarlet Witch has posed:
Wanda gives Brian a reassuring smile. "We are going to beat them yet. Have faith and hope," the Avenger tells him quietly. "Trask is in rough shape. Hopefully we can topple them and put an end to these, once and for all," she tells him quietly.

Wanda looks back to Illyana. "If you'd like to try a dance we can go," she offers, with a nod towards the dance floor. "I don't know if loud is a concern for you. Might be easier to get used to people somewhere less crowded though. A park maybe?" she offers.

Isotope has posed:
     "I believe it. It's just...tough. You know?" Brian comments before looking up at Josh. "Umm, I am not the most nimble in this..." He touches his forearms together, the metal of the gauntlets of his suit clang with a decent thud. "It's a hologram, I'm all...astronaut from the neck down. But you all have fun." He comments with a smile.

Magik has posed:
Illyana rubs at her neck and glares through the wall of white-blonde hair at Josh, recognizing what he's trying to do, and... actually kind of finding it endearing. "YA znal, chto v tebe, malen'kiy angel, byl malen'kiy d'yavol..." Her scowl becomes a smirk, hand slowly sliding off her neck, finding some kind of strength in being challenged. Her light blue eyes look to the dance floor, moving steadily around as if looking for a pattern yet unseen to her... until it is.

"This is not really my type of music.." But, turning back to the trio, "Steps like a baby. This is good start... I come out of apartment." Motioning around, "Next time I stay longer than couple of minutes.. maybe third time I tap foot in time to music." Then on the fourth, "I dance. Hopefully with no one bleeding afterwards."

Elixir has posed:
Josh grins. "I have no idea what that means, but sure. Steps like baby," he says. Josh looks over to Brian with an apologetic smile. "Right, sorry man. Good seeing you though, we'll catch you around."

Then Josh offers a hand to Wanda and smiles brightly. "Let's hit the floor," he says to the Transian woman. With a final smile he leads Wanda off to the floor.