9521/A Chat between Sams.

A Chat between Sams.
Date of Scene:	10 October 2019
Location:	Sam's Room (West Halls), Xavier's School
Synopsis:	Sam comes clean to Sam.
Cast of Characters:	Cannonball, Samuel Morgan

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Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie is sitting at his desk, he asked one of the younger students to tell Samuel he wishes to speak with him. Sam has his file handy and is waiting patently, looking through the news on a tablet.

Samuel Morgan has posed:
    The steady THUMP can be heard along the hallways even before there is a knock on the door, and Bean lets himself in. No marching, no standing at attention this time, but that's mostly because he's walking around with the aid of a crutch. With his left foot bare and the ankle strapped tightly, a knee brace holding his left knee and his left arm strapped across his chest, he looks like he's been in one hell of a fight. Add to that the bandaged hands, and the picture is that of someone coming home from the wars.

    Hobbling in, he gives as much of a wave as he can muster, and looks for a place to sit. "You asked to see me, Mister Guthrie?"

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie 's brow raises a bit and says "Ok, sit down and tell me what happened." He resists the urge to move to help the other man letting him keep his dignity. He will move tot he mini fridge and asks "Water or soda?"

Samuel Morgan has posed:
    "Soda. Definitely soda today, thank you." It's odd, but Bean's mood seems to have improved remarkably, he's even been seen in class today, although refusing to answer why he looks the way he does, and deflecting any questions about the Hulk showing up for an improvised garden luncheon yesterday evening. With every indication of relief, he sits down in one of the recliners and stretches out his left leg. "I was out jogging yesterday, trying to clear my head. Someone tried to grab me. Someone who knows me pretty well, 'cause they ran me over with their car first."

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie will hand the man over an non opened soda, and gets one of his own "Ok, gonna need a bit more detail than that Samuel. Don't have to be a full military AAR but I want to know what happened."

Samuel Morgan has posed:
    There's a slight hesitation, fingers hovering over the seal of the can to check it, but seemingly not sure if they should. In the end, though, Bean does run a finger along the stamped cut-out and once along the circumference of the back of the head seal. Then, only then, does he open the can and have a drink. "I wasn't feeling great, and needed to work off some energy. Did my usual morning run, spent a few hours in the gym, got my hands looked at and ... still felt like I was going to boil over. So I told my usual tail that I was going out jogging again, they followed, I kept going longer than usual. I got all the way to the edge of Salem before I decided to turn back, but I wanted to jog to the traffic lights, cross over and then just double back. Halfway along the block, I hear a car behind me, I look back, and it just plowed me off the pavement."

    Another sip. An AAR this is not, but it's pretty detailed nevertheless. "I get thrown clear over the car, and four guys jump out. Hooded, masked, armed. One of them tries to boot me in the head, I block, makes them realise I'm not out. So they draw batons, and the fourth went for what looks like a semi-auto tranq gun. That's when the Hulk showed up and things got a bit... crazy."

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie 's brow raises a bit to this and says "Ok, you have any idea who the four were, how they might have found you out here? And when you say hulk you mean big green bench presses mountains?"

Samuel Morgan has posed:
    A nod. A very, emphatic nod. "I recognised the tactic. High risk HVT retrieval. They had a team on the other corner to provide exfil, and two got away. Spoke German most of the time. I figure someone must have made me the last time I was in the park, and that was two weeks ago. And yes, very much that Hulk. Very nice guy it turns out, if you don't get him angry."

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie hmms and says "Will have to have Logan look into it, he is the one who knows the most about Hydra around here after yourself. But your ok other than banged up, no permanent damage done?" He looks to the man and asks "And had to fend of Shannon yet?"

Samuel Morgan has posed:
    "Nothing that time won't fix. Just... don't expect me to actually fight anyone for a while." At least, not without some kind of self defense weapon... and Bean seems like he wants to broach that subject, but thinks better of it, instead answering the other question. "Pretty much as soon as the Hulk got me back here. I'm not going to be the one responsible for sending her back to the med bay with a busted arm and broken ribs, so I spent the night under the nurse's supervision downstairs. Trying to avoid any stealth healing shenanigans."

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie nods his head a bit to this, and says 'Well it is good to know your trying to watch after here even when hurt. Ok, going to ask you a few tough questions, You being hurt does change them a bit but still going to ask you. "What's been bothering you, you have been cold and distant more like when you first got here the past couple days. Now seems you got to beat some ass, and got your ass beat, and your in a better mood, than you have been all week.

Samuel Morgan has posed:
    Bean leans back into the recliner. Actually leans back! That's a level of relaxation practically unprecedented. "There was a simulation in the Danger Room with Mister Wagner a few days ago, designed I think to show that not all missions can be won, and that casualties will happen no matter how careful you are." A slight pause. "We were fighting HYDRA. It brought back memories. Then there was the discussion in the library, just... small things. Small comments, in hindsight they don't mean much, but at the time I was not in the best of mind spaces. They made me think I wasn't trusted, despite everything I've done so far. It hurt. Doesn't help that I had a breakdown in the kitchen the night before."

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie looks to the man, and says "Ok, if you weren't trusted, you would not have seen the danger room, you would not be here at the school , and you sure as hell would not be taking the girl Ah consider a sister out to the movies. Ah do believe all these have or are being planned to happen yes?" He looks at the younger man and sips his drink waiting for the answer.

Samuel Morgan has posed:
    "All those statements are factually correct." Comes the answer, Bean looking by far less comfortable than he had been just a few moments ago. "As for the movies, that's because Cypher pushed two tickets under my door. I'm worried that if I go through with it, Shannon might expect a level of romantic relationship that I'm not sure I'm looking for." There. It's out in the open.

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie looks to the kid, and says "Yea, she likes you, and Ah am pretty sure you like her too. Tell me something Sam, why do you not think your looking for it? Is it the thought of spending time with her, talking, walks holding hands and such not interest you, or is it your scared you would be bad for her. You have let her in some, but scared to let her in fully?" He will ask the other.

Samuel Morgan has posed:
    "Because, Mister Guthrie, yesterday I was out jogging, not more than a few miles from here, and a car ran me over with the express intent of kidnapping me." Bean's eyes practically blaze now. "That is the level of violence I will have to deal with most of my life. Shannon has been like an angel to me, without her I can honestly say I wouldn't have managed to go this long without..." Pause. "... I enjoy her presence. She has become quite literally the light in my darkness. And I will not be responsible for getting her killed."

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie looks to the kid, and says "Ok, gonna give ya a bit of advice here, I try to stay out of the students love life, but here it goes. "Shannon is here, wants to be out on the front lines of helping people. She is going to be exposed to levels of violence and danger neither one of us want her to be. Being around you, caring for you, and vice versa aint going to increase that danger, just gives a bit more idea where it is coming from. And as for being responsible for getting her hurt or god forbid killed, would not be you. She knows the danger and if you think she does not make sure she does and let her decide. Ah got a sneaking feeling she will think your worth it, and probably kick your ass for thinking she could not handle it.

Samuel Morgan has posed:
    There is a sigh. A deep, deep sigh, as Bean closes his eyes. Fingers curl around the can and dent it, although it's luckily not nearly full so nothing spills. "I appreciate your advice, Mister Guthrie. I truly do. You are right that Shannon can make up her own mind, and probably already has. But it seems that the moment we became friends... and I never had a lot of friends, Mister Guthrie... the moment we became friends, everyone started trying to push us together... as if it's not possible for two teenagers to be friends, without also having a romantic hetero normative relationship." Hang on, what's Bean trying to say?

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie nods his head a bit and says "Well, Ah aint trying to push you into things... wait a minute... um Sam, may I be blunt and ask ya something no judgement, ment but I am trying to see if Ah understand ya right?

Samuel Morgan has posed:
    Another sigh, and Bean nods. Slowly. At length, he opens his eyes again. "I've never told anyone. Not even Doctor Eisen. That would have gotten me killed. HYDRA is not a very inclusive organisation, as you might imagine. Not that it mattered anyway."

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie nods his head a bit to this and says "Ok, well Sam, going to tell ya this, here your allowed to be yourself. You like girls yea, you like boys, good, you like both of them it is ok. But Ah do think you need to talk to Shannon about it. " He sighs and rubs his hand through his hair, and says "Ah have had two girls who liked me, that Ah did not see that way, not cause of not liking girls, but saw them as sisters. I know it aint the same thing, but I will say the longer you let it grow and don't tell her, the tougher it will be on you and the more it will hurt her.

Samuel Morgan has posed:
    "She deserves to hear it from me." Bean agrees, deflating. The soda is once more sampled. "And you're right, by the way. I do feel better for all this happening. I've been waiting for someone to try this. Now that they have, it's... somehow not as bad."

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie nods, and says "Mind if Ah ask, are you .." He sighs and says "You don't have to tell me, but am curious guys or guys and girls?"

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie looks to him and blinks a moment and says "Or robots? No offence ment if so, know you see and feel machines different than we do."

Samuel Morgan has posed:
    That actually gets Bean to smile for a moment. "No, Mister Guthrie. Not robots. Just guys."

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie nods a bit and says "Yea, you need to talk to her, and the sooner the better. Will warn ya up front it may upset her, as you will be the second guy she has liked who did not see her that way. It may take her a bit to get a grip on it, but Ah think she will understand and she will still be as close friends as now, maybe in a way closer, as you can talk about liking the same guy or something. Sorry if Ah am making this more awkward than it needs to be?

Samuel Morgan has posed:
    "This was always going to be awkward. It's okay." And, at least, Bean can stop keeping at least that secret. It's a relief. "You understand that, after that talk, I'm still going to take her out to the movies, right?"

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie nods, a bit and says "Well ah would hope so, but now I can tell her dad he does not have to worry about you. Ah took her to see her parents, and told him about a guy she liked but Ah trusted him to treat her right, but he was still worried about his little girl.

Samuel Morgan has posed:
    Parents. The topic brings the cloud back to Bean's face, and he looks up at the ceiling for a moment, before looking back. "That's why she's been so happy lately then? I'm glad they're alright."

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie nods, and says "Part of it yea, you want to tell me what else your thinking while we are sitting here? Anything else you want to get off your chest, maybe have a different point of view on?"

Samuel Morgan has posed:
    "Actually, there is." And it's clearly not going to be an easy topic to talk about. Or, at least, Bean seems to expect that it won't be well received. "As yesterday has shown, I'm bringing danger to this school. They missed me in Salem, but they'll try again. And the possibility exists that someone is going to track me back here. That's not something I can allow to happen."

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie shakes his head and says "Ok kid, goign to be blunt with you, this is not the first time those here have had run in with Hydra. You being here is not going to add any danger to us, if they do come this way it would be bad news for them. Your family kid, and we watch after family, you know that whole letting folks decide if they want the danger bit?"

Samuel Morgan has posed:
    "And we have safeguards. But all of them failed yesterday." Well, at least Bean thinks so. "The app is great, but even I couldn't get a message off in time. And I literally use my phone with my mind. Mister Guthrie, I would feel better with some kind of defensive weapon to even the odds. These people know me, they know what I'm capable off, and they will always assume I'm armed. If I'm not, it only increases the discrepancy in force."

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie hmms and says "Well we should talk to Doug about the app, maybe he can put something on it, that works with detecting heart rate or something, giving an idea on how long your at an enhanced rate or something, but it is good to learn that. As for weapons, well we would need to talk to Jean about it to be honest, would a melee weapon help at all or are you determined you need a fire arm?

Samuel Morgan has posed:
    "Actually, the failure point of the app was that my phone was smashed in the initial contact. Perhaps we should include an automatic alert if someone has activated the app, is off the school grounds, and suddenly loses contact?" Bean's not sure how that would work with bridges and tunnels, but he's not a programmer. "My preference will always run towards a compact pistol, but even a baton would be a tremendous help. Before I was taken, I heard that SHIELD was looking into developing non lethal firearms. It might be worth checking if they made any progress on that?"

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie says, "I will try to get a chance to talk to Jean, but I will put in, that with the hurt leg once your off the crutch you should be issued a cane for a while. Will try to make sure if it something sturdy and won't break easily that work for now?""

Samuel Morgan has posed:
Samuel smiles. "That would work just fine, thank you Mister Guthrie."

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie nods, and says "Anything else on your mind, so we can get it all out and in the open now?" He hmms and says "Maybe able to get you a little rifle practice in the danger room.

Samuel Morgan has posed:
    "I would appreciate that too." And yes, Bean has noticed those two rifles in Sam's room. "I'll admit I'm not great at all with anything rifle sized, but one day you should let me show you some pistol drill. It might give you an idea of the level of training you may be coming up against."

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie says, "We can probably set up some of that in the danger room, might be using constructions from the danger room, but they will be real enough to us."

Samuel Morgan has posed:
    And then, of course, there is one last thing. "I would also like to formally request to join one of the teams. I understand that my particular style may be more violent than you are looking for, but I have to accept that I can't be a simple student. I'm a warrior, Mister Guthrie, even though that's not what I was supposed to be."

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie says, "Well I planned on you training with the new mutants team. If your wanting on one of the senior teams you will need to prove yourself in the New Mutants and then it will be up to team leads to come to you about being on one of them."

Samuel Morgan has posed:
    "Training with and joining are two different things." At long last, the soda is finished, and Bean looks at the crumpled can, a sure sign he lost his temper for a moment again. How bizarre... he didn't even notice doing it. "I'm asking to be a full member of your team, not simply someone you allow to train with them."

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie says, "Um, sorta assumed you were kiddo, when Ah have someone training with me Ah consider the part of the team. Will be honest, with ya don't plan on the new mutants going out and looking for trouble but if it comes want you all ready, and if a particular mission needs someone like your or one of the others talents Ah want you to be prepared and kick ass.""

Samuel Morgan has posed:
    "I will consider myself to be on short call notice." Which is probably Bean's way of saying 'thank you'. Probably.

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie will stand and says "So, anything else you need?" He offers the young man a hand to help him up.

Samuel Morgan has posed:
    "One very last thing." Although Bean does take the hand and pulls himself out of the recliner, tottering for a moment before getting his crutch under his arm. Whew. "I've told Shannon this, I'm going to extend you the same courtesy. I'm very much like the Hulk. Not as spectacular, but... there will be times that I'll take time to myself and talk to nobody, or lock myself in the gym for most of the day. That's what I do to keep my monster in check, but it will get free at some point. When I feel that happening, may I use the Danger Room to lock myself in and keep everyone else safe?"

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie says, "Well, we will talk about it, the danger room might not be the best choice, but if you feel it is needed we will work on something. That is part of why Ah want you to talk with Logan. He has lived with a lot of what your dealing with for a lot longer than any one else Ah know.""

Samuel Morgan has posed:
    Another nod. "I look forward to that. I've heard a lot about him." Most of it slightly worrying, but that's exactly why he's looking forward to it. "Is there, in turn, anything you would like to ask me, now that we're speaking candidly?"

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie looks to the guy, and says "Well, Ah sorta feel like Ah should offer ya a hug, it is good having you feel you can open up to me and bring stuff to me. Ah just aint sure if it would make ya feel wierded out or anything.

Samuel Morgan has posed:
    "We'll... ehmm... we'll work on that." Yeah. Probably not then. Bean doesn't seem thrilled, and the only one to have ever successfully hug him has been Shannon. "Small steps at a time."

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie offers the man a hand shake and says "See thats what I thought." He does offer him a grin not seeming upset about it

Samuel Morgan has posed:
    A handshake it is. A firm one at that, and Bean gives one last nod. "Ask again when I have a functioning left arm. Who knows."

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie chuckles a bit and says "You might want to see if you can find Josh or Triage, they can help ya along without taking the wound themselves, and make ya not have to be on guard for a drive by healing.

Samuel Morgan has posed:
    "Speaking of..." and Bean starts to hobble towards the door, looking over his shoulder. "Time to go have a chat with your little sister." And, somehow, the thought is more frightening than seeing the Hulk bear down on him.