9552/Deemed Worthy

Deemed Worthy
Date of Scene:	12 October 2019
Location:	Sam's Room (West Halls), Xavier's School
Synopsis:	And Sam gets his beat stick.
Cast of Characters:	Cannonball, Samuel Morgan

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Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie is in his room at his desk, looking over paperwork. he has sent Sam a text on his yet again new phone to come by and have a chat when he has time.

Samuel Morgan has posed:
    Coming from an environment where a direct message with a request from a commander is nothing short of a direct order, it should be no wonder that Bean is at Sam's door in less than two minutes. Having been invited, he knocks and lets himself in, not waiting for the expected 'come' as he might have elsewhere. For once he's not looking as brushed and perfect as possible, a few extra creases in his clothes betraying that he slept somewhere that most certainly wasn't his room. He comes to loose attention with his arms behind his back, knowing that Cannonball wants him to learn to loosen up. "You wanted me, Mister Guthrie?"

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie looks to Sam, and says "You know you can call me Sam right?" He will ask the man motioning him in to take a seat "Thought we would go over the book part for the safety on the baton, and then head down to the danger room.

Samuel Morgan has posed:
    "I didn't want to assume any familiarity." And yet despite that, Bean sits in the recliner he chose last time. "But I'll keep it in mind." He might possibly be more positively inclined towards going on a first name basis after the incident at the West Wall. "As for the safety guidelines, allow me to sum them up?"

    At that, Bean counts off the safety requirements on his fingers, German fashion with the thumb first. "One, always carry the baton folded. Two, always ensure the field of deployment is clear by visually checking. Three, never strike for joints. Four, never strike for the head. Five, inspect baton after every use to ensure no damage to the frame or striking surface. Six, collapse baton immediately after use. Seven, disassemble and oil all moving parts once per week. Eight, discontinue use at first sign of denting or corrosion to moving parts." He looks over to Sam, smiling. "Does that about cover it?"

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie looks over the manual , and hmms and says "Looks about like it. To be honest Ah aint never used one myself." He tosses the box containing it over to the younger man "Got it in flat black so it does not pick up a shine from light."

Samuel Morgan has posed:
    Bean actually smiles as he catches the box and opens it up. He doesn't grab for the thing as might be expected, but carefully removes the warning cards, the safety instructions, and then retrieves the black cylinder with the rubber grip. He holds it in his right hand, looking at it, fingers curling over the weapon as his eyes close, feeling the weight, the presence... "Thank you, Sam. It's been... difficult... being completely disarmed for the last few years."

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie nods his head and says "Well from seeing you fight Ah don't know if Ah would consider you totally disarmed even without that." He offers the man a smile "But glad it helps."

Samuel Morgan has posed:
    Eyes open again at the praise, and the smile is back. Bean might have a reputation for being dangerous to practically everyone in the mansion, but it's nice to hear an appreciation of the skills that implies. "Glad I could help. It's what I've been hoping to be able to do ever since I switched sides."

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie nods, and says "Those people last night, are basiclly Laura's Hydra. And she was not scared of them, but they have a method to turn her into a beserker with no knowledge of friend or foe somewhat.

Samuel Morgan has posed:
    "I know exactly how that feels." Bean admits, understanding more about the situation now. "We actually talked once about what to do if either of us lost control. We pretty much decided that, if that happens, we'll try our best to take each other down. It was appreciated that you did that yesterday, but I spent the night in the locker room in case she woke up angry. I probably won't be able to stop her, but I can slow her down."

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie says, "Well, I tried to make sure, she was strapped down to where she would not be able to use her claws to get loose. She is a good kid and is working on the same journey you are in a lot of ways, think you had a little bit more normal life than she did though."

Samuel Morgan has posed:
    "I didn't have a lot of normality, but that was still far more than she ever had." Bean agrees, having heard most of the story, after sharing his. "And I'll be honest and say that I'm looking forward to round two with these people. Any results yet from the data dump? Want me to have a look for any unusual markings on the weapon?" Not to mention the grenades. You couldn't just buy those on any street corner.

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie says, "Well the non lethals pretty sure the loaded them themselves. I passed the info to Kitty she would be the one to ask about that. I am not the best with computers, can get by but thats about it."

Samuel Morgan has posed:
    "Going to be a job for me and Alek then?" Bean seems positively eager to get started on that, smile turning into a near predatory grin. "They underestimated us last night, and that was with us unprepared. They'll have a worse time of it when we hit them full force." A slight pause, and the grin turns into a smile again. "Don't suppose there's any hope of getting to keep the M32?"

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie smiles and says "Well, as Ah said, talk to Kitty Ah am sure she will put you both to work on it." He smiles and says "And as for the gun, not yet but maybe down the road." He stands and says "Lets get down to the danger room.