[center][color=slategray][b][h3]William Irving
The Outsider[/h3][/b][/color][/center]
[hr][hr][color=slategray][center][sub]Interacting with: Read this shit and find out, you filthy animals[/sub][/center][/color][hr][hr]

[color=slategray][u][b]T H E  D I N I N G  R O O M  -  T H E  X A V I E R  I N S T I T U T E[/b][/u][/color]



Will's enthusiasm was, as always, infectious, and William couldn't help but grin as the younger boy babbled about his high hopes for his school career. The masked teen found his own, time withered sense of optimism receive something of a boost as a result, allowing himself to dare to hope that this year might be better than the last. It was part of the reason he liked the younger boy so much. [color=slategray][i]He reminds me that the world isn't all doom and gloom. An especially unique trick in a mutant.[/i][/color]

Still, sometimes Will's boundless eagerness could do well to be tempered by some of William's stoic resolve, made abundantly evident when the aerokinetic tried to show off his powers, making one of his pancakes hover above his plate. It was looking pretty good, until a lapse of concentration sent the baked good flying towards Darren. The Aussie was saved at the last moment by the ever-gorgeous, just as vigilant, Allison, though William averted his gaze pretty sharply after that. He knew how much he made the girl uncomfortable, and endevoured to interact with her as little as possible, so as to be less of a burden towards her. Unfortunately that made him seem even more awkward than usual, a pretty colossal feat considering how high he'd set that particular bar. He turned his attention back towards Will so as to take his mind off his romantic short comings.

[color=slategray]"In that case let this be your first lesson. We're not at Xaviers to just learn the extent of our powers, to see how far we can push our own limits. We're here to learn to control them, and a major part of learning control is learning when to use you're gifts, and when not to use them."[/color] At least Will's power could be described as a gift. William wasn't quite so lucky. [color=slategray]"For future reference let's place 'levitating pancakes' in the [i]'not to use powers'[/i] column, at least for now. Fortunately I don't think it'll come up much."[/color] William smiled to offset the potentially preachy aspect of his speech, remembered it was a pointless gesture while he was wearing the mask, then blushed furiously in embarrassment. The mask actually helped him hide that though. [i][color=slategray]Guess I got to take the rough with the smooth here.[/color][/i]

[color=slategray]"Now eat up. First day of term there's always an exercise in the Danger Room, and you wouldn't want to miss that. I'll meet you there"[/color] The masked mutant smoothly pushed himself up from his chair and began to follow the steady stream of students heading towards the Danger Room. He would have waited on Will finishing his breakfast, but due to the nature of his powers he didn't like to spend too much time with anyone person. He spotted Luke, Ryan and Heidi up ahead, and would have caught them up if Allison hadn't joined them. Instead he slowed his pace right down and let them build a lead, only grimacing a little when Ryan begin to chat to her, no doubt working his smooth-as-butter charm on the beautiful blonde. [color=slategray][i]If only I still had a face, then that might have been me.[/i][/color] He shook away the thought. It was better that way. 

At least there was no chance of Ryan ever draining her dry and leaving her as a desiccated husk.

Instead he spotted the foreign kid, Llavi, walking on his own. William didn't know him well, a trait he seemed to share with the rest of the student body, but he'd resolved to offer the older boy a friendly hand. It seemed only right, after all, as William was an expert in knowing how painful loneliness could be. He coughed to attract the Spaniard's attention. 

[color=slategray]"Hey Llavi."[/color] He really hoped he'd pronounced that correctly. If he hadn't he would try to blame the mispronunciation on the mask. [color=slategray]"How's it going? Looking forward to the Danger Room session?"[/color] William petered out. That's the problem when natural loners try to make new friends. They're usually not very good at it, for one.