Kassy looked over to Draco with a warm smile, nodding over his outfit. “I like yours. You look very ready for battle. I don’t know how this machine knows what a palace guard wears, but my armor is mostly cloth and shark leather. It holds up well and it bends easily.” She looked down at her feet, seeing that they were bound in matching sandals with woven straps up her knees. “The shoes are new, though… I sort of miss my tailfin, wearing this outfit. Oh well.” She looked out toward the warehouse, where who knew what waited.

“I’d rather not fight you, you know. It won’t be nice.” Plus, he would probably want a new partner, right? Once he found out what she could do.
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Jin chuckled as she took a seat near the tall, lanky boy, a bit embarrassed about his admonishing her for swearing. “Yeah, I guess it does. I’m Jin. Jinayah, really, but I only ever hear that when I’m in trouble.” She stuck out her hand boldly to shake. “I decided to do some practicing with my powers. I overdid it - again – got a headache and had to sleep it off.” One hand went up to rub her forehead in a nearly subconscious motion. “It’s kind of embarrassing. Who ever heard of having too much power to deal with?” With a sigh, she flopped backward in the chair. “My father says he’ll send me to some special boarding school in Russia or Siberia or fuckin’ Transylvania if I don’t behave myself. Something about spiders.” Jin shrugged and leaned back even further, balancing the chair on two legs. “So – if you don’t mind my asking, what can you do?”

@Mistress Dizzy
Magnus extends his own hand to shake that Jin and replies, "Eh, nothing special. My main ability is intuitively understanding any language. As soon as I see or hear it, I can understand and communicate in it." He carefully examines the seemingly friendly girl, trying to ascertain her abilities. Deciding that he hadn't yet witnessed enough to make an educated guess, he instead takes the simplest approach. "So Miss Jin. As you so eloquently put it, what can you do?"

@CajunRobinHood @Caits @Mistress Dizzy @BlackPanther @Goliah@Hidden Lilly @Bright_Ops
A monitor dropped down over the main door to the warehouse. It came on to an emergency broad cast. 'This just in a major catastrophy has occurred. No one seems to know how but a bomb was set off by an unknown assailant. Thus bomb destroyed the capital building. Many of the buildings near by have been damaged. Several buildings are on fire others have collapsed with people trapped inside. People are taking advantage of the cause and are hitting businesses downtown. They are taking everything not fastened down."

"That's a fair plan." Makoto commented. Her heart hung heavy behind her ribs remembering her own father, he would have loved to see all of this. She waited for the girl to catch up to her before continuing up the rest of the stairs.

"Batman is the principal here." Makoto continued, trying to bring both of their attention to a new topic. "In all of the few times I've seen him, he's as stern as ever but he is also fair." They rounded the corner that lead to the offices and gave their names to the secretary who was new to Makoto. The two stood in the reception area, waiting to be called in. "Batman likes to check in with all of the students at the beginning of their enrollment. You know, give them a map and the basic rules of the school and consequences for breaking them. A lot of the students and staff are really nice though. The teachers always work together to try and make this a safe learning place for each person and their abilities."

@Goliah

Stepping into the building, Modlen felt a shiver down her spine as goosebumps crept across her body. Instinctively she looked towards the simulation room, although there was no way for her to know what lay in that direction. There seemed to be a tone she couldn't hear, but one that caught her attention regardless, drawing her eyes towards the source. It wasn't a harmonic tone either. It seemed twisted and distorted in some way, as if someone was playing a classical piece of music, but in the wrong order. She shook her head slightly. She hadn't slept too well on the bus, which wasn't surprising since they buses weren't known to be very accommodating for people with wings. The lack of sleep was probably messing with her. Modlen turned back to the blonde girl.

"I've only really heard of the Batman from TV and the internet, like most everyone else. He seems pretty hardcore." Modlen admitted. She took note as Makoto gave her name to receptionist. She was pretty sure she'd forget it, she was terrible with names, but she still wanted to at least make an effort. She shuffled from one foot to another uneasily in the reception area, trying not to look in the direction of the inaudible tone. Instead she opted for reaching up to check her hood was still low enough once more. As far as nervous tics went, there were worse. "I only just heard about this place a couple of days ago." She confessed, "I'd kinda heard about training academies like this but there weren't really any near where I lived. We aren't really known for our heroes where I'm from."

Putting her hands in her pockets, Modlen looked around uneasily. She still wasn't too sure about what was going on or what she could expect and she didn't know how to bring up her next question. She decided to take a leap of faith, even though she was pretty sure she was starting to hyperventilate a little. "So, if the teachers and everyone help people with their abilities then I guess that means this school's okay with..." She lowered her voice slightly, not wanting to be heard, just in case. "You know... mutants?"

@Hidden Lilly@BlackPanther

@KatherinWinter@Goliah
Cole looked up at the monitor with a rather unamused expression. "A bomb....that's...uncreative" his hands slide into his pockets and then he froze feeling that presence again. He rolled his shoulders before leaving the warehouse. He casually made his way down the street, his stride never altering until he found the buildings on fire.

He shouldered his way through the groups of people stealing things and walked into the first building. He began searching for people and when he found some he grabbed an unconscious person and motioned for the rest to follow.

One building down.

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The brothers looked horrified at the development and rushed outside. Ha hi worked on putting out fires with Jasper ran in and out of buildings helping as many as he could.

They were fairly efficient with the task and had so far helped a small group of people out of the burning buildings. So far they had fully cleared one and were already on the second building.

@KatherinWinter@Mistress Dizzy

It seemed that a friendly spar between them was going to have to wait; While the new announcers poorly worded announcement suggested that the simulation still needed a patch or two in order to fix up a few minor flaws that grated slightly on his nerves, the message was loud and clear. A bomb had gone off, there were innocent people in danger and there were looters making everything worse... all while those who set off the bomb remained anonymous and could still be hiding in the shadows to strike at any time.

Going over the abilities that he knew he possessed, he quickly came to the conclusion that he would be of little to know help in the buildings that were ablaze and while he could be of assistance with the rescuing part for those trapped under rubble, he was just another person when it came to the searching side of things... and he knew well enough that freeing those trapped under rubble was dangerous if you didn't know what you were doing; Shift the wrong thing at the wrong time and someone was going to get crushed. The same was true of keeping an eye out for the those who were responsible for the bombing, since he had the same senses as any other human.

However if he were to suppress the looters, he could free up the rescue services that would normally be tied up or threatened by such actions in order to do their jobs. If he worked fast enough to deal with the looter problem he could possibly go and offer to help rescue those buried with the wisdom and guidance of people whom had a much better idea of how to rescue those trapped under rubble safely.

It took him all four seconds to jog towards the warehouse roller door, bend down to grasp the bottom of it and lift it up to open it to come up with this plan of action.

Turning to Kassy, he gazed at her with complete confidence as he explained "Alright, I'm going to go and suppress the looters to try and contain some of the chaos to make rescue efforts go faster and smoother. Do you have any method of dealing with a burning building or locating people trapped in rubble?" He knew that she had mentioned illusions earlier, but now was a good time to find out if she had any other tricks up her shelve.

@Bright_Ops@CajunRobinHood

Kassy looked toward the video, paying rapt attention as the situation was explained. Then she turned to her partner, nervousness quelling up in her stomach. “I don’t really have anything that would help in that situation. Nothing besides calming them, perhaps. I think we might be better off trying to stop people than help them, in this case.” She gave her new shoes a few test bounces, and then started off at a light jog toward the door. “Let’s go.” She was genuinely afraid. What if her illusions weren’t enough? What if she had to use something else?

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“Don't call me miss. Makes you sound stuffy. Just Jin is fine. ” Jin smirked a bit. “I’m a telekinetic. And I build things too. Right now I kind of prefer being a mechanic to anything else.” She shook her head, heaving a sigh. “I used to be able to control my power just fine. Now it’s like a broken fuel tank. Every time I try to do something simple, all my power just sort of… explodes out of me. It makes me useless for a long fight, so my father helped me build a suit and weapons.”

She leaned forward, dark eyes full of interest. “So wait, you can speak all languages, and you got sent here? I hope that doesn’t mess you up with the physical stuff we’ll probably have to do. I mean, I guess you can start training now, or whatever.”

Magnus briefly turns his eyes away while replying somewhat defensively, "Well that's not EVERYTHING. My brain works similar to a super computer, letting me think and process information faster than just about anyone. I also have absolute control over my body, which helps in a lot of different situations." He turns his gaze back to Jin with a humble smile, "But you're right. My physical capabilities don't really compare to some of the students here. So maybe I'm better off making friends with people that'll have my back?"

Now, taking his turn to lean forward in interest, "How long ago did you stop having control over your telekinesis? Does your suit help contain your powers or does it have a completely different function? Who is your father?"

@Mistress Dizzy@KatherinWinter

Phoebe gave Katherin a smile, wanting to assure her friend that everything would be alright. “You’ll be a formidable hero, one day Kat. You’ll figure it out eventually” She assured her, as she got herself comfortable, before slipping the helmet on, making sure that it was secure, and checking to make sure it was working, turning it on, and getting ready for the simulation.

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Kalinda gave a small laugh to herself, she could almost follow Griffin’s thought path, even without the emotional state. She was well aware that Griffin liked to operate alone, but she also knew it was a dangerous world out there, even for them. Her hand unconsciously went to her shoulder, where the knife had embedded itself, and she gave a small shudder.

“A smart decision, dear Griffin” She said after a moment, giving him a smile, “Besides, who else knows just how you like to work? I can watch your back, and not be in the way” She said, allowing shadows to trail along her skin. It seemed to come easier, for the moment, her abilities so near the surface.

She gave a chuckle, and retrieved her helmet, settling herself.

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“Ah, but I do value your opinion, and you see things I don’t, at least not right away” Connor said, thoughtful. “That is a good question. And one we probably should have found the answer out to before stepping in. Although it is mimic, so he’d probably just laugh and tell us to hurry up and get in the simulation” Connor shook his head, glancing about, he quickly got his suit on, the exquisitely crafted ironman suit specifically designed for him, it was now equipped not only with the standard toys his father's suits had, but with his own adjustments, adaptations, and toys, and over his time at the academy, and outside of it, Connor had become deadly in his own rights with it. Not that he’d ever use it for his own gain.

He glanced about, assisted with the suits tactical visor, to ensure that they weren’t in danger of being attacked before looking back to Kijani. Watching as she got herself ready for a moment, he cleared his throat, “Well, we probably shouldn’t sit around in the open, just in case. Lets find some cover, and see what we can find out” His sentence was cut short by the broad cast, and he gave a soft sigh, "Or not. Well then, lets start to see if we can get anyone out. Try and access the structural damage, but we won't go in just yet, make sure there is no one around to set off another bomb"

Makoto smiled warmly at Modlen.

"Almost everyone here can be considered a mutant. Batman and a few others exempt... but with what they can do they may as well be." she expressed light-heartedly, thinking of Storm and all that she could do and how kind she had been.

Noise ricocheted from down the hall. Makoto was comforted by the sounds of training. She wondered if Mimic was teaching gym again this year.

"Actually," she began, eyeing the reception counter and waiting a moment for them to be distracted. "I'm technically a mutant myself." Makoto focused on trying and increasing the electricity in her hand. She created almost a claw shape with her fingers and visible sparks began to jump from one finger to the next. As soon as she had begun, she released her influence on the electricity and let it dissipate, though the air maintained a charge. "Both my parents were normal humans, Storm mostly helped me learn about what I can do."

@Goliah

Modlen's heart started to race a little as she watched the sparks dance across Makoto's fingers. She couldn't help it, she was excited at the prospect of meeting another mutant.

"Oh that's so cool!" she cried, "I can't do anything like that, but I've got..." she trailed off sheepishly. "I've got wings." she admitted, spreading them slightly.

Of course I have wings, she berated herself in embarrassment, They're not that hard to miss! She's not going to think you're some scene kid wearing fake wings if you're coming to a mutant academy, you dork!

"I guess I'm just used to people back home seeing a difference between mutants and metahumans." Modlen continued, trying not to focus on her internal berating, "There's still some people who think metas are more human than mutants where I'm from."

She looked around, listening to the sounds of activity around them. It sounded like there was some sort of gym class taking place. She was starting to feel warm too. Walking around in a long-sleeved, hooded shirt had the tendency to get a little stuffy after a while. She debated internally for a moment before reaching up and pulling her hood back and rolling up her sleeves, exposing grey skin and black hair but still opting to keep her goggles on. The girl in front of her might have also been a mutant but her eyes had a habit of unsettling people. Reaching back and pulling her long, raven hair out from under her shirt, she removed a hair tie from her pocket and tied her hair back in a single, long ponytail and let it fall between her shoulder blades.

"So, are we supposed to wait here for the receptionist or are we allowed to go look for someone if they aren't here?" Modlen asked. As much as she was enjoying talking to Makoto, Modlen knew she was at that point where she was about to start running out of things to say, and she didn't want to fall into an awkward silence with the only other mutant she had met in her life, not so soon after having just introduced themselves.

@Hidden Lilly

@CajunRobinHood @Caits @Mistress Dizzy @BlackPanther @Goliah@Hidden Lilly @Bright_Ops
Katherin was surprised to find herself in a warehouse full of weapons. Weapons weren't really her thing but she knew that sometimes they were better than her power. She scanned the room. She needed a weapon that she comfortable with. She preferred something that was long range and something for up close fighting. She headed over to the wall with the guns. She was hoping to find something lazer based so she wouldn't have to worry about ammo as much.

Griffin knew Kalinda could take care of herself. He didn't mind a partner that could pull their weight. Unfortunately there wasn't alot of people who could match his skills. His unique past gave him skills that few would have. But Kalinda had proven that she won't hold him back. Once he was in the warehouse he went straight to the wall with the swords.

The situation might seem simple but things were never what they seem. As soon as one building was clear of survivor another would explode. There were people all over the city that needed rescuing. Those that had been rescued needed to be cared for. Looters were breaking into stores and taking everything. There were sirens going off all over. It was chaos.

Draco clicked his tongue against the roof of his mouth, a little disappointed that Kassy lacked the skills that he was missing as well but there wasn't anything that could be done about it now. Besides, odds were if there was some shadowy figure lurking in the wings for an opportunity to strike, sticking together in order to have each others backs wasn't the worst idea. "Alright. You watch my back, I'll watch yours. Let's do this."

Jogging out of the door, Draco glanced around for a moment in order to try and get his baring... before zeroing in on the small group of looters nearby that had clearly used what appeared to be a sledgehammer to help them break through whatever was in their way. Draco was as fast as an average human, so it took him a few seconds in order to close the distance between himself and the looters but once he had built up momentum he didn't feel inclined to stop; As the first guy turned to see what the sound of running heading towards him was, he was too slow on the uptake to prevent Draco from kneeing him in the stomach. As he doubled over, a blind elbow strike aimed for the back of his head drove him face first into the uncaring ground as Draco continued onward, trusting that if the guy wasn't down for the count that Kassy would finish the job.

The second guy didn't even get to turn around fully before he was hit in the face with a boot as Draco kicked him, breaking his nose and knocking the man down onto his back. The third and final man wielding the sledgehammer that they had been using to break into things made a pretty solid attempt to swing it around at Draco's head... only for Draco to catch the metal head of the sledgehammer with his bare hand before headbutting it's wielder with a loud crunching noise and loud swearing as he joined his mates on the ground.

@Mistress Dizzy@KatherinWinter

Magnus briefly turns his eyes away while replying somewhat defensively, "Well that's not EVERYTHING. My brain works similar to a super computer, letting me think and process information faster than just about anyone. I also have absolute control over my body, which helps in a lot of different situations." He turns his gaze back to Jin with a humble smile, "But you're right. My physical capabilities don't really compare to some of the students here. So maybe I'm better off making friends with people that'll have my back?"

Now, taking his turn to lean forward in interest, "How long ago did you stop having control over your telekinesis? Does your suit help contain your powers or does it have a completely different function? Who is your father?"

Jin winced a bit, flashing him an embarrassed smile. "I'm sorry! That was rude, huh? My mouth is always saying things without asking my brain. I don't really get what having control of your body means though. I mean, unless you had some kind of injury or paralysis, everyone can control their body, can't they?" She blinked twice and smacked herself lightly in the forehead. "Crap, that was rude too! I don't mean to keep saying shitty things to you, I swear. Otou-san says - Oh, um, Deathstroke is my father. Sort of. It's a long story. Anyway, he says that I'm too impulsive and that it will get me into trouble. The suit is so that I can fight without having to actually use my power unless I need to. I've got weapons that fly due to -" She launched into a highly technical explanation regarding how her suit was wired, to channel electronic waves of particular frequency that she would control via signals in her gloves. "There IS something on the helmet that's supposed to help direct my powers. I've overloaded two of them even though he's increased the threshold double..." Jin shook her head. "Ah, I'm sorry! I talked too much, right?"

@Caits
"I'm on it." Kijani started moving at a steady running speed, toward the first building that she saw had collapsed. She didn't know enough about that kind of thing to really understand the structural damage and how to prevent the building getting more collapsed. So instead, she simply started to shift smaller parts of the rubble, doing her best not to make too much movement, but still get air to them. "If you're down there, just hang on! We'll try and get you out as soon as we can!"

In her mind, Kijani felt somewhat useless. She was good at being strong, not solving problems. And especially not good at comforting scared people.

@Bright_Ops

Kassy was about to join Draco in the fight, but he handled three of the opponents so quickly that she stopped, startled. "Wow, that was -" She never got to finish the compliment, as a fourth looter rushed her. With an annoyed exhale, she let him come close and begin to swing. And then she was simply gone, invisible to the eye. The looter hit air.

"Over here!" Kassy was several feet away and waving in a cheeky way. The looter turned quickly and landed a second punch. At that moment, the trick was revealed. It wasn't Kassy at all, but one of his own comrades that he'd just punched in the face. An eerie, disembodied giggle sounded in the looter's ear - and then Kassy shimmered into view and punched him in the back of the neck. Kassy flashed her teeth at him in a very brief, sudden show, and the young mermaid had a smile more like a shark.

"Hmph. Stay there and sleep."

@Mistress Dizzy
Magnus chuckles, "It's fine Jin, no harm done. You're correct, most people have control of their body, to a certain extent. But I have absolute control over every function of my body, such as breathing, heartbeat, blood flow, and metabolic processes. Additionally, I have excellent balance, agility, and flexibility. Of course, I'm nowhere near the abilities of someone like Spider-Man or Batman, but I'm pretty dang limber compared to most humans." He tilts his head while studying her and thinking about what she had revealed, "It's possible that the malfunctions of her suit could be due to Slade Wilson's lack of engineering acuity. He is obviously intelligent and a tactical genius, but I don't remember reading anything about him having any particular skill in mechanical or robotic construction. It's also possible that Jin's youth gives her a lack of finesse in the application of her powers, which could be causing her suit to short circuit."

He grins and comments cheekily, "So we have someone who can't really fight but has excellent self control and somebody that can't really control herself but can fight. Is that coincidence or a sign that we should stick together?"

@CajunRobinHood

The door of the class room where Magnus and Jin, Their stood a tall lanky teenager wearing all black clothing including a black trenchcoat. Looking over towards the teacher at the class nodding his head at him in a respectful manner, "Sorry i am late..i was in a complication" He said looking at his feet the whole time while speaking.

The complication he was referring to was a fight he had gotten into with another student, This student had insulted his book of poetry which made Roy seethe in anger beating him with the help of his friend's. His friends being the corpses of recently deceased bodybuilders who was behind him some of them asking if they could come in.

Phoebe glanced about them, curiously. Over the course of her training, Phoebe had taken pains to understand weapons, although she wasn’t particularly efficient with them yet. Something she wanted to rectify. And it seemed, the sooner the better. “I might just...rely on my abilities for this. I haven’t really worked with weapons, for a while…” She said, looking to Katherin who seemed intent on finding a weapon. She watched her friend, and then smiled slightly, “Hey, Kat? Have you ever thought of like, a cyroblaster? You could fuel it with your own abilities...like a freeze gun type thing” Perhaps it wasn't wise to be talking like this, but the idea had just come in her mind, and she wanted to see what her friend thought.

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Kalinda watched Griffin a moment, before she followed him, looking up at the swords, she pursed her lips, studying them. Glinda had little skill with swords, and knew she should try them, yet. So she shifted, moving over to the guns, she picked one up. She chose one, and grabbed the right bullets for it, slipping it into her belt, she grabbed another one, doing the same, and then looked back to Griffin, knowing he could handle himself she nevertheless wanted to check on him. Shee what he was using.

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Trusting Kijani, Connor took to the air, quickly doing an aerial scan, he then dropped down by Kijani, his visor retreating for a moment, he gave her an encouraging smile, crouching, and examining the building. “Hm. I think we will have to be careful, but we should be alright to go ahead” he said

@Mistress Dizzy@KatherinWinter

@Eviledd1984
Magnus looks up at the newcomer and waits quietly as he apologizes to the teacher for his tardiness. "Sit down man, the class already started; I think they're in some sort of simulation. I don't even know if the teacher can hear you." He offers his hand in greeting and says, "I'm Magnus and this is Jin."

@CajunRobinHood

"Simulation?in here?" He asked now sitting down in between both Magnus and Jin waving his hand as well. "My name is Roy" He said curtly now pulling out his binder filled with blank line paper. Taking out a pen as well fiddling it with his hand in between his fingers while looking over at Jin then to Magnus.