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Well then return to your abnormal functions 
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<Snipped quote by Burning Kitty>Well then return to your abnormal functions
I DON'T HAVE ANY BONDYE MAJE FUNCTIONS
That means God damn fyi.
Also fyi, Temperance is from Missisipi and in Missisipi they speak Creole. So I will be injecting that into her speech.
Was going to go with Arabic since she absorbed an Arabic speaking terrorist but that is hard to see.
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Cleo D'Nile
Character Summary
Birth Name: Cleo Hendricks.
Name: Cleo D'Nile.
Aliases: Cliona, Cleobel, Cleopha.
X-Men Code Name: Undecided.
Age: 20
Birthday: June-14th, 1998.
Gender: Female.
Powers:
Invisibility: Cleo has the ability to render herself unseen by the naked eye and become invisible in the visible spectrum, She is able to turn her whole body invisible as well as other objects and is able to move about the environment unseen by others and act without being observed. It is unclear how Cleo does this though it is believed to be rearrangment of one's Molecules. But for Cleo, Her invisibility is a passive one which she can choose to use constantly without to much effort or concentration, Although she can 'turn it off' at will. This ability does not hide sound however and so people could hear her if she is making noise and a hit from a taser will make Cleo become visible again.
Cleo has demonstrated the ability to make ojbects that she picks up or carries invisible by making physical contact with them, Her clothes for example, Turn invisible with her. and although it may appear that some objects may be turned invisible, that is not the case, Cleo is able to choose which are turned invisible and which are not, for example she could make an object his holding invisible, But not an item that is thrown at her, which she would catch while invisible. Cleo also can choose to let certain people see her, While staying invisible to others. She also has the ability to turn at least one other person invisible in addition to herself wile making physical contact, it is not clear how many more she could do this to but it will become more taxing.
Forcefield: Cleo can generate a translucent forcefield out of unknown energy, Possible Psionic. The forcefield, an actual solid, can be used as a protective barrier. to deflect or even reflect attacks upon her, She is not sure how much force can be exerted on her forcefields before they break. Cleo can enlarge her forcefields so that she can protect others and enclosed them inside it Protecting them from harm, She can also reshape her forcefields to be used offensively, such as being able to 'throw' her shield away from herself like a wave to knock back opponents or encase her fist in a forcefield to pack a stronger punch, She can make her forcefields a veriety of shapes and sizes.
Cleo can also use her forcefields to manipulate objects, While not always, her eyes glow a luminescent blue when she uses her forcefield ability. Her forcefields will also protect against any or all mental intrusion. This includes for her a natural defence against psychic or empathic powers, hypnosis, as well as illusions and deception. Mind readers will only “hear” static or nothing at all, while mind controllers are incapable of manipulating her and all those shielded within her forcefield will get the same ptroection for as they are within.
Appearance
Height: 5"4.
Weight: 126lbs.
Build: Slim with some slight curves.
Eyes: Faint green-grey.
Hair: Dark Blonde W/ Pink highlights.
Skin Tone: Tanned Complexion.
Tattoos/Scars/Piercings:Cleo currently does not have any known Tattoos, piercings or scars.
Personal Style: Cleo has long dark blonde hair with pink highlights, It falls to shoulder length draping over her shoulders and a little down her back, She always prefers to wear her hair freely down but may tie it up at times. Cleo stands roughly at 5 feet 4 inches with a figure of 32-23-33 and weighting 126 pounds. She has small cheeks, a medium size nose, small hands with delicate average size lips.
Cleo has easy to get lost into eye, they're a faint green-grey color that seem to speak without words. While they can glimmer with kindness, they say eyes are the windows to your soul, and they only reflect such. Her everyday appearance with clothing is could be classed predominantly neutral or matching colours with a dash of playful femininity. Cleo loves arm sleeves, Often liking the variety. Despite her habits of eating anything she fancies and with a love for alcahol, Cleo does have a slim feminine build due to her being quite active.
Psychology
Spirited * Little Careless * Resourceful * Rash * Outgoing * Strong Independance
Sexuality: Bisexual.
Relationship Status: Single.
Personality: Despite Cleo being reluctant to trust new people she has just met, often being shy and initially reserved, she is a very outgoing person who can be a little careless which can get her into or causing trouble, although never intentionally. Cleo is extremely Spirited, Quick-witted and playfully sarcastic. Despite not looking like it half the time, Cleo can be an intelligent and mature young woman but seems to still holds onto an unquenchable thirst for fun; Cleo has shown a lot of courage and is always ready to help her friends, quite the vicious little thing whenever she is pushed far enough, which can probably be seen as cute by some, Cleo is widely known for being random and quite tough.
Cleo, above all else is a survivor. Resilient, resourceful, and smart, she proves herself time and time again to be not only beautiful, but also have a strong fiery spirit, unbridled will-power and passionate independent streak helping the young woman to rarely ever hesitate whenever it comes to standing up against someone or something she believes in, her courage and wits make her an asset to anyone that befriends her. Cleo always manages to find something in which to occupy her time, she is extremely outgoing and enjoys heading out with friends or listening to music, to relaxing by herself for some ‘me’ time or hiding of to go for a sneaky drink. Cleo is Extremely relaxed and seemingly bursting with life, she is just fun to generally have around and does all that she can to live her life to the fullest and to the best of her ability despite her occasional loneliness.
Hobbies: Cleo does not really have a massive set of hobbies, the one of two main hobbies she does have is Poi dancing which helps that she is ambidextrous, it is something she has done for quite a while now and does it whenever she can or is in the mood for it, and the other is collecting candles, especially scented ones both of which help keep her mind of things and even relax.
Generally, she likes to listen to music and disappearing off where she can happily get lost for hours or find a spot to relax and have alone time. She has a knack for going of hiding, for her it is a good escape or to simply enjoy some me time or pretty much get some drink, not that she doesn't enjoy spending time with her friends, just not best to do that in front of the younger students.
Likes:
- Candles.
- Parkour.
- Cool/colder weather.
- Poi dancing.
- Enjoys drinking.
- Loves coffee.
Dislikes:
- Burdening others.
- Selfishness.
- Extremely Hot weather.
- Snakes.
- Being confined/restricted.
- Having nothing to do.
History
Cleo was born into a middle class family with a loving mother and father, unknown to her Cleo would be the second child of the family as she was there new bundle of joy. However, at a young age Cleo for some reason or another was taken away to live with some other family relatives when strange occurrences happened in the house which for one reason or another had her ending being taken away.
At a young age, Cleo unintentionally was getting into trouble at schools, she didn't mean to but it was enough at the age of seven to be sent to into foster care by in an attempt to curb her behaviour, but they knew Cleo seemed to be different to everyone else. It was not like she was getting trouble on purpose, but her playful, random and careless behaviour made it easier for other kids to blame the girl for things weather she did them or not, Cleo just had this unquenchable thirst for fun, and her powers did not help.
Over the years Cleo had been in and out of multiple foster homes, often because she was too much of a pain to handle, something was so different they didn’t want anything to do with her or she ran away, which more often than not is what she did, often getting caught for drinking. Until she came across one family that took her in and worked with her problems, accepted her for what she was and made her feel welcome into their family, after everything was signed for Cleo was able to have her last name changed and lived in Oregon; A nice peaceful rural city that Cleo really fell in love with fast, it didn't take long for locals to know Cleo at all.
Her random behaviour certainly kept people on their toes in and out of school, But Cleo was a rash girl and still unintentionally getting into trouble for silly little things even if she was showing signs of maturity. Her antics always got around town and eventually back to the foster family. Although concerned they were pleased that Cleo had settled in making at least a few friends, even if not many.
But as time went on, things just weren’t to be when your different, struggling to contain her powers, many in the town began talking that she was a freak and not normal, but the truth was, she wasn’t normal and never was the story of her life. It began arguments within the house over what to do with her. So one night, Cleo made that decision easy for them by packing up some essentials and money before sneaking of, running away from home in the middle of the night crying.
At a young age, Cleo unintentionally was getting into trouble at schools, she didn't mean to but it was enough at the age of seven to be sent to into foster care by in an attempt to curb her behaviour, but they knew Cleo seemed to be different to everyone else. It was not like she was getting trouble on purpose, but her playful, random and careless behaviour made it easier for other kids to blame the girl for things weather she did them or not, Cleo just had this unquenchable thirst for fun, and her powers did not help.
Over the years Cleo had been in and out of multiple foster homes, often because she was too much of a pain to handle, something was so different they didn’t want anything to do with her or she ran away, which more often than not is what she did, often getting caught for drinking. Until she came across one family that took her in and worked with her problems, accepted her for what she was and made her feel welcome into their family, after everything was signed for Cleo was able to have her last name changed and lived in Oregon; A nice peaceful rural city that Cleo really fell in love with fast, it didn't take long for locals to know Cleo at all.
Her random behaviour certainly kept people on their toes in and out of school, But Cleo was a rash girl and still unintentionally getting into trouble for silly little things even if she was showing signs of maturity. Her antics always got around town and eventually back to the foster family. Although concerned they were pleased that Cleo had settled in making at least a few friends, even if not many.
But as time went on, things just weren’t to be when your different, struggling to contain her powers, many in the town began talking that she was a freak and not normal, but the truth was, she wasn’t normal and never was the story of her life. It began arguments within the house over what to do with her. So one night, Cleo made that decision easy for them by packing up some essentials and money before sneaking of, running away from home in the middle of the night crying.
Extras
Character Quote: "If someone breaks your heart, Just punch them in the face... Then go get some ice cream"
Recap of your mutations awakening: In all honesty, Cleo does not remember when or how her powers had been awakened, for as long as she could remember she just always had them, or so she thinks, she was simply too young to know or even understand.
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@Damo021 that's the gypsy human from Lost Girl, I loved her character.
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Currently waiting for Shields to post, and then I will ;)
@BoyMom69035 I think I distracted him with Cleo xD
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The collab post is annoying as hell to read.
I gave up reading it.
The times listed are just wrong. It was established that school was out for the day and it was 3 pm. The first time listed is 10:31 AM. Unless I missed a time skip it still the afternoon. The times shouldn't be there at all.
I gave up reading it.
The times listed are just wrong. It was established that school was out for the day and it was 3 pm. The first time listed is 10:31 AM. Unless I missed a time skip it still the afternoon. The times shouldn't be there at all.
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Good criticism, but the collab is a result of the Discord and Discord auto posted times most likely when copy-pasting.
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Good criticism, but the collab is a result of the Discord and Discord auto posted times most likely when copy-pasting.
Which why we all have the capability to delete things. Copying & pasting doesn't remove that capability.
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<Snipped quote by webboysurf>
Which why we all have the capability to delete things. Copying & pasting doesn't remove that capability.
Just trying to explain why the poster probably didn't delete the time stamps. We also all have the capability of ignoring those when reading.
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<Snipped quote by Burning Kitty>
Just trying to explain why the poster probably didn't delete the time stamps. We also all have the capability of ignoring those when reading.
If I am going to ignore parts of a post, I'm going to ignore the whole thing.
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@Burning Kitty You're kind of a miserable person eh? Your posts haven't exactly been a delight to read either.
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@Burning Kitty You're kind of a miserable person eh? Your posts haven't exactly been a delight to read either.
Glad you enjoyed it.
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Let’s be buddies. Reformatted for everyone’s viewing pleasure.
Joseph
Una
Nathan
Nik
If this helps, let me know and I can certainly format the other two parts as well.
Joseph
Una
Nathan
Nik
Leaving the drama of the courtyard behind, Joey teleported back within the safety of the Institute Walls. Flopping down in an armchair before looking down at his chest as he was reminded that he was still in fact, shirtless.
"Fuck"
Uná half carrying Nathan in looked over at Joey as they got inside. "Clothing is not optional Abs. Put a freaking shirt on!!"
Half raising his head, Joseph blew a tuft of hair out of his face as he exhaled from his mouth before rolling one of his violet eyes to lock onto Uná. Rolling up and down the length of Uná's body, a half smirk crossed Joseph' s face.
"For you," He purred, "It should be."
Uná narrowed her eyes. Joey...Joseph that was his name. "I am not an exhibitionist, Joe. If you want brownie points help me get Nathan to the nurse. Then you can purr all you want to."
"Is that all?" Joseph retorted with a scoff as he stood and approached the pair. Placing a hand on Nathan's shoulder and the other on Uná's, Joseph closed his eyes. Picturing the infirmary from his last visit, Joseph quickly warped the pair there, reopening his violet eyes as he looked around them at the clean sterile surfaces.
"Young man-" A nurse chided as Joseph threw up a hand.
"I know, clothing isn't optional." He finished disappearing briefly before returning with a shirt on. Uná gasped as Joseph put his hand on her without so much as a 'by your leave' she wanted to jerk away but she had Nathan to think about. Then they were in the infirmary. Then Joseph had a shirt on. Thank fate for that.
Uná turned back to Nathan concern and worry written all over her face. "Do you mind if I stay?"
Nathan panicked at the unexpected teleportation, causing him to tense up and wince in pain. He appreciated the quick trip though. He wanted to thank Joseph but before he could he was gone...and then back again, this time with a shirt. He just smiled at the guy and nodded gratefully. He looked over to Uná who had concern painted all over her face. "Um...Yeah...Of course you can stay. Don't feel obligated to though...I don't want to be a burden." He wouldn't admit it, but he really dreaded the idea of her leaving his side. Despite the pain she made him feel...comfortable.
Uná smiled at Nathan then realized Joseph was still in the room. I'm not so sure about his one. Half naked when I first meet him. Then does us a favor by porting us here. Is he a good guy pretending to be bad or a bad guy pretending to be good? He hasn't given me a reason to not want to be friends. Okay well here goes. She lays her hand on Nathan's arm and turns toward Joseph a bit, most of her is facing Nathan and making sure he is okay while getting taken care of. "You're Joey err Joseph right? Uná. Porter clearly. So what's with the lack of dress code? And you can drop the smooth talker attitude you're not interested personally just physically. Met too many Frubes who act just like you."
It took Nik a minute to contemplate his choices. He could continue trying to fight Isaac, who didn’t seem that affected by explosions while the incredibly powered Temperance and equally capable Khloe. And the more Nik thought about it... the more he realized staying around would lead to a prolonged conversation with teachers. He’d much rather be a “good guy” and help take the kid to the nurse’s office.
At least, that was the plan. As Nik turned and went to follow Una and Nathan, he noticed Joe again. And before Nik could say anything, the group was gone in a blink of the eye. A sigh escaped his lips as he darted into the building towards the nurse’s office. It took him only a short while until he burst into the room, hunched over and panting heavily.
Uná's head jerked around as Nik came in. He followed us? I didn't expect him to. Sally yes. Khloe yes. How sweet!! Uná smiled at him. "Hey Nik this is Nathan." She indicated Nathan. "Nathan this is Nik. Nathan here was asking about Calc help and well apparently we aren't supposed to talk to Isaac's girlfriend...or maybe it was slave I think he wouldn't know the difference. Actually I need help in Calc too. Personally I think I'm not focused enough cause of who I'm sitting next to but I can't move there are no more seats."
"Joseph. " The other teen replied adamantly. "And you know, teenagers, learning to control their powers. Sometimes you're changing and you teleport." He lied shrugging his shoulders.
Nik leaned back, taking in a breath for a second. With one fluid motion, he ran his hand along his hair as if to slick it back more (but let’s be honest, his hair isn’t going anywhere). With a wry smile, he looked at Una without acknowledging the others for a moment. “Yeah, I’m in the back for Calc... could probably talk to some of the kids next to me, see if anyone would be willing to switch. And if you guys are struggling with Calc...” Nik’s eyes darted to Nathan for a moment before returning to Una, “Why don’t we get a study group together. I’m not so hot with the numbers myself...” With a quick dart of the eyes to Joseph, Nik hesitates before going farther and looking back to Una, “and I think I’d be able to focus better if studying next to someone so... interesting.”
"I was going to go gorge myself on chili fries," Joseph interjected, "But I think I just lost my appetite." He retorted as he made a gagging motion in response to Nik's flirting.
Uná rolled her eyes at Joseph. "Yes control is nice. So is remembering that you can port back in milliseconds and not have a quarter of the student body swoon." Uná caught Nick's movement out the corner of her eye. She grinned at the idea and blushed prettily then looked over at Nathan. Just as she was about to ask him if he though that was alright Joseph interjected. Looking at Nathan she cut a glance to the other two and raised an eyebrow.
Nik had thrown punches for a lot less. But, fighting someone who could blink away... not the smartest move. Nik kept his wry smile, his eyes piercing back towards Joseph. “Sorry if I ruined your appetite. You feel queasy when you feel threatened? Happens to the best of us.” It wasn’t Nik’s best insult... not that he had good ones. He was one for fists, not words... and the former wasn’t a bright idea in this academy.
Nathan looks around at everyone in the room nervously. Flirting...Alpha Dogging...He was definitely not in his element, but he figured he'd try to break the tension. "Hey...uh...thanks for helping me everyone...and thanks for getting us here so fast Joseph."
Uná looks confused. Threatened? Wait? What? What is going on? No. Not possible. Uná shook her head and threw a look over her shoulder at the other two squaring off like rams about to go at each other. She shrugged at Nathan as if to say 'I have no idea why they want to tear into each other' then he broke in with a thank you. Uná grinned at him and looked over at Joseph and reached her hand out to shake as she said "Thank you." with a smile and a twinkle in her eyes.
Nik grit his teeth slightly as the two made their way to Joseph to thank him. Someone who didn’t step in to save Nathan... just some jerk who came in once the dust settled. Didn’t matter, though. He folded his arms and took a step back to lean against the wall.
"I think the study group is a good idea." Nathan smiles at Nik trying to hide his pain as the nurse looks him over. "It's fucked up...I mean messed up..." Looks at the nurse to see if she reacts to the language. She does not. "It's messed up that calculus is the whole reason this thing started. That crazy person couldn't handle me asking his girlfriend about math and attacked me. I tried to explain myself but have never been great at confrontation."
"Wait." Joseph said snapping back to reality. "You got in a fight... Over math?" He asked rubbing while rubbing his nose with his middle finger, his hand held towards Nik's direction.
Uná watched Nik get sulky and grinned at him. "Nice moves there Demolition Man. If you hadn't stepped in things would have gone way worse." Uná reached out and touched Nik on the arm lightly. "Temperance would have gone too far if you hadn't thought quickly and helped out. Not that the guy didn't deserve it. And hey we all worked well as a team. I just kinda hope he didn't notice me cause I have no hope of actually standing against that...or much. I just gotta rely on out running them." She looked over at Nathan as he chimed in about the study group and as he re-explained what she said earlier and Joseph paid attention finally. Figures he wouldn't remember I said that already. Am I seriously just T&A?!?
Nik gave a slight nod. He continued leaning on the wall, his left foot lifted up to rest against the wall and not the ground. A pose that was somewhat comfortable, but not as comfortable as movies made it out to be. “Maybe you just need to train if you’re concerned about getting in a direct fight. But at the same time, someone has to be willing to help those in need, instead of just sitting around and watching everything unfold.” His eyes shifted over to Joseph, more confident in this insult than the former.
"But then who would upload all the fun to YouTube?" Joseph replied dryly as he crossed his arms. "Would have got more hits is someone had taken off Temperance's shirt though" He muttered.
Uná moved out of the way of the nurse and crossed her arms under her breasts. "Seriously what is it with you and lack of clothing? It doesn't solve anything. You do know she's my roommate and I'm sure that you'd be the first one in line to take it off her. Bet you wouldn't dare touch her for a millisecond. All talk and no action. Why did it take Nathan repeating what I said not five minutes prior for you to hear anyone of the opposite gender? On top of that you risk exposing all of us to a threat we are not equipped to handle!!! You Tube!!! You pretentious neanderthal masquerading as a human male!!!! YOU JUNKYARD DOG!!!" Uná stalked closer to Joseph in her blistering tirade eyes flashing cheeks flushed. She looked good angry. She had also fallen into surfing terms without thinking about it. He made her so mad.
"Has anyone ever told you that you're kind of cute when you're mad?" Joseph asked flashing a smirk as he teleported around Uná. "As for the world out there, you might not be equipped to handle it, but I've handled it for most of my life and I plan on doing so for at least another couple decades." Looking back at Nathan and then at Nik, Joseph shrugged as he began to leave the Nurse's office. "It's a little hostile in here for my liking, think I will get those chili fries after all."
Nik raised an eyebrow. This wasn’t what he expected to happen... especially not the temper. That was his shtick usually, but he didn’t mind the fiery red-head borrowing a line from his book. As Joseph seemed to be moving to leave, Nik approaches Una to get in the way, reaching his hands to wrap around her upper arms to hold her in place a moment. “Hey... no need to get worked up over someone like him. It’s not worth it.” His dull, blue eyes were drowning in worry. He went down this path often, and it never ended well
Nathan was flustered enough as it was. His ribs were fucked. His knee hurt like hell. He had just been literally thrown dozens of feet and still suffered from a bit of shock about the whole thing. These guys were flirting with Uná...the Uná that made him feel like he had known her for years. He let his jealousy surge a little bit, but held it down. She wasn't his to be jealous about. They had just met each other. Plus, jealousy is what caused the whole shit show outside in the first place. The tension in the room built. Nathan didn't know how to interject. He wanted to stop Joseph from leaving. He wanted everyone to stop comparing dicks long enough to get to know one another...He wasn't the type to say it though; so he simply sat there and watched as they went back and forth. Eventually Joseph did attempt to leave, and Nik wrapped his arms around Uná. He felt powerless...His adrenaline was wearing off and the pain was starting to really kick in. What a fucking day.
"Fuck"
Uná half carrying Nathan in looked over at Joey as they got inside. "Clothing is not optional Abs. Put a freaking shirt on!!"
Half raising his head, Joseph blew a tuft of hair out of his face as he exhaled from his mouth before rolling one of his violet eyes to lock onto Uná. Rolling up and down the length of Uná's body, a half smirk crossed Joseph' s face.
"For you," He purred, "It should be."
Uná narrowed her eyes. Joey...Joseph that was his name. "I am not an exhibitionist, Joe. If you want brownie points help me get Nathan to the nurse. Then you can purr all you want to."
"Is that all?" Joseph retorted with a scoff as he stood and approached the pair. Placing a hand on Nathan's shoulder and the other on Uná's, Joseph closed his eyes. Picturing the infirmary from his last visit, Joseph quickly warped the pair there, reopening his violet eyes as he looked around them at the clean sterile surfaces.
"Young man-" A nurse chided as Joseph threw up a hand.
"I know, clothing isn't optional." He finished disappearing briefly before returning with a shirt on. Uná gasped as Joseph put his hand on her without so much as a 'by your leave' she wanted to jerk away but she had Nathan to think about. Then they were in the infirmary. Then Joseph had a shirt on. Thank fate for that.
Uná turned back to Nathan concern and worry written all over her face. "Do you mind if I stay?"
Nathan panicked at the unexpected teleportation, causing him to tense up and wince in pain. He appreciated the quick trip though. He wanted to thank Joseph but before he could he was gone...and then back again, this time with a shirt. He just smiled at the guy and nodded gratefully. He looked over to Uná who had concern painted all over her face. "Um...Yeah...Of course you can stay. Don't feel obligated to though...I don't want to be a burden." He wouldn't admit it, but he really dreaded the idea of her leaving his side. Despite the pain she made him feel...comfortable.
Uná smiled at Nathan then realized Joseph was still in the room. I'm not so sure about his one. Half naked when I first meet him. Then does us a favor by porting us here. Is he a good guy pretending to be bad or a bad guy pretending to be good? He hasn't given me a reason to not want to be friends. Okay well here goes. She lays her hand on Nathan's arm and turns toward Joseph a bit, most of her is facing Nathan and making sure he is okay while getting taken care of. "You're Joey err Joseph right? Uná. Porter clearly. So what's with the lack of dress code? And you can drop the smooth talker attitude you're not interested personally just physically. Met too many Frubes who act just like you."
It took Nik a minute to contemplate his choices. He could continue trying to fight Isaac, who didn’t seem that affected by explosions while the incredibly powered Temperance and equally capable Khloe. And the more Nik thought about it... the more he realized staying around would lead to a prolonged conversation with teachers. He’d much rather be a “good guy” and help take the kid to the nurse’s office.
At least, that was the plan. As Nik turned and went to follow Una and Nathan, he noticed Joe again. And before Nik could say anything, the group was gone in a blink of the eye. A sigh escaped his lips as he darted into the building towards the nurse’s office. It took him only a short while until he burst into the room, hunched over and panting heavily.
Uná's head jerked around as Nik came in. He followed us? I didn't expect him to. Sally yes. Khloe yes. How sweet!! Uná smiled at him. "Hey Nik this is Nathan." She indicated Nathan. "Nathan this is Nik. Nathan here was asking about Calc help and well apparently we aren't supposed to talk to Isaac's girlfriend...or maybe it was slave I think he wouldn't know the difference. Actually I need help in Calc too. Personally I think I'm not focused enough cause of who I'm sitting next to but I can't move there are no more seats."
"Joseph. " The other teen replied adamantly. "And you know, teenagers, learning to control their powers. Sometimes you're changing and you teleport." He lied shrugging his shoulders.
Nik leaned back, taking in a breath for a second. With one fluid motion, he ran his hand along his hair as if to slick it back more (but let’s be honest, his hair isn’t going anywhere). With a wry smile, he looked at Una without acknowledging the others for a moment. “Yeah, I’m in the back for Calc... could probably talk to some of the kids next to me, see if anyone would be willing to switch. And if you guys are struggling with Calc...” Nik’s eyes darted to Nathan for a moment before returning to Una, “Why don’t we get a study group together. I’m not so hot with the numbers myself...” With a quick dart of the eyes to Joseph, Nik hesitates before going farther and looking back to Una, “and I think I’d be able to focus better if studying next to someone so... interesting.”
"I was going to go gorge myself on chili fries," Joseph interjected, "But I think I just lost my appetite." He retorted as he made a gagging motion in response to Nik's flirting.
Uná rolled her eyes at Joseph. "Yes control is nice. So is remembering that you can port back in milliseconds and not have a quarter of the student body swoon." Uná caught Nick's movement out the corner of her eye. She grinned at the idea and blushed prettily then looked over at Nathan. Just as she was about to ask him if he though that was alright Joseph interjected. Looking at Nathan she cut a glance to the other two and raised an eyebrow.
Nik had thrown punches for a lot less. But, fighting someone who could blink away... not the smartest move. Nik kept his wry smile, his eyes piercing back towards Joseph. “Sorry if I ruined your appetite. You feel queasy when you feel threatened? Happens to the best of us.” It wasn’t Nik’s best insult... not that he had good ones. He was one for fists, not words... and the former wasn’t a bright idea in this academy.
Nathan looks around at everyone in the room nervously. Flirting...Alpha Dogging...He was definitely not in his element, but he figured he'd try to break the tension. "Hey...uh...thanks for helping me everyone...and thanks for getting us here so fast Joseph."
Uná looks confused. Threatened? Wait? What? What is going on? No. Not possible. Uná shook her head and threw a look over her shoulder at the other two squaring off like rams about to go at each other. She shrugged at Nathan as if to say 'I have no idea why they want to tear into each other' then he broke in with a thank you. Uná grinned at him and looked over at Joseph and reached her hand out to shake as she said "Thank you." with a smile and a twinkle in her eyes.
Nik grit his teeth slightly as the two made their way to Joseph to thank him. Someone who didn’t step in to save Nathan... just some jerk who came in once the dust settled. Didn’t matter, though. He folded his arms and took a step back to lean against the wall.
"I think the study group is a good idea." Nathan smiles at Nik trying to hide his pain as the nurse looks him over. "It's fucked up...I mean messed up..." Looks at the nurse to see if she reacts to the language. She does not. "It's messed up that calculus is the whole reason this thing started. That crazy person couldn't handle me asking his girlfriend about math and attacked me. I tried to explain myself but have never been great at confrontation."
"Wait." Joseph said snapping back to reality. "You got in a fight... Over math?" He asked rubbing while rubbing his nose with his middle finger, his hand held towards Nik's direction.
Uná watched Nik get sulky and grinned at him. "Nice moves there Demolition Man. If you hadn't stepped in things would have gone way worse." Uná reached out and touched Nik on the arm lightly. "Temperance would have gone too far if you hadn't thought quickly and helped out. Not that the guy didn't deserve it. And hey we all worked well as a team. I just kinda hope he didn't notice me cause I have no hope of actually standing against that...or much. I just gotta rely on out running them." She looked over at Nathan as he chimed in about the study group and as he re-explained what she said earlier and Joseph paid attention finally. Figures he wouldn't remember I said that already. Am I seriously just T&A?!?
Nik gave a slight nod. He continued leaning on the wall, his left foot lifted up to rest against the wall and not the ground. A pose that was somewhat comfortable, but not as comfortable as movies made it out to be. “Maybe you just need to train if you’re concerned about getting in a direct fight. But at the same time, someone has to be willing to help those in need, instead of just sitting around and watching everything unfold.” His eyes shifted over to Joseph, more confident in this insult than the former.
"But then who would upload all the fun to YouTube?" Joseph replied dryly as he crossed his arms. "Would have got more hits is someone had taken off Temperance's shirt though" He muttered.
Uná moved out of the way of the nurse and crossed her arms under her breasts. "Seriously what is it with you and lack of clothing? It doesn't solve anything. You do know she's my roommate and I'm sure that you'd be the first one in line to take it off her. Bet you wouldn't dare touch her for a millisecond. All talk and no action. Why did it take Nathan repeating what I said not five minutes prior for you to hear anyone of the opposite gender? On top of that you risk exposing all of us to a threat we are not equipped to handle!!! You Tube!!! You pretentious neanderthal masquerading as a human male!!!! YOU JUNKYARD DOG!!!" Uná stalked closer to Joseph in her blistering tirade eyes flashing cheeks flushed. She looked good angry. She had also fallen into surfing terms without thinking about it. He made her so mad.
"Has anyone ever told you that you're kind of cute when you're mad?" Joseph asked flashing a smirk as he teleported around Uná. "As for the world out there, you might not be equipped to handle it, but I've handled it for most of my life and I plan on doing so for at least another couple decades." Looking back at Nathan and then at Nik, Joseph shrugged as he began to leave the Nurse's office. "It's a little hostile in here for my liking, think I will get those chili fries after all."
Nik raised an eyebrow. This wasn’t what he expected to happen... especially not the temper. That was his shtick usually, but he didn’t mind the fiery red-head borrowing a line from his book. As Joseph seemed to be moving to leave, Nik approaches Una to get in the way, reaching his hands to wrap around her upper arms to hold her in place a moment. “Hey... no need to get worked up over someone like him. It’s not worth it.” His dull, blue eyes were drowning in worry. He went down this path often, and it never ended well
Nathan was flustered enough as it was. His ribs were fucked. His knee hurt like hell. He had just been literally thrown dozens of feet and still suffered from a bit of shock about the whole thing. These guys were flirting with Uná...the Uná that made him feel like he had known her for years. He let his jealousy surge a little bit, but held it down. She wasn't his to be jealous about. They had just met each other. Plus, jealousy is what caused the whole shit show outside in the first place. The tension in the room built. Nathan didn't know how to interject. He wanted to stop Joseph from leaving. He wanted everyone to stop comparing dicks long enough to get to know one another...He wasn't the type to say it though; so he simply sat there and watched as they went back and forth. Eventually Joseph did attempt to leave, and Nik wrapped his arms around Uná. He felt powerless...His adrenaline was wearing off and the pain was starting to really kick in. What a fucking day.
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Uná was about to let Joseph have it with everything she had. She'd picked her foot up to stalk after him when Nik held her in place and told her that she didn't need to get worked up over him. Her eyes flashed with temper that would make an Irish woman proud, and she felt something fall away and dissolve inside her. She was so self conscious and she saw his worry and was able to dial it back down. She looked at Nik then at Nathan and then horrified the scene played back in her head. She looked so shocked and horrified at her behavior that if Nik had not been holding her she would have run from the room. As it is he felt the jerk as the fight of flight response kicked in. Nik's worry combined with Nathan's look of utter hopeless longing was too much. Uná could feel it pressing in on her and started hyperventilating. She could feel it rise up making eye contact with Nik then Nathan a look of pure terror on her face she passed out.
Walking back into the room, Joseph reappeared with a snarl as his face as he raised a hand, words tumbling out of his mouth. "You know what! You don't even know me, you have no ri-" He stopped watching Uná crumble towards the floor before teleporting as he slid underneath her, cradling her head before it hit the ground. "Yo!" Joseph yelled, waving for the Nurse to come nearer. "Hey, we need some help here!" Looking up, the nurse suddenly rushed over as she helped Joseph lift Uná onto a nearby bed.
"I believe she went into shock."
Nik was holding her when she fell over. He wasn’t used to this sort of behavior, only able to slow her down as she fell before Joseph rushed in to save the day. Nik took a step back, his eyebrows raised not only at Una but Joseph. He wasn’t sure that Joseph was one to actually help or save anyone. Guess he was wrong. The mutant waited for the nurse to come over and aid the situation, kneeling down next to Una and Joseph to check her for a pulse and ensure she was alright.
"She's breathing." Joseph said to Nik, although he was mostly reassuring himself. "Fuck." He muttered a hand going to his forehead as he pushed back a strand of wavy hair before tucking it behind his ear. "This is my fault," He continued to speak in a hushed tone. "If I hadn't- fuck." He cursed again. "I always screw things up."
Nik raised an eyebrow. He was not expecting to be the rational one in this situation. “How exactly did you fuck up, Casanova? Thought you gave her a heart attack with your wavy hair and lack of a shirt?” The mutant rolled his eyes. “I think it’s a condition related to her powers... or at the very least, one that exacerbates them.” Nik’s eyes darted back to Una. What she had said about her powers... he damn well hoped they didn’t flare up now.
"People always get hurt around me." Joseph snapped back. "It's been happening my whole life.
She got upset because of me, and now she's in a coma." He continued, "But hey, if you want to keep making this a pissing contest, then by all means, let's go."
"WHERE THE FUCK IS THAT CUNT!!!" Isaac's voice came down the hall.
"Oh here we go again," Joseph spat as he looked towards the door.
Nik sighed, falling back into a sitting position next to the two. His eyes locked with Joseph’s. “Just not a fan of arrogant assholes who think the world revolves...” The voice down the hall put Nik on the defensive, reaching into his pocket to pull out more marbles. He was getting real tired of the people at this school, and he was not about to be caught with his pants down, so to speak.
"What sort of damage can you do?" Joseph asked Nik, his eyes still looking towards the door.
Looking half again as tall and twice as built 'Isaac' rounds the corner to the hall leading to the infirmary. He has a twisted wicked looking grin on his face. "WHERE IS THE LITTLE SPRITE!!!!!"
He gave a small smile. “Let’s just say... I like to go out with a bang...” He then mentally high-fived himself. And then the smile faded when Nik saw a much larger Isaac. He seemed bigger before... regardless, if was worth a shot. An energized marble was flung at Isaac, a decent concussive blast detonating as it impacted Isaac’s skin.
"Alright you hit low," Joseph muttered as he broke into a run, disappearing only to appear in the air as he drove both of his feet at Isaac's chest. "I'll hit high!" He yelled.
'Isaac' is blown backwards and stops 30 ft down the hall. He shakes off the blast and grins his teeth like pointed knives and his voice deepens as he laughs menacingly. 'Isaac' lunges for Joseph and catches Joseph's shirt and flings him at Nik. 'Isaac' comes barreling down the hall running right for Nik.
Teleporting before he impacts with Nik, Joseph reappears behind the other teen as he gritted his teeth, landing hard as he slide across the infirmary floor. "Ow." He moaned, slumped against the room's wall. "We need to get him out of here."
Nathan panics as Uná falls unconscious. He rushes to her side and like the others tries to make sure she's okay. As he slouches down toward her his ribs throb, forcing him to drop into a seated position on the floor. All of a sudden, Isaac comes into the room. He looks different, but Nathan rages at the sight of the man. The other guys jump into action and caused the oddly shaped Isaac to fly down the hall with a crash. Chaos ensued. Nathan looked down at Uná and brushed her hair out of her face with concern. That concern furthered his rage. He wouldn't hold back this time. Forcing himself up off the floor Nathan reached his arms out towards Isaac as the others were in a vulnerable situation. His powers...they weren't working. It's as though Isaac wasn't really there.
A light bulb went off in his head and he remembered Uná's words on the way here. She mentioned that she manifests illusions in her sleep. That they seem real and can interact. This wasn't Isaac at all...it was from Uná's mind. He had to find a way to wake her up. He dropped back down to his knees with a moan of sharp pain. He placed his hands under Uná's head and caressed her cheeks. "Uná...You need to wake up." He said as he brushed her hair behind her ear with his fingers. "It's me...Nathan. Can you hear me? We need you to wake up."
"Uh, bad guy's over there." Joseph stated giving Nathan a confused look as he watched the other male try to wake up Uná "Protecting her is a bit more important than waking her at the moment."
"That's not Isaac. It's an illusion Joseph...Uná's powers allow her to create illusions, but only when she's unconscious. If you look Isaac is different from before...physically. He isn't real...well not real real."
"So what will waking her up do?" Joseph asked, impatience evident in his voice as he eyed 'Isaac' out of the corner of his eye as the large teen came closer.
"I think it'll make him disappear." He gulped, unsure of himself. "She said that the illusions only work when she's asleep. If we wake her up he'll vanish. That's the hope at least."
"Oh well if that's all." Joseph muttered as he jumped to his feet, running to Uná before Nathan or Nik could stop him as the pair suddenly disappeared from the infirmary, loud splash eching outside as Joseph and Uná reappeared above the pool before the pair were suddenly plunged into the water.
Walking back into the room, Joseph reappeared with a snarl as his face as he raised a hand, words tumbling out of his mouth. "You know what! You don't even know me, you have no ri-" He stopped watching Uná crumble towards the floor before teleporting as he slid underneath her, cradling her head before it hit the ground. "Yo!" Joseph yelled, waving for the Nurse to come nearer. "Hey, we need some help here!" Looking up, the nurse suddenly rushed over as she helped Joseph lift Uná onto a nearby bed.
"I believe she went into shock."
Nik was holding her when she fell over. He wasn’t used to this sort of behavior, only able to slow her down as she fell before Joseph rushed in to save the day. Nik took a step back, his eyebrows raised not only at Una but Joseph. He wasn’t sure that Joseph was one to actually help or save anyone. Guess he was wrong. The mutant waited for the nurse to come over and aid the situation, kneeling down next to Una and Joseph to check her for a pulse and ensure she was alright.
"She's breathing." Joseph said to Nik, although he was mostly reassuring himself. "Fuck." He muttered a hand going to his forehead as he pushed back a strand of wavy hair before tucking it behind his ear. "This is my fault," He continued to speak in a hushed tone. "If I hadn't- fuck." He cursed again. "I always screw things up."
Nik raised an eyebrow. He was not expecting to be the rational one in this situation. “How exactly did you fuck up, Casanova? Thought you gave her a heart attack with your wavy hair and lack of a shirt?” The mutant rolled his eyes. “I think it’s a condition related to her powers... or at the very least, one that exacerbates them.” Nik’s eyes darted back to Una. What she had said about her powers... he damn well hoped they didn’t flare up now.
"People always get hurt around me." Joseph snapped back. "It's been happening my whole life.
She got upset because of me, and now she's in a coma." He continued, "But hey, if you want to keep making this a pissing contest, then by all means, let's go."
"WHERE THE FUCK IS THAT CUNT!!!" Isaac's voice came down the hall.
"Oh here we go again," Joseph spat as he looked towards the door.
Nik sighed, falling back into a sitting position next to the two. His eyes locked with Joseph’s. “Just not a fan of arrogant assholes who think the world revolves...” The voice down the hall put Nik on the defensive, reaching into his pocket to pull out more marbles. He was getting real tired of the people at this school, and he was not about to be caught with his pants down, so to speak.
"What sort of damage can you do?" Joseph asked Nik, his eyes still looking towards the door.
Looking half again as tall and twice as built 'Isaac' rounds the corner to the hall leading to the infirmary. He has a twisted wicked looking grin on his face. "WHERE IS THE LITTLE SPRITE!!!!!"
He gave a small smile. “Let’s just say... I like to go out with a bang...” He then mentally high-fived himself. And then the smile faded when Nik saw a much larger Isaac. He seemed bigger before... regardless, if was worth a shot. An energized marble was flung at Isaac, a decent concussive blast detonating as it impacted Isaac’s skin.
"Alright you hit low," Joseph muttered as he broke into a run, disappearing only to appear in the air as he drove both of his feet at Isaac's chest. "I'll hit high!" He yelled.
'Isaac' is blown backwards and stops 30 ft down the hall. He shakes off the blast and grins his teeth like pointed knives and his voice deepens as he laughs menacingly. 'Isaac' lunges for Joseph and catches Joseph's shirt and flings him at Nik. 'Isaac' comes barreling down the hall running right for Nik.
Teleporting before he impacts with Nik, Joseph reappears behind the other teen as he gritted his teeth, landing hard as he slide across the infirmary floor. "Ow." He moaned, slumped against the room's wall. "We need to get him out of here."
Nathan panics as Uná falls unconscious. He rushes to her side and like the others tries to make sure she's okay. As he slouches down toward her his ribs throb, forcing him to drop into a seated position on the floor. All of a sudden, Isaac comes into the room. He looks different, but Nathan rages at the sight of the man. The other guys jump into action and caused the oddly shaped Isaac to fly down the hall with a crash. Chaos ensued. Nathan looked down at Uná and brushed her hair out of her face with concern. That concern furthered his rage. He wouldn't hold back this time. Forcing himself up off the floor Nathan reached his arms out towards Isaac as the others were in a vulnerable situation. His powers...they weren't working. It's as though Isaac wasn't really there.
A light bulb went off in his head and he remembered Uná's words on the way here. She mentioned that she manifests illusions in her sleep. That they seem real and can interact. This wasn't Isaac at all...it was from Uná's mind. He had to find a way to wake her up. He dropped back down to his knees with a moan of sharp pain. He placed his hands under Uná's head and caressed her cheeks. "Uná...You need to wake up." He said as he brushed her hair behind her ear with his fingers. "It's me...Nathan. Can you hear me? We need you to wake up."
"Uh, bad guy's over there." Joseph stated giving Nathan a confused look as he watched the other male try to wake up Uná "Protecting her is a bit more important than waking her at the moment."
"That's not Isaac. It's an illusion Joseph...Uná's powers allow her to create illusions, but only when she's unconscious. If you look Isaac is different from before...physically. He isn't real...well not real real."
"So what will waking her up do?" Joseph asked, impatience evident in his voice as he eyed 'Isaac' out of the corner of his eye as the large teen came closer.
"I think it'll make him disappear." He gulped, unsure of himself. "She said that the illusions only work when she's asleep. If we wake her up he'll vanish. That's the hope at least."
"Oh well if that's all." Joseph muttered as he jumped to his feet, running to Uná before Nathan or Nik could stop him as the pair suddenly disappeared from the infirmary, loud splash eching outside as Joseph and Uná reappeared above the pool before the pair were suddenly plunged into the water.
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Uná got a lungful of water since she was breathing in when they went under. She came up fighting for air. What the Hell!!! What Sponger stuffed me in the barrel?!?! She panics for a moment before feet touch bottom and she has her head above water. Coughing out water and realizing that she was in someone's arms she looked up. Joey. JOEY?!?! WHAT THE HELL JUST HAPPENED?!?!?!
"Joey...why am I in the pool? What happened?" She manages to sound calm and not freaked out.
"Nathan said to wake you up." Joseph replied as he floated up onto his back, spitting water into the air as though he was a fountain. Coughing slightly, he spread his arms and legs to stay atop the surface before continuing as he choked on a bit of the salt water in the pool. "So I woke you up."
Uná goes a whiter shade of pale. "No." She whispers. Her freckles stand out like bright stars in the night sky. "Please tell me I didn't hurt anyone..." Her bottom lip quivers.
"Maybe Nik's pride." Joseph chuckled as he continued to paddle on his back.
Api heard the splash from under the water where he'd settled about three minutes ago then popped to the surface to see what was up.
Uná blinks a couple of times and tilts her head. "His pride? How so?" She sees Api pop up. "Hey Api."
"Hello" is Api's answer just before he ducks under the water to confirm what he thinks he's seeing; Una is dressed not in a suit but her clothing
"Oh not him..." Joseph muttered to himself upon noticing that his roommate was also in the pool. Stopping, he began to tread water as he addressed Uná's question. "While you were asleep you summoned a whacked out version of that fucker from earlier. Nik tried to hit it with one of his boom marbles," Joseph explained, pausing as he repeated the latter part of the sentence. "Boom marbles, boomarbles, barbles." He stopped, decided on the latter before continuing again. "But yeah, Nik hit him with a barble and it didn't do anything, so pride hurt. No one else." He lied, neglecting to tell Uná about how the illusion had thrown him across the infirmary.
Api popped up out of the water after bouncing off the pool bottom. "Why are you not in swim suits?" he asked puzzled
Looking around, Joseph shrugged before replying to Api. "Didn't see a sign that said I had to be."
Api laughed then said, "There isn't but I believe it's implied."
"Personal preference then," Joseph replied as he climbed out of the pool, pulling his wet shirt off. "Am I okay to remove this?" He asked with a raised eyebrow in Uná's direction.
Uná about to ask Joey if he bothered to tell anyone where he was going to be looked over at Api as he asked a question and went to answer him. Then Joey spoke...then verbal tennis ensued. She was climbing out of the side of the pool and as he asked if he was okay to take off his shirt to wring it out she raised an eyebrow. "I suppose although I don't know why you'd want to when all you have to do is port to your shower and you can shower. Before you do that think you can get me back to the infirmary so that I don't drip everywhere? I don't fancy a wigged out Welshman after me." She held out her hand to him. "Please Joey."
"Hey, not all of us just have a closet full of clean clothes." Joseph responded before taking her hand. "And I'll let you away with it that time, but only my sister calls me Joey." He added before teleporting both of them back to the infirmary. "Look everyone," Joseph exclaimed as they reappeared. "She's awake."
Api sighed and lay back on the water; he was in a truly strange place filled with funny and dangerous people.
Uná looked offended. "I do laundry every other day. It's called responsibility. So Joey what you gonna do about it? Yes I am awake and dripping thanks to quick thinking." She looked at Nik and looked him over to make sure he was okay. "I'd hug you in apology but I'm soaked."
Joseph suddenly disappeared before reappearing in a shirt much too short for his torso as the bottom of it sat above his naval. The pants he had on appeared to be capris on him as he tugged at the crotch as it rode up uncomfortably. "Wear Api's wardrobe." He replied to Uná not phased in the slightest about how awfully dressed he was.
Uná laughed so hard that tears leaked out. "That's more punishment for you than me Joey" Getting the hic-ups she shook her head and she moved over to Nathan. Looking at him he looked a little worse. "Nathan did I scare you or hurt you?" She gave his words from earlier back to him.
Walking over beside Nik, Joseph stood shoulder to shoulder with him as he compared their frames before addressing the other male.
"So uh, which dorm is yours?"
Uná keeps her eyes on Nathan but talking to Joseph. "Don't even think it Joey get a brain and come up with something else." She says Joey sweet as saccharine.
"Like doing my own laundry?" Joseph asked, "Please!"
Uná points at Joseph and turns to look at him a smile that butter wouldn't melt in her mouth. "Go Joey and get out of those wet things and into something dry of your own or I make you take dance classes." She was adorable and terrifying. She meant it.
"I don't think you can do that..." Joseph stated before adding, "Unless of course you dream it." He laughed disappearing from the room.
Uná laughs her eyes sparkling she looked at Nik and Nathan. "He has no idea that he gets to put his hands all over a girl and that dancing is...flirting with the whole body. If he saw my class he'd be begging me to get in. You guys want in? Nik? Nathan?"
Nik was still a little shaken from everything going on, looking between Joseph and Una. In the brief time they had been gone, they seemed quite chummy all of a sudden. He nearly missed the question thrown his way. “Not much of a dancer, so I could definitely use the lessons. There’s one move in particular from this old film that I’ve been meaning to try. She runs towards...” his voice trailed off a bit as he realized he was beginning to ramble, before just clearing his throat and giving Joe a playful punch. “Good moves, lover boy.”
Uná looks at Nik in astonishment. "Are you talking about 'The Lift' in Dirty Dancing?"
His face lit up like a Christmas Tree. “Yes! That!”
Uná grinned brighter. "I think I can talk everyone into doing choreography from that movie."
Nik gave a smile and took a step closer. “You don’t have to convince me. There’s so many iconic scenes and dances from films. Singing in the Rain, Flashdance, Saturday Night Fever...” Una had managed to strike pure nerd in Nik.
Uná's eyes lit up. "Save the Last Dance, Riverdance, Lord of the Dance, Moulin Rouge, Footlose, Strickly Ballroom. Why haven't you signed up yet?"
Nik shrugged. “I’ve got a loaded schedule... but I’m free for private lessons.” He closed his lips, clearly trying to hold back from laughing because even someone like Nik could realize that was cheesy and poor form.
Uná shrugged and turned back to Nathan. "Have you ever heard of the tango? It's a moving embrace. You are in almost constant contact with your partner. Well I need a partner in class I'd see him more than any private lesson I could squeeze in." She turned back to Nik. "I might be able to get you in a couple nights a week, but only if all our homework is done and I don't have to practice with my partner." She turned back to Nathan and sneezed twice.
Nik gave a slight nod, looking around and sighing. “You might want to dry off. You’ll catch a cold.” He looked around briefly for a towel, figuring in all honestly the show-off teleported would just show up with one like he always seemed to.
Nathan was so confused. All the flirting, all the quips. All of the...pain. The nurse, after making sure everyone else was okay from the situation and ensuring the students that staff would need to speak to all of them, helped Nathan remove his shirt. He fought against it, but she was much stronger than she looked. What was revealed was Nathan's bare abdomen...along with all of the scars on his chest and back. Lashes to be specific. He decided right then to pretend they didn't exist and not make this whole weird situation any more fucked up than it needed to be. His mind was on an emotional roller coaster. Uná seemed interested in one of the other guys and then a second later interested in him. He had never had anyone of the female persuasion show interest in him...well other than her.
He was torn, confused, unsure, and his anxiety was on high. Everyone had discussed what happened and moved on all while he sat there in silence, getting tended to by the nurse. Uná clearly made a point to include him by making comments and occasional eye contact, but he was beginning to feel inferior to the more confident males in the room. She was a beautiful...wonderful person, he could feel that about her. He certainly didn't deserve interest from someone like that...Not him. Joseph was more handsome than him. Nik was more intelligent than him. What was he other than...just Nathan. He nodded to Uná with a smile about the dance partner comment, but immediately felt anxious because he knew next to nothing about dancing. The nurse rubbed her hand over his scars...He pulled away, grabbing his visibly bruised ribs.
"Sorry...I...Uh have to go to the bathroom." The nurse tried to resist him leaving but he pulled away in pain. He turned to Nik, to Joseph, and then to Uná. "I'm sorry...I have to go." His eyes broke away from hers and focused down on the floor as he walked out of the door. He didn't even think about the fact that his shirt was still off; that his scars were there for everyone to see. He began to jog away, still limping, towards his room.
Uná watched him wince and leave without his shirt on. She grabbed it and holding it away from her still semi wet body she looked at Nik pausing a second. "The study group is a really great idea Nik. Thanks." She held his hand for a moment then it seemed like she was going to step closer. Instead she gave his hand a light squeeze and indicated Nathan's shirt. "I'll run and give this to Nathan we'll meet you in the Library. Bye Nikolai." She smiled and let go of his hand to run after Nathan down the hall.
Nik raised an eyebrow, watching Una leave before awkwardly looking at Joseph for a second. He shrugged his shoulders and put his hands in his pockets, making his way out of the nurse's office. This was a weird collection of individuals... perhaps mutant was an appropriate term for all of them after all.
"Joey...why am I in the pool? What happened?" She manages to sound calm and not freaked out.
"Nathan said to wake you up." Joseph replied as he floated up onto his back, spitting water into the air as though he was a fountain. Coughing slightly, he spread his arms and legs to stay atop the surface before continuing as he choked on a bit of the salt water in the pool. "So I woke you up."
Uná goes a whiter shade of pale. "No." She whispers. Her freckles stand out like bright stars in the night sky. "Please tell me I didn't hurt anyone..." Her bottom lip quivers.
"Maybe Nik's pride." Joseph chuckled as he continued to paddle on his back.
Api heard the splash from under the water where he'd settled about three minutes ago then popped to the surface to see what was up.
Uná blinks a couple of times and tilts her head. "His pride? How so?" She sees Api pop up. "Hey Api."
"Hello" is Api's answer just before he ducks under the water to confirm what he thinks he's seeing; Una is dressed not in a suit but her clothing
"Oh not him..." Joseph muttered to himself upon noticing that his roommate was also in the pool. Stopping, he began to tread water as he addressed Uná's question. "While you were asleep you summoned a whacked out version of that fucker from earlier. Nik tried to hit it with one of his boom marbles," Joseph explained, pausing as he repeated the latter part of the sentence. "Boom marbles, boomarbles, barbles." He stopped, decided on the latter before continuing again. "But yeah, Nik hit him with a barble and it didn't do anything, so pride hurt. No one else." He lied, neglecting to tell Uná about how the illusion had thrown him across the infirmary.
Api popped up out of the water after bouncing off the pool bottom. "Why are you not in swim suits?" he asked puzzled
Looking around, Joseph shrugged before replying to Api. "Didn't see a sign that said I had to be."
Api laughed then said, "There isn't but I believe it's implied."
"Personal preference then," Joseph replied as he climbed out of the pool, pulling his wet shirt off. "Am I okay to remove this?" He asked with a raised eyebrow in Uná's direction.
Uná about to ask Joey if he bothered to tell anyone where he was going to be looked over at Api as he asked a question and went to answer him. Then Joey spoke...then verbal tennis ensued. She was climbing out of the side of the pool and as he asked if he was okay to take off his shirt to wring it out she raised an eyebrow. "I suppose although I don't know why you'd want to when all you have to do is port to your shower and you can shower. Before you do that think you can get me back to the infirmary so that I don't drip everywhere? I don't fancy a wigged out Welshman after me." She held out her hand to him. "Please Joey."
"Hey, not all of us just have a closet full of clean clothes." Joseph responded before taking her hand. "And I'll let you away with it that time, but only my sister calls me Joey." He added before teleporting both of them back to the infirmary. "Look everyone," Joseph exclaimed as they reappeared. "She's awake."
Api sighed and lay back on the water; he was in a truly strange place filled with funny and dangerous people.
Uná looked offended. "I do laundry every other day. It's called responsibility. So Joey what you gonna do about it? Yes I am awake and dripping thanks to quick thinking." She looked at Nik and looked him over to make sure he was okay. "I'd hug you in apology but I'm soaked."
Joseph suddenly disappeared before reappearing in a shirt much too short for his torso as the bottom of it sat above his naval. The pants he had on appeared to be capris on him as he tugged at the crotch as it rode up uncomfortably. "Wear Api's wardrobe." He replied to Uná not phased in the slightest about how awfully dressed he was.
Uná laughed so hard that tears leaked out. "That's more punishment for you than me Joey" Getting the hic-ups she shook her head and she moved over to Nathan. Looking at him he looked a little worse. "Nathan did I scare you or hurt you?" She gave his words from earlier back to him.
Walking over beside Nik, Joseph stood shoulder to shoulder with him as he compared their frames before addressing the other male.
"So uh, which dorm is yours?"
Uná keeps her eyes on Nathan but talking to Joseph. "Don't even think it Joey get a brain and come up with something else." She says Joey sweet as saccharine.
"Like doing my own laundry?" Joseph asked, "Please!"
Uná points at Joseph and turns to look at him a smile that butter wouldn't melt in her mouth. "Go Joey and get out of those wet things and into something dry of your own or I make you take dance classes." She was adorable and terrifying. She meant it.
"I don't think you can do that..." Joseph stated before adding, "Unless of course you dream it." He laughed disappearing from the room.
Uná laughs her eyes sparkling she looked at Nik and Nathan. "He has no idea that he gets to put his hands all over a girl and that dancing is...flirting with the whole body. If he saw my class he'd be begging me to get in. You guys want in? Nik? Nathan?"
Nik was still a little shaken from everything going on, looking between Joseph and Una. In the brief time they had been gone, they seemed quite chummy all of a sudden. He nearly missed the question thrown his way. “Not much of a dancer, so I could definitely use the lessons. There’s one move in particular from this old film that I’ve been meaning to try. She runs towards...” his voice trailed off a bit as he realized he was beginning to ramble, before just clearing his throat and giving Joe a playful punch. “Good moves, lover boy.”
Uná looks at Nik in astonishment. "Are you talking about 'The Lift' in Dirty Dancing?"
His face lit up like a Christmas Tree. “Yes! That!”
Uná grinned brighter. "I think I can talk everyone into doing choreography from that movie."
Nik gave a smile and took a step closer. “You don’t have to convince me. There’s so many iconic scenes and dances from films. Singing in the Rain, Flashdance, Saturday Night Fever...” Una had managed to strike pure nerd in Nik.
Uná's eyes lit up. "Save the Last Dance, Riverdance, Lord of the Dance, Moulin Rouge, Footlose, Strickly Ballroom. Why haven't you signed up yet?"
Nik shrugged. “I’ve got a loaded schedule... but I’m free for private lessons.” He closed his lips, clearly trying to hold back from laughing because even someone like Nik could realize that was cheesy and poor form.
Uná shrugged and turned back to Nathan. "Have you ever heard of the tango? It's a moving embrace. You are in almost constant contact with your partner. Well I need a partner in class I'd see him more than any private lesson I could squeeze in." She turned back to Nik. "I might be able to get you in a couple nights a week, but only if all our homework is done and I don't have to practice with my partner." She turned back to Nathan and sneezed twice.
Nik gave a slight nod, looking around and sighing. “You might want to dry off. You’ll catch a cold.” He looked around briefly for a towel, figuring in all honestly the show-off teleported would just show up with one like he always seemed to.
Nathan was so confused. All the flirting, all the quips. All of the...pain. The nurse, after making sure everyone else was okay from the situation and ensuring the students that staff would need to speak to all of them, helped Nathan remove his shirt. He fought against it, but she was much stronger than she looked. What was revealed was Nathan's bare abdomen...along with all of the scars on his chest and back. Lashes to be specific. He decided right then to pretend they didn't exist and not make this whole weird situation any more fucked up than it needed to be. His mind was on an emotional roller coaster. Uná seemed interested in one of the other guys and then a second later interested in him. He had never had anyone of the female persuasion show interest in him...well other than her.
He was torn, confused, unsure, and his anxiety was on high. Everyone had discussed what happened and moved on all while he sat there in silence, getting tended to by the nurse. Uná clearly made a point to include him by making comments and occasional eye contact, but he was beginning to feel inferior to the more confident males in the room. She was a beautiful...wonderful person, he could feel that about her. He certainly didn't deserve interest from someone like that...Not him. Joseph was more handsome than him. Nik was more intelligent than him. What was he other than...just Nathan. He nodded to Uná with a smile about the dance partner comment, but immediately felt anxious because he knew next to nothing about dancing. The nurse rubbed her hand over his scars...He pulled away, grabbing his visibly bruised ribs.
"Sorry...I...Uh have to go to the bathroom." The nurse tried to resist him leaving but he pulled away in pain. He turned to Nik, to Joseph, and then to Uná. "I'm sorry...I have to go." His eyes broke away from hers and focused down on the floor as he walked out of the door. He didn't even think about the fact that his shirt was still off; that his scars were there for everyone to see. He began to jog away, still limping, towards his room.
Uná watched him wince and leave without his shirt on. She grabbed it and holding it away from her still semi wet body she looked at Nik pausing a second. "The study group is a really great idea Nik. Thanks." She held his hand for a moment then it seemed like she was going to step closer. Instead she gave his hand a light squeeze and indicated Nathan's shirt. "I'll run and give this to Nathan we'll meet you in the Library. Bye Nikolai." She smiled and let go of his hand to run after Nathan down the hall.
Nik raised an eyebrow, watching Una leave before awkwardly looking at Joseph for a second. He shrugged his shoulders and put his hands in his pockets, making his way out of the nurse's office. This was a weird collection of individuals... perhaps mutant was an appropriate term for all of them after all.
Voila! I think Temperance is mentioned in the first part a couple of times, but these passages are definitely worth a read. I wouldn't skip them.
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Voila! I think Temperance is mentioned in the first part a couple of times, but these passages are definitely worth a read. I wouldn't skip them.
I saw her mentioned as being incredibly powered, would have gone to far, then a slimeball started talking about ripping her shirt off.
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I saw her mentioned as being incredibly powered, would have gone to far, then a slimeball started talking about ripping her shirt off.
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