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FiroIV The Wandering Recluse

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Alan Peregrine
Walking around the school campus was a great feeling for Alan. It had been years since he’s been here to just be here and enjoy life. He’s visited many times before since he graduated, but they were never just causal visits. There was often something else going on, a matter to be taken care, an emergency that needed to be dealt with, or they simply needed an extra pair of hands or a boost in power.

Al’s memory of this place has always been a mix of good and bad. On the good side there were the endless adventures to be had with friends from all sorts of places and stories to be told in whispers and prideful shouts. And then on the bad side there was the battles they needed to win or else and mourning that they often had.

Inside the never-ending forget that surround the school there is a grave full of young and old bodies. Al visited them many times before to mourn his own loss, but the professor always had it worse. He built this school to protect and teach those that looked for it, and in doing so he suffered losses. In a way maybe the reason the Professor always wore a black and white suit was because he always mourned those losses.

Al’s always been an easy going guy and not a lot of things make him panic, but there’s always something that gets to him. The years he’s spent in this place has taught him that the first sign of danger is when there’s no one around. Even when there was a mission to do there would always be someone in the building and Al knew that this was not the case.

As an Aerokinetic, wind manipulator, air manipulator, etc. Al had the ability to hear things from far away, among others. Sound carried through the wind traveled to him on instinct. It was not something he had active control of. When his powers manifested it made living troublesome because everywhere he would go he would hear things that he could have been better off not hearing. Over the years, he’s learned to restrain just how much he hears and how far the sounds could travel, but it’s never been something he’d been able to turn off.

Al continued to walk around the campus getting close and closer to the main building all while using his powers. In a large open area like the New York countryside there was always wind and this made Al comfortable because this way he would never be too powerless. Using his powers he manipulated the air to make sound travel to him and the lack of voices made him worry.

Al was no longer taking a quick stroll he was flying. Using his abilities he boosted his speed and flew to the main building hoping nothing bad has happened.
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Nía glanced up at the sound of her drunken friend shouting for her, lifting a single brow. She had been in this situation with Mars but she was prepared this time. She gave a sly smile as she placed her bookmark and slid away from her seat in the shadows, pulling Marlowe to a chair. “Alright. Get that shirt off, amor!”

"Sweet cheeks, I already did.. do," Mars replied as he plopped down on the chair. Giving a look down at himself, he was sadly mistaken as the button up was still tightly fastened to his torso. "Oh, well, never mind, then. No wonder I didn't feel a weird breeze," he chimed.

Tossing the shirt to the side, he made a gesture over his chest oddly, looking down as he did. "I just want this giant thing on here, like a Kraken or a tiger or a tree... or something," Mars rambled, still staring at his chest, "I, uh, surprise me, Arts. Do you have chocolate? I'm craving chocolate. Do you get that when you get drunk? I'm like a pregnant lady when I'm drunk; I crave the weirdest things too. I think the last time I was drunk was with Ryan and I made him go to Walmart to get me some marshmallows, kale, and thai food mix so I could make something out of it. He came back with P.F. Chang's and I got so made at him because it wasn't Thai. Or is that Thai? 'm pretty sure P.F. Chang's is Chinese or like Veitnamese."

It had been years since Art had been around a drunken Marlowe and she nearly forgot just how hilarious he was. There was a small smirk of amusement flickering over her lips as he gestured to his chest, demanding some behemoth artwork before rambling. “I wouldn't know. You know I don't eat non-organic food. Now, sit still.” She hummed to herself as she inspected her friend before grabbing him and turning him sideways. “There. There shall be our canvas. And you're not getting the Kraken. Or a tree. Or some hideous thing passed as beauty. You'll get something fitting.”

She moved back to the table, pulling the chair behind her. She took a seat in her own chair and slipped on fresh gloves before working to apply a clean needle. “What do you think of a re-envisioned imagining of the surface of Mars? It'll be like you; Sweet, gentle, kind, beautiful, and full of life, meaning, and color.”

There was something of a groan as Marlowe flipped to his side, suddenly forgetting what he'd originally suggested. He raised a brow at Art's mention of a Kraken, to which he swerved his head to the side to look at her. "Ooh, a Kraken, good idea Art," he mumbled, almost missing her actual suggestion, "Ooh, Mars, good idea Art. What about you do this thing where it's like, uh—no, no, I'm not getting anywhere. Girl, you do you and I'll lay here in my drool." Mars gave her a smirk, though he didn't quite understand why and turned over. "What if you put Marvin the Martian on my face? On my face. Oh, and how are you?"

Marlowe was just too much. Too cute. Art couldn't contain her smile as her friend rambled on. “Yeah. I'll do me and you... You can have Marvin. Just...not on your face, querido.” She gently turned his head so that he wasn't grinning that goofy grin at her while she worked. His crazy chatters were enough. She didn't want to mess up his ink. “You're drunk so it shouldn't hurt too much. But it's on your side so it might. And I am fantastic. Feels good to be back. How are you?” She managed to keep her voice light and inviting, using her power to create an air of ease, comfort, and distraction as she normally did to ease the tattoo pains. Her hand moved fluidly as she began the outline on his ribs, her hair pulling back and out of her way on its own. "I'm drunk, which doesn't happen much," he responded to her question, "I guess that means I'm not doing too well, but I if that's the case, then I'm glad I don't remember. Actually, I remember why, I just don't feel like talkin' bout it yet. People are assholes, Art. You've gotta just punch 'em and be done with it, you know?" She gave a light smile and a nod in return. “I know, MarsBar.”

Being drunk, he'd not noticed Art starting up her work, especially with the distraction she provided him. Drunk Marlowe had a flucuating attention span and the display Art was making did enough to keep him from noticing the pain of the needle drilling into his bone and muscle. He grinned wider, looking up at Armonia an asking, "So, when ya gonna start?" He looked down, noticing her focused gaze on his side and following her moving arm to the needle on his side, "Oh, you already did." Mars gave a small squirm at the sight of her physically tattooing him; the pain that followed was sharp for a second before it was dulled by the alcohol in his system. "Maybe I shouldn't have looked. Is it going to be colorful? Oh, you said that. I like colorful. Teal and turquoise are my favorite colors, how 'bout you?" He questioned, staring at Art now as he rested his head on his hands and continued goofily smiling at her.

It was easy to forget the drama of the past couple of days when she was so happy. She paused to take a sip of her whiskey, eyeballing him with a tickled expression. “I have no favorites.” She went back to working on the tattoo, her hand moving impossibly fast. The artist spoke softly as she did, every so often pausing. “You know me. Between light and art, I'm all about colors. The beauty of colors is their ability to convey and instill emotions. Like music. But there is beauty in silence and darkness as well. If you know how to find it.” Mars replied, giving her a goofy smile, "Are you secretly telling me to stop yappin'?"

“Nope. Just answering your question.” It'd been a busy week and he'd just realized there was no time in that to rest and relax—no respite for the X-men. With being inebriated and mentally exhausted, this was a good time to let loose for Mars and it showed in the way he laid there, in spite of everything that just occurred not thirty minutes ago. Alcohol was a great way to forget.

"I'm going to regret this and everything else, aren't I?" he looked back at her as he spoke, but gave no indication that he wanted her to stop, "I guess when you're drunk, it's impossible to say no to life."

“Not at all. Nobody ever regrets Apollo Art.”

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Art took a step back to admire Mars' new ink with a look of satisfaction. She had even given her drunken friend a cute little Marvin the Martian on his left arm. “I'll give you the rundown on proper care tomorrow.” She properly bandaged the now sensitive skin, temporarily hiding the body art. “Now, if you'll excuse me, my darling.” She kissed her friend on his forehead, ruffling his hair before taking off downstairs. It didn't take long to hit the dance floor with the students, busting out a few moves on her way through the crowd to Freddie. “I think I'm going to need some help with Marlowe. A few more drinks and he's going to be on his ass.” There was still a hint of smile on her face as she spoke above the music - Which was admittedly better than usual club music.
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