The Ashford Institute for the Gifted
The day before classes.
The fancy gates of the Ashford Institute for the Gifted opened up five days ago and mutants from all over the world began to arrive and settle in to their new homes. Some of the students have come from homes that accepted their "gifts" and allowed them to come here to hone their abilities and learn to better control their mutations, while others have come from less accepting environments and have been banished from their homes and forced here as punishment for what they are; most though come from somewhere in between. This is a place of sanctuary for our kind, mutant kind, and like the Xavier School stands as a place of hope and privacy to those like you. It's a school, a training facility, and hopefully it will become a home for the students that have left their lives behind to come here. Whatever happens though it will be an interesting journey to say the least. This is a fresh start for you all; a new era if you will.
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Nathan looks on at his journal as he finishes up the last line of the song he has been working on for the last few days. It's one about the darkness of the world and the way things are as opposed to how they should be, and he can here the sound of the music in his head as he sings the lyrics internally. If only he was brave enough to sing them out loud he new that he would like what he heard because in all honesty he had a pretty good singing voice but he just didn't want to share it...he didn't want to open himself up the possibility that someone reject the only thing about himself that he really liked.
Looking up from the old school, leather bound journal he looks around the incredibly impressive student lounge inside the dormitory building; there was everything from pool tables to a bowling alley and everything in between, and currently there were more than a dozen students around; hanging out, getting to know one another, and having fun like normal people. All of these people and all of these things to do and Nathan was sitting alone in the back corner of the room just hoping that no one would wander his way. Being his first time truly away from home he hasn't quite figured out how to adjust to all of this, and more importantly he dreaded the idea that he would actually have to at some point. Especially since in just a few hours they would all be attending the first official event of the school year, the "Welcoming Banquet", and yes it's mandatory...he checked. The thought of attending such a thing gave him shivers down his spine as he looked back down to his journal and began erasing the beautiful song that he had just finished.
The day before classes.
The fancy gates of the Ashford Institute for the Gifted opened up five days ago and mutants from all over the world began to arrive and settle in to their new homes. Some of the students have come from homes that accepted their "gifts" and allowed them to come here to hone their abilities and learn to better control their mutations, while others have come from less accepting environments and have been banished from their homes and forced here as punishment for what they are; most though come from somewhere in between. This is a place of sanctuary for our kind, mutant kind, and like the Xavier School stands as a place of hope and privacy to those like you. It's a school, a training facility, and hopefully it will become a home for the students that have left their lives behind to come here. Whatever happens though it will be an interesting journey to say the least. This is a fresh start for you all; a new era if you will.
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Nathan looks on at his journal as he finishes up the last line of the song he has been working on for the last few days. It's one about the darkness of the world and the way things are as opposed to how they should be, and he can here the sound of the music in his head as he sings the lyrics internally. If only he was brave enough to sing them out loud he new that he would like what he heard because in all honesty he had a pretty good singing voice but he just didn't want to share it...he didn't want to open himself up the possibility that someone reject the only thing about himself that he really liked.
Looking up from the old school, leather bound journal he looks around the incredibly impressive student lounge inside the dormitory building; there was everything from pool tables to a bowling alley and everything in between, and currently there were more than a dozen students around; hanging out, getting to know one another, and having fun like normal people. All of these people and all of these things to do and Nathan was sitting alone in the back corner of the room just hoping that no one would wander his way. Being his first time truly away from home he hasn't quite figured out how to adjust to all of this, and more importantly he dreaded the idea that he would actually have to at some point. Especially since in just a few hours they would all be attending the first official event of the school year, the "Welcoming Banquet", and yes it's mandatory...he checked. The thought of attending such a thing gave him shivers down his spine as he looked back down to his journal and began erasing the beautiful song that he had just finished.