Wicked Sweet

XMEN Equilibrium (Reboot)

Interacting with: Loki @BlackPanther and Alex @sirena

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"Hi everyone! I'm Alexandra Lee," one of the late-comers introduced herself. "but, you can just call me Alex. My codename is Haven, and I can heal myself and others. Katherine's mood lightened. A healer is just what Taylor and Loki needed. Though, at the same time she couldn't help be more than a little annoyed that Latour was continuing having students introduce themselves and showoff their abilities while two of his students lay injured in the room. "I don't think I can do much for Loki if his injuries are internal. Sorry, professor." And, just like that Kat's hope was extinguished.

A few snaps and pops in quick succession, sounding eerily similar to a breakfast cereal, alerted Katherine to yet another transformation by Loki. She knelt down once more to check him out, somewhat relieved that this shift was short and seemingly easier on his body. He was human again. A very tall and muscular boy who might even be dreamy if it weren't for the dotting of bruises over his torso. Where Taylor was good-looking and had a smile that could melt nearly any girl's heart, Loki by comparison was a chiseled statue of a Greek god. But, this wasn't the time to compare the looks of her classmates. Both young men needed medical attention. There was a of brownish dried blood from Loki's nostril to his upper lip. Of even more concern was a particularly nasty bruise that took up a good portion of his neck and was nearly black in color. Once again, Kat found herself stroking Loki's head, running her hand through his raven black hair out of sympathy and concern.

"Is it okay if I touch your chest?" she heard Alexandra ask Taylor.

After a moment, wanting to see if Alex could truly heal Taylor's chest wound, Katherine pleaded with her. "Are you sure there isn't anything you can do for Loki?"

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Do I wanna post...

...or do I wanna wait for others?

Bludhaven Chronicles [Small Group, Alternate DC Timeline]

Might be interested...

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@sirena
Loki could use one also :P

@BlackPanther

Kat will fix him some breakfast.

Tenebria's Scales [Freeform, Fantasy, Military]

This is a story about the three sides of a war that's been going on for almost a century. The current ruling family who were born into royalty, the Perinne family, the Glanz Empire, the almost corrupt rebels aiming to instate a new kingdom atop the old, or the Thieves Guild, a group of bandits turned good (well, mostly good.) They serve neither the King nor the Rebel Crown, instead aiming to end the war by any means necessary, even banditry and assassination of the King's own men.

@Kafka Komedy
What do you mean by the Glanz Empire is almost corrupt?
Why are they trying to overthrow the Perinne nobles?

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She saw it in his eyes. Katherine's mutant ability of persuasion had worked. Loki-cat had stopped struggling against those whom held him down. Once again he had begun to relax. And, in that moment Kat smiled with some pride in herself for aiding in the situation. But, that moment unfortunately was fleeting.

The sickening sounds that were becoming familiar to her ears signaled that Loki was once again transforming. Yet, this time something went wrong. Once again it appeared he was struggling as his body popped and shifted. For some reason Loki couldn't morph back into his human self. Instead he got stuck between panther and human. It was if his human form and panther form were simultaneously jammed into one space and were forced to fight for dominance. What resulted was not a feline-human hybrid, but a deformed mongrel monstrosity. If Katherine had actually ate a full breakfast before this initial class meeting she surely would have lost it by now after witnessing this horrific sight.

When he finally reverted back to his big cat shape Katherine was relieved that Loki's trauma seemed to finally be over. She gasped as blood shot from the feline's mouth. Her brown eyes welled with tears as Loki-cat fell into unconsciousness before her and the others who remained within the underground lounge. As the tears started to slide down her cheeks the professor lifted Loki-cat up and placed him upon the sofa. Kat stepped over over to the cat, placed a delicate hand upon his large head as she knelt beside the sleeping beast and stroked it gently. "You poor thing."

"Thanks," Taylor said to her as he sat clutching his chest, "If you didn't step in at that point, I'd be torn apart."

Kat turned her head and gave the boy a smile. Wiping away her tears, she slowly stood. "We should get you to the infirmary," Katherine said softly.

Tenebria's Scales [Freeform, Fantasy, Military]

Thinking about this one....

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Did it work? Maybe it did. Loki-cat's ears lifted from the back of his head and he seemed to stop shuddering. Maybe Katherine's mutant ability did have an effect even when Taylor stepped closer.

Until the professor tackled the large black panther. Latour dared to wrap the big cat in a headlock and ordered Taylor to restrain the feline as well. Now things were much worse. Loki-cat was even more agitated and scared. And, probably pissed off to boot. When his eyes met Katherine's a second time her heart ached for him. Kat had lost a bit of respect for the professor in this moment. Latour was suppose to be their mentor and teacher, helping his students learn to control their mutant powers. Yet, here he was, physically restraining a frightened student instead of trying to defuse the situation with calmness and kindness.

Men.

As Prof. Latour ordered her to use her mutant persuasion power on the panther Kat momentarily considered using it instead on her teacher and Taylor. But, that would most certainly leave the two of them open to an attack. Maybe they deserve it. Katherine shook her head. She mustn't think that way. Letting her emotions get the better of her was not a good idea with her power. That's how--

Katherine adjusted her position in front of the struggle going on before the class doing her best to once again have her dark eyes catch Loki-cat's gaze. "Loki, hey Loki," she called as calmly as she could possibly manage. "Hey, it's OK. Loki ... trust me," she told the feline. Kat waited a few seconds hoping her words would sink in, but in Loki-cat's increasingly feral state she wasn't sure if her ability would work at all this time. But, she had to try. Before anyone was seriously injured. Taking a deep breath she spoke once again. "Loki ... relax."

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Like her classmates Katherine watched everyone as they stood, introduced themselves and demonstrated their mutant abilities. She was really weirded out by hearing Dani's voice inside her head. It was unpleasant and a bit upsetting for Kat, but she said nothing and sat there quietly as the others went on. She just hoped that it wouldn't be a reoccurring thing. The abilities shown by the others were pretty impressive. Kat was mesmerized by Grace and her angelic wings. Casey's ability seemed an awful like Raylan's as both fellas demonstrated their powers using metal objects. Also, Kat was all that could in the science department so she wasn't quite sure what a 'vector' was. Bao could apparently fly through air manipulation it seemed, and Kat couldn't stop herself from giggling at his last comment. Sophia's ability to generate fire frightened Katherine more than a little, and she secretly hoped that the codename Pyro wasn't short for Pyromaniac.

Once the show-'n'-tell was over the professor divided the class into two groups, one to be trained by himself and the second to be trained by Bao. Katherine was a tad disappointed that she would not be in the same group as Taylor. As she looked over at him in that moment she noticed the boy's attention was elsewhere. Young Dani also seemed preoccupied. Following their gaze Katherine soon realized what was going on.

Loki was shifting. The sounds coming from his body as it contorted and transformed were sickening, and the changed seemed to be taking longer than his first. Soon in the corner of the underground lounge stood a large, beautiful, yet obviously agitated, panther. Taylor moved closer to the big cat, speaking calmly in an attempt to calm him.

"I'm so sorry Professor! I-I got lost on my way here," exclaimed a young Asian woman as she burst into the room. "I know that's no excuse, but I promise it won't happen again. Really."

Katherine held up her arm trying to signal to the newest student to enter the room to stand back. Kat was frightened of the big cat in the room. She worried he may lash out at anything and anyone in his agitated state. Standing from her seat beside Bao, Katherine stepped slowly over towards Taylor. Placing her hand gently on his back she whispered, "Don't crowd him."

She then moved to the left a bit so the big cat could get a clear view of her. Taking a step back, Katherine knelt down so she could look the feline in the eyes. Katherine's entire body was trembling. There was nothing stopping him from lunging and attacking her. But, Kat saw he was afraid, possibly more than she was at this very moment. So she had to try. She had to try to make things better. Yet, in her frightened state would her mutant ability work on him? Was Loki's mind too feral for him to understand the words that were about to come from her lips?

Taking a deep breath in an effort to calm herself, Katherine looked Loki-cat in the eye. She smiled softly at him, and spoke gently. "Loki ... relax."

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@BlackPanther would you be opposed to Katherine attempting to use her power to calm Loki?