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Post by Kristi Lynne on May 11, 2020 13:42:21 GMT -8
"I don't. I mean, I didn't. I guess finding out about my father made me realize that it's not all about me. It never was...wow, did I just say that? Out loud? Do I have a fever? I'm malfunctioning, aren't I? I'm too young to die!"
"Your father is an asshole. If he thinks you're not good enough, then it's his fuckin' fault. You just do you because, you're quite okay, kid."
"Well, he's not wrong," Jean agreed, retracting her hand from Peter's perfectly normal temperature forehead. "But maybe I wouldn't have said it quite like that." She watched Logan walk away, wondering if maybe just maybe some light was starting to get through those very fine cracks in his defensive armor. But that still left her in the middle of a women's clothing section with an anxious speedster swirling in self-doubt.
"How about we run through a scenario, like we're in training?" Jean offered. "You be you, and I'll be Erik." She found a chair near the dressing rooms, seated herself and adopted a poised posture with a stern look on her face to go along with it. "Guten tag, Herr Peter," she began in a deep voice with an exaggerated German accent. "It's good to see you again."
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Post by Ariel on May 22, 2020 19:12:26 GMT -8
"How about we run through a scenario, like we're in training?" "You be you, and I'll be Erik."
"Uhh...," Peter stammered as an unnerved expression came about his features, yet before he could decline Jean was already preparing herself for the role of his birth father. His eyebrows took on a rather perplexed shape as he was frozen in a side glance at Jean, getting into character as she put on a stern face. Training with powers was one thing, and Peter was particularly good at exercising his capabilities with speed. But with family matters? Peter wasn't entirely sure how role playing was going to help his case, but he agreed as he let out a sigh of surrender and took a couple of steps forward.
"Guten tag, Herr Peter,""It's good to see you again."
"Hey there, Magnetooo," Peter replied in an awkward fashion, leaning forward into the conversation as he made his greeting heard before straightening back upwards. Slipping both hands into the front pockets of his jeans, he peered down at his feet in a moment of reminiscence before tipping his gaze upward at pretend Erik, "... Sorry I'm late...," Peter swallowed the lump in his throat. His heart hammered against his chest without his permission, as he remembered that moment he had gone to the house looking for Erik after he saw him on the News. Too late. Peter had blown too many chances to tell Erik, they could have been reunited by now. Or not, depending on how Erik takes the news. But he knew that he couldn't blow it, not again. He paused for a moment and stared at Jean before letting out a nasally chuckle, "...Sorry. I can't take you seriously with that stone cold stare," Peter cracked a grin as he walked over and perched his backside on the arm of Jean's chair, "I think I'll be okay. I just don't wanna blow it and never get to tell him, ya know?"
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Post by Kristi Lynne on May 25, 2020 16:14:25 GMT -8
"...Sorry. I can't take you seriously with that stone cold stare. I think I'll be okay. I just don't wanna blow it and never get to tell him, ya know?"
To be honest, Jean was having a hard time herself keeping that stern look as Peter became unusually humble and contrite. "Well, I thought it was spot on," she countered in her normal voice. "Lucky for you, my fashion sense is better than my impressions. So..." She got back to her feet with restored interest in the clothing racks. "Let's pull together a few things for Hope and then we'll grab Grumpy and hit the food court. Sound good?"
Jean placed a reassuring hand on Peter's shoulder. "And you will be okay," she asserted. "Erik won't be able to stay out of trouble for long and when he sends up the SOS to the Professor, you'll be there to save him. Again."
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Post by Ariel on May 31, 2020 14:31:52 GMT -8
"And you will be okay," "Erik won't be able to stay out of trouble for long and when he sends up the SOS to the Professor, you'll be there to save him. Again."
Peter's thankful, goofy grin spanned from the hand on his shoulder to Jean's caring gaze. With her assurance, Peter was confident that things would work out the way that the universe would intend for them to, whether it was with Erik in his life or not. The band-aid that covered his daddy issues wound was itchy, and Peter couldn't wait to just rip it off more than ever now. When the time was right, he would. But for now, it was all about dealing with the side tasks at hand as he peered down at the girl's clothes in their hands.
"Well," Peter nodded, "I think these will be good enough for Hope. Let's run the card on these and split to the food court. Hopefully our friend hasn't caused a scene by now, we've left him alone for far too long." Peter chuckled as he held his hand out towards the register for Jean to proceed first as the gentleman he was - or tried to be, at least.
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Post by Hollywood Heidi on Jul 4, 2020 18:52:39 GMT -8
A few hours pass.
It is now early afternoon.
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Post by Ariel on Jul 4, 2020 19:22:33 GMT -8
*** In the Mall Food Court **
"Yeah hi, uuuuuuhhh," Peter placed a finger to his lips as he thoughtfully pondered the Burger Shack menu and it's variety of grease caked patties and deep fried delights, "I'll grab a triple bacon patty combo, upsize that pronto, hold the lettuce with a large Coke-wait Oooo, make that a triple thick choco-chunk shake and maybe throw in those fun cookies you put in the kids meals - for a friend obvi," Peter turned from the worker at the register who appeared slightly stressed by the multiple demands to Jean who was standing by his side, "Anything for you, Jeanie? My treat." Peter grinned widely as he nodded with certainty. After everything Jean had done for him that day, it was the least he could do.
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Post by Kristi Lynne on Jul 10, 2020 18:59:57 GMT -8
Jean's eyes widened at Peter's order about the same as the poor girl working the cash register. But since he had a super-speedy metabolism to go along with his super speed, she shouldn't have been surprised.
"Anything for you, Jeanie? My treat."
"Oh, okay, cool! I'll take a cheeseburger combo, with a Cherry Icee," Jean advised with a pleasant smile. "Wonder what Logan wants? Probably like a salad or something healthy...."
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Post by DarkSideCookie on Aug 11, 2020 3:40:04 GMT -8
By then, Logan's mood had actually advanced to the point that he'd stopped seeming on edge by every quip that got thrown his way. A day in the mall with two teenagers, one of them a hyperactive pill, was surely not what had been on his to-do list right on top, but the more time Logan was spending with these kids, the more he started to like being around them - maybe being around at somebody in the first place.
He was not too surprised about the vast menu the boy was ordering but rather about the girl working the cash register not losing control over it, for he had a way to speak very fast. The only other thing Logan was wondering about was how long it would take Speedy to shift all that food. For a little moment, there could be seen the hint of a smile on his face.
"Wonder what Logan wants? Probably like a salad or something healthy...."
Logan reacted with no more than a sarcastic yet amused chuckle to that before placing his order. "I'll get a double bacon patty combo with extra cheese, large fries, and soda without ice."
"The good side about having a liver that recovers itself," he added more quietly in Jean's direction. Although said in a joking way, there was an undertone in his voice that gave away there also was a bad side about being immortal - probably standing out even more than the good.
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Post by Ariel on Aug 16, 2020 18:31:27 GMT -8
"The good side about having a liver that recovers itself,"
"Better get me one of those," Peter remarked as he raised his eyebrows in astonishment. Scooping up his tray full of fast food, he stood to the side as he waited for Jean and Logan to get their food served to them as well, "I mean, I can totally work all of this off faster than anyone can. But I'm sure all this grease will catch up to me one day. I mean, look at this - can you even call this a real milkshake?!" Peter peered into the cup filled to the brim with a thick, chocolate malt looking substance, "...I'll still consume it like it's the last shake of my life, anyways. Bring it on, stomach ache!" Peter shrugged before taking a sip of his chocolate concoction.
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Post by Kristi Lynne on Aug 21, 2020 20:04:01 GMT -8
Jean merely shook her head at Peter's remark and sipped on her own slushie. "So, fascinating as your internal organs may be," she said to Logan, "Any other parts of your mysterious past we should know about? What were you doing before you met up with Ororo in Africa?" The way he carried himself, at rest and in the fight at Trask, suggested he was maybe military or law enforcement. But neither option would have kept him around once they knew he was a mutant.
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Post by DarkSideCookie on Sept 12, 2020 16:10:24 GMT -8
"Better get me one of those," At that, Logan actually chuckled, even though for not even a second. "I mean, I can totally work all of this off faster than anyone can. But I'm sure all this grease will catch up to me one day. I mean, look at this - can you even call this a real milkshake?!""...I'll still consume it like it's the last shake of my life, anyways. Bring it on, stomach ache!"
"You're still probably the only person I wouldn't wanna challenge for a munching contest," Logan uttered with a shake of his head while receiving his own tray full of not that much of fast food.
"So, fascinating as your internal organs may be," Jean chimed in this odd conversation on their way to find an empty table, and then took on another path down chat lane, once they sat. "Any other parts of your mysterious past we should know about? What were you doing before you met up with Ororo in Africa?"
As much as Logan didn't like to talk about himself, making excuses to get out of it was even more exhausting to him. Also, if there was anything he had conceded to these two teenagers almost right from the start, then it was trust, for some reason. But first, Logan took a big bite of his burger and a deep sip of his soda - with damn ice in it, wtf?... how the hell was it too difficult to give just one thing a miss while Speedy seemed to have gotten all of his special wishes? Grumping about that for a moment, Logan placed the cup back on the tray in front of him, before he finally launched into an answer to Jean's question. "The before is a short story actually. So, wanna hear about my travellin' around the whole fucking globe to find somebody joggin' my memory, or rather about the time I've spent as Stryker's personal lab rat?" The sudden serious topic, at least, didn't stop him from eating. He was hungry as fuck.
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Post by Ariel on Sept 13, 2020 10:55:41 GMT -8
"The before is a short story actually. So, wanna hear about my travellin' around the whole fucking globe to find somebody joggin' my memory, or rather about the time I've spent as Stryker's personal lab rat?"
"Jeepers man, that sounds like a rough go," Peter shuddered at the mention of Stryker and lab rat. One of his greatest fears was being taken in and experimented on like the government did with so many mutants. The world had yet to still understand the likes of their kind and that they weren't all a malicious threat to society. Peter knew very well that his sense of confidence in his powers wouldn't have stretched as far as it did today without Charles and his school. Xavier and the friendships that he had gained were his saving grace and kept him out of trouble, for the most part, "How the hell did you make it out of there alive?" Peter asked before air-planing a single french fry right into his pie hole.
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Post by Kristi Lynne on Sept 16, 2020 16:24:51 GMT -8
"The before is a short story actually. So, wanna hear about my travellin' around the whole fucking globe to find somebody joggin' my memory, or rather about the time I've spent as Stryker's personal lab rat?"
"Sorry, I didn't mean to bring up bad memories," Jean said, reaching out to gently touch his arm. But the second she did, she was hit with the wave of pain and anger that her own question had prompted. She had to wonder how much of this the Professor knew about, and how personal their recent strike against Trask had been.
"Jeepers man, that sounds like a rough go. How the hell did you make it out of there alive?"
"He had help," Jean answered for him. Because Peter's question had brought a name and a face to the forefront of Logan's thoughts. "Maeve. She got you out," she clarified. She retracted her hand and prepared to apologize profusely for the mental intrusion.
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Post by DarkSideCookie on Oct 16, 2020 14:17:35 GMT -8
"Sorry, I didn't mean to bring up bad memories,"
Logan gave her no more than an expression that could be best described as a shrug with his eyelids, probably for the mere reason of the rest of his body being all busy with shoveling fast food into it.
"Jeepers man, that sounds like a rough go,"
His eyes were wandering over at Peter, giving him the same look. However, this started to make him feel uncomfortable. Logan hadn't meant to make anyone feel sorry for him. That was totally not what he needed nor wanted in the first place. It was probably better not to add that he'd been there of his free will, at least before he knew what would be awaiting him.
"How the hell did you make it out of there alive?"
Swallowing down his last bite, Logan was just about to answer this question when Jean suddenly preempted him.
"He had help," At that, his eyes wandered back towards the red-head, not exactly looking pleased. "Maeve. She got you out,"
"Oh really?" he asked sarcastically before letting the rest of his burger fall back onto the tray. The ice in his soda, although countermanded, seemed to have been not enough already to piss him off again. "Friendly spoken - I don't like it when somebody's nosin' around my mind. Okay?" In his opinion, he really made an effort to play nicely, yet on his face, there was clearly written the not-so-friendly spoken announcement.
Wordlessly, Logan picked up the rest of his burger to finish it at one bite before flushing it down his throat with the rest of his ice-cold soda.
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Post by Ariel on Oct 18, 2020 21:16:54 GMT -8
"Friendly spoken - I don't like it when somebody's nosin' around my mind. Okay?"
Peter's half stuffed jaw was chomping away on the remainder of his burger as he watched Logan give Jean some attitude. Peter liked his privacy and knew others did too, but he also knew that it was never Jean's intention to do any harm. Gulping his burger down, his eyes shifted between a huffing and puffing Logan and Jean silently for a few moments before opening his own, outspoken yap, "Well then, I guess no minds need to be read to know how grumpy grandpa is today - time for your nap already?" Peter slide in between with the comment before inserting a straw into his mouth and taking a sip of his own drink.
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Post by Kristi Lynne on Oct 24, 2020 17:17:16 GMT -8
"Oh really? Friendly spoken - I don't like it when somebody's nosin' around my mind. Okay?"
"I'm sorry, I ... I didn't mean to," Jean said softly. She clasped her hands in her lap and cast her eyes down at her tray. It was an apology she'd become used to issuing. It seemed like every time she had a handle on her powers, they found a way to spin out of her control. But for some reason, Trask and Maeve were strongly linked in Logan's mind even if he wasn't sure why.
"Well then, I guess no minds need to be read to know how grumpy grandpa is today - time for your nap already?"
Peter's jibe prompted Jean to emerge from her self-imposed shell and give him a grateful smile. Apart from his admitted anxiety about reconnecting with his father, he still had a way of not taking anything too seriously and letting Logan's barbs just roll off his singularly stylish jacket. "It is kinda' tiring to keep up with you, Peter," she observed, sipping her own drink.
"So, what topics of conversation are acceptable, then?" Jean added to Logan. "Can we talk about the sideburns? Because they haven't been in style since, like ... last century."
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Post by DarkSideCookie on Nov 14, 2020 12:02:30 GMT -8
"I'm sorry, I ... I didn't mean to,"
It always took Logan a little bit by surprise whenever his words seemed to cause some kind of drama while he just had a way of saying what he was thinking. Granted, maybe not always in the nicest tone - yet this time he didn't even see that being the case - but that was just his nature, he guessed. It also was his nature that he didn't give a shit about the reactions to what he said. However, with these kids he somehow did. Oh man, since when had he started to care? Logan was actually glad when suddenly Peter chimed in with a loosening remark.
"Well then, I guess no minds need to be read to know how grumpy grandpa is today - time for your nap already?"
Logan said nothing in return, but a slight smirk in the corner of his mouth was vaguely perceptible.
"It is kinda' tiring to keep up with you, Peter,""So, what topics of conversation are acceptable, then?", Jean turned back to face him. "Can we talk about the sideburns? Because they haven't been in style since, like ... last century."
At that, his head turned to the side as well, giving her an eyebrow-raising that silently asked Is that so? before he just suggested: "How about no talking at all?"
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Post by Ariel on Nov 28, 2020 10:48:11 GMT -8
With his straw secured in his mouth, Peter made a persistent eyeroll gesture at Logan's bummer of an attitude as loud, abrupt sound of Peter's almost empty cup cut it's way through the momentary silence. Nothing unexpected from Logan, but he could have at least tried to behave himself for Jean. Placing the empty cup back onto his tray, Peter picked up the last couple of fries from his plate and dunked them in all of the sauces that he had opened for himself to indulge in.
"So where's Scott been lately? I'm surprised he didn't want to tag along today. You two seem just about inseparable," Peter addressed Jean directly as he chomped down on the saucy, deep fried potato sticks.
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Post by Kristi Lynne on Dec 1, 2020 17:28:32 GMT -8
"So where's Scott been lately? I'm surprised he didn't want to tag along today. You two seem just about inseparable."
"Oh, he's studying for our biology final. Jubilee said she'd help him out," Jean replied. "He needs to keep his grades up or y'know, it's just one more thing that Alex is better at." Jean had no strong feelings either way about Scott's similarly super-powered sibling, but it seemed like it was a constant weight on Scott. He had the ability, the intelligence, and the compassion for his teammates. it just never seemed to be enough to ease his doubts about himself.
"Alex is Scott's older brother," she explained to Logan. "He's known the Professor for years, was part of the first 'class' here at the Academy. Kinda' makes me glad I don't have to live in the shadow of a mutant brother or sister."
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Post by DarkSideCookie on Dec 19, 2020 13:01:12 GMT -8
Logan must be a fool to have believed that he saved himself from more conversation because, in the end, he found himself, yet again, getting addressed.
"Alex is Scott's older brother,""He's known the Professor for years, was part of the first 'class' here at the Academy. Kinda' makes me glad I don't have to live in the shadow of a mutant brother or sister."
Logan took his time to finish the remains of his menu before turning only his head back in her direction. Sure, he could just ignore the fact that they were still trying to include him in their chatting, and he actually asked himself in silence why he didn't, but his mouth had already opened. "Who's Scott?"
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Post by Ariel on Dec 29, 2020 11:52:00 GMT -8
"Who's Scott?"
"Oh, now you're interested?" Peter raised his eyebrows slightly as his gaze panned back over to Logan. Someone who would have rather done anything not to converse was now intrigued by the fresh turn in the table conversation. Peter's head turned to his almost empty tray with an amused grin, "I guess even you can't turn down a plate of 'hot goss.' Scott Summers, y'know, dude with the laser beams for eyes? He's is a close friend of Jean's, though the way that they look at each other at lunch makes me want to vom," Peter's eyes grew wide as he immediately pursed his lips together in silence. He rambled himself off of the edge of a cliff as he looked up at Jean, his face turning as white as a ghost, "I mean, uh, I'm happy for you? Anyone need ketchup?" Peter swallowed back the remainder of his fries with a gulp that was half induced with terror or pissing off the Phoenix.
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Post by Kristi Lynne on Jan 2, 2021 17:36:49 GMT -8
"Who's Scott?"
"Oh, now you're interested? I guess even you can't turn down a plate of 'hot goss.' Scott Summers, y'know, dude with the laser beams for eyes? He's a close friend of Jean's, though the way that they look at each other at lunch makes me want to vom. ... I mean, uh, I'm happy for you? Anyone need ketchup?"
Jean tilted her head and regarded Peter, wondering if she should continue to let him bury himself deeper. Not that she actually took offense, she made no secret of her relationship with Scott, but he didn't need to know that while he proceeded to squirm. "No, I'm good," she chirped, raising a hand to lift the glass bottle of ketchup from the table and then swiftly pull it into her own grasp. "And yes, Scott is my boyfriend," she advised Logan. "He's a really good guy. The Professor thinks he has a lot of leadership potential."
But in case Peter thought he had escaped that easily, she decided to shift the focus back to him. "Anyway, this whole trip to the mall was so that you could impress the new girl," Jean reminded him. "Don't make me regret giving up my whole day for the small price of a cherry icee."
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Post by DarkSideCookie on Jan 10, 2021 14:48:24 GMT -8
"Oh, now you're interested? I guess even you can't turn down a plate of 'hot goss.' Scott Summers, y'know, dude with the laser beams for eyes? He's a close friend of Jean's, though the way that they look at each other at lunch makes me want to vom. ... I mean, uh, I'm happy for you? Anyone need ketchup?"
Logan was showing no more than slight smirks at Peter's many words. If he didn't know it better, he might have come up with the idea that the boy had a thing for Jean himself. But then again, Logan probably was just too much of a loner to gauge any kind of social relationship, plus he didn't feel any motivation to do so in the first place.
"And yes, Scott is my boyfriend,""He's a really good guy. The Professor thinks he has a lot of leadership potential."
He couldn't help but smirk again as this sounded like she was touting something rather than somebody to prove their quality. "Well, then... congrats, I guess," he uttered rather murmuring as if to himself before Jean turned her attention back towards Peter.
"Anyway, this whole trip to the mall was so that you could impress the new girl,""Don't make me regret giving up my whole day for the small price of a cherry icee."
Although Logan knew he might regret that soon, he took up their thread and involved himself, yet again, by turning to Peter with a shrug around his shoulders. "So, what's the matter, speedy? You don't seem to me like some goofus or shy sort of guy."
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Post by Ariel on Feb 5, 2021 22:42:13 GMT -8
"Anyway, this whole trip to the mall was so that you could impress the new girl,""Don't make me regret giving up my whole day for the small price of a cherry icee."
"So, what's the matter, speedy? You don't seem to me like some goofus or shy sort of guy."
"I dunno man, I mean, I'm definitely cooler than shy guys go. Maybe I'm coming down with something," Peter grabbed Logan's furry hand and without consent placed it on his slightly sweaty forehead right below where his glasses sat. At this point, Peter was ready to come up with any excuse rather than admit that he had a silly little crush on a pretty girl, "Am I warm? Do I feel feverish?" Peter asked, his voice growing rather faint to match the fake circumstance that he was exaggerating.
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Post by Kristi Lynne on Feb 13, 2021 14:12:46 GMT -8
"I dunno man, I mean, I'm definitely cooler than shy guys go. Maybe I'm coming down with something. Am I warm? Do I feel feverish?"
"Sorry, Logan," Jean chuckled, noting the speed with which Logan would try to retract his hand. "Peter already tried this act earlier today. When he didn't want to talk about his dad...." She fixed the speedster with a smug grin and an arched eyebrow as she sipped her drink.
"But since he feels the need to employ evasive tactics, we don't have to talk about the pretty new girl," Jean relented. "I'm just happy that you might be spending more time at the school. I wonder if Maeve will come back. I mean, I know she covered every track of her role in the break-in but still ... it's gotta' be weird to go back to a crime scene when you were the one who committed the crime."
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Post by DarkSideCookie on Mar 5, 2021 11:06:56 GMT -8
"I dunno man, I mean, I'm definitely cooler than shy guys go. Maybe I'm coming down with something,"
Fuck excuses. A poor one, at that. Just as Logan was going to say something, the boy suddenly grabbed his hand and, to his greatest disapproval, placed it on his sweaty forehead. What the... ? He could be glad that Logan was aware of the fact that, in which way soever, he tried to fight him off, the boy would be faster anyway. So it probably wouldn't be worth the effort. Anyways, this was enough to bring that pissed expression from before back to his features.
"Am I warm? Do I feel feverish?"
"You sure do if you won't let off my hand," Logan grunted, although quiet enough so that his words got drowned by Jean suddenly speaking up.
"Sorry, Logan,""Peter already tried this act earlier today. When he didn't want to talk about his dad...."
Logan was using the chance to shake the boy's hand off, after all, not giving this a further thought of disgruntlement, though.
"But since he feels the need to employ evasive tactics, we don't have to talk about the pretty new girl,""I'm just happy that you might be spending more time at the school."
Logan reacted with no more than a slight raising of his head to that. He'll be up and away as soon as the professor stopped giving him little jobs like the babysitting of two teenagers. He actually started to wonder, if this was all kind of a tactic to make him stay longer, or - fuck that thought - stalling for time to make him contemplate to stay forever even. Logan chuckled that thought away. Once they would be back at the school, he'd straight go see this Charles guy, giving him no choice but to finally answer his damn questions.
"I wonder if Maeve will come back. I mean, I know she covered every track of her role in the break-in but still ... it's gotta' be weird to go back to a crime scene when you were the one who committed the crime."
"You'd wonder," Logan chimed in with a hiss. "She's quite good at breakin' somebody out and then just go on with whatever the fuck is her thing." After all, it had been just the same last time she did that. Or otherwise, they wouldn't have met her as part of Stryker's team still. "Not the most stupid attitude." As for the going back to her own business thing, not the Stryker thing.
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Post by Ariel on Mar 7, 2021 10:54:46 GMT -8
"Sorry, Logan,""Peter already tried this act earlier today. When he didn't want to talk about his dad...."
Logan's hand still pressed forcefully against Peter's forehead, Peter's gaze shifted between Jean and Logan as she ratted him out. He knew he could only cry wolf so many times before appearing as if he was avidly avoiding his problems. Eyes widened in a rather guilty expression, Peter looked back at Logan and grinned sheepishly, "Guilty as charged?...," As Logan shook his had away from Peter's grasp, Peter was swift to give him a judgmental side glance, "You weren't a very good nurse, anyways."
"But since he feels the need to employ evasive tactics, we don't have to talk about the pretty new girl,""I'm just happy that you might be spending more time at the school."
"Yes, thank you! Let's pick on someone else's uncomfortable personal life issues for once," Peter announced, crossing his arms as he momentarily felt sorry for himself. Though, he agreed with Jean, having Logan around more often wasn't so bad. If anything, it proved to be rather entertaining. Who knows what they all might get into next?
"I wonder if Maeve will come back. I mean, I know she covered every track of her role in the break-in but still ... it's gotta' be weird to go back to a crime scene when you were the one who committed the crime."
"You'd wonder," "She's quite good at breakin' somebody out and then just go on with whatever the fuck is her thing." "Not the most stupid attitude."
"Go into a mission and double cross Stryker, do your thang, then peace out as if it didn't even happen. No strings attached. Must be nice," Peter was still a little bitter that Maeve had simply just left to return back to doing her own thing. Being a lone wolf wasn't the greatest life to live, so he did hope that she would return to them again someday. As annoying as Ghosty might have been, "I'm sure she'll be back. I mean, what do you think she's got to do out there?" Peter asked, still trying to convince himself that he would see her again, yet his doubts were still in place as her leaving them had left a Ghosty sized bruise on his heart that he wouldn't dare to admit.
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Post by Kristi Lynne on Mar 17, 2021 17:47:34 GMT -8
"You'd wonder. She's quite good at breakin' somebody out and then just go on with whatever the fuck is her thing. Not the most stupid attitude."
"Go into a mission and double cross Stryker, do your thang, then peace out as if it didn't even happen. No strings attached. Must be nice. ... I'm sure she'll be back. I mean, what do you think she's got to do out there?"
"And you wouldn't know anything about peace-ing out after a mission?" Jean countered to Peter. The speedster never stuck around for long after fulfilling whatever Professor Xavier asked of him, and it was unclear whether that was due to his power or his own aversion to strings. Though Hope's presence might give him an incentive to stick around this time.
"I mean, I know Maeve has a job, and she worked a long time to get where she is," Jean remarked. "But it must be hard to be out there on your own, with no one to help you understand your abilities, or what you can and can't do." When she looked to Peter and Logan for reinforcement, she received only blank and maybe skeptical stares. "And as I say that, I realize I'm the only person at this table who has spent any length of time under the Professor's care."
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Post by DarkSideCookie on Apr 12, 2021 8:55:46 GMT -8
"I'm sure she'll be back. I mean, what do you think she's got to do out there?"
Logan grew a little annoyed about them going on with the issue of Maeve potentially coming back. She hadn't been the worst company, sure, but, at the end of the day, everyone had to get back to minding their own business, wasn't it so? It was better not to get too attached to anyone for the short while of their paths crossing. At least it was for him - a restless loner, seeking for answers.
"And you wouldn't know anything about peace-ing out after a mission?""I mean, I know Maeve has a job, and she worked a long time to get where she is,""But it must be hard to be out there on your own, with no one to help you understand your abilities, or what you can and can't do."
When Jean turned her gaze toward them to seek possibly reinforcement, Logan's blank expression was actually just that. He had simply nothing more to say to this.
"And as I say that, I realize I'm the only person at this table who has spent any length of time under the Professor's care."
"I'm sure she likes her privacy, as many of us. Either she comes back, or she doesn't. Who the fuck cares? Everyone's goin' anywhere at some point," Logan eventually shrugged, adding his two cents after all, even though that was probably only to wrap up that topic of conversation until they would find another that was not to his liking. Maybe he should have let them go on after all? Now there was a chance the topic could change once again back to himself. Ugh, these kids were giving him a hard time.
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- Harley-Rae Stone
- Jack Shephard
- Linda Pace
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Post by Ariel on Apr 19, 2021 20:33:18 GMT -8
"And you wouldn't know anything about peace-ing out after a mission?"
"I'm sure she likes her privacy, as many of us. Either she comes back, or she doesn't. Who the fuck cares? Everyone's goin' anywhere at some point,"
Peter figured that both of the friends sitting at the table with him had some fair points. Points that he resonated with more than others might care to admit. Often times, Peter considered himself more of a free agent. He lived by his own rules while supporting causes he cared about and participated in favors for Charles and the gang. Though, this time was different from the rest. His father was back in his life - well, not exactly, but he had finally found Erik. Not to mention the new girl on campus was kind of groovy. And to leave and miss out on strange yet friendly outings with Jean and Logan that sparked heartwarming satisfaction from within would be a travesty. Peter would often leave at this point to seek out what he was missing. Perhaps what he had been missing had been in front of him all along...and that was the fact that the Mansion was truly where he felt at home.
"I dunno, I haven't really stuck around for this long after a mission. But the longer I'm around, the more you're all kind of growing on me in a disgusting, gooey fashion. I think I might kick back and stay for a while this time," Peter had his plans, but he figured it wouldn't hurt to stick around for a bit and add a sense of stability to his fast paced lifestyle. Kind of like a mini vacation.
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