xp_logs | let's all go to the movies

Piotr meets Jono and takes him to see a movie. *grin*

Piotr: *heads down the hallway to where he's been told Jono is bunking, and knocks at the door*

Jono: *cracks open the door*

Piotr: Hello... Jono? It's Piotr... *wonders at the door only opening a bit*

Jono: Hello. *opens the door all the way and stares defiantly at Piotr*

Piotr: *blinks at the glow and the hostile look* Are you okay? You look mad...

Jono: And you look big. *pushes past Piotr* So where do we go?

Piotr: ... *is easily moved* Um. It is downstairs. Do you want me to show you where things are before we go to the rec room?

Jono: *stops* What things.

Piotr: Well, there are rooms for laundry and kitchens and stables and classrooms... *if he thinks Jono's appearance or voice is odd he doesn't seem to be showing it... you get pretty unshockable to mutants after you've hung around them long enough*

Jono: And this is a school. *Jono raises an eyebrow*

Piotr: We live here too. This is my home...

Jono: Let me guess. You're Russian.

Piotr: *grins a bit, happy that he recognized it* Yes, I am. Where are you from?

Jono: England, London. *might be a bit amused at how easily pleased Piotr is, but it's hard to tell with half of his face missing*

Piotr: I know where that is.. I have never been there but I think some other people here have. Is it much different than here?

Jono: ..A bit. *Jono shrugs*

Piotr: Okay.. um.. well come this way and I will show you our kitchen and laundry room up here. *heads down the hall*

Jono: Can you show me where that doctor is. The one with the.. fur. *Jono frowns, trying to wrap his mind around that image*

Piotr: Dr. Hank? Sure! He is downstairs I think. *approaches the part of the lounge* Anyway, there is the kitchen and there is the laundry room. *points to each door in turn* Just a little kitchen, the big one is downstairs.

Jono: Ha. I don't need a kitchen.

Piotr: Oh.. I did not know. *looks curiously at the glow* Is that hot?

Jono: No. *Jono pauses* Not anymore.

Piotr: What happened? *looks a tad concerned and curious, but is trying not to be too intrusive.. it being the guys first day and all*

Jono: *Jono shakes his head* It- my chest- *he gestures at himself* It exploded.

Piotr: *takes a moment to try and remember what exactly "exploded" means, and if he knows the word* .. A bomb?

Jono: Yeah. *Jono nods* Something like that.

Piotr: *Piotr's eyes widen* Good you are alive! Did your mutant power save you?

Jono: I- I don't know. Is it a mutant power to have a hole in your chest.

Piotr: I do not know about mutant powers really.. but if you are alive after a bomb exploded you that has to be something. *reaches out to touch the chest glow, curious to know how it feels*

Jono: *Jerks away, eyes wide. The glow feels a little bit warm.*

Piotr: *pulls his hand back, and blushes slightly. embarassed* Um.. sorry. I just wondered what it was like...

Jono: *wraps his arms around his chest* Can we just go now.

Piotr: Yeah... *heads for the stairs* I did not hurt you, did I?

Jono: *follows* No. You didn't. Just don't.. do it again.

Piotr: Okay... *pauses on the stairs, turns, and smiles* Want to see my power?

Jono: *shrugs* Sure.

Piotr: *concentrates and a moment later his skin starts rapidly turning metal* I do not have to breathe or eat like this.

Jono: *raps his knuckles against Piotr's shoulder* How much damage can you take.

Piotr: A lot! We are still testing to see how much.. but not even Bobby's ice or John's fire hurts me.

Jono: *nods* It's.. impressive.

Piotr: *grins, and changes back* A lot of people here can do strange things. *continues heading downstairs*

Jono: I bet. A school for freaks.

Piotr: Freaks? No... just different.

Jono: Yeah. Different. Sure.

Piotr: *reaches over and puts a hand reassuringly on his arm* Here we are not different.

Jono: *jerks away again* How can you be so calm about being a- a- monster.

Piotr: *frowns, looking slightly hurt.. not at the monster bit, but at the not wanting to be touched* I will not hurt you. And I am not a monster. I am just a boy who grew up on a farm in Russia with my mother and father and sister like anyone else. You are not a monster, too.

Jono: Not a monster. Ha. Haha. I hurt people. How am I not a monster. *looks slightly bewildered*

Piotr: Why do you hurt people?

Jono: It's not like I want to. *hunches shoulders* I exploded.. the bomb in me hurt other people.

Piotr: But if it was an accident then that does not make you a monster. If you wanted to hurt people and went out and killed them then you would be a monster. But if the bomb was an accident it is for you to have blame of it.

Jono: *doesn't say anything because can't really fight with Piotr's logic, just moves forward*

Piotr: *puts a hand on his back for a moment, and keeps walking as well*
The teachers will help you control your powers. Did you meet Professor Xavier yet?

Jono: *shakes head* Is this his school.

Piotr: Yes... he is very nice. Maybe we could meet him after the movie. Which is right in here.. *heads for the room* Do you want to visit Hank and Xavier after?

Jono: Yeah. Why not.

Piotr: Okay.. *ushers Jono into the rec room*