xp_logs | Entries tagged with c: alex summers

XFI and friends get together to give Alex a send-off, where stories are told and there's toasting and roasting (the latter mainly of Warren).

( Glasses were raised, toasts were made, and it was time for their friend to move on. )

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The boys get together for what will become an as-available tradition - drunken poker. (Highly, highly backdated.)

( That is some real burn. Yowch. All righty, we doing this? )

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(Backdated) April is still stuck, bored out of her mind, and in need of Enrichment. Sharon supplies, with various reactions from Marie-Ange, Alex, Inez, Jubilee, Artie, and Namor as their merry chase has them zooming through the mansion.

( You are bored? Then you must catch. )

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With Alex's powers still flaring and the cause unknown, Scott and Nica spend some time with him in quarantine. He's loopy. Nica is curious. Scott is thoughtful.

( Also, snot and fever and whatever else aside, you two are adorable. I just thought I'd say that. )

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(backdated) Following the announcement that the mansion is officially under lockdown, Alex and Match have a little talk about the mansion's wild times.

( Oh, and magic is real. )

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Inez confronts Quentin about his behavior and extracts some amount of conciliation from him.

( I don't care who saw, Quentin, I care for what y'said, and, more importantly, who y'said it to. )

Quentin takes the high road? No, that can't be right.

( I’m an embarrassment, I embarrassed you, and I’m sorry for that. )

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Alex, Quentin, and Hope do a little legwork on the tip Inez gave them. Super backdated due to player life.

( #I always hate it when lesbians are the bad guys, they're supposed to be better than us# )

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Backdated to 28 March after this post.

Alex takes Madin out for a meal and Madin starts to feel like maybe, maybe they can stay at the mansion for now.

( If you want non-mansion stuff, New York City is great for that kind of thing. Maybe memorize someone's phone number so you don't have to depend on your phone but can still call if you need help. )

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Safely away from Ben's grandma's burning house, they regroup. Ben is offered a place to stay - Chicago isn't a viable option. Madin, who had tagged along until now reluctantly asks to come along too.

( You can come with us for a time or we can get you to where you want to go, whatever )

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Quire, Havok, Dust and Skin, with Madin tagging along, head to the site of the police disturbance.

( You asking us three to kill the police while Dust extracts Match? )

Meanwhile, in the house

( Time to talk more later, but we need to get out of here now. )

Outside the house, a plan to remove the threat is made.

( We've got to get the cops away from here before they get up the nerve to go in )

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Following last night's dog shelter break in, X-Factor (and friends) finally have a lead on the missing boy, Ben.

( They reckon there's nothing for them up here )

Madin leads them on an exploration of the Chicago tunnels.

( Question is, are they just out on errands or are they gone gone? )

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X-Factor (and friends) reach out to their contact in Chicago looking for Ben Hammil.

( We're good at finding people like that )

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Alex goes out for a coffee run, and finds something much more interesting.

( But you know, the things are weird sometimes business. )

Alex and Inez return to the XFI office, where Inez delivers some unsettling news. Also, no one will let Alex live down not getting coffee.

( This is XFI, right? X-Factor Investigations? )

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Based on their investigations, the X-Factor team arrives at a warehouse where they hope to find the missing children.

( How about heavy hitters knock on the front door while the sneaky people get in and get the kids out. )

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Alex meets with Callisto for an information exchange. It doesn't bode well.

( You missing any kids? )

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It's a typical morning at the X-Factor offices, and a typical case of a missing mutant child.

( Yet it looks like something is seriously wrong. )

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Alex and Alani hit the mall to buy things for kids in the Mutant Underground.

( I can get cast in every shitty Halmark movie and make bank. )

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Emma and ~~Namor~~Victor hunger for blood… and the pleasures of the flesh. Amanda is eager, Alex and Terry aren’t completely opposed… and Betsy would just like to slay the foul fiends, please.

( The remnants of his shirt and jacket lay strewn across an armchair, but the rest of what must be a library sat pristine. )

As our victims succumb to the pleasures of the night, the curse Satanna placed on the Necronomicon breaks, and the Necronomicon hurtles itself its next appearance in space and time.

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The Halloween party is in full swing. Various parts of the mansion and grounds have been decorated--the chapel housing eXcal and Avalon is half-lit and shadowy, and the Xavier family crypt (with its assortment of simple gravestones and mausoleums) is casting long shadows over the lawn from the mix of fading daylight and flickering lights. There are snacks throughout the mansion, everything from your standard candy and junk food fare to themed treats. Drinks in the common areas are mostly non-alcoholic, but if you stop by the bar there’s a few mixed punches designed for the over-21s (or the under-21s who are smart enough to not put themselves into a position where the older adults pay attention).

The second floor rec room has been playing a curated list of Halloween movies all day--mostly more lighthearted spooks like Hocus Pocus, Ghostbusters, and The Addams Family, with the second TV room on the floor showing animated movies and TV specials like Scooby Doo and It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown! The third floor rec room is showing more classic horror, from The Creature from the Black Lagoon to iconic Hitchcock. A lot of the fancier snacks are in the ballroom, and there’s themed music and sounds playing in the room. Some of the classrooms with TVs are in use too, as people grab snacks and decide they want to watch a specific movie or show. The lawn is fully decorated, cobwebs and dancing skeletons with wireframe ghosts and straw-stuffed monsters.

( I was like so far into my weird Scooby Doo thoughts I like managed to miss your question. )

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The Avengers have arrived on site, and join in to help some of the X-Men. There are all kinds of teamups all around the city.

Molly and Maya team up with Kate Bishop. They discuss the philosophy behind superheroing, and benefit plans.

( I mean, at the end of the day don't we all just kinda....punch various kinds of bad guys, gals, and non-binary pals until the problem goes away? )

Nica and Lorna team up with a fossil. Oh, and Captain America is there too.

( Kid, that joke was old when I was young. )

Kurt and Betsy maybe impress Yelena just the littlest bit. She's difficult like that.

( As amateurish as they could sound, they did have training. And were able to work together. )

Logan, Clarice, and Arthur engage in the sort of hijinks that only seem to happen when Longshot is around.

( Hey guys, apparently you can rent electric pirate ships here. That sounds fun! )

Jean-Phillipe and Sooraya are near a museum when there is a literal "from your mouth to god's ears" type of moment. Well, a god. Of thunder.

( Why do I not be more careful with the things I wish for? )

Bobby and Kyle wind up at Under Armour HQ. There is hockey, and Hulk wants to make friends with Mr. Trash Wheel.

( I'm seeing some potential here. )

Scott and Angelo wind up at the Museum of Industry. With a billionaire industrialist.

( I don't know what physics defying powers you can pull out of your asses. )

Kitty and Alex fight giant crabs playing bait and switch - Kitty leads a crab into the line of fire, phases, and Alex blasts right through her to hit and fry the crab. Or more accurately blows it to bits. Either way, seafood might be ruined for awhile.

( Maybe we need, uh, a net. Or a giant pot. )

Alison and Terry break into Oriole Park, hack the sound system and destroy an absolutely astounding number of crabs. Why are the crabs in the stadium? Because they're really not very smart.

( I absolutely meant to do that. Good job me. )