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| Moment of Awesome - Inez Temple/Outlaw: Country meets country as Inez comes across a newly-arrived Jay Guthrie with his guitar.
"Well, I've been here a spell and y'don't look familiar, so I guess so," she reasoned. "But that ain't a bad thing, we get a lotta new folks in fits and starts 'round here, and it keeps things interestin', so glad t'have ya." She nodded to his guitar. "We don't get many who can play like you, though, so that's good... d'you sing too, by any chance?" she asked. "My singin' leaves, uh, a little somethin' t'be desired, not that it stops me, though I usually try an' keep it to t'shower."
Jay nodded at her mystification at being called ma'am. He guessed she was in her late twenties, but he'd rather be overly polite to the woman he had just met than not polite enough. She had a look of something like a sheriff about the way she stood.
"I don't sing," he told her, not wanting to weigh her down with the whys of it. That he could sing like a bird on a line if he wanted to, but just couldn't bring it out of himself. But he carried a sadness when he said it. "But you ain't as bad as you're makin' yourself out t'be, from the little I heard. Didn't mean to interrupt your walk."
"Aw, well, that's a pity," Inez replied, registering his sadness but not sure what to make of it as she doesn't know him, well, at all. "Bu they, with your great playin' y'might just attract someone t'be your songbird," she said, looking for a silver lining. "An' you weren't interruptin' much, I promise. Just lookin' for a little peace of mind, it can get kinda... busy in there, heh," she added with a chuckle.
"Where are you from, Jay?" she asked, figuring it was probably closer to her neck of the woods than where they currently were located, but wanting to be polite and not assuming anything.
"Maybe so," he said to her with a grimace, feathers ruffling slightly. Jay had spent so long with them bound down against his back that he hadn't yet learned the little body language tics his wings gave him. "An' back home I thought a house o' nine other people was bad enough," he agreed with her as he moved to stand.
"I'm from Kentucky, Cumberland County," he told her with a pain through his heart at the thoughts of home. "I'm guessin' you're a country girl too, Miss...?" He asked to prompt her for her name. Singing with someone should at least get some sort of name, he figured.
"Uh, Inez," she repeated, though she'd been singing just before that and startled him so she just chalked it up to that. "An' yeah, I'm from Texas originally, though I ain't been back home for a spell," Inez admitted with a frown and a little sigh. "Kentucky's real nice though, I've done some jobs there, been a few years or so but I remember it well enough."
She gave him a small smile and was about to ask him what he did when he realized, well, he had wings, so. "A flyer, then, are ya? Don't ask how I guessed that one," she said with a little chuckle and a wink.
Jay didn't realize that Inez had already told him her name. It'd been hard to focus lately. He nodded at her compliments to Kentucky and the confirmation she was Texan. He'd guessed as much, sure, but he would have been off.
"Not supposed to be doin' much flyin' lately, but that's right," Jay confirmed, flexing a wing so that Inez could see the teal vet wrap on the radiale joints in his wings. "So many mutations I wouldn't know where t'start guessin' with you," he said, inviting her to tell him, as he moved to stand.
"Yeah, there's a lotta us here for sure, an' a lotta different ones, so I can't fault y'there," she admitted. "I'm just a plain enhanced human, I reckon you'd say... extra strength, stamina, speed," Inez said, counting off on her fingers. "Nothin' too fancy but I'm a good hand to have in a brawl," she chuckled. "Sorry that you're hurt," she added after seeing the wrap on his wings. "I hope it won't keep you grounded for too long?"
"There's something plain about all that?" Jay said with a raised eyebrow and a low, oriole-like whistle. "Coulda fooled me." What was this sort of place where that was run-of-the-mill? Some old part of him he was still learning to silence thought like laughing in God's face. "And I should be set soon. They say they just gotta reteach the healing factor- whatever that is- to heal straight and not sprained."
"Well, y'know," she drawled with a smirk. "What can I say, everythin's bigger in Texas, I reckon I might be a little biased," she chuckled. "Ahh, well, I ain't much for that kinda thing, I'll be real honest, but if someone's tellin' y'that then they know what's goin' on and you'll be right as rain in no time flat, I'd wager."
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| October 31 - Halloween, Reed Richards and Jennie Stavros' birthdays
2015: John posts to inform people that he’s going to spend the weekend in a dilapidated cabin in the woods. Alex leaves candy buckets outside the apartment of himself and Scott. Gabriel, Felicia, and Jean all post pictures of their Hallowe’en costumes.
2016: Clea posts cackling that something lives. Nica lets everyone know that Oswald the Pumpkin now has vampire fangs and dribbles of blood leaking from his mouth. Miles suggests that people gather for a horror movie party, but to leave their pumpkins behind. Topaz posts a story about how she told a guy on campus that she’s dressed as a witch for Halloween. Garrison organizes a pumpkin drive, donating the pumpkins which had gathered around the mansion to a local bakery for the nearby shelters. Billy posts a picture encouraging the mansion folk to get their act together and not be outdone by NASA's Halloween decorations. While everyone else is trick or treating, Reed and Sue have a chance encounter in the Stormtech labs when he gives her a ring of malleable metal.
2017: Topaz posts about telling costumed people she is dressed up as a witch for Halloween. Hope has a meeting with her little eyes-and-ears network.
2018: Topaz makes a journal entry about green, warty witches being out of style.
2019: House of Horrors: Four groups of mansionites visit a haunted house run by a local fraternity, only to discover themselves facing their worst fears; after being separated from the others, Stephen, and Jean discover the cause of the problem, a demon known as a Fear Eater; Clea and Darcy get involved to exorcise the demon and make sure the house is clean. Following the party, Alex and Lorna talk about Alex's fears.
2020: Nica makes a post about attending a college party as Harriet Tubman, Vampire Slayer.
2021: Molly is excited for Halloween. Monster Mash: The Halloween House Party starts at the mansion for all residents; Felicia posts her costume to the journals before heading off for drinks; Marie-Ange, Angelo, Jubilee, Jean and Gabriel find themselves trapped in a Mummy movie; Arthur, Meggan and Molly wind up in a Zombie movie, with Nica and Maya as the undead; Kyle, Darcy, Bobby, Alani, Alison, America, Artie, Doug, Matt all find themselves trapped in a Werewolf movie; Darcy, is the mad scientist in a Frankenstein scenario, with Kurt her assistant and Doug the Creation, and Matt and Bobby local police investigating; meanwhile, Felicia, Wanda, Topaz and Kevin enjoy drinks far from the mansion shenanigans; Alex, Amanda, Betsy, Emma, Namor and Terry find themselves in a somewhat over the top Gothic Vampire movie; Topaz and Wanda get home just in time to have Avalon explode magic at them. Molly posts about Halloween not being a good time. Arise, X-Man: Laurie goes to see Essex at his labs in New York, meets his son and begins treatment.
2022: Nica wishes everyone a happy Halloween and asks what they’re doing. In District X in pursuit of her bloodstones, Illyana indulges in a treat, glimpses her brother, and harasses Forge into a breakdown.
2023: Jessica texts Match to tell him to stop handing out candy and instead look for contacts. A Haven to Call Home: Media Post: There’s an announcement that schools and government offices will be closed on November 1 for the hurricane; Alani and Namor take a Halloween pit stop at Kirby's on Halloween despite the brewing storm and chat with Sam.
2003: The first Halloween party - nothing explodes.
2004: Repodemon: the kids are attacked at the local nightclub. Paige snaps and Scott talks her down. Alison and Haroun are nominated CO and XO of X-Men Black. Madelyn and Moira plot to plan medlab schedules better.
2005: Mutants and Molotovs: Nathan, Jean and Wanda take a number of students to Seattle for the G8 summit on mutants; the airport is unsettled and Marie-Ange's precognition is acting up; Angelo and Rahne, later at the hotel, watch the news and see the tension is city-wide; Nathan checks on how Manuel's doing with the broken link.
2006: Halloween. Kyle helps Shiro regain his fitness by acting as his coach. Nathan makes Jennie a birthday cake and talks to Lorna. Ororo tries to make amends with Logan, but it goes badly; Marie finds Logan packing, but he promises it's only a short absence. Crystal delivers baskets of fruit and chocolate to everyone who was involved in retrieving Jennie and Marius. Mommy Dearest Redux: Kurt is formally cast out of the Szardos Clan by Margali for his part in aiding Mystique. Scott finds a passenger in his car after a trip into town - Pietro Maximoff, seeking refuge from his father after his role as double agent was exposed; Pietro announces his presence and he and Wanda fight; Scott chases after Wanda and drives her back to New York afterwards. Jennie celebrates her birthday and receives a surprise in the form of a cured (but bald) Marius. Kyle gets his pig back from the pignapper - Angel. During the Halloween party, Angel suddenly starts noticing Boys and has a minor freakout. The Gates: The Elpis crew - Nathan, Angelo, Rahne, Juliette Hathaway and Medusa - leave for Smichov via charter flight.
2007: Thirteen Days: Amanda, Doug and Wanda discover Cain unconscious at the bottom of a crater and bring him back via Emma's jet; Forge notifies the team Cain has been found; Garrison reports on Magneto's powers trick with his clothing; Laurie nurses Kyle, and gets asked on a date; Juanita Espinosa confronts Nathan about Angelo being hurt; Crystal offers her assistance in the medlab and visits Angelo; Laurie and Forge talk about the whole experience; Cain and Wanda celebrate being alive. Jennie's birthday, and she introduces Wally the Bruise. The day of stoned journal posts - various injured and drugged X-Men exchange stories on the journals. Jan threatens to drop candy on people unless they sign up on her journal not to. Kurt acquires a puppy - one of Lorna's. Laurie flails at her suitemates about Kyle asking her out whilst stoned.
2008: Kyle gets the letter from Cain giving him the groundskeeping job and he's not pleased. Crystal announces a Halloween party in the ballroom. Meggan is excited about Halloween and a new powers trick - levitating. Nathan eventually winds up talking to Wanda about Alison and how he's feeling.
2009: The White Court and Adrienne go to a Hellfire Club function for Halloween and go about their usual business of seeking out information while playing up to their roles. Crystal reports on her Halloween in Attilan. Kyle and Jan deal with Nico's animated decorations at the party.
2010: X-Men Mission: Who You Gonna Call?: Logan visits Jean in her room and tries his own brand of 'comforting' which doesn't sit too well.
2011: What Goes Around, Comes Around: Warren reflects on the party the night before; Meggan posts about thinking she was a unicorn and retiring her bent horn; Wade calls shenanigans and various party attendees reflect on the fact they've retained some abilities from their costumed personae; Jean tries to return various items - 'dinglehoppers' - she used to comb her hair as Ariel the Mermaid; Nico emails Amanda, letting her know the artifact she destroyed 'tasted' like the older witch; Amanda posts, asking who found the object and where and realises it was one of her old fixes; Monet is less than impressed; Layla lets people know she has photographic evidence of the party and in the course of comments, Layla teases Matt, Wade comes to Matt's defence and Matt and Kyle discuss the moral issues of hitting girls; Tabitha posts that she's hiding in her room out of embarrassment. Jean suggests a field trip to keep the students out of the mansion during Vanessa's Healing. Terry and Clarice meet for lunch and discuss Terry's marital woes, with Clarice coming up with a very 'her' solution of pole-dancing lessons. Jan provides Halloween cupcakes and cookies, but no candy drop this year. Following the Healing, Amanda crashes with Adrienne; Vanessa regains consciousness, but is paranoid and angry when Jean tells her she can't leave the medlab; Jean asks Hank to take over Vanessa's case; Vanessa runs into Warren on her way to her guest room and in the course of things, tells him she can't be more than friends. Layla emails Kyle asking what Wade's deal is and is generally disgruntled. On Hallowe'en night Sarah stops by to visit Layla and, after some suspicious activities with candy, they head out to Blockbuster to rent some scary movies.
2012: Laurie has a bad night, but has TV to distract her. Operation: A Hammer To Fall: Recovering after their failed ambush, Topaz and Taboo are attacked in their apartment and barely escape; in New York, Amanda rallies X-Force following a call from Romany Wisdom; X-Force meets and Amanda tells them of a possibly magical gang war in England that could need their intervention; in their new hiding place. Taboo and Topaz have a tense discussion about the events that brought them there and what happens next. Catseye posts a ‘public announcement’ letting people know about the Ghostbusters song and a quote thread ensues.
2013: Laurie posts about her nutty sleep schedule and wondering if there's a spell that can give her more hours in a day. Tabitha texts Cammie about not dealing. Adrienne emails Jean and Lorna about dressing up as the Sanderson sisters and crashing the students' viewing of Hocus Pocus.
2014: Laurie posts asking when she can leave the medlab. Wade posts about his Hallowe’en costume of Dionysius. Cecilia posts asking the person who emailed her telling her they were going as her right hook for Hallowe’en to fess up. Matt posts a picture of his rabbit in a cape. Megan posts about creating Will O’Wisps around the mansion that are harmless but appear to be moving around the mansion on their own. Rogue expresses nervousness about what’s going on at the mansion for Hallowe’en and says she is trapped in her room. Wade texts Topaz asking her to bring his stuffed dolphins and cheetahs to life. Angel texts Gabriel offering him pie if he has time for a break from work. Angel brings Gabriel pumpkin pie while he's at work and they talk about her costume, his job, life at Xavier's and the people there, and the possibility of a sexless existence as long as there’s good pie as a replacement. Matt comes to try to cheer Rogue up after she refuses to leave her room. |
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