[snuggle up real close everyone]

[cephalon]

Who: The fair crew and visitors of the Windrose
Action: Aboard the Windrose
When: May

[It's a mingle! Make friendly everyone~]

Comments

[passingthrough]

I guess they are mightier than the sword. [Hilarious in our little conversation about deaths, right?] It must have been hard for both of you. [She would hate killing a teammate even if she knew it was temporary and the best thing for them.]

[She nods.] Peter. I mean...Piotr. Not the one you're thinking of. ...My husband. Ex-husband now.

[beathach]

Heh. [it does earn a brief smile] They're not supposed to be so sharp, though. [he purses his lips, then shakes his head] At first, but - like I said, our focuses turned elsewhere.

[that's a little more than teammate, Kitty. And that's a lot more upsetting than it just being someone she worked with] Your - I'm so sorry. Why would he - ? [he isn't sure if he's allowed to ask]

[passingthrough]

It's easy to get distracted in these places. [More so in the prison than here. So much time to sit and think here if you let yourself.]

[Teammate is code for family with her anyway.] He wasn't trying to kill me. He just...wasn't trying to not kill me either. [She wasn't his priority.]

[beathach]

Not so much distracted, but - during those games, a lot of people would - pitch in after, to help out. Everyone tried to work together, for the most part. [when it came to other teams, of course, not his, and certainly not Charles'.

"Teammate" is a complicated word for him, though] So . . . it was an accident?

[passingthrough]

It... No. He saw me and he didn't care. Murdering me just wasn't the goal.

[beathach]

[his first thought is "collateral" and that's. That's terrible]

I'm sorry.

[passingthrough]

Thanks. It was stupid. All I had to do was phase. I just... knew he'd never hurt me.

[beathach]

. . . will you - what do you plan to do? Once you're able to leave here?

[passingthrough]

When I first arrived my goal was to get back to Marina. Back to the prison. See if I can't free the people there the way I'd wanted to before. Now, I don't know. Winn wants me to go home with him. But we have no idea if we'll have any control over where we go.

[beathach]

Given . . . circumstances, I hope they let you do what you want. Whether it's - the prison or going home with Winn. [a huff] I don't know if Kyriakos allowed it, either - Charles was friends with a woman who was going to come to our world when she finished, but I don't know if she ever did. Not while we were home.

[passingthrough]

If I end up home then...hopefully I am alert enough to phase immediately. Then, who knows. Maybe I can change the future Kurt's told me about. ...Maybe that should be the plan. [She does like the idea of going back home to her family and changing things so they live this time. She just doesn't know if she'll have time to register where she is before it's too late. It was a matter of seconds. And what happens to Kurt then? She wants him with her. She doesn't want to lose Winn either, but his world isn't going to be kind to Kurt if they're weird about pretty blond girls with powers. And will Winn really want her in that context? It's a lot of pressure on both of them. She loves him, but it's early and there are a lot of commitments they aren't ready for. She thinks this might be one of them.]

Who was the woman?

[beathach]

I hope you're able to. I really do. [it's all so incredibly complicated and there's a moment where he's annoyed with himself, that all he can offer her are words and not solutions. He doesn't even have the little bit of research he did into other worlds with him here]

Uh - I think her nickname was Clover? She was Charles and Erik's friend, not mine. [cuz fuck playercest] She's a very . . . frightening witch.

[passingthrough]

Thanks... [New topics are good.]

Why frightening? [Don't be frightened of all witches, Hank. It's not a good look on anyone. And Misty will kick your ass. But if she was just specifically frightening that's another story.]

[beathach]

It isn't because she's a witch. Or - mage, whichever word it is.

She just has a - very strong personality. I was told in no uncertain terms to keep an eye on both of them or else.

[passingthrough]

That's good. I'm collecting witches here. [She already knows at least three.] I don't know. Seems like my kind of lady.

[beathach]

Intimidating and straight-forward?

[passingthrough]

And protective of her friends. I assume you meant she told you to watch over Charles and Erik?

[beathach]

That's right. I mean, I know she meant it with good intentions.

[passingthrough]

So do you refer to me as the frightening mutant?

[beathach]

. . . no? I just call you Kitty.

[passingthrough]

I guess that works too.

...Did I ever actually apologize?

[beathach]

You did.

[passingthrough]

Wow. Losing my edge and my memory all at the same time.

[beathach]

I wouldn't say you've lost your edge. Is that because I'm not terrified of you?

[passingthrough]

Maybe. It's okay. I don't actually like it when people are afraid of me. Even though sometimes I try and make them.