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driftfleet2016-05-17 10:52 pm
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[Video] 2nd Form
Who: Mystique and you (she supposes)
Broadcast: Yes
Action: On the Golden
When: 17 May
[You would think someone was holding Mystique at gun point with the initial look she gave the camera, looking none too happy to be making this broadcast, but a huff of a sigh and roll of her eyes later and she managed to compose herself to a more neutral expression. She of course could fake a more fitting emotion easily, she was well versed in acting a part but since this wasn’t a mission she saw no point in pretending to be something she isn’t. Others would just have to deal with that fact.]
After being in talks with other occupants of our current predicament, it seems the best way to past time here between our semi regular stops is to take up a hobby or something of the likes. And considering I came here with practically nothing, [Not that Mystique needed much, yet she certainly had been missing her weapons until she was on board the Golden and had gotten access to guns again, sating her need to be constantly armed.] And I have been told my typical actions are not the most practical choices here, [There was a pause as she seemed to struggle with saying the next words, as if the entire idea disgusted her.] I would be interested to know what others do as hobbies or to past the time. [That may be the closest to her asking for help that most here are going to get out of her.]
I am willing to swap information. I may not be practiced in more mundane activities but I do have a wide knowledge on more specialized topics if someone wants practice on how to arm and protect themselves.
Broadcast: Yes
Action: On the Golden
When: 17 May
[You would think someone was holding Mystique at gun point with the initial look she gave the camera, looking none too happy to be making this broadcast, but a huff of a sigh and roll of her eyes later and she managed to compose herself to a more neutral expression. She of course could fake a more fitting emotion easily, she was well versed in acting a part but since this wasn’t a mission she saw no point in pretending to be something she isn’t. Others would just have to deal with that fact.]
After being in talks with other occupants of our current predicament, it seems the best way to past time here between our semi regular stops is to take up a hobby or something of the likes. And considering I came here with practically nothing, [Not that Mystique needed much, yet she certainly had been missing her weapons until she was on board the Golden and had gotten access to guns again, sating her need to be constantly armed.] And I have been told my typical actions are not the most practical choices here, [There was a pause as she seemed to struggle with saying the next words, as if the entire idea disgusted her.] I would be interested to know what others do as hobbies or to past the time. [That may be the closest to her asking for help that most here are going to get out of her.]
I am willing to swap information. I may not be practiced in more mundane activities but I do have a wide knowledge on more specialized topics if someone wants practice on how to arm and protect themselves.
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It may not be a smart idea of Charles to contact her after the video she had just put out, her pride bruised a little that she in fact even said anything, let alone broadcast it for all to see and hear. Due to that, her tone was a little harsher than he really deserved, considering it was his words that pushed her to actually do something, not just sit around isolated in her room.] Charles.
[But as with her video, it was a sigh that pushed her past the initial answer, losing a touch of the attitude that had been placed behind his name.] It wasn't like I had a lot of other options.
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Our options are fairly limited in the Fleet.
[ None of them can safely navigate anything with ease. Even Charles has trouble now and then. ]
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Yet, it was also far too easy to get caught up in her own mind. She needed something to occupy her thoughts.] Not all of us are satisfied with just playing chess.
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[ Though he might not clarify, but Charles has requests for therapy, help with powers and so forth coming out of his ears. ]
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Or a therapist.
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[ Not that he's holding it against them. Save maybe Kurt, but Kurt is a bundle of issues for Charles. ]
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Have you gotten any interesting suggestions?
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It eventually trailed off to a smile and shake of her head at him.] You're Raven really isn't that far lost, is she? [Because if she was he wouldn't be asking her for that kind of question.] I can certainly say I can pretend a part, but I am sure that is not what you are wanting. I don't really 'fit in', not for those who have had run ins with me, or it seems version of me.
You're Charles Xavier, I am sure you will find a way, even with the most hardened individual, given time. [After all, she hadn't totally dismissed him so far, now had she?]
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[ It's foolhardy to think fitting in is what Raven wants. It's not. Still, there is probably a part of her that does want to connect. There's no Erik, no Charles . . . and right now, no Irene. It's not an easy place to be. ]
I like to be able to reach out to others. But I try not to push my own agenda.
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[ Charles doesn't necessarily agree with that logic, but he finds he can't contest it. He probably has routines of his own. ]
I have a query, though you're not obligated to answer. Does the implant ever affect your abilities?
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Not that I have noticed yet, but I have not had a need to call on some of my more extreme forms as of yet. Provided it does not shift or extrude during that, I should be fine physically. I would rather removing it completely, but have heard that is not advisable. [Yet she was still tempted to try to do so.]
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[ Mystique is one of the few options they had. ]
It is not advisable. A lot of after-effects, such as debilitating fear and berserker rages, have been known to be triggered if any attempt towards removing the implant has been made.
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I could change my skin, make it transparent, you may be able to see it. See what we have had forced upon us. [And that, that felt like a purpose, a mission. To find out what this thing was.]
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Do you think you could do it with Hank and myself there? Or would you prefer to try doing it yourself and managing a picture of it?
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As much as she hated the man now, Mystique was glad Erik wasn't here, to see it happening again. To go through it again. They were at odds over a number of issues but she still felt for his reasons to fight, to make sure his people were never put in that position again. To not let the past repeat.]
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[ It's a bit disconcerting, though not in a bad way. Perhaps this is the kind of interaction he will have with Raven when it comes to solving their problems. As equals. ]
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For the moment.]
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Thank you, Mystique.
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If you tell my son what you told the older version of himself about knowing who is father is, I will skin you alive. [The fact she appeared so calm and apparently not off put at all, either by his slip of the tongue or her threat, only seemed to give the words more power behind them than if she had screamed or snarled them at him.]
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I wasn't planning on it, it honestly had just slipped out before.
Why the secrecy?
[ Azazel wasn't anything special, after all. He's confused why Kurt's parentage seems to be laced with secrets. ]
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Clearly, [A long pause as she pressed her tongue against the inside of her teeth, using the sharp pressure to help focus her and force her words forward.] The Azazel, [That word was said with more venom than one would think was possible to put into a spoken word.] From your world is not the same threat as in mine.
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