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only_skin_deep ([personal profile] only_skin_deep) wrote in [community profile] driftfleet2016-05-17 10:52 pm

[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.
axiomed: (I was on a downslide)

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[personal profile] axiomed 2016-05-17 11:26 am (UTC)(link)
[ He acknowledges that. ]

Our options are fairly limited in the Fleet.

[ None of them can safely navigate anything with ease. Even Charles has trouble now and then. ]
axiomed: (Wasting my days)

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[personal profile] axiomed 2016-05-18 12:17 am (UTC)(link)
I do have a substantial workload at the moment.

[ Though he might not clarify, but Charles has requests for therapy, help with powers and so forth coming out of his ears. ]
axiomed: (When simply being was easy)

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[personal profile] axiomed 2016-05-18 07:45 am (UTC)(link)
Branching out. Apparently the Fleet has never had a telepath before . . . at least not one like me.

Or a therapist.
axiomed: (Remind me of how I used to feel)

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[personal profile] axiomed 2016-05-18 08:10 am (UTC)(link)
I'm a little short on the help, I'm afraid. Other than Hank, the other mutants don't know me that well and vice-versa. It'll take time for that to thaw.

[ Not that he's holding it against them. Save maybe Kurt, but Kurt is a bundle of issues for Charles. ]
axiomed: (My head and my heart)

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[personal profile] axiomed 2016-05-18 08:32 am (UTC)(link)
[ He nods, acknowledging that. ]

Have you gotten any interesting suggestions?
axiomed: (Feeling sorry is your favourite feeling)

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[personal profile] axiomed 2016-05-19 02:44 am (UTC)(link)
No. On finding different avenues. Fitting in is . . . complicated. Especially for mutants.

[ 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.
axiomed: (The jokes the laughs)

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[personal profile] axiomed 2016-05-19 09:43 am (UTC)(link)
People seem to like or need a routine.

[ 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?
axiomed: (I couldn't give you all)

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[personal profile] axiomed 2016-05-19 09:54 am (UTC)(link)
I thought I'd try to get a picture of it, but none of the scans have been able to pick it up.

[ 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.
axiomed: (Feeling sorry is your favourite feeling)

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[personal profile] axiomed 2016-05-19 10:03 am (UTC)(link)
[ Charles nods. He doesn't need her to elaborate on that. ]

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?
axiomed: (My head and my heart)

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[personal profile] axiomed 2016-05-19 10:29 am (UTC)(link)
Then I'll contact Hank and work out a time.

[ 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. ]
axiomed: (I was on a downslide)

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[personal profile] axiomed 2016-05-20 12:04 am (UTC)(link)
[ He smiles, genuine. ]

Thank you, Mystique.
axiomed: (And we really cared)

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[personal profile] axiomed 2016-05-22 11:33 am (UTC)(link)
[ He blinks. He's more surprised at the threat, not at the threat itself. ]

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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