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Be careful, guys.
[He's deliberately not saying whether he's going or not - though the fact that he's wearing his X-uniform might be a clue for those who know him - but Bobby's made a lot of friends here, and even though half of them are gone, that doesn't mean he's not going to worry about the ones he has left.]
[He's deliberately not saying whether he's going or not - though the fact that he's wearing his X-uniform might be a clue for those who know him - but Bobby's made a lot of friends here, and even though half of them are gone, that doesn't mean he's not going to worry about the ones he has left.]
So, um. Has anyone seen Scott Summers around, by chance? Tall, brown hair, usually wearing either red sunglasses or a visor?
[Bobby looks resigned, and not exactly hopeful. He's had too many people disappear by now to really expect that Scott's just been hiding somewhere. But he has to try.]
I'm starting to think I need to instate a bimonthly check-in, or something.
[Bobby looks resigned, and not exactly hopeful. He's had too many people disappear by now to really expect that Scott's just been hiding somewhere. But he has to try.]
I'm starting to think I need to instate a bimonthly check-in, or something.
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[Bobby's had a few scattering nightmares at the Keep, but none since he and Raven started rooming together. He'd try not to read too much into that, but, well, no, he kind of likes reading things into that. If nothing else, even if it's a little ridiculous, he feels better knowing that Raven's there, just in case.
Tonight, his dream's not exactly a nightmare, but it's definitely a little unsettling. He's back in the mansion, which is always a plus, and it doesn't feel like he's ever left. And Rogue's in his room, sitting on his bed like she never left, either, and he - doesn't know what to think. Because she did leave, and now she's just back, like nothing's changed, like she hadn't left them when they needed her, like she hadn't left him without a word of good-bye.
When she takes his hand, her skin warm against his, the only thing he can think to say is that it wasn't what he wanted. Which isn't exactly the best response, but he doesn't know if he should assume she did this for him, if it's arrogant to assume that or hurtful to think he had no part in her decision.
And he doesn't know what it means for them, what he's supposed to do know. If she just wants him to pretend that her packing her bags in the middle of the night and leaving meant nothing.
When he starts awake he automatically moves closer to Raven, pulling her in before he's even completely out of sleep.]
Raven?
Tonight, his dream's not exactly a nightmare, but it's definitely a little unsettling. He's back in the mansion, which is always a plus, and it doesn't feel like he's ever left. And Rogue's in his room, sitting on his bed like she never left, either, and he - doesn't know what to think. Because she did leave, and now she's just back, like nothing's changed, like she hadn't left them when they needed her, like she hadn't left him without a word of good-bye.
When she takes his hand, her skin warm against his, the only thing he can think to say is that it wasn't what he wanted. Which isn't exactly the best response, but he doesn't know if he should assume she did this for him, if it's arrogant to assume that or hurtful to think he had no part in her decision.
And he doesn't know what it means for them, what he's supposed to do know. If she just wants him to pretend that her packing her bags in the middle of the night and leaving meant nothing.
When he starts awake he automatically moves closer to Raven, pulling her in before he's even completely out of sleep.]
Raven?
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[The video clicks on to Bobby examining the writing spiraling out on his arms, looking curious.]
Huh. You know, if it weren't for the creepy, suddenly appearing on your arm factor, these might make a kind of awesome tattoo.
[Yeah, Bobby's incredibly chill right now. Hard to be bothered by anything when you've officially got a girlfriend.]
Huh. You know, if it weren't for the creepy, suddenly appearing on your arm factor, these might make a kind of awesome tattoo.
[Yeah, Bobby's incredibly chill right now. Hard to be bothered by anything when you've officially got a girlfriend.]
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So, hey. Getting kind of crowded in the keep, isn't it? You think we should be worried about the sudden influx?
Well, in any case, for all the new people, hi. I'm Bobby Drake, and if anyone has any questions - well, I probably won't be able to answer a lot of them, because there's not a lot of answers here, but I can do my best.
[There's a moment of silence.]
Probably a complete shot in the dark, but, um. Kitty, Ro, Pete? If you guys are out there, sound off?
[He's also out wandering around the Keep itself, or can be found making ice cream in the kitchen, should anyone want to run into him.]
Well, in any case, for all the new people, hi. I'm Bobby Drake, and if anyone has any questions - well, I probably won't be able to answer a lot of them, because there's not a lot of answers here, but I can do my best.
[There's a moment of silence.]
Probably a complete shot in the dark, but, um. Kitty, Ro, Pete? If you guys are out there, sound off?
[He's also out wandering around the Keep itself, or can be found making ice cream in the kitchen, should anyone want to run into him.]
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Does anyone want to get together in a few days at the tavern to have some drinks?
[There's a moment where Bobby looks a little bit contemplative, then he smiles, a little sheepish.]
I mean, I know officially being twenty-one isn't really that big of a deal here, but I was kind of looking forward to it back home. I'd like to do something sort of traditional for it.
[He pauses briefly.]
Uh, for those who have no idea what I'm talking about, twenty-one is the legal drinking age where I'm from. So it's sort of tradition for people to go out on their twenty-first birthday and have a ton to drink.
[There's a moment where Bobby looks a little bit contemplative, then he smiles, a little sheepish.]
I mean, I know officially being twenty-one isn't really that big of a deal here, but I was kind of looking forward to it back home. I'd like to do something sort of traditional for it.
[He pauses briefly.]
Uh, for those who have no idea what I'm talking about, twenty-one is the legal drinking age where I'm from. So it's sort of tradition for people to go out on their twenty-first birthday and have a ton to drink.
[Bobby's grinning at his journal, wearing a Christmas sweater and looking pretty pleased about it.]
Giant octopus Santa was definitely not something I was ever expecting, but I'll take it if it comes with daylight. Thanks for the sweater, Octosanta?
Is everyone okay?
[And he does mean everyone, though he's also just gone general because the number of specific people he wants to know about is a little too big for him to start listing names at the moment.]
Also, um, since I was a little too distracted to say it before, Merry Christmas everyone! To those of you who celebrate it, anyway.
[Today he'll be tromping around the barracks dropping off the presents he's made for his friends: a small clay sculpture with a note that has their name on it, along with 'Merry (belated) Christmas! -Bobby.' Raven, Xanth, Claudia, Chloe, Bryn, Aara, Asuka, Tumnus, Tammy, Charles, Scott, Rapnuzel, Sollux, and Malkus will all find them outside their doors. Joe and Nieta will have theirs left in the main kitchen, because heck if he knows where their rooms are. Anyone who wants to run into him while he's doing this is welcome!]
Giant octopus Santa was definitely not something I was ever expecting, but I'll take it if it comes with daylight. Thanks for the sweater, Octosanta?
Is everyone okay?
[And he does mean everyone, though he's also just gone general because the number of specific people he wants to know about is a little too big for him to start listing names at the moment.]
Also, um, since I was a little too distracted to say it before, Merry Christmas everyone! To those of you who celebrate it, anyway.
[Today he'll be tromping around the barracks dropping off the presents he's made for his friends: a small clay sculpture with a note that has their name on it, along with 'Merry (belated) Christmas! -Bobby.' Raven, Xanth, Claudia, Chloe, Bryn, Aara, Asuka, Tumnus, Tammy, Charles, Scott, Rapnuzel, Sollux, and Malkus will all find them outside their doors. Joe and Nieta will have theirs left in the main kitchen, because heck if he knows where their rooms are. Anyone who wants to run into him while he's doing this is welcome!]
[Bobby's just going to give the journal a confused look.]
Right, so...did someone hit the magic disappearing handcuffs button? Or did whoever was behind this -
[Deior, but he'll leave it open, just in case.]
- decide that whatever they were trying to do with this was done, and we can all go back to having two hands now?
If they were going for more violence or trying to get people to get along, it wasn't exactly successful. I already got along with who I was handcuffed too, and there was no fighting, so pretty much all they got to see was me and Xanth handcuffed.
[He pauses.]
Unless that's what they were going for.
Right, so...did someone hit the magic disappearing handcuffs button? Or did whoever was behind this -
[Deior, but he'll leave it open, just in case.]
- decide that whatever they were trying to do with this was done, and we can all go back to having two hands now?
If they were going for more violence or trying to get people to get along, it wasn't exactly successful. I already got along with who I was handcuffed too, and there was no fighting, so pretty much all they got to see was me and Xanth handcuffed.
[He pauses.]
Unless that's what they were going for.
[Bobby'd gone out for a jog that morning - joking with Raven earlier about her running aside, he really does need to keep up some aspects of his training. He likes jogging around the lake, anyway, especially because it means there was an ample supply of water nearby for him to work with when he feels like taking breaks.
Well, not breaks so much as focusing on another part of his training. Freezing patterns in the water totally counts as working on his powers.
He's in the middle of freezing a pattern of swirls and starbursts in the water when the handcuffs appear.
Bobby raises an eyebrow, staring at them for a few moments to make sure he's not randomly hallucinating a pair of shackles. Because, uh. What?]
Well, not breaks so much as focusing on another part of his training. Freezing patterns in the water totally counts as working on his powers.
He's in the middle of freezing a pattern of swirls and starbursts in the water when the handcuffs appear.
Bobby raises an eyebrow, staring at them for a few moments to make sure he's not randomly hallucinating a pair of shackles. Because, uh. What?]
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[The voices are getting to him. He's trying to pretend like they aren't, but it's harder to pretend like everything's okay when he can't ignore the voices of people he's left behind, telling him it's not. Bobby'd shifted into his ice form, wanting the distance being made of ice helped him with.
But he can still hear the voices. And he knows what stops them - or at least, one method of stopping them - but after watching his brother's pumpkin "die," he doesn't want to do it again. He will, though, because he doesn't know how else to make them stop. So he's out in the hallways and around the keep, looking for particular pumpkins and then standing in front of them, staring.
He'd meant to just psych himself up, ready himself for what he knows is coming when he takes the pumpkins off their stakes, but with them right there in front of him, talking to him, he can't help but reply. ("You can't blame - what you want to me to forgive isn't what needs to be forgiven!" to Rogue, "You're an ass, you're the one who betrayed me - us" to John, "No, I'd never have - leaving wasn't my choice" to others.) There's also a whole lot of apologies mixed in there.
Eventually, he takes the pumpkin off the stake, doing his best to ignore its scream, and stays with it until it's done 'dying'. Then he's moving on to the next one.]
(Feel free to come across him at any point, either when he's talking to pumpkins, or when he's actually gotten to the killing part! He'll be doing this with John, Kitty, Pete, and Rogue's pumpkins, (Jean and Ororo will get talking, but no death, out of consideration for Scott) so if you want to run across him with a particular one, go ahead!)
But he can still hear the voices. And he knows what stops them - or at least, one method of stopping them - but after watching his brother's pumpkin "die," he doesn't want to do it again. He will, though, because he doesn't know how else to make them stop. So he's out in the hallways and around the keep, looking for particular pumpkins and then standing in front of them, staring.
He'd meant to just psych himself up, ready himself for what he knows is coming when he takes the pumpkins off their stakes, but with them right there in front of him, talking to him, he can't help but reply. ("You can't blame - what you want to me to forgive isn't what needs to be forgiven!" to Rogue, "You're an ass, you're the one who betrayed me - us" to John, "No, I'd never have - leaving wasn't my choice" to others.) There's also a whole lot of apologies mixed in there.
Eventually, he takes the pumpkin off the stake, doing his best to ignore its scream, and stays with it until it's done 'dying'. Then he's moving on to the next one.]
(Feel free to come across him at any point, either when he's talking to pumpkins, or when he's actually gotten to the killing part! He'll be doing this with John, Kitty, Pete, and Rogue's pumpkins, (Jean and Ororo will get talking, but no death, out of consideration for Scott) so if you want to run across him with a particular one, go ahead!)
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Costume party! Dude, awesome. Who's going? I've got my costume already.
Raven, you'll save me a dance? Or two or three. Assuming there is dancing. And Aara, Claudia, Bryn, Chloe, Rapunzel, I'm totally expecting dancing from you, too. Actually, pretty much just might ask everyone I know to dance, just tossing that out as a warning.
[He is so excited for this, man. Yay party! He'll also just be completely throwing himself into this, to avoid thinking about not being back home for Halloween.]
Also! Partly related, but only in the 'hey, my costume comes from a movie' sense. I'm making a petition. Yup. There's some people here who've never had a movie night, and that's just tragic. So I'm doing the petition thing, trying to get a movie night here at the keep. Rae, you'll back me up on this, right? Claud, Chlo, Aara, better see you guys on here. And Xanth, man, this is half for you. We will get our movie night with popcorn and snowcones and more cupcakes.
[There's a brief pause as Bobby grimaces and waves a hand dismissively.]
And yes, I know this only has like, a one percent chance of working, so if you're just going to reply to tell me this is stupid, I already did it for you. No need to repeat yourself.
Raven, you'll save me a dance? Or two or three. Assuming there is dancing. And Aara, Claudia, Bryn, Chloe, Rapunzel, I'm totally expecting dancing from you, too. Actually, pretty much just might ask everyone I know to dance, just tossing that out as a warning.
[He is so excited for this, man. Yay party! He'll also just be completely throwing himself into this, to avoid thinking about not being back home for Halloween.]
Also! Partly related, but only in the 'hey, my costume comes from a movie' sense. I'm making a petition. Yup. There's some people here who've never had a movie night, and that's just tragic. So I'm doing the petition thing, trying to get a movie night here at the keep. Rae, you'll back me up on this, right? Claud, Chlo, Aara, better see you guys on here. And Xanth, man, this is half for you. We will get our movie night with popcorn and snowcones and more cupcakes.
[There's a brief pause as Bobby grimaces and waves a hand dismissively.]
And yes, I know this only has like, a one percent chance of working, so if you're just going to reply to tell me this is stupid, I already did it for you. No need to repeat yourself.
[Bobby'd been teasing Claudia enough about wearing the same outfit all the time that yesterday, she'd finally given in and agreed to wear some of the medieval clothes available. Really, it's not like they're all that bad. Bobby actually likes what he'd found. Then again, he didn't have to consider wearing any of the women's outfits this place had to offer.
He'd promised to show her where the clothier's tower was today, so he makes his way to her room, grinning cheerfully as he knocks on her door.]
Claud? You ready for our shopping trip?
He'd promised to show her where the clothier's tower was today, so he makes his way to her room, grinning cheerfully as he knocks on her door.]
Claud? You ready for our shopping trip?
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[The video clicks on to a very confused looking Bobby.]
So, um. I'm still not entirely sure what's going on here. I'm starting to remember some things, but it's confusing.
My name might be Jinks? Or it might be Bobby. I'm not exactly sure.
[Thanks for confusing him more, Claudia.]
Does anyone else here know me? Apparently I've been here for a little while, but I can't remember it.
Can't remember why I can't remember, either.
[Except that he'd woken up in some kind of weird leather outfit with blood on it, which wasn't exactly comforting. His search with Claudia for what had caused this had been unsuccessful, so now he's widening it.]
So, um. I'm still not entirely sure what's going on here. I'm starting to remember some things, but it's confusing.
My name might be Jinks? Or it might be Bobby. I'm not exactly sure.
[Thanks for confusing him more, Claudia.]
Does anyone else here know me? Apparently I've been here for a little while, but I can't remember it.
Can't remember why I can't remember, either.
[Except that he'd woken up in some kind of weird leather outfit with blood on it, which wasn't exactly comforting. His search with Claudia for what had caused this had been unsuccessful, so now he's widening it.]
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[For once Bobby's making a post that's not video. His voice sounds different, hollow and a bit echoing, since he's still in his ice form. It's also pretty much devoid of emotion.]
Aara's gone.
If she comes back in the barracks, can someone look after her?
[It's his fault. He should be the one to do it, but he can't. He's stuck outside. He also more or less doesn't believe she'll be coming back, but he doesn't want her to be alone on the off chance what he's heard is true.]
Aara's gone.
If she comes back in the barracks, can someone look after her?
[It's his fault. He should be the one to do it, but he can't. He's stuck outside. He also more or less doesn't believe she'll be coming back, but he doesn't want her to be alone on the off chance what he's heard is true.]
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[Bobby's looking pretty obviously worried here. He's just read Kloe's post, and the note from the previously unheard from Deior, and he's not happy. He's also not in the barracks. If people might be going violent with others who're stuck out there, he's absolutely not going to hide in the barracks.]
For anyone who's left outside the barracks - if you need anything, or if I can help in anyway, let me know.
[He has vague intentions to barricade himself - and anyone else who wants to - but those won't solidify until later. This is mostly just because he's a little freaked out over the possibility of this affecting some of his friends.]
Raven? You're good, right? Aara, Claudia, Chloe, I know I saw you posting, but I'm double checking. Asuka?
Xanth? Bryn, Tumnus, Malkus?
[Bobby manages to refrain from requesting a status report, but it's a close thing.]
Check in, guys, will you?
For anyone who's left outside the barracks - if you need anything, or if I can help in anyway, let me know.
[He has vague intentions to barricade himself - and anyone else who wants to - but those won't solidify until later. This is mostly just because he's a little freaked out over the possibility of this affecting some of his friends.]
Raven? You're good, right? Aara, Claudia, Chloe, I know I saw you posting, but I'm double checking. Asuka?
Xanth? Bryn, Tumnus, Malkus?
[Bobby manages to refrain from requesting a status report, but it's a close thing.]
Check in, guys, will you?
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[Bobby's outside, holding the journal facing towards him with one hand and tossing a snowball with the other.]
I promise this is not my fault! I had absolutely nothing to do with this.
[Not that anyone except for maybe two people would have any reason to suspect him. But he's too used to having to give a disclaimer every time snow comes when it probably shouldn't have.]
But since it is here and awesome, I am totally taking advantage of it.
Does anyone like ice skating? Someone go skating with me, guys!
[There's a pause as he throws the snowball high up into the air and lets it fall back to the ground.]
Or if we can get enough people, I am all in for a game of snow capture the flag.
[It is SNOWING, and Bobby is the happiest mutant ever right now. Reply here or come bug him outside? He's wandering around all over, so if it's some place outside, feel free to run into him there.]
I promise this is not my fault! I had absolutely nothing to do with this.
[Not that anyone except for maybe two people would have any reason to suspect him. But he's too used to having to give a disclaimer every time snow comes when it probably shouldn't have.]
But since it is here and awesome, I am totally taking advantage of it.
Does anyone like ice skating? Someone go skating with me, guys!
[There's a pause as he throws the snowball high up into the air and lets it fall back to the ground.]
Or if we can get enough people, I am all in for a game of snow capture the flag.
[It is SNOWING, and Bobby is the happiest mutant ever right now. Reply here or come bug him outside? He's wandering around all over, so if it's some place outside, feel free to run into him there.]
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[The video kicks in, showing a young blond man who’s looking mildly amused.]
All right, guys, while it is pretty awesome that you’ve somehow pulled off getting me here without me knowing, this particular prank is really not funny. I’m disappointed in you, I know you guys can do much better. So just give me the kill code for this program now, and maybe you won’t have to fear retaliation. Maybe.
[There’s silence for a brief moment, as Bobby gives in and admits that, no, this isn’t the kind of thing his friends would pull. Not so soon after Alcatraz. Another prank, sure, but not one like this. His smile fades a bit, and when he speaks again, he sounds more subdued.]
If the world’s been unmade, does that mean all the people on it were, too? Cause, uh, I’ve seen people being unmade, and it didn’t look fun. Or reversible. How are you putting it right? Will everything that was unmade be back, even if it’s been a little while? And if you’re making our homes new, are they going to be the same as they were before, or can we request a few changes?
[He’s not really serious about that last part. Nice as it would be, he’s not the one who should be deciding things like that. No one should, really. This whole thing makes him nervous. He’s seen what can happen when people have that kind of power.]
Ro? Kitty? Logan, Pete?
[There are too many names that should be on that list that aren’t, but now’s not the time to think about that.]
Anyone else here?
All right, guys, while it is pretty awesome that you’ve somehow pulled off getting me here without me knowing, this particular prank is really not funny. I’m disappointed in you, I know you guys can do much better. So just give me the kill code for this program now, and maybe you won’t have to fear retaliation. Maybe.
[There’s silence for a brief moment, as Bobby gives in and admits that, no, this isn’t the kind of thing his friends would pull. Not so soon after Alcatraz. Another prank, sure, but not one like this. His smile fades a bit, and when he speaks again, he sounds more subdued.]
If the world’s been unmade, does that mean all the people on it were, too? Cause, uh, I’ve seen people being unmade, and it didn’t look fun. Or reversible. How are you putting it right? Will everything that was unmade be back, even if it’s been a little while? And if you’re making our homes new, are they going to be the same as they were before, or can we request a few changes?
[He’s not really serious about that last part. Nice as it would be, he’s not the one who should be deciding things like that. No one should, really. This whole thing makes him nervous. He’s seen what can happen when people have that kind of power.]
Ro? Kitty? Logan, Pete?
[There are too many names that should be on that list that aren’t, but now’s not the time to think about that.]
Anyone else here?