Angel bit her lip in concentration, and glared at the computer screen. "Come on...come on..." she muttered quietly. "Download already, dammit."
"Angel, what are you doing?"
Angel jumped guiltily, then spun around. "Adam...hi!"
Adam crossed his arms. "You didn't answer my question," he said, smiling slightly.
Angel moved to block the computer screen, then let out a startled yelp as it beeped.
"Nothing," she squeaked.
Adam sighed, then smiled and shook his head. "Just don't crash the system, okay?"
Angel flushed. 'I'm insulted."
"Hey, you're the one hacking into your own computer system," Adam pointed out, pulling on his jacket.
Angel eyed him. "Where are you going?" she asked slowly.
"We're meeting a New Mutant," Adam replied. "And you're not coming with us."
"Why not?" Angel asked, frowning.
"Because you're not ready yet," Adam explained. "You haven't done enough training."
"Training? Adam, most of my life has been training!" Angel argued.
"Yes, I know, but not right kind of training."
Angel looked at Adam blankly. "What?"
Adam thought for a moment, trying to choose his words carefully. "You know how to fight well - very well, in fact - when along, but you haven't worked as part of a team before."
This statement was met with a glare. "Gee, thank you," Angel replied sarcastically.
Adam groaned silently. "Angel, I don't have time to argue with you right now. I want you to stay here. We'll discuss this later." He walked out, leaving Angel fuming.
She pouted for a moment, then jumped as the computer beeped again. It took her a moment to realize it was the phone. "Oh! Answer."
"Angel, it's Michelle. What are you doing?"
"Upgrading Sanctuary," Angel replied.
There was a laugh. 'Upgrading, or hacking into?"
Angel grinned wickedly. "Hacking into. So, what's up?"
"X-Men the Movie is on!" Michelle gushed. "Sneak preview! It's got John Shea, Victoria Pratt, Forbes March, Lauren Lee Smith, and - "Michelle paused dramatically. "- Victor Webster!"
Angel squealed delightedly. "Omigod! I love Victor Webster! He's soooo hot!"
"Y'know," Michelle said thoughtfully, "he kinda looks like Brennan."
Angel snorted derisively. "Please. He looks nothing like Brennan."
"Suit yourself. Are you coming?" Michelle replied.
"Umm...I don't know." Adam had told Angel to stay at Sanctuary, but - it was only a sneak preview. She could be gone and back before Adam returned...
"Well?"
Angel made up her mind. "Where's the movie playing?"
"Club Xero Theatre," Michelle said.
"I'll be there in ten minutes." Angel grabbed her jacket. "Computer - message." Angel paused for a moment, then shook her head. It was too late to back out now. "Adam, it's Angel. I've gone to the Club Xero Theatre with Michelle. I'll be back soon. End message."
"Angel, what are you doing?"
Angel jumped guiltily, then spun around. "Adam...hi!"
Adam crossed his arms. "You didn't answer my question," he said, smiling slightly.
Angel moved to block the computer screen, then let out a startled yelp as it beeped.
"Nothing," she squeaked.
Adam sighed, then smiled and shook his head. "Just don't crash the system, okay?"
Angel flushed. 'I'm insulted."
"Hey, you're the one hacking into your own computer system," Adam pointed out, pulling on his jacket.
Angel eyed him. "Where are you going?" she asked slowly.
"We're meeting a New Mutant," Adam replied. "And you're not coming with us."
"Why not?" Angel asked, frowning.
"Because you're not ready yet," Adam explained. "You haven't done enough training."
"Training? Adam, most of my life has been training!" Angel argued.
"Yes, I know, but not right kind of training."
Angel looked at Adam blankly. "What?"
Adam thought for a moment, trying to choose his words carefully. "You know how to fight well - very well, in fact - when along, but you haven't worked as part of a team before."
This statement was met with a glare. "Gee, thank you," Angel replied sarcastically.
Adam groaned silently. "Angel, I don't have time to argue with you right now. I want you to stay here. We'll discuss this later." He walked out, leaving Angel fuming.
She pouted for a moment, then jumped as the computer beeped again. It took her a moment to realize it was the phone. "Oh! Answer."
"Angel, it's Michelle. What are you doing?"
"Upgrading Sanctuary," Angel replied.
There was a laugh. 'Upgrading, or hacking into?"
Angel grinned wickedly. "Hacking into. So, what's up?"
"X-Men the Movie is on!" Michelle gushed. "Sneak preview! It's got John Shea, Victoria Pratt, Forbes March, Lauren Lee Smith, and - "Michelle paused dramatically. "- Victor Webster!"
Angel squealed delightedly. "Omigod! I love Victor Webster! He's soooo hot!"
"Y'know," Michelle said thoughtfully, "he kinda looks like Brennan."
Angel snorted derisively. "Please. He looks nothing like Brennan."
"Suit yourself. Are you coming?" Michelle replied.
"Umm...I don't know." Adam had told Angel to stay at Sanctuary, but - it was only a sneak preview. She could be gone and back before Adam returned...
"Well?"
Angel made up her mind. "Where's the movie playing?"
"Club Xero Theatre," Michelle said.
"I'll be there in ten minutes." Angel grabbed her jacket. "Computer - message." Angel paused for a moment, then shook her head. It was too late to back out now. "Adam, it's Angel. I've gone to the Club Xero Theatre with Michelle. I'll be back soon. End message."