Gemma actually gasped when bobby started the simulation, and they were suddenly standing under the eifel tower, in the park.

"Looks like Paris, sounds like Paris, feels like Paris, even SMELLS like Paris, but there is no way on gods earth I'm in Paris" Gemma said recovering herself "we are still in westchestchir right?"

"Yes"

"Then how the hell does this machine work, is this some kind of virtual reality, I mean if we see enemies here are they just picture, if the jersey devil suddenly appears can it hurt us"

"Why those questions in particular? I mean why did you think of fighting" bobby asked, it was like she knew what the

"Oh come on bobby, with a name like 'the danger room' it's not hard to figure out it's a combat ring, kinda, so how does it work?"

"Well I can't explain the actually technicalities, you'd have to ask hank or the professor about that, unless you wanna look up the inventor, but I think storm would be seriously pissed if you did that?"

"Storm pissed? Now why do I think that would be a rare occurrence" gem said, running her hand along the walls of nearby buildings she could hardly believe this wasn't real.

"Because it is a rare occurrence that's why, she controls the weather, imagine what would happen if she just totally flipped"

"major floods, I'd say"

"Exactly, you have no idea how major"

"so when did she get THAT pissed"

"When said inventor, or rather the person who last updated, the danger room, dumped her and a few weeks later hooked up with mystique, who happens to be a badguy"

"OUCH, looks like I'm not the only one with the ability to pick sucky boyfriends" Gemma explained, still running her hands over the stone "fascinating" she whispered as Bobby laughed at the previous joke.

"So anyway how do we use this, I mean any safety tips" gem asked

"Basically, think of this as real life you can get hurt, the only difference is that we can stop the simulation any time"

"Which you could do that in real life" laughed


"Yeah that would be pretty neat wouldn't it… miss the bus no problem just press pause"

"Make a date and have to stand the guy up? Just press rewind"

"Spill the drink all over the girls shirt, press rewind"

"Did you ever actually do that?" Gemma gawped

"uhm…Yes"

"OH MY god bobby," Gemma burst out laughing, Cyclops chose that exact moment to walk in

"If you two have finished doing the stand up comic routines, would you mind telling me how much you actually showed her bobby?" Scott asked

" Whose 'her' the cats mother one eye? Stop talking about me like I'm not there"

"You been hanging out with wolverine already? Don't call me one eye"

"Then don't talk about me like I'm not here its not polite, as for your question bobby got to explaining how the hologram works,"

"So you know that the pain is real but it can …"

"Yes I know that you can stop at any time, fine, believe me if I'm suffering I'll yell, being brave about pain is not one of my strong points"

"Do you know any fighting techniques"

"Do I know any fightin' techniques? Do I know any fightin' techniques hah listen one eye.."

"Don't call me that!" Scott growled.

"Whatever, big cities are all the same, its not a good thing for a girl to be defenseless, either you rely on a big muscled guy to protect you or you take self defense or some other form of contact, since I'm a feminist, relying on a man is not my thing"

"So you do know how to fight?"

"Yes you idiot I do, I do kickboxing and fencing ok?"

"Hey young lady less of that lip"

"I'm not lady"

"wooah you got told Cyke" bobby laughed, "oh and gemma, if you're a feminist remind me never to hold a door, or anything else for you unless you ask"

"I'll do that bobby wouldn't wanna have to bite your head off now would I?" Gemma laughed

"You gracious little you Gemma? Bite my head off, why I don't believe you'd do such a thing" bobby teased

"Try me" she laughed turning away from him, and walking a few steps to look a round the simulation, leaving bobby with a full few of her back and uhmm….lower things. The way Gemma walked or rather strutted; even when she wasn't thinking about it was very… hippy. She positively swayed…. This was not helping bobby's attempts not stare a t her

(OH hell….if she catches my staring and kills me I don't give a damn, she's too irresistible not to watch her every move) bobby thought.