Damn-my-name-was-taken: Well, basically, Shadow's just your typical,
refusing to grow up, kind of guy. He's basically a good guy, just real
immature at things and a bit (too) impulsive. O, and Van, Marianne says
that she WON'T save you, because she likes Jaeger, and if Jaeger wants to
kill you, she won't intervene (LOL).
Just a Girl – First sign of trouble
Scott wasn't happy, not happy at all. The professor had agreed to let Shadow stay, even though both Scott and, to much surprise, Hank were against it. He had kidnapped a member of the mansion, after all. Even though it had been with good intentions, which was highly doubted by Scott.
As it appeared, Shadow was indeed of Scott's age, he was 19, pretty close to 20. He'd left home after the manifestation, he had been 16 at the time, and taught himself control, which had taken him two years. He had met Marianne while she had been on the streets, and being close to be prey for some feral mutant who let his instincts roam free. That scored some good points for him, but when they heard how he had dumped her in a strange city, those points had been erased again.
To top it all of, Marianne was developing a cold, for which Shadow was blamed, of course. Now, the two were settled in front of the television, playing some games while Rogue kept an eye on the two of them. As much as she didn't trust Marianne, she did realize that it was important for the others to keep the, now 18 year old, save. And she absolutely didn't trust this Shadow. He hadn't even given them his real name.
Rogue quietly listened to the conversation between the two. Marianne was picking on Shadow and Shadow let her.
"I have to go now, I promised Mister McCoy I would study those texts he gave me," Marianne rose from the couch after she had, once again, beaten Shadow at the game they were playing. Shadow grumbled something under his breath that he wanted to spent time with his bike and took of after she had left.
"Mister McCoy? You in here?" Marianne called out as she entered the med- lab, and she sneezed.
"Down here," was his reply and Marianne stepped in. The med-lab was becoming more and more familiar to her. She spent a great deal of time there, helping McCoy with his experiments, trying to get him to give her more books to study. Somewhere in her mind, she had given up on becoming a strong fighter, and was focusing on becoming the best doctor she could become. That way, she could mean something to the team, perhaps more then as a fighter. They had more then enough people able to fight, but they only had one doctor.
"I figured if I would spent more time with Shadow, I would bash his skull in. He gets really annoying sometimes," Marianne found the blue furred man studying something under the microscope, "I'm sorry if I worried you. I never thought he would hold up on his promise. You don't like him, do you?"
She looked at McCoy, he was like a favorite uncle towards her, heck, everyone in the house was like family towards her.
"I won't pretend to like this Shadow, or trust him. But he appears to have your affection," Hank replied, not looking up.
"Well, he has that kind of effect on people and yes he had my affections, a time ago, before he kidnapped me. I'm just making sure he won't suspect it when I hit back, hard," Marianne sported a seriously creepy grin.
"Remember never to get you mad. Is there something you wanted to see me about?" Hank chuckled.
"Yes, actually, I was doing some research on mutation repressers, you know, to help Rogue and Scott. I've been at it since I got my computer, my hacking skills aren't that good, you know? And I didn't really wanted to involve anyone before I knew there was something to go after," she twitched a litlle with her fingers.
"You found something," Hank concluded.
"Yeah, and it's not good either. Genoshians, they're developing something to repress mutations, they wanna use mutants for slaves. But, if we can capture one of those devices and have Forge take a look at it, we can probably make it work so that it can be used to turn a mutation on and off. I just finished copying the schematics," she showed him the stack of paper, a worried frown on her face.
"And why exactly were you investigating this. Excuse me if I don't find the connection between this and medical texts. Not that this isn't a good job. I'll inform the professor right away," Hank's eyes widened as he flipped through the pages.
"I just figured, that with all the anti-mutant sympathies going on, someone would want to figure out how to surpress powers. I just wanted to do something usefull," Marianne fidgeted.
"And usefull this is, and dangerous. You do realise, if it is found out you were able to hack those documents, you will be on the most-wanted list, do you not?" Hank looked up at her.
"Hey, Kitty's still way better at this hacking stuff then I am, I just have less inhibitions about doing the hacking into government files," she grinned, knowing fully well that this behaviour was frowned upon by the adults, well, Logan not counting. She was hoping that her breaking the rules would be forgotten because of her discovery, but she knew that would happen the very day that Logan would wear a pink tutu. Which would be the twelfth of never.
Hank gave her some tests to run in the lab while he went to discuss the matter with the professor. Which was only because she didn't want to face the professor and tell him she had broken important rules and see him give her 'I'm not angry, I'm disappointed' look. She hated that look with a passion. She knew what she did wasn't right, but she didn't regret it. Rogue and Scott deserved to be out there and not constantly be afraid of hurting people.
The tests were running along nicely, and she was waiting for the computer to finish its analyses of two of them. They weren't very big tests, she knew that, they were to let her get the hang of it.
~*With the Professor*~
"This is a serious matter, Hank, when everyone is back, we should sent a team to the lab where this is being done. This could become a serious risk. You said Marianne found this out? By hacking?" Charles had finished reading through the documents Hank had given him. They gave him great concern, but he couldn't call the students back. They deserved, no, they needed time with their family. Life was hard enough as it is.
"Yes, she is in the lab at the moment, running some tests," Hank nodded, "What will be her punishment?"
"She has broken the rules yes, even though it will prove helpful. Three weeks of being grounded and extra trainingsessions with Logan when he returns for two weeks," Charles decided.
~*In the lab*~
Marianne heard the doors open, and turned around to see Hank walk in. She grinned at the blue mutant: "The tests are running along nicely. They should be finished in an hour. So, what's my sentence? For hacking without permission?"
"Three weeks grounded and two weeks extra training with Logan," he reported, "the professor will put the team on it as soon as everyone has returned."
"I'll go with them," Marianne simply stated, walking over to a computer to check on the results on one of the tests. Here, she was in her element. She loved testing things, sure, they went wrong often enough. She still hadn't lived down that one tiny little explosion she had created because of a little to much of one chemical substance.
"Marianne, you will not go with them, you are still far from ready," Hank objected to the girl's simple statement.
"What if they are keeping mutants there, mister McCoy? What if those mutants need help? The team is going to need someone who can give first aid quickly, while they worry about possible attacks. I know I'm not ready to fight, but I've been talking with the professor, he thinks it would be possible for me to cast an illusion of me not being there, making me invisble, as a matter of fact," she frowned a little as she read the results, "mister McCoy, these results aren't coming out as I had expected. Did I do something wrong?"
"A small anomalie, nothing to worry about. But you are not going, Marianne," Hank refused to let go of the topic.
"We'll see," was her only reply, and Hank knew at that very moment he was not going to win this argument.
Just a Girl – First sign of trouble
Scott wasn't happy, not happy at all. The professor had agreed to let Shadow stay, even though both Scott and, to much surprise, Hank were against it. He had kidnapped a member of the mansion, after all. Even though it had been with good intentions, which was highly doubted by Scott.
As it appeared, Shadow was indeed of Scott's age, he was 19, pretty close to 20. He'd left home after the manifestation, he had been 16 at the time, and taught himself control, which had taken him two years. He had met Marianne while she had been on the streets, and being close to be prey for some feral mutant who let his instincts roam free. That scored some good points for him, but when they heard how he had dumped her in a strange city, those points had been erased again.
To top it all of, Marianne was developing a cold, for which Shadow was blamed, of course. Now, the two were settled in front of the television, playing some games while Rogue kept an eye on the two of them. As much as she didn't trust Marianne, she did realize that it was important for the others to keep the, now 18 year old, save. And she absolutely didn't trust this Shadow. He hadn't even given them his real name.
Rogue quietly listened to the conversation between the two. Marianne was picking on Shadow and Shadow let her.
"I have to go now, I promised Mister McCoy I would study those texts he gave me," Marianne rose from the couch after she had, once again, beaten Shadow at the game they were playing. Shadow grumbled something under his breath that he wanted to spent time with his bike and took of after she had left.
"Mister McCoy? You in here?" Marianne called out as she entered the med- lab, and she sneezed.
"Down here," was his reply and Marianne stepped in. The med-lab was becoming more and more familiar to her. She spent a great deal of time there, helping McCoy with his experiments, trying to get him to give her more books to study. Somewhere in her mind, she had given up on becoming a strong fighter, and was focusing on becoming the best doctor she could become. That way, she could mean something to the team, perhaps more then as a fighter. They had more then enough people able to fight, but they only had one doctor.
"I figured if I would spent more time with Shadow, I would bash his skull in. He gets really annoying sometimes," Marianne found the blue furred man studying something under the microscope, "I'm sorry if I worried you. I never thought he would hold up on his promise. You don't like him, do you?"
She looked at McCoy, he was like a favorite uncle towards her, heck, everyone in the house was like family towards her.
"I won't pretend to like this Shadow, or trust him. But he appears to have your affection," Hank replied, not looking up.
"Well, he has that kind of effect on people and yes he had my affections, a time ago, before he kidnapped me. I'm just making sure he won't suspect it when I hit back, hard," Marianne sported a seriously creepy grin.
"Remember never to get you mad. Is there something you wanted to see me about?" Hank chuckled.
"Yes, actually, I was doing some research on mutation repressers, you know, to help Rogue and Scott. I've been at it since I got my computer, my hacking skills aren't that good, you know? And I didn't really wanted to involve anyone before I knew there was something to go after," she twitched a litlle with her fingers.
"You found something," Hank concluded.
"Yeah, and it's not good either. Genoshians, they're developing something to repress mutations, they wanna use mutants for slaves. But, if we can capture one of those devices and have Forge take a look at it, we can probably make it work so that it can be used to turn a mutation on and off. I just finished copying the schematics," she showed him the stack of paper, a worried frown on her face.
"And why exactly were you investigating this. Excuse me if I don't find the connection between this and medical texts. Not that this isn't a good job. I'll inform the professor right away," Hank's eyes widened as he flipped through the pages.
"I just figured, that with all the anti-mutant sympathies going on, someone would want to figure out how to surpress powers. I just wanted to do something usefull," Marianne fidgeted.
"And usefull this is, and dangerous. You do realise, if it is found out you were able to hack those documents, you will be on the most-wanted list, do you not?" Hank looked up at her.
"Hey, Kitty's still way better at this hacking stuff then I am, I just have less inhibitions about doing the hacking into government files," she grinned, knowing fully well that this behaviour was frowned upon by the adults, well, Logan not counting. She was hoping that her breaking the rules would be forgotten because of her discovery, but she knew that would happen the very day that Logan would wear a pink tutu. Which would be the twelfth of never.
Hank gave her some tests to run in the lab while he went to discuss the matter with the professor. Which was only because she didn't want to face the professor and tell him she had broken important rules and see him give her 'I'm not angry, I'm disappointed' look. She hated that look with a passion. She knew what she did wasn't right, but she didn't regret it. Rogue and Scott deserved to be out there and not constantly be afraid of hurting people.
The tests were running along nicely, and she was waiting for the computer to finish its analyses of two of them. They weren't very big tests, she knew that, they were to let her get the hang of it.
~*With the Professor*~
"This is a serious matter, Hank, when everyone is back, we should sent a team to the lab where this is being done. This could become a serious risk. You said Marianne found this out? By hacking?" Charles had finished reading through the documents Hank had given him. They gave him great concern, but he couldn't call the students back. They deserved, no, they needed time with their family. Life was hard enough as it is.
"Yes, she is in the lab at the moment, running some tests," Hank nodded, "What will be her punishment?"
"She has broken the rules yes, even though it will prove helpful. Three weeks of being grounded and extra trainingsessions with Logan when he returns for two weeks," Charles decided.
~*In the lab*~
Marianne heard the doors open, and turned around to see Hank walk in. She grinned at the blue mutant: "The tests are running along nicely. They should be finished in an hour. So, what's my sentence? For hacking without permission?"
"Three weeks grounded and two weeks extra training with Logan," he reported, "the professor will put the team on it as soon as everyone has returned."
"I'll go with them," Marianne simply stated, walking over to a computer to check on the results on one of the tests. Here, she was in her element. She loved testing things, sure, they went wrong often enough. She still hadn't lived down that one tiny little explosion she had created because of a little to much of one chemical substance.
"Marianne, you will not go with them, you are still far from ready," Hank objected to the girl's simple statement.
"What if they are keeping mutants there, mister McCoy? What if those mutants need help? The team is going to need someone who can give first aid quickly, while they worry about possible attacks. I know I'm not ready to fight, but I've been talking with the professor, he thinks it would be possible for me to cast an illusion of me not being there, making me invisble, as a matter of fact," she frowned a little as she read the results, "mister McCoy, these results aren't coming out as I had expected. Did I do something wrong?"
"A small anomalie, nothing to worry about. But you are not going, Marianne," Hank refused to let go of the topic.
"We'll see," was her only reply, and Hank knew at that very moment he was not going to win this argument.