Sorry sorry sorry!! Okay, that over with (heheh), here is the super-late
next chapter:
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That night, dinner at the Institute was more lively than usual.
"Could you please pass the sodium chloride?" Scott asked, trying to keep his tone as serious as possible. Dr. McCoy handed him the salt suspiciously as Quinn and Kurt snickered.
"So, Quinn, Leila, how were your first days?" the Professor asked.
"I spent the whole time in the back of the computer lab," Leila said, almost monotone.
"It was great, Professor X," Quinn told him. "I've already made three new friends – but I think you should know, I changed my schedule a bit."
Xavier nodded. "Whatever suits your interests and needs."
"Yeah – suitin' int'rests. Is *that* wha' all the guys were doin' today?" Rogue asked Quinn. Kitty giggled.
Quinn blushed.
The professor raised his eyebrows. "Quinn, have you made such an impact on the male population?"
"Impact!" Jean snorted. "It left a crater!" It was the most she'd said all night.
Quinn's blush deepened and she nervously pushed around the penne pasta left on her plate with her fork.
Spyke laughed. "Is someone jealous?"
"No!" Jean insisted, then turned to Xavier. "Professor, may I be excused? Please?"
"Sure, go ahead," he replied, then gave the okay for the many clamoring others as well. He sighed. "I guess that's the end of dinner."
Logan chuckled. "They're kids, Chuck."
"Oh, Quinn," Dr. McCoy addressed her, as she was one of the last kids remaining. "Seeing as today is Friday – you probably knew that, it seems to be all you kids look forward to these days – tomorrow I'd like to see you, first chance you get, for your physical."
"Will do, Doc," she promised.
"Good – now I can rest easy knowing I didn't forget anything. Oh, and tell Leila I'll see her after you."
"Yup," Quinn said brightly.
"Ugh . . . I'm going to get some sleep." McCoy left the room, soon followed by Logan and Xavier.
Kurt, the only one left besides Quinn, began collecting dishes and silverware.
"Oh!" Quinn blinked. "Here, let me get some."
"It's no trouble at all," he said. "It's my turn for dishes tonight."
"Well, I can still help," she volunteered. "Like, um, you wash and I'll dry?"
"Deal," Kurt agreed readily. "I hate dishes."
Quinn laughed.
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After the dishes were finished, Kurt and Quinn joined Rogue, Kitty, Evan, and Scott in the 'den'. Professor Xavier had finally purchased two televisions for it after there were uncountable arguments over the subject.
On one, Kitty and Evan were going head to head in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater for Playstation, while on the opposite side of the room, Scott and Rogue were channel surfing.
"Anyzhing good on?" Kurt asked, looking over Scott's shoulder.
"Nothin'."
"Zip," Rogue added, "It's a total Bore War."
"Where did Jean go?" Quinn asked.
"Off to that movie with Duncan – although I can't see why," Scott replied.
"Hn. Must've been a pretty good movie," Kurt thought aloud.
"I don't know – she seemed pretty eager to get out today. Like she was purposely trying to avoid me, or, or trying to *prove* that Duncan was hers or something." Quinn paused when she found them looking at her intently. "Do you think she's mad at me?"
"If she is, it shouldn't last all that long," Scott said. "She's not one to hold grudges – and it wasn't your fault that he came on to you."
Quinn shuddered. "That guy gives me the creeps."
"Prob'lly 'cause he is one," Rogue said. That got a few laughs out of them and lightened the mood.
As the TV Guide screen scrolled up for who-knows-what-number time, Quinn exclaimed, "Hey, look! Andromeda's on!"
"Wha'?" Rogue asked.
"Andromeda – that show about some kind of spaceship or whatever. It showed up about three years back," Scott explained, then asked, "Right?"
Quinn nodded. "Yeah."
"Aw, outer space? So not int'rested," Rogue started to get up to leave.
"No, wait – I think you should at least try to watch it. It's pretty good," Quinn said.
Rogue raised her eyebrows. "Oh yeah?" she asked sarcastically.
"Well," Quinn started, and then began to describe, with great drama and possibly exaggeration, a story of trust, betrayal, friendship, danger, treasure, and bounty hunters.
"Well . . . maybe Ah will stay . . . but just for a li'l!" Rogue gave in. "But since Ah'm tryin' somethin' of *yours*, you'll try somethin' of mine. Deal?"
"Deal," Quinn agreed.
One hour later, they were chattering excitedly and laughing over what they'd seen. Not too far into the show, Evan and Kitty had joined them, and were with them now.
"Harper is my favorite character," Quinn said. "He can babble on about the most complicated stuff, but then he'll do or say something completely stupid or off-topic!"
"No way! Really?" Rogue asked. "Beka's the best – she kicks butt! We need more tough women like her in real life!"
"Yeah, but ya gotta admit – that Trance chick is pretty hot," Evan said. Five pairs of eyes stared at him, followed by their owner's laughter. "What? What's so funny?"
After Rogue had showed her to her room again – her real one – Quinn went over all of the events of the day in her mind, and felt more convinced that she was beginning to fit in.
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Okay, it wasn't super long, but it was a good length, ne? Alright, QUESTIONS!
Andromeda? Are you kidding me?
Well, no – I *do* like that show. ^_^ And it just popped into my mind
when I was typing, and I was stuck as it was, so I put it in.
Are you going to put in Leila's physical? Something's gotta show up about those glass pieces under her eyes – and you've been focusing on Quinn an awful lot lately.
Well . . . I'd love to put it in, I really do. And I know that I've
been concentrating on Quinn a lot. There *will* be Leila sections
later on – but I can't put in her physical right away. In fact, I'm
not entirely certain she will get one, seeing as it would . . . ah,
caught myself there. ^_~
Well (I know I've said that a lot in this chappie) I suppose that's it
for now!
~Adryl/Casadrat
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That night, dinner at the Institute was more lively than usual.
"Could you please pass the sodium chloride?" Scott asked, trying to keep his tone as serious as possible. Dr. McCoy handed him the salt suspiciously as Quinn and Kurt snickered.
"So, Quinn, Leila, how were your first days?" the Professor asked.
"I spent the whole time in the back of the computer lab," Leila said, almost monotone.
"It was great, Professor X," Quinn told him. "I've already made three new friends – but I think you should know, I changed my schedule a bit."
Xavier nodded. "Whatever suits your interests and needs."
"Yeah – suitin' int'rests. Is *that* wha' all the guys were doin' today?" Rogue asked Quinn. Kitty giggled.
Quinn blushed.
The professor raised his eyebrows. "Quinn, have you made such an impact on the male population?"
"Impact!" Jean snorted. "It left a crater!" It was the most she'd said all night.
Quinn's blush deepened and she nervously pushed around the penne pasta left on her plate with her fork.
Spyke laughed. "Is someone jealous?"
"No!" Jean insisted, then turned to Xavier. "Professor, may I be excused? Please?"
"Sure, go ahead," he replied, then gave the okay for the many clamoring others as well. He sighed. "I guess that's the end of dinner."
Logan chuckled. "They're kids, Chuck."
"Oh, Quinn," Dr. McCoy addressed her, as she was one of the last kids remaining. "Seeing as today is Friday – you probably knew that, it seems to be all you kids look forward to these days – tomorrow I'd like to see you, first chance you get, for your physical."
"Will do, Doc," she promised.
"Good – now I can rest easy knowing I didn't forget anything. Oh, and tell Leila I'll see her after you."
"Yup," Quinn said brightly.
"Ugh . . . I'm going to get some sleep." McCoy left the room, soon followed by Logan and Xavier.
Kurt, the only one left besides Quinn, began collecting dishes and silverware.
"Oh!" Quinn blinked. "Here, let me get some."
"It's no trouble at all," he said. "It's my turn for dishes tonight."
"Well, I can still help," she volunteered. "Like, um, you wash and I'll dry?"
"Deal," Kurt agreed readily. "I hate dishes."
Quinn laughed.
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After the dishes were finished, Kurt and Quinn joined Rogue, Kitty, Evan, and Scott in the 'den'. Professor Xavier had finally purchased two televisions for it after there were uncountable arguments over the subject.
On one, Kitty and Evan were going head to head in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater for Playstation, while on the opposite side of the room, Scott and Rogue were channel surfing.
"Anyzhing good on?" Kurt asked, looking over Scott's shoulder.
"Nothin'."
"Zip," Rogue added, "It's a total Bore War."
"Where did Jean go?" Quinn asked.
"Off to that movie with Duncan – although I can't see why," Scott replied.
"Hn. Must've been a pretty good movie," Kurt thought aloud.
"I don't know – she seemed pretty eager to get out today. Like she was purposely trying to avoid me, or, or trying to *prove* that Duncan was hers or something." Quinn paused when she found them looking at her intently. "Do you think she's mad at me?"
"If she is, it shouldn't last all that long," Scott said. "She's not one to hold grudges – and it wasn't your fault that he came on to you."
Quinn shuddered. "That guy gives me the creeps."
"Prob'lly 'cause he is one," Rogue said. That got a few laughs out of them and lightened the mood.
As the TV Guide screen scrolled up for who-knows-what-number time, Quinn exclaimed, "Hey, look! Andromeda's on!"
"Wha'?" Rogue asked.
"Andromeda – that show about some kind of spaceship or whatever. It showed up about three years back," Scott explained, then asked, "Right?"
Quinn nodded. "Yeah."
"Aw, outer space? So not int'rested," Rogue started to get up to leave.
"No, wait – I think you should at least try to watch it. It's pretty good," Quinn said.
Rogue raised her eyebrows. "Oh yeah?" she asked sarcastically.
"Well," Quinn started, and then began to describe, with great drama and possibly exaggeration, a story of trust, betrayal, friendship, danger, treasure, and bounty hunters.
"Well . . . maybe Ah will stay . . . but just for a li'l!" Rogue gave in. "But since Ah'm tryin' somethin' of *yours*, you'll try somethin' of mine. Deal?"
"Deal," Quinn agreed.
One hour later, they were chattering excitedly and laughing over what they'd seen. Not too far into the show, Evan and Kitty had joined them, and were with them now.
"Harper is my favorite character," Quinn said. "He can babble on about the most complicated stuff, but then he'll do or say something completely stupid or off-topic!"
"No way! Really?" Rogue asked. "Beka's the best – she kicks butt! We need more tough women like her in real life!"
"Yeah, but ya gotta admit – that Trance chick is pretty hot," Evan said. Five pairs of eyes stared at him, followed by their owner's laughter. "What? What's so funny?"
After Rogue had showed her to her room again – her real one – Quinn went over all of the events of the day in her mind, and felt more convinced that she was beginning to fit in.
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Okay, it wasn't super long, but it was a good length, ne? Alright, QUESTIONS!
Andromeda? Are you kidding me?
Well, no – I *do* like that show. ^_^ And it just popped into my mind
when I was typing, and I was stuck as it was, so I put it in.
Are you going to put in Leila's physical? Something's gotta show up about those glass pieces under her eyes – and you've been focusing on Quinn an awful lot lately.
Well . . . I'd love to put it in, I really do. And I know that I've
been concentrating on Quinn a lot. There *will* be Leila sections
later on – but I can't put in her physical right away. In fact, I'm
not entirely certain she will get one, seeing as it would . . . ah,
caught myself there. ^_~
Well (I know I've said that a lot in this chappie) I suppose that's it
for now!
~Adryl/Casadrat