Taryn walked back into the room she had been in before and found Rogue
reading.
"Hey." She said. Rogue looked up.
"Hey. How did your talk with the Professor go?" She asked. Taryn shrugged.
"Normal, I guess. Same spiel he gives any new comer students." She said. Rogue smiled.
"You're staying?" She asked. Taryn nodded.
"Might as well." She said. She sat down next to Rogue. "So, since I'm your newest roomie," Taryn said, giving a smile, "mind giving me a run down of the 'gifts' floating around this place?" She asked. Rogue laughed.
"Sure thing." She said. "Well, Bobby, you saw last night, he can sort of turn things into ice and such. The guy with the blue skin who sort of grabbed you last night is Kurt. He can teleport and such."
"I noticed." Taryn smiled. "Remind me to thank him for preventing me from becoming a smear on the pavement." Rogue laughed.
"Anyway, the lady with the white hair is Ororo, she can sort of control the weather." Taryn gave a low whistle.
"Surprising she hasn't gotten into weather forecasting. She'd make a killing in always being right." Taryn smirked. "So, what about you?" She asked. Rogue looked at her.
"I can absorb people's energies and memories and everything." Rogue said, looking down a bit. "You didn't think the gloves were a fashion statement, did you?" She asked. She took a deep breath. "I can't touch people, at least, not without these babies. Everyone I touch ends up hurt. My gift-"
"Is more of a curse?" Taryn said. Rogue looked at her.
"Yeah, pretty much. How'd you guess?" She asked.
"I'm surprised you guys didn't know yet." Taryn said. She had thought the Professor or someone had told her. Rogue shook her head.
"Last night, Ororo pulled me and Bobby aside and told us they needed to get a girl about our age, you. Professor must've figured you'd feel more comfortable with some peers." She said. "So, what about you?" She asked.
"I turned a guy into stone. He fell over, and now has to be super glued together to look presentable for a funeral." Taryn said bluntly. Rogue blinked, surprised by her earnestness.
"First boy I kissed got put in a coma." Rogue said.
"I killed a guy, I think I win." Taryn said sarcastically. She sighed. "Gloves and full on skin coverage isn't a fashion statement either." She said, being serious. She looked off a bit. "Last night, after Andy.." Her voice trailed off a bit. She blinked. "After he fell over, some of his friends tried to grab me before I could run out."
"What happened?" Rogue asked.
"I was able to slip away before they could make prolonged contact. They just got stiff fingers for a few hours I guess. I ran out before I could really ask how they all were." She sighed. "I didn't mean to hurt him." She said. "Well..I did, he was a jerk...But...I certainly didn't want to kill him." Rogue put a comforting gloved hand on her shoulder.
"It's OK." She said softly. The two were silent for a bit. Rogue stood up and went to one of the drawers in the room. Taryn looked at her. She was rummaging through the contents of the drawer. She pulled out a pair of long black gloves that went up to the elbows. She went back over to Taryn and handed them to her. "Here, these will be less itchy. Besides, wool is soo last season." She smiled. Taryn laughed and took the gloves.
"Thank you." She said.
"Bobby and some of the guys are playing basketball outside. Want to come watch?" Rogue asked.
"What, and look like a cheerleader or a doting girlfriend?" Taryn laughed. Rogue looked away, a slight blush forming on her cheeks. Taryn caught it. "Wait a second..You and Bobby?" She asked, a little shocked.
"Yeah."
"I thought you couldn't touch anyone." Taryn said. Rogue sighed.
"It puts a bit of a damper on things, I know. But, we try." She said. Taryn decided it wasn't a subject Rogue liked to dwell on to much.
"All right. I guess I should be some what social, at least on my first day here. Let me just chan.." She stopped. "Damnit." She mutterd. "I must've dropped my bag when Flame Boy made the ring of fire."
"Oh, it's over there." Rogue said, pointing to a black duffle bag by the bed. "We figured it was yours and grabbed it for you. Didn't think you'd be too happy with just one set of clothes." Taryn smiled.
"Great." She opened the bag. "I don't think I'll make a good impression with the smell of fire and smoke on my clothes." She laughed, looking through her bag.
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Taryn and Rogue walked back out of the room. Taryn had changed into black pants and a white tank top. She pulled a light black button down sweater over her arms and wore the gloves Rogue had given her. Rogue had talked her out of dawning her wool cap again, letting her long brown hair flow down her back.
"So, Metal Man tried to get you to absorb his energy and use it against the whole city?" Taryn asked. Rogue had told her about their adventures as a team. Rogue nodded.
"Yeah, wasn't very fun." Rogue sighed.
"And that's how you got the streak?" Taryn asked. "Wow, I just thought you just got a hold of a skilled hair stylist." She smiled. Rogue laughed. They saw Ororo walking up to them. "Hi Ororo." She said.
"Hello girls." She smiled. She looked at Taryn. "Hope your feeling a little at home here." She said, giving Taryn a warm smile. Taryn nodded.
"Yeah, I'm getting there." She said. Ororo nodded.
"Great. Well, I'll see you girls later." She said, walking past them. Taryn looked at Rogue.
"So, am I to expect welcoming warm smiles and such for a while?" She asked, smirking.
"Oh yeah. You're like the news of the week here. Everyone's going to want to talk to ya."
"Oh I feel so popular." Taryn joked. They kept walking. A tall man wearing red sunglasses walked over. He saw Taryn.
"You must be our newest arrival." He said. Taryn nodded.
"Yup. Name's Taryn."
"Welcome to the Institute." He said, extending a hand to her. "I'm Scott." He said. Taryn shook his hand. He looked over at Rogue and nodded a greating as he walked past. Taryn watched him leave. She looked at Rogue.
"Is he ok? He seemed a little.."
"Down?" Rogue asked. Taryn nodded. "Yeah, it's just.We lost someone who was pretty close to him." She said, looking down. Taryn looked at her.
"Oh, I'm sorry." Taryn said softly. Rogue put on a smile. She didn't want Taryn to feel depressed or anything. At least not now, not after her hellish night.
"Don't worry about it. Come on, today is a day for fun. You deserve it."
"I'm sensing you'll make it a day of fun even if you have to beat me into enjoying myself." Taryn smiled, noting Rogue's effort. Rogue grinned.
"Of course."
"Great, lead the way." Taryn laughed.
"Hey." She said. Rogue looked up.
"Hey. How did your talk with the Professor go?" She asked. Taryn shrugged.
"Normal, I guess. Same spiel he gives any new comer students." She said. Rogue smiled.
"You're staying?" She asked. Taryn nodded.
"Might as well." She said. She sat down next to Rogue. "So, since I'm your newest roomie," Taryn said, giving a smile, "mind giving me a run down of the 'gifts' floating around this place?" She asked. Rogue laughed.
"Sure thing." She said. "Well, Bobby, you saw last night, he can sort of turn things into ice and such. The guy with the blue skin who sort of grabbed you last night is Kurt. He can teleport and such."
"I noticed." Taryn smiled. "Remind me to thank him for preventing me from becoming a smear on the pavement." Rogue laughed.
"Anyway, the lady with the white hair is Ororo, she can sort of control the weather." Taryn gave a low whistle.
"Surprising she hasn't gotten into weather forecasting. She'd make a killing in always being right." Taryn smirked. "So, what about you?" She asked. Rogue looked at her.
"I can absorb people's energies and memories and everything." Rogue said, looking down a bit. "You didn't think the gloves were a fashion statement, did you?" She asked. She took a deep breath. "I can't touch people, at least, not without these babies. Everyone I touch ends up hurt. My gift-"
"Is more of a curse?" Taryn said. Rogue looked at her.
"Yeah, pretty much. How'd you guess?" She asked.
"I'm surprised you guys didn't know yet." Taryn said. She had thought the Professor or someone had told her. Rogue shook her head.
"Last night, Ororo pulled me and Bobby aside and told us they needed to get a girl about our age, you. Professor must've figured you'd feel more comfortable with some peers." She said. "So, what about you?" She asked.
"I turned a guy into stone. He fell over, and now has to be super glued together to look presentable for a funeral." Taryn said bluntly. Rogue blinked, surprised by her earnestness.
"First boy I kissed got put in a coma." Rogue said.
"I killed a guy, I think I win." Taryn said sarcastically. She sighed. "Gloves and full on skin coverage isn't a fashion statement either." She said, being serious. She looked off a bit. "Last night, after Andy.." Her voice trailed off a bit. She blinked. "After he fell over, some of his friends tried to grab me before I could run out."
"What happened?" Rogue asked.
"I was able to slip away before they could make prolonged contact. They just got stiff fingers for a few hours I guess. I ran out before I could really ask how they all were." She sighed. "I didn't mean to hurt him." She said. "Well..I did, he was a jerk...But...I certainly didn't want to kill him." Rogue put a comforting gloved hand on her shoulder.
"It's OK." She said softly. The two were silent for a bit. Rogue stood up and went to one of the drawers in the room. Taryn looked at her. She was rummaging through the contents of the drawer. She pulled out a pair of long black gloves that went up to the elbows. She went back over to Taryn and handed them to her. "Here, these will be less itchy. Besides, wool is soo last season." She smiled. Taryn laughed and took the gloves.
"Thank you." She said.
"Bobby and some of the guys are playing basketball outside. Want to come watch?" Rogue asked.
"What, and look like a cheerleader or a doting girlfriend?" Taryn laughed. Rogue looked away, a slight blush forming on her cheeks. Taryn caught it. "Wait a second..You and Bobby?" She asked, a little shocked.
"Yeah."
"I thought you couldn't touch anyone." Taryn said. Rogue sighed.
"It puts a bit of a damper on things, I know. But, we try." She said. Taryn decided it wasn't a subject Rogue liked to dwell on to much.
"All right. I guess I should be some what social, at least on my first day here. Let me just chan.." She stopped. "Damnit." She mutterd. "I must've dropped my bag when Flame Boy made the ring of fire."
"Oh, it's over there." Rogue said, pointing to a black duffle bag by the bed. "We figured it was yours and grabbed it for you. Didn't think you'd be too happy with just one set of clothes." Taryn smiled.
"Great." She opened the bag. "I don't think I'll make a good impression with the smell of fire and smoke on my clothes." She laughed, looking through her bag.
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Taryn and Rogue walked back out of the room. Taryn had changed into black pants and a white tank top. She pulled a light black button down sweater over her arms and wore the gloves Rogue had given her. Rogue had talked her out of dawning her wool cap again, letting her long brown hair flow down her back.
"So, Metal Man tried to get you to absorb his energy and use it against the whole city?" Taryn asked. Rogue had told her about their adventures as a team. Rogue nodded.
"Yeah, wasn't very fun." Rogue sighed.
"And that's how you got the streak?" Taryn asked. "Wow, I just thought you just got a hold of a skilled hair stylist." She smiled. Rogue laughed. They saw Ororo walking up to them. "Hi Ororo." She said.
"Hello girls." She smiled. She looked at Taryn. "Hope your feeling a little at home here." She said, giving Taryn a warm smile. Taryn nodded.
"Yeah, I'm getting there." She said. Ororo nodded.
"Great. Well, I'll see you girls later." She said, walking past them. Taryn looked at Rogue.
"So, am I to expect welcoming warm smiles and such for a while?" She asked, smirking.
"Oh yeah. You're like the news of the week here. Everyone's going to want to talk to ya."
"Oh I feel so popular." Taryn joked. They kept walking. A tall man wearing red sunglasses walked over. He saw Taryn.
"You must be our newest arrival." He said. Taryn nodded.
"Yup. Name's Taryn."
"Welcome to the Institute." He said, extending a hand to her. "I'm Scott." He said. Taryn shook his hand. He looked over at Rogue and nodded a greating as he walked past. Taryn watched him leave. She looked at Rogue.
"Is he ok? He seemed a little.."
"Down?" Rogue asked. Taryn nodded. "Yeah, it's just.We lost someone who was pretty close to him." She said, looking down. Taryn looked at her.
"Oh, I'm sorry." Taryn said softly. Rogue put on a smile. She didn't want Taryn to feel depressed or anything. At least not now, not after her hellish night.
"Don't worry about it. Come on, today is a day for fun. You deserve it."
"I'm sensing you'll make it a day of fun even if you have to beat me into enjoying myself." Taryn smiled, noting Rogue's effort. Rogue grinned.
"Of course."
"Great, lead the way." Taryn laughed.