Alistaire swept in with a smile.
And he had good reason to smile. He had spent most of the morning lining up a list of offers and opportunities for the "Mystery Mutant'. He had rather subtly left out the whole 'Mutant Advisor' angle to the story, so far, anyway. It will be out soon enough. He reasoned.
He buzzed his old office in his cooper, as was his custom anymore as he went off to a job he loved.
But upon arriving at the lighthouse, he was met by Forges gaping stare.
Alistaire smiled bashfully as he slipped out of the car.
Forge sighed. "What is it with you people?"
He whistled for one of his robots and it scurried over to him. He keyed in a few commands.
"Just when I'm getting one thing finished…" He shook his head. "You've got another project."
"Ummm…" Alistaire looked back at the car. "Oh, I didn't mean to…"
Forge smiled. "Don't worry. I'm kidding… but I want to fix your car."
Alistaire smiled. "O-okay. Thanks then." He stammered.
"Do you mind if I make it run of water?" Forge asked absently.
"Like a boat?" Alistaire asked hopefully.
"Uh, I meant the engine."
"Oh." Alistaire seemed deflated. "Okay then, do what you'd like." And he slipped off towards the lighthouse.
Forge narrowed his eyes at the man. Is he putting me on? But he couldn't tell.
And after considering for a moment, he decided that he would look in to making it run on water in more ways than one.
Alistaire slipped away chuckling over his own dry British wit.
Kitty slipped out of her room.
"Has… Ummm… Has anyone seen… an .. ummm…" She looked began glancing from room to room.
"A what?" Kurt asked as she passed by.
"Well, you know, a ummm…" She looked around on the floor behind him. "I can't believe he just disappeared like that."
"Who?" Kurt began looking behind his own feet.
X23 giggled.
Kitty looked at her.
"Creak." She said with a smile, tearing apart a piece of bread and eating it slowly.
Kitty's eyes opened wide. "You've seen it?"
"Twice." X23 admitted.
"Seen what?" Kurt asked.
"I smelled it since I got here." X23 added. "So I knew where to wait to see it show up."
"Something showed up?" Kurt ventured. "When."
Kitty seemed not to hear him. "When I woke up he was in my bed."
Kurt looked towards Forges room and then back at Kitty. "Really?"
"What did you do?" X23 asked.
"I rubbed his belly and fed him steak." Kitty grinned.
"Did he… like that?" Kurt asked.
"You're so lucky!" X23 said to her. "He must like you."
Kurt just swallowed and began backing away slowly.
"He's so cute!" Kitty beamed. "With the most adorable eyelashes!"
Eyelashes? Kurt wondered. Ummm….
"Have you seen him belch?" X23 asked. "Awesome!"
Awesome? Kurt wondered. Belch?
He turned away once he was in the hall. Okay… I'm just going to … He brightened. I'm going to ignore that and pretend none of it ever happened.
He looked back and smirked. I got caught in a 'girl-talk only' zone dere for a minute. He shook his head. I wonder where Alistaire is…
Across town lay a psycho. In a box.
His eyes were wild and hate filled.
He thrashed and raged against his bonds, the chains, the strait-jacket, the gag, mask and collar.
But it did no good, because try as he might, he was still a bound and chained man, in a box.
He screamed in a muted rage as he struggled.
"Good news." Said a sinister voice. "You've been purchased." He purred.
The chained man considered what this meant.
"And your new Mistress says she's going to let you go in London, later."
His eyes narrowed through the grate on his box. The look was saying: "I'll coming right back here to kill you."
"That's why I've decided to get away for a while. Perhaps Italy, or Rome."
The man whined anew.
"Oh, come now… all that torment, bloodshed and agony… does it really matter that you wont get me this time? After all, I'm just some low-life arms dealer…" He purred. "And you…"
The speaker stared in awe in to the box. "You're a weapon. You live for this sort of thing."
And the man in the box went mad with rage and anger, thrashing, cracking wood and bone, but eventually… it came to nothing.
And he passed out, confined within his box, while waiting for his mistress.
Tabitha began the day in a dreamy fog.
She was terrified.
Today is supposed to be the day… But … if it doesn't happen…She shivered and hugged herself.
Kurt will come. I didn't imagine it all. Kurt will come.
She gripped herself tighter as her fears drew.
He has to, doesn't he?
