Disclaimer: I don't own the X-Men or Portishead's song "Sour Times," so don't get litigious.
Oh, great, a telepath. Gaia didn't like people peeping into her brain, so whenever someone tried, she used her surefire plan: singing really loud. Not vocally, of course, mentally:
IF AAALL THE RAINDROPS WERE LEMON DROPS AND GUMDROPS, OHH WHAT A RAIN THAT WOULD BEEE!
"I'm not saying that it would be impossible, just improbable."
Shut up! Uh… STAND-ING OUTSIDE WITH MY MOUTH O-PEN WIDE!
"Why didn't you ask that doctor to set your friend's ribs?"
LA LA LA, LALALA LA LA, I JUST CAN'T GET YOU OUT OF MY HEAD… No, Gaia, not Kylie Minogue! It's like admitting defeat!
"Oh, so you have a defeat to admit?"
Nooo! Um… I LIKE BIG BUTTS AND I CANNOT LIE! YOU OTHER BROTHERS CAN'T DENY!
"Deny. Yes. You're in denial."
WHEN A GIRL WALKS IN WITH AN ITTY-BITTY WAIST AND A ROUND THING IN YOUR FACE YOU GET-
"After all, who would want to admit that they're endangering their friend's life for the sake of pride?"
For Gaia, it was the last straw. She punched the side of the elevator in frustration, yelping with pain as she realized how stupid it was to punch metal. "Just get out of my head!" she screamed aloud.
Jinx just raised her eyebrows. If Gaia was finally going off the deep end, she wondered, would anyone notice the change?
The voice in Gaia's head continued. "Or was it for the sake of a petty crush?"
Gaia crossed her arms. This was just too much. "Do not go there! There are certain places that mind-readers just…" She sighed, realizing that nothing she could say would get this loser out of her mind.
When the elevator door re-opened, Gaia had no real clue what to do anymore. She just sank to the floor and stared at the open doors as if they were demonically possessed. "You do think it was a bad idea to stay down there, don't you?" she asked Jinx helplessly. Gaia pulled her courage back together. "I'll take that as a yes." She led (translation: half-dragged) Jinx to the door… and then promptly fell down again, Jinx landing on top of her. "Jinx," she asked her friend in a squished voice, "did you do that?"
Jinx lifted her head. "No, I didn't. Did I hurt you?"
Gaia attempted to respond, but since her face was pressed to the floor by Jinx's weight, all she could manage was "Nmmph."
"Oh, oops. That's a good idea. I'll get off." Jinx was rolling away, trying not to disturb her broken ribs too much, when she saw the elevator door open again. "Hello?" she whispered.
"Maybe I'm paranoid," said Gaia, "but I swear there's someone there."
Jinx walked back to the elevator, leaving Gaia on the ground. "You can get up now, you know, Gaia," Jinx said as she looked around. "I don't see anything. I think it's time to get going." Suddenly, they both heard voices in the hallway.
"Run!" Gaia hissed. Then she had a saner idea and tugged Jinx behind a large vase.
A man in a wheelchair rolled up next to the vase. "Jinx, Gaia, you can come out now."