Jack and Piper worked alongside Mallory and the other greys just like the days before. As they went through their routine, the twins made sure to stay out of Langdon's way. After their interview with him, they didn't want to spend any time around him.
The twins were cleaning again, in the same area but different sections when the perimeter alarm went off again. They looked at each other before carrying on cleaning, well until Mallory got them.
"C'mon, Ms. Venable called an emergency meeting." she tells the twins.
They looked at each other before setting down their supplies and followed Mallory to the lounge area. They stood among the purples as Ms. Venable and Ms. Mead stood above them on the upper floor.
"These past several months have been difficult for all of us. And perhaps, in my efforts to keep us safe, punitive measures have been taken too far. I believe now what we need is a moment of celebration, camaraderie. Which is why this weekend, as a gesture of goodwill, we will have a Halloween soiree." Ms. Venable told the group.
Everyone murmured excitedly among themselves.
"In the style of a Victorian masquerade ball" Ms. Venable added.
"It's Halloween this weekend?" Coco asked.
"If only my nana were here to enjoy it with me" Mr. Gallant said.
"We've all lost track of time a bit. And this festive occasion is the perfect opportunity to remedy this. And I encourage you all to use your imaginations, to create what I am sure will be exquisite costumes. Attendance is mandatory." Ms. Venable spoke up again.
The twins looked at each other, having a telepathic conversation.
*A Halloween party? That sounds suspicious, even for her. She doesn't seem like the one to suddenly be nice* Piper communicates with her brother.
*We can't go to the party then. Who knows what they have planned for us. Anything could happen* Jack telepathically tells her.
Ms. Venable and Ms. Mead left, and everyone parted ways to get ready for the party.
"Wait, what if Halloween is an excuse?" Coco says. She then gasps and covers her mouth, "Oh my God, they're going to use the party to announce who's going to the Sanctuary" she tells Mr. Gallant.
"Okay, we have to rethink this whole look. I just, I think this it too much" she told him after looking at her reflection in the mirror
Mr. Gallant looked at her in confusion, "What?!" "
I don't want to rub it in for those who don't get picked. No offense Mallory." Coco told him.
"I didn't think that I was going anyways" Mallory says.
"I think that the people who are gonna go already know." Mr. Gallant said.
"Wait, what do you mean? Did Langdon tell you that you're in?" Coco asked him.
Mr. Gallant sighed, "Well, lets just say our one-on-one was very illuminating" he said, a smug smile on his face.
"Wait, did something weird happen to you too?" Mallory asked the platinum blonde headed man.
He and Coco turned to look at her, "What are you babbling on about? What did he say to you?" Coco asked.
"It wasn't anything he said. It was uh, a feeling" Mallory told them.
The grey had flashback of her interview with Langdon and what had happened.
"I think I set the room on fire" she says.
"What? Like you knocked over a candle or something?" Coco asked her.
"No. Like flames shot out of the fireplace and went everywhere. I know this is impossible, but I think I made the fire with my mind" Mallory says.
Mr. Gallant scoffs, "Yeah, we're definitely not talking about the same thing" he tells Coco's assistant.
"Maybe it was the blast, the radiation, it did something and now I'm like the Dark Phoenix." Mallory said.
"What are you saying? Are you saying you have superpowers now?" Mr. Gallant asked her.
"I don't know, never mind" Mallory said.
"Oh, well, hey, Mallory, uh, there's a fire right there, bitch, do it again. Come on. Prove it." Coco told her.
Mallory looked at the fire place before closing her eyes, trying to do what she did during her interview again but, had no luck.
Coco clicked her tongue and Mr. Gallant stifled his laughter.
"Oh. This is pretty lame, even for you, Mallory. Some people just have nothing special about them, and you have to be okay with that. Maybe you can see if you have a superpower that allows you to shut your piehole and get back to work. My costume isn't going to make itself. And why are you even touching my stuff? Evie's room is full of crap that you can use, not that she'll be needing any of it anymore. Maybe I can see if I've got a superpower to make you disappear." Coco tells her.
Mallory sighed and left the room, Coco and Mr. Gallant continued to talk.