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Tweak says, "I am your father."

Sean Cassidy (keeningheart) wrote in academy_x,
@ 2010-06-23 22:37:00

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banshee, chamber, husk, jubilee, pixie, skin, trance

Who: Generation X!
When: Wednesday, after training
Where: Rec Room
What: Team Bonding!

Sean didn't often reach into his bag of teacher privileges for much, but he'd made today an exception. He'd kicked everyone out of the Rec Room except his own team. He'd been nice about it, but definitely firm. He insisted on having the Rec Room all to himself and his team for at least an hour (and hoped that no one would raise a fuss if he made it two hours if all went well). He had a cooler stocked with water, juice, and cola, some pizza, and was content to do whatever the kids wanted to do. Though he kept giving the pool table a meaningful glance, hoping the kids would pick up on it.

The meeting wasn't really as much of a celebration as it seemed. Cassidy wasn't throwing this as a party, or even as a reward for their hard work (something he was very proud of, even if they didn't always do so well in the head-on challenges, it seemed), but a chance for the group to get together more. He liked their team spirit - Jubilee had made fantastic shirts, Angelo was always looking out for everyone on the team, Paige was always full of suggestions and causes, Megan was absolutely adorable and always looking for ways to help out, Hope was new but giving it her all, and Jono was being more social with his team than Sean would have ever guessed he would. There was always room for improvement, though, in Sean's mind. There seemed to be awkward tension between Jono and Paige, for one, and Jubilee and Megan could both be a bit overbearing in their personalities, and Hope was, well, still new.

Thus... games? Sean had proven to be a lot stricter about training than he was about classes - which, considering his classes, didn't say very much, but anyone who had never gone to Sean about power-training before was probably surprised to see that his ex-Interpol status wasn't just some title that floated around the student body. The kids had powers that could be very dangerous, and he was very serious about them getting the proper training that they needed to control those powers. This party was his way of pulling back a bit to show that they hadn't lost the fun-loving Cassidy. He reared his head outside of training all the time still, but Sean was worried that he wasn't seeing the students enough outside of training to keep that cemented in their minds (his office door was always kept open... but he was often bored in that office). Besides, games often instilled great senses of team-building, bonding, accomplishment, and a slew of other benefits the players often overlooked in all but their subconscious.

Besides. It beat making them dance.

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_hollow
2010-06-24 01:15 pm UTC (link)

Jono eventually made his way down to the Rec Room after training had ended for the day. He'd changed out of that god awful uniform and laid about in his bed for a good while first however before doing so. He wasn't sure what Cassidy had in store for them, having only just heard that Generation X was supposed to meet in the Rec Room today. But so long as they weren't gonna dance or sing Kumbaya or some shite he figured if he could make an appearance. It was true that this summer team training stuff was forcing Jono interact more and with people he didn't usually hang around (which meant anyone who wasn't Angelo or his roommate basically.) He'd say that he hated it, but there was a part of him deep down that was enjoying it. And as much as he preferred being left to his own devices it did get rather boring after a while.

He walked into the Rec Room and made straight for the big couch in front of the TV that had become his second home during the World Cup. He immediately propped his boots up onto the coffee table unceremoniously and sank into the sofa with his lanky frame as per usual, surveying the scene before him. "Brilliant, pizza party. My favourite," he said caustically, before nodding to Sean in greeting.

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doff
2010-06-24 09:51 pm UTC (link)

Paige wasn't far behind Jono, having finished up at training, showered and changed, and then sat in front of her computer for a bit to check up on things. E-mails from her siblings, no new youtube videos or Friend requests, and not a whole lot going on on the school message boards. She closed the laptop and stood to stretch, then headed downstairs. She didn't want to be the first one there, as she was really gaining a sort of 'teacher's pet' vibe... not that she really cared, but... She really wanted more people to be there before she arrived. She didn't want to be stuck in a room, awkwardly staring over at Jono.

And yet, when she arrived, there he was on the sofa. Paige put on a smiling face and gave each of the men in the room a grin. "Hello, Mister Cassidy. Jono." She said, then moved to the cooler to pull herself out a cola. "Are we gonna play pool, later?" She asked. Paige wasn't great at pool, but she could hold her own.

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firecrackerjubi
2010-06-25 04:50 pm UTC (link)

Jubilee laaaazily made her way down to the Rec Room after training. She was quite excited to hang out with her team, really; she was even wearing one of the new t-shirts, which, if she said so herself, were quite fashionista! (read: 100% environmentally-happy white t-shirts with a crappy Photoshop job done with tripe-quality screenprinting and far too much glitter ... but their names were on the back!) So her lazy descent was not due to any sort of lack of enthusiasm, she just had a lot of really important things to do on the way! She had to make herself a sandwich at one point, and slip a sticky-note with a fussy smiley and its tongue sticking out under Alex Summers' door (anonymously, of course). She said hi to everyone she came across, and generally took her sweet time-- but got there relatively early nonetheless!

She had a hop to her step as she walked in, and spotted Paige and Jono. She let out a bit of a barking "Heya!" as she nodded to everyone individually. She gave an extra, small salute to Cassidy with a, "'Sup, prof?!" as she bounded toward the couch that Jono was occupying. She stood in front of the empty cushion beside him, turned around, spread out her arms wing-style, grinned big, and fell back unceremoniously into the comfortable couch. She brought her arms in right before she smacked the boy. She sank into it, her head practically on the cushion itself, slouched down with her rump almost falling off the darn thing, still with a big smile. "Ahhhh, it's nice to relax!"

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faechild
2010-06-25 08:01 pm UTC (link)

After the team's training session, Megan hurried off to her room to shower before the team bonding meeting Mr. Cassidy had scheduled. She was super excited about getting to know her team more. She tried to do that during training sessions, but she found it quite hard to hold a conversation over the sound of laser turrets.

She tried to be as quick as she could in the shower. But washing her wings and hair always took time. She didn't bother waiting for her wings to dry completely for flying down the hall to the rec room. Droplets of water flicked off her wings as she flew. By the time she reached the rec room they were nearly dry.

"Hey, Mr. Cassidy." She said as she flew into the room. She immediately went over to the couches where everyone was. She flew over the back of it and landed on the couch on the other side of Jono. She bounced a few times when she landed.

"Hey, Jono. Hey Paige. Hey Jubilee." She said cheerfully, completely oblivious to any tension between Jono and Paige.

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zoned_out
2010-06-27 03:50 pm UTC (link)

Hope wasn't sure what these training teams were all about. The Professor had informed her of them upon her arrival to the school but did not quite outline what their purpose was or who her teammates were. So when Hope heard from Mr. Cassidy about the team meeting, she was understandably curious. It had only been about a week since she'd arrived at the school and she was given time to acclimate before jumping right into the stresses of training.

Hope was excited to meet her teammates and could hardly contain herself as she made her way down to the school's rec room which she thankfully knew the location of from Jamie's grand tour only days prior. It was hard not to be nervous at the thought of meeting so many people at once.

Hope turned the corner into the rec room to see it already occupied by what she could only gather as being some of her teammates. "Hey everybody...I'm Hope." she said to the group, wondering what kind of response she was going to get.

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faechild
2010-06-28 04:42 am UTC (link)

Megan peaked over the couch to see who had entered the room. She didn't know the girl who walked in. She had never seen the girl before. She wondered if she was the new teammate Mr. Cassidy had mentioned before during the training session. Megan was excited to meet the new member. The winged girl loved making new friends.She instantly hopped up and flew over the couch towards the girl who had just walked in. She hovered in front of her as she introduced herself.

"Hi! I'm Megan. It's good to meet you. We're teammates so we'll be spending a lot of time together. You'll like our team. Everyone is really nice and helpful and everything. And training is really fun. Well, it's fun as long as no one tries to blow you up. But that doesn't happen often. Well, yeah, actually it happens a lot, but it doesn't usually hurt. Well, not too bad. As long as you land right. But training is still fun. You'll like it." Megan managed to say in one breath.

She grabbed the new girl's wrist and pulled her toward the direction of the couch. "I'll introduce you to everyone. Everyone who's here anyway."

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_hollow
2010-06-28 03:08 pm UTC (link)

Jono had just managed to pull his arm in before Jubilee landed on top of it as she plopped down onto the couch beside him. Before he had a chance react however he turned only to find Megan flying over the back of couch to sit down on the other side of him. Bloody hell. Fortunately since Jono was very thin and the two girls were rather tiny they weren't too cramped on the sofa. Although that didn't mean it wasn't still too close for comfort for Englishman who kept his distance from people physically as well as emotionally.

He sank down into the couch even lower, resting his head back against the cushions as if silently resigning to his current predicament. Hopefully Cassidy would hurry up and get to the point of this gathering so that he could head back up to his dorm. Where the hell was Angelo when he was needed? Mr. Team Leader got along great with all of the younger girls on the team and had the perfect personality for keeping them all entertained and distracted when they got too uppity. Without him, Jono was sure to be harassed. Normally he would have sought refuge with Paige, but he didn't feel comfortable turning to her anymore as it only seemed to get the two of them hurt and more confused about their situation, whatever it was. That didn't mean he wasn't sneaking glances at the pretty blonde standing over by the cooler of course.

He was doing just that when an unfamiliar presence entered the room and introduced herself, snapping Jono out of his inner monologuing. He remained silent, watching as Megan wasted no time in practically throwing herself at the new girl. Honestly, it was a fitting introduction for Hope seeing as she would have to tolerate hyperactive ADD glitter kids if she was going to be on Generation X. Unless she was one of them as well...

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firecrackerjubi
2010-06-29 12:08 am UTC (link)

Jubilee relaxed in her awkward, off-couch flump for a minute or so when Megan flew in; she shot up an arm and waved widely, nearly smacking Jono again, accompanied with a loud "HALLO!" She scooted her way into a normal person's sitting position, pulling her knees up so her entire self fit on the couch. She wrapped her arms around her knees and grinned over at Jono, about to say something smooth and witty (as usual), just as the new girl entered the room. She glanced over at her and watched with a big open-mouthed smile through both her introduction and Megan's quick interception. Just as her winged friend began to drag Hope over toward the couch, Jubilee hopped straight up to her feet with a salute.

"Nice to meet you, Hope!! The prof mentioned something about you joining us!" Jubes gave another wide wave. "My name is Jubilee!! Welcome to the team!!" As if on cue, she reached into the fairly small, neon green shoulder bag she had still attached to herself and pulled out what looked like a weird bundle wrapped in bright ribbon. She held it up high and grinned big again. "I got you a shirt!! Made with lots of care-- we can't have a bad first fashion impression, can we?! It's environmentally safe, I did the logos myself, and your name is on the back!! It's like you're officially one of us now!" She made a joking motion for wiping away a happy tear, then gestured Vanna White-style at her own shirt (which appeared to have extra glitter, for some reason). "Isn't it fun?! Everybody's got one!" Her eyes scanned the room briefly. "Or, well, they do, I hand-delivered 'em, and they should be wearing them!!" she stage-muttered through her teeth, giving a raised eyebrow at the broody-looking Jono. As quick as that face had been made, she smiled gently back at Hope and made a cutesy heart-shape with her hands. "But really, it's wonderful to see a new face!!"

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keeningheart
2010-06-29 04:00 am UTC (link)

Luckily for Jubilee, Sean was also wearing his shirt, so they had a couple of examples in the room. The professor chuckled, folding his arms as he watched his kids (or most of them at least) file into the room and waste no time in kicking up conversation and making themselves comfortable. It seemed like Hope would fit right in! "Well, iffen Megan's gonna be takin' care o' tha introductions, I think ye'll have a much grander time gettin' ta know tha lot, lass!" he insisted in his lilting accent. "Don't ye worry, there's less blowin' up than ye'd think, considerin' tha kids we got runnin' around here." Seeing as how he'd already met and talked to Hope at length, he was more than happy to let the kids handle the introductions themselves. It made everything much more personal.

He took a moment to glance back to Jono, arms still folded as he shook his head. "I know tha pizza ain't in yer taste, boyo, but ye don't wanna see tha pretty lassies waste away ta nothin', do ye? Gotta get some food in 'em," he said with his usual kindly smile, though he had been hesitant to include food for just that reason. He didn't want to exclude Jono from anything - but at the same time, it was all circumstances Jono had to learn to live with, so it was just extra training in its own way. Besides, Sean figured the English boy had plenty of practice considering the vices his roommate indulged in - and Sean only knew about a quarter of what Remy wound up doing.

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zoned_out
2010-06-29 09:06 pm UTC (link)

To say that hope was overwhelmed by everything would be the understatement of the century. Megan, with her bright pink hair and faerie wings. Jono, talking inside of her head among other things. Jubilee, with her glittered shirts and gigantic gestures. Hope had never really been around other mutants before, especially ones with such obvious physical mutations. So she wasn't sure how to react to it all. She just let it all sink in, not saying anything as Megan word vomitted everywhere. Hope could barely keep up with what she was saying given the speed she was talking and her accent. She thought that she had picked up everything she was saying. Something about people trying to blow them up. "Oh...Great....Grand....Wonderful..." Hope sarcastically said, suddenly feeling very apprehensive about this whole training business.

Before Hope even had a chance to come down from meeting Megan, Jubilee came into the picture and dashed any hopes of this being a normal team. Hope tried to be excited about meeting everyone but if the rest of the team were as glittery and hyperactive as Megan and Jubes then Hope was turning tail and running for home at the first chance she got. Seeing Jubilee produce the shirt from her bag, Hope said "Oh. You shouldn't have..." She turned the shirt over in her hands, getting a close look at it, "I mean....You....really.....shouldn't......have...." Thankfully Jubilee wasn't a telepath otherwise she would be picking up on a string of curse words about what Hope knew she had to do next.

Glitter. Hope hated glitter. It was the work of the devil. Once it's on you, it never comes off. It's like a shiny barnacle from hell. Hope swallowed her pride and donned the glittery shirt of doom, trying her best to not get any of it on her skin or hair. She knew it was a losing battle though as it seemed that there was more glitter than fabric. But alas, manners were important to Hope and she wanted to make a good first impression on her teammates, especially seeing as they would be spending quite a bit of time together. Hope glanced toward the couch at Jono and gave him a pleading look. She hoped that he would do something to pry her away from the "Glitterati" as Hope would now call Megan and Jubilee. He seemed resolute in his apathy sitting there on the couch, looking like somebody just kicked his dog. Hope couldn't blame him, if she had to deal with those two on a daily basis, the only option she could see would be to seek refuge in a friendly foreign nation.

"So...What have I missed?" Hope asked toward Sean.

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_hollow
2010-06-29 10:16 pm UTC (link)

Jono couldn't help but arch an amused eyebrow at Sean's glittery t-shirt when he turned to him while Hope seemed less than thrilled with her own and with Jubilee and Megan's overwhelming welcome. Jono had learned long ago that there was no stopping or quelling those sparkley girls and had thus simply learned to tolerate them in small doses and eventually they would get bored and move on to something new. They were good kids and they meant well so he didn't hate them by any means. They were just...a lot to handle and on the opposite end of the personality spectrum from himself, as their newest teammate was finding out rather quickly. If Jono noticed Hope's pleading glance he didn't show it. She would also have to learn that Jono wasn't the person on the team one should turn to in social situations as he would be of little to no help.

Instead, he focused his attention back to Sean while the "Glitterati" made their introductions and chattered amongst themselves. "Suppose you're right," he conceded. "Maybe they'll grow a bit if we feed 'em," he added, feeling like he was always towering over all the younger girls on the team. He'd had nearly two years to adjust to the fact that he couldn't eat, he just generally avoided situations that involved food because sitting through meals was usually a bit awkward for not only himself but whoever was eating.

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Late to the party, SORRY D:

espangelo
2010-06-30 02:33 am UTC (link)

Angelo was running late, which wasn't really uncommon in general -- no matter that he'd been out east for more than five years, he still had a California sense of time, which meant that he was rarely on time for anything unless it was something fun. This probably qualified as fun, but, well, he couldn't be perfect. So, well, he was late, especially since he'd had to find his bright and sparkly team shirt from Jubes. (Hey, a guy had to make the girls in his life happy. Sorry, Jono.) He was still tugging the fabric down over his skin folds in the back when he sidled in with a sheepish grin and a wave to Cassidy. "Hey, tìo," he greeted him, and without even thinking about it, stretched one arm the few feet across to the couch to thump Jono on the shoulder in greeting. "Lo siento. I miss some of the fun?"

He apparently had, as there was now a new girl wearing one of Jubilee's shirts. He'd heard that they were getting a new member, and apparently today was the day. Angelo put on his usual grin and approached Hope, holding out one big grey hand to shake hers. "Hey there, chica," he greeted her, as welcoming and friendly as he knew how to be. "You our new girl? Me, I'm Angelo. I the leader for this crazy team, so you need anything, you come to me, ¿entiendes? Got it?" he translated considerately -- new people got the benefit of the doubt that they didn't understand his Spanglish way of speaking, whereas he wasn't so careful to be sure his usual audience understood.

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doff
2010-06-30 02:36 am UTC (link)

Paige was sitting toward the back of the room, against the edge of the billiard table, watching the scene unfold with a bemused expression. She got a bit of a kick out of watching Jubilee and Megan flop down on either side of Jono on the sofa. It made him look so uncomfortable, and Paige nearly laughed at it. And then the two girls jumping at the chance to meet the new girl... She merely lifted her hand and waved as others did the introductions. While Mr. Cassidy was talking, and Hope was looking at her new t-shirt (and the expression on her face and the tone of her voice made Paige actually giggle out loud), Paige crossed over to near where Mr. Cassidy was so she could grab herself some pizza. All this talk about pizza and making her grow made her tummy grumble.

Paige normally wasn't the type to fade into the background, but it seemed right to let Jubilee and Megan take the spotlight. Putting the three of them together made Paige feel a little less forward and outgoing. She was still just as friendly as ever, just a little reserved lately. And especially after making such a stupid mistake at their last training exercise... Paige really didn't want anything like that to happen again. After grabbing a soda (with no caffiene, as she'd kicked that habit) and her pizza, Paige made her way back over to her spot at the billiard table to wait for Mr. Cassidy to take over and give them the what's what. Wasn't that the reason they were here, anyway? For instructions, or something?

She turned at the sound of Angelo's voice and broke into a bright grin at the sight of him. He was wearing the t-shirt! How adorable! Paige loved it. "Hey Angelo! I love your shirt." She said, pointing to her own. She had to wear it. She was all about team spirit.

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faechild
2010-07-02 05:58 am UTC (link)

"See, you joined the most awesomely awesome team ever." She smiled at Hope. "None of the other teams get t-shirts. Just the uniforms that Professor Xavier gave us. But our uniforms are cool too. Not as comfy as our shirts though."

She looked down at her shirt. "Thanks, Jubilee. They're really, really cool. Though I almost messed up your design cutting wing holes in the back. But it's still awesome."

She turned her attention back to Hope, completely oblivious to how overwhelming she could be. "So, where'd you come from? I mean like where'd you live before you came to the institute. I bet it was some place cool, like Alaska or something." Megan was excited to make a new friend.

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keeningheart
2010-07-04 03:23 am UTC (link)

Sean grinned over at Hope. "For this meeting, nothin' much, lass." He leaned against the couch, leaving his arms crossed. "This isn't gonna be anythin' serious, sorry ta any hopin' for somethin' like that," he said, giving a glance to Jono. "Teamwork is 'bout juss as much bein' able ta have fun with each other as it is bein' able ta hold yuir own in any fight." He didn't want to have to point out that every game trained them in some way, especially the two plus player games, which constituted most of the games in the Rec Room. Team building wasn't just about honing powers and punching things in the gym, nor was it all about earning those points. Though the points were a nice addition.

Putting up with the hyperactive teammates in a more casual environment would probably help too, he hoped, giving Hope another grin before turning his attention on the new addition. "Howya, lad!" he called. "Late is always better than missin', so no worries." He was glad to see half the team suited up in their shirts. Much more comfortable than the training uniforms, and it helped team spirit. Even when the more level-minded of the group, like Jono, tended to opt out of wearing it.

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firecrackerjubi
2010-07-04 05:46 pm UTC (link)

Jubes bounded away from Hope and back toward the couch, scooping up a slice of pizza on the way. Nothing fueled her more than a big gathering of friends and delicious food! She beamed with pride seeing everyone wearing the shirts she worked so hard (read: not very hard) to create, all in the name of team bonding! Even with the absence of Jono's, it was all okay, she knew he had a reputation to uphold; she had an idea as to how to include him, anyway.

She flumped beside her broody friend again, pulling her knees to her chest and taking an enormous bite out of the slice she had in her hand. With a nearly full mouth, she mumbled nearly-incoherently toward Cassidy, curious about the activities planned. "Fho, prof, whuhz goun on?!"

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