Marvel: Art of War

Who: Chloe Markson and Charles Xavier
What: A favor
When: Evening of the day Chloe arrived at the Institute
Where: Xavier's office
Rating/Warnings: None
Status: Closed, complete

( There's no harm in asking. Usually. )

Who: Charles Xavier, Theresa Cassidy
What: If Terry's gotta ramble on, it might as well be at the man who could hear her thoughts anyway.
When: September 26, 1963
Where: Xavier's office.
Rating/Warnings: PG-13, at most.
Status: Closed, in-progress.

( And he sang about what I'd become, he sang so loud, sang so clear, I was afraid all the neighbors would hear )

Who: Scott Summers and Charles Xavier
What: Scott returns home after months away, to see his home was recently hit.
When: About a week after the Xavier Kidnapping.
Where: Xavier's Office
Rating/Warnings: Should be safe for the squeamish.
Status: Closed, In progress

( I'm coming home. )

Who: Professor Xavier & Wade Wilson
What: Wade thinks he's going to give Charles a piece of his mind for all the bad things happening, but ends up miraculously eating his words.
When: As soon as he wakes up from his coma/nap three days after the attack on Manhattan--prior to his visitation from all his friends team-mates.
Where: Med Lab
Rating/Warnings: PG-13; Do I need to tell you why?
Status: Closed || Complete



( Your faith walks on broken glass. )

Who: Haylie Collins and Professor Xavier
What: Something's wrong and Spitfire needs answers. Unfortunately, the answer is not the one she'd been hoping for.
When: May 31, 1963; after Mesmero and Xavier's chat
Where: Xavier's Office
Rating/Warnings: PG
Status: Closed; Complete

Vincent left Charles at the door to his office and headed off to find Lorna (apparently not difficult for him to do, as he was a bit tuned in to her through the bit of copper-based physiology).

It had been an interesting little chat, and Vincent had revealed a lot to him. He wondered how long Vincent would be able to stand in the middle before somebody DID kill him... or he decided to stand with Charles himself. It would please him to have Vincent with him, as opposed to standing between him and Erik. One day, Vincent would understand the protective impulse that made him take such difficult stances. Not today, of course. But when he did... he would truly be a force to be reckoned with.

---

"Hello, Haylie. I've been expecting you. Can you take this tray back to the kitchen, and then join me in my office?"

( Of course, Professor. I'll be right back. )

Who: Vincent and Charles
What: While Vincent waits for Lorna, Charles brings tea and scones to him. The two speak of the Brotherhood and old matters.
When: End of May 1963
Where: Grounds and main halls of Xavier Institute
Rating/Warnings: None, really.
Status: Complete; this occurs late in Emma's talk with Hank and before Vincent meets with Lorna. Note, this is the end of May. We are NOT doing the day by day matching thing for in-game posts!. This post is important as it provides some historical context on the game through now, and on Charles and Vincent as characters.

(*Wake up, Vincent. We need to talk.*)

Vincent was startled and woke up with a jerk. For a few seconds, he was not sure where he was. Then he remembered. He was waiting for Lorna, and had fallen asleep. He had, as usual, been too busy to get much sleep lately, and with the window rolled down a bit the cool breeze of the day had been perfect...

He looked to the side, and saw Charles wheeling up to the car. "Hey, Charles. You do realize that your mind voice grates like a vegetable peeler."

( Tea and scones! You fox, you! )

Who: Vincent and Charles and Scott
What: The mysterious Vincent arrives to make Charles an 'offer he may not want to refuse', and to discuss Erik
When: April 18, 1963, 2pm EST
Where: Xavier Institute, Main Floor Hall and Charles' Study
Rating/Warnings: Light language and heavy drama
Status: Closed, complete

Vincent sat in the rental car, at the gate, fuming. He knew Charles had received his telegram, sent last night from Washington, DC. But he had not stayed to get a response, had driven much of the night to get here this morning. And he had stopped to assess the situation here. No, Magneto was not here. Without a lot of support, he could not affect Magneto much, anyway, but he could still sense his electromagnetic signature from a mile away, even without electrical augmentation. And Erik was definitely not here, unless he was in the shielded part of the underground base.

"Come on, kid, let me in."

( At least he LIKES you. Me, he'll probably have for lunch. )

Who: Scott Summers and Professor X's Rescue Team--Jean Grey, Haylie Collins, Hank McCoy, and Logan. [NPC cameo by Professor Xavier]
What: Scott destroys his bomber and crew, and tries to survive the crash, badly injured and with eyes shut.
When: August 23, 1961, Starts at 8:44am to 11:30am CST - continues from that time
Where: 120 miles east bearing slightly north of Galveston, TX and north to shore to swamps south of Deep Lake in Rockefeller State Wildlife Refuge and Game Preserve near coast of Louisiana
Rating/Warnings: R. Will note violence and death and deep emotional stresses of an highly injured man.
Status: Closed; Complete. Part 2 of 2

Eight hours.

It had taken them eight hours just to get close enough to the crash to find the area crawling with Air Force and Army personnel. And of course, Haylie’d spent the entire flight fidgeting with her gloved hands and tapping her feet impatiently - silently wishing they had their own plane so they could avoid the extra hassle of procuring plane tickets, rental cars, and going through check-ins. She had her pilot’s license... sort of. Once they’d arrived near the search and rescue set up, Haylie shifted on her feet anxiously and stayed behind Hank and the Professor. She hated the military - they made her nervous and if they knew what she could do? They’d turn her into some kind of weapon. And Haylie was no one’s weapon.

( We’re a... different kind of search team, Scott. )

Who: Scott Summers and Professor X's Rescue Team--Jean Grey, Haylie Collins, Hank McCoy, and Logan. [NPC cameo by Professor Xavier]
What: Scott destroys his bomber and crew, and tries to survive the crash, badly injured and with eyes shut.
When: August 23, 1961, Starts at 8:44am to 11:30am CST - continues from that time
Where: 120 miles east bearing slightly north of Galveston, TX and north to shore to swamps south of Deep Lake in Rockefeller State Wildlife Refuge and Game Preserve near coast of Louisiana
Rating/Warnings: R. Will note violence and death and deep emotional stresses of an highly injured man.
Status: Closed; Complete. Part 1 of 2

( There's been a distress call. )