MUSES: Eva, Jimmy, Rocket, Thor, Troy. TOPIC: We all have our... demons. DATE/TIME: Sunday, 5-20-18 @ 3:11. LOCATION: Xavier's Institute. RATING: PG.
Xavier's Wine Cellar: Stony walls, leather-bound chairs, hundreds of bottles of wine, and no time to drink it.
Outside of her family, no one knew what had happened to her since her father disappeared. She, Troy and Jimmy were aware, but only because of their familiarity with Forge, and his little seeds of warning. It wasn't uncommon in the Native community. In fact, a friend of Jon's (Dr. Michael Twoyoungmen) had surrendered his shaman gifts to his daughter Elizabeth upon death. Unfortunately for Eva, she had such high respect and belief in her father, she'd just come to accept his claims that 'only me and the cockroaches will be left'. Considering life without him, let alone taking on the family mantle, hadn't been on her mind. In years.
When Jon disappeared, his spiritual capabilities had transferred to her. His shamanism, so to speak. Abilities and feelings she never thought she would experience had hit her like a tsunami. She'd been drowning. Thankfully, her 'brothers' had been there to keep her head above water. Together, they'd been working on understanding it all. Though she'd made some headway, she wasn't in control or all too wise about her own connection to the powers her father had passed on, but she felt implored to tell their otherworldly visitors that all of Forge was not gone. A part of him had transferred to her - perhaps the most useful part for their needs.
In a quiet room below ground, the five of them sat ready to exchange notes. Zap wasn't ready to tell the rest of the X-Men what was happening, but if she could help restore things in any way, Rocket and Thor needed to know. "After we talk, we can look over some of my father's things, in case there's something either of you recognizes that might be helpful. I can send pictures to Bruce, too." Ahem. Spit it out: "When he disappeared, his shaman abilities came into me. They don't vanish, my family is just caretakers; vessels. When I'm gone, my son will inherit this... gift." There were other questions the Natives hadn't found answers for yet, but that was the gist of what they'd discovered. "It's only been a few weeks, so I'm still trying to learn - I don't know if that would help, or you're seeking something he knew..."
Jon Silvercloud's trunk of secrets made Nick Fury's look like a locket.