The Doorway: a panfandom game

Iskenderun's changed since last I passed through. Eight hours ago.

[Personal]

Two weeks to go.

[End Personal]

[Wanda]

Going to be done with my SHIELD training fairly soon. Rejoice! There should be some kind of celebration, I mean this doesn't happen every day.

[End]

[Scott (616) and Jan (616)]

All right, so let's get to planning this banquet of amazingness. Open to all, or just to people we know and their awkward universal alternates? I'm leaning toward open to anyone interested. It'll better foster relations if we're open and honest about who we are and what we stand for - which is that we're here to help however we can.

[End]

I've already had dinner and yet for some reason I have a hunger for really good tacos. The kind with fajita beef that you can bite into and just savor without the annoying overchewing because it's too stringy and tough. With some cheese and sour cream. Lettuce. Not tomatoes! Taco sauce. Yep, I'm just making myself more hungry. Time to hit that shop down the street.

Hi again, everyone. Now that certain people are in the know, I don't have to worry about freaking them out with just my name. So, introduction take two: I'm Rachel Grey, born Rachel Summers, considering Rachel Grey-Summers thanks to a suggestion from my alternate reality uncle, and formerly Phoenix.

You might've guessed from above that I have some really out-of-the-ordinary experiences that are surprisingly ordinary here.

I've been talking about continuing to teach while I'm here, so before I sign on for any specific classes, I wanted to check for interest in some particular subjects. Please let me know if you'd want to take them! My usual range of classes are telepathic-- by which I mean about telepathy as well as conducted telepathically. I'm also a telekinetic, so I could teach that as well.

Some of those weirdly specific areas of experience that I could do classes or private sessions about are:

• Adapting to alternate realities
  
• Alternate reality family dynamics
  
• Cosmic forces and you
  
• Grieving the same person twice, thrice, and more
  
• Mind control and brainwashing recovery
  
• Rebellions at home
  
• Rebellions in outer space
  
• Wearing spikes without stabbing yourself (okay, I wouldn't seriously teach this. It's a gift.)
  

I've already had enough of a cross-time caper for a lifetime. What should this be called, a tesseract trick?

Hi. I'm not sure how many of you know me since I don't exist anywhere else. I'm Rachel Grey Summers. If you do know me, could you tell me when you know me?

( Delivery for Alex Summers (616), backdated to Friday 4/13 )

( Delivery left for Alex Summers (616) )

[Wanda, Scott(s), Jean, Emma, Logan, and Jan]

Mini-me is dating Jubilee. I'm two parts proud, one part kind of creeped out. Because he's me. I'm him. Jubilee is like a little sister. Should I high-five him or...

I have first world problems here, don't I?

[Alex the Second]

Happy Birthday, Us! .. assuming today is your birthday too, since we're like weird alternate universe each otherses. Does that ever not get weird to try and say?

I'd like to take this moment to thank Charles Xavier, my brother Scott, and the Academy for spending my entire adult life training body and mind. Without you, this S.H.I.E.L.D. training would be completely brutal.

Wow, the internet is even faster now! What else has changed in the last decade?

Hi. I'm Illyana Rasputin and I'm really surprised to be alive. And I really need some help. Not like that. Also like that. Who normally does the whole orientation thing?

They told me about some other people here, but everything's really overwhelming so I don't remember all the names.

You really here, Pryde, or did I imagine that?

Anybody else feel like they're getting really settled? I've got a job, a girlfriend and now I'm enrolled part-time in college.

I still miss the fact that there's no flying cars, but nothing like a transport to the future to make you feel like an adult. Geez.

FILTERED TO X-MEN MUTANTS, ALL 'VERSES (*):

You kids get it all out of your system last night? Or this mornin - saw more than a few toss their cookies in some shrubs on the run.

Better hope so, because what you kids need is direction. We don't got Xavier's or Jean's school here. We don't got a Danger Room or scenarios were can run on the front lawn. But we also don't got the baggage and the public hate we had back home. Still need to be trained. Still need to learn discipline.

Few of us have set up a warehouse we think'll do just fine. Back to the roots. Vacation's over. If they need the X-Men, we're gonna be here for this world, and if you wanna join, you've gotta be good enough to take the name. That means training.

Adults, we're gonna need everybody on board to train with their strengths, show these kids what you know and how you got there. Junior X-Men, you're in training. Anybody who wants it, gets it. Don't want or think you need it? Get lost.

We'll do a rotating schedule, I'm thinkin 3-4 days a week, but I'm gonna leave that to the adults better with time management, cause if it was my idea I'd have you there every damn day.

[OOC: * If your character is classified as a mutant even if they're not specifically an "X-Men" or they're only on one team, etc, they're included. This is pretty open. So Magneto, Raven, Laura/X-23 are all on this! Poke me if you're not sure!]

I've spent the last twelve hours watching Golden Girls. No regrets.

Pietro:
How are you settling in? I hope you're not too miserable. If you're not busy tomorrow, I was thinking I could fix us dinner. We could invite Erik

Alex (616):
Since you were nice enough to take me to see a comedy, I've decided to return the favor by finding a bar that serves wings, beer and shows Wrestlemania. Tempted?

Phil:
Thank you again for talking to me the other day. It was nice getting to know you outside of SHIELD. And don't worry, I won't let the other trainees know you're nice.

[Filtered to 616 Scott]

It occurs to me that you'd be the perfect straight man for a good April 1st gimmick, oh brother of mine.

[End Filter]

[Filtered to Wanda]

You ever feel like it's waaaaaaaaaaaay too crowded here?

[End Filter]

I think the plexiglass prank was worth it just for Carol's method of handling it. Sorry, Carol, it's true. Stay classy.

WANDA MAXIMOFF! Where are you??

FILTERED TO ALEX SUMMERS (616) AND JOHN SHEPARD:

Alex, stop scaring the shit out of people with brain tumor stories. Nothing's there. I still have to take it easy and check up on it now which means more doctors and more You still deserved the nerf bullet to the head.

Shepard, meet Alex Summers. AKA Havok. We hung out in space together for a few years and he's the more level-headed Summers brother. Alex, meet Shepard. He's a Space Commander, and he's okay. I guess.

[Text to Wanda]

» I am the world's worst friend.

Why couldn't one of my powers be immunity to cold weather? Bobby, you dog. So jealous. It will never stop being weird that you're like 12

One more hour until I am humiliated in a Nerf War. Can't wait!

[Filtered to Wanda]

You want to go

[ Filtered to Alex Summers 616 ]

Good evening. My name is Dr. Bruce Banner. I heard a rumor about you that I would appreciate if you could confirm or deny.

[ /Filter ]

Current research is examining the law of superposition principle, which holds that a system can be in multiple states - multiple realities - at the same time. However, as observing, linear creatures, we perceive but one state, and consequently one reality. Superposition is measured by the spin of the intrinsic magnet in quantum particles - if said magnet is pointing in two directions at once, we know we are observing this principle in action.

Intriguingly, research as of a few days ago indicates that an observer may influence superposition's collapse by adjusting the orientation of his or her photon-polarization measurement apparatus.

Now that ah've settled a bit, ah'm feelin' better about this place. Ain't home but the likes of me never was much one for knowin' what home's like. Problem with this city is it's a bit hard ta avoid touchin' people if ah go out. Almost had a few accidents with pushy people today.

Private: Self
Not sure how well ah'm gonna take to this place - it's so crowded it's hard to avoid bumping people. Thankfully it's snowin' so ah've got an excuse to cover up. But in summer...

Never thought ah'd miss Bayville. or Mississippi, not after..

Filter: X-Men of All Varieties
Ah don't know what ya'll do for training round here, but anythin' ah can get in on? Used to training every morning and afternoon, so ah'd like to keep a schedule up....

Who: Scott Summers (616) and Alex Summers (616)
When: March 8th, Noon
Where: Carroll's Chicken & Waffles, Brooklyn
What: Catching Up
Rating: G?

( 'Oh, more news you're probably not up on. You're kind of a grandfather.' )

St. Patrick's Day is over! Nurse your hangovers, pack away your green mardi-gras beads and Annie get yer gun. (Not.. actually you, Annie. It's a musical.)

ANYWAY, know what time it is?

DARCY'S FOURTH ANNUAL POTTS/STARK NERF WAR

What that means:

Last Man Standing. Spans over BOTH towers, for people who are over in Stark's tower for work and whatnot. Biology/Chemistry type labs are OFF LIMITS. You won't like Bruce when he's angry.

Everyone is going to get a nerf gun & a tag attached to their door on the morning of Friday, March 22nd. IT WILL LAST UNTIL THERE IS ONE PERSON LEFT. Usually takes about 48 hours.

IF YOU WISH TO PARTICIPATE, attach the tag to your persons whenever you are in the tower, IT HAS TO BE VISIBLE.

If you don't want to join in, don't wear a tag and surrender your gun to me.

NO SHOOTING UNTAGGED PEOPLE. Likewise, no hiding your tag. If you want to play, be fair about it.

ANYWAY. If you shoot someone with a tag fairly, you get their tag and so on and so forth. If they have 5 tags from people they killed, you get all of them. Winner is whoever has the most tags in the end FROM FAIR KILLS. Seriously, don't be a cheating douchebag.

OH AND because this needs to be said; No modding your guns. At all. (I'm looking at you, Mass Effect people.) Extra ammo is your responsibility - each gun comes with 6. Take the ammo from your "kills".

NO POWERS. Sorry about this one, but if you've GOT powers, at least TRY not to use them. Like no Force, or telepathically convincing someone to come out, or telekentically blocking doorways, that sort of thing. You should know what's right and wrong. This includes NO DRONES OR MECHANICAL HELP YOU BUILD.

Some tips;

Watch out for the spies & shooter people (No joke, they are scary MOFOs and usually win. Don't be sore about it, most of them save lives etc etc).

Don't shoot people who are carrying coffee. OW.

JUST HAVE FUN.

QUESTIONS, ETC give 'em to me.

Tags: !network post, alex summers / havok (616), bucky barnes / winter soldier (mcu), carol danvers / captain marvel (616), caroline forbes (cw), commander shepard, darcy lewis, elspeth gordie, garrus vakarian, gilina renaez, henry pym jr, humberto lopez / reptil (616), jaina solo, james bond, jason brody, jeanne foucault / finesse (616), jessica day, jubilation lee (animated), kara thrace / starbuck, katniss everdeen, kitty pryde / shadowcat (616), lee adama / apollo, lizzie bennet, luke skywalker, mordin solus, natasha romanova / black widow (616), richard castle, ruby lucas / red, steve jinks, tali'zorah vas normandy, victor mancha, zoe washburne