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nextgenerationmarvel2012-11-16 09:26 am
Settling In (Open to X-ers)
Brianna sat on the south lawn in yoga pants and a tank top in the lotus position, counting her breaths as she cycled through several breathing exercises at the end of her meditations. She'd been back at Xavier's for a couple of days now and she was settling in all right. Mom and Dad seemed to be having a good time back home, though she knew her father would want to get out on the road again as soon as possible.
She felt herself return to alertness and opened her eyes as if seeing the world anew for the first time. Her meditations always renewed her spirt and her mind and she was ready to take on the new day.
Standing in one smooth motion, Brianna LeBeau began tehe first of several katas, taking up an open fighting stance and working through encountering her foe, engaging and finally, dispatching that foe before beginning the next kata.
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"New York? Aw hell naw. I come from Winnipeg." Kayla was pretty much just waiting for what came next. Nobody knew where that even was. Then again, why would they, even if it was a fairly big city. It really was in the middle of nowhere, as far as the world went.
"You write?"
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"Oh, you're from Canada? That's cool. Do you speak any French?" Brianna asked. Brianna was fluent in French because of her father but hadn't had a chance to speak it lately.
"I love writing, even if I'm not great with it. I hope to write a book someday. Something better than that bloody Twilight tripe, at least." she said.
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"A little bit. I learned it in school, but can't say I'm fantastic with it. Never spent much time in St. Boniface with the French folks there, and I was a hella long way from Quebec." It was something that Kayla wouldn't mind working on, though it'd probably got pretty damn rusty after a year away from home.
"Me too. And come on, girl. Set some higher goals for yourself." Kayla smirked. "That's like setting the goal of running a twelve-minute mile."
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"And hey, writing better than Twilight /is/ a goal. But if I can write anything as well as George R.R. Martin or Robert Jordan, I'll call that a victory, too. I've got an idea in mind I've been working on for a few years but I just haven't been able to get it completed." she told Kayla.
"What's Winnipeg like? Never been to Canada but I keep saying I'll go one of these years."
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"Oh yeah? What's your idea about? I've kicked around a few myself, but never really sat down and wrote enough. Maybe when November rolls around, I'll give NaNO a go." She shrugged as they walked towards the Mansion, and she opened up the door for Brianna.
"Well, it's one of the coldest major cities in the world, though it's nice enough in the summer. Can't say it's a beautiful place, really. But I dunno, most of the people are pretty cool." Most of the people in the city wouldn't have done that to her. She was sure about it. "And there's lots of cool quirky places that are near and dear to me."
"It's home, you know? But I'm kind of in exile right now."
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They both come of age as war with a race of beastmen comes to their door." Brianna explained as she entered the mansion.
"I've been meaning to give NaNo a try but I always get distracted. You should give it a try, though. If nothing else, you might find an idea you didn't know you had, right?"
Brianna was really enjoying talking to Kayla. It wasn't usually hard for her to make friends but it also didn't seem this easy. Kayla was really easy to talk to.
"Most of the people in London are pretty cool, too. Some of the clubs are awesome but I love the bookstores and cafes most, though."
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"Well, that settles it. We'll do NaNo together in November. And when one of us says we can't do it, the other will kick their ass into going on with it."
"But first ... we find food." Kayla looked around, getting her bearings before starting to make a beeline for the kitchen.
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She nodded in agreement at the idea of doing NaNo together. "Deal. I'm in. But yeah, let's eat before that hippo or small child walks by. I make no promises on what's going to happen if they do." Brianna said, following Kayla to the kitchen.
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Kayla was in the mood for bacon right then, which was the same as most other times, when she thought of it. Thankfully, the mutant metabolism did wonders to conceal poor dietary choices.
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She laughed and went into the kitchen, pulling out food rapidly. Bacon, because they'd been talking about it nonstop. They even had the really good thick-cut stuff. And eggs. And some potatoes, because she felt ambitious and wanted to make some hashbrowns.
"You should probably know at this point, that, firstly, I have a giant freaking appetite and secondly, I like to cook. So how do you like your eggs?"
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"I agree with you on Judaism, mate. And add Islam to that. Both of them ask you to give up pork but I'd rather give up just about anything else for my bacon and ham." Brianna laughed.
"Scrambled, please. I can eat them any fashion, but scrambled is the best." she grinned.
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"Scrambled it is then." She started getting everything in order, shredding potatoes and cracking eggs. And it didn't take long before the pans were sizzling hot and breakfast was being made. "Hopefully there's some good OJ in the fridge."
Oh, how delightful it was to have a fridge full of food that could just be cooked up into even tastier things.
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"Found some. Along with strawberry-lemonade and a couple of others. Which one do you want?" she asked.
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"And some thoughtful soul has even left us some coffee. Man, people here are awesome." She grinned.
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"But I'll be happy to drink as much orange juice as is available." she laughed, waiting for breakfast to start.
"I can't cook for all the pounds in the bloody world so thank you for this, Kayla. I think this is the start of a beautiful friendship." she said.
"So what else do you do when you're not befriending new British girls?"