Settling In (Open to X-ers)

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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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"Well, I have a huge universe written out but the main story is about a pair of boys who were switched at birth. One is sent to live with the rangers that protect a kingdom and the other becomes the prince of the kingdom.

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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"Sounds pretty sweet, actually. And thank God I'm not the only person who's kinda into fantasy stuff. If you've ever had any interest in the RPG side of it, you would've loved Pendragon back home. Chock full of all sorts of nerdy goodness." Kayla was a pretty uninhibited person, it wasn't all that hard to get a decent bead on her personality.

"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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"Fantasy is my favorite genre. I love it." she affirmed.

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 cackled at that. "Right, let's go find some food. Hopefully they've still got lots of bacon."

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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"Bacon is a wonderful idea. Have you ever had pepper bacon? Goes well with an egg or six." Brianna said.

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"Definitely more like the six with me, and yeah, I've had experiences with pepper bacon and applewood bacon. And maple bacon donuts, and candied bacon." Kayla grinned broadly. "I could never, ever be Jewish. I'm pretty much the worst person in the world when it comes to kosher stuff. And let's not even get started with pulled pork."

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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Brianna was certain that she'd just found her new best friend. She couldn't cook if her life depended on it but Kayla could.

"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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"Islam's even worse. You can't drink, either. At all. Any. Ever." Even Catholicism let you have free wine and crackers on Sundays. "But yeah, pigs are delicious and people should appreciate it."

"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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Brianna rose from her chair and went to check the fridge for orange juice.

"Found some. Along with strawberry-lemonade and a couple of others. Which one do you want?" she asked.

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"OJ. It's breakfast time. Nothing like OJ, if it's the good stuff." It was true, as much as she loved lemonade, that was more of an afternoon drink. Bacon and eggs positively cried out for some OJ. And coffee.

"And some thoughtful soul has even left us some coffee. Man, people here are awesome." She grinned.

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"Hey, the coffee is all you. Caffeine and I don't get on very well." Brianna said. It really messed with her stomach and made her irritable, so she left it to people who enjoyed it.

"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?"