Life Under A Magnifying Glass

[ngm_miscellaneous]

While some of the furor over the revelation that Xavier's was a school for mutants had died down, there were still reporters broadcasting from outside the school gates. There were daily reports on what they thought was going on in the school and more reports on what public officials were doing to calm fears. As reporters dug for soundbites to fill the air, little bits of "news" were put out for the public to see.

As the world looked in, the X-Men tried to keep doing their daily routines. Though as more news was reported it became more difficult to live there formerly anonymous lives.

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Re: In the Infirmary...

[seismic_shockwave]

"Of course they d-" And just to prove the point, Brianna's mom walked in. Kayla suddenly felt a million kinds of awkward, because well, it just made it really clear how new she was to all this. It was obvious that Betsy (that was her name, or Ms. Braddock, or was she a LeBeau?) knew Rose well, and that she was sticking into a pretty tight unit.

"I guess we should ... maybe we should go?" She looked at the mother and daughter for guidance. She shouldn't be here, not right now.

Re: In the Infirmary...

[wild_child]

The memory loss concerned Rose, as did the sudden snap. But with Betsy here, Cajun probably wasn't in too much trouble.

"We can give ya some space, if ya like..."

Re: In the Infirmary...

[kinetic_assault]

"No."

Betsy and Brianna spoke at the same time, staring at each other across the room.

"No, girls, please stay. Brianna is going to need her friends to help her while she recovers. I...am going to have to leave for a bit because I need to go to Madripoor and collect Remy." she said quietly. "It may take some time."

There was a snort from the bed.

"Right. Let me guess. Daddy stole something and got caught so now you have to go bail him out? I don't suppose there's an adult in the relationship willing to tell him that his thieving days should have ended when I got old enough to figure out what 'business trip' was code for?" Brianna snarked.

Betsy took a deep breath.

"You just woke up, Brianna. I think you need to let Dr. Hank look you over before you do anything else. You've been through a lot. Spend some time with your friends and I'll come back later." Betsy said.

The ninja turned and left as quickly as she came.

"Yes, Mother." Brianna said, rolling her eyes again.

Re: In the Infirmary...

[seismic_shockwave]

Kayla didn't show any reaction one way or another, but it was clear that mother and daughter had some ... issues between them. As Betsy turned around, she faced her friend again. Their relationship issues could probably wait. What mattered was that Brianna was back up.

"Hopefully Dr. McCoy will come quickly. It's good to see you again. You know, up and talking and stuff. How do you feel?"

Whatever her feelings of guilt, the important thing was that she was all right. She had to be, right?

Re: In the Infirmary...

[wild_child]

Even allowing for her injuries, there was something... off, about Briana's autonomic reactions. But Rose didn't know how that translated into anything else.

Yet.

"We'll have ya up and raisin' heck with us in no time."

Re: In the Infirmary...

[kinetic_assault]

"My head hurts. I'm tired but I know I shouldn't be because I've done nothing but sleep for three weeks. I'm hungry and I'm pissed off that both of my parents can't be arsed to be in the same place at the same time anymore." she said sardonically.

"Otherwise, I'm bloody fabulous. What else happened while I was sleeping? Did anyone get married or shag each other?" she asked.