Unexpected & New

[nohoundsallowed]

Getting called to the headmaster's office was usually more fraught with trepidation when one was a student at Xavier's. Rachel was slightly nervous herself, but that was mostly because she had felt some sort of different current in the air. There was the usual end of semester freedom excitement from the student body. However, there was something else around that she wasn't quite sure of.

She mentally adjusted her clothes as she approached the big, wooden doors. Her clothes reacted to her thoughts. She let out a puff of breath and raised her hand to knock on the door.

She tried to banish feeling like she was getting called to the headmaster's office for tugging on someone's pigtails.

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[ngm_adults]

"I suspect you would," Charles said. "But thank you, Rachel. I know you'll do us all proud."

[nohoundsallowed]

"Are you-How are we announcing it to the school?" Well, with her taking over headmaster duties, the usual telepathic announcements could still happen. Rachel tried to focus on how to transition to her. It was not something she entertained. She had always assumed her father or Ororo or someone elder in the X-Men would get the mantle.

[ngm_adults]

"I think we'll introduce it to the other staff first--though Scott and Ororo already know--before making a more formal announcement to the rest of the school."

[nohoundsallowed]

Rachel nodded once. "Sounds good."

She was trying hard to not look shell-shocked. She knew she had been picking up duties at the school, but she hadn't been aware anyone had been paying attention.

[ngm_adults]

Charles had. And so had Scott and Ororo, both of whom had recommended her for the position.

"We'll make the transition as smooth as possible. I'm not due to be heading to Washington for a bit yet."