A Story Begins (Intro Post, Open to Mansion Folk)

[eidolon34]

When his mother told him that she was sending him somewhere to train to be a hero, Richard had thought that she was pulling his leg. Of course, he realized that she was dead serious when he was put on a plane and took a cab to a large mansion where some former associates of hers lived. Okay, she might have called them something else, but Richard was choosing to visualize them as old friends as opposed to something negative. Either way, they were going to be his friends, which was all that really mattered to him.

Once he got all of his stuff up to the door, Richard opened the door and poked his head through. "Hello! Anyone there," he called out as he started to drag his stuff through the door. Hopefully, someone would show up to tell him where he could place his things for the time being.

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[eidolon34]

"Goodbye, Bobbi," he said as he took a seat. For the first moment since he left home, Richard felt a little nervous, and his new friend's exiting comment didn't really help to rid him of this feeling.

Glancing around the room for a moment, his eyes stopped on the portraits behind her. "So I take it this is when I get told what is expected of me, right?"

[nohoundsallowed]

Rachel chuckled. "It could be if you wanted. I could go over the student code of conduct, rules and expectations, but I find that rather dry stuff."

She settled back down in her chair. "Well, Mr. Brooks, why are you at this school in particular and what are your powers?"

[eidolon34]

He couldn't help but smile at her comment as it relieved him to no end to hear that they were going to skip over stuff that he probably already knew.

"Well, I am at this particular school because this is the one that my mother said was the best fit for me, and I tend to trust her judgement." Another smile appeared on his face.

Of course, his mother was the answer to the second question as well. "As for my powers, I inherited my mother's ability to transform myself and other things into this mist that I can move in whatever direction that I want."

[nohoundsallowed]

Rachel had a moment where she looked thoughtful. She was trying to remember this appointment and whose child he was supposed to be.

"Ah! Amelia Voght, correct? Do you have her teleportation capabilities?"

[eidolon34]

"Yes, but I can't travel as far as she can." He knew it would come with time if he was lucky, but either way he was happy to have an ability that he could use to help people.

"So did you know my mother," asked Richard. Even though he hadn't said it allowed, he was referring to the time when his mother was a member of the group known as the Acolytes.

[nohoundsallowed]

"Hmm. May have to have Kurt work with you to assess those," she noted. She drummed her nails on the top of the desk for a second before pulling her mind back to the task at hand.

"I am familiar with your mother's history with Professor Xavier and as one of Magneto's Acolytes. We don't put the actions of the parents on the students here. You earn your own path."

[eidolon34]

While he knew she was telling him that there wouldn't be any ill-will toward him due to who his mother used to be, Richard was slightly saddened as the fact that his mom used to be a bad guy sunk back in.

Not wanting to stay on such a dreary topic, he figured that a question would take his mind off of things. "So exactly what types of classes will I be taking here? Are they all about learning to use our powers?"

[nohoundsallowed]

Rachel didn't need to be a telepath to read the expression on his face. "We have had children of worse people be students here and flourish. Someone's history whatever it may have been, is in the past. We judge actions of the now here at Xavier's."

Which coming from a time traveler almost made her dizzy.

"You will be studying a regular high school curriculum alongside more mutant specific subjects." She ticked off things on her fingers. "You will have math, English, history, physical education and so on as well as power control, mental resistance, and teamwork classes among other things."

[eidolon34]

He knew that he needed to go with the way of thinking that the Headmaster had just described when thinking about his mother. After all, she was still a good person even if she had done some evil things in her past.

"So it will be like a normal school where there will be classes that I like and classes that I don't like." With most of the regular curriculum falling into the latter category.

[nohoundsallowed]

With as many redemptions as there were on the X-Men, Rachel knew past actions were not always an indicator. She had not heard of Amelia Vogt causing much trouble in awhile. That she would send her son to this school could be a good thing. As long as it didn't turn out like Sebastian Shaw.

"Yes, it will have mundane classes so we can keep our accreditation as a school. Otherwise, we would have to shut down and find a new line of business to draw mutants here. I'm not keen on cults." Even though she had been the head of a cult in charge of taking down Apocalypse. Though she smiled slightly to show she was kidding in part.

[eidolon34]

"Guess my parents will be happy to hear that I am still working towards college." Of course, he really did want to go into medicine, but his grades in school were not the best. He was really going to need to figure out a good study strategy to get him to his goal, and Richard figured that his new teachers would help him come up with a way to do just that.

"So anything else that I should know about this place? You know any dress codes, after school groups, codenaming ceremonies..." Okay, he knew the last one was meant to be a nudge toward his idea of becoming a superhero, but it could have been taken as a joke if one wanted.

[nohoundsallowed]

"College is very much still an option. We have a high percentage of graduates who move onto college." And a high percentage who also did the saving the world X-Men thing, too. That was something she was not going to bring up until he was tested and she saw what he wanted to do.

Rachel leaned forward to put her elbows on top of her desk. "I'll get you a student handbook to look over, but we're pretty light on the goings on during the summer semester and this construction. With the oncoming uptick in enrollment there will be more extra-curricular activities available. Your advisor will be helping you pick out a codename if you desire one."

[eidolon34]

Her words certainly made him feel like he had a better chance of getting into the field of medicine, but who really knew what he would want to be by the time he actually finished with school. Regardless, he needed to focus on the present, which meant learning about and controlling his abilities.

"Guess that means I'll have plenty of time to think of a good one," he said with a smile. He definitely didn't want to be the guy that chose a cliche codename.

"So what do we do now?"

[nohoundsallowed]

"At least until the Fall if you plan on being on the student field teams track." She took in a breath.

"That is up to you. I can have Bobbi come back to give you a tour or we can get you settled into your temporary dorm until student lodging is finished construction. Or I can get one of the teachers in here to give you a more formal informal orientation."

[eidolon34]

Okay, so maybe he had a little less time to think about than he thought, but that was what the internet was for.

"I should probably put away my things first before I start trying to memorize where everything is in this place."

[nohoundsallowed]

Rachel nodded and pushed herself to her feet.

"The boys' dorm is pretty sparse this time of year. Though there are the wandering turtles." She sent out a mental summons to whichever student was closest to her office.

"I'll have one of the other students take you there to let you unpack."

[eidolon34]

While he wasn't sure what she meant by 'wandering turtles', Richard had a feeling that he would find out sooner or later.

"Thank you," said Richard as he rose from his seat. Now all he had to do was meet this new person, get his things and settle into his new room.

[wild_child]

"Ya wanted somebody, Prof?" Rose asked, as she appeared in the doorway. She was short, quite short actually, at only five feet tall, but with well defined muscles. Everything about the way she carried herself suggested someone who could spring into action at a moment's notice.

[nohoundsallowed]

"Thank you, Rose. Our newest student here, Richard Brooks, needs to get settled into the boys' dorm. If you could do the honors?" It was stated as a question, but it really wasn't a question.

"Richard, this is Rose Logan. She'll be one of your classmates."

[eidolon34]

The first thing that came to his mind upon seeing Rose was that he was glad that he was going to have until the fall to get used to seeing such pretty girls all the time.

'Hello Rose. It is a pleasure to meet you," said Richard as he extended his hand for her to shake.

[wild_child]

Rose nodded slightly, then took and shook the hand, her nostrils flaring just a little as she did so. "Likewise," she said. "Fresh meat, eh?"

[eidolon34]

"I guess you could call me that," responded Richard. Of course, it reminded him of all those movies where the new guy got hazed.

Pushing that type of thought out of his mind, he decided that it would be best to get things going. "We should probably get my things before you show me to my room."

[wild_child]

"Yeah, well, welcome to Xaiver's, hope ya survive the experience," she said.

She nodded. "Yeah, let's grab 'em."

[eidolon34]

"Okay then," he said as he left the office and headed toward the closet that he had stored them in.

"So how long have you been here, Rose?"

[wild_child]

"All m' life," Rose said. "Pops is one of the teachers here."