Evals

[comic_awareness]

(bendytime to after the "Dire Wraith" invasion, but before Asgard stuff.  Probably)

When sign-ups for the evals had gone up, Bruce had made sure he was first on the list.  Team leader, his responsibility, all that, blah blah blah.

At the appointed time, he headed to Ms. Pryde-Wisdom's office.

Deep breaths, Brucie-boy, he thought to himself.  You did fine.  I'm sure.

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[the4thblackknight]

Marcus was, as usual, somewhat between his two closest compatriots in how he felt about the evals. He wasn't nearly as avoidant as Jay, but not as quick to jump on it as Bruce. As far as he was concerned, every time he went into the field, he gave it his all. If nothing else, they had to give him that.

He left his name on the list after Bruce's and then headed outside where he summoned Aether and settled in to brush the winged horse while he waited to be called for his evaluation.

[enduring_pryde]

Kitty left her office and went to check the evaluation list. The two she had conducted already had gone well. It didn't seem that people were keen on talking with her. She couldn't blame them, really. If she was in their position, she wouldn't want to talk to herself either.

Next on the list was Marcus Whitman. A quick check on his whereabouts and she is soon walking over to him and Aether.

"Good morning. Thanks for taking the plunge. You're one of only a few at the moment. There must be something about me the others don't like." She's not upset about this in the least. It was years ago, but she knows where they're coming from.

[the4thblackknight]

Marcus looked up from his work and gave Kitty a polite smile. He tossed the brush aside and wiped his hand off on his jeans before he offered it to her. "Well, I can't be afraid to take plunges. I'm pretty sure it's in the knight's code somewhere. I'm sure the others will warm up eventually. Most of them, anyway."

He nodded to his horse. "This is Aether. He's the brains of the outfit."

The winged horse turned his head around to peer at Kitty and gave a toss of his head in greeting.

[enduring_pryde]

Kitty took his hand and gave him a broad smile. "I do believe you're right. And they will, at some point. Once they see I'm not just an X-Man, or a SHIELD agent, what have you."

And what a horse he was. She turned her smile to Aether. "Why hello to you too." She gave Aether a light pat on his side.

"So I wanted to talk to you about a few things. I want to know how I can be of help to you."

[the4thblackknight]

"Help in what way?" He asked curiously, giving Aether the nod to wander off and graze. Probably he could have continued to brush the horse if he wanted to, but it seemed impolite not to give Kitty his full attention.

"Would you like to continue talking out here or adjourn to somewhere else?"