Going "Home" Again

[apache_banshee]

Sean had never been crazy about planes. Then again he'd never been crazy about heights period. He probably would have driven if it were more practical. Frankly he was glad to finally be on solid ground again. He had to admit he had some butterflies in his stomach after being gone for so long from the institute. Not the X-Man part, that had to be done as far as he was concerned. The part about seeing all the familiar faces he hadn't seen in..sheesh, how many years had it been? Eh, no point in ruminating. He made his way, trying not to get impatient at the disembarking line.

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[wild_child]

Yeah, no one was buying that, Sean.

"She's a good kid," Rose said, after Bobbi had headed off. "Had a lot of upsets in her life, but come out smiling."

[apache_banshee]

He nodded. "She seems it." He thought a moment. "She also seems really familiar. Do we know her folks?"

[wild_child]

"Eh... yes and no," Rose said. "Ain't exactly my thing to tell."

[apache_banshee]

"No problem," he assured. He glanced around the place. "Inside's changed too. I'm going to have to memorize the whole layout again."

[wild_child]

Rose nodded. "It ain't so bad. Had to put in a lot more rooms, make this place more of a school. Not just family and the odd cast-off anymore."

[apache_banshee]

"So you're all coping all right?" He asked with a hint of concern.

[wild_child]

Rose nodded. "Yeah. It's been a heckuva whirlwind ride since the school went public... but I'm thinkin' it's for the better overall. Besides, I already got some of the younger students who dive for cover when I come through."

[apache_banshee]

He frowned a bit, putting a hand on her shoulder. "You sound like you got the weight of the world on your shoulders."

[wild_child]

Rose frowned just a little. "Maybe. Lots of stuff going on."

She went on. "Found out I was adopted a little while back."

[apache_banshee]

"What?" He didn't know what to expect, but it hadn't been that. "Wow. Do you want to talk about it? I know I haven't been around, but I am now."

[wild_child]

"Shoulda told you sooner," Rose admitted. "Spent a lot of time tryin' to process it."

She let out a breath. "Pops is still Pops. He raised me. He's my dad. Ain't no changin' that.

"But it turns out my biological father's that psychopath Creed."

[apache_banshee]

That actually made his eyes bug out for a second.

"Shiiit," he said with quiet shock. He took a moment before composing himself. "Okay, first off: You have no obligation to tell me anything until you feel up to doing it. Second, you're right. Logan's still your dad regardless of genetic bs. And three..we don't usually get to choose our relatives, but..well..you were lucky enough to get a second pick." He rubbed the back of his head. "Important thing is..you're here." He let out a breath. He really felt like he wasn't good at this sort of thing.

[wild_child]

She nodded. "Got most of that sorted out a while back. Even talked Pops into telling me about my biological mother. Some crony of Creed's named Birdie. Guess she got scared when she found out she was gonna be a mom."

She looked over at him. "Ya know how much I have to work to keep a lid on things when I get angry. Ever since I found out, I worry more and more about what happens if I slip up."

[apache_banshee]

He nodded. "I know. I don't think you're giving yourself enough credit though," Sean said earnestly. "The whole time I've known you I think I've only ever seen you "really" lose your temper, maybe three times? My point is you're good at what you do and you've been prepped by a guy who knows what he's doing. So cut yourself a little slack."

[wild_child]

Rose put her arms around Sean and gave him a squeeze.

"Consider this one of yer every six month good ideas, Irish."

[apache_banshee]

He hugged her back. I have my moments. Not often, but I have them."

[wild_child]

"Often enough, Irish. Often enough."

Later

[wild_child]

After they'd gotten Sean settled in (which had required a follow-up shower, which might have taken a little longer than it should have...), Rose and Sean decided to hit up the kitchen for something to eat.

"So what're ya hungry for?" Rose asked Sean. Benefits of being full-fledged X-Men meant more kitchen access than just the student cafeteria. "I can still do pretty mean omelet."

Re: Later

[apache_banshee]

"You still making those? Sounds like Heaven, Ms. Logan," Sean affirmed.

Re: Later

[seismic_shockwave]

If Rose had more access to the kitchen than the students proper, then Kayla was at an entirely different level of kitchen access, working as the chief assistant in the kitchen. At the moment, she was baking an impressively huge number of various types of cookies, which would be used as part of an ice cream sandwich bar that would be set up for a special afternoon snack. Kayla had several trays of cookies resting on the counter and another huge batch of cookies in the oven.

Between the baking of what looked like a metric tonne of cookies and the music that was blaring pretty loud- Dio, at the moment, she didn't immediately notice anyone coming into the kitchen.

"Like a rainbow ... like a rainbow in the daaaaaaaaaark!" Kayla sang as she made two devil's horns with her hands for a moment before using them to pull out another tray of cookies.

Re: Later

[apache_banshee]

Sean did his best not to bust up laughing.

"This is Kayla?" He ventured, remembering Rose's description of the metal-loving woman.

Re: Later

[wild_child]

Rose winced slightly as the loud music reached her super-hearing.

"Ya call that noise music, Shake 'n' Bake?"

[seismic_shockwave]

"This is Kayla." Kayla affirmed as she set down a tray of cookies that, once again, she was handling without gloves because it wasn't going to hurt her any. She usually tried really hard to set a good example for kids when they were around, but sometimes she didn't bother when it was just her. The metal would've had to be literally molten for it to do any harm to her and even then she wasn't positive about that.

Kayla went over and turned down the music slightly, cognizant of Rose's super-hearing. "I don't know what you're talking about. This is super awesome music. And objectively, very melodic material."

"Introductions are in order." She extended her hand towards Sean. "Kayla Emily Connors, also known as Shockwave of the X-Men."

[apache_banshee]

He shook it with a smile. "Sean Proudstar, formerly a student and looking to train for the X-Men. Nice to meet you. I appreciate some good metal myself"

[wild_child]

"Johnny Cash is music. The Stones are music. Merle, Willie, and Wayland are music." Rose ticked off on her fingers as she named names. "Jury's still out on this," she said teasingly.

"Aka Irish," she said, giving Sean a playful arm punch. "Aka the guy I chased fer six hours."