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X-Men: Protest

A number of the inhabitants of Xavier's School have come to New York for an outing. After being dropped off in a hired minibus, the group have the opportunity to enjoy Times Square with its usual hustle and bustle. The sun is shining on a crisp February day and little seems to be wrong with the world; food vendors push along their carts, the regular New Yorkers make their way between work and their choice of lunch location, and other tourists marvel at the lights and skyscrapers of the central city.

However, a large group of people, not far from the students, waving placards and raising fists, are being closely watched by some of NY's police force. Signs touting 'Humans first' and 'Down with mutants' are a common theme among them.

Kaia, Daniela and Rook have arrived by minibus while, unbeknownst to them, Light and Lirerial are also in the city, having made their ways there independently.

February 15th

X-Men: Protest - History

TIMES SQUARE: Lirerial, Light

Two protesters broke through, both men with shaven heads and meaty statures. They eyed their fallen friends and the two armed girls before one put a hand round his back, reaching for something tucked in the waistband of his jeans.

"Watch out!" Lire called out warningly as she immediately caught sight of the two men. They were hard to miss but what alarmed her most was the fact that one seemed to be reaching for a gun. She reacted faster than she could think as she brought up the knife and sent it spinning towards the man, straight for his throat.

"I think I agree," came the friendlier-than-usual agreement from Light as she glanced around them. The crowd was getting too wild, and Light certainly didn't want anymore trouble than she had already faced. With a nod to Lire, the girl began to make her departure, but she was stopped by a cry from the other mutant. Immediately, she turned around, and spotting the two thugs across the open circle, Light gritted her teeth, slinging her right hand out and sending a wave of electricity toward the same man who Lire had targeted. She didn't give the other one a chance either, and sent a bolt right towards him with her left hand. Bouncing a little on the balls of her feet, Light turned, glancing at Lire briefly. "Time to go," she said simply to the white-haired vixen before she began trying to push through the crowd. Undoubtedly, if she managed to get away, some of the braver ones would try to follow her, but she could at least lead them on a chase long enough to escape.

The electrical bolt Light sent out saved the man's life, as he jerked and the knife instead plunged into his shoulder. The other man reacted in a similar way to the shock, both rigid. However, her electical force caused the first attacker's hand to clench, causing the 9mm pistol he'd just grabbed to go off, harmlessly discharging a bullet into the floor. However, the crowd were now screaming and pushing away from the group, trying to get away from the potential gunfight. Some fellow protestors could be seen trying to fight their way through to Lire and Light, but the scene had become chaotic.

"Shit!" Light swore rather loudly, ducking a little as the gun went off, too close for comfort. "Get out of here!" she shouted over the noisy crowd to Lire and immediately proceeded to grab at her shirt collar before pushing her way through the side of the crowd opposite the gunman. Anyone who got in her way she either shoved away or sent through a shock strong enough to make them more or collapse.

"Ack!" Lire was being dragged along behind Light, almost stumbling by her shirt collar until she gained her balance back and pulled loose. "I'm going." She shouted back to her and kept following, she was dodging anyone in her way, delivering well placed jabs to the arm pit and sides with the tire iron. Suddenly she realized that Rook was still in the area with his friends, "Wait! There's some kids around here, they're going to get hurt!" Lire called out to Light.

Light had to duck under several elbows and knock quite a few people down, but she was quickly seeing the edge of the crowd. She turned to Lire, pausing for a moment to scowl at the girl. "Not if we get these assholes away from them," she replied, grabbing the girl's arm this time. At her initial touch, Lire would have felt a strong shock, like static electricity. Light pulled the girl out, pushing forcefully through the edge of the crowd and into the clearing. She didn't feel like going back and risking her life for some kids she knew nothing about (not knowing they were mutants from the mansion).

Lire growled irritably even through the surprise of being shocked, but then again she'd known the girl was a mutant. "You and I both know all these jackasses aren't going to follow us. Those kids probably already have people following them just like I did!" She snapped as she jerked her arm out of Light's grasp. "I know Rook at least is a mutant and probably his friends too." She turned and looked back into the crowd, towards the store they'd gone into. "I'm going to help them with or without your help." She finally finished before turning to force her way back through the crowd.

Light didn't hide the giant eyeroll as Lire jerked her arm away, apparently insistent upon gong back for these meaningless kids. She opened her mouth to protest, or at least announce her departure, but Lire mention the name Rook, and Light froze. "Rook is here?" she asked, but Lirerial had already turned and disappeared back into the crowd. "God damn it," hissed the girl. She didn't feel like fighting her way through that crowd again, not eager to get herself shot. Taking a few steps, Light backed up so that she was pressed up against the wall of a building, facing away from the crowd. She carefully peeked around, looking for some sort of opening or way to get around everyone and towards the direction Lire seemed to be going.

Lire was doing her best to get through the crowd but the panicked people were hard to get through and she was so pressed by bodies that she was couldn't even really use the tire iron. She paused, trying to see where the store was but she short, which made it difficult to see over everyone's heads. She growled in frustration as she hopped up and down trying to see over everyone's head.

More gunshots rang out and the crowd panicked further. Many ran down the street rather than trying to make their way into any of the buildings lining the famous location. As people ran, the street became emptier, making it easier for Light and Lire to see what was going on and move. It was plain to see that a stronger police presence had arrived, and were corralling the protesters. Still, some were loose and shouting anti-mutant slogans. Appearing in front of Lire was the biker she'd met earlier. He hesitated before pointing down the street. "Head that way! Trouble's in the other direction!"

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DEPARTMENT STORE: Daniela, Rook, Kaia

Kaia smiled brightly at Daniela, “Oh, girl, you should be daring! You could totally pull those off.” She returned the crochet shorts to the rack and pulled out a pair of the same in her size and a similarly short pair of distressed cut-offs. Shuffling over to another discount rack, she quickly found a set of three crochet back tank-tops; dark green, pink, and purple for just seven dollars. She missed Rook’s distressed comment, but the commotion outside and the tension in her group was starting to make Kaia uneasy. “Yeah, I guess we should head out before this gets ugly.” she observed before she rushed over to the checkout, looking at her feet to avoid looking out the windows at the overwhelming amount of people and auras.

The people following the group had also spotted the cameras. They split up, one heading for the doors, one for the escalators, and the other coming a little closer to them.

"I might try them sometime." replied Daniela apologetically, not really imagining herself in anything so daring. Not that there was anything wrong with a girl showing off her legs, it was just something the girl would only do when egged on by someone she trusted. "It might be a good idea..." she added simply as both Rook and Kaia suggested they ought to leave. The girl was worried and unsettled, but if it came down to it she was sure she could put up a shield for at least a minute to keep them safe while help came. Before being given her heart monitor by Dr.McCoy and practicing with her shield, she rarely made it past 10 seconds. Of course, Daniela had completely forgotten Rook had a firm grip on her hand and her powers would be shut off for a bit if something WERE to happen. "How are you holding up?" she asked Rook with the best and most comforting smile she could muster as she led the trio towards the checkout counter.

Rook stayed silent as they picked out garments, not making any comments as to the actual outfits. He instead stuck close to Dani and looked up at her when she asked her question. "Okay," was his immediate answer. But it was far from true. She could feel how tightly he was holding her hand. Rook didn't want to accidentally brush anyone when they left and hurt them. He was more conscious of the people outside than he would let on.

Finished paying for her clothes, Kaia held on tightly to the bag and looked at Dani for guidance. She cleared her throat and quietly said “Someone might be hurt out there,” As she spoke, she finally noticed someone approaching them but didn’t know how to tell the others inconspicuously.

"We ought to head out... the police must be about to arrive, I've no idea what's taking them so long..." sighed Daniela as she stood by Kaia. Rook was only two or three years younger than Dani, but since he was small and a friend of Casper's, she couldn't help but feel he was a little kid, one that needed protecting. Instead of simply holding his hand, she pulled the boy towards her and put her arm and hand over his shoulder. If he was close she reckoned she could quickly cast a shield over all of them, she was just hoping it would not get to that. "I already called for pickup." she said the other two mutants. "Let's just wait a bit until they get here." she added with the best, bravest smile she could muster.

The man near them hesitated. They were all together, which could prove difficult. Still, he mustered his resolve. He started walking towards them with a smile. "Hey kids!" he called as he approached. "It's a little dangerous for you to be around here."

Having a stranger address her group so casually set off alarm bells for Kaia, and she pulled herself closer to Dani and Rook, taking a step back from the strange man as he approached. "We're fine, thanks," she shakily replied, hoping it would be enough to deter him. She wasn't sure of his intentions, but something told her he wasn't just a good Samaritan looking out for traveling youngsters. He was much too eager to be sincere.

Rather than hiding this time, Rook took a step closer to Daniela, actually putting himself slightly in front of her as if to protect her from this stranger. Thankfully Kaia answered the man and he didn't have to actually say anything. The short Asian didn't look much more intimidating than a small furry rodent at the moment, and he was certain that anything he did to reassure that they were okay would just prove that they weren't. But the sounds of fighting outside and the man approaching them put him on edge and he didn't like it at all.

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2014-04-01 [Duredhel]: Hey CC :O, maybe you can expand the setting description a bit so we have more to go off from when we post? Doesn't have to be huge but at least a few lines can give us ideas as to what to post with our chars. As it is we don't know what time it is, where in Salem they are, if they're in a car or walking, if there's people out in the streets, if they had decided to go anywhere in particular and why/how, if there's anything going on around they should notice, etc. Any of those can really help the players with their character's actions.

2014-04-01 [Figgy]: *raises hand*
Wouldn't something like this make more sense happening in NYC? I'm not sure I can imagine a group of violent or angry protestors hanging around in a small town like Salem. And if they were to, that would mean an unsafe environment for the students from the mansion.

2014-04-01 [CuteCommander]: Good points - changes on the way

2014-04-01 [Lirerial]: I think Lire may end up walking in on this lol

2014-04-01 [CuteCommander]: I would say that the people on the trip will probably have their own reasons for going, whether for sightseeing or shopping

2014-04-01 [CuteCommander]: I will let mutant characters post first so that I know who will be involved

2014-04-01 [Flisky]: I'll post but it's gonna have to wait until later.

2014-04-01 [Figgy]: I'll probably post sometime today. Light will have shown up on her own though.

2014-04-01 [CuteCommander]: Of course :P

2014-04-01 [CuteCommander]: When people have posted I'll also choose one of the mutants to be responsible for calling the minibus driver to take them home

2014-04-01 [Duredhel]: I know Dani would not have been able to get there on her own. I figure its best to determine who is participating exactly, how they got to NY and why they came? :O

I know I'm waiting to know who is with my character before I post, reckon it might be the same for others.

2014-04-01 [Figgy]: He said they grouped together and took a bus :>

"After being dropped off in a hired minibus, the group have the opportunity to enjoy Times Square with its usual hustle and bustle. "

2014-04-01 [Duredhel]: Yet Lire is gonna walk in later and Light will show up on her own. So they're not in the bus with the rest right now. If I were to post and have Dani talk to either of them it would not make sense. That's why I said we need to know which chars are participating and how they're getting there. (I'd also like to know why they're coming, but I figure its less important).

2014-04-01 [Flisky]: Listing characters? I'm bringing Rook in. He's in New York because he needed to do some shopping. (Growing boy and all that, needs new gear and some of it you have to try on.)

2014-04-01 [Figgy]: Light probably went out for a ride on her bike, mostly to do some "shopping" and to have a day off from Shade >_>

2014-04-01 [Duredhel]: Imma put Dani in, she could be accompanying Rook? :O They seem to get along, after all. (I really liked their EoD interactions, too XD, wanna make something like that make sense in the future)

2014-04-01 [Flisky]: That makes sense. He is too young to be wandering on his own. (And yeah, their EoD interactions was f*cking precious. :D)

2014-04-01 [Lirerial]: Lire's currently independent from the school, she'd be just exploring and seeing the city... and shopping

2014-04-02 [GarnetLullabies]: Kaia will need to go shopping for warm weather clothes for spring and will be excited to see the big city.

2014-04-02 [Figgy]: So, we're just waiting on CC now to add this info and decide who posts first, right?

2014-04-02 [CuteCommander]: You guys can start posting now. Dani would probably be the one in charge of calling their ride back to the mansion.

2014-04-02 [Flisky]: How is that?

2014-04-02 [CuteCommander]: It's on like Donkey Kong!

2014-04-02 [Duredhel]: Hey CC, would it be possible to divide it like we do in WoW :O cuz Light is not near Rook or Dani right now, is she?

2014-04-02 [CuteCommander]: Sure thing a-rooney

2014-04-02 [Duredhel]: I'll post as soon as I get home from work :)

2014-04-03 [Figgy]: Uhm, Light can still see and hear, pretty well, the crowd of protesters.

2014-04-03 [GarnetLullabies]: I'm going to try and post tonight before I go to bed y'all I'm sorry. It's been a very long day. I don't know if you guys know anything about the shooting that happened on Ft. Hood today, but I live there.

2014-04-03 [Duredhel]: Hope you and those close to you are all ok Garnett :O

2014-04-03 [Figgy]: Take your time, dear. Real life always comes first.

2014-04-03 [GarnetLullabies]: I am and all my people are okay thank you so much. The whole community is just mourning. This is the third mass shooting we've had in 25 years.

2014-04-03 [CuteCommander]: Okay, I might put Light in a separate setting to show she's not far off

2014-04-03 [Figgy]: Uhhm, is this woman near Light a mutant or does she just have a shitty hair dye job and bad rosacea? And I'm confused about what she is asking XD is she asking if Light is a protestor or if she is a mutant?

2014-04-04 [CuteCommander]: She's just an ugly woman who thinks Light is joining the protest :P

2014-04-05 [CuteCommander]: Where would Lire like to be now?

2014-04-05 [Lirerial]: She can start heading towards Time Square to see the protest

2014-04-05 [CuteCommander]: H'okay I'll move her to Light's area

2014-04-06 [Figgy]: Lemme know if post needs tweaking or anything :>

Btw, Light's views on discrimination and support of discriminated minorities do not necessarily reflect mine - she's just an obnoxious, self-righteous bitch :3

2014-04-06 [Figgy]: Kaia post?

2014-04-06 [GarnetLullabies]: That's funny I didn't even see your poke before I wrote it, I was like going to bed and I was half asleep when I realized I hadn't posted so I told myself I couldn't fall asleep until I typed out the response that already wrote itself in my head :)

2014-04-06 [Duredhel]: Posting in a bit :>

2014-04-08 [Figgy]: I wanna post soon if I can make some progress on this project.

2014-04-08 [Lirerial]: ok :)

2014-04-09 [Duredhel]: Posting soon :O

2014-04-11 [GarnetLullabies]: I'll be posting to all three things i need to respond to tomorrow sorry its been a crazy week at school

2014-04-11 [Duredhel]: I totally thought the guy was gonna grab at Dani or something that might initiate a conflict XD.
There protesters are surprisingly tame.

2014-04-11 [Lirerial]: Yea.... Lol Lire is kinda at a stand still

2014-04-11 [Figgy]: Same with Light.

2014-04-11 [Lirerial]: If a fight breaks out Lire could always toss a random person through the window lol jk jk

2014-04-11 [CuteCommander]: It's building up :P Have trust! :P Just need to know if Lire will stick with the others and when they're in the store - I will then make a couple of page changes

2014-04-11 [Lirerial]: Nah, Lire is feeling kinda dissed right now, she's not going to follow where she's not wanted ^_^

2014-04-11 [Flisky]: I'll post...probably tomorrow. Been really sick. Like...feverishly sick.

2014-04-12 [Duredhel]: Sorry Lire XD. I really thought the guy would try to grab at Dani and Lire could step in and save the lot. Dani can't even use her shields right now since she's holding hands with Rook.

2014-04-12 [Lirerial]: Lol its ok! Hopefully we'll reach some action soon!

2014-04-16 [Figgy]: Not sure how close the group is to Light, but I'm just gonna assume she could see Lire right outside.

2014-04-19 [CuteCommander]: That'll work. Apologies for the rate my posts are coming

2014-04-20 [Lirerial]: Dani and Rook! :)

2014-04-20 [Flisky]: I was waiting for a Dani post.

2014-04-21 [Lirerial]: Light should feel free to involve herself at any time lol

2014-04-21 [Figgy]: I'll post in a bit

2014-04-22 [Figgy]: Changed my post a bit.

2014-04-22 [CuteCommander]: Unlucky for Lire, the attackers rolled a mighty number :/

2014-04-22 [Figgy]: Just fyi, Light wasn't mentioning Lire's hair color because she hated it. It was an ironic statement since Light's hair is also an unusual color.

2014-04-22 [Lirerial]: Lol I know, Lire is just making the statement since she's already been in one fight that actually started because of her hair. ^_^

2014-04-22 [Duredhel]: CC, would the guys following Dani, Rook and Kaia be noticeable enough for Dani to be able to tell they're being followed? :O
Wanna know so I can have her react.

2014-04-22 [Figgy]: Gotcha, Lire.

2014-04-23 [CuteCommander]: They probably are noticeable, mostly looking a bit threatening, and she seemed bright enough

2014-04-30 [Figgy]: Rook post? Also, I'll post here shortly.

2014-04-30 [Figgy]: Trying not to have Light get too far in over her head >_>

2014-04-30 [CuteCommander]: Good plan :P

2014-05-01 [Flisky]: Sorry. Lots going on.

2014-05-01 [Flisky]: ...also, can we move the old stuff to the top so the new posts go at the bottom?

2014-05-01 [Figgy]: Or at least get rid of it?

2014-05-07 [Figgy]: Lire and Light can tag team these guys ;)

2014-05-07 [Duredhel]: Imma post here tonight too :> so sorry I've been so slow, guys.

2014-05-07 [Lirerial]: Doesn't Rook normally wear gloves?

2014-05-07 [Flisky]: He normally wears gloves or long sleeves. Usually long sleeves. But not while in public, because he is also conscious that it would be construed as strange in some places.

2014-05-07 [Figgy]: Sometimes I wear gloves at work and people laugh at me and make fun of me, but then I show them the bubbly, blistery, bloody skin and the half-gone rotted out nail on one of my fingers, and they stop laughing :>

2014-05-07 [Lirerial]: Huh, I didn't know that. I've forgotten to take off my riding gloves when I go out so many times it's kinda normal at this point lol

2014-05-11 [Duredhel]: Did this die? XD

2014-05-11 [Lirerial]: I hope not :(

2014-05-12 [CuteCommander]: No, just the length got too long for my phone - sorting that out now!

2014-05-13 [Flisky]: Crap. I forgot to post here.

2014-05-13 [CuteCommander]: I stupidly made the shortening to the History page, not this one -_- Done now

2014-05-14 [CuteCommander]: Keep going people

2014-05-14 [Figgy]: Lire should try to convince Light to go :O

2014-05-14 [Lirerial]: Should Lire go ahead and go to the store?

2014-05-14 [Figgy]: Sure, I was gonna wait for a GM post.

2014-05-15 [CuteCommander]: Still chaotic enough for you guys to keep going :P

2014-05-15 [Duredhel]: Sorry :> I know I need to post, I will this afternoon. Going home early today.

2014-05-16 [Figgy]: Then it's Lire's turn in our section.

2014-05-17 [Duredhel]: Posting :O.
We could wrap this one up soon? We have a ton of activity going on everywhere at once XD.

2014-05-17 [Lirerial]: Sorry, I'll post in a few minutes

2014-05-17 [Figgy]: .... I have no idea what to post.

2014-05-17 [Lirerial]: yea... me neither. I didn't know what to say with that post either :p

2014-05-17 [CuteCommander]: Fair play :)

2014-05-17 [Flisky]: ...gonna let the other two post again and for a GMing post before I go.

2014-05-18 [Figgy]: ... Iiii'll post here later, Still a bit at a loss >_>

2014-05-18 [Lirerial]: same here

2014-05-18 [Flisky]: ...I'm not sure how to react to things...so...

2014-05-21 [GarnetLullabies]: this is how I'm picturing the guy approaching them:

2014-05-21 [Flisky]: That's perfect.

2014-05-21 [CuteCommander]: Perfect! He even looks like that!

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