X-Men: Protest

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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.

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February 15th

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X-Men: Protest - History

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TIMES SQUARE: Lirerial, Light

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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.



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DEPARTMENT STORE: Daniela, Rook, Kaia

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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.


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