016 ✘ action | training | open

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[Another day, another Danger Room session. Logan’s decided to make things really interesting for you guys today, and had the computer analyze reports about the fights against Riful, Legato, etc. from the other week and duplicate the circumstances while adding in some... tweaks here and there. It’s a test of their ability to not sabotage themselves by falling into expectations, when “Legato” suddenly pulls out a cybertronic laser blaster in his shoulder, and so on.

But before all that fun gets started, he’s got an announcement to make.

He gathers everybody out on the floor, taking a few puffs off his cigar as he waits for the last of the actual small X-Men team to arrive.]

Figured I’d let everybody know. Team’s got a new member.

[Who could it be? One of the mutants/magic wielders/powered folks who’ve been busting their butts training alongside the X crowd for weeks now?

Yeahhhh, not so much. The doors slide open again and Logan tips his cigar in that direction.]

Speaking of whom...

[And one Deadpool saunters in, his usual grin plastered on his masked face.]

Well how about that! I’m on time. For the most part. What’s a couple of minutes between teammates, huh? Were you about to introduce me Logan? That’s so nice of you. So yeah, I’m Deadpool if he didn’t get to that part. I kick ass and don’t die. Isn’t this going to be so much fun?

[You poor, poor things.]

[ooc; as always, post open for X-men, those training alongside the X-men, etc. etc!]

Comments

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First they've gotta know how to work with themselves.

[longaevus]

I'd say that the same of any individual.

[slicesanddices.livejournal.com]

Yeah, well we're not any individual.

[longaevus]

As I am aware.

May I ask what your investment in this is?

[slicesanddices.livejournal.com]

Someone's gotta do it. [he doesn't sound particularly happy about being that someone.]

[longaevus]

At home I would understand but here?

[slicesanddices.livejournal.com]

You must not have been here very long.

[longaevus]

I've heard about the latest... incident, but to expect that from some of those you are training? [ Because by now everyone was starting to flit in ] They're children.

[slicesanddices.livejournal.com]

They volunteered for this.

[longaevus]

And you're allowing it? There are far too many risks, even with abilities such as theirs.

[slicesanddices.livejournal.com]

No offense, lady, but there's life's gonna have a lot of risk either way.

[longaevus]

And we should do whatever we can to minimise that risk, to keep them safe.

[slicesanddices.livejournal.com]

You think the bad guys are gonna be keeping themselves up at night worryin' about minimizing the risk to these kids?

[longaevus]

Our job is to protect those under our care, to keep them safe regardless of what others may do. Putting them in danger doesn't keep them safe.

[slicesanddices.livejournal.com]

Who says they're under my care?

[longaevus]

Your actions do.

[slicesanddices.livejournal.com]

What you think you're seein', you're seein' wrong.

[longaevus]

Am I? You clearly care or you wouldn't be going to these efforts nor arguing the situation. You've shown that you want to protect them.

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I want them to learn how to protect themselves. Big difference.

[longaevus]

Is it entirely? Why go to so much effort if you don't care?

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Because it beats playin' Scrabble.

[longaevus]

[ She doubted it but he was obviously not willing to elaborate on it. Instead she gave him a small smile, saying nothing more on it ] I'll let you get on, then.

[slicesanddices.livejournal.com]

Glad to hear it. [And he'll slam a hand on the door compression button.]