xmutanthigh | [open log] Packing, planning, general running around!

Characters: Everyone! Even if you plan for your characters not to go on this trip, they can be doing other things here or talking about what they plan to do while the others are away.
Setting: The mansion.
Content: An open, free-for-all thread for all characters to talk about planning for their upcoming getaway to London (Jono's trip, which everyone else has appropriated for the whole school)
Status: Open and incomplete. Really, just talk about anything!

Jono was in the kitchen of the X-mansion, stocking up on snack foods for the plane ride, but it seemed to surprise Josh how little he was packing. "I'm going to pack for the plane," Jono explained, "and then buy food there. You didn't expect me to bring food to my hometown, did you? I have to eat what I can get over there!"

Meanwhile, some members of the staff were surveying the damage done to the west wing of the mansion during their recent attack by Kimura. "Oh well," Logan shrugged it off. "We'll bill it to the school, and anyway, most of the kids will be gone for the trip. Saves a lot of hassle not having people around for the construction."

Fortunately for the students, most of their living quarters hadn't been damaged, so they were able to pack their still-intact clothes and other necessities. As the days grew nearer to the trip, anticipation and excitement levels were rising.

"What's the deal with you and Gayle, now?" Josh asked Jono, as the two of the paused for a cookie break.

"Dunno," Jono answered with a shrug. "I mean... we'll see." He stuffed more cookies into his mouth and then said for an abrupt change in topic, "I wonder what everyone else is up to."

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He's getting used to the complete lack of expression on her face, so it's a bit of a shock to see the hint of weariness in her eyes. "I'm glad you're here, I was worried that I'd missed you."

She does not respond, so he keeps talking. "Everything's in a bit of an uproar right now, and I just wanted to check on you, see if you needed anything."

This surprises Laura, but the emotions hardly shows on her face. Instead, she stares at him as she tries to understand his concern. Turning his phrasing over and over again in her mind: glad you're here and worried that I'd missed you and see if you needed anything.

Her jaw sets. "I have endangered your home, your friends, your family, and your students. I would have killed them. I don't understand your concern. Please explain."

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This is not quite the reaction Scott had been expecting. "Well, I - you just went through something very traumatic, and when that happens it's usually a good idea to be supportive. Of that person. Who went through the traumatic...event."

Trying to explain emotion is not one of his strong suits. "I am trying to show that I am being supportive by asking if there's anything I can do."

"Kimura's attack was not traumatic. It was inevitable." The words are spoken evenly, with very little inflection. Her expression turns hard, even angry. "You do not hold me responsible. This is an incorrect judgment."

OH. Of course, she was blaming herself. "Laura, unless you were somehow psychically controlling Kimura, I don't understand why I should hold you responsible."

"I accepted shelter here. I knew Kimura was still alive. I have calculated the odds that the Facility would re-form and that Kimura would be recruited again. The threat of her continued existence put this school in danger. There are many reasons."

"You felt that she was still a threat to you, and you sought shelter." Scott is following her logic, but it's definitely not the same as his logic. "Laura, I know you're more than capable of taking care of yourself, but that seems like...a completely human thing to do."

He smiles. "This is not something I should be joking about, but - I hope you realize Kimura wasn't the only threat to this school. In fact, we may be endangering your life just as much by having you here."

"I don't die easily," she said simply, and left the obvious unsaid: you do.

"That's a good point." Scott nodded. "I forget about that, still." He pauses in her doorway, realizing he's not getting anywhere with her. "We really went off on a tangent there. Like I said, if there's anything you need, don't hesitate to ask." He nods at her bag on the bed. "You're going with everyone to England?"

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