Issue 12: I Never got the Hang of Thursdays

by **Janice Gilbertson** » Tue Apr 30, 2013 2:31 pm

"Are you the reason they came?" Captain Britain said, taking to the air.

by **Loki Laufeyson** » Tue Apr 30, 2013 2:37 pm

"You can call me an interested party, I suppose," he said, examining his cane. "Quite the display of fisticuffs you had going on there."

by **Enchantress** » Tue Apr 30, 2013 2:38 pm

"People who are rather impressed by your performance." Said the woman who appeared next to him.

by **Kevin Gravis** » Tue Apr 30, 2013 2:43 pm

"Oh goody, we impressed total strangers. We can retire now."

by **Sara Stanton** » Tue Apr 30, 2013 2:48 pm

"Did you send these clowns our way?"

by **Enchantress** » Tue Apr 30, 2013 2:58 pm

The woman giggled "Now, now, that would be telling."

by **Loki Laufeyson** » Tue Apr 30, 2013 2:59 pm

"This is the great X-intellect we've been expecting. Amazing how they are able to put one and one together, and come up with two almost half the time."

by **Haley Crusek** » Tue Apr 30, 2013 3:00 pm

Haley knelt next to Alex, watching the scene warily.

"Maybe...maybe we should get the fuck out of here," she whispered to him.

by **Enchantress** » Tue Apr 30, 2013 3:01 pm

"Well, no one said they were good at everything." the woman replied "Still, you must admit they did a bit better than you expected."

by **Sara Stanton** » Tue Apr 30, 2013 3:10 pm

"Come on down here and we'll show you how good we are."

by **Loki Laufeyson** » Tue Apr 30, 2013 3:12 pm

"Oh, absolutely. I mean, they did handle the neanderthals quicker than expected. So, you know, points for the cro-magnons."

by **Victoria Valentine** » Tue Apr 30, 2013 3:16 pm

Victoria, meanwhile, was letting everyone else banter while she wove a spell to show her what, exactly, they were really dealing with. Not that it would take some higher power to manipulate morons like the Wrecking Crew, but these people at least talked like nothing was what it really seemed.

by **Narrator** » Tue Apr 30, 2013 3:19 pm

The higher power manipulating the Wrecking Crew may be unfamiliar to Victoria's magic, but likely not to her business connections -- cold hard cash.

by **Kevin Gravis** » Tue Apr 30, 2013 3:21 pm

"So... we've drawn the attention of the Shadowy Council of Condescension? Neat."

Hellfire Club?

by **Alex Carpenter** » Tue Apr 30, 2013 3:24 pm

Alex looked at Haley, then at all the X-Men. "Why are you all just looking at the jackasses who sent those douchebags to trash our place?"

by **Loki Laufeyson** » Tue Apr 30, 2013 3:25 pm

"Because they have sense, boy. Something hopefully you'll grow up to have yourself."

by **Sara Stanton** » Tue Apr 30, 2013 3:38 pm

"Just try and see how long it lasts. Who are you and what do you want?"

by **Melody Martens** » Tue Apr 30, 2013 3:41 pm

Melody moved over towards the high schoolers, watching the newcomers like a hawk.

"Hey. Shut up, and hang back. These assholes are probably playing for keeps, and you guys should know better than to rush into something like this," she said quietly.

by **Loki Laufeyson** » Tue Apr 30, 2013 3:45 pm

"The name's Nalson, and I'm the new owner of this lighthouse. It's far too powerful of a tinkertoy for the likes of you to have. Don't worry, I'll be sure to put it to good use."

by **Janice Gilbertson** » Tue Apr 30, 2013 3:48 pm

"I think the lighthouse might disagree..."

It was hard to tell but her tone of voice suggested she was smirking under her mask, ready for her partner to take care of things.

by **ASHLIE** » Tue Apr 30, 2013 3:51 pm

"Please vacate the premises." Ashlie says from a cloud of swirling colours that manifests itself in mid-air. "You are not authorized to be here."

by **Loki Laufeyson** » Tue Apr 30, 2013 4:01 pm

"I believe you'll find I'm authorized to be wherever I damn well please, and you'll do yourself favors by treating me with the respect to which I am entitled."

by **ASHLIE** » Tue Apr 30, 2013 4:13 pm

"You are authorized to get off my building." she says, creating a hard-light wall in the window frame to push him off the sill.

by **Bobby Bowen** » Tue Apr 30, 2013 4:15 pm

Bobby approached warily, looking around for signs of misdirection. These two seemed smarter than the wrecking crew, and maybe trying to distract. He glanced around, looking for other players.

by **Haley Crusek** » Tue Apr 30, 2013 4:15 pm

"Hey, fuckface, respect this." Haley said, rather boldly, rising from her crouch and drawing an astonished glare from Melody.

She, as Ashlie made a wall, tried to yank the man from the window with her TK.

by **Loki Laufeyson** » Tue Apr 30, 2013 4:18 pm

At which point he stepped off, into mid-air, and hovered there.

"Well, then. Always so quick to oppose," he said, measuring his cane, and then smashing it against the hard-light wall, shattering it.

"And always so quick to fall."

"You're proud of those little parlor tricks, aren't you?"

by **Byrna Cooper** » Tue Apr 30, 2013 4:20 pm

"So, why the wrecking crew? You must have known with them, there was a chance the lighthouse might have been damaged.."

Bear strode up, trying to keep them talking.

by **Loki Laufeyson** » Tue Apr 30, 2013 4:21 pm

"Consider it a test, if you will.

Oh, not of you -- you lot are oh-so-predictable. Of the resiliency of the link between dimensions you've created in this tinker-toy."

by **Sara Stanton** » Tue Apr 30, 2013 4:33 pm

"And apparently now you are trying to test our patience. If you think we're just letting you take this place over you have another thing coming." Sara says, walking up next to Bear.

by **Loki Laufeyson** » Tue Apr 30, 2013 4:37 pm

"And what, precisely, do you plan to do?"

by **Enchantress** » Tue Apr 30, 2013 4:40 pm

"How cute. You think you have some say in the matter."

by **Sara Stanton** » Tue Apr 30, 2013 4:43 pm

Sara glances at Bear, hoping she'll catch on to her plan of trying to distract Rory so Bear can nail him with one of her balls.

Then she pulls a chunk of rock up into her hands and hefts it around herself to hurl it up at the man. It's far from perfectly aimed, but then again, it's a decently sized boulder that comes flying at him.

by **Loki Laufeyson** » Tue Apr 30, 2013 4:46 pm

Rory swung his cane at the approaching rock, launching it out seawards.

"Oh. Wow. A rock. I didn't see that coming. This truly is the surprise of all surprises. A rock. Your depths of creativity astound me."

"You think you're so incredibly unique flowers because you have X-genes, is that it? It defines you, influences your actions and what few alternatives your inferior brains can come up with."

by **Melody Martens** » Tue Apr 30, 2013 4:50 pm

"God, shut the hell up." Melody said, chucking a flashbang at Rory.

by **Loki Laufeyson** » Tue Apr 30, 2013 4:55 pm

"MORE originality! Why, you're not heroes, you're automatons. Taking this out of your hands is a service to all of humanity," he said, drolly.

by **Enchantress** » Tue Apr 30, 2013 6:09 pm

"Its for your own good, really. Like stopping toddlers from crawling around a nuclear reactor."

by **Loki Laufeyson** » Tue Apr 30, 2013 6:14 pm

"It DOES give me an idea, though. Don't you think?"

by **Kevin Gravis** » Tue Apr 30, 2013 6:53 pm

"Stiiill not hearing who you are and why we should care."

by **Enchantress** » Tue Apr 30, 2013 6:55 pm

"Oh yes." she replied, "That could be very amusing."

by **Loki Laufeyson** » Tue Apr 30, 2013 7:31 pm

"Well, then let me put it this way.

I'll be back in one week to claim my lighthouse. I'll give you that long to be prepared for anything I throw at you. So, I'll take my leave now.

If you would, Helen?"

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