_tsunami_ (_tsunami_) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2010-07-29 07:43:00

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Sorting Things Out (open)
Cait was at her favorite place down by the lake. There was a lot to mull over and she needed some quiet to work it all out in her head. The mansion was generally a noisy and busy place and not good for getting some quiet to think. A prank war was starting up and Cait didn't want to get caught up in it. Maybe if Corey had been here....

A new dimensionally challenged family member. It was a lot to process and a lot think about. Arthur seemed nice enough, but there were a lot of unspoken issues and history. Cait wanted to ask him more about his home world and his life, but was unsure of how to do it without upsetting him. She wanted to understand him and the situation better. He was family and she wanted to help.

She thought about asking Misha or Rachel how they dealt with dimensionally challenged siblings showing up, but she wasn't sure they'd be able to help. Different situations and Cait didn't think their siblings came with a background like Arthur's.

Cait stared out over the water as she tried to figure out what to do.

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	sound_and_fury 2010-07-30 02:46 am UTC (link)
	"That name you said. Apocalypse. Dr. Milbury said it before. He said Apocalypse would ruin everything eventually, unless someone stopped him." Cassidy says. "How do you deal with what happened to you? Do you ever stop thinking about it?" Cassidy asks. "Do you think we'll ever get better?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

_tsunami_
2010-07-30 03:09 am UTC (link)

"This Dr. Millbury was working against El Taco Lips?" Cait shook her head. "Sorry. Old X-Men joke." If someone was working against Apcocalypse, then Uncle Scott or the Professor needed to be told. Enemy of my enemy and all of that.

"No. I don't stop thinking about it, but because I don't forget it, I try to do as much good as I can each day. You wake up each day and tell yourself that you'll do as much good as you possibly can. It doesn't make up for what you did, but it helps you deal. As time goes by you focus less on what you did and focus more on what you're doing now."

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	sound_and_fury 2010-07-30 03:24 am UTC (link)
	"He said that Apocalypse wronged him a long time ago, but also taught him a lot of things. I didn't really get it." Cassidy says. Cassidy listens to Cait explain why she does what she does, and he can see the merit in that. He wonders if that's something he ought to try. "Is it hard for you to control your powers, too?" he asks. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

_tsunami_
2010-07-30 03:30 am UTC (link)

"What did he look like?" Cait hesitantly asked. She had a gut feeling that this was something the X-Men were familiar with.

"It was at first," she explained. "When I first manifested I would flood rooms and accidentally soak people. I had to practice a lot to gain control. Before Apocalypse changed me, I had a lot of control over my powers. Since then I've had to learn all over again. My powers changed a little."

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sound_and_fury
2010-07-30 03:41 am UTC (link)

"Sometimes he looked like a normal person." Cassidy shrugs. "Other times, he looked a like zombie or a ghost. His skin was white like chalk, and his lips were blood red with sharp teeth."

Cassidy shudders a little.

"He even had a red thing in the middle of his forehead sometimes. He didn't like it when I saw him that way. He got really angry and...he told me I should forget what I saw or he'd let George and the others get me." Cassidy says.

"Or he'd lock me up in the chamber."

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	_tsunami_ 2010-07-30 04:12 am UTC (link)
	"Sinister..." Cait hissed. "His name is Nathaniel Essex, also Mister Sinister. He's a geneticist. He's been an enemy of the X-Men for a long time and he usually works for Apocalypse. To say this is not good is an understatement." She looked over at him. "I'm sorry you had to go through that. No one should have to." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

sound_and_fury
2010-07-30 12:27 pm UTC (link)

Cassidy blinked.

"Essex? That's...that's part of my last name." the young man blinks. "Doctor Milbury always says he was naming me after a great man. He said I was supposed to be better than anyone who came before me..." Cassidy says, looking ill.

"I'm sorry Apocalypse hurt you. I know it doesn't mean much, but you got pretty hair out of that." Cassidy says. "Still, no one should ever have to go through what we have. You're right."

"Thank you, Cait. I...think I know what I want to do now. I know how I can make up for everyone I've ever hurt." Cassidy says.

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	_tsunami_ 2010-07-30 06:13 pm UTC (link)
	"Thanks," Cait said at the compliment. "Cassidy? What are you going to do? Please don't try to do something on your own. Please. Let the X-Men help you. Let me help you." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

sound_and_fury
2010-07-30 10:38 pm UTC (link)

"I'm going to learn to control my powers, at least. But I want to help people who have had it rough like me. I'd like to help them from ending up the way I have so far. I'm not sure how to go about it, yet, but I'll come up with something." he says, looking away for a moment.

When he speaks again, it's much quieter, less resolved. "Someday, I also want to find my parents and just ask them why. Why did they give me away and let me go through all of that?" he asks.

"Did they know what I would do? Did they see the future and just decide they knew what I'd do so they got rid of me?" he asks.

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	_tsunami_ 2010-07-30 11:22 pm UTC (link)
	Cait smiled. "That's what we do here," she said. "We help others when we can and we help mutants learn to control their powers." "I can understand that. A lot of mutants grow up without parents. Some of us are the lucky ones where we grew up with our parents. I will help you wherever I can." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sound_and_fury 2010-07-30 11:24 pm UTC (link)
	Cassidy nods. "Thanks, Cait. It's nice to have someone care enough to help. I don't really have any friends near my age, so...thank you." he says. "We've talked about me for way too long now. Why are you here all by yourself? Is everything okay?" he asks. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	_tsunami_ 2010-07-30 11:37 pm UTC (link)
	"You're welcome," she said with a smile. The smile faded a little. "I just got a new dimensionally challenged brother. We talked a bit and from what he said, I can't imagine what kind of world he grew up in. I want to get to know him, but I'm not sure how to do it without offending him." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

sound_and_fury
2010-07-30 11:54 pm UTC (link)

Cassidy thought about what she said. He'd heard that Rose was "dimensionally-challenged" as they called. So was Anastasia, come to think of it.

"Well, you could do for him what you did for me. Let him bend your ear. Maybe he'll talk about it at first, and maybe he won't, but he'll at least know you care enough to ask. It's probably hard on him, being here with people he doesn't know, in a world different from the one he knows.

I know how that feels." Cassidy says.

"But if he knows you care, then he'll open up, sooner or later." Cassidy says.

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	_tsunami_ 2010-07-30 11:59 pm UTC (link)
	"You know, you're right. I don't know why I didn't think of it, but thank you." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sound_and_fury 2010-07-31 11:46 pm UTC (link)
	"You're welcome. I'm glad I could help a little." Cassidy says. "How are you doing, Cait?" Cassidy asks. "Getting a new addition to your family must be tough. How are you handling it?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	_tsunami_ 2010-08-01 02:01 am UTC (link)
	"I'm okay. It's a shake up to the status quo, but we'll adjust. I'm pretty good at going with the flow of things." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sound_and_fury 2010-08-01 02:12 am UTC (link)
	"How long have you been here at the school?" Cassidy asks. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	_tsunami_ 2010-08-01 02:21 am UTC (link)
	"I've been coming here all my life, but I've only been a student here for the last four year. My parents were students here when they were in their teens." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sound_and_fury 2010-08-01 06:39 am UTC (link)
	"That's pretty cool. Tradition is pretty cool. Do you have brothers or sisters here with you, besides the new one?" he asks. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	_tsunami_ 2010-08-01 06:50 am UTC (link)
	"I have two brothers. Corey and Rufus. Both younger than me. Rufus is here and Corey is with the Champions down in New Orleans." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sound_and_fury 2010-08-01 06:55 am UTC (link)
	"I've heard New Orleans is fun. I used to live near there, but I didn't get to see it." Cassidy says. "Do you get along with your brothers? It must be fun being the only girl, right?" Cassidy jokes. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	_tsunami_ 2010-08-01 07:03 am UTC (link)
	"I've only been there once. It was Corey's birthday and I didn't get much of a chance to look around." "We pick on each other and fight like siblings, but we're family. I do love and care about the two Twerps." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sound_and_fury 2010-08-01 07:09 am UTC (link)
	"Sisters are special, or that's how the old adage goes." Cassidy says. He wonders what it would be like to have a brother of his own for a moment, but the thought passes. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	_tsunami_ 2010-08-01 07:12 am UTC (link)
	"I'd love to see you tell that to the two Twerps," Cait said with a chuckle. "They'd never believe you." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sound_and_fury 2010-08-01 07:24 am UTC (link)
	"Oh, I don't have to tell them. I bet they already know. It comes installed in Guy Code." Cassidy laughs. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)