Mutant Prom [OPEN]

[astonishing_xmods]

WHO: The entire school
WHAT: MUTANT PROM
WHERE: On campus
WHEN: Saturday Evening
WARNING(S): n/a, if a thread goes into warning territory, please take it to a new log.




Emma really knew how to throw a party. The Atlantean theme to the event was apparent in every decoration. The five gorgeous women playing in the string quintet that accompanied the event were dressed in fanciful mermaid inspired costumes, to match the setting. Why, if Namor himself walked through the door at that very moment, it's likely people would just have assumed he was an honored guest. And don't think Emma hadn't tried to do just that.

Food of all varieties was available, as well as multiple flavors of punch. When the string quartet wasn't playing, general Prom-style mixes of various hits and dance songs throughout the decade would play over the meticulously crafted sound system, a parting gift from a former student. All in all, it was truly as much a Paradise Beneath the Waves as Emma had wanted it to be.



And it didn't stop there. The outdoors of the Institute had also been decorated, but this time in the theme of a spring garden. Blankets were scattered out along the lawn around the pool, offering spaces for people to simply lay down, relax, and enjoy a myriad of virgin (and not so virgin, for the adults) cocktails provided by an "old friend" of Emma's.

It was the biggest social night of the year for the students of Xavier's. And Emma, knowing the transient nature of the school... wanted it to be as memorable as ever. Emma Frost herself, however... was curiously absent.

Comments

[stillinthedark]

We'll have to see how intense the explosions are. I can use my shadow to mute the sound if needed.

[He shapes a shadowy head using his power, not to scare her but more for demonstration.]

[not_together_together]

OooOOOoo, that's cool! [Scare her? Pff, it's Nora.] Is that your power, then? That's... awesome!

[stillinthedark]

Yeah, I can control the "shadow" that's attached to my body. It forms any shape I want. Within reason, of course.

[The beastly head nods to Nora.]

[not_together_together]

Cooooool. I like it! I mean, I like being able to pick people up and use them to beat other people easily, but Super Strength is like... in every comic book ever. That. Is... Awesome~!

We should ask what all Raven can do, too. But I think she's even more antisocial than... anyone else.

[stillinthedark]

Thanks... I think.

[No one's called his powers cool before. Kind of gives him a boost of confidence.]

Yeah, I'm not sure what else she can do but fly. Probably something that can take us both out.

[not_together_together]

[Hey, she calls 'em like she sees them. Usually. Someone needs to tell her when to stop.]

Haha! Probably. Oooo, now I'm just more curious. I like knowing what the other Mutants here can do, cuz we're all so different. And also... it'll be good for us to know especially. Maybe I'll go over there and bug her again later!

[She peers over to where she last saw Raven] ... I don't think she's gonna move.

[stillinthedark]

Dunno if you should do that. Maybe she wants to be left alone tonight.

[Buuuuut...]

Or I guess we could start that whole team-building thing now. Tell her she's part of the group, and all.

[not_together_together]

Hmm, maybe! But... I got this idea and I should pitch it to her now so she's got something else to think about besides what shade of blue that wall she was staring at earlier is supposed to be called. [... Nora.]

[stillinthedark]

Damn, kinda mean there, don't ya think? And I wish I could be staring at the walls in my room right about now.

[...so to speak because, you know.]

[not_together_together]

Um... you can do tha - n-nevermind! [She'll shut up!] No, but you both seem so quiet, someone has to be the one to start this stuff, right?

[Would you rather it be Emma? Emma's not nearly as nice as Nora.]

[stillinthedark]

Yeah. Can't speak for Raven, but I won't be doing much talking, if that's cool.

[Nora > Emma, definitely.]

[not_together_together]

Yeah, that's cool. I'm used to being the only one to say much. [Her BFF is a really quiet guy, so it's all good.] Besides, you called Magnhild awesome, so that's all I need to hear! [She sounds... so proud of this accomplishment.]

[stillinthedark]

Well, from the way you described it, how can it not be awesome?

[Because seriously, the world needs more weapons like Nora's.]

Who made your Magnhild, anyway?

[not_together_together]

[Hm... to mention her dad is an army engineer or not... how to explain this...]

My dad and I designed it and put it together! Well... I designed it and he mostly put it together, but I know enough about how it works to do maintenance on it.

[stillinthedark]

That's cool you and your dad designed it together.

[And it's cool she's close with her family. Eddie's is still kind of iffy around him.]

I guess your family knows about your powers?

[not_together_together]

Yeah, they do! Well, it was kind of hard not to notice I could... yanno, lift up cars and stuff. Actually, dad thought that was kind of funny, he had me pick up his car so he could change the oil in it once, but he forgot to tell me not to grab the bumper so I bent it accidentally, and it stayed that way until he got a new car.

Anyway! They know. [And her mom's... not as okay with it as her dad, who is only a little weird about it so, it could be worse.]

[stillinthedark]

Huh. It's cool they know and all. Overheard a few bad things from other kids about getting called all sorts of crap for being mutants.

[not_together_together]

Yeah... it could've been worse, definitely. [A little isolating, but she never got outright bullied by her own parents for it.] So yeah, I guess I got super duper lucky on that one, but that's alright. I'll take the weirdness over anything else, and I've got friends that are fine with who I am, so it's all good~!

[stillinthedark]

[Well, Eddie hopes he can find that kind of happiness, though he is a little envious of how well-adjusted Nora is.]

It is kinda cool being weird, isn't it?

[not_together_together]

[Or really good at hiding it! Though yeah, she's mostly an optimist.]

It is! I mean, aside from the fact I accidentally break doors every so often and have thrown a couple things through walls before, it's been really convenient to be able to just pick things up and move them when I wanna~!

[stillinthedark]

Bein' super strong does sound like it would be fun to have. Beats havin' your shadow "stuck" to you.

[not_together_together]

Naaaah~, being super strong is so common! You ever read any... uh. Listen to any books or comic books or anything? Every superhero has super strength. Like the Avengers - Thor is super strong, but so is The Hulk, and Captain America is, too! You got something cool. I just got something... I guess useful? Maybe?

[stillinthedark]

I've read superhero comics. Still do here and there.

[He holds up his hand.]

Since I can't see, my other senses are sharpened. I can read most printed pages-

[And there she goes, calling his power cool again.]

Heh... let's just say both our powers are cool and useful. At least you can go lift weights with Thor.

[not_together_together]

Oh! Oh~! Do you think so? He's... my favorite. By a lot. A lot a lot. [Well, if she can't be an expy of him here, might as well be a fangirl.] I've always wanted to meet him - hey... if I get to being an X-Man, you think that'll happen?

[stillinthedark]

You might. I mean, the Avengers are in New York, right? Maybe you'll get to meet him if there's a world-threatening disaster and they ask for a team-up.