Opening Day [OPEN]

[astonishing_xmods]

WHO: EVERYONE
WHAT: Mingle/Figure out Room Assignments/Meet old friends again
WHERE: The whole campus.
WHEN: September 1st, 2018
WARNING(S): None. If anything goes into warning territory, please create a new log for it.




For all of the newcomers, welcome to Professor Xavier’s Institute of Higher Learning! For all of our returning students and staff, welcome back! Once Professor Xavier’s welcome speech wraps up, it’s time for everyone to get themselves situated in their dorms and, more importantly, get to know your fellow mutants! Even if you’re not sharing rooms, you’ll still be sharing the same campus with each other, so don’t be afraid to get used to all of those new faces! Or even catch up on old ones! You have options; don’t be afraid to use them.

[[ ooc: This is the general mingling post for all of our characters to get settled into their rooms, get to know each other, reminisce with old friends, all that jazz. The log will be split into multiple locations. ]]

Comments

[scorchedchivalry]

"If you were unaware of your actions and unable to make a choice, I would not call that assassination. That is all I will comment on."

There was a brief spark of anger inside her at Laura insinuating that she wasn't taking precautions. And really, none of them knew for certain if she was a threat. She was a giant question mark when it came to things. But, Saber knew herself well enough to know if she did nothing, she would turn into a threat. All that anger needed to go somewhere...

[nobodysweapon]

"I was trained to kill from birth. The moment you walked into my room I reflexively determined the best and most efficient way to kill you. They were assassinations. There was a monetary transaction and my services were paid for. Even if I did not benefit from this exchange."

Laura sensed the shift, a minor change in scent, and posture. Which Laura met with her own, she adjusted her footing slightly and kept a watchful eye on Saber after that. She has just finished unpacking you are not destroying her room. "It is hard, to ask."

[scorchedchivalry]

Saber didn't move, remaining where she was leaning back against the wall with her arms crossed. She controlled her anger with a few steady breaths, forcing it back down inside where it belonged.

"And what should be asked?"

[nobodysweapon]

"To ask for assistance." Laura answered, her attention was incredibly disciplined. She was not moving either, she wasn't drawn into a combat stance but it was clear she would be in one well before it was needed, "The physical and psychological conditioning I was put through was extensive. I cannot be certain of my own self control in every situation."

Trying to carry everything yourself was, in some ways, less painful. You did not show anyone you had a weakness, you did not let anyone know something that could hurt you. And it was one thing to let a teacher know, to surrender to an authority as Laura has been doing her entire life... and another to tell someone something they could not forget, or ignore. "I... had to inform people. So if I could not maintain myself... they could stop me. That I wanted them to stop me."

[scorchedchivalry]

That sounded an awful lot like Bigby, which was one of the reasons Saber had said she would be at his class. Even with all the uncertainty surrounding herself and her condition, there were things she would not do, would not allow to pass, and staining her honor was one of them. She was a knight and nothing would change that... even as much as she sometimes hated everything that came with being one.

"Then should you lose control, I will see to it that you will not hurt others."

She was pretty sure that wasn't the point Laura was trying to get across, but it was the one she was willing to openly acknowledge.

[nobodysweapon]

"It is appreciated. Stop evading."

Laura was well aware of this dance, humans did it. She occasionally did it too. to ignore the obvious because it is painful. But to avoid painful things causes you to take a slower path. When the faster choice is best, straight for the heart.

[scorchedchivalry]

There was a long pause before Saber sighed and brushed some hair out of her eyes.

"What is it you want me to say? Death before dishonor? Whereas that is true, I do not exactly like the notion," she replied with a bit of exasperation.

[nobodysweapon]

"If you keep this secret from your teammates, you are choosing to put them in harm's way. And for the record, to stop me you would need to kill me. And I would prefer that to the alternative."

Laura was as practical as they came, the only reason her... specifics, were a secret was practical. Knowing of her creation was a danger. Knowing of her past was a danger. Being seen as someone she trusts is a danger. But she is also aware, if she joined an active team, that her teammates would need to know the specifics of her trigger scent the same way it is known to the X-Men. "Being an X-Man is no less dangerous than being a knight, or an assassin. You should be prepared to die."

[scorchedchivalry]

"I do not recall ever saying that I was planning on keeping it from my teammates," Saber stated with some annoyance. "But I do dislike speaking of it."

She also disagreed with Laura's believe that death would be the only way to stop her. Especially with such a powerful telepath as Professor Xavier. Even if the body did not want to stop or could not stop, the mind could be influenced.

"And, for the record," Saber added on, using Laura's phrasings, "I was prepared to die two months ago in Japan. I did not expect to wake again."