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Eli hadn't realized the other person (Alexandra) who was sitting a couple rows back. He jumped slightly as she broke the silence and he looked back to her. He let out somewhat of a smirk, Eli didn't like being left in the dark. "Well, I'm as clueless as you are too; I've no idea what we're down here for." It really did bother him, it was one of his top pet peeves. The unease of not knowing showed on his face for a brief moment. But went away as she (Alexandra) began to speak again.

Eli let out a slight chuckle as she gave her forewarning and asked her question. "To be honest, I've no idea. I was here for a short while before being whisked away from The Academy and only got back today." So many new faces. Was he really gone for that long?

As he stated that, Lexi walked up. The multicolored hair girl from earlier at the bleachers. Once again, he jumped as he was startled by her knocking on the window and waving to him. "Jeeze guys, I'd like to have a heart attack free time here." He said to her, but also joking about how Alex had scared him. "So, what exactly is your ability?" Eli asked Alex, looking back to her after he waved to Lexi.

Raine laughed at Rob's response that he had no musical talent, her laugh deepening at his ability to make an instrument sound like a dying cat. At least he was being honest -- she tended to like that in people. He then went on to talk about his hobbies, Raine noticing that Tsukino made her way across the room to Varis, as the brunette continued to lean against her instrument turning her full attention back to her pyrokinetic teammate. He said that his real hobby was practicing with his powers, which she completely understood. Still, Raine found it interesting how some of them (like herself) worked so hard to hone skills that would allow them to fit into the "normal" world, while others of them wanted nothing more than to embrace the gifts they were given and throw themselves into learning to improve them. She couldn't hold it against him, that was for sure. Of course, he then asked her about her own hobbies, outside of music. She laughed slightly, tucking a few tendrils of hair behind her ears.

"Well…I'm involved in Yearbook, FBLA, Honors Societ-," she started to answer, before their comms came to life, calling them to the garage. She carefully laid her instrument to the side, standing quickly before Rob made the observation that Aurelie and Leo mentioned something about going to the mall. Raine was good at hiding her emotions, for the most part, but her is a little difficult to keep a tint of worry from clouding her features. She nodded when he said that they shouldn't jump to conclusions, taking a few quick steps forward to close the distance between herself and Rob, following his hurried steps from the music room towards the garage, where they were to report to duty.

By the time they got to the garage, there was already quite a turnout, though the firefly was far from surprised. The Alphas suck together, and the mere thought of some of their own in trouble would mean that everyone would show up, ready for business. Her expression was rather solemn as some of them greeted others that they knew, which was a good thing. Raine, on the other hand, remained rather silent, waiting for their orders to come in. There was a girl that said her name was Alex, Raine did not know from before. She heard what the girl said about her powers, the brunette committing it to memory, though she said nothing specifically. In times like this, she generally found it best to collect her thoughts and prepare for whatever they were going to be coming up against. She could only hope that their teammates were alright with all the unrest she'd been hearing about lately.

Omega – The D.R. is In

Jacen looked to the comm.link on his wrist as Narcissa’s ever-so-soothing voice sang from it. The influx of students into the garage told him that the Alphas were going out for an x-men night on the town. Guess it was only fair; it seemed Omegas normally took the hard missions while Alphas trained.

“Yep, see you in the D.R.” He said, bounding off to get ready and wondering what could be the reason Emma was enforcing marshal law.

/// Danger Room

Jacen made it in to the X-men’s training room fast enough so as not to entirely upset Narcissa, loosely saluting his leader as he stepped into line near Leion and Maddy. “Hey everybody~” He said, still in a good mood despite a change in plan. That’s just the type of guy he was; the type to go with the tide. Despite the lack of puppies.

He was actually wearing a slightly upgraded uniform, since his last one got absolutely wrecked (along with Jacen) during one of their last sessions. He’d had to use an old backup from the Academy’s early days while a new one was made, and the shoulder-pads had not worked for him.

He cracked his neck and breathed in slowly, before looking about the new people. This would be fun for them. Oh sorry, I meant hell for them.

"No problem Lexi." Dimitri told his new friend.

The man restrained himself from saying... other responses after girls gave him the option of different name. If he did not, one response he would have gave her was "I prefer babe,baby, sweetheart, etc.". Or if they met under different terms, with less light and more music, one would have been "Whichever sounds good in bed."

The game that they were playing was not exactly one that was easy to pick up. And by pick up, it was not a game that could be learned in minutes and he or she was skilled in it. So when Lexi told them that she knew how to play Texas Hold'em, it would make the game more better. She even threw in her cute texas accent. Dimitri didn't know why she apologized, especially when he thought it was pretty hot. Tara didn't know why either and suggested that she shouldn't apologize for her accent and made a move on her. At least that's what it sounded like to Dimitri.

"Tara's right. This girl i know, Alexandria, she's Texan and she's attractive." he told Lexi before he started to fiddle with his hands for a few seconds. It was just to be safe from eye contact just in case Lexi or Tara actually got what he said.

Tara spoke for Dimitri when she asked if they belonged to the Alpha's. By the response Lexi gave she was most likely on the Alpha's as well. Playboy couldn't blame Lexi, or any new Alpha member being excited to not be on the Omega's. Their leader wasn't exactly laid back like Bella was and her little message that Dimitri ignored moments ago was mroe evidence that she was strict and didn't take any bullshit. Dimitri thought that he could be on the omega team. He didn't want to, but if something happened, Playboy would more than likely settle in nicely. All he had to do was treat Narcissa like the other girls that had bad attitudes most of the time; reply back with jokes. His mind went back to the game as Tara gave Lexi the cards to deal. The stipulation was approved by the two women and the only thing Dimitri had to do was win; easy enough.

Dimitri cracked his knuckles as he was given his cards from Lexi. Since she was the dealer, Dimitri and Tara were already in the bet regardless of what hands thhe got. Lexi approved her hand for now and proceeded to lay down the flop. Texas Hold'em was a good game by itself but placing fear and doubt in people's hearts always made the game better. How many times did one person end up winning a huge pot just because they had the stones to bluff on a pair of two's? The playboy leaned his head back in his attempt to pretend to look at the other players cards before he went back to his own. He nodded his head when he saw his cards and tried his hand at intimidating the women, and not with his body.

"Burrito on whole flour, extra steak, shredded cheddar, sour cream and salsa." he told the ladies with a smile. "My meal when you order it for me at a mexican grill a couple of minutes from here."

The playboy could easily whip it up where he stayed at with the right ingredients. In addition he only ate outside of his dorm room a few times a week but he could slide a day in of having Tara or Lexi take him out to lunch. Follow it up with a workout session with more intensity, more reps, sets, etc and everything would work out. Dimitri was about to raise when he heard the announcement that all Alpha's were to head out to the garage where Gideon was and wait for further instructions. It would have been nice to know what happened but Dimitri was sure Gideon would let them know what was going on before they moved out. But even if he knew what was going on his powers were useless. Was the Danger Room his only friend? As for civillian clothing, Dimitri couldn't pull it off any better with a tanktop, capris' and sandals.

"Yeah, and if it gets late we can still do it tonight." he told Lexi before she headed out towards the garage. He liked that she was not trying to get out of her inevitable defeat.

He sat there for a second, thinking about what he told Lexi before he looked over to Tara and made a small laugh. "That..may have sounded like I have different intentions." Playboy stood up and offered Tara his hand so that they could head to the garage together. "Shall we?"

He would be surpised if she actually accepted his hand and they would walk to the garage holding hands; since he was playing around and all. Either way he would end up arriving seconds after Lexi to the garage with old faces and new ones. The ones that stood out to him were the ones he saw at the cafeteria: Lambchild and Tsukino, the one that was checking him out. Dimitri was a bit dissapointed that shotgun was taken but shrugged it off and went into the van with the group.

"At least it's in the daytime." he said to himself. The fresh meat wouldn't know what he was talking about but those like Tara, Raine and the other people who were part of Halloweentown would understand.

"Are we going on a field trip to the beach? If so i can switch into something more comfortable."

Omega: Danger Room -- Simulation, go!

Kerrigan waited patiently for the first of the Omegas to arrive. Christian took that honor, the redhead giving him a small grin as he apologized for not seeing her there.

"You mean, you missed a 6-foot tall redhead in a room of metal? Maybe you should get those eyes checked," she joked with him, noticing how his stride changed when he realized that there was someone already there. Kerrigan never pegged him for the cautious type, though she could certainly understand it. Of course, she never realized how annoying it was to get called "ma'am" all the time. She understood that it was a sign of respect, but at the same time she didn't necessarily think of herself as one in charge enough that she demanded a special title. But, for now she said nothing - if it got to the point that she just couldn't stand it, she could talk about it to him in private.

Her green eyes trailed across the room as he expressed the sense of wonder he had for their technology, but before she could say anything,a familiar voice sounded across the room, commanding all attention. The redhead smiled at her closest friend, shaking her head a little as she made a joke about how the room could never surpass her for wonder. The look on Narcissa's face when she closed her eyes told the redhead that her leader was receiving a message from one of the psychics, her breath drawn short as she waited to make sure that they were not getting in trouble or needed for an actual mission. A breath of relief escaped her when the blonds dispatched her fears, though she had to admit that she was a little concerned for those that were not already on base. After all, Jacen and Lorelle had said they were heading towards the mall. Hopefully they could be caught before they got too far.

"Well, with everyone on the edge of the knife, I don't think it takes too much to tip the balance the wrong way. But, at least it's not some of our own. We tend to have enough trouble with things like that - it's the Alphas turn to be at the center of drama for awhile," she said with a slight laugh, though she wasn't really kidding about anything she said. Limbo was still fresh in her mind, even though it had been so long ago. Call her selfish or whatever, but she was ready for the Omegas not to be at the center of attention for awhile. At least they could do some training in peace - knock on wood.

Roland strode into the room, the redhead glancing down at her own suit before eyeing the armor that spread across his body. She briefly wondered if he would allow her to take samples - to see if there was anything she could use to improve her own uniform in battle. If her uncle were here, he would have a field day with her new teammate, but thankfully she had more tact while he was a mechanical genius. Those, of course, were thoughts that could be saved for another time. Rolling her eyes slightly as he mentioned someone sticking a dollar bill in his pants, she couldn't help but laugh under her breath. Thankfully, there were other issues to discuss to get the topic of conversation away from such trivial matters and down to brass tacks.

"Game plan is simple - we're getting the Omegas together and kicking the crap out of this laser tag simulation. But I made some tweaks to it, so don't think you already know what's going on," she said with a sly sideways glance toward him. Christian asked about picking teams, Kerrigan shaking her head before her attention was captured by Orchid making her way into the room, changing her hair to match the Omega colors. It was fitting, bringing a smile to her lips, though she was clear that the other girl was not here for chit chat about how cool her hair was. Kerrigan really did think they were going to get along. She already had the mind of an Omega - there would be very little training involved. Leion also entered the room, a face that she had not seen for awhile. He was met with a smile, followed by Maddy, laughing slightly when she mentioned them being called to save the Alphas at any moment.

"That's a distinct possibility, but we're Omegas. We spend most of our time waiting around to save everyone else. Doesn't mean we can't have a bit of fun while we wait," she said with a grin, looking back at Megan as the girl entered and asked for help with her uniform. Lorelle obliged her, the redhead giving both of them a nod to acknowledge their presence. Even though this was not a mandatory session, it said something about the Omegas that nearly all of them made an appearance. Glad to see Jacen make his appearance as well, she cleared her throat - it was time to get this thing started.

"Alright, guys, let's do this thing. We're not splitting up into official teams - the goal is just to avoid being hit. If you're not successful in this goal, then you'll be automatically transported to a holding pen where you can watch the rest of the game from that position. Think laser tag with a twist - you'll see what I mean when the simulation starts. Any questions?"

After waiting an appropriate amount of time for questions, the redhead's helmet slid over her face, her hand pressing the "start" button on the control panel as the metal plates of the danger room began to shift, the room expanding. The area changed into a city scape, a rack of weapons to the side waiting for them. The redhead made her way over, picking up one of the guns as an group of arms, faceless figures stood on various rooftops surrounding their locations. As soon as they picked up a weapon, one or two of the figures would start to move in, shooting with their own guns in attempts to hit the Omegas.

"Let the games begin," Kerrigan called over the sound of the first few shots, moving quickly over to press her body against a building and out of the line of fire. Their new goal - survive.

((OOC: I hope this is alright. Being sick does not for a clear mind make. ><''))

Omega - DR - Oh yea. This is gonna be good.


Christian relaxed his stance when he saw more of the Omegas arrive in the Danger Room. Apparently, the clarion call for a training sim was quick to grab everyone’s attentions. Granted, not being able to leave the grounds didn’t leave much room for anything else to get accomplished. There was some random chatter going about the room while people were getting settled in. Most of which Christian didn’t pay much attention to honestly. He was doing what he could to get his ‘game face’ on. Closing his eyes, he took a few deep breaths through his nose and sharply exhaled each time before letting his eyes open. If he wasn’t ready before, he sure as Hell was now.

The best part about his uniform was the fact that he had a couple of pockets put in, just in case he wasn’t wearing his normally ever-present long coat. The more room to store ammo, the better for him to ensure his effectiveness. Pushing his hands into the empty front pockets, he turned back to listen to Kerri explain the parameters of the simulation. Laser tag? Sounded fun, in all honesty, but Christian was quick to want to kick himself in the ankle. Without his own rifle, he was stuck using the stock weaponry of the Danger Room. That was when Kerri mentioned the ‘prison’ aspect of the game.

“So… this IS like dodgeball then,” Christian said. “Nice.” He smirked slightly and leaned himself back a bit, popping a few spots in his back audibly. Pulling his hands out, he cracked his knuckles the moment he saw Kerri hit the button to start the sim, he watched as a rack of weaponry appeared virtually out of nowhere. It was a veritable smorgasbord of guns, both big and small. Or to Christian, like unwrapping the greatest Christmas present in the history of man. “Just tell me this; is this every man, woman and child for themselves or are we watching each other’s backs?”

He didn’t wait any time at all as he picked a rifle that was the most similar to the one he used back home, a 30 aught. Simple, comfortable, effective. Just the way Christian enjoyed things. It did get under his skin though the moment he clutched the weapon in his mitts, he was being fired upon. Silently, he wished himself and everyone else luck the moment he began ducking and weaving for cover.

There was no real time to sit back and enjoy the sights of the metal walls of the DR turning into the cityscape they were not entrenched in. Urban warfare was not Christian’s first choice, obviously preferring the forests and woodland areas, but it’d have to do. Maybe if he could get the chance to run a solo program, he’d try and dial up something a little closer to home. For now though, the sounds of gunfire and ricochets going off near his position would have to suffice. His scramble for cover didn’t last too long as he found himself crouched behind an overturned dumpster. He had a bit of a wall overhanging to his left that gave him additional cover from that side, but he was wide-open on his right. It just meant he needed to keep his eyes peeled.

Christian couldn’t quite tell how many of the faceless guards were after him, but he was counting at least two to four shots every few seconds. It didn’t really give him much time to line up a shot, not unless he was straight prone on the ground. With a sniper rifle. And had a good clip of time. Regardless, he had timed it well enough where he was able to peek out from his cover and pop off a few shots of his own… but the return fire did not stop in the slightest.

Remembering the crack that Kerri said when he walked into the DR a few moments ago made him think that he truly did need his eyes examined. It was a crying shame he had little to no time to inspect the rifle he’d chosen before the simulation started, but he took the opportunity to at least do so now, while crouching behind cover. Sure enough they were slightly off, which was a cinch to fix. But he wasn’t quite sure he had time. He didn’t know if those guards were slowly encroaching on his position or if truly did have anyone to cover his back. Time, in this case, was of the essence.


OOC: Sorry about the s**t quality. Still kinda out of it after yesterday.

Megan gave an appreciative nod to Lorelle when she zipped up the back of her uniform for her. ”Thank you.” She said and waited for the rest of the people to filter in. Megan found herself surrounded by red and black uniforms and it made her feel a tad out of place. Her uniform was not red and black. It was blue and black an Alpha uniform. Since her team transfer was last minute her Omega uniform wasn’t ready but since her Alpha uniform was Megan had decided to use that for this session. She was positive she wouldn’t get into trouble for being out of uniform...especially if it’s not really her fault.

So what was the word of the night? Laser Tag. Yes it was laser tag but as Kerrigan said it was with a twist. The young mutant shifted and looked down as the scene shifted and moved to ward off vertigo and when she could hear things stop moving she finally looked up and saw the groups of faceless people with guns down the road and up on rooftops. She swallowed and looked hesitant looking at the weapons on the rack. Did people hate her or what? ”Uuuhhhh...just one...which gun is mine?” She held up her hands. Her boney fingers were thick to properly operate the triggers on the guns seeing they were made for people without her particular handicap. A brief search of the weapon rack yielded a weapon that was significantly bulkier than the others on the rack. After inspecting it she noted that the usual trigger housing was removed and the trigger was replaced with a larger piece so Megan could properly operate the weapon. Most of the weapon was covered in a foam rubber compound so she wouldn’t shatter her nails just by holding it. ”Okay...I’m going to assume this one is mine...” She feverishly hopped she didn’t accidentally shoot her friends seeing how little she knew about shooting one of these. Point and shoot right? How hard could it possibly be?

She didn’t get to think too much on her lack of training with firearms as almost as soon as everyone had a weapon the shooting started. The question of every man for themselves hung in the air as Megan darted from her spot along the wall and dashed behind something a bit more solid like this conveniently placed crate. While she waited for an answer shots peppered the crate and made her wish she had a better spot. She awkwardly lined up a shot and fired only to miss wide. If the sights were off she wouldn’t have a clue because this is the first time she’s held a firearm.