Grand Opening First Event

[abaxmods]

Maybe you fell asleep, maybe you were knocked out. Maybe you were in the middle of a fight, maybe you don't even remember what you were doing at all. But regardless, you remember the darkness. It's crushing, all-encompassing. It fills your lungs and presses it's weight down on your shoulders, suffocating, overwhelming. It's so dark you can't tell

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[geminates]

[Something is definitely wrong, mhm. Raven hadn't even meant to fall asleep, in fact, she was sure her plan was going to fail miserably if she fell asleep in Erik's bed before Erik even got there, but... She must have, which is so completely and utterly embarrassing. And she would have felt that embarrassment right away after waking up if she hadn't been trapped when she did so. She screams, because what else can she do after waking up in a confining... sleeping bag? It didn't feel like one but she was covered from head to toe, the fabric apparently completely wrapped around her.

What makes it worse is that she's blue, she can feel it. Which isn't unusual for her, she never could hold a shift while she slept, but--

How did she get here? Who saw her like this and put her in this bag? Noone at the mansion would do this to her. But then, she likely wasn't even in the mansion anymore.

Which meant she has to shift. Before someone sees her. So she did, blonde hair, blue eyes, nightgown. Focusing on her normal body serves as a distraction for a short while, but her panic quickly takes over her senses again.]

Charles!? Erik! [Raven struggles then, her fingers sliding along the fabric in front of her until she finds the zipper, and then she's scrambling to find the tab to tug it open. There has to be one, there has to be!]

Let me out of this thing, please! This isn't funny! --Hank? Charles-! [There are tears slinking from the corners of her eyes as she keeps them squeezed shut, because she's sure she'll never hear from them, or anyone at all. That she's been caught by someone, scientists or the government, and they'll never let her go because she's different, a freak, and this was going to be her only chance to fight and get out before they'd sedate her, or worse.

God, she can't do this alone. Where is everyone? She can't even think-

oh, hm. Yes, actually, she can think. So she tries that.]

Charles, it's me, it's Raven, I don't know where I am and I'm so scared and I need you to break our rule-- Just talk to me, please, I won't get mad, just tell me you're okay, that we both are, tell me I'm not lost.

[misterhotpants]

[Waking up disoriented after having been knocked out has unfortunately not been an uncommon experience for Garrett these last few months. So it is that when he cracks open an eye and is met with darkness, he's not all that concerned. Been there, done that, got the bruises to prove it. Of course, then he happens to notice the pervasive cold, the fact that he's actually trapped in a very small box, and most importantly, neither Chuck nor Shelby are anywhere to be seen. Or heard.

Which can really only mean one thing. Garrett swallows, and votes for thrashing around uselessly rather than waiting to be murdered and/or potentially brainwashed]

Oh, come on - really? Really? I mean I know I've given some - okay, a lot! - of trouble, but don't you think this is going too far!? No of course you don't, you're trying to overthrow the bloody - STICKING A HEAT MAGE IN AN ICEBOX IS CRUEL AND UNUSUAL, I HOPE YOU KNOW THAT. [He thrashes helplessly some more, stops to take a breath, and actually tunes into the fact that there's another person nearby. A lady person, and so far as Garrett knows, there are no ladies who want to murder and/or brainwash him right now. Or at least, not very seriously.]

...Hello? I'm probably pushing my luck here, but is it possible that there's both someone else out there right now, and that you don't want to kill me?

[need_a_hand]

[When Malik wakes he sits up instantly, eyes wide and startled as he takes in the room. Where- what had he been doing? Was he captured- was it the Sith? Another trick of Revan's? His thoughts taper off when two voices interrupt them.

He swings his legs over the side of the... the something. What was this place? What was he wearing? He frowns but focuses instead on the thrashing bag. Someone was trapped in there, though who he couldn't tell. It wasn't a voice he recognized from the other Outworlders.

He makes note of the male voice coming from the wall- that voice he recognized, perhaps someone from the network - before hurrying to the bag. It takes him a moment with his only hand and lack of experience with zippers to actually unzip the bag, frowning slightly as he does so.]

Be calm, you are free. [he says, stepping back and looking to the wall again. Someone was encased in one of the hatches.]

[geminates]

[... Mage? Did someone seriously just shout about being a mage? Then again, the voice sounded all muffled and she was concentrating more on trying to think at Charles, so. Hm. Either way, she isn't prepared for her bag to be unzipped, let alone by someone so calm. It's a little unnerving!]

-- Thanks. [The first thing she notices is that the man is wearing a hospital gown. Sort of. Which looks ridiculous compared to the night shirt she shifted into, but there isn't much she can do about that now. Also he looks just as out of place as she does, which actually makes her feel better about all of this. They could work together, maybe.

Her hands move to wipe at her eyes as she sits up, trying to save face even once she frees her legs from the bag and notices the tag on her toe.]

Wow, whoever put us here must have very little faith in the fact that we might find a way out alive. [It was meant to sound snarky and bitter as she tugs the tag off her foot, but she just sounds scared. It takes her a second to look away from the word MUTANT typed in big, bold letters on her tag, and with that she crumples it up and holds it tight in her fist.

But, right. Somebody is in the wall, that much is clear. Raven hops off of the metal table so she can look around, trying to figure out where exactly they are. Like she has any idea...]

Hello? [She's scared, sure, but it doesn't stop her from walking right up to one of the little doors in the wall and pulling it open. It's possible she has no idea that there could be a dead body in there, either that or she's just too freaked out to give it much thought. Luckily the freezer reveals nothing but a rush of cold air, but it at least clues her in a little bit as to where they all are. The man must have just woken up the same as they did, laying down, so. Hm...]

Sir? Sir I need you to bang on the wall either behind your head or at your feet. So we know which door to open. Can you hear me? [She's already opening doors anyway.]

shortest tag ever :'|

[misterhotpants]

Believe me, I have no problem with doing that at all! [And he starts banging again]

[need_a_hand]

[He nods at her thanks, glancing over to where Garrett was having his fun freezer adventure. When she walks over he hangs back, taking what she said into consideration as he regarded the rest of the room.]

I have come to find many more kidnappers than you would think prefer their victims to wander free. [He frowns] Though this is new, even for Revan.