With everything that had been happening in the city and the world lately, it had been hard to find a time for the next Pages Of Justice meeting. Things did calm down and once they did, Natasha sent out word for another meeting ( Read more... )

New York City had one of the highest mutant populations in the country, largely due to District X and the diverse, melting-pot nature of the city. All across the city there were roving death squads of Purifiers, rioters and lynch-mobs from associated anti-mutant groups like Purity, and Sentinels and Prime Sentinels attempting to hunt down mutants ( Read more... )

The mansion was decorated to the hilt with holly, tinsel, mistletoe, lights and other symbols of the festive season. A large Christmas tree decorated with brilliant lights and ornaments stood proudly in the recreation room. Presents had already appeared underneath, bright paper and bows beckoning people to take a peek to see who they belonged to ( Read more... )

Chamberlain Ramin approaches the library, his demeanor dour. Dressed formally with his long beard styled into four spikes, he adjusts his tall hat before knocking on the door with his staff.

"My lord?" He cracks the door. "Might I have a word?"

( Astronomers Report Unusual Stellar Activity )

"Life is like a movie, if you've sat through more than half of it and its sucked every second so far, it probably isn't gonna get great right at the end and make it all worthwhile. None should blame you for walking out early."

--Doug Stanhope

( Cut for potentially triggery Suicidal mental processes. Do not click if that's a bad place to go for you, mentally. )

Dinner is at a sushi restaurant where the dress code is casual, but the prices and guest list are not. Good looking, half naked people handle the food and copious drink orders. John hasn't spoiled a woman in a good long time. Sure he dates, but...Well, he has another nightlife now he's going to ignore in favor of getting happily drunk, hearing a ( Read more... )

How dare he?

How dare he ( Read more... )

It's been 24 hours since Rich left Nita's apartment ( Read more... )

It was getting better. Slowly. The job was...well, awful, and what'd happened with the Femazons was embarrassing (em-bare-assing, ha, pun) as hell, but at least his...unique skills had been put to good use ( Read more... )