Humans and mutants alike enjoy their holidays. They have large ones such as Christmas and New Years Day. They have them throughout the different seasons such as Easter in the spring and Halloween in the fall. They even have silly holidays such as International Talk Like A Pirate Day ( Read more... )

It was nearly the end of the semester. As such, there were exams coming up, presentations to think about, and projects to wrap up. The last option, there... That one was Laurie's chief concern. It was a two-person thing, and, bad as it was, she hadn't even managed to set up a meeting time or anything with her partner ( Read more... )

Not every day is filled with the fight against injustice - sometimes, people need to slow down and take time to enjoy the finer things in life. Relaxing with a good book, perhaps, or taking time for other hobbies.

Some choose to take that time to spend with others.

Laurie, with Jane Eyre nestled in one of her arms, knocked on the door of one Josh Foley's dorm room. She had a short presentation due on Friday, and needed to finish the book (again, anyway) and build support for her current thesis. Josh had agreed to doing homework together, as he usually did, provided that she be open for questioning. She had, ( Read more... )

Sofia stepped outside the school building. Her arm was in a sling, the bullet had shattered the bones in her arm. And she thought the first time she broke her arm had been bad ( Read more... )

((OOC: Bendy timed to a week after the final events of Crisis of Faith. Also, opened to any X-Men/New X-Men/X-Kids who would feel the need to go to Sophie's funeral.))The house was somewhere between a large house and a small mansion. Not many in the local neighborhood had turned out for the funeral of Sophie Cuckoo. Most of the neighborhood had ( Read more... )

The fighting had started all across America. According to Bastion, a significant number of the X-men were involved in the combat in New York.

Which meant that the children here were left all alone. There would be no one to save them this time.

He gave the first unit the signal to advance.

Ever had one of those moments when you did something awesome but the minute you walked into a hall and pointed it out to someone, you knew they were going to one up it? Josh was having one of those. He had saved Jay. Not in his normal way. Just sort of figured how to use his powers without healing. He had been studying books Dr. McCoy and Dr. Reyes ( Read more... )

The mood of the Xavier Institute, known for its ups and downs, had definitely hit a low point. It was easy to see the weight carried by the students there, and by the X-Men who returned. No one could blame them for feeling that way, though. To call this day a disaster for mutants in general would be an understatement. For the X-Men, in particular? ( Read more... )

The X-Men had left. All of them, and had left every last one of the students behind. The situation in Bellingham was drastic enough to warrant this action. All the students were told, in no uncertain terms, to remain on the grounds until the X-Men returned ( Read more... )