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Back so soon? Scion was used to keeping to himself, he enjoyed the time alone. His Halloween was spent far from the others, as per usual, in his quarters, reading. Scion was becoming more used to hiding himself from his other team members. He would occasional see Jane, or Martini, men X-13 saw as more tolerable than the rest of the X-team but there
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Flicking the ash from his cigarette Ric watched Scion work on in silence. He had to admit that he was rather impressed with the speed with which he disassembled the airplane but probably more so with the physical prowess that Scion exhibited. Stubbing out the last of his cigarette on the floor Ric met Scion's blue eyed gaze and offered a lopsided smile, brown eyes studying Scion with confidence.
Okay so clearly the guy had been dealt a hefty hand of muscles and brawn but not a lot when it came to conversational abilities. Maybe he'd picked up on Ric's train of thought earlier? Maybe he'd picked up on it now? Maybe... maybe Ric should stop worrying about that and speak already.
"Not much point in my introducing myself then huh? Though you know you can call me Ric instead of Julio, but you probably knew that already right?" Tapping at his temple Ric remained where he was, leaning against the door frame. He had no urge to get too close to the broody mutant, especially as Ric had no idea what exactly he could do.
"You read minds for fun or just to make me feel awkward?"
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"No." Scion replied as he turned back to the machine, tearing off another sheet of metal with ease. He threw it to the ground, his hand holding to the metal skeleton of the ship as he lowered himself down on the ship more. "And Yes, I knew."
He let Rictor run his eyes over Scions body, judging him, taking him in and weighing the pros and cons of the telekinetics threat. Scion kept silent, his hand reaching in to the ship and began to unscrew a large knut , turning his arm over and over again with the tool in his hand.
Awkward. What a human concept.
"I was ordered to constantly be on my guard, Julio." Scion replied, twisting the last bit of the nut off the ship as he snapped it off, pulling his arm back and looked at the large screw in his hand. "Awareness of ones surroundings come with the territory of my missions."
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Rubbing at the back of his neck Ric felt plain stupid. Clearly this guy wasn't any semblance of a threat, well not to his relationship with Martini. He was however a threat in every other single sense of the word and it put Ric on edge. At least with Victor you knew where you stood, alive or dead. But with this guy? Sheesh! You could cut air with a knife as it was so thick with tension.
And oh boy was Martini going to flip when he found out Ric had gone in search of Scion. Sighing as he scuffed a boot along the ground Ric decided it was time to change tact and play his cards, honestly this time.
"Yeah, look I came to say thanks. I know you've probably already worked out there was more to this but," Ric sighed and took a step towards Scion. "Thanks for helping Martini out."
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"...No, you did not."
Scion replied quite loudly as he jumped down from his much higher stand, landing softly like a cat before he stood up, straight and tall in front of Rictor.
"You came to see if I was a threat."
Yes, X-13 could see right through him. He watched Rictor for a moment before turning away, his back to the other man as he began to return to the ship he had been tearing apart, his eyes looking back to Rictor as he raised an eyebrow. "And what was your conclusion on that subject, Julio?"
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As Scion turned away Ric released the breath he hadn't even realised he had been holding. He felt like such an idiot coming here and trying to see if Scion was a threat or not. Yeah he had come to a conclusion alright.
"You're a threat, I can see exactly why Stryker brought you on the team. But you're not a threat to me in the way I had originally thought you were going to be." Ric was already backing out the door, stood at the threshold of the hanger. A distinct air of defeat and humiliation about him.
"I'm going to let you get on. Like I said before though, seriously thanks for keeping an eye on Martini." The last part Ric had meant, well this time with sincerity.
Turning on his boot heel Ric walked away, cursing himself for his stupidity and resigning himself to the fact that he wasn't going to mention this to Martini.
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The man paused, only to watch Rictor leave the room. Scion let out a breath of annoyance when Rictor did, the weapon tilting his head for a moment, watching the door way in which Rictor left before he shook his head and turned back to his work. Foolish. How utterly foolish.
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