Call it a spark of insanity, but Atticus had just about had it. The cold, the isolation, and lack of sleep had finally gotten to him. The star projector Hope had made him helped him sleep on more than one occasion, but for some odd reason his mind couldn't be put at ease enough to let him sleep. He'd read all his books over and over, played all the
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She was watching the sounds around her, picking them apart and occasionally listening to bits of conversation when she noticed a fluctuation that told her someone was lying. She even listened in for a moment when her Firefly spoke to Kurt. He sounded happy. That was good.
And then, she noticed the sounds of a piano and stopped walking. Her wings flared out slightly as she watched the sound, her hand reaching out to let the waves thread through them. Who was playing the piano and where did it come from?
Quickly, she hurried to the source and stood in the door of the rec room, grinning when she saw Atticus.
"That's the best damn thing I've ever seen," she said when the sound had died down enough. She even took a moment to bend the sound, keeping it just in the rec room. Playing it safe and all that.
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"What are you playing?" She asked, just incase this was something new she'd never heard before.
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He slowly stopped and inquired. "Have you ever played before?"
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"That's cool," Esme said with a grin. All her father ever did when she was upset was quote bible verses at her. More specifically, ones dealing with casting out demons. Asshole.
Flexing her fingers slightly, she began to play a cover version of 'Sing for Absolution'. She let herself play it through before turning to Atticus with a shrug and a smug smirk on her face.
"Just a little."
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"Very lovely." He bent over to take a turn at playing something, something it thought she might have enjoyed. "Have you ever heard this before?"
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"Oh, my God," she finally said when she calmed down enough. "That was awesome." She paused a moment, looking at Atticus. "Can I play another one of mine for you?" she asked, looking quite hopeful.
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"How have you been, by the way? It's been a while," Esme asked when she was done playing, standing and stretching her wings slightly. That was only comfortable for so long.
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When she finished he turned the piano off and put it away, thankful for a break himself. "Oh alright I suppose. I have my days like everyone else. And you?"
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"Y'know, in some very odd and deranged way, sometimes it reminds me of the Academy all over again with the relationship drama and all the fights and...ugh. It's frustrating." Not to mention she actually was starting to miss life at the Hellfire Club, even with Shaw being the creeper that he was.
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He scratched at the side of his face, thinking more. "Or more importantly...what in bloody hell is Stryker really doing with all of these mutants."
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"You think maybe that's what he wants? For all the mutants to finally go nuts and start killing each other? I mean, yeah, he has Jack. But what if that's just for the added tension?"
It seemed to make sense to her.
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Atticus sighed when his thoughts ran to Hope. Her job constantly upset her, as well as the certain male doctor. Most of the time when this happened she couldn't even speak to him about it. As if she'd be in trouble. But he could tell from the guilty look in her eyes, something was wrong. "I think it's something much more deeper than that."
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