14 April 2007
The Weight Room

"This thing is completely ridiculous."  Thus is Jean's verdict on the Bowflex delivered, as she stands with hands on sweats-clad hips and slowly circles around it, examining the Guaranteed To Work device from all angles.  That said, she concludes by taking a ginger seat on it after setting the resistance at a level that ( Read more... )

That was truly disheartening. To come back to training after just six weeks away, and to do so poorly--

It is not encouraging.

09 April 2007
Piotr's room

From the sheer selection of goodies arranged carefully on the plate Illyana carries on in hand, the other side of the plate cutting into her side to balance it properly, it seems that a considerably ( Read more... )

08 April 2007
Near the lake

It is a relatively dreary day outside, overcast and chilly, but this does not seem to be bothering Piotr overmuch. Seated some way above the lake on the sloping ground leading down to it with both legs crooked at the knees to prop up a board, he has brought outside a set of oil pastels and is currently smudging lines of ( Read more... )

21 March 2007
The Kitchen

Afternoon shades into early evening, and a presence emerges from downstairs.  This Phoenix thirsts not for chaos but for coffee.  She will not be denied.  The coffee maker, new but informed of its predecessor's fate, trembles in fear.  But Jean is gentle today, and a cup of overly-cooked caffeine is obtained without incident ( Read more... )

17 March 2007
Chinatown

It is not, perhaps, glorious sunshine, but the weather is still pleasant enough for a stroll, and with his present company the threat of rain is the last thing on Piotr's mind. Sadly, the pain shooting dully through his ribs is becoming something of a pressing concern, stiffening his movements and pulling his breath into ( Read more... )

03 March 2007
The Kitchen / The Danger Room

Sneaky-sneaky, Jubilee! The prank-master is back in the house. Is it fair of her to be pranking when there is a prank war going on? Well, if not, in her defense, she knows nothing of it. A few of the precious magnetic pictures in her hands have already been placed. In the rec room, in the computer lab, on ( Read more... )

24 February 2007
The Danger Room

That tantalisingly inactive button on the elevator that leads down to the lowest level of the basement has, for fifteen minutes now, been accessible to the student population to carry them down to the secret halls hidden well below the school, though what they find when they arrive may be something of a disappointment ( Read more... )

The story so far: having finally had his consciousness repaired by Xavier after the Wyvern’s attack, Piotr is kept in the medbay for observation, and Jean bites the bullet and talks to him.

13 December 2006
The Medbay

With Piotr completely and utterly broken, the first thing I thought I needed to do was get him a scene with a telepath, and so I ( Read more... )

03 February 2007
The Library

It is a peaceful afternoon in the mansion, bright with sun streaming through the windows and quiet with the odd hush that winter's air provides. It is a peace that, predictably, cannot last. Though Piotr manages to keep himself from breaking into an outright run, his progress through the hall is at a swift and heavy run ( Read more... )

22 January 2006
Lennox Hill

After many trips through the floor, walls and other solid surfaces of the hospital, Kitty has finally mastered the art of remaining tangible for extended periods of time. Two and a half hours is her current record, which leaves ample time to keep her butt in contact with the seat of a car long enough to get back to Xavier' ( Read more... )