RP for tm_magneto

[tm_rogue]

Rogue still couldn't quite believe it. Skids was just gone. Didn't say a word, nothing. Just took the snowmobile and never returned. She was intent on ignoring Toad's and Avalanche's negative remarks. Skids was just a kid, so was Av, but she never really thought the girl wanted to be there. She just wanted a family. Something Rogue understood all

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[tm_magneto]

Erik looked up as Rogue entered. "I am seriously considering disbanding the Brotherhood of Mutants and moving to Las Vegas. There, I will open up a Vegas show manipulating metal into shapes to wow the crowd of witless humans. I will put you in a dress and you will be my assistant. And then you will touch the hapless volunteers and shock them with your power. We'll be millionaires."

He took off his reading glasses and threw them on the desk in disgust. "I might be more successful at that than mutant liberation. Perhaps I could keep the cast together."

[tm_magneto]

"We are going to leave. Go somewhere else. Warm, I should think. You're not the only one who is tired of the cold." Erik faced her across the desk, then his mouth twitched. "You look good, there. Behind my desk." He smiled. "You look better on top of it."

[tm_rogue]

A distraction. Good. She was done thinking about betrayal and leaving for the night.

"Uh huh." She leaned back, steepling her hands like he did so many times before. "Not entirely sure I'm convinced of that. I'm quite comfy."

[tm_magneto]

"Are you? Well, then, we shall just stay in Siberia..." he smirked a her and raised a brow. "Does that suit you?"

[tm_rogue]

"Funny. Really." Rogue rolled her eyes. "I'm rollin' with laughter, sugah."

[tm_magneto]

"Yes, well, I am very funny. Now, Anna, if you think we are going to finish this discussion without your telling me about how you are angry at Skids, you have forgotten who I am." Erik braced his hands on the desk. "I need to know. Does Avalanche know where she is?"

[tm_rogue]

"The kid destroyed her room, whaddaya think?" Rogue pressed her lips together. "She had this kinda cryptic message posted a few days ago. No names an' we couldn't trace where it originated. Can't we just be glad she's safe?"

[tm_magneto]

"No, Rogue," he said, his voice harsh. "We are not. This is a security breach. Do you understand what I am saying?" His next words were deliberate. "It would be within the realm of possibility for me to insist you find her, and for us to neutralize any threat she presents to us. Perhaps I have been unclear as to the nature the Brotherhood. Perhaps this is why my soldiers are leaving in droves."

[tm_rogue]

"I ain't doin' that so get it outta your head." She crossed her arms, glaring at him. "She ain't a threat. She's a scared kid who didn't wanna kill anyone an' so left so she didn't have ta."

[tm_magneto]

"Then she should have never joined us!" Erik shouted, suddenly angry, pounding his fist down on the desk. "We are not some youth hostel where angry young women can spend a few months before taking off for greener pastures."

He straightened, turning his back to her. "I will be having a discussion with every soldier in this barracks so that we all understand this. The next person who thinks they are able to check out of the Brotherhood of Mutants like it is a bloody damned hotel will think twice about that, I assure you."

He turned back towards Rogue. "There. That was my turn. Now, yours."

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[tm_rogue]

Rogue shrugged. "I ain't angry. I don't need a turn."

She tried hard not to fidget, not looking at him. "I'm just--she could've said goodbye. I'd've let her go an' not got angry. Why didn't she just say goodbye?"

Rogue whirled the chair away from him, staring at the wall. "An' Avalanche an' Toad need ta just chill an' not go off an' do anythin' stupid. She ain't a traitor, no matter what any of ya say."

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[tm_magneto]

"Well, if they think she is a traitor, you will not disabuse them of that notion." He held a hand up, even though she wasn't looking at him. "Rogue, you have to think like a soldier, now. Not like Anna. Not Skids' friend. She was a soldier and she deserted. That is most certainly being a traitor."

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[tm_rogue]

The door rattled. "I am not helpin' y'all hunt down a scared kid that just wants a chance ta live. So if'n that's the plan, count me out."

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[tm_magneto]

"I didn't say we were doing that. I will tell them all she is not to be harmed." Erik ran a hand through his hair. "Calm down. Nothing will happen to her. I understand why she left. If she had come to me, I would have sent her away with my blessings. I am trying to impart upon you that we are soldiers. And we cannot leave just because we want a normal life." He turned the chair with his powers, so he could see her face. "Rogue. She will not be harmed. But she will not come back. Do I make myself clear? She is no longer a member of the Brotherhood. The girl is on her own, now."

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[tm_rogue]

"She's family. I ain't gonna say no if'n she needs me." Rogue stared at him, pleading. "Please don't ask me to."

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[tm_magneto]

"Anna--" Erik closed his eyes. "She is no longer welcome here. That is my edict. If you send her money, or help her in some fashion, I can't stop you. But she does not get our protection. I need you to say you understand that."