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Post by vapor on Jun 26, 2006 19:11:06 GMT -5
Bobby crept into the infirmary like the stealthy ninja he was... meanning he walked in as he normally did. His face looked fairly panicked as he played with the front of his Hawiian shirt. This wasn't good. No. Not good at all. He scratched at the shirt again, taking his hand away to reveal the shirt had a certain frigid look and a sheen to it. No no no no no... Bobby thought frantically as he took his hand from the shirt.
He walked over to the medicine cabinet and openned it. There had to be something to calm him down... maybe some sort of mystery solution to his current predicament right? There had to be. There were two geneticists (excluding Xavier, doctor and genius of everything) in the Institute for God's sake!
The door to one of the medicine cabinets fell with a shatter as not glass but ice spread across the floor.
Bobby ignored the shattered iced as his eyes scanned for a solution.... to find nothing. He let out a frustrated growl as he slammed the other cabinet door shut, only to have that shatter into a million pieces of ice as well. He walked defeatedly over to one of the beds and flopped down on it, the contact with the skin on his arms started to slowly turn it to ice. He adjusted his shirt again only to have the front part around the buttons litterally snap off and shatter to reveal that his stomach had for the majority covered itself in ice.
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Post by Analyse on Jul 15, 2006 19:14:33 GMT -5
Rogue slipped into the infirmary, using the wall for support. It had been almost two full days since she'd been shot by the Sentinel, not that it made much of a difference because the burn still hurt and made her arm hard to move. She'd spent most of the first day in surgery and laster spent all of her waking hours disecting the psyches of people with defensive powers, trying to figure out how to pull the powers up at will and full strength. There was still bits of steel covering her pale skin in random patterns from the latest training session with Colossus.
It was that session that had lead her to the infirmary. She'd put off actually getting painkillers for way too long. Slowly, she made her way over to the medicene cabinet, still oblivious to Bobby's presence. The missing doors and pile of ice on the floor surprised her for a moment before she grabbed a bottle of painkillers anyway.
Turning, Rogue caught sight of Bobby and barely avoided jumping in shock, dropping the bottle of painkillers on the ground. "Oh, um, didn't see you there," she offered, trying to hide her shock not just at seeing him but at seeing all the ice. "Are you okay?" she asked softly, motioning towards his stomach.
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Post by vapor on Jul 15, 2006 22:05:48 GMT -5
Bobby looked over to Rogue, "I could ask you the same question," he said quietly as he sat up. He looked down at his stomach. "I-I don't know," he admitted, sounding unsure of himself for the first time in a while. He lifted his hand from the bed and noticed a handprint of ice in its wake.
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Post by Analyse on Jul 15, 2006 22:13:27 GMT -5
Rogue nodded slightly, stooping to pick up the bottle of painkillers before moving to sit on the bed next to Bobby. "I'm fine," she murmured slightly, fingering the icy handprint with interest. "What happened to you?" she asked softly, looking over at him. "I mean, if you know..."
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Post by vapor on Jul 15, 2006 22:22:49 GMT -5
"I have no idea... my powers have just been acting up lately..." he said with a shrug as his eyes went to the floor, trying his best not to look at the icy mess he had made.
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Post by Analyse on Jul 15, 2006 22:25:48 GMT -5
She nodded slightly, looking down at the bottle in her lap. "Does anyone else know? Or are you going to ask me to keep this secret?" she frowned and reached behind her to rub her aching shoulder.
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Post by vapor on Jul 15, 2006 22:29:02 GMT -5
"Well... Kitty kinda does... sorta... she just thinks it take a while for me to change back," he said quietly before looking over to Rogue briefly. "I don't know if I want anyone to know though... it might be hard since I just kinda turned the med lab into an icemachine though," he said with a light laugh. He watched her start to rub her shoulder.
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Post by Analyse on Jul 15, 2006 22:33:06 GMT -5
Rogue nodded slightly, looking over at him again. "Look, if you don't want anyone to know... I can help you cover your tracks..." she frowned slightly. It wasn't that she necisarily approved of him not telling, but she did know what it was like to loose control of powers. "I mean, you should probably tell the Professor or Hank soon..."
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Post by vapor on Jul 15, 2006 22:41:36 GMT -5
"I just don't know what to tell 'em. Do I just go in there and point to my head and go 'it broke' or something?" Bobby looked back down at the ground. "I just wish I knew what exactly was goin' on so I could tell 'em," he said with a slight shrug. He looked back over at Rogue. "Thanks."
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Post by Analyse on Jul 15, 2006 22:47:55 GMT -5
Rogue nodded slightly, carefully touching Bobby's shoulder with gloved fingers. "You could always just go in and say 'something's wrong' and then let the Professor into your head to figure it out. Or, just tell them what you do know." She frowned slightly, squeezing his shoulder slightly. "I wish I could help you more..."
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Post by vapor on Jul 15, 2006 23:09:38 GMT -5
"Yeah... I just don't want them to shrug and be like "Sorry can't help ya out pal" and send me away or something," Bobby said with a shrug. He was fairly sure that his insecurities at the moment made him sound like some sort of child. But he wasn't sure if he could take being turned away or left alone again. His parents did that when they found out he was a mutant, and he wasn't sure if he could deal with losing his only family again. "Eh, it's alright Roguey," he forced a smile on his face.
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Post by Analyse on Jul 15, 2006 23:14:31 GMT -5
Rogue frowned slightly, rubbing Bobby's shoulder comfortingly. Or at least as comfortingly as she could muster. Really, this was Kitty's or Jean's kind of thing, not hers. "They don't turn people away like that. At least, not until they do everything they can..." she soft of half smiled reassuringly, still rubbing his shoulder. "And don't call me Roguey."
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Post by vapor on Jul 15, 2006 23:21:32 GMT -5
Bobby shrugged slightly. "I guess so," he said as he felt a bit comforted. "Why can't I call you Roguey? It's so fun... and far less depressing."
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Post by Analyse on Jul 15, 2006 23:23:34 GMT -5
"Because my name is Rogue, at least as far as I know," she shrugged a little, wincing. "And I don't feel like looking for my birth records to find a 'less depressing' name."
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Post by vapor on Jul 15, 2006 23:32:56 GMT -5
Bobby noticed the wince and got up for a second, getting a towel from a cupboard and trying very hard not to freeze it. He used his free hand to make a small block of ice and wrapped the towel around it and offered it to Rogue. "Well can I name you then?" Bobby asked with a wicked smirk. "It could be fun."
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Post by Analyse on Jul 15, 2006 23:35:37 GMT -5
Rogue grinned slightly, taking the ice from Bobby and gently holding it to her shoulder. "If I'm allowed to use you as my ice machine for life, sure," she teased. It really was much easier than digging around in the freezer for something to hold against the burn.
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Post by vapor on Jul 15, 2006 23:37:59 GMT -5
"Well I am the Iceman. It's how I make the big bucks and all... or at least I would... if the Professor would pay me," he chuckled. "So what name do you like?" he asked curiously. "I will at least allow you some input."
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Post by Analyse on Jul 15, 2006 23:41:09 GMT -5
She shrugged slightly, winced, and readjusted the ice. "I dunno, I've never really thought about it," she admitted. "I mean, I like names that are kinda tough, but with a slightly softer edge to it... If that makes any sense."
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Post by vapor on Jul 15, 2006 23:43:55 GMT -5
"Hrmmm... tough but sweet eh.... how about... um... Gertrude," Bobby teased with a grin. "Can I call you Gert? Hmmm?" before he could really be hit he raised his hands. "Kidding," he added quickly.
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Post by Analyse on Jul 15, 2006 23:46:00 GMT -5
Rogue pouted slightly as she lost the chance to hit Bobby. "That wasn't funny," she snapped, poking him slightly with her socked foot. "How would you like it if I went around calling you 'Robert'?"
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Post by vapor on Jul 15, 2006 23:55:48 GMT -5
"Meh... it would just prove that you were mad at me. Kitty does that when I make her mad too," he said with a large grin.
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Post by Analyse on Jul 15, 2006 23:59:52 GMT -5
"Kitty would." She nodded slightly. "I just hit people when I'm mad. A lot. And sometimes make use of full names, not that there's any real bad ones here."
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Post by vapor on Jul 16, 2006 0:01:16 GMT -5
"Yeah, fortunately there are no Gaylords, Mabels, or Hermans 'round here... I have a feeling they'd be in trouble," Bobby said with a grin.
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Post by Analyse on Jul 16, 2006 0:02:28 GMT -5
Rogue laughed, looking over at Bobby. "You're the only one that would tease them merclessly. The rest of us would get a couple of good jokes in and let it drop."
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Post by vapor on Jul 16, 2006 0:03:51 GMT -5
"Meh," Bobby shrugged, "I prefer it as finding perpetual humor in it rather than merciless teasing."
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