Class 3 - [Voice/Action]

[mutantblues]

[ Voice; ]

[ Raven starts out the post reading from something rather than speaking casually. ]

"To Homo neanderthalensis, his mutant cousin, Homo sapiens, was an aberration. Peaceful cohabitation if ever it existed, was short-lived. Records show, without exception, that the arrival of the mutated human species in any region was followed by the immediate extinction of their less-evolved kin."

I went to the library for a cookbook and instead I get this. My brother's thesis that he submitted to Oxford to get his doctorate. It's a real boring read but I figure it might be something scientists here might be interested in. It's about genetic mutation in... in humans.

[ Her voice is a bit tight as she trails off for a moment before continuing. ]

Hell, even if you need a something to get you to sleep and not dream about anything it's pretty useful. It's called Theories on Genetic Mutation by Charles Xavier.


[ Action ]

[ After making her post to the network Raven goes on a few errands to keep herself distracted from the tug of homesickness in the pit of her stomach. The reminder that it's been months and she hasn't seen a single face from home. She stops at both the bakery and grocery store to pick up some groceries.

Later on the evening she'll be at HQ, not working for once but sitting at the bar. She isn't in the mood to dance but staying in her apartment alone isn't working for her at the moment. She'll be nursing a few drinks inside before finally giving up and sitting outside. ]

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[Voice]

[shades_of_jean]

[Jean's interest is piqued not only by the biology-anthropology talk, but by the fact that it's a topic very personal to her.

She's about to complement this woman's brother, on what sounds like a fascinating paper to her, but goes a little confused when the name is mentioned.]

I'm sorry; Did you say Charles Xavier is your brother?

[Voice]

[mutantblues]

Yeah, I did. If he hit on you I'm not taking responsibility because that's what he does when we're pub hopping.

[Voice]

[shades_of_jean]

[What. What?]

Wh-- no! No no. No. Nothing like that, no. He's-- my mentor. My teacher. I-- never knew he had a sister.

[Though, come to think of it, Jean, what do you know about his family. She knows about his step-brother, true, but... The professor has always played his personal life very close to the chest. No easy task when the two of them are both telepaths.]

Ah. My name's Jean. Jean Grey.

[audio]

[notyourutopian]

So the next step of evolution wipes everybody else out.

Doesn't that sound uplifting.

[audio]

[mutantblues]

It's less about wiping them out and more about adapting. Neanderthals were too slow to adapt to the pace modern humans made.

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[notyourutopian]

I imagine it was rather a lot more violent than they simply 'couldn't keep up.'

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[cajunspice]

[When a name like that pops up on your journal, you pay attention. At least anyone who was half aware of what and who Xavier was. The fact it was coming from Raven was interesting. Small worlds. He however doesn't confront her on it over the journal (as no doubt she was going to have a lot of questions from others from his world) yet on his semi-normal entrance to HQ that night and spotting her alone, Remy moved to take the seat next to her.]

Evenin' cherie, nice to see ya on the other side of the bar.

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[mutantblues]

[ Raven starts a bit when Remy sits down beside her but makes herself smile. He's not a bad customer, better than some she'd served back home as a waitress. ]

I'm almost always on this side of the bar, the only difference tonight is that I'm letting other people bring me drinks.

[cajunspice]

[Ordering his own drink to start the night, Remy chuckled..] Variety 'nd the spice of life, 'nd all that.

Did ya ever find that cookin' book ya were lookin' for? [Will ease into the questioning, didn't want to spook her by quizzing her too much about her own world and their X-Men.]

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[unfringed]

A natural conclusion considering at the time, Homo neanderthalensis and Homo sapiens were vying for limited resources. However, there are many theories regarding the disappearance of Homo neanderthalensis - the rapid climate change, a volcano, interbreeding, aliens. I'd be interested in hearing your brother's theories, if you're willing to release a copy.

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[mutantblues]

There's a copy of it in the library. In the cookbook section where I left it since the library decided that was where it belonged.

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[unfringed]

Must be because of his name - Charles.

But why would you call the subject dreamless sleep material? I'd think learning about theories on human mutation would give someone the most fantastic dreams - or nightmares - depending.

[Action]

[wildbluevagner]

[There's ping after ping in her mention.

When he hears the mention of Charles Xavier, that's it. Kurt is bamfing his way around the village until he finds her.

The Professor has a sister?! And it's been Raven all along?!]

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[mutantblues]

[ Raven has no idea that Kurt is looking for her since she's just going about her business.

But he'll eventually find her outside the grocery store with a plastic bag filled with some of the basics for a recipe she's probably never going to get to. ]

[Action]

[wildbluevagner]

[Kurt has just bamfed nearby and spends a moment looking around before he spots her. He starts to run towards her.]

Raven!

[maximoff_girl]

[Wanda is somewhat late showing up to the club. Ever since the draft, she's been much harder to find at the club, no longer the first one there, out on the dance floor, encouraging others to join her with her hypnotic hips and utter enthusiasm. Instead, she slides in the door towards the end of the night, going over the club methodically, repairing damage, and cleaning whatever looked like it might need it.

She's not made of stone, however, and when she accidentally makes eye-contact with Raven, she gives an awkward little up-nod of acknowledgement. 'Hey, friend'.]

[mutantblues]

[ She gets up from her chair when Wanda comes in and dodges a few people on the dance floor to reach her friend. She looks... maybe tired isn't the best word for it. But Raven knows she was on the draft and that's a good enough reason to check in on her. ]

Do you need any help tonight?

[maximoff_girl]

[Glancing at Raven's dress, she recognizes it as not what she usually wears for work.] ... I-- wouldn't want to bother you on a day off. ...It's nice you still come here, even when you don't have to, though.

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[the_dead_pool2]

[Deadpool sort of plops down beside Raven outside. He had heard her post before, but he wasn't too fussed particularly by it. They had so many different universes it didn't surprise him.]

Wazzup?

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[mutantblues]

Just getting some fresh air, Deadpool. It's been... kind of a weird day.

[ Between meeting more future people who know her brother and people who know Erik's code name she'd made up with her friends it was definitely not a normal day. ]

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[the_dead_pool2]

Sounds like a regular manic Monday for me, Rave.

[He still hasn't settled on a nickname for you yet]

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[bitsyspider]

[Miles, because he's so ridiculously out of the loop when it comes to superheroes, doesn't immediately recognize Charles Xavier's name.]

Are you talking about mutants?

Walking through walls, and reading minds? Stuff like that?

[Written]

[mutantblues]

The thesis is about genetic mutation and where it can lead. Charles knows there are people like that out there, they just aren't well known yet.

[Voice]

[abjurer]

Wow, now I'm happier than ever that I didn't go on to do my PhD. Sounds thrilling.

[Voice]

[mutantblues]

He loved that sort of thing. He had a whole menagerie of genetics based pick up lines to use when we were barhopping.