oxfordian: (♔ actually i'm quite spectacular)
charles [ғ] xavier. ([personal profile] oxfordian) wrote in [community profile] maskormenace2014-08-13 05:01 pm

3rd move → video

[ The camera opens up with a panning shot of a hotel that looks a few decades past its prime. The paint is peeling in places, the roof is in desperate need of maintenance, and weeds are sprouting up through the cracks in the pavement. And this is the good side of the building—the other side features quite a few lovely boarded-up windows.

After a long moment, the camera is turned around, taking a moment to focus on Charles. Emma and Erik are visible in the background.
]

Welcome to the future home of the Xavier School for ImPorts. That still sounds strange to say. As you can see, it’s been a while since the building has… seen its prime. [ Charles smiles a bit, his expression notably optimistic. ] Although that is where you come in! We would like to prepare the building for a proper opening in September—and I believe that with the help of any and all volunteers, it could be entirely possible.

[ Emma being Emma, the first thing that comes to mind is catty, but she knows enough not to snipe at her nominal boss on camera, at least not right off the bat. She takes a few steps closer so she can address the audience over Charles' shoulder. In her usual heels, she has several inches on him. ]

While Charles is rather more of an optimist than I am, this isn't my first construction project [ Do you have any idea how often mutants have to rebuild things? Do you? ] or first time running a school for super-powered students [ A lot of them are even still alive! ] so I'm confident we'll have everything in order in plenty of time. We're also looking for faculty and staff, and we'll be casting a wider net than a more conventional school, so if you think you have something to offer, please get in touch.

[ Charles turns his attention to Erik as though silently asking him if he has anything to add. After a moment, the communicator is handed off to Erik. ]

There will be dormitories in the school for anyone who desires an alternative to government housing-- registered or otherwise. [ There's an emphasis on "otherwise". He's made his anti-registration stance fairly public by now. ] In light of last month's events in Colorado, security will be an utmost priority.

On a related note, Charles and I were able to question an accomplice in the kidnapping. If anyone else was able to uncover any information on the parties responsible, I would appreciate an opportunity to compare notes.



[[ There will be an open log for renovating the school later this week. Here is the previous OOC plotting post about the school, for those who missed it. The school directory is over here; please comment on the directory post if you are interested in having your character be a student, teacher, and/or resident at the school! ]]
lurings: (✃ explaining)

video

[personal profile] lurings 2014-08-18 11:07 pm (UTC)(link)
Do we need credentials or would references be enough? [ she's fairly certain she can puppy dog eyes will and hannibal into writing her glowing recommendation letters. ]
genoshan: (we clawed)

[personal profile] genoshan 2014-08-18 11:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Teaching students to use their powers is one of our priorities. We also wish to offer classes for those who have more... passive abilities, but wish to learn how to defend themselves. And, of course, we would like to offer classes for those from worlds that are quite different from this one so that they can learn more about this world and better acclimate to it.

However, we are willing to take other subject matter into consideration. For example, if there is an imPort who is quite knowledgeable about something such as robotics and they wished to teach a class on the subject, we would be willing to allow it.
altercate: (pic#7998502)

private.

[personal profile] altercate 2014-08-18 11:51 pm (UTC)(link)
You could teach someone how to use abilities the Porter gave them? That's possible for the three of you?
genoshan: (AND SWUUUUNG)

[personal profile] genoshan 2014-08-18 11:55 pm (UTC)(link)
There will be an announcement, yes.

[[ OOC: we probably won't be doing an actual network post about it since it will be so soon after this one, but there will be an open log going up in a few days. ]]
blondtactician: (shine on you crazy diamond)

[personal profile] blondtactician 2014-08-19 12:30 am (UTC)(link)
[Armin tries unsuccessfully to force a smile. He looks thoughtful.] What do you do to enroll?
ohmydarlinme: (Patient)

[ Video ]

[personal profile] ohmydarlinme 2014-08-19 12:35 am (UTC)(link)
[ So she'll look for the pretty blonde lady. She can do that..! ]

Okay. I'll see you there.
fridgeflower: (bitter betty)

[personal profile] fridgeflower 2014-08-19 12:53 am (UTC)(link)
So?
genoshan: (I NEVER HIT SO HAARD IN LOOOOVE)

[personal profile] genoshan 2014-08-19 01:24 am (UTC)(link)
Yes, well. Do not blame me if half the class ends up with detention slips.

[ Not that he would actually hate it. But that doesn't mean that he doesn't have doubts about how good he would be with children. ]
genoshan: (we chained our hearts in vain)

text; encrypted;

[personal profile] genoshan 2014-08-19 02:35 am (UTC)(link)
Ms. Frost has filled me in on some of the details, but I do not know the specifics of what you or Laurie have experienced, and I cannot continue to discuss the matter if Laurie is unwilling to speak of it.
housenurse: (i will protect you from all around you)

[personal profile] housenurse 2014-08-19 04:09 am (UTC)(link)
Of course! [It'll be like trying to read a cantaloupe.]
huntergames: (okay okay i got this)

[personal profile] huntergames 2014-08-19 05:04 am (UTC)(link)
[ She grimaces hearing that. ]

I'm sorry to keep asking more questions... Where is this man now?
vaccination: (listen.)

[personal profile] vaccination 2014-08-19 05:04 am (UTC)(link)
Where you're from has a lot of people with super powers?
genoshan: (IN A BLAZIIING FAAALL)

private.

[personal profile] genoshan 2014-08-19 05:18 am (UTC)(link)
Yes. I cannot say that any of us has previously encountered every ability that the porter may have given someone, but powers training is something that all three of us have experience with.
doesthemath: (pic#5293762)

I'm sort of sorry for this.

[personal profile] doesthemath 2014-08-19 05:20 am (UTC)(link)
[Oh, now this is awkward. Is he really really flirting with her?

Wanda has a split second to decide whether to clear this up now before it gets awkward for him...or drag it out, and perhaps it's the fact that for once she's in the know and he's not that prompts her to do the more mischievous thing. After all, how many times has she ever gotten the upper hand with Uncle Charles?]


Lovely? Really? You're too kind. Are you certain we haven't met before though? You seem quite familiar.

[She might be going to hell for this.]
genoshan: (YOUR WAAAALLLSSS)

permavideo;

[personal profile] genoshan 2014-08-19 05:24 am (UTC)(link)
I take it you are one of the new arrivals?
genoshan: (I JUST CLOSED MY EYES)

[personal profile] genoshan 2014-08-19 05:30 am (UTC)(link)
[ The terminology is foreign to him, but he listens patiently. ]

A form of telekinesis?
standsproud: (Default)

[personal profile] standsproud 2014-08-19 05:38 am (UTC)(link)
Not quite. It's an energy being linked with my life force. If it gets attacked,` I get hurt.
doesthemath: (pic#5293812)

[personal profile] doesthemath 2014-08-19 05:39 am (UTC)(link)
[Is he actually referring to something about his past? Is that a thing? Stranger still, he seems to be sincere in his own way and Wanda finds this perhaps the most surreal part of interacting with him. The differences she finds aren't bad but they're just so unexpected to her.]

Of course it doesn't explain why they've gone out of their way to bring more people here to give them powers when they have their own population to work with.

[There's more she might say, more theories she might bright up but with the networks no doubt monitored she keeps quiet.]

Regardless, it seems the sooner this school is open, the better. [Because this once she'll take the devil she knows over the one she doesn't.] What are the bare minimum requirements to achieving that?
genoshan: (don't you ever say)

[personal profile] genoshan 2014-08-19 05:46 am (UTC)(link)
Well, fortunately we have several weeks left to practice our poker faces.
genoshan: (and now we're ashes on the ground)

[personal profile] genoshan 2014-08-19 05:48 am (UTC)(link)
Once we begin the building renovations, we will invite potential students to come to the school and fill out some paperwork. [ It's unusual to not have parents or guardians involved in this part of the process, but the circumstances are rather unique. ]
genoshan: (don't you ever say I just walked awaaay)

[personal profile] genoshan 2014-08-19 05:52 am (UTC)(link)
He has been taken into federal custody.

[ There is a very faint hint of displeasure with that statement. He doesn't trust this government any more than, well, any other government he's encountered, and would have much preferred keeping the man in imPort custody. ]
genoshan: (IN A BLAZIIING FAAALL)

[personal profile] genoshan 2014-08-19 05:55 am (UTC)(link)
Ah, I see.

[ It's still an unusual concept, but he is getting a clearer picture now. ]

I'm sure you will be quite helpful in the renovations.
huntergames: (isayama really can't draw horses)

[personal profile] huntergames 2014-08-19 06:01 am (UTC)(link)
I see.

[ Great, so that's probably a dead end. ]

Thank you for answering. My friends and I had been at the camp, so...

[ She wants to know why, but it looks like she's not getting an answer anytime soon. ]
vaccination: (search.)

[personal profile] vaccination 2014-08-19 09:07 am (UTC)(link)
Group work. Like... hey, everyone, get into a group and solve this problem. It's bullshit because one person ends up doing all the work. [And that person is not Ellie. She can still be mad about it, though.]

And yeah. It was more like a glorified orphanage, but you can become a soldier at sixteen.
hostage: (registering ☣)

[personal profile] hostage 2014-08-19 02:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, totally. Tomorrow's good.

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