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[hostage]

[From what's visible behind him, Jesse's seated at the nurse's desk of the Xavier School infirmary. That's not really relevant to anything, just that he's at work and he's bored and out of anything useful to occupy his time. He's currently wrapping a gauze bandage around an empty soda can. An art piece, maybe. Or just keeping his hands busy.]

What's up? Anything exciting going on?

[He's talking to the comm device, but his eyes are on his "work".]

We got new guys coming in, right? How 'bout you? Freaking out about this superhero thing? It's pretty wild...

[That might be touching on sardonic. He knows it's no fun to be new here.]

You guys wanna talk or anything, I got nothing better to do.

[As thrilling as it is to keep winding this bandage around a soda can.]

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[ahappyending]

Sure, Jesse! Let's talk. What do you want to talk about?

[hostage]

Hell if I know.

[He's lonely...]

What're you up to, Didi? How you been?

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[glitterateur]

Is your soda leaking or are you just suuuuper bored?

[hostage]

I'm suuuuuper bored. And it's practice. Kind of.

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[huntergames]

[ Seeing the school nurse in the school sets some alarms off on Sasha's end. ]

Hey... the school didn't re-open already did it? Isn't it still spring break? That's what they called it, yes?

[hostage]

Oh, you're in so much trouble.

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[shotofsherry]

[ Here, have one of newcomers for the month! ]

More like questioning it instead of freaking out.

[hostage]

Questioning what part?

text; comm tag is "Tadashi"

[tadeadshi]

You know, you get enough of those together, you could build an aluminum person.

video still because his hands are occupied

[hostage]

Don't gimme any ideas. I got a lotta soda cans around here.

[earnedmystripes]

Man, I think we've had enough excitement to last us a couple months. I'm actually good with bored for once.

[Though 'uneventful' for Kotetsu is more like 'dealing with various small crimes regularly' as opposed to 'rescuing people amidst mass chaos and panic', but y'know.]

[hostage]

I was thinking more along the lines of a party or something. Kinda hoping to go a week without fourth-degree burns.

[Though what Jesse's really longing to do is drive out into the wilderness and cook up some meth.]

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[onewiththewild]

What do you want to talk about?

[hostage]

Hmmmmmm... What about...

What do you want for dinner tonight?

[systemize]

[His comm tag reads Stormer, and he keeps strictly to text. Still, Cadel can't quite pass up an opportunity to talk to one of the more normal-seeming imPorts. He can't stay holed up in his room, working on his computer forever. Literally, he can't; he has to leave sometimes.]

Freaking out won't do any good. But it's definitely wild. I'd prefer if nothing exciting were happening, but at least I'm getting used to my powers.

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[hostage]

What'd you win in the power lottery? Anything cool?

[onthegroundsofbrooklyn]

Who're you talking to?

[hostage]

[With a glance at the camera.]

You, I think.

[redplainsrider]

Funny, from the sound'a yer voice you ain't findin' it that wild. Maybe the opposite.

[hostage]

That obvious, huh?

[theslayerofgod]

I'm a new guy. I have to say... "wild" is one way to put it.

[hostage]

How would you put it?

[cephalothorax]

I'm still relatively new... well, new enough to remember how disconcerting it was.

But people seem to adjust relatively well, even if they come from places without that kind of thing. Maybe it's the nature of humanity to be adaptable.

[hostage]

I guess.

I kinda thought maybe I'd gone crazy or something when I first got here. You know? Like... It didn't seem like it could be real.

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[schrader]

Running out of homeboys so need to feel out the fresh meat, huh?
Where's your little judge compadre been?

NOT TEXT!!; private

[hostage]

[Jesse gives the camera an irritated look.]

Who?