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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.]

Comments

[hostage]

Make a whole army, put 'em up around the school.

[tadeadshi]

See, now you're thinking. Security statues, protect the kids.

[hostage]

Or scare the hell out of 'em. Big-ass metal mummies all over the place.

[tadeadshi]

On second thought maybe a recycling bin is a better home for them.

Might do to clean up some time.

[hostage]

I ain't giving up yet. I still gotta call a few art galleries. Maybe find an agent.

[tadeadshi]

I'm sure someone in these towns will take an art piece by an ImPort. Sure to be a hit.

[hostage]

[He honestly never considered this as a viable business plan. Not the dumb sculpture thing, obviously. But selling his real art. He has so much more time on his hands now. What if he actually spent it on something creative?]

Yeah...

[Hmm...]