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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

[onthegroundsofbrooklyn]

Spot.

You a doctor or something?

[hostage]

[He snorts at the idea of being a doctor. Very funny.]

I'm the school nurse at Xavier's.

[onthegroundsofbrooklyn]

You teach?

[He makes a face.]

I've been out of school since I was fast enough to outrun the truancy officer, and here they're trying to make me go.

[hostage]

Haaa, no way. Nobody in their right mind would make me a teacher. I just work in the infirmary.

You don't actually have to go to school here. But I'd say you oughta come to this one, just 'cause it's awesome. If we had a school like this back where I come from, I mighta actually graduated.

[onthegroundsofbrooklyn]

What's the deal with it, then?

[hostage]

It's a school just for imPorts. Half the time you're learning regular stuff, the rest is training. Like, working on your powers.

[onthegroundsofbrooklyn]

[A consideration.]

Where is it?

[Spot will go for powers training, lunch, and history. And that's it.]

[hostage]

Heropa. Here, check this out.

[He sends along a link to school's website.]

[onthegroundsofbrooklyn]

I ain't living there.

[He'll think about going, but he won't consider that.]

[hostage]

Live wherever you want.

[onthegroundsofbrooklyn]

I'll think about it.

[hostage]

Cool.

You got any other questions?

[onthegroundsofbrooklyn]

Why, you got a load of answers?

[hostage]

Well, I been here for a year, so kinda.

[onthegroundsofbrooklyn]

How about I keep you in mind.

[hostage]

Right on.