Issue 1 Downtime

Posted: **Sat Oct 15, 2011 10:26 pm**

Madison knock's on Croyd's door, carrying a folder with her.

Posted: **Sat Oct 15, 2011 10:51 pm**

"Come in," Croyd said the door clicking and swinging open slowly.

Posted: **Sat Oct 15, 2011 11:41 pm**

Madison steps in, "Hey, Webster. How you settling in?"

Posted: **Sun Oct 16, 2011 10:48 pm**

"I'm settling in pretty well, Madison," Coryd smiled. "Students have been coming and checking in with their new therapist, office is up and running, and London weather has been decent."

"But I'm guessing you're not here just to say hello."

Posted: **Sun Oct 16, 2011 10:51 pm**

"Yeah, I need a favor," Madison says, "I have a mutant with unidentified abilities."

"Any way of figuring out what she can do before she starts melting off faces or something?"

Posted: **Sun Oct 16, 2011 10:54 pm**

"There are," Croyd said, "Some easier than others. I take it that asking her is off the table?"

Posted: **Sun Oct 16, 2011 11:05 pm**

"Yeah, never thought of that one."

"She's practically catatonic," Madison says, "I've got Mike working on communication, but I'm not even sure she knows what she can do at this point."

Posted: **Sun Oct 16, 2011 11:11 pm**

Croyd smiled.

"Well, do you have blood or tissue samples?" Croyd asked. "Otherwise I'll need to use the danger room and we'll need to do something a bit more hands on."

Posted: **Sun Oct 16, 2011 11:13 pm**

"She's been through some sort of trauma, Webster," Madison says, "I was hoping for something a little less invasive. Danger Room might work as long as you take it easy."

Posted: **Sun Oct 16, 2011 11:18 pm**

"Understood."

"Mostly I need it for the shielding and out of the desire to not blow up my new office," Croyd said, "I'd rather try figuring it out through communication first anyways."

Posted: **Sun Oct 16, 2011 11:23 pm**

"Have at it," Madison says. She heads for the door and returns a little while later with Jane in tow, guiding the girl to sit down in a chair.

Posted: **Sun Oct 16, 2011 11:24 pm**

Jane looks down at the floor with an unreadable expression.

Posted: **Sun Oct 16, 2011 11:26 pm**

"Hello," Croyd said greeting Jane with a slight smile. He'd set the danger room to a comfortable environment that seemed quite similar to his office.

Posted: **Sun Oct 16, 2011 11:27 pm**

Jane continues staring at the floor, giving no indication she heard Croyd.

Posted: **Sun Oct 16, 2011 11:32 pm**

Croyd watched Jane closely.

"My name is Croyd Webster," Croyd said, "I'm a counselor at Xavier's University. Do you know what that is?"

Posted: **Sun Oct 16, 2011 11:33 pm**

No response. Not even a flicker of interest.

Posted: **Sun Oct 16, 2011 11:36 pm**

"It's a school for people with mutant abilities, we help them learn to cope with their abilities, and the issues that come with them," Croyd said, "Sometimes we help them deal with issues from their past too."

"I have heard that you're a mutant too. Is that right?"

Croyd picked up a small device from his desk and moved slowly to the front of it while he talked before sitting down on the desk in front of Jane.

Posted: **Sun Oct 16, 2011 11:38 pm**

As Croyd moved, Jane looked up. Watching him.

First observation: She didn't blink very often.

Posted: **Sun Oct 16, 2011 11:40 pm**

"I brought something for you in case you'd be more comfortable talking to me through it," Croyd said holding out a device with a keypad.

Posted: **Sun Oct 16, 2011 11:42 pm**

Jane made no movement to touch the device. She watched Croyd intently.

Posted: **Sun Oct 16, 2011 11:44 pm**

Croyd type a few keys on the keypad then turned it back towards Jane.

It read: "My name is Croyd, what is yours?"

Posted: **Sun Oct 16, 2011 11:59 pm**

Jane continued watching Croyd, not even glancing at the notepad.

Posted: **Mon Oct 17, 2011 12:02 am**

Croyd placed the item back on the desk carefully and watched Jane closely as he signed the phrase 'Do you understand me better this way?'.

Posted: **Mon Oct 17, 2011 2:45 am**

Jane's eyes watch his hands but she doesn't respond.

Posted: **Mon Oct 17, 2011 3:11 am**

"You don't have a very high opinion of X-Corp, do you?"

Posted: **Mon Oct 17, 2011 3:27 pm**

Croyd ignored Madison for the moment instead focusing on Jane.

"Can you do something that nobody else can do?" Croyd asked picking up the keypad and placing it on a glowing force field. "Something like that?"

Posted: **Mon Oct 17, 2011 5:00 pm**

Jane body tenses, focusing her eyes on the force field. She looks to be on guard.

Posted: **Mon Oct 17, 2011 7:56 pm**

"They wont hurt you," Croyd said holding another smaller force field in his other hand like a playing card.

Posted: **Mon Oct 17, 2011 8:25 pm**

Jane doesn't move an inch. She watches Croyd like he was a deadly snake waiting to strike.

Posted: **Mon Oct 17, 2011 8:27 pm**

"Can you do something like this?" Croyd asked. "Why don't you show me?"

Posted: **Mon Oct 17, 2011 8:34 pm**

Jane just stares at Croyd. Watching and waiting.

Posted: **Mon Oct 17, 2011 8:44 pm**

Croyd generates several more small force fields in his hand then fans them out in front of Jane.

"Have you seen something like this before?"

Posted: **Mon Oct 17, 2011 8:50 pm**

It happened in the blink of an eye.

Jane pushed up and forward with her arms, swinging her legs out. She launched herself out of the chair, both feet aimed in a powerful kick towards Webster.

Posted: **Mon Oct 17, 2011 8:51 pm**

"Damn it!" Madison says, reaching for something clipped to her belt, "Not again."

Posted: **Mon Oct 17, 2011 8:54 pm**

Croyd blocked the kick with another force field.

"Where did you learn how to do that?" Croyd asked.

Posted: **Mon Oct 17, 2011 8:57 pm**

Jane pushes against the force field, flipping away from Webster gracefully and landing in a crouch on the floor.

In one hand she holds a pen she took from Webster's desk, holding it in front of her like it was a weapon.

Posted: **Mon Oct 17, 2011 9:00 pm**

"Why are you attacking me?" Croyd asked. "Nobody here is going to hurt you."

Posted: **Mon Oct 17, 2011 9:02 pm**

If there's any understanding it doesn't show. Jane backs up slowly away from Croyd so that her back is to the wall.

Posted: **Mon Oct 17, 2011 9:05 pm**

"Would you like a chair?" Croyd asked keeping his distance from Jane and dismissing the force fields he'd been using up until a moment ago.

Posted: **Mon Oct 17, 2011 9:10 pm**

Madison keeps her hand rested on a stun gun in her belt, keeping an eye on Jane.

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