May 1: Danger Danger Danger Danger Room

[Altamira Vazquez]

Altamira, in full Phoenix gear, was programming something in the Danger Room
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[Bobby Bowen]

"Now why would a goddess avatar need to fool around down here?" Bobby asked, smirking but curious.

[Altamira Vazquez]

"Well, let's put it this way. Would you like me to scorch the main quad?" she smirked.

[Bobby Bowen]

"Can't you, I don't know.. Go to the asteroid belt and blow rocks up? I'm genuinely curious here."

[Altamira Vazquez]

"Someone might need those rocks!"

[Bobby Bowen]

'Who would need space rocks?"

[Altamira Vazquez]

"Who WOULDN'T need space rocks?"

[Bobby Bowen]

"Me? Just about everyone I know?"

[Altamira Vazquez]

"What if it had a cool metal you could make a car out of?"

[Bobby Bowen]

"I can get that stuff here. Plus we can't get stuff from asteroids. Right/"

[Altamira Vazquez]

"Oh can't we?" she said with a sly smile.

[Bobby Bowen]

"Well, I mean, you can, sure. You're a goddess.."

It sudden;y dawned on Bobby maybe he shouldn't be having a light argument with the Phoenix. She could make him, and every last ancestor of his, cease to exist, after all.

[Altamira Vazquez]

"Good, glad we settled that."

[Bobby Bowen]

"Okay.. You can go anywhere, but you want to be here. I don't get it, but It doesn't bother me.."

He walked up cautiously.

"Is there anything I can do to help?"

[Altamira Vazquez]

"Oh, I don't know. It might be kinda dangerous---these safeties ARE only mechanical, after all."

[Bobby Bowen]

Bobby nodded, thinking of the training level required to challenge a goddess.

"Ok... I'll just sit over here in the corner. Not breathing or looking cross-eyed at the computer or anything..."

[Altamira Vazquez]

"Hrm? Why couldn't you breathe?"

[Bobby Bowen]

"Because the computer might take it as a threat, and melt me?" he replied, smiling.

[Altamira Vazquez]

"Why would the computer melt you?"

[Bobby Bowen]

"Because it's set to your power level at the moment?"

Smirking, he gestured her way.

[Altamira Vazquez]

"Well, it's set fairly high. We'll see what happens, I suppose!"

[Bobby Bowen]

"I'll keep the fire extinguisher handy."

[Altamira Vazquez]

"I believe the room has fire suppression systems handy," she said.

[Bobby Bowen]

"It was more of a joke. Don't worry."

Smiling, he looked at the console over her shoulder, marveling the change in stature for Altamira since she gained the phoenix power.

"Mind if I watch your session?"

[Altamira Vazquez]

"Please, be my guest! Feel free to critique, too!"

[Bobby Bowen]

"Okay, then!"

Bobby took a seat, curious.

[Will Stanton]

The DR shimmered, and Altamira was alone in a dark alley.


...but not for long, as a variety of thugs, seemingly picked at random from throughout the history of the X-Men, began to closer her off...

[Bobby Bowen]

Bobby smirked, thinking this didn't look to challenging at the moment.

[Altamira Vazquez]

Altamira lifted up, up, up off the ground...


...there was a brilliant flare of white light...


...and the DR shut down due to safety protocalls.

[Bobby Bowen]

Bobby chuckled in the darkness.

"Well, that was quick."

[Altamira Vazquez]

Altamira frowned. "That was too quick."

[Bobby Bowen]

"Well, can you tone it down a little bit? Is that possible?"

[Altamira Vazquez]

"I'm trying, but it's really hard--like being on the other end of a firehose."

[Bobby Bowen]

"Well, maybe an asteroid isn't such a bad idea, then."

Chuckling, he tried to restore power to the console.

[Altamira Vazquez]

"What did I do to it?"

[Bobby Bowen]

"Kicked in the safeties... All of them, it looks like."

Flicking some switches, he watched the results on a monitor screen.

[Altamira Vazquez]

"I was perfectly safe!"

[Bobby Bowen]

"Well, right up until the Danger Room couldn't handle it, anyway.."

[Altamira Vazquez]

"Then it needs to be stronger!"

[Bobby Bowen]

"Talk to the engineers who built it, then?"

Grinning, he made some more adjustments.