a boy and his bird

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Who: Scott Summers and you
Where: Aldrip (and one network post)
What: Scott got a new skill upon waking up from the reset: summoning a medium sized fire bird. He's still adjusting to it. It will probably be fine.
Warnings: Nothing yet.


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Asking for a friend.

Has anyone else felt weird or anything after the reset? Like uh. Any new powers? Or anything? It's best if we note any changes. [Along with the fact that at least two people are gone after the reset...]

a; is this persona??
[The only real reason why he's not panicking more about this is honestly Kotone. She helped him a lot when he figured out that everything wasn't completely back to normal.

Well, that and the fact Phoenix doesn't really feel the same as like those other times when he glitched and stuff. All of that is still hard to really describe, because it's one thing to be another Scott, but also to be another Scott with some crazy cosmic entity in him. This on the other hand?? It feels more like a faint echo, like a reminder of what happened. Most of the time, he's okay, it's just that warmth is a constant presence now, inside him. Maybe it's best if she never comes out? But... is that okay? What, it's not like he's an expert on this kind of thing; he really can't even control the powers that he's supposed to have.

Scott stands around the park with a slightly frustrated face, still looking torn about stuff. What he should or shouldn't do, try to ignore Phoenix for as long as possible? It's not even supposed to with him (Rogue said Phoenix belongs with Jean), even if it's just a small fragment of what she actually is. How could he possibly control it??

Suddenly, however, Scott develops a look of concentration, shoving those thoughts and feelings to the back of his mind. There's a faint light that emits from him before a red bird appears by his side, her wings flapping before she lowers herself onto his shoulder. The mutant looks at her, not looking happy, but... he's trying.]

b; something something life and fire
[Well, what else to do but lie on the grass with a bird on your stomach? This is all part of the acceptance process... or whatever.

Scott finds himself staring up at the sky and doing the usual teenager stuff. You know, wondering about the meaning of life, pondering one's own existence. The good stuff. Probably nothing to write home about, but he seems a little more at peace with what's happening. He's still not sure if he prefers to have Phoenix out and about like this or not, but he'll just keep one hand pressed against the back of her neck as she continues to sit on him.

It's definitely all okay until someone comes close and Phoenix will start squawking (who said anything about this bird being dignified), the sound slightly embarrassing especially as she seems to cough up something and then a tiny fireball will expel from her mouth to shoot towards the newcomer. It will probably hurt a little if you get smacked, but it can also be easily dodged. Either way, Scott will immediately sit up with an apology already forming--]

Shit, sorry! Are you okay?

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[ooc: Hit me with a random idea! I can be reached at currykirby]

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[Asking for a "friend", huh?]

Is it your turn to develop new powers, Scott?

[Says the one that's been anxious and on edge since she finally woke back up after her death and short disappearance. She doesn't really remember much about what happened at the terminal, but she knows Scott is the one that delivered the news to Vi, and she appreciates that greatly.]

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[Caitlyn...!!

A huge surge of relief passes through Scott when he hears her voice again. He wanted to believe that she'd come back, like how things normally work around here, but after the reset, a couple of oddities have stood out. His weird new power, a couple people missing... so he wasn't entirely sure.

But he's so glad and he's not going to bother hiding the relief from his voice.]

Caitlyn! Y-you're back.

[He'll eventually get into the whole new power thing.]

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[The relief in his voice honestly makes Caitlyn a little emotional. She didn't mean to make him, or Vi, or anyone else worry. She honestly doesn't even remember what happened in the first place, which is a lot of why she wanted to respond to him. She has a lot of questions.]

Yes, I'm back.

[yeah, the powers thing sure is going to take a backseat for a moment.]

I did want to thank you, for letting Vi know what happened. I honestly...don't remember much. But I know she was worried, when Ekko and I didn't come home.

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[He's not going to cry-- but he finds himself closing his eyes and rubbing his hand against them. It's okay, no one can see him!! There's so many things he wants to say to her-- mainly apologize for not being able to protect her. But.

One thing at a time, right. He... he should probably answer her questions and everything first.]

Y-yeah, she was really worried. [Just throw Vi out there, it's fine.] I... unfortunately, Ekko is still missing along with another friend of mine. I'm not sure what happened. Maybe they were sent home.

[It was harder to say that to Gwen, when both of them know that Peter's dead back home.] So, you don't feel... off at all?

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[It's a good thing they can't see each other, then, otherwise they might make each other even more emotional. But hearing his voice is bad enough, because it's so easy to hear his concern.]

I'm sorry. I know it's never easy, losing a friend. I was worried something like this might happen, with the reset. [And for a while, Vi thought she lost two. She still feels guilty, about making Vi worry so much. Not to mention for leaving her alone for so long. Vi was never the best at taking care of herself, after all.]

A little? Like I said, I don't remember much. We were preparing for the trip to the terminal, and then I woke up at home again. I've been...anxious for no real reason, but it's hard to say the root cause. [Dying? Being corrupted? The reset? It could be any number of reasons.]

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I... just hoped that we'd all make it through.

[Was it stupid to think that? Maybe, but guess that's just how hope is sometimes. At... at least Caitlyn is back, so maybe that's a sign for his missing friends. Guess even now, he can't help but stick to that feeling.]

I can explain that part, maybe. You got corrupted when we reached the terminal... and started attacking Mikey. [...] Don't worry, you didn't hurt him at all.

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I know. Me too.

[Even if things didn't exactly go to plan, Caitlyn believes they made the right choices. Even if she's sad to see Ekko go (again), and a bit frustrated about her own death and memory situation, but it could have always been worse. If they hadn't acted and tried to help the AI, what would have happened to them then? It was possible they would have all been harmed.]

Oh. Oh. That...explains a lot, actually. [Not the gaps in her memory, but more why she's felt on edge and uneasy? She's grateful Scott clarifies how Mikey is, because that honestly was about to be her next question before he filled in the blacks.]

Is that how I died? The corruption?

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[He feels a little better hearing Caitlyn wanting the same thing as him and just hoping that things turn out. She really believes it still, despite dying, huh? She's such a strong person.]

No, you... there was a monster that just suddenly glitched in from behind you.

[Not to say it was anti-climatic or anything because Caitlyn died and everything, but it was just so sudden and out of the blue. Not even Mikey had the chance to react.]

It killed you. It happened so fast.

[Not that Scott was too aware of everything going on around that time. He has better memories of his time as that other Scott this time around, but there's still some level of dissociation there. It's... scary in a lot of ways, but at least he didn't hurt anyone this time.]

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I see. [It's...weird, to be talking about this. Granted, it's been talked about a lot, since she woke up alive again without being able to remember everything that happened. But hearing Scott's account helps and makes her feel worse, both at the same time.]

Thank you, for letting me know the truth. And that I didn't hurt anyone. [As soon as he brought up the corruption, that was her fear. It explained some of what she was feeling, but she didn't have any of the obvious signs of it now, so it must be gone?? She hoped so, anyway. The last thing she wanted to do was spread that, especially to Vi, who's already had to deal with being infected by that stuff twice now.]

Was everything else alright, after that? I know Ekko didn't make it home, after the reset. But you, Kotone, and Mikey? The three of you are all alright?

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[He understands the relief from her. Being corrupted by some outside force, not remembering much or anything, really, is so fucking scary. He's glad that he could provide that much comfort to her after being revived. He still wishes that he could've protected her better, but... that just means he has to keep training.]

Y-yeah, we all made it out okay. We were all just upset about you.

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I'm sorry I upset you. I wish-- I wish I could remember how it all went wrong.

[And how heartbroken Vi was? Losing Ekko and her? She's grateful she returned, for a multitude of reasons, but especially because she isn't sure how Vi would have reacted if she hadn't.]

I hope you haven't been blaming yourself, Scott. It sounds like nothing could have been done. And given I was corrupted, it might have been best that I was removed from the equation. [She remembers how it had affected Vi. Could she have hurt them, if she hadn't died? Could she have spread it to them, or brought it home? She doesn't want to think about how bad the alternate could have been.]

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No-- it's. You don't have to apologize, Caitlyn.

[Yeah, guess there's point in hiding his guilt. He was that other Scott, the one with Phoenix, and yet, even with all that power, he didn't save her? It's dumb. Isn't he able to remake the entire world when he's in that state? And yet, he couldn't even save one of his friends.

However, her last comment gets the mutant to immediately react, guilt pushed back as he heatedly snaps back.]

I-it's not better that you died! Don't say something like that!

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[Caitlyn isn't surprised by Scott's rebuttal. She would feel the same, if any of her friends used the same excuse. But that doesn't change the fact that she wonders if it is for the best, that way the corruption didn't interfere with what they were trying to do or get anyone else hurt.]

I'm not saying I'm happy it happened, but I'm alright now. I just mean... I'm glad I couldn't hurt any of you, or get in the way of the mission.

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We... we should've just been able to stop you.

[Tie her up somewhere, maybe knock her out. Anything but having one of his friends die.]

It wouldn't have been impossible to have both. Preventing you from getting in the way and making sure that you stayed alive.