[hr][hr][center][img]https://i.postimg.cc/6pXXwXFd/gifted-4-50.png[/img][hr][img]https://i.postimg.cc/dt31GQzW/tumblr-pnxkx8-Bk-QP1vt4c8s-540.gif[/img][/center][hr][hr][center][@Nallore][@FantasyChic][@BlueSky44][@Achronum][@Trainerblue192][/center][hr][center][h3][color=f7941d][b]Washington D.C.: September 7th, 2020 - 4:00 PM[/b][/color][/h3][/center][hr][hr][@FantasyChic]: As if the universe heard Anastasia's request for a thrift store, it won't be long until she stumbles across THE LARGEST GOODWILL SHE HAS EVER SEEN! Seriously, this place has two stories! Who knew a store that got inventory from donations could even afford to have a two story shop in Washington D.C.? Were they secretly a front for the mob or something? Who knows?! At any rate, just about anything she could possibly dream of wanting to get was likely inside. The Hellfire Club had given her some cash too, so she'd be able to afford it all as well. She could go popping tags all day if she wanted! 

[@Nallore]: Caitlin nodded, taking the phone number from her and tucking it into her pocket. "Mom, I need you!" came from down the hallway and Caitlin looked at them. "Sorry, I think my son needs help with his homework," she explained, before she left the room and was out of sight. Havok and Colossus, of course, were both trying to figure out if Spark Plug was really in good enough shape to move. The bag of drugs was hardly encouraging. [color=B0B4B0]"Let us go,"[/color] Colossus then said, before he shifted out of his steel form and into his fleshy human form. 

[color=FAFD95]"We can probably take the metro most of the way back,"[/color] Havok estimated. It was early evening in Washington D.C., meaning that the stations would be crowded. Purifiers wouldn't be able to follow them too easily and cameras would have a hard time picking them out. [color=FAFD95]"I can reach out to Lorna, see if she can get Thunderbird to come up here and help us track down Veil and Sapphire. I doubt they're holding them anywhere convenient for us,"[/color] he admitted with a grimace. [hr][hr][center][h1][b][i][color=935DB8]Veil[/color][/i][/b][/h1][img]https://i.postimg.cc/tJNXFJbg/tumblr-nghuoks75i1u4gz2oo4-250.gif[/img][hr][hr][b][color=935DB8]Location:[/color][/b] Jail
[b][color=935DB8]Skills:[/color][/b] N/A [hr][/center]	Veil couldn't help but grin and giggle a little bit as Sapphire described her friend Freddie. She was clearly in love with the guy, or at least, she was in love with his muscles. The way she was going on about them, Veil had to imagine that they were one of the perks of being held in captivity by the future president of the United States. Yeah, even though she herself likely wasn't going to be able to vote, since she was on the run, Veil kept up with politics. Jakobsen's poll numbers were pretty high. [color=935DB8]"So basically, his muscles distracted you from torture?"[/color] Veil asked, raising an eyebrow. 

	Sure, it wasn't a healthy crush for Sapphire to have by any means. But it wasn't like there were amazing guys hanging around at the Mutant Underground and she knew Sapphire was as straight as an arrow. She imagined for a moment Sapphire trying to get with Havok, Sunspot, Colossus, or Cannonball... and she couldn't help but start laughing a bit. [color=935DB8]"Sorry, I'm just picturing you trying to date some of the guys at the Underground - no wonder you started crushing on an O.M.E.N. agent."[/color] Still though, talking about Sapphire's past from did give Veil a bit of an idea. 

	[color=935DB8]"Do you think Serval Industries would be willing to bail you out?"[/color] she asked. Sapphire had worked for them as a part of X-Factor. Sure, Serval wasn't as well known or powerful as say Stark Industries or Pym Technologies, but they had money and power all the same. Maybe even enough to keep them from being sent to Mutant Super-Max. [hr][hr][center][h1][b][i][color=DAF7A6]Sunshine[/color][/i][/b][/h1][img]https://i.postimg.cc/m2WzM1YT/original.gif[/img][hr][hr][b][color=DAF7A6]Location:[/color][/b] the Morlock Tunnels 
[b][color=DAF7A6]Skills:[/color][/b] N/A [hr][/center][hider=Visual][i]To let you guys get an idea of what this place looks like better than I could describe it[/i]
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	Sunshine glanced up at the stretchy man, sizing him up once more. He seemed to be really friendly, funny, and sweet - three qualities that rubbed Sunshine a bit the wrong way. Stretch struck her as an annoying little puppy. Sure, puppies were cute but she wasn't a very nice person herself, so it didn't make any sense for a puppy to come over to bother her. She tilted her head slightly, trying to hear what Max was whispering but she couldn't quite make it out. 

	Instead, now [i]another[/i] person was wanting to play her game. The smile on his face was annoying her too. [color=DAF7A6]"There's not enough room for more players, sorry,"[/color] she told Jack and Max, maintaining eye contact. This place seemed amazing, but she wasn't stupid. The last people she had gotten close to ended up in Mutant Super Max - a place there was no returning from. [color=DAF7A6]"You guys can have it after I'm done though - I'm sure it's a great game for a first date."[/color]

	They probably wanted something from her anyways. 

	Meanwhile, over with Erg another one of the Morlocks came on over - a teenage girl, probably about 14 years old by the looks of it, with a face that looked like a fish. Her skin was blue, whereas her eyes and hair were both pink. She glanced at Erg for a moment and he nodded a bit, as if they had had a nonverbal conversation. [color=0C6598]"Thank you, [url=https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/marveldatabase/images/4/4f/Grimlock_%28Earth-616%29_from_Iceman_Vol_4_1_002.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/350?cb=20180915191903]Grimlock[/url],"[/color] he said with a nod. The young girl nodded back at him, her eyes lighting up and then Erg laughed, as if she had said something funny. [color=0C6598]"Grimlock has the gift of telepathy - she informed me you were wondering how we knew we could trust you when I found you in the tunnels,"[/color] Erg told James. 

	Grimlock then waved a bit at him, before she turned to look at Leighton. While with Sunshine, James, and Max the Morlocks had known they were in the tunnels and chose when to reveal themselves, allowing Grimlock time to telepathically scan them and let Erg know they were safe, Leighton had stumbled into their hideout. Grimlock hadn't had a chance yet to examine her. And thus, there was the need for the gun. 

	[color=D48FFF]"Drama queen, just spit it out,"[/color] Blink chastised, rolling her eyes at Erg. [color=D48FFF]"Grimmy says you're good."[/color] Erg then nodded in agreement, going and setting the gun back down where he had taken it from. 

	Blink then turned her attention to Leighton. The girl reminded her of some of the kids in foster care who used to bully her, but Blink had come out a stronger person for it. Aside from Stretch, she was one of the more helpful Morlocks, willing to reach out rather than hide in the sewers. [color=D48FFF]"I can take you home. Tell me where you need to go,"[/color] Blink asked. She'd try to get Leighton as close as she could. It was harder to portal to somewhere she hadn't been before.