[hr][hr][center][img]https://i.postimg.cc/FKJKRczH/the-gifted-591b350cc9ba7.png[/img][hr][img]https://i.postimg.cc/DwZPyRtp/tumblr-oy189xoglt1qd49gbo1-540.gif[/img][/center][hr][hr][center][@Nallore][@FantasyChic][@BlueSky44][@Achronum][@Trainerblue192][@KazAlkemi][/center][hr][center][h3][color=f7941d][b]Washington D.C.: September 8th, 2020 - 12:00 PM[/b][/color][/h3][/center][hr][hr][b][i]Homeless Shelter - Mutant Friendly:[/i][/b]

	[color=FAFD95]"We are friends - Bob Ross here and I are not,"[/color] Havok clarified. Both he and Callie were grazed by bullets, but it wasn't much more than a surface wound. Havok took the slight cut on the side of his face, while Spark Plug was hit on her upper right arm. As Spark Plug took off at a run, the Purifiers weren't knocked down yet and once of them charged out and kicked her in the back, knocking her down to the ground. 

	Havok gritted his teeth and rocked his hips slightly, letting out a scream before sending Hula Hoops of Death and Destruction at the Purifiers. He sliced the one that had gone after Spark Plug in half, the blood getting on her. The others were merely knocked out from the blast and Havok offered Spark Plug a hand, getting her to her feet. [color=FAFD95]"Hate to say it, but blood red is not your color,"[/color] he told her, smirking a bit before dragging her along with him the rest of the way to her car whether she wanted his help or not. 

	[color=FAFD95]"You're driving,"[/color] he then told her, getting into the shotgun seat. None of the Purifiers had gotten back up yet, so they had a good shot at getting out of there without further injuries. 
	
[b][i]The Mutant Underground - Washington D.C. Station:[/i][/b]

	Negasonic smirked slightly at Glimpse. [color=E33B19]"I can see the future. I'd just need to buy a lottery ticket - then I could [i]buy[/i] you."[/color] The teenager then went back to texting on her phone, going over to get the kids that Moonwalker brought in settled. [color=E33B19]"You should talk with Colossus,"[/color] she told him, not even glancing up from her phone in the process. Colossus and Glimpse were more or less by themselves now, so any conversation could be semi-private - until Moonwalker joins (if he joins).

	[color=B0B4B0]"Spark Plug is on mission with Havok - Purifiers had plot to attack homeless shelter for mutants,"[/color] Colossus explained, sighing slightly. He didn't like that Spark Plug was out in the field again, so soon after getting shot but that was the way they lived their lives. People got shot, they got a bandage, and then they got back up and walked it off. [color=B0B4B0]"Veil was at Skyrise Apartments - I was there with Spark Plug, Havok, and Sapphire... Spark Plug was shot - so Veil distracted police and allowed us to get Spark Plug to clinic safely."[/color]

	He rubbed his face slightly with a cloth, getting more of a metallic shine. [color=B0B4B0]"Spark Plug should return soon - Moonwalker was there with her,"[/color] he explained, nodding at the boy. [color=B0B4B0]"Then you may speak with her - I will see if Stretch has found anything soon..."[/color][hr][hr][center][h1][b][i][color=935DB8]Veil[/color][/i][/b][/h1][img]https://i.postimg.cc/PrX86Zbm/giphy.gif[/img][hr][hr][b][color=935DB8]Location:[/color][/b] Jail
[b][color=935DB8]Skills:[/color][/b] N/A [hr][/center]	Veil was giggling too at Sapphire's reaction, despite the pain it caused. She could understand people's reactions to hearing that Gambit taught Sex Ed - but he [i]did[/i] have a lot of experience with that subject area and they had gotten a very informative education in it from the self described Ragin' Cajun. There hadn't been too many accidental pregnancies in her graduating class - just one from what she remembered - so it had been more or less effective. [color=935DB8]"Probably - for high school at least. You did go to college though, something I never did..."[/color]

	She didn't talk too much about what she did after graduating from Xavier's Institute for Gifted Youngsters. Xavier had told her that she couldn't join the X-Men when she graduated, as she didn't have the right temperament for it. For a while there, she had been heading down a dark path - a path that culminated in the brand she had on her arm. And unlike the Morlocks, Veil didn't choose to have that brand on her body. The scar did help to serve as a reminder of the person she didn't want to be again - the person she had left behind. 

	[color=935DB8]"Well, fuck parents,"[/color] she then told Sapphire with a slight smile. [color=935DB8]"We choose our own families."[/color] Havok was a part of her family, as annoying as he was. Sunspot and Cannonball were like her brothers. Negasonic was her little sister and Colossus was something akin to an uncle. Sapphire was her sister and so was Spark Plug. It didn't matter that they weren't related by blood - to Veil, the only thing that mattered was that they chose to be family to each other. [hr][hr][center][h1][b][i][color=DAF7A6]Sunshine[/color][/i][/b][/h1][img]https://i.postimg.cc/FK1fS4Z8/original.gif[/img][hr][hr][b][color=DAF7A6]Location:[/color][/b] the Sewers - Underneath the National Zoo
[b][color=DAF7A6]Skills:[/color][/b] N/A[hr][/center]	Sunshine knelt down in front of the body of the Purifier, just looking at him. He didn't seem nearly as scary like this, just a defenseless corpse with hives covering his body. She didn't hear any more Purifiers coming down from up above, which she hoped was a good sign. It didn't cross her mind that all of them getting sick right there might have confirmed to the Purifiers that they were heading in the right direction. As much as she liked to sell herself as a champion of surviving on the streets, even Sunshine didn't know everything. 

	Glancing around quickly, and seeing no one coming, Sunshine decided to loot the corpse. She found a chocolate bar and she opened it, eating it quickly. Whenever she had food, she had an impulse to consume it then and there. She always felt happier and safe when she was eating. There was a pack of cigarettes and a lighter, both of which she tucked into the pockets of her shorts. The picture of what looked like his wife and kid, she just sort of tossed aside. It wasn't like he needed it anymore and she didn't want it. 

	[color=DAF7A6]"Thanks for the snack,"[/color] Sunshine said, before she couldn't help but be a bit curious. She took out the cigarette pack and the lighter and lit one of the cigarettes. Putting it in her mouth, she instantly started gagging and coughing as the smoke hit her throat. Dropping the cigarette, she crushed it into the ground with her foot. [color=DAF7A6]"Gross,"[/color] she complained, still coughing. [color=DAF7A6]"How do people like those things... Bleh..."[/color][hr][hr][center][h1][b][i][color=DBA1DE]Spirit Box[/color][/i][/b][/h1][img]https://i.postimg.cc/631L8zNX/tumblr-pnctfd0c-JM1xs5njio3-500.gif[/img][hr][hr][b][color=DBA1DE]Location:[/color][/b] Sidewalk Outside ColdStones
[b][color=DBA1DE]Skills:[/color][/b] Mediumship, Psychology[hr][/center]	Ward stared at Max for a moment, the way someone might look at an exotic animal at the circus. [color=199046]"How old were you when your father abandoned you?"[/color] he asked, a firm believer that homosexuality resulted when there were no strong male role models. If any of Ward's kids - if he ever had any - were gay, he'd beat it out of them. If things went well with this girl, maybe he'd offer to help straighten out her friend. It was just sad and embarrassing. Sure, it would be harder since the boy was older, but it was nothing a metal rod and a few hours couldn't fix. 

	The Purifiers standing near James seemed to more or less not really care what was going on. Ward must have been their leader - which in itself was significant. Purifiers varied greatly in terms of organization, but it seemed that these ones likely had some sort of hierarchy in place. They were organized, making them a greater threat. 

	Casper was still clutching at his eye as Jack picked him up off of the ground and led him over to the alleyway. [color=DBA1DE]"I'm fine, Jackie,"[/color] he said softly. He didn't need Ben to point out to him that Jack was beating himself up at the moment. His brother was a perfectionist and felt that [i]he[/i] had to be in control, he had to make the plans, make the sacrifices. Pulling his brother into a hug, Casper hugged him tightly. [color=DBA1DE]"Ça va bien, oui?"[/color] he asked him softly in French, figuring that Jack might not want to discuss his feelings in English.

	[color=DBA1DE]"Est-ce que tu veux parler avec Ben?"[/color] he then added. His ghost friend turned bright red and shook his head rapidly. [i]"No, let's not do that again Casper! You always change what I say around and hit on him for me - which is really weird since he's your brother and I'm dead!"[/i] Ben snapped. Casper just ignored him. He knew that he wasn't good at comforting Jack, but maybe Ben would be. Ward had taken Leighton's phone number and motioned for his goons to go with him, walking into the ColdStones to get some ice cream before resuming the hunt for the mutants that had caused the chaos at the zoo.

	Seeing everyone come into the alleyway, Erg let out a slight sigh of relief. [color=0C6598]"...You brought the idiot, I see,"[/color] he told Stretch simply, nodding at Casper. [color=0C6598]"The Morlock tunnels are not a way station. After the supply run, everyone who is not joining us will leave - willingly or by force,"[/color] he finished a bit darkly. Blink gave him a ~SERIOUSLY?!~ look, a bit annoyed with how easily Erg went straight to violence.

	[color=D48FFF]"Come on, we do need to hurry,"[/color] Blink then said, opening up a portal that would take them back to the tunnels. [color=D48FFF]"We kinda sent the kid - Sunshine - to deal with the Purifiers that were getting too close to the entrance..."[/color]