[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 - 12:30 PM[/b][/color][/h3][/center][hr][hr][b][i]The Luxury - Washington D.C. Waterfront:[/i][/b] The servant fetched the drink for Requiem, serving it up for him on an actual silver platter and crystal glassware. Another then prepared what Jinx had asked for. There was no expense spared when it came to the items that the Black King kept on his pleasure boat of sorts. Most in the Hellfire Club were aware of the extensive time he spent here with the White Queen, Emma Frost. The sun was starting to beat down on them, at the highest point it would be in the day and it made Shaw's sunglasses an incredibly practical choice. [color=E19243]"Perceptive,"[/color] the Black King praised Requiem. [color=E19243]"I did not rise to this position of power, commanding the Inner Circle, without having a similar quality. Unfortunately, it seems that some need to be reminded of that... A certain [i]asset[/i] of mine has gone missing. I believe the culprit to be one of our own. Find them and bring them to me - and you shall have their throne."[/color] He then smirked slightly at Jinx, ready to respond to his questions now. [color=E19243]"You will be under my protection as Black King of the Hellfire Club. As for how you accomplish it... I do not truthfully care, as long as you are [i]certain[/i] that you have identified the thief or thieves."[/color] [b][i]The Mutant Underground - Washington D.C. Station:[/i][/b] Colossus shook his head at Spark Plug. There hadn't been any word back yet from Sunspot and Cannonball, but he wasn't worried yet. It was entirely possible that the most anti-climatic thing of all had happened and that they were stuck in traffic. However, his personal opinion was that Sunspot and Cannonball were having a talk about everything that had happened with Veil and Sunspot's fiery response. [color=B0B4B0]"Good,"[/color] Colossus smiled, hearing that Veil was okay and was on her way back. Havok was still looking at Glimpse a bit suspiciously, waiting for her to explain who the hell she was - and if she didn't, he was going to get his hula hoop of doom on. [color=FAFD95]"Who put you in charge?"[/color] Havok asked with an eye roll at Luna. [hr][hr][center][h1][color=A4FFFC]Sapphire[/color][/h1][img]https://i.imgur.com/T8kvjWK.gif[/img][hr][color=A4FFFC][b]Location[/b][/color]: Flynn's Car [color=A4FFFC][b]Skills[/b][/color] N/A[/center][hr][hr] Veil held up a finger, though she was hoping Sapphire would have Flynn take them to Dairy Queen. She loved the shakes and she also loved that they had "real food." Or at least, what qualified as real food when it came to fast food. Sapphire and her looked like absolute messes with all of their injuries and given that her boyfriend was shirtless thanks to his fire problem, she imagined they'd be using the drive through. If not, she would have to [i]seriously[/i] question the intelligence of the standard S.H.I.E.L.D. stormtrooper. She pinched the bridge of her nose slightly. A lot of mutants with good intentions would bring tips like that to them - but the Mutant Underground barely had the resources to accomplish its primary function. If they started kicking down doors and going after the one percenters pulling the strings, then they'd be abandoning the mutants who needed them. That was the X-Men's job. [color=935DB8]"Okay, if Cannonball and Sunspot don't check back in within the hour, then I'll take a small team to go find them. Tell the friendly neighborhood lesbian that we appreciate the information and we will pass it along to the X-Men. I'm sure the spandex brigade will be more than happy to move on it."[/color] [color=A4FFFC]"I take slight offense to the Spandex brigade term! I didn't used to always be with the Underground you know! I was with a superhero team too, so thanks for that one Veil,"[/color] Sapphire said, glancing back at her friend with a bit of an eye roll. She didn't generally talk much about what it was that she had done with the team she had been with, namely because she kind of wanted to put that part of her life behind her. It had been interesting to say the least, and sure, she knew that in this case Veil was referring to the X-Men, but still, didn't mean it didn't annoy her somewhat. [color=639A5E]"Right you did mention it at one point didn't you..."[/color] Flynn mused, glancing over at her. [color=639A5E]"Alright, so where are we headed?"[/color] [color=A4FFFC]"...Dairy Queen, I need ice cream or a milkshake or something!"[/color] she responded, glancing back towards her friend with a smile. To think that just a little bit ago they had been talking about that sort of thing in a jail cell. Well, at least they'd be able to get some "actual" food. Or more of ice cream at the least in this case. [hr][hr][h1][b][i][color=9C00FF][center]Jack Theriot[/center][/color][/i][/b][/h1][center][img]https://66.media.tumblr.com/8cef7df7a3be085e0ef8876ec8561515/tumblr_p701xgCmuU1uvcgjlo6_400.gifv[/img][/center][hr][center][color=9C00FF][b]Location:[/b][/color] Morlock Tunnels [color=9C00FF][b]Skills:[/b][/color] N/A[/center][hr][hr] Sunshine stiffened up as Stretch hugged her. She had just met this man the day before and he was already one of the weirdest people she had ever seen. First, he had turned into Captain America - and now he was...[i]hugging her[/i]. No one had hugged Sunshine in years. She braced herself for him to pull out a knife and stab her in the side or [i]something[/i] that would make sense. [color=#DAF7A6]"...Are you trying to smother me?"[/color] Sunshine asked him cautiously. There was a bit of a wild look in her eyes, like she was a feral animal brought in from the cold and someone just tried to pet her. [color=DBA1DE]"Sure, you can try again if you'd like, I won't protest,"[/color] Casper told James with a happy grin, after they had gone through the portal and emerged in the Morlock tunnels. [color=D48FFF]"I've got the body,"[/color] Blink said, before she made a portal directly beneath the corpse and it fell through. [color=D48FFF]"There's a nice active volcano I more or less use for these situations,"[/color] she explained, but it was clear by her body language she wasn't going to speak too much on [i]why[/i] she had had to incinerate corpses before. [color=D48FFF]"As for the weapons... We wouldn't have been able to take them anyways. The entire corpse was a huge biohazard thanks to her,"[/color] she said, nodding at Sunshine. [color=0C6598]"Thank you,"[/color] Erg told Leighton. [color=0C6598]"You protected a member of my community and put yourself at risk - the same goes for you, little one,"[/color] he added, looking towards Sunshine for a moment. [color=0C6598]"Though Stretch... Why?"[/color] he asked, a bit puzzled as to why the elongated man was hugging this kid he had just met. [color=9C00FF]"Few things, one, she's a kid and you basically had her by herself here to defend the tunnels, so in my mind she deserves a hug. Two she did a good job at it, but I do not like the fact that she ended up having to deal with killing someone to do that! Honestly, a kid shouldn't have to kill anyone ever! Then there is the whole weird thing that occurred before we got here that resulted in me not seeing anyone else around here for what was to me 10 months and for all of you people one minute, so cut me some slack here,"[/color] Jack said with a bit of an eye roll, before turning to let go of Sunshine. He still was not too thrilled that they had left her alone and had her kill someone to defend the tunnels. Sure, he never hid the fact that he'd probably take a life in a heartbeat to protect the Morlocks, but she was just a kid. No kid should ever have to deal with that sort of thing ever in his mind. Though in his mind no kid should ever have to deal with this sort of life either. [color=9C00FF]"You alright there Rookie, honestly... You should not have had to do that..."[/color] he said, shaking his head slightly. Sure, he had just met these some of these people the day before, but he generally cared about them, especially since so far they hadn't really done anything to prove otherwise. Save for Max ending up drawing attention to them by using his powers in the middle of city or something, that part was a bit ridiculous. Still though, just like anyone else in the Morlock community he'd help them out however he could. Even if some in the group chose not to become a part of the Morlocks, he'd still help them out if he could. That just was the type of person he was, and he wasn't really in the best mood at the moment, but it was definitely getting to be better.