[hr][hr][center][img]https://i.postimg.cc/FKJKRczH/the-gifted-591b350cc9ba7.png[/img][hr][img]https://i.postimg.cc/Dzzr3Ykt/tumblr-oz5zfjyv-Wa1uwl6nzo1-540.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 - 1:50 PM[/b][/color][/h3][/center][hr][hr][b][i]Frost International HQ - Downtown Washington D.C.:[/i][/b]

	For whatever reason, Jinx seemed to be exactly the guard's type and before he slipped away, the guard handed Jinx a card with his number on it. The unlucky mutant could be getting lucky in the near future, depending on how he played this off. Emma Frost didn't take to Jinx nearly as well, but who could blame her? It was her company, her associates from her less than innocent business dealings were here unannounced, and he had just asked her to run along and not worry her pretty head about it? She seemed to be a bit more receptive to Requiem. 

	[color=E0F6FD]"Of course. I wasn't informed that you two would be visiting my company - it's caught me off guard. However, I will accompany you nonetheless."[/color] Her eyes twinkled for a moment, and she then smiled slightly. [color=E0F6FD]"I just cleared my schedule with my assistant. Now what is it that you boys wished to look into here?"[/color] She then did a quick mental scan of Jinx and Requiem's minds, picking up a few pieces of information but neither mutant would know what exactly.  [hr][hr][center][h1][b][i][color=DAF7A6]Sunshine[/color] and [color=DBA1DE]Spirit Box[/color][/i][/b][/h1][img]https://i.postimg.cc/t4Vyk0m0/giphy.gif[/img][hr][hr][b]Location:[/b] the Morlock Tunnels 
[b]Skills:[/b] [color=DAF7A6]People Reading,[/color] [color=DBA1DE]Psychology, Mediumship[/color][hr][/center]	Erg sighed slightly, as Max told him what had happened. The leader of the Washington D.C. Morlocks then gave him a nod and rubbed his face - a tame reaction considering that Erg saw no problem greeting people at gunpoint. One part of Max's explanation stuck out to him - the language that he used. [i]One of our own.[/i] [color=0C6598]"Caduceus is not one of my people,"[/color] he said bluntly. [color=0C6598]"I am proud that you, Tome, made him one of yours and protected him."[/color] While his words were praise for his actions, his facial expression was neutral and guarded - who knew how Erg really felt about all of this. 

	Casper gave James a gentle smile though. [color=DBA1DE]"If you insist..."[/color] he quipped, after James said [i]fuck me[/i] upon failing to really do much to heal Casper's injuries. The bleeding on his head had stopped and his eyes were still stinging, with the black eyes pretty much halfway formed by now (courtesy of Leighton's new boyfriend the Purifier). [color=DBA1DE]"Not that I'm turning into my father or anything but... Sometimes, if your powers aren't working, it's all in your head. Get your mind in order, whatever it is that's bothering you, and it'll come back to you."[/color]

	[i]"If you were turning into your dad... Which do you think would go first - the hair or the legs?"[/i]

	[color=DBA1DE]"Better be the legs, Bennie, my hair is beautiful!"[/color] Casper told his ghost friend. Casper then flexed his legs slightly, as if that would tell him if there was any danger of him being confined to a wheelchair shortly. His ears perked up slightly again as his brother, Stretch, started talking about letting people crash at his office. Jack's place was one of his favorite places to sleep - it had a consistent supply of doughnuts and it reminded him of when they were little, sharing a room together. He missed those days. 

	[i]"Don't forget, you wanted waffles,"[/i] Ben reminded Casper. 

	[color=DBA1DE]"Jackie, can we get waffles on the way back to your place?"[/color] he then inquired.

	Sunshine, meanwhile, seemed to have escaped Erg's wrath for her bullying of Max. She kept a hold on Fred, her pet dead rat, and judged the terrain more or less around her. Growing up on the streets, she had a pretty easy time when it came to reading people. Leighton and Max were going to go off to the Mutant Underground. She was certain James would follow them or just head on home after all of this. Casper, the idiot, was just going to follow his brother. It meant that she would be the only one of this little group to stay with the Morlocks. She really was the girl that everyone abandoned - and why wouldn't they? 

	[color=DAF7A6]"You guys can be idiots and go join X-Men Little League, I'm staying here where it's safe,"[/color] Sunshine said, rolling her eyes slightly. The Mutant Underground risked their lives to get mutants to safety, but she knew a lot of them ended up in prison themselves for their actions. Sunshine was just looking out for herself, not others, and joining the Mutant Underground would be a selfless act. She wasn't a selfless person. Maybe she would join the Brotherhood of Mutants one day, kill the humans and destroy their lives just like they had destroyed hers. Maybe one day. 

	[color=D48FFF]"Knock it off,"[/color] Blink scolded Sunshine. [color=D48FFF]"Everyone has a right to make their own choices, doesn't make them idiots. And being mean to everyone, kid? That won't make anyone like you and want to be your friend, just saying."[/color] She wasn't going to try however to deal with the dead rat Sunshine was carrying around like a trophy - that was a lost cause at this point. 

	Blink then opened a portal and on the other side, they would be able to see Veil and the others at the Mutant Underground. [color=D48FFF]"Everyone heading to the Underground, now's the time,"[/color] she said. 

	[color=0C6598]"Thank you for the generator and the offer to patch ours up, Caduceus,"[/color] Erg then said, acknowledging James. [color=0C6598]"If you wish, you can stay and finish and Blink will then take you wherever you want to go... Or if you leave now, Grimlock can extract the information on how to fix it from your head before you go."[/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] The Mutant Underground Main Area - Washington D.C. Station
[b][color=935DB8]Skills:[/color][/b] Leadership, Perception [hr][/center]	Veil took in the information that Glimpse had more or less failed to mention - her connections to the Hellfire Club. It was concerning, but it wasn't something that would cause her to no longer trust her. Havok had a direct connection to Magneto, as he had an on-and-off again relationship with his daughter Polaris. She didn't remember much but she knew that Sunspot had a connection to the Hellfire Club as well. [color=935DB8]"Would Shaw suspect something of you, if you were to pay him a visit?"[/color] Veil asked her. If Glimpse got them into the building, Veil could keep the others invisible, allowing them to poke around while Glimpse distracted Shaw.	

	Havok nodded slightly at Sapphire. [color=FAFD95]"Want to make a bet on how long it'll take for her to turn on us?"[/color] he whispered to the ice wielding mutant. He had hoped that Colossus would take their side, but he figured that hopefully Moonwalker and the others would see what a huge mistake this all was, trusting Glimpse. She was an unknown element and in an operation as fragile as this, they needed to have every little variable defined and controlled in order to survive. Glimpse was a threat to everyone here. 

	It was a few moments later that Sunspot, Cannonball, and Negasonic entered the room. Cannonball was there for the food mostly that Moonwalker had mentioned, eager to get something that didn't taste like watered down sweaty socks to eat for once. Sunspot, however, had recognized the name [i]Braddock[/i]. He had vowed to take down the Hellfire Club after they resulted in the death of his girlfriend, Juliana. [i]Braddock[/i] was the surname of one of the families of the club. The instant he saw Glimpse, he burst into flames, glaring at her. [color=DC95C5]"What the hell are we doing, letting Hellfire scum in here?!"[/color] he shouted. 

	Even though Sunspot knew rationally that Glimpse didn't have anything to do with Juliana's death, it was all he could think about. Cannonball sighed slightly, gently putting a hand on his friend's shoulder without getting burned. [color=84D595]"What Sunspot [i]means[/i] to say is welcome to the Mutant Underground,"[/color] Cannonball said, hoping to smooth things over. 

	Negasonic laughed slightly, shaking her head. [color=E33B19]"Yeah, that's not what he meant at all..."[/color]

	And as if things weren't tense enough, a bright purple tear in reality formed in front of them - it was a portal! On the other side, they could see a few people standing in what looked to be the sewers. Had Colossus had a better line of sight, he would have been able to recognize Stretch, the private investigator they had hired. It took Veil a moment before her mind put it all together - the brand on Erg's face was what finally clued her in. It was similar to the one she had on her arm. 

	[color=935DB8]"...And they said the Morlocks were a myth,"[/color] she said quietly. [color=935DB8]"What can we do to help?"[/color] she asked, not hesitating or demanding them to join or pointing a gun at them.