[hr][hr][center][h3][color=cc33ff][b]Guin Stark[/b][/color][/h3][img]https://i.imgur.com/R0DGpSD.png?1[/img][hr][hr][b][color=cc33ff]Location:[/color][/b] Xavier's Institute - the Garden
[b][color=cc33ff]Skills:[/color][/b] N/A [hr][/center]	Guin snickered a bit as Mary declared herself the winner over Elizabeth in an imaginary gardening competition - with not a single objection from Elizabeth. [color=cc33ff]"So you're going to win by cheating then? What about a competition without powers?"[/color] Guin suggested. She didn't doubt that Mary could grow flowers without her abilities, but at the same time, it would have been more entertaining a challenge if Mary didn't just instantly send her flowers into a full spectacular bloom with the wave of a hand. Maybe another approach would be to get Mary drunk first - would that be enough of a handicap to give Elizabeth a fighting chance?

	Her husband whizzed on over, apparently having overheard Mary scolding Guin for falling out of the sky. His shoes had some sand and water on them - he probably had been off running on water again or posing for pictures with girls at the beach. She rolled her eyes slightly. [color=cc33ff]"It was just a routine flight test - and I have to say, it worked perfectly,"[/color] Guin said with a grin. 

	[i][color=00ddcc]"What a convincing lie, boss."[/color][/i]

	Guin hit her hand against the side of her helmet. [color=cc33ff]"Shut it, F.R.I.D.A.Y., or I'll kill you and make it look like an accident."[/color]

	[color=7ea7d8]"And here you always got mad at me for threatening PHIL's life all the time."[/color]	

	She shrugged. [color=cc33ff]"It's called growth? Also F.R.I.D.A.Y. deserves to be threatened sometimes, I think the fear motivates her to be a better AI. P.H.I.L. didn't deserve it though - well, I mean, yes my dad did program him to be mean to you so I guess he did in the end, but I didn't know that at the time... Anyways how was the beach? Did you photos with your adoring public?"[/color]

	[color=7ea7d8]"Eh, wasn't at the beach long, I don't care too much for the summer sun and all, problem is I also don't care for the cold all too much, so I just keep moving around places and all. Being there wasn't too bad though,"[/color] he responded to her with a shrug.

	[color=cc33ff]"Too bad you didn't bring your wife, I've got a bitchin' new bikini,"[/color] Guin teased. 

	[color=7ea7d8]"You seemed busy,"[/color] he pointed out with an eye roll, since she had clearly been doing [i]something[/i] since she now was doing tests with her armor.

	[color=cc33ff]"Well, how about you make it up to me by making ice cream sundaes with me?"[/color] Guin suggested. [color=cc33ff]"And then we could watch Avatar?"[/color]

	[color=7ea7d8]"Sure, sounds like a plan to me."[/color]

	[color=cc33ff]"You two wanna come make ice cream sundaes too? The secret is to add a shot of fireball whiskey at the end,"[/color] Guin said to Mary and Elizabeth. She really enjoyed having ice cream with a kick and even if Pietro couldn't get drunk, she figured the taste of the cinnamon was enough to make it worth it for him. If not though, he could always just skip adding the shot. [hr][hr][center][h3][color=12ABB0][b]Neil Spellman[/b][/color][/h3][img]https://i.postimg.cc/3RnqLcdD/image.png[/img][hr][hr][b][color=12ABB0]Location:[/color][/b] Xavier's Institute - Neil's Room
[b][color=12ABB0]Skills:[/color][/b] N/A [hr][/center]	Neil hesitated, not sure if he could tell Carolina what he had been up to. Sara had freaked out and abandoned him when she saw his family's rituals and practices - he couldn't take his best friend doing the very same thing so soon. He looked at Carolina for a moment, before nodding slightly. He couldn't hold Carolina accountable for something Sara had done. And friends didn't keep secrets...right? He gulped a bit, before forcing the words to spill from his lips. [color=12ABB0]"I was, uh, doing a cord cutting ritual... My auntie sent me the instructions for it, it basically helps you get over break-ups and all... L-like let's say you had a friend who you didn't want to be friends with anymore, y-y-you could use it to sorta end that friendship and move on."[/color] He didn't realize why he was stammering at first - that it was out of fear that Carolina might turn around and use the cord cutting ritual on him. 

	There was an awkward pause as Neil just sort of stared at Carolina, trying to judge her reaction. [color=12ABB0]"But um I finished that so... Was there something you wanted to do?"[/color] he asked, awkwardly shuffling towards the door. It was an attempt to get them onto some new location and to keep Carolina from getting ideas about using the ritual to end their friendship. He didn't have a reason to doubt her, he was just emotionally messed up from Sara leaving him over his family and he was scared everyone would do the same now.