[hr][hr][center][img]https://i.postimg.cc/FKJKRczH/the-gifted-591b350cc9ba7.png[/img][/center][hr][center][@Nallore][@BlueSky44][@Achronum][@Trainerblue192][@KazAlkemi][@Framing A Moose][@Kirah][/center][hr][hr][center][color=f7941d][b]February 16th, 2021 - 6:30 PM[/b][/color][/center][hr][hider=M-Pox - Check This Hider Each Time!]Mutant Underground: [list][*]Casper - moderate symptoms
[*]Spark Plug - mild symptoms
[*]Jack - [color=f7941d]mild symptoms[/color]
[*]Max - severe symptoms
[*]Glimpse - [color=f7941d]severe symptoms[/color][/list]

Hellfire Club/Misc.: [list][*]Emma Frost - mild symptoms (+)
[*]Vulcan - mild symptoms (+)
[*]Legion - [color=f7941d]moderate symptoms[/color]
[*]Morgan - [color=f7941d]mild symptoms[/color][/list]

Mild Symptoms: Headache, some splotchiness of the skin, fatigue and exhaustion 
Moderate Symptoms: Difficulty breathing, dizziness, vomiting, blood shot eyes, prominent veins
Severe Symptoms: Vomiting blood, trouble walking, bleeding from the ears, extreme skin discoloration, general looniness 
[/hider][color=f7941d][b][i]The Ruins of the Old Mutant Underground DC HQ...[/i][/b][/color]

	[color=B0B4B0]"Ah, I am sorry,"[/color] Colossus apologized, sheepishly letting go of Spark Plug. He wiped a few tears away from his eyes. They were still flowing naturally, his baby sister had died after all and he hadn't been there to do anything - and since she died of M-Pox, there really hadn't been anything he could have done. It was pure random chance that took Illyana's life. Their ride finally got there and Colossus gave Echo a kind nod. He got into the car, sitting in the passenger seat, and as he was in his metal form, the car noticeably bent down towards the right from the huge weight. [hr][hr][center][h3][b][color=935DB8]Veil[/color][/b][/h3][img]https://i.postimg.cc/qB2G1nnk/image.png[/img][hr][hr][b][color=935DB8]Location:[/color][/b] Mutant Underground: Van
[b][color=935DB8]Skills:[/color][/b] N/A [hr][/center]	Veil couldn't think of something for the new girl, Kristina, to do. Ordinarily, her mind would have pulled up a mental list of the many things they needed to accomplish at the Mutant Underground, but it escaped her. All she could think about was how to help the rest of her team, the rest of her family, after the double tragedy they had experienced today. She couldn't imagine how Colossus was taking this - probably just about as well as Feedback was handling Moonwalker's death. Moonwalker and Magik. Veil couldn't help but feel responsible. M-Pox or not, she was their leader - whatever happened to her team, it was on her conscience. 

	[color=935DB8]"Thanks for the offer, but not at the moment. We'll need to find you a place to rest for the night. In the morning - or later this evening if you'd prefer - we can talk about where you want to go next. We're part of a group that discretely moves mutants so the law can't track them."[/color] Of course, the Washington D.C. group was becoming increasingly involved in things above their pay grade. They had tangled with Mister Sinister and the Hellfire Club, and now, they were trying to find a cure for M-Pox by "borrowing" random scientists. 

	Oh, and apparently, they were now no longer bound by Earthly politics, as the green haired girl claimed to be from Asgard. Veil looked at Zarina sympathetically. She must have been incredibly sheltered, not knowing what the police were and now thinking her father was from another planet. Had the atmosphere been less heavy, she would have pulled Zarina aside and had a long talk with her on the basics: what it meant to be a mutant, how mutants came into being, and of course, that they were [i]not[/i] aliens. Her mother must have lied to her. 	

	Watts climbed out of the van, carrying Leda. Havok had Polaris similarly in his arms, with neither woman looking particularly happy. Polaris had a scowl on her face even though she was unconscious and Leda was grumbling about how she was perfectly capable of walking on her own. 

	[color=FAFD95]"We'll be in our room, don't bother us,"[/color] Havok requested - well, more of [i]demanded[/i] before carrying Polaris on up into the Mutant Underground proper and making a beeline for his room. 

	"Isn't he just [i]charming[/i]?" Watts snipped. He had been trying his best to keep a lid on his ego with everything going on, but he just couldn't help himself. As an asshole, he couldn't help but be extra annoyed by the presence of another asshole of lesser or equal value. He then followed after Sapphire, heading into the Mutant Underground proper, where he saw a kid around Leda's age crying over a corpse.[hr][hr][center][h3][b][color=#DAF7A6]Sunshine[/color][/b][/h3][img]https://i.postimg.cc/W49hZLVD/image.png[/img][hr][hr][b][color=#DAF7A6]Location:[/color][/b] Mutant Underground: Entranceway 
[b][color=#DAF7A6]Skills:[/color][/b] N/A [hr][/center]	Sunshine's heart and soul were aching, as Magik's body slowly grew cold to her touch. She had hugged the corpse tighter in an attempt to delay the inevitable, as if she could just wish a heartbeat back into existence. She wanted to scream and lash out, to burn everything down to the ground. She hadn't even comprehended the depth of her feelings towards Illyana and now, it was too late. She would never get to hear Magik's laugh again. She would never get to stare in awe as Magik summoned her Soulsword and was a complete [i]badass[/i]. 

	Her head was down, buried into Magik's chest. She heard Waverley come over and talk to her. Her roommate had been the first person to try to comfort her. Everyone else had left her. They were either dealing with Max (she hoped Max wouldn't be breathing when he came back, it wasn't right that he was alive while Magik was dead) or off doing something else. But it meant a lot to her to know that Feedback was there. [color=#DAF7A6]"Th-thanks... I-I-I just... I-I-I can't believe she's..."[/color] Sunshine mumbled, lifting her head to look at Feedback. 

	But Feedback wasn't there anymore. 

	Sunshine's chin wobbled as she burst into tears all anew. 
[hr][hr][center][h3][b][color=DBA1DE]Casper Theriot[/color][/b][/h3] [img]https://i.postimg.cc/KvRwSCJZ/image.png[/img][hr][hr][b][color=DBA1DE]Location:[/color][/b] Mutant Underground: ???
[b][color=DBA1DE]Skills:[/color][/b] Mediumship [hr][/center]	Up the stairs, Andy would find herself in a hallway with about ten doors going off of it. Of course, far less interesting than the doors are the variety of people. Negasonic Teenage Warhead looked at her, raising a slight eyebrow. [color=E33B19]"Who let Emo Barbie in here?"[/color] she asked in her usual monotone. Every now and then, there would be a flicker of pain in her eyes. Negasonic was doing a fairly decent job at keeping her emotions under check, but it was largely since she had a plan in mind to bring Magik back.  	

	[color=E33B19]"Bold of you to assume I don't have at least ten phones on me at any given moment,"[/color] Negasonic then told Glimpse frankly, unlocking her phone and handing it over to her. She was watching her movements like a hawk, almost daring Glimpse to try to look through her text messages instead of placing a call. 

	Havok then rushed up the stairs, carrying Polaris. He opened the door to his room, went inside, and slammed it behind him. 

	Meanwhile, poor Casper was still stuck! He had no clue at all how to get back into his body, since from what he could tell, he was a ghost - just a living ghost and not a dead one. Luckily, his bod seemed to be able to breathe on its own without him telling it to do that, especially since Nurse James Extraordinaire was there to keep him from dying. A lightbulb went off above Casper's head! [i][color=DBA1DE]"James!!! I'm trapped!! I need you to get Negasonic's phone and look up the WikiHow for when you're trapped as a ghost! Or the Wikipedia plot summary of any movie with something similar, just you have to make sure I've already seen it or I don't want to see it since I cannot stand spoilers! Unless I'm the one telling them, then I love spoilers!"[/color][/i]

	[i]"This is a fantastic strategy - except for one thing,"[/i] Ben reminded him. [i]"James can't hear you."[/i]

	[i][color=DBA1DE]"What about the power of love? Doesn't that count for something? I know that I love James a lot, and even if in Wanda's vision he didn't want to be with me, I'm sure that isn't the case here!"[/color][/i] Casper said, but his words faltered a bit at the end despite his rise in volume. [i][color=DBA1DE]"...What if James doesn't love me, Ben?"[/color][/i] he asked, his words slowing.