[hr][hr][center][img]https://i.postimg.cc/FKJKRczH/the-gifted-591b350cc9ba7.png[/img][/center][hr][center][@Nallore][@BlueSky44][@Achronum][@Trainerblue192][@Kirah][/center][hr][hr][center][color=f7941d][b]Genosha: July 31st, 2021 - 7:00 AM[/b][/color][/center][hr][hr][center][h3][b][color=935DB8]Veil[/color] & [color=DBA1DE]Casper[/color] & [color=#DAF7A6]Sunshine[/color][/b][/h3][hr][hr][b]Location:[/b] Hellfire Manor
[b]Skills:[/b] [color=DBA1DE]Mediumship[/color][/center][hr][b]Basement...[/b]

	[color=935DB8]"Don't mention it,"[/color] Veil replied, returning Callie's hug. It occurred to her that they had been awake for hours now, having been roused early in the morning to defend their homeland. She wasn't just emotionally exhausted - she was physically drained. The moment she sat down, Veil was convinced that she'd fall asleep and perhaps wake up a week later, just to find some new tragedy. She had started to believe that they could live in Genosha safely, apart from the human world, but it didn't seem to be true. They would always be hated and feared, no matter what. 

	She was tired of just standing around and taking it - of the collective trauma mutants had to face. She didn't know if she could even return to the human world after all of this. If it hadn't been clear to her when she ran the Mutant Underground, then it was now - there would be no peaceful assimilation. They would always be treated as the [i]other[/i]. Veil walked with Callie down the hall until they stood outside of the panic room of sorts that Reeva, Esme, and Polaris were in. 

	Reeva nodded at James' words, truly appreciating what he was saying, even as her spirits were so low. She knew that he was right. Those still alive on Genosha needed her - no, they needed the Council. Magneto, Esme, Selene, and herself were the leaders of Genosha. But James and the others, they were the heroes of Genosha. [color=B1C1EB]"Thank you, James,"[/color] Reeva said softly, her eyes following him as he left the room. 

	[color=B1C1EB]"He's right. Veil, Spark Plug, Polaris,"[/color] Reeva said, getting those three's attention. [color=B1C1EB]"If you three are able, I'm sure there are mutants on the island who need our help still. Esme, can you coordinate?"[/color]

	Esme nodded, blinking to try to stop the tears from welling up in her eyes. She placed a single finger against her head, digging in deep with her telepathy, doing the best that she could. Her range was limited without the aid of her sisters. [color=3D5DC3]"Green Lagoon - about ten people are trapped,"[/color] Esme then said, her eyes opening up again. 

	[color=A9F8C7]"Let's go,"[/color] Polaris said, her eyes flaring. 

[i]Outside of the panic room, down the hall.... [/i]

	Pixie felt horrible for Kristina - she couldn't help but start to cry a little bit in sympathy as well. Max's idea seemed promising to her though. She didn't know anything about resurrection magic and the only person she knew who had come back from the dead... it hadn't gone well. Of course, a demon had brought them back to life, so maybe it would be different this time - maybe Max could pull it off. "It'll be okay, Max knows what he's doing," Pixie said, trying to cheer up Kristina. 

	Meanwhile, as Max listed off the people to participate in his mutant circuit, his mystical intuition would tell him that he was missing a vital component. The more he would think about it, the more a singular word would pop into his mind - [i]Hope[/i]. 

	[color=DBA1DE]"Have you, like, ever done soul magic before?"[/color] Casper asked Max. He wasn't really sure what Max's powers were - he had only ever seen Max just sorta make things appear. Casper wasn't a detail oriented sort of person. If someone had said that Max had the same powers as the Scarlet Witch, he probably would've believed them - and if they had said that Max's magic worked via clown blood rituals, he also would've believed them. [color=DBA1DE]"Since I know you can make things appear but... Is that the same thing? Do you need like a special class for that?"[/color]

	Magneto stared at the ghostly apparition. His shoulders slumped ever so slightly. He wasn't a religious man - he had given up on religion long ago. No, his soul was aching for the loss of mutant life. He had given his word to protect the children of Genosha and there, floating right in front of him, was proof of his failure. He hadn't been strong enough - he hadn't built a society that could protect the weak and defenseless. [color=FF5733]"I'm sorry, child... You did not deserve this,"[/color] he said, using his powers to remove his helmet from his head so that way Kris could see his piercing blue eyes, filled with sadness. 

	James would struggle to heal Sunshine, his powers spent for the moment (1 on a d20). 

	Sunshine leaned on Marrow slightly, her wife wrapping a strong and secure arm around her. [color=#DAF7A6]"It's fucked up,"[/color] she sniffled. She had lost both of her best friends that day - Kristina and Feedback. Both of them were supposed to have grown old on Genosha. They were supposed to fall in love with some of Sunshine and Marrow's friends and then they'd all build a treehouse or something to live in together, having fun queer domestic island bliss, away from the problems that humanity brought. 

[hr][b]Basement - A Few Hallways Over ...[/b]

	[color=CDC0CF]"Have fun, dear,"[/color] Selene said, waving Andy off nonchalantly. [color=CDC0CF]"And do be careful not to get wet - water has a purifying effect and tends to displace unwanted spirits."[/color] Selene then gave Andy a not so subtle wink. She looked like Andy's wicked evil fairy godmother in that moment, as if she were warning Andy that she might turn into a pumpkin if she wasn't careful.