[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: August 3rd, 2021 - 9:10 AM [/b][/color][/center][hr][hr]	The island had taken a few days to rebuild. A nation of mutants, they were able to reconstruct most of the structures and heal the wounded. Telepaths were able to provide private therapy sessions to those in need, particularly those who had lost a loved one in the attack. In the southern portion of the island, not far from the Broken Baths, Genosha's first graveyard was established. The 198 were buried and memorialized. The mutant nation had survived its first tragedy, its first holocaust. Things were going to be different now. 

	To that end, the Quiet Council was restructured. Twelve mutants in total would sit at its table. The Winter table, for those mutants with more criminal and unorthodox pasts; the Spring table, for those would walked in both the human and mutant worlds; the Summer table, for the true heroes of Genosha; and the Autumn table, for the elders who blazed the trail. 

[center]Autumn Table: 
- Magneto 
- Reeva Payge 
- Selene 

Summer Table: 
- Veil [i][invited][/i]
- Caduceus [i][invited][/i]
- Spark Plug [i][invited][/i]

Spring Table: 
- Esme Frost
- Polaris 
- Moneta 

Winter Table: 
- Mr. Sinister*
- Mystique 
- Destiny 

* not actually a mutant [/center][hr][hr][center][h3][b][color=935DB8]Veil[/color][/b][/h3][img]https://64.media.tumblr.com/69b5c82a83925ad6daa97ba324af2888/tumblr_ngpm6wgHde1u4gz2oo4_250.gif[/img][hr][hr][color=935DB8][b]Location:[/b][/color] [url=https://static3.cbrimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/X-Men-The-10-Most-Powerful-Mutants-On-The-Quiet-Council-of-Krakoa-Ranked-2-1.jpg]The Grove[/url] 
[color=935DB8][b]Skills:[/b][/color] N/A [/center][hr]	Veil had received a telepathic summons from Esme, the only surviving Cuckoo, to come to the Grove. She hadn't been the only one. Callie and James had received a call as well. They had eaten breakfast with the others, promising to meet up again afterwards. Veil didn't know what the Quiet Council wanted - they had already spent the last few days doing everything they could for Genosha. She kept thinking about how Jack had been resurrected and whether that was possible for Kristina, although she was aware Max was spearheading that project - an attempt that didn't involve Sinister was worth a shot, provided he didn't burn down the island. 

	Arriving at the Grove, Veil couldn't help but think it was more beautiful than any other government center she had seen. Seated at four tables, with a yellow X embossed in the carpet in the middle, were some of the most infamous mutants: Magneto, Selene, and Reeva; Esme, Polaris, and Moneta; Sinister, Mystique, and a woman Veil didn't recognize. [url=https://static2.srcdn.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/X-Men-Destiny.jpg?q=50&fit=crop&w=960&h=500&dpr=1.5]She[/url] wore blue, alien-like robes, and a horrific golden mask. Veil could see her own face reflected in it. One of the tables, with its back to a gorgeous waterfall, stood vacant. 

	[color=935DB8]"...You wanted to see us?"[/color] Veil said tentatively. She stood in the center of the tables, looking directly at the 'head' table where Selene, Magneto, and Reeva sat. 

	Reeva rose to her feet. She was in the middle, with Selene and Magneto on either side of her. [color=B1C1EB]"Veil, Caduceus, Spark Plug... Take a seat,"[/color] she said simply, gesturing at the vacant table. [color=B1C1EB]"After the tragedy... it is more important now than ever before that the heroes of Genosha have a place on this Quiet Council."[/color]

	[color=CDC0CF]"I came up with the themes~!"[/color] Selene said giddily. [color=CDC0CF]"We're the Autumn Table, for those of us who are leaders of mutantkind. You'll be the Summer Table, for the heroes. They're the Winter Table, for the eeeevil ones, pfft. And then the Spring Table, for the mutants who haven't gotten bored of doing business with humans yet but don't quite fit into the entire hero brand. I tried to make them a little spicier, but I was outvoted,"[/color] she finished with a sigh. [color=CDC0CF]"Think of it... Winter Sluts, Autumn Whores, Spring Hoes, and Summer Bitches..."[/color]

	Mr. Sinister started to snicker. [color=8E6BB3]"Oh, I've missed you, Selene dearie. Your theme party in 1931 was to [i]die[/i] for! You remember it, hmm, Raven, Irene? You two never missed a sapphic soiree."[/color] 

	Veil blinked, not really too sure what to make of all of this. They had just lot 198 people not that long ago and here, in the governing body of Genosha, a bunch of maniacs were... cracking jokes? Esme, Polaris, Magneto, and Reeva didn't seem to be amused in the slightest. Mystique had her feet up on the table in front of her and the mysterious Irene didn't move a muscle, and her mask hid any chance of a glimpse at a facial expression. If anything, Sinister and Selene's behavior was a motivation for Veil to accept the offer. 

	She wanted Genosha to work - she didn't even realize how much she needed it to work. [color=B1C1EB]"... Okay,"[/color] Veil said. [color=B1C1EB]"If only to keep you under control,"[/color] she added bluntly, looking at Sinister before taking a seat at the Summer Table. 
	
	[color=FF5733]"And you?"[/color] Magneto asked, looking at Spark Plug and Caduceus. [color=FF5733]"Will you join our number to help your fellow mutants?"[/color][hr][center][h3][b][color=DBA1DE]Casper[/color] & [color=#DAF7A6]Sunshine[/color][/b][/h3][hr][hr][b]Location:[/b] the Green Lagoon 
[b]Skills:[/b] [color=DBA1DE]Mediumship[/color][/center][hr]	At the Green Lagoon, the atmosphere was still heavy. Most of the mutants on the island had just been traumatized to varying degrees, and while the damage to the island had been repaired, the damage to the psyches of its inhabitants was another issue entirely. Dazzler and Lila Cheney were providing live music at the Green Lagoon, but not enough the musical-light show was enough to really cheer everyone up. People were still just going through the motions, trying to process everything. 

	"Thank you, that was [i]Homo Superior[/i], an original single by me!" [url=https://comicvine.gamespot.com/a/uploads/scale_medium/11112/111123579/6693536-lila%202.jpg]Lila Cheney[/url] said into the microphone. "Up next is Dazzler's hit song Beautiful Dreamer!" 

	[url=https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FGF-EmbXEAw6BX9.jpg]Alison Blaire[/url], the Disco Dazzler, then began to sing: 

[center][i]🎶 "Beautiful dreamer, wake unto me
Starlight and dewdrops are waiting for thee
Sounds of the rude world, heard in the day
Lulled by the moonlight have all passed away
Beautiful dreamer, queen of my song
List while I woo thee with soft melody" 🎶[/i][/center]
	Casper was sitting with some other ex-Mutant Underground members, picking at his waffles. He was a little upset that James had left to go deal with some sort of mysterious summons from the Quiet Council, but Casper also knew why he hadn't been asked to go. He didn't really ever do [i]quiet[/i]. The loud music at the Green Lagoon, while not exactly his style, was much more his speed - as was the can of whipped cream that the bartender, the Blob, had lent him. Casper had already injected basically all of it into his mouth. 

	[color=DBA1DE]"Freddie, hit me again!"[/color] Casper called out. 

	"No, you're cut off, Theriot!" [url=https://static3.srcdn.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Excalibur-Blob.jpg?q=50&fit=crop&w=740&h=370&dpr=1.5]the Blob[/url] shouted back, manning the bar. He had been a major foe of the X-Men in years past - but here on Genosha, he had cultivated a real love for bartending. 

	Casper sighed, pushing around the waffles on his plate with his fork again. [color=DBA1DE]"I hate it here,"[/color] he grumbled, whining under his breath. 

	[i]"No you don't,"[/i] a ghostly voice said behind him and Casper dramatically threw his plate into the air - the plate came crashing back down, hitting the table and shattering into pieces, but Casper didn't care. [color=DBA1DE]"BEN! YOU'RE BACK!!!!"[/color] he screamed ecstatically, tears pouring from his eyes. 

	[i]"Uh, yeah, I'm back, wheee?"[/i] Ben said. [i]"How long was I out for?"[/i]

	[color=DBA1DE]"Uh, you know me and time, Ben, we aren't friends. Maybe a few days?"[/color] Casper guessed. He didn't exactly look at the calendar on Genosha. 
	
	Sunshine rolled her eyes at Casper, even though she was secretly happy to know that Ben was back. She couldn't see Ben unless Casper allowed her to, but he had been a constant in their lives - it had been weird to think that he wasn't there. Just knowing that he was back, albeit invisible, was comforting. Marrow, meanwhile, raised an eyebrow. "Is he talking to himself?" Marrow asked. 

	[color=#DAF7A6]"He's talking to Ben, his dead boyfriend,"[/color] Sunshine answered, before downing a shot of tequila. She coughed instinctively, the alcohol burning her throat. Day drinking had become common on Genosha in the last few days. Marrow couldn't help but chuckle at her wife. 

	"Someone's weak," she teased. 

	[color=#DAF7A6]"Shut up,"[/color] Sunshine groaned, but she couldn't help but smile slightly. She was ridiculously in love with Marrow. Marrow had one arm around her and Sunshine felt so incredibly safe and secure. She couldn't imagine her life without her - and if it hadn't been for Genosha, they might have never met. 

	"Make me," Marrow invited. 

	[color=#DAF7A6]"Fine,"[/color] Sunshine obliged, before pulling her wife in for a deep kiss.