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[img]https://fontmeme.com/permalink/220906/45d171115fb412c0373a6246af17f4e7.png[/img][/center][hr][center][@Nallore][@BlueSky44][@Achronum][@Trainerblue192][@Kirah][/center][hr][hr][center][color=f7941d][b]Genosha: August 22nd, 2021 - 9:00 PM [/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] the Carousel 
[b]Skills:[/b] [color=DBA1DE]Mediumship[/color][/center][hr][center][img]https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/415345821098311681/1016533195908456459/unknown.png[/img][/center]

	The island was aglow in light, a technicolor daydream underneath the Full Moon. The Hellfire Gala had been put on by the Quiet Council to foster a sense of community and togetherness, to allow the mutants of the small fledgling nation to feel connected. Saucier, the finest mutant chef in the world, had personally overseen the catering - food was present from every culture on Earth, and even some food from beyond the stars had made it to the celebration, thanks to some crafty teleporters. Dazzler was booked as the main entertainer for the night, with Lila Cheney, intergalactic superstar, opening for her. Almost the entire island was in attendance, spread across the MASSIVE venue - the outdoor carousel of the island, where gigantic platforms like mushrooms threatened to scrape the sky. Fireworks brightened up the sky regularly, the entire affair a feat meant to boggle the senses. Alcohol was flowing and thanks to designer Jumbo Carnation, everyone looked [i]fierce[/i]. Bonfires raged, bathing everyone in warmth. 

	Aside from the celebrations of life, there was also room for death - for mourning - at the Hellfire Gala. The Carousel was a truly massive venue and it was not far from Hellfire Manor, where Reeva lived. The steps of Hellfire Manor had been filled with holographic cube-like images of the 198 mutants lost in the attack. Candles and flowers and food and other offerings surrounded the images, as people went to say goodbye to their loved ones one last time and pray that they would see them again. 

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	The party had been going on for a few hours now, and Dazzler was in the middle of her set, singing her latest hit - [i]Hands On Me.[/i] Renegade had left the party not too long ago, taking home the kids so they could get some sleep (Flower Child, Purple Mongoose, and baby Danny). Though Renegade wouldn't admit it, she was feeling pretty exhausted herself - the X-Pox was making it harder for her to keep going. 

	The Mutant Underground family was currently seated at a table that was actually a mushroom, with all of the add-ons and guests making it so they could barely fit all the way around it. Casper was practically in James' lap though, which did help - he had to keep his legs crossed with his poofy pink dress to keep himself from flashing the rest of the group (they had already had a few close calls). [color=DBA1DE]"So... It's weird that you're not dead, Benny. Almost as weird as the fact that you're like, what, twelve years old now? So you have to go through puberty... [i]again?[/i]"[/color]

	"I'm seventeen, asshole," Ben muttered, rolling his eyes. He was having a bit of a hard time adjusting to being alive again. The first few days, all he had wanted to do was experience everything and do everything. Now, it was hitting him just how much everyone had really moved on and he had stayed still - that and he had almost completely lost his filter, since for almost two decades Casper had been the only person capable of hearing him. 

	[color=DBA1DE]"So rude, what would Mother say?"[/color] Casper said with a fake gasp. Ben gave Casper the middle finger and got up from his seat - he was wearing a leather jacket, hoodie, and dark pants - and then went to sit down on the other side of the table. One of Marrow's bones jagged him in the side as he sat down too close to her and Ben winced. "Shit. Keep forgetting I can't just go through things," he complained. 

	"Watch it, ghost boy," Marrow warned. "I don't need your blood on my brand new fit."

	Sunshine giggled slightly. Whereas Marrow had on essentially a black unitard and then bone spikes everywhere, she was in a flowing green dress embroidered with wildflowers. Some of the flowers were braided into her hair. She felt like a fairytale princess. Had anyone pointed that out to her though, Sunshine would have hit them. [color=#DAF7A6]"Maybe it's past your bedtime,"[/color] she teased Ben. [color=#DAF7A6]"You seem pretty cranky."[/color]

	"I'm fine, if everyone would just [i]stop[/i]!"

	[color=935DB8]"Leave him alone, guys,"[/color] Veil chided, taking a sip of her drink. It was a specialty cocktail they were serving that night, using some flavors that Veil could not even begin to describe - as they were straight from the Shi'Ar galaxy. The drink was staining her tongue blue with purple spots, something that she'd find out later in the mirror. She was wearing a pink suit with a black crop top. And as expected, Veil had gone alone to the gala - she hadn't asked anyone out. 

	[color=#DAF7A6]"We need a new topic then,"[/color] Sunshine said, before a mischevious grin spread across her face. They were at a party, just hanging out and having fun - it was the sort of thing that she loved about Genosha, the freedom for them to just... [i]exist[/i] as people. [color=#DAF7A6]"Let's play fuck, marry, kill. Max, you first,"[/color] she added, before facing the wizard. [color=#DAF7A6]"Magneto, Doctor Strange, and Captain America."[/color]

	[color=DBA1DE]"Ooo, me next, me next!"[/color] Casper blurted out eagerly. He loved this game. 

	"I don't... I don't know this game," Legion admitted, looking at Echo and feeling confused. David was the dominant personality - for now, at least. "I don't think any of those people would let Max fuck them?"