Asha's head was bowed, not really wanting to see how masked their disgust might be with her. Her gloved hands anxiously intertwined fingers over and over, her eyes on the ground. Asha's image of herself was incredibly distorted, but she had been secluded from the world and only really had her father's reactions to her to understand what was happening to her. No one had explained anything to her and the only person she had major interaction with had demonized her. After a while she just accepted his logic of what she was. An abomination. She was almost brainwashed into thinking so.

She looked up at the Beast spoke, her glowing golden eyes a bit surprised they were not going to make her leave. But she smiled under all her coverings, her golden eyes shining like stars, showing all the happiness it brought to hear something so kind and accepting. With the palm of her hand she pressed her over joyed eyes, threatening tears, a small musical and enchantingly wonderful laugh escaping her. It was the first time since her mutation had showed itself that she had laughed. 

"Thank you," her voice was almost a whisper, but held so much emotion, it reverberated in the hall. The the man with the odd sunglasses stepped forward. Asha looked up at him. 

[i] “Learn, live, train, become an X-Man and maybe one day you will be on my team. Be strong and you will make it.”[/i]

The two other males seemed to be just as surprised as she was. But Asha nodded her head, her eyes glowing bright, showing that she smiled beneath her black cloth. "I will," her voice was warmer, strong and clear, "I will get stronger, so no one ever has to feel like this again." The man left, striding out with purpose. Even though she felt he was possible of many scary things, Asha admired him and his surety and strength. Maybe she could be as confident as that someday. It was what her mother would want. Looking up at the Beast she nodded her head again, eyes smiling.

"Yes, thank you sir," she looked to Xavier and bowed her head in great thanks, "And thank you so much for accepting me here. I will do my best, I promise." As he passed, his voice rang clear in her mind, making her eyes go wide in surprise. She'd need to use to that. It still awed her, his voice so clear inside her mind. She bowed her head in gratitude, sending a mental message of thanks. A part of her wonder if the others would be this welcoming.

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The Beast had done as he had mentioned, showing her to her room. Apparently the rooms were set up like a boarding school, almost, where most other young mutants had roommates. But with her mutation she did not think it wise from someone to try to sleep in the same room with her. They might get sick from lack of sleep, because even in sleep she glowed like a million of stars in the sky. Granted it was softer than when she was awake, but it was still rather bright.

Her suitcases unpacked and what few things she had set the way she liked, she brushed out the front of her pitch black outfit. It had been a few hours since her arrival, but this feeling of welcome, this feeling of [i]freedom[/i], it was all liberating. Her room even had a window that could look up at the night sky.

"Thank you, Professor Hank," she said gently, "I hope the other mutants will be as kind as you, Professor Xaiver and Cyclops are. I can be a bit... guarded, I guess." She looked out the window. "M-Maybe now... I can see the others? I am a bit... curious. I've never really seen anyone my age with mutations before." Asha shifted nervously from one foot to the other, the area around her eyes, swirling and shining brightly, revealing a glimpse of her nerves. 

She went back downstairs, letting the Professor lead the way. When they reached a certain area of the school they stopped. Apparently the others would be coming upstairs or just walking through the hallway soon. Asha wondered where they had all been. And why were they downstairs? She felt like she had so many questions, but maybe they'd be answered if she just watched and remained patient.