The 'What If?' Marvel RPG - Season thread

[guitarsingerguy]

'Hope the cutie likes this,'Thought Ashley. She had gotten to a bathroom and slimmed back down and brushed her teeth. she was now standing in the hall in what pretty much equated to a one-piece swimsuit. It was made of unstable molecules, which was why it could expand and contract with her body, but she always made sure it was plenty revealing in all the right places. She knocked on the door she knew they'd given to Gambit. she flipped her auburn hair, fluffing it up. the guy had flirted with her, and since she had been outed as a mutant (not to mention since people knew her powers) she didn't get hit on much.

"Is dat my little two toned Southern belle knocking on ma...." said Gambit as he was opening the door.

"Well now...ain't dis' a surprise."

 

[Zoken]

"Pleasant one, I hope," Ashley said. She flashed him a dazzling smile of immaculately white teeth and flaunted her now perfect body. she leaned on the doorframe with the practiced sultry that only a professional super-model can possess. "We weren't properly introduced downstairs. I'm Ashley Crawford, but one I'm Large-And-In-Charge" they call me "Big Bertha." she batted her eyes flirtatiously.

 

[guitarsingerguy]

"Pleasant one, I hope," Ashley said. She flashed him a dazzling smile of immaculately white teeth and flaunted her now perfect body. she leaned on the doorframe with the practiced sultry that only a professional super-model can possess. "We weren't properly introduced downstairs. I'm Ashley Crawford, but one I'm Large-And-In-Charge" they call me "Big Bertha." she batted her eyes flirtatiously.

Gambit bowed in front of the lady.

"Remy...Remy Lebau, but ya' may call me Gambit. What can ah do ya for Ms. Crawford?"

 

[Zoken]

She smiled and mimed a curtsie. "Well, aren't you a gentleman? I just came by to give you a proper... welcome. also, see if maybe you wanted to get dinner together in the messhall. It's not the fine dining of Paris, but we aren't eating C-rations." She gave him another flirtatious batting of her eyes. she chewed on her fingernail bashfully, as if she were possibly afraid he'd say now. she wasn't, she'd survive, but she wanted him to say yes. While it made her look innocent, it also drew attention to her pouty lips, which was her intention.

 

[guitarsingerguy]

She smiled and mimed a curtsie. "Well, aren't you a gentleman? I just came by to give you a proper... welcome. also, see if maybe you wanted to get dinner together in the messhall. It's not the fine dining of Paris, but we aren't eating C-rations." She gave him another flirtatious batting of her eyes. she chewed on her fingernail bashfully, as if she were possibly afraid he'd say now. she wasn't, she'd survive, but she wanted him to say yes. While it made her look innocent, it also drew attention to her pouty lips, which was her intention.

"Well Ms. Crawford....." said Gambit slowly. He wasn't sure how this was going to play out.

"Gambit can't stand ta tell a lady no, so yes."

 

[Zoken]

"Great," she said with a million dollar smile. "Well, Let's get going, I'll show you to the Mess Hall." She offered her hand. "Afterward we can even take a nice tour of the mansion."

 

[guitarsingerguy]

"Great," she said with a million dollar smile. "Well, Let's get going, I'll show you to the Mess Hall." She offered her hand. "Afterward we can even take a nice tour of the mansion."

"Dat' won' be necessary Ms. Crawford. Ah believe dat' dinner be just fine. Mags smacked me around like a ragdoll, and ah'm fairly tired."

 

[Zoken]

"Dat' won' be necessary Ms. Crawford. Ah believe dat' dinner be just fine. Mags smacked me around like a ragdoll, and ah'm fairly tired."

"aww, you poor thing," She cooed. "I bet I could make you feel much better." She gave him a sly wink. "I know a thing or two about massage, so if you ever need some magic fingers... let me know."

 

[guitarsingerguy]

"aww, you poor thing," She cooed. "I bet I could make you feel much better." She gave him a sly wink. "I know a thing or two about massage, so if you ever need some magic fingers... let me know."

"Well, t'ank you for da' offer, but I t'ink a good night rest be jus' as good. Now, how bout' dat' dinner?"

Dis' woman don't know not'in bout subtlety.

 

[Zoken]

She nodded with a smile, a little put out that he turned her down, but not totally. "C'mon Bright Eyes, dinner is down this way," She said, showing him to the stairs. She guided him down to the main Mess Hall where a warm cafeteria style meal was waiting for the hungry. She tossed a plate too him from a couple feet away. "Pardon me, If I'm a bit ravenous, this body may look like it doesn't eat often, but to get all big-and-beautiful I have to have lots of reserves."

 

[guitarsingerguy]

She nodded with a smile, a little put out that he turned her down, but not totally. "C'mon Bright Eyes, dinner is down this way," She said, showing him to the stairs. She guided him down to the main Mess Hall where a warm cafeteria style meal was waiting for the hungry. She tossed a plate too him from a couple feet away. "Pardon me, If I'm a bit ravenous, this body may look like it doesn't eat often, but to get all big-and-beautiful I have to have lots of reserves."

"Let Gambit ask you somethin'. You ain't turned away by 'dis black skin an' white hair? Sometimes, ah still don' know what ta' say 'bout it."

 

[Zoken]

She raised a brow and chuckled. "You saw what I turn into," She said with a laugh. "You are down right adorable. Listen, given what I have to turn into to gain useful powers, I have to put up with a lot of crap. I have had newspapers run photos of me bulked up for their caption contests... let's just say most of them shouldn't have been printable." She looked down. Falling from where she had been had been very hard. "From that day on I decided I wouldn't judge people on how they looked on the outside, since I didn't want them to do the same to me... besides, I wasn't kidding, you are sexy."

 

[guitarsingerguy]

She raised a brow and chuckled. "You saw what I turn into," She said with a laugh. "You are down right adorable. Listen, given what I have to turn into to gain useful powers, I have to put up with a lot of crap. I have had newspapers run photos of me bulked up for their caption contests... let's just say most of them shouldn't have been printable." She looked down. Falling from where she had been had been very hard. "From that day on I decided I wouldn't judge people on how they looked on the outside, since I didn't want them to do the same to me... besides, I wasn't kidding, you are sexy."

"Fair nough'. Why don' you tell me bout' da' other members of da' Brotherhood."

 

[Zoken]

"Well, Let's see," She muttered between bites. "there's Toad, sweet guy, really, but has a lot of selfesteem problems. Pyro... wow does he like his powers. Fire if you couldn't tell. He controlls it, but doesn't make it. Mr. Lensherr rocks, took me in no questions asked. Vulcan is a bit intense, but alright. Rogue is going through a tough time right now. there's something different about her ever since she crossed the fence. used to be with Xavier, you know. and we got a new little guy last night named Leech. adorable really, green skin and some dermal problems mind you, but really adorable."

 

[guitarsingerguy]

"Well, Let's see," She muttered between bites. "there's Toad, sweet guy, really, but has a lot of selfesteem problems. Pyro... wow does he like his powers. Fire if you couldn't tell. He controlls it, but doesn't make it. Mr. Lensherr rocks, took me in no questions asked. Vulcan is a bit intense, but alright. Rogue is going through a tough time right now. there's something different about her ever since she crossed the fence. used to be with Xavier, you know. and we got a new little guy last night named Leech. adorable really, green skin and some dermal problems mind you, but really adorable."

"Somethin' different bout' Rogue huh? What exactly up wit' da' X-Men anyway?"

 

[Zoken]

Ashley sighed. she took a breath, a second one. "They want to kill all humans. they believe that only mutants have a right to survive and rule the world. Their leader is a former friend of Mr. Lensherr's named Charles Xavier. He's a sociopath with delusions of granduer... and he's also one of the worlds most powerful telepaths."

 

[guitarsingerguy]

Ashley sighed. she took a breath, a second one. "They want to kill all humans. they believe that only mutants have a right to survive and rule the world. Their leader is a former friend of Mr. Lensherr's named Charles Xavier. He's a sociopath with delusions of granduer... and he's also one of the worlds most powerful telepaths."

"Tell me more bout' dis' Rogue. Lensherr acted like he didn't want her messed wit'."

 

[Zoken]

Ashley shrugged. "She used to run with this terroist called 'Mystique'. We'd fight her every so often. then, she came to us but... she was different. Her powers... she absorbs you. your life force, your energy, I don't know what you would call it, but she takes it from you. and she can't shut it off. I guess I feel sort of sorry for her. Any skin-to-skin contact with her ends up with you dead or in a coma." Ashley shuddered. "LIke I said, she used to run with a mercenary but... I don't know what it is. Something is different. She came to Magneto for help, for a place to rest. her mind is messed up probably because of all the memories. They come with your life force."

 

[guitarsingerguy]

Ashley shrugged. "She used to run with this terroist called 'Mystique'. We'd fight her every so often. then, she came to us but... she was different. Her powers... she absorbs you. your life force, your energy, I don't know what you would call it, but she takes it from you. and she can't shut it off. I guess I feel sort of sorry for her. Any skin-to-skin contact with her ends up with you dead or in a coma." Ashley shuddered. "LIke I said, she used to run with a mercenary but... I don't know what it is. Something is different. She came to Magneto for help, for a place to rest. her mind is messed up probably because of all the memories. They come with your life force."

So dat's why she freaked when ah almost touched her.

"So.....wat you t'ink bout her?"

 

[Zoken]

"Like I said, I fell sorry for her. No touch... no embrace," she looked Gambit in the eyes. "No kiss." she looked away again. "I don't hold what she used to do against her... I have my own reasons... I just hope she... she can find some peace. I'd love to be her friend, but she jsut pushes people away."

 

[guitarsingerguy]

"Like I said, I fell sorry for her. No touch... no embrace," she looked Gambit in the eyes. "No kiss." she looked away again. "I don't hold what she used to do against her... I have my own reasons... I just hope she... she can find some peace. I'd love to be her friend, but she jsut pushes people away."

Gambit sits in silence for several minutes. He doesn't even look up at Ashley to speak.

"....Maybe she got good reason."

 

[Zoken]

Ashley watches Gambit for a second, then has one of those dawning moments of comprehension. 'Oh you have to be friggin' kidding me! I throw myself at the guy looking like anyman's masterbatory fantasies and he picks the girl he can't touch?! She continued the litany in her head for several more moments. she leaned back and continued eating. "Did you need help finding your room again, or can you manage on your own?" Gone was the husky voice she'd been using. gone was the thrusting forward of her chest. she wasn't being unfriendly. she was just no longer putting forward energy on a guy she could tell was into someone else.

 

[guitarsingerguy]

Ashley watches Gambit for a second, then has one of those dawning moments of comprehension. 'Oh you have to be friggin' kidding me! I throw myself at the guy looking like anyman's masterbatory fantasies and he picks the girl he can't touch?! She continued the litany in her head for several more moments. she leaned back and continued eating. "Did you need help finding your room again, or can you manage on your own?" Gone was the husky voice she'd been using. gone was the thrusting forward of her chest. she wasn't being unfriendly. she was just no longer putting forward energy on a guy she could tell was into someone else.

Gambit looks up and smiles at Ashley.

"Trust Gambit Ashley, ya better off 'dis way. Lotta baggage come wit' dis' black skin. Ah also hope ah ain't discourage ya. Ya never know what gonna happen. Let's see how tomorrow feels."

With that, Gambit gets up and returns to his room. Lying awake in his bed he can't help but think.

LeBeau mus' be Cajun for moron. What da' **** wrong with me? Guess all dem' years at da' bottom of a mausoleum musta really ****ed me up."

 

[Brainiac 8]

Erik watched Gambit leave the training facility. He then signaled to Pyro to turn the facilities self repairs on. He then left to head back to his room.

Vulcan, Rogue, Bertha, Toad, Cannonball, and now Gambit. I am thinking that the Brotherhood are becoming quite a formidable team. That Remy is going to be a handful for Gabriel to handle though.

He'll be up to it though. I think I need to pay a visit to Forge now. He has been hard at work in that lab of his coming up with a little surprise for my team.

Erik takes the next turn and around the side of the sanctuary to a smaller building a few feet away.

 

[Noon]

Rogue

I sit in the corner of the canteen, alone at my table as usual. People learned not to sit with me in the first week, I wasn't very subtle about wanting my space. I see them as they come in, Ashley and the swamp rat. She's flirting outrageously with him. I guess she must be starved for male attention these days, what with her powers. At least she can control her powers.

I brush off that feeling of self pity quickly. If I learned one thing from Mystique it was that self pity makes you weak, and weak die off. That, and how to break a man's neck with your feet.

I look back at Gambit. What a sleaze, he's only here two minutes and he's already hooking up, and with the super model no less.

I want to tell myself I hate him, but even I can't deny he has an allure. Dangerous and hypnotic, all the things daddy kept you safe from. At least, he did, until the accident...

They leave, Ashley looking a bit miffed. I leave my tray at the counter and head up to my room.

I need my solitude in this place, not just because of my powers, I was once the enemy. I know they don't trust me, they still look at me like they look at the bad guys, only Eric trusts me. For a long time, I haven't trusted anyone, not even myself, but I feel I can trust Magneto.