Torri
Alpha Squadron
Torri Moore
young at heart and in mind
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Post by Torri on Feb 23, 2008 10:21:44 GMT -5
Torri gave another small sigh at the headmistress as she spoke to her again, But, before she could answer, Riker spoke up. She felt an unnatural sense of pretection from him, she was grateful to him for wanting to be with her for a start, and for now trying to take the wrap for her actions, but she wouldn't let that be. "Riker, it's alright. I'm not some little girl, i am capable of making my own decisions and i made that in coming into your room which for some reason here is so very wrong!" she said, getting a little more angry at the end of her words. This was silly, how can her being in her boyfriends room be so bad! she was 13 for heavens sake, and she wasn't really to sure what everyone so wrong in her being happy.
"Miss if its not too....rude... can i ask whats wrong with me being in Rikers room? There was nothing wrong with it back at my old school, we were alowed in each others rooms and dorms until 11pm most nights unless we had homework." she said quietly, looking up a little at miss frost with a very confused and frightened look. She didn't like being sat here, and the way in which the headmistress was using made her very uneasy and worried that at any minute she might yell. And that would not end well.
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Post by Emma Frost on Feb 23, 2008 22:49:50 GMT -5
Emma realized that Riker understood they were both in trouble, however his exuberance to accept all of the responsibility for the two of them was of concern to Ms.Frost. He was obviously used to accepting the responsibility for both himself and his sister and was continuing in the pattern with Shimmer as well. This, Emma thought, was rather unhealthy... even if it was very admirable. She nodded in his direction and held up a finger to indicate she would be addressing him momentarily.
As for young miss Shimmer, something was wrong with her not accepting that there was an issue here. She had been told about contact in bedrooms, yet she refused to understand her own mistake. "Torri" Emma began "Do you honestly think that this school is anything like that school back home? Not that it's my place to say as I'm only the Headmistress here, but Eleven PM is too late. By that hour we here have already sounded lights out and should be sleeping." Ms. Frost shook her head. "No, Torri I don't believe you are as ignorant of appropriate behavior as you claim. Let me ask you this...Do you believe it is appropriate to spend time in a young mans bedroom, at your age, at school? Could it be that the Girl's Dorm is far removed from the Boy's Dorm for a reason? Does it make sense that I have a problem with your behavior, innocent or not, because it is a reflection on me and my school? If you were the parent of a young girl attending this institution would you approve of me allowing your daughter to 'hang out' in some boy's dorm room?"
Emma was tired. Tired of the innocent act. Tired of Shimmer's claims of misunderstanding and also tired of her inability to accept responsibility for her own inappropriate actions. "Are you honestly telling me that you believe your actions to be proper and lady-like?"
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Torri
Alpha Squadron
Torri Moore
young at heart and in mind
Posts: 317
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Post by Torri on Feb 24, 2008 8:14:30 GMT -5
Torri lowered her head again, looking at her knees. Glaring at them really. She wasn't happy anymore, she wasn't even scared, just, angry. 'What does she mean if i let my daughter come here? what am i meant to know!' she thought to herself. Keeping silent, but bunching her knees up to her chest again. Somehow, that question made her think about her own mother again. Unwanted and unwelcomed thoughts, but they were there all the same. 'What did my mum care about me? she hated me, she really hated me. What did she care if i went into guys room, or anyones room for that matter.' she thought to herself.
Refusing to answer the headmistress, Torri stayed still, glaring at her knees and feeling a wave of regret, guilt and shame for being so stupid as to think she would get away with anything here. But, right now. Torri couldn't care. She was so confused by her feelings at that moment to even process a single thought. So, she felt her eyes begin to water. She couldnt take being told off by anyone, be it her own mum, a team mate, or even the headmistress and she could help but feel like she had failed something in her life. That she had lowered someones oppinion on her, and that, made her feel very, very small.
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Riff~Raff
New Mutants
Riker Garnier
Wolfish in every way *smirk*
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Post by Riff~Raff on Feb 24, 2008 16:15:48 GMT -5
Riker looked at Torri, seeing her eyes water and her demeanor change. He didn't dare interrupt knowing it would only get them in even more trouble. He just extended out his hand taking Torri's in his letting her know that he was there. Letting her know that whatever happened he'd always be there for her. Together they'd get through it.
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Post by Emma Frost on Feb 24, 2008 22:07:38 GMT -5
"Your silence speaks volumes young lady. Allow me to add that aside from the unseemliness of spending time in his room Shimmer, your friend Riff~Raff appears not to understand the gravity of this situation." Emma turned her attention to the young man.
"Firstly Riker I appreciate that you want to be the responsible one and accept the blame for this exclusively, but it takes two to tango as they say. I'm concerned that you feel you have to take up for Shimmer, but I'm more concerned that you would fail to follow a direct order from Cyclops last night to return to your room directly from the hangar. That cannot be forgiven, and as you have made no attempt to apologize for that action, I will not forgive it. Disobeying orders can be forgiven in dire circumstances, sneaking into a girl's room however does not qualify." Emma placed her tea cup down on it's saucer and stood behind her desk.
"Since you both have a misunderstanding about what is required and what is proper here at our school- our home -let me be very plain in saying....One, you will follow orders given. Two, you will refrain from spending time in the wrong dorms- to be specific... Riker stay out of the girl's dorms and Torri stay out of the boy's dorms. AND Three, as for your punishment, for the rest of today and tomorrow you are both allowed no closer than five feet from one another. This is for you to contemplate your indiscretions without distraction." she looked down at them both, her face softening a little and said "Have either of you any questions you'd like to ask at this time?"
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Riff~Raff
New Mutants
Riker Garnier
Wolfish in every way *smirk*
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Post by Riff~Raff on Feb 24, 2008 22:59:56 GMT -5
Riker nodded. "Miss Frost, I respect your rules and all, but I would like to tell you that I didn't just walk to the girls dorm out of random curiosity. I had told Mr. Summers that I would take the new girl Miss Sara to her dormitory since we were the last in the room and since no one else was there to take her. I was doing this out of an act of kindness. If I'm to be punished for disobeying an order then I see this as a grave injustice. For not only was I following a order I had voluntarily went out of my way to do an act of kindness. I agree that I was wrong in not going directly back to the dorms after showing her the way. The point of the matter is, I did not disobey Mr. Summers, and I do not take any responsibility for this" he said getting rather angry with being accused with false accusations. He pulled his hand from Shimmers. "As for this punishment, it's quite ludicrous to be honest, but I will follow it as you are the one in charge. If that is all I would like to be excused immediately" he said standing up, his whole body taking a new stance. He wasn't going to lie. He was very angry at the moment and if he didn't get out of here he felt he would do something he might regret. He needed to run and now.
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Post by Emma Frost on Feb 24, 2008 23:42:16 GMT -5
"As I recall it Riker, you were told by your Team Leader Shadowkat to 'show her to the dorm and then go directly to your own room', what part of that order did you misunderstand? The order to go to the dorms was issued by Cyclops, you offered to escort the young lady and then you also chose to disobey what you were told to do by your very own Team Leader." Emma did not at all like his stance.
"Sit down now! Young man, you have not been dismissed, nor will you take an aggressive stance against me in my own office! Not if you value the freedoms you now enjoy." Her face took on a look that Riker would need to steady his nerves against least he lose control of his bladder.
"I am not going to put up with your bravado and then subsequent 'weaseling out' of the responsibility. As one who was hopeful to accept the full blame for what was done I'd expect you to simply accept whatever is said without a response. It seems you have a lot of growing up to do before you can live up to your own overzealous need for responsibility." Emma refrained from allowing her anger to get the better of her.
She was certainly angry at the boy for thinking he could treat her with such disrespect, but she was going to keep him in check with her words as he was far more in need of a strong adult figure in his life than he realized. If there was one thing that this school was not lacking in, it was strong adult figures- they were after all... The X-Men.
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Riff~Raff
New Mutants
Riker Garnier
Wolfish in every way *smirk*
Posts: 295
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Post by Riff~Raff on Feb 25, 2008 0:18:50 GMT -5
Riker sat down and stared up at the woman. "As I recall I said I would take the punishment and I was not weaseling out. I didn't intend such a thing. I was just pointing out the truth of the situation. I'm more than willing to take whatever you throw at me Headmistress, along with killing me. Do as you please. There is nothing stopping you from kicking me out or anything. Trust me. I can live on my own" he said getting a temper. All he wanted was to get out of this office and now. Miss Frost was stepping in a territory he didn't want to revisit. Hell he'd leave right now if he had the choice. He wouldn't mind going back to Ireland now at least. Does she really believe that he would not deal with the situation and just accept the punishment? For goodness sakes he spent majority of his life taking the blame for things he didn't do. He'd been attacked, bitten, broken down, beaten by muggers, lived in gutters, given up everything that he's ever wanted to keep others happy. If he didn't have to deal with responsibility he'd be thrilled. Hell she could just knock him out now and get it over with. She already seemed dead set on taking everything he loved away from him, why not just take his life. Frankly he didn't even care anymore. He was done. "Send me back to Ireland, kick me out on the streets, it makes no difference to me. I've already had everything taken from me, might as well make it official" he said his tone turning to one of carelessness, his eyes dazing off. She could yell at him all she wanted. He was at his end. He was just wishing for death.
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Torri
Alpha Squadron
Torri Moore
young at heart and in mind
Posts: 317
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Post by Torri on Feb 25, 2008 10:27:07 GMT -5
"Riker..." Torri said, looking up at him through her watering eyes. She couldn't take this anymore. Miss Frost had seemed alright at first to her, she made her welcome. But because she refused to obey one command, she wasn't alowed to be within a certain amount of distance of the person she felt most comfortable with. That was out of line in her mind, even for a headmistress. Yet she kept silent, just sat staring over at her boyfriend with sad, almost depressed eyes. 'Why the hell is he acting like that. He has to stay away from me, thats never done anyone any harm before!, but he's acting like she's torturing him...' She thought sadly.
"Riker, it's alright. It's just a couple of days, if i can manage that then so can you." she whispered quietly, hugging her stomach a little more and leaning over her arms to put pressure on it. Forcing some sort of pain on herself to distract her of sorts. 'I dont want you to leave Riker, not now.' She sighed to herself inwardly. Although, Torri was sort of used to hurt and separation. From her childhood she had been separated from her family, scorned, hated. But, unlike Riker, she had been around to accept the abuse from her almost always 'out of it' mother. Somehow, thats where she felt her slight want to disobey Miss Frost came from, she too was like a mother. But in Torri's mind, that wasn't good.
"Miss Frost, i get it, can i leave. I want to go lie down." she mumbled gently, her voice quivvering slightly as the tears which were welling at the corners of her eyes threatened to leave their hold and streak down her face. "I wont go near Riker for these next few days. I promise. I just want to go." she said again, her voice filled with hurt and dispair as she tiled her head back toward the door, longing to be outside it and away from this woman. From this meeting. She just wanted to go to bed, to sleep. Not wake up if need be. She was too upset right now to care for anything other than the fact that, she needed security and comfort, while all she felt like a dark cloud was gently hovering over the top of her head.
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Post by Emma Frost on Feb 25, 2008 23:05:38 GMT -5
"Do you both want me to not care at all what you do? Is that all you have known of a loving nurturing parent?" It was beginning to dawn on Emma that these two children thought they needed each other in some way. That no one else might ever feel the way they did for each other. In a way they fit together like puzzle pieces. Emma smiled at the thought.
Her mind conjured an image of a puzzle scattered across a tabletop and slowly it all came together. This whole school, all the teachers and students, a wonderful mosaic of puzzle pieces -and she indeed needed them all. "I'm glad you still have your fight Riker, it would break my heart to think I could break your spirit." She said to Riff~Raff.
"Torri, you wrap yourself in sadness and it comforts you, I know Riker helps you shed that shroud and for this punishment I am truly sorry." Her smiled faded into a look of forlorn sorrow. Emma wasn't trying to hurt them for the pleasure of it, those days were long behind her. Nor was she testing them or even asserting a malicious power over them. No, they had broken a rule, they had been caught- perhaps next time they decided to break a rule they would be clever about it.
"It honestly hurts me to have to hurt you both in this way, but it is only a little wound and your feelings for each other will not fade by spending tonight and tomorrow apart. As for your feelings for me, well those are for you to sort out on your own. I am not here to be your friend, I am here to safeguard your future and protect you as best I can from all threats, even from yourselves. One day you might think kindly of me again, but I understand for now you are upset. Remember though children, you brought this upon yourselves." Emma stood up.
Stepping to the side of her plush high backed leather chair she turned her back to them both and looked out the window to the night sky. It was that odd dark after the sun had set but before the moon had risen, almost a nothingness time. She spoke to them with a quite calm saying "....You may leave."
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Riff~Raff
New Mutants
Riker Garnier
Wolfish in every way *smirk*
Posts: 295
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Post by Riff~Raff on Feb 25, 2008 23:14:47 GMT -5
Riker looked to Shimmer. He was actually surprised by her. But soon Miss Frost spoke and he turned his attention back to her. As she dismissed them he made his quick move. He stood up without looking to Torri and left the room in a quick motion.
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Torri
Alpha Squadron
Torri Moore
young at heart and in mind
Posts: 317
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Post by Torri on Feb 26, 2008 15:32:23 GMT -5
Shimmer nodded a little, silently and stood from her seat. Knowing that she had done wrong was probably making her feel as hurt as knowing she had upset Riker, or so it seemed to her. With a small sigh she turned toward the door. While walking to it, she felt the colour from her body literally drain until she was no more than a mere haze. Looking back a little to miss Frost she sighed, she didnt' hate her. No, she didn't. 'But i hate who you remind me of.' she sighed inwardly before walking out the door. The remaining image of her fading to nothing as she walked in the direction of the dorms.
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