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Post by Ember on Dec 12, 2007 11:48:54 GMT -5
Aideen tied her hair back with a bandanna as she looked at her bike. She was so glad that Ms. Frost let her have her bike here. She missed riding with the wind in her hair and the blur of the world around you. Though her bike was here, she decided to work on it to heighten the speed. Aideen had already tuned the engine and from memory and years of experience, she worked meticulously on the bike, fixing it so it can go faster. And already it went pretty damn fast. Looking back at her bike, all that was left to do was polish it clean.
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Post by Ripple on Dec 12, 2007 13:45:28 GMT -5
'Need any help?' Lian asked, coming up behind the girl. She was bored, and she didn't know anyone at the academy yet, so she may as well set about making some new friends. 'Nice bike' she said. Personally, she wouldn't ride it - it looked a bot too fast for her. She would stick to her surfboard. All the same, she didn't mind helping with any work that might need doing.
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Post by Cyclops on Dec 12, 2007 22:32:39 GMT -5
Walking casually into the garage Scott Summers was surprised to see students. "Why, Hello ladies" the thirty-something man said from behind a pair of red tinted sunglasses. "I hadn't realized anyone was out here."
He walked over to a work table at the back of the garage and said "How about some music?" Pulling a rag off from over top of an old radio and tucking it in the back pocket of his Levis, he began to tune in a station "Been meaning to hook up some speakers and a decent system out here, but you know how life gets in the way."
Finding a good enough station that came in just almost clear took a minute, but he nodded his head as he settled on some rock music and turned back around to face the girls. Crossing his muscular arms he smiled at them saying "Nice ride," and pointing his finger at one then the other, making a decision he settled on Ember and finishing his sentence said "you must be Aideen, right? That would make you Lian. I see you're sticking with your teammate, I'm impressed, Nightcrawler has a good group on his hands."
"Emma told me you'd be working on your bike, Ember. Let me know if you need any help. If you'll excuse me I'll be over here." He began to walk off to a car that had a tarp over it. Clearly the man's latest project to work on. He turned back for a second and said "Cyclops, and I'm your headmaster." answering the question that was no doubt on the tip of their tongues.
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Post by Ripple on Dec 13, 2007 4:16:02 GMT -5
Lian gaped at her headmaster's back. 'He's not psychic or anything is he?' she mouthed at the girl whom Cyclops had called Ember. Bloody hell, she thought, If all the teachers are that good looking, perhaps it wont be so bad here after all. She cleared her throat slightly. 'So,' she said, 'What does the bike need doing to it?'
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Post by Ember on Dec 13, 2007 10:17:40 GMT -5
Aideen looked up when the dark haired girl came in and eyed her for a moment. She then took a rag from the pocket if her pants and tossed it to her. "I'm giving it a nice shine. Already tuned the engine to my liking," she said in her soft calm voice. Aideen bent down by the front of the bike and began polishing it.
When the infamous Cyclops came into the garage, Aideen straightened up and looked up at him calmly. She, as had mostly everyone else, had heard of him and would admit only to herself that he was quite a fit looking man. Aideen nodded to him politely. "Thank you," she said in response to his comment on her ride. "And thank you for the offer," she said in her soft voice, having to raise it a bit so it could be audible over the music. When Cyclops walked over to his car, Aideen turned to the girl now identified as Lian. A ghost of a smile played on her lips. "No," she mouthed back. "He and Ms. Frost speak often I hear," she said in a very soft voice so only Lian can hear.
Aideen bent down in front of her bike and began cleaning the oil stain and faint scratches off with the polish that she set in between her and Lian. "If you can, help me clean the back please. Rub in circular motions," she said softly as she lovingly and tenderly cleaned her bike.
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Post by Ripple on Dec 13, 2007 12:41:15 GMT -5
Lian took the cloth and began to rub the bike down. She flicked her long dark hair back over her shoulder and tucked a stray strand behind her ear so it wouldn't get in her eyes as she cleaned the beautiful machine. She continued to do so in silence for a few minutes before asking, 'Do you know what times we're allowed out? I could do with going to send a couple of letters, so if there was a post office I could go to...?' She looked at Aideen but continued rubbing down the bike.
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Post by Ember on Dec 13, 2007 12:58:35 GMT -5
Aideen looked up from cleaning the windshield as Lian asked her question. She thought for a moment before shrugging her shoulders. "I'm not sure. Why not ask the headmaster?" she said in her soft voice. Turning back to her bike Aideen continued cleaning the windshield. 'I'd like to know myself," she added.
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Post by Ripple on Dec 13, 2007 13:13:54 GMT -5
Lian smiled. She cleared her throat. 'Excuse me sir?' she began, and then waited to make sure Cyclops had heard her. She carried on polishing the bike in small circular movements while she waited.
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Post by Cyclops on Dec 13, 2007 14:00:30 GMT -5
Grabbing a big handfull of the tarp he threw it back to reveal a rusted looking Mustang Mach 1 from the early seventies, it was difficult to tell what year exactly since the hood and one of the fenders were removed.
"Sorry, what?" He turned around to face the girls. "Did you call me?"
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Post by Ripple on Dec 13, 2007 14:11:14 GMT -5
'Umm, yeah,' Lian said, 'I was just wondering when we were allowed out of school. I just need to go to the post office...? She looked over the car he had revealed by pulling back the tarp. 'Nice car,' she added. It was just her style, retro and sleek.
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Post by Cyclops on Dec 13, 2007 14:24:50 GMT -5
Chuckling he said "Thanks, It will be nice one day" and looking back to his project sighed "right now it's just a mess- but it's got potential."
He looked back at Ripple and said "You need to mail something?"
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Post by Ripple on Dec 13, 2007 14:31:47 GMT -5
'I was just gonna send some letters home' Lian replied. 'You should get it painted purple' She suggested, indicating the car. Purple was a nice retro color, it would be perfect for the vehical. Lian didn't think it was that much of a mess anyway; remove the rust and replace the missing parts and it would be near enough good as new.
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Post by Cyclops on Dec 13, 2007 15:36:20 GMT -5
"Hmm, you think purple? That might be interesting with some huge metallic flake to it...yeah, maybe." He stroked his scruffy chin, the holiday break meant he didn't have to shave every morning and so he was going on what looked to be day number three without a shave.
Returning to the topic of mail and students leaving campus Scott said "We have mail service here actually. You two can give your letters to Nightcrawler, he'll take care of your mail. As for leaving campus, sorry no students are allowed off the grounds. Your parents are trusting us to watch over you, so until you have been given permission to go your stuck here." He grinned and shrugged a little.
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Post by Ripple on Dec 13, 2007 15:40:06 GMT -5
Lian scrunched up her nose. 'Can't we go out at weekends or anything?' she asked, 'Yeah, I'll give my letters to Nightcrawler when I next see him' She hadn't actually spoken to Nightcrawler yet, although she knew he was her team leader.
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Post by Cyclops on Dec 13, 2007 15:56:17 GMT -5
"You just got here and you are already sick of the place?" Cyclops laughed heartedly. "I think it's alright if you feel a bit stuck, but don't worry you will have more than enough to do. We'll see if we can do some trips into town, but you know it's safe here-" he thought for a moment, imagining the Danger Room and added "Well, for the most part."
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