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Post by Ray on May 11, 2006 15:56:32 GMT -5
Left hook, right hook, right right left! Block, left right left...
Ray mentally egged himself on as he boxed, but had to stop. Groaning, he felt pain erupt from his chest, and glaring at the punching bag, he stepped back. It was hard to hit it in his state, and since it was swinging all the time only made it harder. Pulling off a glove he felt the bandages beneat his tank top, knowing that they were wound tight to act as a temporary brace. But he wished at that moment he could just blink and his pain would be over.
He needed Tylenol.
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Post by Ray on May 14, 2006 20:48:06 GMT -5
Growing frustrated, Ray jabbed his hand back in the glove and he attacked the punching bag with new vigor, ignoring the pain as he swung. He kept silent as he did, brow furrowed, vain over his temple popping out with his exursion and attempt at ignorance. But with each swing, more and more pain came to the surface. Ray just wanted it to go away.
Not his pain, though. Ray could handle pain. It was the shame he couldn't swallow. Ray had never been so careless in all his life, and had never just jumped into a fight as he had done. He usually weighed his options, he normally analyzed.
So why had he forgotten all his habits?
Ray could think of three reasons. One, Wanda had been causing bad press and Ray didn't want more heat on his kind and himself. Two, X23 had been hanging around with Wanda and he didn't like that. And three... well...
Paige had stumbled onto the scene. She had seen him going down, being beaten. She'd seen him weak. Ray's fist slammed into the bag as he practically growled through his gritted teeth. That made him angry at himself that he hadn't just zapped Wanda to begin with.
And the thought of why he hadn't just done that kept his anger thriving.
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Post by Ray on May 16, 2006 16:19:22 GMT -5
Before he could stop anything, bolts of electricty broke through the gloves, and hit the punching back. Sand, rubber and cotton went everywhere, and Ray coughed as he was thrown back and tripped over a set of barbells. The fall winded him, and he just laid there, eyes tightly shut as he fought to keep an angry scream from escaping his mouth.
But it was hard.
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Post by X23 on May 18, 2006 22:15:00 GMT -5
"Ray?" asked X23 as she steped threw the door. "You okay?" she asked as she coughed from the smoke.
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Post by Ray on May 18, 2006 22:44:29 GMT -5
"Peachy Keen," he said, sitting up and groaning; "Actually, really scared," he said, then adding he warned; "Don't get too close. My powers just spiked and I'm worried about it."
((lol hey someone posted in here! shweet))
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Post by X23 on May 18, 2006 22:53:37 GMT -5
"Kay just checking on you i heared you from down stairs but i hear every body so," she said and sat down on the work out bench farthest from him.
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Post by Ray on May 19, 2006 19:57:58 GMT -5
Ray nodded, sighing as he hung his head in thought. Finally, he looked up, sniffing and running a hand under his nose; "I think I'm 'evolving'," he said simply; "My powers... they're surging again like when I first got them. This morning I tapped into a radio, heard the music before it came... I shorted out the TV in the rec room through the remote. I fixed that though," he mused with another sigh; "I'm scared, X. I don't want to blow up another house..." he looked down again.
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Post by X23 on May 19, 2006 22:39:15 GMT -5
"I'm sure you'll be fine its probly just your body changing again," she said as she scooted a little closer. "Look you say you don't wanna hurt me then you picked a good friend cause it may sting me for a second but other then that i'm fine unless you tick me off then you'll have a few new wholes," she said as she steped closer. "I know your scared I can smell it but y know what you have me and Paige who totally likes you and yes I did just say totally," she said as she took another step so that she was standing right beside him. "Ray you can't hurt me and your power is just growning like you are," sjhe said as she bent down to face level.
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Post by Ray on May 19, 2006 22:42:32 GMT -5
Ray shied away; "I don't wanna risk it, X," he said sullenly; "Really, don't," he held up a hand; "I'm... I'm not up for contact..." he paused, then rubbed his eyes. when he opened them and looked at X23, he calmly asked; "What color are my eyes?"
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Post by X23 on May 19, 2006 23:04:52 GMT -5
"Okay but remember I've servived a jet exploding," she said as she sat down cpomplietly. "And your eyes are the same as always Ray did any one ever tell you that your eyes change constently thier either blue from a power spike or the same as normal," she said sighing. "Ray lightning strikes metal right?" she asked and continued. "And rubber grounds it," she said then thought for a second before continuing. "And energy and water don't mix," she said then spoke again. "Well all have problems weather its you shorting out or spiking me bruiseing or sishcabobbing Bobby againest peoples wishes," she said then countinued. "Truth I don't think any of us have control not even the prof or mags," she said smiling. "Look at pyro for exsaple sure he's insane any way but let that boy near an open flame and he's gone...put toad near a fly and well ya see what I'm getting at?" she asked then looked at him. "Come on we can go see beast if ya want ya know about your spiking and well I do owe bobby an apolige for trying to sisihcabob him," she said as she stode up. "Please you helped me and now its my turn rehgardless if you count me bandageing you up," she said as she waited for him to answer.
((ooc:didn't know what color you wanted))
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Post by Ray on May 19, 2006 23:11:53 GMT -5
((I think normally the eyes are hazel... pretty sure anyway lol))
"I know, I know," Ray said; "That's not what I'm getting at!" he said exasperatedly; "Look, it's a... pathological fear, alright? It's just something I'm afraid of and always will be afraid of. It's like Pyro and Fire. That's how it will always be no matter what people try tell me or force on me to get that notion in my head to change. You could prove to me that I could swim in the pool and come out alive, but I still won't do it because of my stupid fear of water..." he paused, looking away from her as he rubbed his eyes.
"But... I think I'm okay," he said, rising. "For now, at least."
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Post by X23 on May 19, 2006 23:23:01 GMT -5
"Okay well now that I gave my first ever speach I think ice cream is in order...and I know of a secret stash," she said as she opened the door. "Come on ...wait I havn't givin you a nick name yet have I?" she asked as she waited on him.
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Post by Ray on May 20, 2006 13:51:07 GMT -5
"Uh, I dunno," Ray said as he followed her; "You've always called me 'Ray'. Everyone calls me that, or 'Berzerker', depending."
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Post by X23 on May 20, 2006 14:38:59 GMT -5
"Yeah well i have these nick names i give people i call Pietro Speedy pants when he's not around I call boom boom bomb gir and mara fire qween and paige well she doesn't have one," she said as she lead him to the kitchen. "But you'll be......Zerker i guess na I'll stick with ray," she said as they went threw the door.
((ooc:can you start a new thread in the kitchen))
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