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Post by Ray on Jun 12, 2006 22:07:28 GMT -5
Ray sighed; "You realize though, that by being a pawn in a larger game, you risk your own game," he said; "I mean, I don't know how things are for you and Jean, But I'm not just looking out for myself anymore. I mean, I got Paige, I got X and TAbby. Heck I've even got Jamie in the mix. Sorry, I just can't understand it..."
He watched the pond rippled from where the stone had been cast; "This is gonna be like an earthquake..." he mused; "When everyone finds out. Just gonna get farther and bigger and badder..."
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Post by Cyclops on Jun 12, 2006 22:13:41 GMT -5
"I know, that's why I'm worried about people finding out. I'm not ready for the quake of the century." He took into consideration Ray's words of advice...it had been a while since anyone had tried to give Scott solid advice that wasn't somehow bent on being bigger, better, a better leader, a better student.
He really hoped Jean would return to the mansion soon...his actions in the labyrinth would be justified, his heart had known it wasn't her...word was she had taken a side trip to spend time with her parents. Scott hadn't been at the mansion to recieve her call and the Grey's phoneline was always busy when he tried calling.
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Post by Ray on Jun 12, 2006 22:23:51 GMT -5
"Ah well, if you didn't have such a rivalry with Lance he could help us out," Ray joked as he sat back down and leaned back.
He looked at Scott then, knowing that by mentioning Jean he'd brought on the silence.
"Trouble in paradise?" he asked, but with a hint of caution. He didn't know how Scott was when it came to relationships.
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Post by Cyclops on Jun 12, 2006 22:28:51 GMT -5
"Yeah, I guess you could call it trouble...talked me out of accompanying her to visit college campuses and now she's decided to take a side trip to her parents's house. Missed the phonecall while I was MIA and haven't been able to get a hold of her." He plopped down on the grass, and picked at a few blades, ripping them to shreds.
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Post by Ray on Jun 12, 2006 22:31:39 GMT -5
"Oh..." Ray said, nodding. He didn't really have anything to say; he'd been the one who had initially bolted, though he cam back to reconcile. He realy hadn't seen Jean around. Now that he thought about it, the whole relationship seemed a little... off.
"So... leave her," he said bluntly and simply.
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Post by Cyclops on Jun 12, 2006 22:36:47 GMT -5
Scott looked over at Ray like he had two heads. "Leave her," he repeated. "No...I...I couldn't, I mean...I'm sure it's nothing..." It was nothing to worry about, he told himself, it was okay. Besides, he couldn't leave Jean, he'd spent the majority of his high school career trying to work up the courage to ask her out, he wasn't going to leave her at the sign of a little trouble. Another part of his brain told him he wouldn't have to worry about dumping her if he'd killed her in the labyrinth. "You'll see, it'll be fine." He said it more to reassure himself than make Ray see it his way.
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Post by Ray on Jun 12, 2006 22:47:13 GMT -5
Ray just shrugged off the look Scott gave him; he wasn't bothered at all. "Look, all I'm sayin' is y'all have had one hell of a soap opera romance goin' on," he mused, "And besides... who are you convincing? Me? It's not my problem. And what could make you think everything's not fine when it is?"
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Post by Cyclops on Jun 12, 2006 22:52:53 GMT -5
"I'd rather not talk about it," Scott responded. He regretted even talking to Ray about him and Jean, he was much happier not thinking about it, let alone talking about it. He had not a clue why he'd said half of the stuff to Ray that he had...it wasn't like they were friends, not really.
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Post by Ray on Jun 12, 2006 23:00:56 GMT -5
"Sure thing," Ray said, knowing he'd been lucky to get that much from Scott.
He was quiet for a while. The wind blew, and he shivered, pulling out his trustee tobogan and pulling it over his head. He held his hands by his ears for a while, befoer letting them fall, elbows propped on his thighs. He looked at Scott.
"You need to get hammered," Ray said, smirking suddenly. If he could do it, oh man! If he could pull it off.
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Post by Cyclops on Jun 12, 2006 23:02:26 GMT -5
"What?" Scott looked at Ray..."How do you figure that one?"
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Post by Apocalypse on Jun 12, 2006 23:04:19 GMT -5
As a blue light flashed behinf the two young mutants. The Eye of Ages appeared as the device opened the acient mutant Apocalypse emurged. " Scott we must talk." As he realizes that Scott is not alone Apocalypse turns toward the new mutant. " So have you made a new freind Scott?" Apocalypse stares at the new mutant in his presence.
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Post by Ray on Jun 12, 2006 23:04:29 GMT -5
Ray laughed; "Man, you're uptight, admit it," he said; "I don't think you've ever party-partied.... You haven't, have you?" he eyed Scott as he rose.
Then, he froze. So that was apocolypse. Ray wasn't sure what he should do, so he jsut stood there, straightening up, fists at his sides, now emotionless.
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Post by Cyclops on Jun 12, 2006 23:08:21 GMT -5
"Not really...no," Scott responded. He never had...well...there was that one time he and Jean had thought it might be interesting to steal Logan's liquor but that really hadn't amounted to much.
Scott jumped at the sound of Apocalypse's voice. Sh*t. "He's an old acquaintance actually," he answered. If he didn't get killed on the spot he'd have to talk to Apocalypse about sneaking up on people...it just wasn't good, scared the crap out of people and suddenly the person in question felt very guilty...even if they probably had nothing to be guilty about. Who am I kidding, Scott wondered, I've just told Ray almost everything. I'm gonna die.
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Post by Apocalypse on Jun 12, 2006 23:43:10 GMT -5
Apocalypse read Scotts mind as he thought. " You shall not die and nethier shall he but we must beging you training Scott, you may bring him with you to show him what I shall do for mutantkind." Apocalypse looks at Ray and speaks " Relax my child you have nothing to fear of me i wish to help my people and bring them into the future."
" Are you reday Scott?
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Post by Cyclops on Jun 12, 2006 23:49:45 GMT -5
Scott looked at Ray, "coming or staying?" Personally, Scott didn't have a choice, and though it was late and he would have liked to go back to the mansion for the night, maybe raid Wolverine's liquor...had Ray pestered him enough he might have broken down, but when duty called he unfortunately had to listen. "Be there in a minute," he told Apocalypse.
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