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[notthemaniwas]

[Charles, for now, is dressed casually, a dark tee-shirt and dress pants, trying to appear as comforting a figure as possible but also professional.]

I'm sure a number of you recall me from the Midway Hub, seeking to keep a number of us gifted individuals together. I've made sure to secure us a home, as close a replica as possible to Xavier's School in New York as possible, and I am extending an invitation to everyone that has gifts of a sort to join us in living there if you would like.

[He pans his tab to show the Kauto X-Mansion before focusing on himself again.]

I'm sure there are a number of concerns some of you might have, I'll do my best to answer whatever I can.

I also intend for this to also act as a school. So if you have abilities, and are concerned regarding your control, lack of or any kind of difficulty, our doors will be open to you.

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[shadowblends]

This is ...

[Even though he hadn't been at the school that long, the replica looks near perfect and Kurt can't resist the urge to grin.]

Incredible - it looks just like the institute in New York!

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[notthemaniwas]

I did the best I could. Some rooms might not be right. The mansion took years to work out the design according to student needs.

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[forgeabettertomorrow]

[Darin stares at this video for quite some time. Normally, he wouldn't have given something like this a second thought, but his attention is caught by the words "concerned regarding your control."]

[He thinks back to his discussions with Fi and Shiro...about how he wants to start uncovering what he is and maybe how he can be restrained. Maybe even stopped. And he thinks back to his brother, whose control over their gifts outclasses anything Darin's ever even imagined.]

[He wrestles with a response...waffling back and forth between deleting a recording and sending it. Finally, he records something quickly, voice only, and sends it before he has anymore second thoughts.]

What's your exact definition of "gifts?" Asking for a friend.

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[notthemaniwas]

['Asking for a friend.' He's sure he's heard this before but he'll humor the young man for now, at least.]

Where I come from, it would be a genetic mutation resulting in extraordinary abilities. Abilities absolutely not in the norm for people. I've broadened it somewhat here. Some do not have genetic mutations but can still flight or use psionic abilities. Just for an example.

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[swarm_embrace]

Gifted people. That's a nice way of putting it.

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[notthemaniwas]

It's most certainly better than 'freak' or 'mutant' I think.

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[takeitslow]

This is what the school looked like? The place from that card? Christ, dude, I didn't think you were loaded. From the way you dressed when we met I kind of figured you broke as the rest of us.

[Wait. No. That's...rude.]

I mean, uh. Nice place. It's good of you to give Jean and Kurt a place to stay that's like their old home.

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[greyate]

[ Excuse her while she butts in long enough to say: ]

It's your home, too, Peter.

[ You're an X-Man, just like them. ]

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[notthemaniwas]

You, unfortunately, met me during a difficult part of my life and saw the results of that. I had a sizeable inheritance, however.

[He doesn't mind. Much.]

It can be your home as well, Peter.

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[greyate]

[ She's a little bit in awe, ngl. ]

I still can't believe it looks so much like the one back home...

[ Jean can feel some pressure behind her eyelids and she turns to video away long enough to rub at them. It's been so long since she's been in a genuine house of any kind. Being on that spaceship for so long, there were times when she thought she wouldn't ever...

No use thinking like that now. ]

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[notthemaniwas]

Hopefully the interior will be enough alike home that we won't get lost. [You suck at joking, Charles. Don't try.] I wanted you and everyone else will be comfortable while we're here. No reason not to be until we can get home.

[Don't cry, Jean.]

You should probably go claim a room before Peter beats everyone else to it.

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[tearmeanewone]

How successful have you been at teaching people how to control their abilities?

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[notthemaniwas]

[Ah. He wasn't expecting this so soon but he has no objections.]

Fairly successful. We're always discovering into new abilities and everyone needs different methods. We are dedicated though, to helping everyone.

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[heisenbitch]

Yo. [ Brief saluting wave of a hand to accompany that greeting. ] So, uh... "Abilities"?

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[notthemaniwas]

Hello. [A faint smile.]

Perhaps I should have asked one of my students or Logan to provide a live example, hm... Abilities that might be outside the norm for your race. Flight or telekinesis, thing that might be found in.... science fiction or fantasy.

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[gentlemenpreferblondes]

Ah, there you go again with the 'gifted.'

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[notthemaniwas]

[Bemused:]

Is there something else you might prefer we call it?

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[morethan084]

[All of this reminds Daisy of Afterlife, but from what she can tell from getting to know Charles a bit since being here, he doesn't have any ill intentions like her mother did.

Which is why she offers:]

Need any help with teaching people how to control their powers?

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[notthemaniwas]

Daisy. [He gives her a smile.]

I wouldn't turn down more help. It's impossible to guess what kinds of abilities we'll be faced with.

[culver]

What will you teach?

[notthemaniwas]

I intend to prioritize teaching everyone to control their abilities but once we settle, maths and science, literature. Whatever you might study in a normal school.

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[seeingscarlet]

[...so this is Xavier. That Jean seems to trust him speaks volumes (and suggests that she might not be unwelcome) but it's hard to shake the urge to hide some of her abilities.]

What kinds of abilities?

[here have another Maximoff]

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[notthemaniwas]

[Yay more Maximoff's.]

All sorts. For example, I am a telepath. I've also had the liberty of working with someone could fire concussive beams from his eyes. His brother could do something similar but as rings from his body.

[farmboyjedi]

That could be interesting for me. What kind of gifts and abilities do you mean? What kinds of things happen at this place?

[He's curious but guarded, wanting to know what he's getting into before committing, naturally.]

I was with my family until recently, but now I find myself alone. I'm experienced with my abilities, but perhaps I could still be of help. I don't know that there's anyone quite like me, but I know what it's like to suddenly be able to do things...to have to learn to control what I could do. To find myself coping with being different than most of the beings around me.

[notthemaniwas]

Gifts that aren't considered among the norm. We've had students that can shoot concussive blasts from their eyes or are telekintetic, could fire rings of energy from their body or had wings. I'm a telepath, I had a friend who could manipulate metal or my sister could shapeshift.

Students are allowed, encouraged, to be themselves at the school where many societies would not want them to be in public view. And we train, even combat training

[kuekuatsu]

[Okay. Logan is impressed. And it's clear that he's trying to hide his amusement at this turn of event.]

Well, and here I thought I'd go back to the life of a homeless bum.

[A small smile]

Didn't think you'd be loaded here too, Charles.

[notthemaniwas]

[Chuckling softly.]

As if I would let any of us be homeless here.

And actually, I only have ninety sencs left now, it took everything to pay for the house.