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Post by Nightcrawler on Jul 5, 2024 8:44:53 GMT -5
One of the latest locations Gigabyte's program to find active mutant genes had locked onto was somewhere in the middle of Canada. The climate was cold, the area west of the Hudson Bay, and Gigabyte had managed to save the coordinates before the signal for the active mutant gene had disappeared.
Considering the area, Iceman was tasked with leading a handful of the new recruits to the spot to investigate.
There fortunately wasn't any cities or towns populated near the coordinates, and there was a spot on the ground flat enough for the Blackbird jet to land without much of an issue. The land was hard with the cold and blanketed in a thin sheet of snow and ice. There wasn't much to see initially, but with a little investigation, hopefully the team would be able to find out some reason as to why active mutant genes kept disappearing from Gigabyte's network.(Date is Sunday, January 14, 2024, with this thread being a response to The Silence. This particular mission thread is for Iceman and the new recruits he's leading - Hydro, Foxtrot, and Flashpoint. Please note that this will most likely use "comic book science logic," lol.)
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Post by Iceman on Jul 7, 2024 6:55:06 GMT -5
It was amazing just flying the Blackbird again.
Of course, Bobby was well aware that this was an official mission and he had a gaggle of students under his command. They were good kids, all with decent abilities that would help protect themselves and each other should the mission come down to that, but it was a little nerve-racking to be in charge of them. It was a bit of a difference from when he was a teenager himself -- back then, he didn't mind being the unofficial leader of the new mutants since, like most teenagers, he pretty much considered himself invincible.
He definitely didn't want to find out otherwise.
The Blackbird was getting closer to the coordinates and, imitating an airplane steward, Bobby said, "We are beginning our descend. Please remain seated, put up all trays, and fasten your seat belts."
The coordinates were in Canada and Bobby was fine with the chill. Glancing at the students, they should be equipped to handle the cold as well with at least their uniforms if not also their abilities. Bobby had to hand it to Kurt and Sierra -- they did well figuring out which student went to which team.
"Alright." Once Bobby parked the jet, he gave the signal that everyone could unbuckle and meet up at the hatch. Bobby himself iced up, just in case, and said, "We're basically looking for anything odd enough that could have caused mutants, or at least their active mutant genes, to disappear. Stay cautious and vigilant, and be sure to keep at least someone else in sight as we fan out to investigate."
With that, Iceman opened the hatch and stepped outside, taking a deep breath of the cool air and casting a critical gaze over the landscape.
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Post by Hydro on Jul 9, 2024 6:59:55 GMT -5
Tag: Iceman, Foxtrot, Flashpoint, Nightcrawler:npc Words: 220 Roy was doing his damnedest not to drain one of his water bottles that he had brought for ammunition. He had a better handle on his nerves since joining the institute, what with Danger Room sessions and just being allowed to live in a place where he could routinely use his abilities, but he was still pretty conscious that his hair or fingertips would start dripping involuntarily.
It helped assuage his nerves a little when Bobby started imitating an airline steward as they descended, but it was short-lived. Bobby gave a little speech about their objectives, some safety tips, and then iced up himself as if anticipating trouble.
Which, honestly, there probably would be. Who knew what they would encounter? What could make mutants disappear?
Despite his reservations, Roy nodded along with everything Bobby said while preparing himself. Roy double-checked that his duo of water bottles strapped to his belt and stretched in his uniform, at the very least unconcerned with the weather. He did better in the cold than the heat, after all.
After Bobby left the Blackbird as Iceman, Roy gave the other recruits a nod and stepped out after Iceman.
Hydro's steps crunched on a thin layer of snow as he picked a random direction and slowly started walking as he kept all of his senses open.
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Post by Flashpoint on Jul 16, 2024 15:41:35 GMT -5
Though she hadn't been at the institute for long, Anna was excited to take her first mission already. Between the Danger Rooms sessions and being among fellow mutants at the mansion, she felt like she had more than started to get a grasp of what she could do and her limitations. She felt ready to take on the world if she had the power to. It was actually quite exciting to think they were really doing anything outside the usual scope of their training. Honestly, it took a lot of will power for her not to bounce off the walls. As they flew to Canada, Anna lightly fiddled with the buckle of her seat, anxious to help where she could on this mission. Missing mutant signatures sounded pretty serious, deep down wondering what or who could be causing so many to disappear no sooner did they pop up. Would they be up against a serious threat or something benign? Some of the activations sounded as new as hers had been, wondering if she had escaped becoming one of those missing signatures by pure chance. It was a scary thought, not knowing what was happening at first then suddenly just seeming to disappear out of existence soon after. She couldn't imagine what some of the families were going through... Bobby's voice imitating an airplane steward broke Anna from her thoughts, focusing on the task at hand as they began to descend, " Finally." She was eager to get going, impatiently awaiting as Bobby landed the Blackbird before unbuckling and hopping right to her feet, joining the other recruits and Bobby at the hatch, listening to his words regarding anything odd or out of the ordinary. Soon they were stepping out into the chilly winter air, the snow crunching beneath their feet and slight chill running through her body for a brief moment. ' Alright, warm up first.' Anna breathed in slowly a few times, her brown eye taking on an orange hue as she focused on warming up her body, just enough to give off a small wave of heat against the crisp, cold air, " Good luck guys." She offered a quick smile and thumbs up to her fellow recruits before going in another direction opposite of the rest of the group. Tags: Iceman, Hydro, Foxtrot, Nightcrawler:npc
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Post by Foxtrot on Jul 19, 2024 9:07:38 GMT -5
![](https://i.imgur.com/krr8f2gs.jpg) risin' up, back on the street did my time, took my chances eye of the tiger -- survivor words: 266, excluding lyrics at the bottom notes: mission a-go! Eddie totally understood why his teammates for this mission were sent to the colder of the two climates where Sierra had last seen a couple of active mutant genes that had disappeared. Bobby and Anna were fairly obvious choices with their abilities, and Roy wouldn't have done well at all in the desert-like area where the second signal had been lost.
But why the hell had Eddie been sent to Canada? He was from New Mexico!
Eddie took a deep breath as the Blackbird descended, mumbling under his breath about how Willow should have been sent with this group instead (she could at least have morphed into a snow leopard or a moose or something), but he did pay attention as Bobby grew serious and iced up. The students were soon released and Eddie had half a mind to stick close to Anna, envious of her obviously being able to warm herself up.
Yet, they all split up, and Eddie choose his own direction while being sure his headphones were snug around his neck. His training uniform had a hood-like part around his neck that allowed a pair of wireless headphones to live. Syncing up the headphones with his own phone or whatever other music player he had gave Eddie the ability to always be playing his music, just in case.
At this point, he had the volume on down fairly low so he could keep his ears open for anything out of the ordinary, but Foxtrot had it on just loud enough for him to listen (and whisper along) to while concentrating on their surroundings.
"It's the eye of the tiger, it's the thrill of the fight..."
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Post by Nightcrawler on Jul 26, 2024 14:37:04 GMT -5
The clouds drifted over the sun, casting the land in a haze. Nothing too dark, just a little overcast, but enough that the shadows from people and objects disappeared.
Well. Most shadows.
If the teammates looked down at their shadows, they would notice that their shadows were not quite as faint as they should be due to the momentary lack of sun. As the clouds drifted away from the sun, the shadows seemed to be the same rather than getting darker in response to stronger sunlight. Flashpoint's shadow in particular seemed to waver slightly at their point of connection on the ground.
Due to his abilities, Foxtrot would be able to notice a mechanical-like sound, almost a soft whirl, coming from the northeast, should he care to notice.
( Iceman, Hydro, Flashpoint, Foxtrot)
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