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Post by Rain T'Challa on Oct 7, 2010 0:36:46 GMT -6
Rain had been hoping to talk to some of the other teams about what she had experienced in New York City. She knew the other teams had to be warned about the man she encountered. She knew Wyld was looking for him but, one never knew where a person could pop up next.
Rain planned to connect Astra of the Titans since they were friends. Astra was the daughter of Charles Xavier who founded and gathered the original X-men. Rain's mother was the second generation of X-men Charles had gathered. For Rain it made the most sense to connect Astra first and alert the Titans then alert the Avengers. Rain knew from stories and some experience that it was best to alert all heroes about new villains because some times the said villain might try convincing other heroes to turn against their friends pretending that they are the good guys and the old friends bad guys.
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Post by Astra on Oct 7, 2010 13:21:45 GMT -6
Astra smiled as she sat with her father, the two of them talking about old times and new times. Charles hadn't been told about Lilandra's new boyfriend, though, and Astra decided it was best that Lilandra tell him when she was ready. She stood and embraced her father, smiling as she kissed his cheek before heading out to see Rain. Talking to her father had been a treat, but she was here for an even bigger reason today. So she opened her mind and pinpointed Rain's location, walking to her in a few minutes.
"Hello Rain."
She smiled as she saw her friend and walked over, her wings draped around her body like a cloak. While it was good to see her friend again, she knew that they had something serious to speak about. Looking around, Astra opened a door and took the two of them into an empty classroom where they could talk privately.
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Post by Rain T'Challa on Oct 7, 2010 20:37:30 GMT -6
Rain at times was a little jealous that Astra had both her parents still alive. Rain's father had died years before and there were still times where Rain wished her father was with her. But, then she reminded herself she was lucky enough to have mom still. Rain smiled when she caught Astra's scent. Some would find it weird just how close Rain and Astra were due to their mutations. Rain had a feline mutation and Astra had a bird mutation.
"Hello Astra. How are you?" Rain asked when Astra came into view and greeted her. Rain could tell that Astra had been spending time with her father since his smell intermingled with hers. Rain opened the door for the two of them to talk more privately. "Thank you," Rain told Astra when opened the door for her. Rain perched on the edge of a teacher's deck. Rain had a habit of perching on things due to her feline nature. "How are your parents?" Rain asked Astra.
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Post by Astra on Oct 21, 2010 22:28:13 GMT -6
Astra smiled as she sensed Rain had caught her scent. She reached out and gently touched Rain's shoulder in greeting as they reached each other. Smiling softly, she bowed a little to her friend as they entered the room, closing the door behind her. As they spoke, she sat atop one of the desks, running her fingers absently through her wing to find dead feathers.
"I'm quite alright, thank you. And yourself?"
She looked over at Rain, smiling softly and nodding a little at the question about her parents. She knew how much Rain missed her father and tried to keep from rubbing her friend's nose in it.
"They're alright. Mother has her hands full with the empire, of course. But she always does her best to contact me with my lessons. How is your mother?"
She smiled as she mentioned Ororo. she loved that woman. She was one of the kindest women Astra had ever met. She was one of the few things that could really convince Astra to stay at the mansion, but she knew she had to get away from the mansion and find her own life.
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Post by Rain T'Challa on Oct 22, 2010 21:23:43 GMT -6
Rain felt relaxed around Astra and smiled when Astra touched her shoulder. Rain returned the small bow that Astra gave her. "I am doing good. Just came back from a trip to New York City with some of the students. That was an inter sting trip," Rain told her.
"My mom has her hands full enough with one country I can only imagine how busy your mom is with an empire. Mom is doing good, she is trying to set up some new trade agreements with several countries. It seems her popularity is rising it seems which is a good thing," Rain told Astra.
Rain then looked out one of the windows of the room and outside. "Well in New York City I came across a man that you and the Titans should know about," Rain started. Rain felt it was time to get down to business.
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Post by Astra on Oct 24, 2010 20:36:27 GMT -6
Astra smiled as Rain mentioned their recent field trip. She had gone with the students on a couple while she was at the school, having used her Telepathy to make people see a regular class. It had really helped the more outlandish looking children feel accepted as people rather than monsters. She was glad she'd helped them feel that way. Every child needed to experience that feeling at one point in their lives. Rain mentioned her mother's country and she smiled at the comparison of duties. She chuckled a little and shrugged.
"It all has to do with training. Mother was trained to run an empire, your mother was trained to run a country. I'm sure she would be able to run the empire if she'd been raised for it."
When Rain mentioned a man the Titans should know of, her smile faded and she lowered her head, sighing. She had hoped to have just a pleasant visit to the school, but she supposed it was inevitable. She lift her head and looked at Rain, all business.
"It'll be easier for me to find the man if you let me see your memories. May I?"
She reached her hand out towards Rain's head. She didn't have to touch her, but it was her way of proving she wasn't invading her friend's mind. She would only enter her mind with permission, and use the touch to show her what she was doing.
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Post by Rain T'Challa on Oct 24, 2010 21:51:02 GMT -6
Rain laughed when Astra stated that her mom was trained to train a country. "After she trained to be a thief, a fighter, and a leader of the X-men. Mom has stated many times that leading the X-men was what made her a capable leader of Wakanda. Also father helped her learn about the country and traditions since she did not grow up in Wakanda. I doubt my mother ever thought she would rule a country when she was young. I would not be too surprise if she was mostly focused on how to steal wallets the next day," Rain pointed out with a laugh.
Rain wish she could leave the business behind but, Rain was also well aware that Astra had to know about Nate and the sooner she did the better. "You, I trust enough to let you. Most I would not and make sure they would not get in easily," Rain took a deep breath and centered herself. She concentrated on what happen in Central Park when she meet Nate and how at first he seem friendly. "Alright Astra, I am ready," Rain told her.
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Post by Astra on Oct 25, 2010 10:40:44 GMT -6
Astra smiled and laughed as Rain spoke about Ororo. She was glad her friend's mother was doing so well. Though she wouldn't tell Rain that Lilandra had many many people helping her keep tabs on the empire. If Astra had to make a comparison, it would be the US Cabinet times a thousand.
When Rain gave Astra her permission, she smiled at the expression of trust. She was so glad that the people at the school trusted her enough to let her into their minds. She rest her hand on Rain's head and made the connection, sinking into the memory of her meeting with Nate. in the memory, she flew down from the sky and landed beside Rain, remaining in the background to watch the scene.
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Post by Rain T'Challa on Oct 25, 2010 11:58:50 GMT -6
Rain enjoyed the chance to laugh with an old friend. "Did your father ever tell you about the first time my mom went swimming in the mansion's pool?" Rain asked her eyes twinkled with laughter. Ororo had told Rain about it one day while they had been bonding. Rain's parents had made sure that she had enough knowledge of both cultures to avoid some of the social miss steps Ororo had experienced when she was new to America. Rain saw the young man sit down with his books and for some reason her feline side immediately took a dislike to the man. Rain knew better then to brush off her feline side when it warned her of danger. Rain scanned the area and noticed the children where wondering too far away. Some where already out of range of her voice. With a partial shift to lion Rain let out a roar. It was a signal that all the children knew. They immediately stopped their games and returned gather around Rain. They knew a roar meant to gather two roars meant danger while one meant gather but, there was no danger. Rain then shifted back fully to human. "Its time to go," she told the students after checking her watch. The children started talking loudly and animated to each other as Rain did a head count. All her charges where there. "Where we going?" one of the students asked. "We are meeting up with the others then we are splitting off for supper," Rain explained. The children started shouting where they wanted to go for supper. Rain shook her head smiling since almost everyone wanted something different for supper. Rain started herding the kids out of the park passing the man at a distance but one of the kids was trying to walk back wards while talking to a friend trip and fell back wards in front of the man. OOC: Here is the thread so I do not make the post too big newgenheroes.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=centralpark&action=display&thread=31&page=1
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Post by Astra on Oct 26, 2010 22:29:50 GMT -6
Rain mentioned Ororo's first swim and Astra smiled, shaking her head curiously.
"No, he hasn't. We mostly talk about current events during my visits. What happened?"
As she entered Rain's mind, she frowned a little, seeing the visit to the park with the students, the meeting with Nate, then the inevitable fight with Sha'do. She frowned, getting a good look at both faces. Where had this person come from? There was one thing she could tell from this memory, though, and that was that the side Rain had had a nice conversation with and the side that she had fought were two different people. He was two beings in one. Once the memory was done, Astra withdrew from her friend's mind and lift her hand from her head, touching her chin as she thought.
"Two beings in one body... We destroy the evil side, we harm the innocent side. Though... how can we be sure he's truly innocent?"
She thought on this for a few moments, pacing a few steps, before turning back to Rain.
"I'm glad you brought this man to my attention. I'll have the Titans keep an eye on him as much as possible. You might want to do the same with the Xmen. This man could be very dangerous."
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Post by Rain T'Challa on Oct 26, 2010 23:46:46 GMT -6
Rain broke into a smile when Astra stated she had not heard about Ororo's first dip in the mansion's pool. "Well apparently my mother had no idea about the modesty that women were suppose to follow well swimming or in polite company. So she went swimming naked and the the X-men spotted her. Apparently Peter was extremely embarrassed at seeing Ororo naked in the pool," Rain told Astra with a laugh. Rain remembered that Logan gave Peter the nick-name Peter Pure-heart.
"I do know Astra. It seems he is wanted though. Wyld is looking for him and knows more of what happen is going then I do. I am going to try alert all the heroes that I can and are likely to run into him. I figured your team should know that way you can be on the look out for him," Rain told Astra.
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Post by Astra on Oct 27, 2010 22:05:02 GMT -6
Astra giggled a little as Rain explained Ororo's mishap and smiled as she pictured Ms. Ororo swimming naked in the pool. She'd always liked Ororo. She was a wonderful woman, and Astra was confident that she was running the country perfectly. If Astra needed to hand her empire or country over to someone else, she knew someone like Ororo and Rain would be her first choice. She laughed a little more at the mention of Peter and hid her mouth behind her hand. She could just picture Peter's face upon seeing Ororo naked.
"I can imagine. He must have had a heart attack upon seeing her like that."
Astra listened as Rain explained what she knew about Nate/Sha'do. She nodded, glad Rain had thought of everything she had. She leaned against the desk, thinking for a few moments before looking over at Rain.
"I want to know everyone you've contacted already and the people you want to contact. We'll split the list, spread the word faster. This man is no amateur."
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Post by Rain T'Challa on Oct 28, 2010 21:38:08 GMT -6
"I think he almost did," Rain told Astra laughing. "Poor Peter the Russian country boy suddenly confronted by a naked African woman who is unashamed of her looks or body," Rain laughed. It was common knowledge that Peter was a true country boy.
"Wyld and his co-workers know. I have alerted the Wakanda Embassy and several the New York based heroes. I plan to let all of NewX know. I was hoping you could contact the Avengers as well as the rest of your team. I agree this man has too much control to be new to his powers," Rain told Astra. Rain's tail had formed while she was talking. It was now twitching in an aggravated fashion behind her.
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Post by Astra on Oct 29, 2010 21:56:03 GMT -6
She laughed as Rain described Peter, putting her hand over her mouth as she pictured him. She was easily picturing the scene, the look on Peter's face as Ororo swam calmly around in the pool. The picture made her giggle uncontrollably and she took a few shaky breaths to calm herself.
"I wish I could have seen that. It would have been the best day ever."
She listened as Rain mentioned who she'd told and who she wanted Astra to tell. She nodded and looked down, watching as Rain's tail grew from her spine. She didn't like it when Rain showed such nervousness. Though having seen her memory of her encounter, she couldn't blame her friend.
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Post by Rain T'Challa on Oct 29, 2010 23:34:48 GMT -6
"Same here!" Rain admitted when Astra stated she wanted to see Peter's face when he spotted Ororo swimming naked. Rain giggled herself at the thought. She could not but smile at the prospective.
"I barely got away and I have been trained almost my whole life by my parents and have a decent amount of control of my powers. Imagine if it had been one of the younger students, that what is bothering me. If he was going to make me a pet what would he try with someone else?" Rain asked Astra. Rain's tail kept twitching in aggravation.
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