Once he had gotten himself situated at the Mansion and had learned how to get around the large building with a bit more ease, Gabe set out to investigate a bit of the city. While he had shed his ridiculously over-sized hooded sweatshirt and too-big shoes inside the Mansion grounds, he again wore them during his time away from his new home. People were at least becoming a little more used to seeing mutants out and about after what he had heard about the Mutant Registration Act, but he was still reading about fights and worse that had broken out with mutant involvement. Used to mutants didn't necessarily mean nice to mutants. And since he was of the conspicuous breed, he did his best to stand out as little as possible, which meant hiding his blue skin, hence the over-sized clothing.

The streets were busier than he would have imagined, the subway even more so. He didn't have any money, so he couldn't have hailed a cab, and the distance from the Mansion to his destination was a bit too far for him to be walking in his current outfit. It seemed to take so much more energy trying to walk around in shoes that didn't fit, and even more attention paid to not tripping in said shoes. The subway was one of his last, and finally chosen upon, options.

It also quickly became one of his least favorite modes of transportation. Every car of every train seemed jam packed, with twice as many people trying to fit in as were getting off. He allowed several trains to go by before he finally boarded one, giving up on the hope that a less crowded one would come along. It was near impossible to get a seat, and rather awkward trying to find an area of the various metal railings to hold onto, especially when it came to trying to keep his sleeve from sliding down and showing off the lovely shade of his skin. Several times he almost fell when the vehicle stopped or started, only saving himself by unintentionally heaving into people around him. Being this close to people, even with his head tilted down and the large hood pulled up and down over his face as far as he could get it to go, it really wasn't possible to remain completely hidden from them. Several people had shifted and moved to a different area of the train car when they noticed him, while others made it a point to jolt roughly into him when the train moved. He didn't like the subway at all.

When the train finally stopped at the station he had memorized the name of, he quickly moved to exit the car, once again having some move out of his way while others seemed determined to get into it. When he finally stepped out into the platform, ducking his head and mumbling apologies the whole time, he quickly moved off to the back wall and waited for most of the loading and off loading crowd to disperse before he fell into step behind them. making his way out of the station and onto the street, walking the rest of the way to his destination.

Gabe always had wanted to visit the aquarium, especially within the last few years, but up until he got away from his home and parents did he really feel he had enough freedom to go out and spend the day at one.

Aimlessly he wandered around the building for a while, simply taking things in and examining the different tanks and exhibits, his goofy grin plastered to his face the whole time. He had known there were a lot of fish out there, but to see so many of them was just amazing. In between marveling at the different creatures that flitted past the glass, he fell to wondering what kind of fish he was supposed to be, or if he was even only one kind at all. Certainly he was different from all these creatures, seeing as he was a mutant and not really a fish, but he had to take after some of them in some way, didn't he?

With these puzzling thoughts floating around in his blue skull, he made his way to one of the larger tanks and set to the task of examining some of the fish that passed him. If he really wanted to figure things out, some research needed to be conducted while he was here. A large portion of that research consisted of curious observation, the other portion made up of pressing his blunt nose against the glass and making different faces at the creatures that swam close by, particularly the little eel that swayed in between a couple of rocks closest to him, not in the least intimidated by the silly creature pressed against the glass.

Inside the aquarium basement it was hard for Devon to smile as he stood over a bloodied body laying there in front of him. Crying out in pain and misery the young boys lay there with shredded bodies and detached limbs dangling from his Trolls hands as they stood there over there soon to be corpses. The three young boys took there final breathes as Devon stood there with his black cape gliding threw the winds of the giant fan that dangle from the corner of the ceiling, killing was something Devon didn't like to do now that he lived in New York, but killing bad people was something he never been ashamed of. A girl was in the farther right corner of the square room crying as she shook with horror. With his black hood up he walked over to the little girl which sat in the corner with her hands over her eyes, "its o.k little one, those mean little boys got what they deserved" Devon said as he took out his hand. The girl uncovered her eyes and stood up wearily, "your a monster!" she yelled as she ran threw the Trolls threw to exit. Looking at her confusingly Devon rolled his eyes as he drew his hand back, he frowned at the thought of scaring the girl more then helping her.

Sighing heavily he took off his hood and walked slowly past the bodies to the staircase landing. It was dark and musty in the basement of the aquarium, with only a shade of light the blood smell hazed threw the garbage cans as Devon continued his way threw to the staircase landing. Looking back over his shoulder he saw the three young dead bodies laying there in contorted shapes, dispersing his Trolls he thought about what the people in the mansion would think if they knew what he'd done. Grabbing the railing he pulled himself up the stairs as he climbed sluggishly up the stepsNot willing to tell anyone about his secret killings he shrug off the feeling of betrayal got ready to once again appear at the aquarium ground floor.

Entering the aquarium the bright blue light shined on Devon's face as he exited the black door which lead to the basement. Young kids danced and looked at amazement at the almost eternal variety of fish that lurked within the waters behind the glass. Taking off his black gown as he walked slowly threw the crowd revealing his black T-shirt and blue jeans which was invisible behind his cloak. Faking a smile as people looked at him puzzled he tucked his cape inside a red back pack which belonged to one of the boys "guess its mine now" Devon thought with a grin. Working his way to a food store which was inside the aquarium he ordered a Pepsi which he much enjoyed as he leaned against the counter sipping quickly from the straw.

After fifteen minutes of getting more relaxed and calm from the little incident in the basement he settled down and watched as the fishes play with each other, which humored Devon. Walking slowly and steadily he skimmed the windows as the fish stared at him with there sharp eyes, recalling the girl in the basement he grew angry at himself for killing again. "Dumb girl, if she wasn't so naive I wouldn't had to go down there and save her neck" he thought as he looked to the right of his shoulder. Seeing a blue mutant to his right he had a slight hit of sympathy as he watch him look at the fish, "well aren't we exposed" Devon said as he walked over to the boy. Putting the backpack behind him he put a big smile as he examined the fish mutants body, "looking at your cousins I see" he said humorously at the young mutant.

Gabe was in the middle of puffing his cheeks out at a passing Blow Fish in a light-heartedly mocking way, occasionally flitting his gaze back to the small eel that continued to duck in and out of its hiding place as if checking to see if the strange creature at the glass had moved on yet, when a voice spoke up over the background humming of random conversation between other visitors and interrupted his games. Almost immediately he pulled his face away from the tank. Expecting to see one of the Aquarium's security officers coming to scold him for smearing the glass of the tank, he also backed several steps away from where he'd been standing, looking for the source of the voice. Jaw slack and large black eyes gone wide giving him a sort of deer-in-the-headlights look, he finally found the individual that had addressed him, almost grateful that it was not someone he could really get in trouble with. He was only having a little fun, after all. He didn't want to have to leave the Aquarium for something so simple.

Exposed, the young man had said. Was he really? Reflexively one hand went up to his head as if checking to see if his hood was still there, the covering seeming to have slipped off without his noticing while he'd been so preoccupied with the fish. He had also carelessly places his hands on the glass as well, freely showing off not only the blue skin of his lower arm and hand, but also the webbing between his fingers. Quickly he tried to amend this mistake, his hands falling to his sides and then disappearing behind his back, the baggy sleeves easily swallowing up the blue skin, his hood once again seemingly forgotten, though there really was no need of it any longer now that he'd been called out.

"I was just looking at the electric eel," he offered, as if feeling the need to explain himself to the stranger, his cheeks gaining the lightest of reddish purple shades in his embarrassment at having been caught in the middle of such nonsense, his surprised expression melting into more of a sheepish one. Gabe was by nature a bit off a goof, though his shy side tended to overpower it around people he didn't know. And this young man he didn't know, which wasn't really any kind of surprise. He hardly knew anyone in the Mansion, nevermind the tons of people wandering around New York.

Blinking slowly at the unknown young man that had addressed him, Gabe tilted his head slightly, as if curious about something, his expression managing to become a little less shy and a little more contemplative. "You have green eyes," she stated bluntly, not even noticing how mundane the comment sounded. Green eyes were a natural occurrence, but not his kid's brand of green. As if suddenly realizing how unclear he had been, he quickly added on, "Like really green. Mutant green." So he wasn't the only one that was exposed, to use the word that had originally been directed at him. And then, as his sudden revelation faded a little, his shyness crept back up on him, as well as his worry for both having been pointed out and not knowing why he'd been addressed. "Uhm, not that it's a bad thing, or anything. I mean, I would know, you know. I mean, it's not the greatest thing, but it's not bad," he stammered out, not wanting to offend the other with his previous statement, seeming to shrink a little further into his over-sized sweatshirt with every few works he blurted out. "I'm uh... I'm Gabe," he concluded flatly, his hands finding their way back to his front, his fingers twisting together nervously.

((OOC: Sorry, thought your mutational appearance was visible, my apologies))

IC:
"I was just looking at the electric eel" he said in a blushing sense, Devon tilted his head as he looked at the mutant. He heard rumors that there was a fish boy in the mansion but Devon failed to actually meet this mutant. Putting both hands in his pockets he lifted his right leg up and began to bounce it on the floor. "You have green eyes," he said to Devon as he blushed at. Occasionally people compliment him on his eyes and usually get puzzled stares because of his ethnicity and the color of his eyes. "Yeah I do, aren't they just lovely?" he said he said as a thin smile came upon his face.

Devon's eyes went from his eyes to the fish next to them which was staring straight at them. "Like really green, Mutant green" as he said this Devon immediately switched his attention from the fish to him. Dropping his smile he peered at the boy devilishly, letting his green eyes flare at him with full force. "Looks like I'm exposed also" Devon thought as he took his hands out of his pockets holding a snicker bar between his two fingers. Slowly unwrapping the bar he smiled brightly as his strong posture faded to becoming more relaxed. Side stepping his statement that it wasn't bad he continued to open the candy bar. Jolting his elbows forward because of the constant sliding of the book bag Devon grew irritated as he adjusted the straps on his shoulders.

"I'm uh... I'm Gabe" he said as he got Devon's attention back. "Well hello Gabe, I'm Devon. Don't you reside in the mansion?" he asked while sticking the snicker bar in his mouth and extending his right hand.

Gabe continued to fidget with his webbed fingers in front of his chest, consequently letting both them and his lower arms slide back into view in doing so, his sweatshirt rendered nearly ineffective when he wasn't paying attention to what he was doing. At this rate he'd have to start wearing elastics around his wrists and the cuffs of his sleeves to keep them from sliding everywhere. As it was, he was just too clumsy and absentminded for his own good, which was evident in his latest encounter.

His movements froze a moment with the look the young man shot him after he'd pointed out his eyes for the second time, mentally slapping himself for having such a big mouth. He hadn't even said a dozen words to the kid and he was already upsetting him. See, this is why he tended to stay quieter when he was meeting new people and then gradually getting bolder with his statements until they'd gotten used to his personality quirks and didn't mind him. Uneasily he shifted under the kid's gaze, shifting his weight from one leg to the other, his white pupils flitting between the young man's face and his hands when he moved. The kid was a mutant, after all. Or, at least, Gabe assumed that he was. And he didn't seem to happy with the fish boy. He didn't know what the stranger could do, nor did he know what kind of temperance he had. The blue youth had learned to be a little skittish around other people, especially during the turbulent times when the Registration Act was still in progress. Thus far, most of the city dwellers didn't seem too friendly to him.

And then the kid smiled and pulled out a candy bar for himself. It took a brief moment, but when the smile didn't fade, Gabe visibly relaxed, his fingers still twisting together, though not so urgently nor so often as before. Smiles and candy bars were good things, each making the young man seem far less imposing than he had a moment before, slowly putting the fish boy back at ease. "The Mansion?" he repeated, surprised to be asked such a question. What were the odds of running into another Mansion resident in this city? If he was a Mansion resident, that is. Gabe assumed he was.

Somewhat clumsily he moved to take the offered hand once he'd noticed it had been offered to him, doing his best to comply with the handshake despite the webbing that always got in the way of even that simple gesture. "It's, uh, nice to meet you Devon. And yeah, I live at the Mansion," he replied, retracting his hand when he was able to do so and raising it instead to fidget with one of the strings attached to his hoodie. "I'm pretty new, actually. I don't think I've been there more than a few months. Are you new, too? I don't think I've seen you around there before."

Chewing on the candy Devon slightly giggled at the fact of how nervous Gabe was, twirling the half bitten candy in his hand he kept his smile as he looked at Gabe. Gabe reminded Devon a lot like his old self, with the visible mutation and even in fashion sense, which made him more open accepting to Devon. Not that Devon wasn't accepting of his fellow mutants but occasionally he bumps into the 'bad kind' which means he has to resort to combat. But Gabe was a nice kid so Devon gave him the benefit of the doubt.

Taking his left hand he unintentionally rubbed the bottom of the backpack, where some blood of the boys still on it. "Crap, were did this come from ? Oh..." Devon thought as the warm crimson feeling covered his left hand which Devon kept behind his back. While smiling at Gabe to assure him that nothing was going on he took the bloodied hand and wiped it behind his pants were his right shook Gabe's hand. The hallway was getting more and more empty and luckily no one saw Devon wipe blood on his pants, which he sighed in relief about.

The red carpet inside the aquarium stiffened as the cool breeze began to flow down the hallway, with only a few people in that part of the aquarium both of them were safe to talk about the mansion without someone else hearing. With his bloodied left hand now almost clean a faded red sticky substance still remained 'I'll just tell him its ketchup" Devon thought thinking of a excuse if Gabe ever noticed and asked what was on his hand. The bottom of the backpack still had blood on it but not enough for it to drip and be noticed since it was on the bottom comforted Devon.

"It's, uh, nice to meet you Devon. And yeah, I live at the Mansion," he said as Devon drew back his hand. "I'm pretty new, actually. I don't think I've been there more than a few months. Are you new, too? I don't think I've seen you around there before." Devon shook his head at the fact that he wasn't the only new kid at the mansion. It was nice to see new blood in the mansion which amused Devon. "Interesting, and yes I'm pretty new also" Devon said as he took the wrapper of the snicker and put it behind it back in his pocket. Finishing the candy he closed his eyes and slightly sighed due to the fact of how tired he was. With both hands now behind him he tilted his head in the curious manner and slightly bent his left knee. Getting more and more bored from seeing the same fish and standing Devon heard his stomach growl, "would you like to go to the restaurant section I'm hungry?" Devon asked he slowly started to to walk past Gabe. Devon needed to go to the bathroom and cleanup and since the bathroom was in the restaurant section made him more eager to go.Turning around half way he looked at Gabe to see if he was coming.