The X-men run missions and work together with the NYPD, striving to maintain a peaceful balance between humans and mutants. When it comes to a fight, they won't back down from protecting those who need their help.
Haven presents itself as a humanitarian organization for activists, leaders, and high society, yet mutants are the secret leaders working to protect and serve their kind. Behind the scenes they bring their goals into reality.
From the time when mutants became known to the world, SUPER was founded as a black-ops division of the CIA in an attempt to classify, observe, and learn more about this new and rising threat.
The Syndicate works to help bring mutantkind to the forefront of the world. They work from the shadows, a beacon of hope for mutants, but a bane to mankind. With their guiding hand, humanity will finally find extinction.
Since the existence of mutants was first revealed in the nineties, the world has become a changed place. Whether they're genetic misfits or the next stage in humanity's evolution, there's no denying their growing numbers, especially in hubs like New York City. The NYPD has a division devoted to mutant related crimes. Super-powered vigilantes help to maintain the peace. Those who style themselves as Homo Superior work to tear society apart for rebuilding in their own image.
MRO is an intermediate to advanced writing level original character, original plot X-Men RPG. We've been open and active since October of 2005. You can play as a mutant, human, or Adapted— one of the rare humans who nullify mutant powers by their very existence. Goodies, baddies, and neutrals are all welcome.
Short Term Plots:Are They Coming for You?
There have been whispers on the streets lately of a boogeyman... mutant and humans, young and old, all have been targets of trafficking.
The Fountain of Youth
A chemical serum has been released that's shaving a few years off of the population. In some cases, found to be temporary, and in others...?
MRO MOVES WITH CURRENT TIME: What month and year it is now in real life, it's the same for MRO, too.
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Ongoing Plots
Magic and Mystics
After the events of the 2020 Harvest Moon and the following Winter Solstice, magic has started manifesting in the MROvere! With the efforts of the Welldrinker Cult, people are being converted into Mystics, a species of people genetically disposed to be great conduits for magical energy.
The Pharoah Dynasty
An ancient sorceress is on a quest to bring her long-lost warrior-king to the modern era in a bid for global domination. Can the heroes of the modern world stop her before all is lost?
Are They Coming for You?
There have been whispers on the streets lately of a boogeyman... mutant and humans, young and old, all have been targets of trafficking.
Adapteds
What if the human race began to adapt to the mutant threat? What if the human race changed ever so subtly... without the x-gene.
Atlanteans
The lost city of Atlantis has been found! Refugees from this undersea mutant dystopia have started to filter in to New York as citizens and businessfolk. You may make one as a player character of run into one on the street.
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Posted by Kealey Shinbo on Mar 13, 2009 20:22:45 GMT -6
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One thing was true, that was for sure. It was definitely easier to climb up and down a ladder in shoes that didn't have four-inch heels. For some reason, falling twice had been enough to make it stick in Kealey's head that she should make a change. So here she was, up at the top of a ladder in the religion section in ballet flats, besides, they looked every bit as cute with her skinny jeans as the heels had. She was just short. Short she could deal with though...especially when she was at the top of a ladder.
The flu outbreak had ended and by the time Kealey had come to work the next day, Mr. Brooks had concluded his research because she didn't see him. Kealey could only imagine that he was back in Dallas. It figured, every single time Kealey met someone that seemed friendly they disappeared without a trace, not even leaving a way to get in touch. At this rate she was never going to make any friends. The fact of the matter was, though, Kealey couldn't imagine herself being forward enough to initiate something like that.
It had been almost 3 weeks since she'd met Ash, and as she shelved a book on the similarities between hindu and buddhist gods Kealey tried to remember if she'd done anything remotely resembling social since that day. Patheic, that was the word for someone who considered helping someone find public records social. Kealey shook her head then went about putting three books that were out of call number order back in the right spots. She was seriously going to have to try and find some social activities. There were fliers all over the church promoting social clubs...maybe that was the answer.
Posted by ashbrooks on Mar 13, 2009 20:47:14 GMT -6
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The last almost three weeks had been...interesting. Ash had tried to bury himself in work, but that hadn't stopped him from thinking. Though, that wasn't really helped by the fact that Josh and their mother, well Josh in particular, was calling him almost every day about Tarin. And Lee had been calling. Not that Ash had actually answered the phone, but by the tone of the couple of messages that she had actually left, Ash was sure she knew about him. He couldn't understand why she would be calling him so insistently if she hadn't found out he was the one who brought Tarin to the mansion.
Almost three weeks, and Ash still had no clue what to say to the woman who was now his sister-in-law.
But those thoughts about his powers, about him being a mutant being found out, also drew Ash's thoughts back to the young woman he had met in the library when he was doing his research. She had been so forthcoming about having powers, readily sharing them without him even prodding her about it...Ash couldn't understand that mentality, even after the almost three weeks he'd been thinking about it, and trying not to.
So it was partly that confusion, that curiosity, as well as still having issues finding his way around the library, that had Ash going to look in the area he had found Kealey in the last time he'd been there rather than trying to find his way to the Public Documents room himself. Something that only took a few trips up and down the various rows of books before he was successful. " "Glad to see you took some good advice," Ash said softly, trying not to startle the young woman again, as he slowly made his way toward her between the two stacks. "I was wondering if you'd be able to help me out again."
Posted by Kealey Shinbo on Mar 13, 2009 21:20:13 GMT -6
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The books were back in order now and order had been restored to the universe. Kealey took a second, more thorough look around and found three more a shelf over that needed fixed and took care of those, and was about to tackle the next shelf over when a soft, accented voice made her jump slightly.
Turning slightly on the ladder, Kealey looked down to see the man she'd oddly enough just been thinking about. Had she somehow managed to summon him to ask her for help again? It would seem so. But now he was commenting on her shoes. Kealey grinned and held one ballet flat clad foot out, turning it to show that it was indeed flat. "I did. As you pointed out, there was no way for me to know that you were going to be around to catch me again." she teased, then slowly made her way down the ladder.
He felt different this time, conflicting emotions emanating from everywhere and she frowned slightly as she came to the ladder rung that brought her eye level with Ash. Kealey wasn't eager to be short yet, so she stayed where she was, trying for a moment to puzzle out all the things she was feeling from Ash.
"I was just finishing up here." she said, then checked her watch, "You've got a great talent for catching me at the end of my shift. I'd be more than glad to help you out. More public records?"
Posted by ashbrooks on Mar 13, 2009 21:50:19 GMT -6
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She jumped, but not as badly as the last time he had run into her, and she managed to stay on the ladder. That was good. And then Kealey was holding her foot out, displaying her shoe even more than she had ever displayed her heels. A shoe that, while simple, and not strappy or anything, Ash couldn't help but stare at it until Kealey started talking.
Ash stopped a couple of feet away from the bottom of the ladder just as Kealey started down. But not all the way down. She stopped so she was about eye level with him, a couple rungs off the floor, and just looked at him for a couple moments before she spoke.
"Well, why do you think I suggested you not wear heels?" Ash asked with a raised eyebrow. But then Kealey mentioned that he knew how to catch her at the end of her shift, and he kept his eyebrow raised as he continued to look across at her. "I do know how to investigate, how do you know I didn't plan this?" Ash pointed out, then nodded his head. "And yeah, I need the Public Records again. I came across a couple other things I need to dig into deeper."
Posted by Kealey Shinbo on Mar 13, 2009 22:24:22 GMT -6
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"My feet feel so much better at the end of the day too...you wouldn't believe it." Kealey said as Ash looked at the shoe, then she averted her eyes slightly and stepped down the last couple of rungs, looking up as her feet settled on the floor, "I just hate being so short." And short she was, Ash towered a good several inches above her.
He pointed out that maybe he'd planned everything and had come at the end of her shift on purpose and Kealey looked at him closely, eyes narrowing slightly in suspicion. Overwhelming was the confusion that Ash was feeling and it muddled Kealey's mind slightly if she focused on it, so she tried to grab the other feelings floating around in Ash's head, but couldn't find any that were possibly related to what he'd just said, "I guess I'll have to believe you on that count..." she said, a slightly smile curving her lips, "You're so confused about something that my brain gets all muddled when I try to puzzle out if you're telling the truth or not."
Ash admitted that he needed more help in the public records section and Kealey nodded her head, it only made sense. "Didn't have much luck with New York public records in, where was it...Dallas?" she asked, trying to remember what he'd said for sure and knowing from his accent that it was somewhere in the south.
Moving past Ash, Kealey walked a few steps in the general direction of the records section then stopped and turned, "Remember how to get there or do I need to show you again?" she said, then shook her head slowly, "And I hope whatever it is we're looking for eases some of this confusion you're feeling...otherwise we're going to end up lost when I lose our way."
Posted by ashbrooks on Mar 14, 2009 16:34:26 GMT -6
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Her feet felt better at the end of the day now than they had before. If Ash was remembering the shoes the young woman had worn the last time he had seen her correctly, that wasn't all that surprising, since to be honest he couldn't figure out how she had walked in them, never mind managed to wear them for the entire day.
By this point, Kealey was back on the ground properly, noticeably quite a bit shorter than he was now that she was wearing flat shoes. And was talking about him being confused. That only caused Ash to frown at Kealey for a moment in more confusion, until he remembered one of the things he had been pondering over for the last couple weeks, how she was able to go out and be so forward with her powers.
"Actually, I did have a fair bit of luck getting what I needed while I was in Dallas," Ash replied simply. "But I came across something new after I was back here again.
"And I was thinking it'd probably be best if you showed me there again, I had to ask for directions again twice to get out of here last time," Ash admitted as he started to follow Kealey out from between the two shelves. At least until she stopped and looked back at him.
Then Ash cocked his head to the side as he looked at Kealey. "So we're going to end up lost because I'm confused?" he asked. How did that work? Didn't she know how to get to the Public Documents room? She had shown him there before. "How much about me can you feel?"
Posted by Kealey Shinbo on Mar 14, 2009 20:07:12 GMT -6
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"So you move back and forth between the cities all the time?" Kealey said, "Don't you ever feel like you can't settle in?" she couldn't help but ask. After living in the convent her whole life, Dublin had been a heck of a shock to Kealey, but nothing compared to what it had been like to walk off the plane in New York City.
"I can't even imagine having to move back and forth as much as you do." She was getting morose, Kealey noticed and wondered if she was possibly making things worse for Ash, so she tried to lighten the mood, "But, I'm glad you came back. I'd almost finished working with those books and I'd have been completely useless if you hadn't shown up."
Ash commented that he figured he'd need help getting back to the public records room, considering the fact that he'd gotten lost twice leaving "Twice?" Kealey said, raising an eyebrow and unable to hide a small chuckle. "It is a good thing I'm here."
Discomfort, that's what Ash was feeling now. Now that she'd pointed out that she could tell he was confused. Then he asked. Kealey had to respect that, she had to respect that a lot, the man was honest, he came out and said when something was bothering him.
Stopping where they stood, because she was having trouble remembering whether to go left or right all of a sudden, Kealey shook her head and ran a hand through her loose curls. "I can feel everything." she said. "Don't think I'm eavesdropping though...just because I know what you're feeling doesn't mean I know a thing about why." she looked up at him, "All that I can tell right now is that you're uncomfortable...and incredibly confused about something...and when someone is feeling something very strong...I feel it too."
They were still at the crossroads, Kealey looked down one corridor, then the other, both staircases. "And right now...your confusion is seriously rubbing off. Just a sec..." Closing her eyes, Kealey concentrated, meditating quickly and effectively, thank god. "Left." she said, then down the stairs she went, "Going to solve the mystery for me or just let me wonder why we're confused?"
Posted by ashbrooks on Mar 14, 2009 21:00:21 GMT -6
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"Recently, I seem to be a fair bit," Ash said, despite the displeasure he felt over the fact of travelling between the two cities. Not that New York itself was a bad place, just it wasn't exactly the easiest for him considering who lived there. Finding Tarin in the graveyard, all the phone calls from Tarin's wife. One of these days he was going to slip and actually answer the phone before checking the number and be stuck talking to the woman.
And then there was Josh and his mother, almost constantly prodding him to put aside his feelings about Tarin having left so many years ago and to go see his younger brother since he was actually there in the city. Yeah, because he could actually do that after everything else he had done. Lee was already calling him enough as it was, he didn't need to be stuck in a room with her, too.
But Kealey was continuing to speak, and Ash shrugged. "Not really," he told her. "Even when I am in Dallas, there's times I barely ever go home because of work, and then it's often just to grab a quick shower and to change before I'm off again, so living out of a hotel isn't all that bad, to be honest."
And then Kealey started teasing him, though considering the fact that he had admitted to the fact of getting lost twice on the way out of the library, it was only to be expected. "Found out early on in college, study groups can serve more than one use," was all Ash said in explanation. There was really no more use in pointing out that he had zero, if not a negative, sense of direction while he was in a library for whatever reason.
Not long after he had asked his question, about what she was feeling from him, Kealey stopped and looked back and forth down the hallway they'd come to. And as she started to speak, to explain, he started to frown. She could feel everything people felt, everything that he was feeling, but not why, not what was causing it, just simply the emotions themselves. Not only know what they were feeling, but Kealey actually felt, experienced those emotions herself?
Apparently, since Kealey said his confusion was rubbing off on her, and since they were still standing there, not moving any closer to the Public Documents room, it might very well be true. Though, to be perfectly honest, they'd still probably get there faster than Ash would have managed on his own.
Finally Kealey seemed to figure it out, and they started heading out again, left this time. Only to have Kealey ask if he was going to 'solve the mystery' of his confusion.
Not going to happen, Ash decided, though a moment later second guessed that. He had been thinking about a few things, at least slightly confused about more than just dealing with the Tarin situation. And one of those things did involve the woman walking beside him. Maybe he would be able to end that confusion while solving her mystery at the same time?
"How can you be so open about all that?" Ash asked in responce to Kealey's question. "About your powers. Aren't you worried about how people will take them, take you?"
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It didn't bother him, not having a place to really call his own. It didn't make sense, but Kealey could relate a little bit, and even if he said he didn't mind, Kealey could feel the displeasure welling in Ash as he talked about it. He didn't like it, even if he didn't want to admit it. Kealey refrained from pointing it out though, there were some things that people just didn't want to hear. Especially when they were convinced of one thing, but their emotions said other things.
One thing confused Kealey though, and it was her own confusion, not his flooding over. "Do you sleep?" she said, frowning slightly, "If you don't ever go home, where do you sleep?"
It was funny, how lost Ash seemed to be in the library, he didn't seem like the kind of man that found himself lost in many situations at all. Especially when it came to something like a library. "Well, with all the bookshevles and stacks, it can be hard to tell which way is up sometimes...let alone north, south, east, or west. I needed a map for the first couple of months I worked here."
They were making progress now though. Moving in the right direction, Kealey was sure and confident and those were emotions stronger than confusion. Then Ash asked her a question and Kealey stopped again on the stair landing they were standing on. Studying Ash closely for a few moments, Kealey noticed the overwhelming curiosity again. It was almost strange just how interested in this topic he was.
"Well..." she said, frowning slightly at the memories the topic brought up, "I was raised in a place...a convent in fact...where I was never thought of as a mutant." a slight smile came to Kealey's face then as she thought of her Mother Superior, "They told me I had a gift from God...and that it was my duty to use it as such. A person doesn't begrudge a gift from god." her face clouded slightly, "No matter how difficult it can be on them at times. They use it to make things better. "
Ash would understand, Kealey had a feeling, so she shrugged her shoulders, still looking at him, "So I've never tried to hide what I am. Does that make sense?" she said, realizing they'd stopped, "Oh...we stopped." she said, "We'll never get to the Public Records room this way...."
Posted by ashbrooks on Mar 15, 2009 15:46:31 GMT -6
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Kealey's question surprised Ash, and he blinked over at the blond. "Of course I sleep," he said, though a moment later his confusion, over that at least, was quelled as she continued. She thought that since he often didn't spend much time in his apartment, that he didn't sleep. Oh.
"Well, sometimes I end up sleeping at my office or in my car," he explained. "I try to get home to actually use my bed, but it doesn't always happen. Long hours, lots of work."
At least he wasn't the only one who got lost around here, and Kealey said that she had needed a map for the first couple months that she had worked in the library. That made him feel at least marginally better. If she she had had trouble finding her way around the library too, it wasn't simply him, it had to do with the library itself. Sure, the fact that he had gotten lost the second time on his way out last time he had been here was probably because of his directional sense, but the first time at least could have been blamed on the building.
Then Kealey stopped after he had questioned her openness, and she looked truly thoughtful as she looked at him. Or was she studying him, trying to figure out why he was feeling what he was?
She thought, had been taught, that her powers were a gift from god. That was certainly different, certainly explained why she was so open about them.
It was so different compared to him.
"It's a good thing you're so fresh off the boat," Ash told Kealey. "Things weren't good, especially here in New York I heard, for mutants not that long ago. Not that the general population really treats mutants that much better now, but at least they're not being carted off."
And she had apparently only just realized that they had stopped moving, stopped because she had stopped walking when he asked his question. "After you, Miss," Ash responding, holding his arm out to show her to continue on. "You are the one leading the way here, after all."
Posted by Kealey Shinbo on Mar 15, 2009 20:47:43 GMT -6
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Of course he slept. Kealey looked at Ash for a long moment when he pointed out that of course he slept. Only sometimes it was in a car or at an office. A blond eyebrow raised and Keaeley just stared at the man in front of her for a moment, maybe he was exactly the type of person who would understand how this was a social encounter for her. He had just mentioned the fact that he worked so much that he slept in his car or his office fairly often.
"That can't be comfortable." Kealey said, "I can see how you'd appreciate a hotel room if those are your habits at home."
As she explained her background, and the way she'd been taught to think about her talents, Kealey could feel the emotions shifting inside of Ash as he listened. He was jealous of her, but happy at the same time. Then he spoke and Kealey nodded her head.
Ash indicated that she should lead the way and Kealey moved forward, confident now that Ash's confusion was overshadowed by his other feelings. Down the stairs they went, before Kealey responded to the things Ash had said about New York before she'd arrived. "That's why I'm here." Kealey said, not turning to look at Ash as they walked towards the Public Records room. "Mother Superior stopped me from taking my final vows...she sent me to Dublin because she said that the world had greater things in store for someone like me than life in a simply country convent."
The story stopped for a moment as Kealey remembered the conversations, oh how she had fought when they'd told her that she couldn't stay any longer. "I was working in Dublin with school children when I heard about the things happening here. I got on a plane as soon as I could make all the arrangements. By the time I got here though...it was all over. So now...I'm trying to find my purpose."
Purpose. It was true, that's what Kealey was after here. A reason to exist. If the nunnery hadn't been the place for her, where was? This huge city where she was so alone? Ash had his purpose, his work it seemed was the most important thing in his life. Then again, he was jealous of her. That was such a strange contradiction of feelings he'd felt. Jealousy and happiness at the same time, then something clicked in Kealey's head, right as they entered the public records room.
Stopping at the same table she'd led Ash to the last time they were here, Kealey waited for him to come up even with her, then fixed him with a look. Lowering her voice, so she wouldn't be overheard, Kealey spoke, "So. What powers have you had to hide away?"
Posted by ashbrooks on Mar 16, 2009 17:18:31 GMT -6
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"It wasn't at first," Ash said with a shrug. "But me and my partner learned rather fast, and stuck a couple futons in the back. Plus, I've got a much more comfortable chair now than when we first started out."
Yeah, that hadn't taken long. Pretty much after their first couple nights in the office, him and Ryan had decided that futons were a business necessity. The comfy office chairs hadn't taken much longer, pretty much just long enough that they could afford to fork out that kind of money for them. But man did they make a difference those nights Ash had fallen asleep at his desk.
She was here in New York to help, to find her purpose in life, because the nuns had said the convent wasn't for her? That seemed a little strange to Ash, especially considering the look on Kealey's face as she spoke. Was she upset that she hadn't been able to become a nun?
"Well, you might be able to sooner if you weren't showing people around the library when you're not even working," Ash pointed out as they finally entered the Public Documents room. Despite his words, Ash was grateful that Kealey had shown him, though.
At least he was grateful until they both came to a stop beside the same table he had worked at the last time he was in the room and Ash heard the blond's question.
Ash hadn't actually been outright asked like this before, but the years of lying about being a mutant did still help. "What the hell are you talking about?" he asked slowly, turning a confused look on Kealey.
The years of lying might help him hide his emotions, keep them out of his voice and off his face, but they didn't stop him from feeling them. The panic building as someone else found out about his secret. The worry that it, somehow, would get back to his family. He'd already messed up, had let them know at the mansion who he actually was, and then had taken Tarin there. Ash was sure that was why Tarin's wife was being so insistent in calling him. He'd gone this long keeping his secret, why was it all slipping now?
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They had futons in their office. Kealey just chuckled at the idea and shook her head, "What about showers and toothbrushes? Do you have those in your office as well?" she teased, she couldn't help it. Ash was comfortable enough to her that she figured she could tease.
Ash told Kealey that maybe she'd figure out her purpose in New York faster if she wasn't spending all her free time showing people around the library and he wasn't kidding. Kealey frowned slightly at that and wondered if he knew just how on the mark he was with the statement he'd innocently made. She did spend all of her time here, but there was really nowhere else to go. Bars really weren't her scene, and besides, she wasn't the type of girl who went to a bar alone. The most she'd ever drank was sacramental wine, trying to exist in a bar was so far out of her comfort zone that Kealey could hardly even fathom it, let alone try it. "How do you know that this isn't what I'm supposed to be doing? Maybe there's a reason that this is the social event of my week...maybe what you're doing is that important." Kealey stood at the table opposite of Ash and she braced her hands on the table looked up until she she made eye contact, "Can you prove that's not the case? That's also pretty harsh for someone who just admitted that he sleeps in his office chair." Apparently he'd hit a bit of a nerve.
Chagrined was nothing compared to the feelings that surged through Ash when Kealey brought up having powers. She'd obviously been right because instantly panic started coursing through the man standing across from her and he snapped a response out, almost like she'd slapped him.
The panic was nearly overwhelming and Kealey dropped down heavily in the chair she'd moved to stand at the table. "Okay...." she said, looking up again, "Number one...you need to calm down. You Americans are so jumpy about these things..."
It took a moment for her to get her bearings again. Why had Ash reacted so strongly to her mention of his powers? Kealey figured it was safe to assume he had powers, considering how panicked he was now. Kealey put her hands to her head, fingers rubbing her temples slightly through her hair, still looking at Ash as she tried to push away her irritation and his panic, "It's really okay...you just pointed out my total lack of life. Who am I going to tell?"
Posted by ashbrooks on Mar 16, 2009 19:53:34 GMT -6
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Why was he telling the woman all of this? What his sleeping habits were, where he slept, and now whether he had a toothbrush and shower at the office too. He didn't know why he was telling her all this, but tell her he was. "Toothbrush yes, shower no. That comes with the quick trips back to the apartment."
Yeah, really, why was he telling her this?
And then Kealey pointed out the fact that he couldn't know that this, what she was doing right now, wasn't that important. Ash blinked. Yes, what he was working on had to be that important to Miss Kane, Ash knew that a long time ago, but just because it was important to one young woman, did it mean it was that important in the grand scheme of things?
Ash watched as Kealey practically fell into the chair next to her. His face hadn't revealed what he was feeling, focusing on keeping his face properly confused. Why was she reacting like that, even when he wasn't giving her a reason to react like that?
Then Ash remembered why, realized that at least with Kealey, it didn't matter that he was keeping his face composed, she was feeling what he was feeling without him displaying it.
Damn it.
Kealey was rubbing her temples, but looking up at him from across the table. And saying that it was alright to tell her, because as he himself had pointed out, she didn't exactly have much of a social life.
Did that make it alright for him to tell her, after he had spent this many years trying to hide it. But, well, because of the panic he had felt when Kealey had asked the question, Ash could only guess that she already knew.
But really, how could Ash react, how could he respond, that wouldn't give him away? Damn it, this was not a good situation Ash had found himself in. All because he had thought asking about her powers was the 'safe bet'.
So maybe he should just tell her, confirm what he probably already knew. But why did it have to be somewhere so public? "Just because you have no one to tell," Ash said quietly as he also sat down, across the table from Kealey. "Not everyone's able to be so open."
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And now...she knew his showering habits. That was nice. Kealey didn't know how they'd gotten to that point in the conversation, but there they were. Ash seemed done talking about it though, besides, they were on to much bigger, more intense things than showering.
Kealey's head was starting to pound from the panic, and her heart was racing which made her a little light headed. Ash was still panicked, even though Kealey had told him that his secret was safe with her.
He was indecisive now, as if his emotions hadn't been the open book written about the fact that he had powers. Ash was actually sitting there, right there, across from her trying to decide whether or not he should tell her what she already knew. More irritation, piled on top of the indecision, piled on top of the panic. It was so tempting to make those things to away, to use her powers to mute the emotions that were making her feel so out of sorts as she sat at the table and looked at Ash. That was the first thing that happened that made Kealey realize that she was doing something wrong...she was actually considering using her powers to alter someones emotions to benefit herself. Then Ash spoke...
He was really having trouble with this. It had to be something he'd kept a secret for a long time, a very long time. Ash pointed out that not everyone had the luxury of being as open as Kealey had been with Ash and she felt her cheeks color. She really had been prying, it was none of her business what powers Ash had...if he had any. She'd been so incredibly rude.
The realization hurt, not only had she been vain enough to think that she'd known something about this man. Suddenly, Kealey was the one panicking slightly and that mixed with the panic from Ash was too much, "I'm so sorry..." she said, the regret written plain on her face, "I...this...I didn't mean to pry...I got carried away...I'm sorry...I won't bother you anymore. I'll go. " That said, she stood and left without a backward glance, hoping she'd be able to find somewhere to make the panic go away.