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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.
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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.
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Posted by faustomartense on Nov 2, 2009 21:44:19 GMT -6
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Fausto jumped on his site when he heard the voice of Alex, and quickly pointed his eyes to her , for his disappointment she was so dressed but his body was still as seductive af before , well at least that would make the situation less uncomfortable. ¨ Isnt it obvious? I am trying these pants. This pair is so big ...¨ He looked at her then to the pants . The pants were too big that would fell if he did not hold them. He answered his last question, holding her gaze with his really defiant eyes "Am I so handsome you'd spy on me?" He laughed at his own spiteful comments with a clear purpose, surely it would make her to blush again ... she looked pretty when she did.
Shin was a really complicated guy ... He was so angry about the fact that he had not yet put his pants on ... It had to be something else there that Fausto did not decipher . Shin must had a crush on her. He had not been angry at the bar. He never complained that he was there playing pool in a place like that ... but he did complaint about him being semi naked near Alex. That undoubtedly was jealousy, Shin was jealous of him. ¨ Okay ... all this for a stupid problem. ¨ He commented bitterly as he pulled his pants that where on his head and exchanged the places with Sam's pants .letting these fell to the floor.
Sorry. This time, I didn't want to take any chances walking in on something unpredictable. I failed.
Glancing at Shin, she nodded slightly. Yeah, she should have probably knocked at the door herself. The sight of sea blue boxers once had been enough for the day… no need to happen again and again and again. Sighing slightly, Alexandra shifted her eyes to Fausto.
¨ Isnt it obvious? I am trying these pants. This pair is so big ...¨
Her jaw lowered , eyes widened slightly as she gave him an incredulous look. Trying on the pants? Oh just like that, he was sneaking around in Sam’s room trying on his clothes? Yeah, nothing out of the ordinary there.
"Am I so handsome you'd spy on me?"
Blink. Her eyes moved to Shin for a moment just to check that she was hearing right. “Excuse me? Spy on you?” Taking a deep breath, she placed her hands on her hips. “It’s pretty much impossible not to look when you’re flashing your underwear.” Alexandra shifted her eyes at Shin then back to Fausto. Sighing, she glanced at the boy with authority. Time to fix this. “Well. Put Sam’s pants where they were.” Head turned once again to Shin. “Shin, let’s skip the detention part, shall we? No need for that, I believe.” Shifting her attention back to Fausto before he could say anything, she put on a severe look. “But if I catch you snooping around Sam’s room I’m gonna tell him myself that you have a thing for his clothes, okay?” And, apparently his girlfriend, too.
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Shin rolled his eyes at Fausto's comments. Spying. Right. It wasn't spying if you were in plain sight. If Fausto hadn't been baring all in the first place, there wouldn't have been much to gawk at. If he'd been wearing his own pants like Shin asked him to. Why wasn't he wearing his own pants yet? And trying on Sam's pants, of all the possible pairs he could try.
Alexandra's comment about it being 'impossible to look elsewhere' with Fausto's current attire rung true with Shin's own thoughts. "Impossible. Yeah. Because what's impossible today so far looks to be getting you in your pants, kid." This was starting to become creepy... and creepiness was an issue.
Thank goodness Alex was taking matters into her own hands, though. Shin lifted the kitty cat up over his head and stared at the ceiling fan behind it. Round and round and round and round~ Let the lady handle the problems. Hoorah! His eyes snapped back to Alexandra as she spoke to him. He lowered the cat down to his chest, and ran a hand down Cammie's back to calm her.
>>“Shin, let’s skip the detention part, shall we? No need for that, I believe.”
"...Alright. Though I still think he needs a firm talking to. It isn't okay to do this sort of thing. Especially not around--" He was cut off as she snapped back to Fausto.
>>“But if I catch you snooping around Sam’s room I’m gonna tell him myself that you have a thing for his clothes, okay?
Shin said nothing. This was Fausto's turn to speak for himself.
And it certainly wasn't a stupid problem all this was for.
Posted by faustomartense on Nov 5, 2009 13:17:35 GMT -6
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As Alex scolded , Fausto replied when she finished each sentence , it was not his fault. It never was his fault, it was always someone else that produced the problem. ¨ You did the same ... I'm not the only one that was pantsless ... but nobody says anything to you. I think Shin have a crush on you and he is jealous because you did not see his underwear, ¨ Those blue eyes jumped from his black eyes to Shin as she spoke. How dare Shin to to put him on detention? When he did not even attend classes. yeah, right ... How to put in detention the great Iron Mouth, as if he cared about school rules . The only way to have him in detention was to shackle him and probably it would not be use by the teachers.. ¨ I have not a thing for his pants, but he had some cool pairs ... all my pants are from the charity room. Tell him about this issue and he would probably give me more attention, yeah come on, do it and all would be like before, most part of his attention was for his students. Now he is often late and kind of absent . ¨ He said this without a bit of regret, even without show sadness but that fact was true enough anyway, Sam no longer had much time for his students after class, He could only see him counted times .Fausto had no money to buy new clothes, and if he had some was used on more important things than clothes. Cielle always offered to fill his wardrobes but it was wrong to accept such kindness by her. While speaking he finished to put his pants on, he was tired of hearing about pants ... these were stealing his scenario.
Her jaw hung lower than usual for a moment. That is, before the sensation of shock faded away into the background making place for a whole new range of emotions. Alexandra closed her mouth and barred her teeth as Fausto continued to speak. Once he was finished, her back was straightened, her blue eyes became much more sharper than before. “That’s enough boy.” Although her voice was even and apparently calm, the expression on her face showed clearly enough that she wasn’t in the mood of being contradicted.
“First of all. I’m not going to continue to explain myself why I was pantless in my boyfriend’s room. It’s none of your problem.” Taking a deep breath she glanced over at Shin, curious on how the Asian took Fausto’s comment. Shin had had a strange behavior sometimes in the past but thing were back to normal now. Shin was her friend and she couldn’t allow a kid to imply that Shin had a crush on her. Not when the walls in the Mansion apparently possessed ears and God knew what exactly would come out from Fausto’s assumption. “Second. I am not going to allow you to say another word about Shin’s so called crush on me. He is my friend ever since I arrived at the Mansion and he has a girlfriend. Your comments would do real damage if they reach the wrong ears kid, so please take a moment and think before you open your mouth.”
The molecule manipulator sighed as she got to the last problem Fausto had so kindly stated. Sam didn’t have that much time for his students. Why was she getting the slight impression that she was being blamed for this? “And third. I happen to know just how dedicated Sam is to his students. But you might want to remember that he has a personal life, one that he needs to live. If you want his attention, ask it but don’t try to blame this thing on me.” Alexandra shook her head, blue eyes closing tiredly as a small headache started to make appearance. After rubbing her temples for a moment, she opened her eyes again, looking at Fausto. This thing was so uncalled for.
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>>" I think Shin have a crush on you and he is jealous because you did not see his underwear... ¨
What. No. No. Nooo... Shin wanted to slap Fausto now, and shout 'Fausto, you're wrong'. Shin usually wasn't so violent, usually didn't think such thoughts in his mind, but... argh! Shin bowed his head and grit teeth. It just wouldn't do for him to lose his temper here. He had to keep his cool. He had Kasumi. Why in the world would he have a crush on Alexandra?! Sure, he'd agree she was pretty, but god! He had some restraint. And she was Sam's girlfriend. Where in the world did Iron Mouth go so wrong?
"When did I give... and indication of that?" He asked quietly, as Alexandra finished standing up for his character. He glared up at Fausto as Alex finished speaking. "When did I act like I had a crush... I'm dating Kasumi, kid. And Sam's my friend... I don't hold secret feelings for his girlfriend... how in the world did you get these ideas in your head." It wasn't a question. Shin's voice cut off sharply, making certain he'd get it was a statement. He looked to Alexandra, worry etching deep lines in his forehead.
"I didn't... did I? Give him a reason?" Because he tried to be friendly with people... and some people took a friendly smile or joke as a flirt... and ugh, if that had happened. If that had happened, he'd never forgive... he couldn't even finish the thought. His mind was a mess now. Cammie the cat jumped off his lap, sensing hostility. Shin rolled off the bed, and got to his feet.
Posted by faustomartense on Nov 9, 2009 23:08:45 GMT -6
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Fausto was not wrong, he never was, and if something came out of his plans was someone else fault , Why him should be the culprit when the world was not as magnificent as him ? All the glares that received accumulated on his tongue until he could no longer contain them and dropped over the stampede of words that was being held in a ruined corral. ¨ Shut up both of you and Shin imma let you finish scowling me and all your babbling but you are not my ****** father. ¨ Fausto shout at both of them, then to Shin, then growled and continued yelling. ¨ **** you both, how do you want me to not think you have a crush on each other when both are acting like husband and wife, like if both were my parents ... My parents are ******* dead 'cause a ******* mother ****** filled their bodies with lead. ¨ Her black eyes sparkled with a fire as black as the deepest of the abysses, the fire danced over them and stirred up with every word the boy uttered as he stomped angrily toward the door. ¨ Who the hell do you think i am? No one command me, i do what i want when i want and if you are not happy with that ... ¨
The situation was slipping from her control. And so did her emotions, as blue eyes became sharper and sharper with each moment she looked at Fausto. As Shin spoke she silently agreed with him. Until-
"I didn't... did I? Give him a reason?"
Alexandra blinked a few times as her eyes trailed from Fausto to Shin, and starred at him wide-eyed for a few moments. “N-No. Of course you didn’t.” she replied, shifting her eyes from side to side as she spoke. Blinking rapidly a few times, she looked back at Fausto, mentally shaking her head. Something was wrong.
And it was definitely going to worse as Fausto started to speak. No, scratch that. Started to yell. The molecule manipulator sighed, arms folding in front of her as she listened. She and Shin were acting like husband and wife? Jeez, how was it that she hadn’t noticed that? And all those nasty words coming out from the mouth of a kid. Alexandra was loosing her temper as well but on the outside her face seemed as serene as if she was having a normal conversation. Her body didn’t move, not until Fausto started to stomp toward the door. Only then she took a step to the side as she placed herself in front of him and waited for the boy to stop.
Once he did, she watched him for a few moments quietly, then without any warning, she slapped him. Hard. A stinging sensation in multiple parts of her hand appeared. She only glanced for a second, before shrugging it off and letting her hands drop to her sides. “I said: It’s enough, boy.” Her voice wasn’t particularly sharper or louder than usual, and perhaps it gave away the fact that she was growing tired with this. Making a step forward, she leaned in closer to Fausto with a sigh. “My parents are dead too. Murdered. And I’m not using that as an excuse to complain about my life or act as a bitch.” These words were more of a whisper in Fausto’s ear rather than something Shin could hear. As far as she was concerned no one inside the Mansion, not even Sam knew anything about her family, not even the fact that they were dead and she was sharing this with this troubled kid.
Straightening her back, she glanced at Shin with a sigh. “Shin, do you think you could suggest Sam that Fausto needs some serious counseling without mentioning what happened here?” Taking a deep breath she shifted her eyes back to Fausto. “I get the fact that you want attention. It’s normal. But you are doing it in the wrong way.” The pain in her hand became sharper as the molecule manipulator glanced at her hand once again. Small acid-burns were visible on her palm. Alexandra frowned slightly as she turned her hand into a fist then looked back at Fausto hoping for a better reaction.
Posted by Tetsuya Shinbo on Nov 10, 2009 15:17:50 GMT -6
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>>“N-No. Of course you didn’t.” Alexandra replied hastily.
Shin blinked. Suddenly, he was feeling sick. Her mouth said 'no', but her body... her body said 'yes.'
Had he...? When had he? And... oh god... Someone should call Alexander, Shin's mind flailed. Because there was a Gordian knot in his stomach that needed slashing...
Luckily for him, Fausto's words cut deep.
Such profanity. Did Fausto kiss his mother with that-- oh, sorry. Right, right... His mother was... ugh. Lose one Gordian knot, gain a splitting headache. Shin wanted to shout now, or groan, or... listen to Alexandra's too-calm retort. God, Shin wished he had that sort of calm. He took a deep breath, took a step towards the exit, and glared at Fausto.
"And my mother disowned me... how the hell is a dead mom relevant to this?" His face snapped to Alexandra. "Fine. Whatever. He needs someone to talk to him right now, that's certain. And not someone he sees as his 'mom' or 'dad'. Whatever I did..." He stepped around Alexandra icily, into the doorway. "We'll talk about that later..."
Posted by faustomartense on Nov 11, 2009 0:31:12 GMT -6
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There are slaps that bring you back to your childhood , others stop any emotion as if a huge door closed blocking all flow of feelings, ideas or words. That slap reminded him about his mother ... He could not help it, his memory became clearly. Was Alexandra who slapped him or was his mother? It was not necessary to use great violence but used in the correct way it could stop the mind of the victim. As happened with Iron Mouth, his mind was momentarily displaced from his body, as if his mind had taken corporeal form only to be thrown to the ground as if he had been beaten by a giant war hammer while his empty body stood there without showing any emotion looking amazed as he could not believe what just happened. His imaginary image ducked, with one knee on the ground, his Pride murdering her with his sight for made him look ashame, his ethereal black eyes stabbed her like lethal swords drenched in corrosive saliva, some of those little daggers were already working on her skin, but unfortunately these could not do a significant harm. His ethereal self jumped back to his real body and his pride moved his venomous tongue again as it started to do what he knew. ¨ How dare you to ...¨ But the words sunk in his throat when he heard what she said . His face softened and he could not help remembering his mother, and he hugged her as if she were his mother and he was still a small child, sometimes it was still a child ... even his eyes allowed to chill down with a few minor tears, very small , almost invisible ... but what if someone thought that the grand Iron Mouth was crying just because his heart was melted while finding someone that shared the same sentiment... he whispered in her ear to sweep every doubt of his faux tears. ¨ Do not Squeeze me so hard, you are making my eyes to lost it's juices ...¨ That also happened with Neena, who had suffered a very similar situation and probably would happen again. ¨ I want attention, i need it and i deserve every inch of attention i could gather ... perhaps you are alright and i was wrong ... do not forget the ¨perhaps¨ . ¨
Perhaps she needed to work more on her lies. Apparently with all this time around the mansion she was getting sloppy. It was the second time this day when she failed to convince someone with her words. First Sam. Now it was Shin. Alexandra didn’t like the look she got. The room temperature seemed to drop a few degrees as Shin walked around her, with the promise that they will talk later. The molecule manipulator didn’t get one thing. Why daggers continued to be thrown in her direction when she hadn’t done anything. With a nod, she agreed with Shin. It was enough for now. Then, with a sigh, she turned back at the shocked Fausto.
How dare you to ...¨
Apparently, nothing could make this kid back off. Or… it did, for in the next moment she was hugged by the same boy who had insulted her earlier. For a few moments, Alexandra was unable to move, surprise blocking every thought. Then with a blink, movements were unblocked as she placed one hand on Fausto’s back, slightly patting him.
Do not Squeeze me so hard, you are making my eyes to lost it's juices ...¨
At that, she laughed as she pulled away before the situation turned awkward. Yeah, she was squeezing too hard. Right.
¨ I want attention, i need it and i deserve every inch of attention i could gather ... perhaps you are alright and i was wrong ... do not forget the ¨perhaps¨ . ¨
Alexandra smiled slightly. “I agree with you that you want it and that you need it, Fausto. But you must learn one thing. Attention, just like respect, just like friendship or love must be gained. I’m not saying that you don’t deserve it. But sometimes learning what humble means gets you higher gains than being a smartass.”
The molecule manipulator walked to the bed and sat on it, blue eyes trailing back to Fausto as she spoke again. “You must understand that I’m not trying to order you around. I’m giving you advice, based on what I see. It’s your call if you decide to follow or not. I can’t make you, no one can but at least I can give you something to think about.” Before the end to her short monologue, the molecule manipulator shrugged. “Perhaps this first meeting wasn’t the best one could have but I believe that first impressions are never truthful.” Nodding slightly, Alexandra pulled her legs up on the bed and bent them in front of her in an easy pose, hands resting on her thighs as she looked up to Fausto.
Posted by Tetsuya Shinbo on Nov 13, 2009 14:55:41 GMT -6
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"..." That was fine. Really. Whatever had just happened made no sense to the Asian, but it didn't matter. His body was in the doorway, right? His right foot was in the hall? And now his left had followed the right foot's path and his shoulders had slipped past the line of the door's frame.
And he was out, in the hall now. No second glances were taken back into the room. They could have their moment of talking and introductions. He was so done with things today.