ooc: hehe Acer, I dont think it's a group I think it's just you and me!

Ic: Seeing the attention the boy was drawing Raina grabbed him by the arm and pulled him down on the bench she was sitting at facing a table. She put a finger to her mouth with a "shh" motion. He was a new catch that was for sure. The guards always made the biggest scene with the new catches, because they had avoided the camps for so long.

Raina pointed for him to stay and quiety got up and crossed the room to where the cafeteria staff were handing out bowls of soup. She brought two over and placed one infront of the young man. She plugged her nose and made a face to show him it tasted pretty bad but he'd have to deal.

It was frustrating for her to not be able to talk- the collar she wore inhibited her voice because her power was caused by it. She tried to smile warmly at the kid but he had to be quiet if he didnt want more bad attention.

Acer was pull down by the woman who waved and she motioned to him to be quiet, so did. She then got up to retrive some bowls of what he thought was hot water to wash your hands in. She placed one of the two that she had and watched as as covered her nose and forced a spoonful in,(well given my warm welcomed I already thought the food to be....not the best...oh well) he thought to himself and saw a weak smile come from the girl and figured it was the first time any one has smiled at him since his mother, he looked away quick to hide a tear. He knew it was cheassy too cry over something like that but he could'nt help it, (one tear) he told himself ( and no more).

He sawlowed a spoonful and didnt mind the taste, it was food and he needed it so more he ate, soon the bowl empty and he no longer had an excusse not to look his new friend in the eyes.
But he had to and as he did so he got a strange impression that she had'nt talk in so long, what was wrong with her, had she no friends....." you know my name whats yours?" he asked her in a low voice.......still no response.

"Your mutant right?"he asked in a little more stern voice. "Well whats your name?"he asked again.
"Oh of course"he spoke to himself in awe that he didnt relize it before" youre a mute so you cant talk right?"

Just then the ill silence was broken by a loud banging noise.
His eyes serched for the source, just like everyone else.
(Man what now?) he thought to himself( at least it cant get any worse right?)

but Acer was wrong.......dead wrong.

Raina smiled warmly at him and watched him eat then he asked her name. She pointed to the collar... no she wasn't a mute.. she waved her hand infront of her face as if to mime sound coming from her voice and then pointed again to the collar and made a throat slicing movement with her hand. She was trying to show him that her mutation was based on sound and that if she made any noise the collar would activate. She wasn't sure if he'd get it though.

Suddenly there was a loud noise and she looked up to see what was happening

Streak got his food, which didn't even look suitable for animals, and looked around the room for a familiar face. He saw Raina or someone he thought was Raina and walked over to where she was sitting. It had been a while since he had seen anyone because they kept him away from everyone for a while.

He had many cuts some were just beginning to heal and others were newer and weren't healing as fast. The guards had taken a particular interest in beating him, because whatever they did didn't seem to affect him mentally. He had gotten many scars as a result of the beatings.

He sat down next to her and said "Hey, whats been happening with you. I haven't seen you since they split us up." He was still covered head to toe with his mutation because of the bracelet and because he didn't want them to know what he really looked like.

Just more guards bringing making more nois. Acer thoght to himself as the doors to the mess hall swang opened, everyone momentarly went silent as the guards open the doors for to let in a walking soup can......(A WALKING SOUP CAN?) he thought to himself, he looked again at this .... whatever it was only to give it human shape later. This tin man gather his food and sat with the down close to where raina and himself were.

"Hey, whats been happening with you. I haven't seen you since they split us up." he said to raina.

Now that he had a colser look he could see many cuts on this poor nickle man's body.

" I think she's a mute, she has'nt said a word yet, Hi my names Acer, nice to meet you soup can man" Acer said exentending his arm out too greet the stange walking can man.

Shawn looked again at Raina and his face became sad. "They still wont take taht thing off you huh? Well, it looks like your in better condition than i saw you last." He ate some more soup and heard some one else talking to him.

" I think she's a mute, she has'nt said a word yet, Hi my names Acer, nice to meet you soup can man" Acer said extending his arm out too greet the stange walking can man.

"Hi, I'm Shawn but most people call me Streak short for Silver Streak." He shook Acer's hand and said, "She's not a mute. Her name is Raina. Her power comes from her voice so they put the collar on her throat so now if she even so much as sighs it will shock her."

He noticed that Acer was looking at him a little weirdly so he clarified. "I'm not a soup can. It's silver that's coverin' my body. The reason I look like this is because I'm stuck in my mutation until i can remove this stupid bracelet." He indicated the bracelet on his right arm just covering his tattoo. "Also, They don't know what a look like without my mutation on so it presents some anonymity for later on."

He continued "My power comes out of my tattoo and when I'm not using my powers it looks like I'm wearing silver underarmor clothing. It's pretty convenient." He looked back at Raina. She had changed so much since he saw her before they were blind folded and brought here. He was glad that she was still alive since she was so badly hurt when they arrived here. He looked around for other people that he hoped he would recognize but he didn't see any of them yet.

ooc: hey Streak! Nice to see you again. hate to bug you but when you get a chance can you re-size your avatar to a smaller size? You may have to re-upload it as a smaller size to photobucket or something. The site stopped automatically re-sizing pics so now whenever you post in threads the threads dont always stay the same size, they move everything over to the right. You may not see it on your end- but it's a bug with the site. If you could check it out that be great! Totally longer then I meant...

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Raina looked up at a familiar glistening shape who smiled warmly at her. She smiled warmly back as Streak sat down. She watched him as he spoke with the young man- looking for any differences in him. She was happy that he had recognized her when others had not, She'd changed a lot. Her hair was no longer red and was about chin length now. They had shaved it back in September but the 6 months had taken their toll and it was growing. No red though. She looked as ethnicly different as she could now- like a different person.

She couldn't be sure what changes had happened with Streak- with the silver always on his skin Raina always felt herself lost in the reflections that played about his shape. She was relieved that he was still alive when so many had died. She reached across the table and gave another smile and a reassuring squeeze. She pointed to her collar and then to her wrist like a watch to show him that soon it would be off. Michael would see to that.

[glow=red,2,300]"Hi, I'm Shawn but most people call me Streak short for Silver Streak." He shook Acer's hand and said, "She's not a mute. Her name is Raina. Her power comes from her voice so they put the collar on her throat so now if she even so much as sighs it will shock her."[/glow] the talkng man of renolds wrap said to acer.

"Thats cool, always thought what it would be like to be made of of gold or silver," Acer thought aloud "but now that I see it,....it just makes me wanna take you to the pawn shop, how much are you worth?" he ask shawn with a glint in his eye, maybe from the idea of the amount he would assume from the transation or maybe from the giant hunk of bloody silver. On second thought it was probally the silver.

Just then Raina made motions to her neck and wrist and for the first time he notice the strange thing on her neck." what is that?"he asked her, but then remimber she couldnt talk( and technoly to him that made her a mut but he didnt press on the sittiation any further). He then looked to Shawn for the answer.

But shortly after the explnation he wondered how long are they on break for and what do they do next?"hey guys why do some muttants work as gaurds?" Acer asked the two but soon relized that alot more people were staring at him than just his two friends."what did I say something wrong?"

Shawn grinned at Acers comment about how much he was worth. "It's not real silver, it's more of a metallic mercury-silver mixture that's why I don't look completely solid. And I've never had anyone ask me how much i'm worth. "

But shortly after the explnation he wondered how long are they on break for and what do they do next?"hey guys why do some muttants work as gaurds?" Acer asked the two but soon relized that alot more people were staring at him than just his two friends."what did I say something wrong?"

Shawn was just about to answer when he saw Acer look up. He followed Acer's gaze and saw the large crowd that gathered around them. He took another few tastes of this awful soup steeled himself, mouthed to Raina "Don't worry they wont do anything to you." He turned to Acer and whispered "Hope you can fight. You may have to help me a little." Then he stood up, turned around drew himself up to his full height, this was a lot more impressive because his muscles tensed up and he looked more intimidating than he really was, and said with the utmost sarcasm and disdain:

"So what brings you over to our little measly table?" A little smirk appeared on his face. "Does our pathetic little conversation worry you?"

"You had better watch your mouth pathetic little mutant. Or you and your friends here will wish you had died a long time ago." One of the guards said to him. Just then he realized that there were some mutants in the mix of this little gathering.

Even though he had only been at the mansion a few months before they had been taken to the camps it seemed like he could always tell the difference between a human and a mutant. To him they all had a distinct look in their eyes, face, and overall demeanor and no matter what happened to them, unless they died, their distinctiveness never changed; that's how he spotted Raina from so far away.

"You had better watch yourself or else you'll wish you hadn't brought me here." Shawn said mocking them and preparing for a fight. This would be the first time in a while that he would actually have been able to fight back.

ooc: thanks Streak! *hugs*

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Raina had to stifle a giggle when Acer asked how much Streak was worth. Kid had a sense of humor! That was good. He'd need it to survive in here. She wished she could explain the camp politics to Acer and Streak- she'd learned so much about how things worked now that she was doing the volunteer (told) program. She'd have to wait until Micheal disabled her collar.

It was then that they were surrounded by a group of humans/mutants. Raina had to smile when Streak promised they woudln't hurt her. At this point, she was almost daring them too with the look in her eyes. Since her secondary mutation kicked in Raina felt a stronger reflex to fight. She was usually so peaceful but her muscles tightened and flexed under the potato sack dress.

Her senses were hightened and she stayed sitting in her seat. If things got bad they'd send a guard over. Maybe Micheal, or the dragon-esq mutant she'd seen earlier. Alies.

She waited to see what would happen.

Ever since they had thrown him in this place Nathan had tried to keep a low profile. Which meant sitting by himself and not talking to anyone. His philosophy was the less trouble i cause the less time I have to spend in here and the sooner I'll be free. But that was getting old fast. He was growing restless. He had heard some mutants talking of previous escapes that had succeeded and he figured well if someone can do it then there has to be other mutants in here who are willing to atleast attempt it. Well all he had to do was just get in touch with them. That would be the first step...and hopefully they will know what to do after that.

Nathan had just happened to look up from what passed for a meal in this prison and noticed a crowd of people around one of the far tables. They seemed intent on whoever was sitting at that table. They also seemed intent on causing trouble.

"This can't be good,"he thought. "Well, i might as well see what's going on and see if i can learn about how to get out of this place. I might even get a little exercise before the day is over." His last thought was cheerful, almost happy.

Nathan stood up from the table and began to walk calmly over to the crowd.

Oc: welcome *hugs back*

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Shawn saw that they were making a scene. He didn't care. He was very hopeful to get into a fight. He saw another mutant coming over. He looked like he was one of the mutants in the camp. He was sizing up the guards and trying to guess how well they could fight and how fast they might come at him.

"Sit down mutant or I'll sit you down." The guard closest to him. The guard reached around on his belt and pulled out a steel baton and waved it menacingly in front of Streak.

Streak smirked and said, "Try it and you'll be in a lot of trouble." "And pain." He added. He looked back at Raina and saw that she wasn't afraid either but seemed to be testing the guards as well; however without any words.

Another guard spoke up and moved closer to much less than arms length. "You'd better do what your told you pathetic lump of crap. Cause if you don't you'll have more trouble on your hands than you can deal with."

Shawn looked at him and said acting excited about it, "Really, well I can't imagine anything better." He smiled at the guard that had just spoken to him. That was enough to push that guard over the edge.

The guard swung straight at Shawn's head. Shawn caught it with his left hand and swung around letting the guard get off balance. Shawn followed through and threw the guard over his shoulder and into the other guards on his right side creating an open space where it would be easier to fight from. Shawn moved there and waited for the guard with the baton to attack.

When Shawn walked over to the guards that he dispersed they all started to attack him. He was using all his martial arts skills that he had learned over the years to defend himself from all of them. He, of course, took many hits to the face and other parts of his body. All the guards were using their batons and Streak just couldn't seem to get one away from them.

He was getting beat up pretty badly. One of the guards knocked him down and, with his baton out, went to strike at Streak's head. Streak saw him just in time and grabbed the baton away from him. He the used a technique to knock him out.

"Yes." Streak said. He finally had a weapon that he was familiar using. He swung the baton fast and fiercly in front of him and the guards backed off a little. "Now were a little more evened out." He said to them taunting. More of the guards were beginning to get back up and he hoped that some help would come from any other mutant in the room.

ooc: dooon't hate me! Lol just trying to keep it consistant with other fights that have happened in the threads with guards

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"Not so Fast Mutie!" Raina let out a painful howl which caused her a shock when a guard grabbed her by her very short hair. It was a piercing enough of a sound that everyone else in the cafateria who wasn't involved was now looking.

The scent of burning flesh could be tasted in the air from Raina's poor throat. Where was Micheal? She needed this thing off...

The guard held a remote tantalizingly infront of the other guards. "What do you think?" he asked his comrad who was helping another off the floor.

"I say she fries. Teach these muties a lesson." Raina's eyes went wide as the man lingered his finger over the red button on the center of the remote. She shook her head. He pressed it.

Sparks flew out of her collar and Raina's howl filled the whole room. She had a beautiful melodic voice but she sounded like a songbird who's wings were being pulled off one by one. Electricity danced about her body and her hair flew wildly around her.

Damn guards. Of course they woudln't fight fair. The guard held the button down for what seemed like an iternity... watching the other's faces for a reaction. then with a slide of his tongue across his bright teeth he released the button and Raina crumpled to the ground twitching in pain whil blood oozed out from under her collar.

"So what do ya say money man?" he asked referring to Streak. "Put down the weapon and you're little girlie here don't die."

ooc: feel free to control the guard, also feel free to not put down the weapon! lol

Streak froze the second he heard Raina scream. He whirled around and saw one of the guards holding the remote. His face hardened and he felt his blood run cold with hatred for those who were using Raina like that. The guard pushed the remote again and Streak heard Raina scream. He couldn't take it anymore. He watched as the collar device sprang to life and shocked Raina so hard she was bleeding.

"So what do ya say money man?" he asked referring to Streak. "Put down the weapon and you're little girlie here don't die."

The baton in Streak's hand started to shake and his eyes filckered from Raina, on the floor with blood coming out of here mouth and neck, the guard holding the remote and other mutants in the room. Streak was hoping that some other mutant would come up and help him out with the decision. From what he could tell no one wanted to help them out. It was a shame.

He glanced down at his arm braclet and looked at the other guards with loathing. More of them were getting up and even more were showing up, there was no way he could handle them all by himself.

Streak twirled the baton around in his hand in a circular motion to his side, never letting go of it while he considered his options.

"Come on money man." the guard taunted. "Make your move." The guard stroked the button taunting him and testing him, seeing how daring Streak really was. He didn't want to give up the weapon, however if he didn't then Raina would die.

Just then Streak had an idea and said with as hard a face and tone as he could, "You want the weapon here." He raised up his hand and threw it at the guard holding the remote. The guard instinctivly raised his hands to guard his face. The baton hit his hands and the remote went flying out of his hands. Streak watched where the remote landed. Everyone was stuck watching what was going on with the guards to pay much attention to the remote.

Streak strained his ears and eyes and heard a distinct crack and saw little pieces of wiring scatter wildly over the ground in the room. Streak jumped over the table to Raina's side, picked up her head and looked at the damage the guards had done around her neck.

He stood up ready for the fight to resume and kept hoping that another mutant would jump up help out.

Nathan was only halfway across the room when he heard the scream. The voice it had come from sounded so beautiful yet so wracked with pain. It almost made him want to cry. Almost.

By the time he had crossed the remaining distance the man of silver had already pulled his trick with the remote and it seemed the fight would resume. The guards hardly seemed to notice as he began to attack them, due to the fact their focus was on the man of silver.

He began with politely turning one of the guards to face him and following rudely with a roundhouse punch with his right hand directly on the guard's nose. He felt the nose crunch easily beneath his fist. Just as he had knocked this guard down another turned to face him. He brought his right hand across this one's face with a closed fist backhand just below the right eye. This time, the guard's cheekbone was broken.

As the remaining guards began to finally take notice of him, everything else around him seemed to speed up, chaos ensued.