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.
Fuegogrande: "Fuegogrande" player of The Ranger, Ion, Rhia, and Null
Neopolitan: "Aly" player of Rebecca Grey, Stephanie Graves, Marisol Cervantes, Vanessa Bookman, Chrysanthemum Van Hart, Sabine Sang, Eupraxia
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.
Got a plot in mind?
MRO plots are player-created the Mods facilitate and organize the big ones, but we get the ideas from you. Do you have a plot in mind, and want to know whether it needs Mod approval? Check out our plot guidelines.
Allegra never heard of Candid Camera. “I think the first reality show was Real World. It’s been around for 25 years or something.” Charlie looked to be early 20’s so she most certainly wasn’t able to catch Real World when it started so that meant that camera show she was talking about had to come after it.
“All the reality shows aren’t bad,” Allegra said. “I love Project Runway. I want to be a fashion designer. And all the Bachelor shows are awesome. And even though it’s not as good as when it started, the Kardashians are still a lot of fun. I guess most of the reality shows are pretty good, huh?”
“Dreamcatcher, yeah,” Allegra said feeling embarrassed. She wasn’t sure why anyone would want to catch a dream so she elected not to comment much more on the subject so she wouldn't make a fool out of herself. “Well, it still looks really cool.”
Charlie mentioned she had a tattoo that was the full back picture of a sloth. “A sloth’s like a gorilla that sleeps all the time, right?” Allegra asked. “If you don’t mind me asking, why did you decide on that? Other than you’re probably the only person in the world who has a sleeping gorilla tattoo.” <<"At least now you've ditched them so you can have more fun." >>
“Yeah, I guess that’s one way of looking at it,” Allegra said. “I really hate Kristii and I hate most of her friends because they just do what she tells them to, so it’s like a bunch of little Kristiis running around. Plus, she’s really mean. We got into a fight yesterday because Kristii was making fun of this girl on the beach and I told her to stop. Oh and if you want more proof she sucks; she made me wear this. So not a lot of good things to say about her. But…..” Allegra stared down at the ground. “I was really looking forward to seeing my friend Rayna. And now they’re all gonna say mean things about me, so I think everyone back home is gonna hate me now.”
Charlie mentioned she was from England. “Oooh. I always wanted to go there. I stayed up all night to watch the royal wedding. I just love Kate! Do you ever go back home like to visit family and friends and stuff? What brought you to New York?”
Allegra just stared at her when she asked what she was doing with credit cards. “Everyone I know has credit cards. How would you buy stuff without them?”
“Yes, I need to get changed and then some food. I’m starving. Um… if you don’t mind.” Allegra didn’t want to be a mooch. “I’ll take any shirt. How about that one right there with the sheep flying out of the crying volcano. I have no idea what that’s about. I think people that do a lot of drugs should make less shirts. But it’ll cover my hideous outfit up.”
“Now, for food I think we should go to the VIP tent. They’ve got more gourmet type stuff there and it won’t be any more expensive with our passes.”
Her brain was going a mile a minute trying to think of anything she forgot to mention.
“Oh, Allegra,” she said embarrassed she hadn’t even introduced herself properly.
Allegra heard Derek mention that Xavia was pregnant when she walked in. She decided not to say anything and she promised herself she wouldn’t tell anyone at school. It was so hard keeping a secret, though. She could just tell her friends from home, she supposed.
“Hey, Xavia. That’s such a pretty name. And I love your hair. How do you get it that color?” Allegra asked.
It would be much easier to call her Xavia . Allegra wasn’t sure she even pronounced ‘Worshahlai’ correctly anyway. Allegra was glad that Xavia was being so cool and laid back. It was sometimes hard to remember that teachers had lives outside of school and that there were real people behind that formal facade they put on for their students.
“I wish I could have gotten into your botany class but the counselor said you guys were already pretty far ahead and it’d be hard for me to jump in and catch up. I hope to be able to when it opens up again.”
“Oh my god! Thank you!” Allegra shouted when Xavia offered some of her clothes. “I just love your style and that would be so awesome! Thank you! Thank you!”
Derek made sure there was room for Allegra to sit down but she was too excited. “Hey, I have something for you," she said reaching into her bag. She handed Derek a framed picture. "It's the one with you, me and the dolphins I started on. I finally finished it and wanted to give it to you. So how is the apartment co-op? What have you been up to lately? You have a new job, right? I can’t wait to hear all about it!”
Was it Allegra's imagination or was the cab driving around the same block over and over. All these big buildings and New York city blocks looked the same to her.
Allegra pulled out her phone and mapped the place herself. Yep, they had been going in circles. "Stop! Here!" she commanded. The place was only a block away and she wasn't going to risk the cab driver making another wrong turn and taking them further from their destination.
Allegra didn't have time to argue with the driver about the obviously inflated fare. Obviously he thought he could fool clueless out of towners. Well, Allegra had been in New York for two weeks now. She was practically a local.
"No tip?" the driver asked.
"No tip," Allegra just repeated. She didn't have time for any of this. Today was supposed to be a day of relaxation. Arguing with smelly, surly cabbies certainly did not fall into the relaxation category.
Allegra slid her bag off the seat behind her and ran towards the direction of the spa. At least what she thought was the direction. After a block and a half, she realized she was going south, not north. No wonder the cabbie pegged her for a clueless tourist.
Finally she arrived. She took in the soothing lavender aroma of the essential oils wafting through the lobby and already felt calmer.
"Derek, hey!" she shouted. "Hi Ms.Worshahlai. How are you doing? I am sooooo sorry for the excessive lateness!"
Sadly, Allegra hadn't been able to get into Xavia's Botany class. Allegra had passed her in the hallways a few times but never really got a chance to talk to her. There was the one time that Allegra had stopped to compliment the instructor's jewelry but that was it. It would be good to get to know her better. Xavia looked a little tense today. Hopefully the spa trip would be just what she needed.
"I've missed you so much!" Allegra said as she rushed over to hug Derek. "You still have to let me know when the slumber party's gonna be. And I can't wait to hear about what you've been up to."
"Oh," Allegra said. She hadn't even realized she used that phrase. It was so common and it rolled off her tongue so easily without even thinking about what it meant. She stared at Jayden's black cat claws. "I just thought that was a punk thing. Like body mutilation. That's a punk thing, right?"
Allegra then leaned over to Jayden and whispered in her ear. "I'm a mutant too. I'm here because I'm going to Xavier's. It's a mutant school."
Allegra looked back at the girls running along the beach. She hoped they didn't hear. "Just, please don't let any of them know, okay?" Allegra whispered to Jayden. "I don't want them to think I'm a freak."
Allegra was relieved when Jayden offered to trade back drinks. "I'm not a big drinker," Allegra said. "Mom's an alcoholic, so not that interested." She chugged the bottled smoothie. It tasted so good on a warm day like this one.
"My friends back home would all probably make fun of me for being here. Its all bleached blondes and bimbos, you know?"
Allegra frowned. She had been called a blonde bimbo more times than she could count and it hurt even if Jayden wasn't calling her that directly. "Yeah, stereotypes," Allegra muttered. "Your friends should really come out here instead of making fun of you for it. There's so many people who are just so into their image and they won't try anything they automatically consider beneath them. It's sad because they could really be missing out on a good time."
"No, I've never been to a punk show," Allegra admitted. "That's just like heavy metal but with spiky painted hair instead of long hair, right? I'm not much for museums but tonight we are going to a high end club. It's one of those invite only places. It's going to be so much fun. I could ask Kristii and maybe we could get you in too. But, um, that's not your thing, huh?"
The rest of the conversation was interrupted by Kristii's high pitched shrieky whine. "Okay. Enough is enough!" she screamed. "I go to the beach for beautiful scenery and this....girl.... I think it's a girl. She/it is ruining it with her ugliness. Rayna, be a dear and tell your friend to tell her ugly friend to get off my beach."
"Um....Allegra," Rayna said. "Please just have her leave, okay?"
Allegra wasn't surprised at this. It was typical Kristii. The girl went out of her way to be mean to people. Allegra just looked at Jayden with pleading eyes hoping she would just get up and not cause any trouble.
But why should Jayden have to? She was being nice and Kristii had always been one of the most awful people she knew. Allegra stood up and looked Kristii in the eyes. "It's not your beach and you can't treat people like that. I t-t-think y-y-you s-should....." Allegra struggled to get her words out. She couldn't believe she was standing up to Kristii like that. She was a model and uber popular. This was social suicide but Allegra felt she had to stand up to her no matter how scary it was.
"W-w-w-what?" Kristii said mocking Allegra's frightened tone. "You are so uninvited, bitch. Girls, pack up. We're going someplace a little less ghetto. And, Allegra, dear. I'll be sure to text you pictures of all the awesome things you'll be missing while you stay here talking to whatever the hell that thing is. Bye Bye!"
Allegra glanced over at Rayna who was doing her best not to make eye contact with her friend. Instead she just followed Kristii and others away from the beach.
Allegra flopped down back on the towel next to Jayden. "That's probably my whole social life down the drain," she said. "Hey, you don't think I could have one of those beers, do you? I think I need one right now."
“I’m sorry you had some loud kid next to you,” Allegra said. “What was he shouting about? Don’t worry. Me and the girls are very quiet. Aren’t we?” The two dogs yipped loudly in agreement.
Alice didn’t seem so thrilled about the hunting dogs. Allegra could understand. Any creature that enjoyed disemboweling a rabbit or taking down a deer didn’t seem terribly cuddly. “I’m more of a dog person, but cats are cool too.”
“I never got into cooking,” Allegra said. “No need to. really. We have an awesome housekeeper and when she had the day off, there’s carry out and restaurants. I had Imelda teach me some easy stuff to cook like this French Toast. No eggs. Almond milk and bananas instead. I’ve vegan plus I think it tastes better. It’s sweeter. If you want some more, I’d be happy to make you some.”
Alice seemed to really dive into her food. The girl was so thin so Allegra didn’t know how she got away with that. Maybe this was her only meal of the week or something.
“Gaming?” Allegra asked. She tried to smile but it was obvious that wasn’t her thing. “If you don’t mind me asking, how can you spend days sitting in front of a screen shooting at stuff. Doesn’t it get boring after a while?” Allegra figured it would get deadly dull after two minutes, but she genuinely wanted to learn about Alice’s interests.
Alice mentioned she ran away from home and it sounded like a very bad situation. “Oh my god. I’m so sorry,” she said. Allegra didn’t get along with her own mother but it never got to the point where she felt she had to run away. “Is there anything I can do? Anything at all please let me know. I’ve got credit cards if you need anything. Oh, and because my room is so small, I’m gonna have to get rid of some of my clothes. You can have them if you’d like. I’ll warn you, it’s all last season’s fashions, but it’s still top designer clothing to die for. You'll certainly be the second most fashionable girl around here.”
“I’m from California,” Allegra said. She didn’t mention she was from Beverly Hills. This poor girl was already wearing what Allegra considered ghetto clothing. She didn’t want to rub it in that she was from one of the fashion meccas of the U.S. “I found out I was a mutant, so here I am. I’ve met some nice people here but I really miss home. I’m totally looking forward to exploring NYC, though. I want to turn this into an exciting new experience. So, what else do you like to do besides gaming?”
“Yeah, my outfit is really not awesome,” Allegra agreed. “It’s the finest in skankwear courtesy of the biggest skank I know. She's gonna be appearing in some new reality show called ‘Sexy Girlz.’ Please don’t watch it. I'm hoping if I send enough negative energy, I can get it cancelled.”
Allegra admired Charlie’s outfit but mostly she admired the woman’s confidence while wearing it. Allegra was so jealous of that.
“Nice tattoo,” Allegra said looking at the dreamcatcher. “It’s pretty. It’s called…um…a dreamsnatcher, right?” she asked hoping to sound knowledgeable. “I always thought about getting a tattoo but I'm afraid of needles," Charlie, on the other hand, didn’t seem to be afraid of anything.
Still, the older woman was making Allegra feel comfortable and more like herself. “I’ve just had an awful day so far,” Allegra explained. “I came with my friends and we got into a fight. Actually, it was a fight that spilled over from yesterday. But we all got free VIP tickets so that’s why I’m here and kind of why I’m wearing this ridiculous outfit. How about you? Do you live here in New York or are you out of town for the fest?”
“I don’t have a wrist band so I can’t get you a beer but I can get you a soda or something,” Allegra offered. It was then that she discovered her wallet had been lifted.
“All my credit cards. Gone,” Allegra said sadly. “And $30 in cash which I kept just in case my wallet was stolen.” It just hit her now how keeping emergency cash in the stolen wallet might not have been a great idea.
“Yes, please could you?” Allegra said when Charlie offered to buy her a shirt. “I can text my friends to pay you back. Oh, and here.” Allegra grabbed the lanyard hanging from her shorts and pulled out a black card with a picture of a malfunctioning robot on it. “Kristii gave me two VIP passes for some reason and I only need one, so here ya go. It’s good for the whole weekend. It’ll get us backstage to some shows, admission to the VIP tent with better food and, most important, bathrooms with shorter lines.” Allegra smiled hoping that she could do something to pay Charlie back for being so helpful.
“I haven’t met Cafas yet,” Allegra said. “Actually I haven’t met anyone besides you and Ruddy. Oh, and the DJ of course. Maybe you could introduce me. Is this Cafas like your legal guardian?” Ruddy didn’t seem terribly responsible, so it was good to see there was someone here that was.
“I cried when I heard about Odessa,” Allegra said. “Those poor kids. That was just awful.” It still didn’t make some mutants less dangerous. And Allegra was afraid that a massacre like Odessa would make some mutants strike back in retaliation. Most likely they would target innocent humans. Whether it was mutants or humans, it always seemed like innocents were the victims.
“Yeah, I guess I’d be scared too if I thought there was a shark in the water. Good thing I know it's you,” Allegra said. “Is the pool nice? Maybe we can go swimming together sometime soon.”
Allegra laughed about the idea of the kids that stole the plane. “Most of my friends just get in trouble for borrowing their parents' car and they certainly don’t go to another continent. I plan on staying out of trouble while I’m here. No stealing for me.”
“Oooh! I would love to go to Hawaii! I went once and it was so beautiful. Beaches everywhere. It’s funny, going to the beach is what I do all the time in California but I never get tired of it.”
Allegra felt sorry for Abby when she said she didn’t like people staring at her. Allegra would feel the same way if she looked freakish. She certainly wasn’t going to use that word in front of her new friend but it was true. Allegra hoped her own legs wouldn’t start mutating.
“Hey, I don’t want you to do anything that makes you uncomfortable,” Allegra said. “I’m sure we can find lots of cool things to do here. We could probably spend all day giving DJ makeovers.”
“No, I don’t know who is going to be with me in the Danger Room,” she said. “They have to run some tests to find out exactly what my powers are before setting me loose in the Danger Room. Don’t want to make the Danger Room even more dangerous, right? So is it just like a gym or something?"
Abby mentioned someone named Mama T who could take away powers. "So can she make people not mutants anymore?" Allegra asked hopefully. She just wanted to be normal.
"Oh, I know where my room is," Allegra sighed. "It's so small! I don't know how I'm going to fit my clothes and shoes and everything else in there. At first I thought it was a closet but I'm expected to live in there. I don't know how I'm gonna manage."
“Spiders nesting in my bed! Now that I have that image in my head, I’ll never get to sleep tonight,” she laughed. “So instead of needing spiders to make sure flies don’t take over, why don’t we just not have any flies? Since you’re all one with nature, I need you to answer these questions for me.” Allegra smiled. Her questions were silly, but they kind of made sense…..in a silly kind of way.
“It's so sad that discrimination is still out there and so open,” Allegra said. “Though my friend Emma said that some liberals voted for the mutant registration act, so you gotta be careful. She’s saying the reason some schools want to attract mutants is because mutants can do things way better than humans do, so that’ll make the schools look good. Others say that schools shouldn’t allow mutants because it’s cheating.”
Allegra poured another smoothie and offered Derek some. They would have to make more very soon. “That’s why I don’t watch the news hardly ever. It’s way too much to think about. Just give me my 'Project Runway' and I’m happy.”
“I guess I’m not ghetto but some people make me feel that way,” Allegra said. “I bet I sound pretty whiny, huh? I don’t mean to. It’s just that what you look like and what you own are so important where I come from. Some people are just really mean. Those are the ones I’m talking about. Some will bully me because I don’t have as much as they do. Others bully me because they think they are just so much cooler than I am. I try to be nice to everyone and I don’t understand why some people have to be so mean. It really hurts.”
“I guess I should show my designs but I’m too embarrassed,” she said. “I’m afraid that they won’t be good enough and I’ll get made fun of. My mom tells me how I’m not good enough all the time. I don’t want to risk having other people tell me that too.”
“Hey Alice. Good morning,” Allegra smiled. “I just love getting up early and going for it, don’t you?”
“They’re my babies,” Allegra answered when Alice asked about the dogs. “Sparkle’s three and Chocolate is two. I got them both at a shelter. My mom said I should get some from the puppy farms but why when there are so many dogs out there that need homes. Besides, these two are the best dogs in the entire world. Aren’t you?” she asked the pair. Sparkle barked in full agreement.
“They both just arrived last night so there’s a lot of new faces for them,” Allegra said. “So many new people to meet and smells for them to sniff. Do you have any pets?”
“Learning responsibility? What’s the point,” Allegra said. “I already know that everything should be cleaned and put back in its place. So now that I know this, why can’t someone else do it for me? Imelda, my housekeeper, is way better and cooking and cleaning so I’m gonna ask if she can come over here. They’ll probably turn my suggestion down. They wouldn’t let me have a bigger room even after I showed them how many clothes and shoes I owned. It’s really been rough. I hope you’ve had an easier time adjusting than I have.”
Allegra watched Alice cook her omelette. “Wow, you’re pretty good at that. Oh, spices are over there. It’s a whole rack. Alphabetized and everything. Plates are up in that cabinet and silverware and stuff is in that drawer over there.”
Chocolate jumped on Allegra’s lap and sniffed at her food. Sparkled yipped when she saw Alice walk over to the spices. She was thinking maybe she would get some more dog food.
“I’ve made some french toast. Do you want some,” Allegra offered. “My eyes were bigger than my stomach like my sister used to say and I really shouldn’t eat them both. Even though I was the one that cooked them, they’re still edible. I promise,” Allegra smiled.
“So you’ve been here two or three days? Not much less than me,” Allegra said. She was curious when Alice said she couldn’t remember. “So, some major partying or just overwhelming?” she asked. “What brought you here? What’s back home like for you?”
Allegra stared longingly at her french toast which wasn’t cooking fast enough. High in calories but oh so tasty and she was starved.
“Yip! Yip!” the white dog shouted announcing Alice’s arrival seconds before the gamer introduced herself.
Allegra spun around to look at the newcomer. Her brow furrowed for just an instant. Judging people by their outfits had become a reflex for her and Alice’s outfit fell under the ‘I’d rather eat broken glass than wear that’ column.
Allegra’s involuntary reaction lasted only the briefest of seconds as she smiled to meet the new girl. Alice certainly wasn’t a fashionista, but at least she didn’t look like a mutated bug or a corpse. Alice certainly got points for that. “Hello. I’m Allegra.” the blonde greeted.
The white dog ran right towards Alice and danced and jumped around her, yipping happily. “Sparkle! No!” Allegra shouted. “Sorry, that’s Sparkle. She doesn’t bite. She likes you apparently.”
The black dog wasn’t so sure and hid behind Allegra, glancing nervously though Allegra’s running capris. “And this is Chocolate. She takes a while to warm up to people. Sparkle! Down! I’m so sorry.”
Allegra walked over and picked up Alice’s new canine BFF so Alice would have a chance to cook her breakfast without interruption. “Sorry about that. There’s no stopping her when she decides she likes someone.” Allegra sat Sparkle down on the floor. “Stay! I mean it.”
Allegra then turned to Alice. “Here, let me wash my pan and you can use it.” Allegra filled the sink with sudsy water and washed and dried the pan before handing it to Alice. She glanced over again at the sign over the sink that said ‘PLEASE WASH AND PUT AWAY ALL DISHES BEFORE LEAVING THE KITCHEN.’ Allegra sighed. “This place really needs a housekeeper. I just had my hands done and that’s all going to be ruined if I have to keep doing dishes.”
Allegra got some strawberries and poured them over her french toast which was now cool enough to eat. “So, did you just get here?” Allegra asked. Judging from the girl's accent, Allegra wondered if she was new to America as well as Xavier's. “I’ve been here about a week, so if you have any questions at all, please ask. This place can be really overwhelming at first.”
“You know, I kind of like ladybugs,” Allegra said. “They’re cute. I would like bugs a lot more if they were cute. And what about spiders? They put their webs all over the place and they even eat bugs. Who the hell says ‘What should I eat today? How about a nice juicy bug.’ Ick!”
“They actually have mutant scholarships?” Allegra asked. “Aren’t you afraid that you’ll be more likely to be discriminated against if you come out as a mutant?” She knew Derek was proud of who he was but there was a lot of hate against mutants. Lots of people didn’t want to be on a campus where mutants were.
“It’s a mansion, yes, but just a small mansion,” Allegra said. “When my parents divorced, my mom got everything and I pretty much mean everything. But most of my friends are richer than me and have much bigger mansions. I’m kind of ghetto girl.”
“Well, if anyone is mean to me, do you think you could maybe send an army of hornets their way,” Allegra said. “Just joking. I wouldn’t want anyone to suffer like that even if they deserve it.”
“I’ve designed a ton of outfits,” Allegra said. “I haven’t shown them to anyone except my art teacher back home. He says they're really good but I’m too embarrassed to show them to my friends.”
Abby mentioned she had a Papa again. “So you got adopted or you have a guardian?” Allegra asked. “I haven’t seen my dad in years. He sends me a birthday card every year but that’s about it. I miss him.”
“Um, of course there’s not a mutant type,” Allegra said. She didn’t believe that but around here it was probably a good idea to be politically correct as far as mutants were concerned. “It just doesn’t seem real. I feel cut off from the rest of the world. It’s like that Scarlet Letter book we had to read in English class except I didn’t sleep with anyone to get my scarlet M. It just happened and I had to pack up and leave all my friends and now I’m here. It’s not fair.”
Abby was probably right that there was more bad press than good as far as mutants were concerned. “But you gotta admit when there’s bad press it’s pretty bad,” she said. “Like last week, there was a terrorist mutant that walked into a nightclub and blew himself and a bunch of people up. Except the mutant didn’t die. He just reformed and then blew more people up and kept doing it until the cops shot him. It’s kinda scary.”
Allegra normally avoided the news but that one was all over the papers and since it involved mutants, she paid attention. She had a bad experience with her own mutation. What if things got out of control and the cops had to shoot her? That’s why she was here at Xavier’s. She was learning to control her powers, but it was still very scary.
“I’d love to hear you play. Thank you,” Allegra said. “I don’t have much musical talent. I played clarinet in 7th grade but really all I did was make the instrument squeak loudly. I love art, though. I can draw you something or make some kind of craft for you.”
“Those scales look pretty painful,” Allegra said. She was glad she didn’t have anything like that. “So, you like swimming. Me too. I’m from California and I love the beach. So, where do you go to swim? Just the pool here or do you go to the beach?”
Allegra stopped short of asking Abby to join her at the beach. Allegra really liked Abby but she didn’t want to be seen with a mutant. Did that make her a bad person?
“Students stole the plane?” Allegra asked. “Did they get in trouble? It’s like, what. A two day flight to Australia? They’re lucky they didn’t crash or run out of gas or something. No, I plan on only doing the school sponsored field trips and probably will avoid Ruddy’s. I’m totally going to be looking for the notice of the next shopping trip. Tell you what. If you go with me, I’ll pick out the clothes then you can try them on to see if you like them. I’ve got a wicked eye for fashion.”
“So have you been in the Danger Room?” Allegra asked. “I have to get tested so they know the full range of my powers before they have me go in there, and I need a chaperone. I’m still kinda nervous about the whole idea.”
Every morning Allegra would set her alarm ungodly early and hit the pavement. She loved running and while she was a regular at the gym, nothing really compared to the feeling of the morning air on your face and the chance to greet the day on your own terms.
This morning, she was joined by her two puppies, a white Shih Tzu with light gray mask and ears and a black shaved Brussels Griffin. Allegra had been away from her babies for almost a week and had been going crazy with dog-sickness. Seeing the two dogs devotion towards their two legged owner, it was obvious they adored her as well.
Allegra ran into the mansion with her two furballs rushing right behind. “Let’s get you two some breakfast,” she said. The dogs yipped enthusiastically.
Allegra got the dogs’ two crystal bowls out of her section of the cupboard and filled them with Doggy Delish Gourmet Dog Food. The two pretty much turned their noses up at anything else.
“Okay, so what for me?” Allegra asked herself. She really missed having a housekeeper. Maybe she could talk the school into getting one for her. They turned down her request for a bigger room to fit all her clothes and shoes, so it was the least they could do.
She tried to remember things that Imelda, her housekeeper, had cooked for her that were relatively easy. Allegra thought she remembered her special recipe for French Toast. There was bread in the fridge. Good. Allegra then dumped some almond milk, a couple bananas, a bit of nutmeg and some cinnamon into the blender. She then located some vanilla extract (which she learned all about in Home Ec class) and added a dash then let the blender spin. She poured the mixture into a pie pan, dunked the toast in it then started to cook it on a skillet.
The sweet,spicy aroma filled the kitchen. Allegra flipped the toast then waited impatiently for the other side to cook. She was starved.
