3/26 Instance: Damnit, Janet!

[Ferguson]

Current Timeline

<@Northstar_> "Does anyone see any sign of pink?" Jean-Paul asked as he rejoined the group after doing a quick fly around of the area, not having come up with anything except for his traditional patrol bagels. One day they were going to come upon a fight and he was going to be hard-pressed to choose between his snack and his fight...it was a good thing he could speed-eat.

<Facade> Cecilia trudged through the remaining slush around the apartment complex, not at all impressed with the remaining cold or the sludge covered ground. "No, but when I do Imma pound it into the ground," Cecilia grit out. She still had to make up for her mistake and the best way to do that was to bring Quent in.

<Antman> Antman buzzed by Northstar's ear on the back of a large wasp. "Nope. Not yet." His new speaker-helmet projected his voice at just the right volume for the others to hear. It was like he was standing right next to him.

<@Northstar_> "Can't pound until he's lead us back to the bigger fish...then you can pound all you l-holy crap that's creepy!" He flailed, properly landing now at the surprise of the voice right beside him. "I'm going to have to start paying more attention to where you are, aren't I?"

<MultipleMan> Jamie bounced around beside a building, trying to keep warm. "What's creepy?"

<Deadpool> "All quiet on the western front, Cap'n. Or is this the east side..." David panned his head back and forth.

<Antman> "Probably." Pym replied with a shrug. "Don't freak out too much, I can't completely prevent him from stinging if he gets upset."

<Facade> "Oh, I will," Cecilia said, cracking her knuckles. "Imma get medieval all over his ass, I swear to Christ..."

<@Northstar_> "I'll keep that in mind." Jean-Paul gave Hank a bit of a salute, looking over slightly concerned as Cecilia seemed to have her ass-beating face on.

<Janet> Why was it so Goddamn cold. Her jacket was flimsy and it was easy to ignore the fact that it was cold outside when she avoided outside altogether. But work had let that dream go. So she headed up through the slush towards her apartment building but stopped just short of it hearing voices.

<Facade> Cecilia always had her ass-beating face on, came with growing up in the south central Bronx and being born in a slum. "Oh yeah, the megaphone's real subtle, Pym."

<Antman> Pym buzzed over to Cecilia. "Hey, it's that or Chip-and-Dale-voice."

<Janet> There were people...strange people standing outside of it and she was unsure whether it was the best idea to actually go inside. They were kind of standing in the way of her plan to order Chinese and watch shit T.V while attempting to apply to a college. She eyed them a moment more before coming into view and heading toward the steps.

<MultipleMan> "Oh! Like the cartoon?" Jamie grinned, "That was my favorite!"

<MultipleMan> Oooh. She was cute. ...No. Bad Jamie. Girlfriend. He grinned like an idiot and waved anyway.

<Facade> "...Oh God, please no..." Cecilia said. "No-one's gonna take us seriously if we sound like the Chipmunk Christmas."

<@Northstar_> "I'm pretty sure if we have anything about us that sounds like Chippendales people will think we're cheap porno actors. So no Rescue Rangers, please."

<Janet> She looked around before waving back awkwardly.. "I'm sorry to interrupt your debate but is there something wrong with the building? Am I allowed to go to my apartment? Or was there a fire or a robbery or something I should know about?"

<Antman> "Hey- whoa, person." Hank pointed to the steps.

<Facade> Cecilia turned at Jamie's remark. "What now? Oh...uh, hi." There was a girl with short brown hair about her age behind her. For a second, she considered telling her this wasn't what it looked like...but she wasn't sure what exactly this looked like. "...Nice night for a walk, yeah?"

<MultipleMan> Jamie was new to this, but he was a detective! So, he stepped up and offered his hand. "James. The apartment building is fine. There was a robbery a block down in a building similar to this, so we're making sure no one tries this one too." He looked over his shoulder and winked at the team.

<@Northstar_> Jean-Paul straightened up and pulled his uniform awkwardly until the picture he had brought for occasions such as this was found. "Hello, Miss. Like he said, your building is fine but we're keeping an eye. Have you seen this man?" He held out a picture of Quentin Quire all pink-hair and stubble.

<Antman> Pym turned off his microphone and spoke into Cecilia's ear. "I should stay small for now, huh?"

<Deadpool> "Yep. We're your new neighbourhood block watch. That doesn't live on this block. Or in this neighbourhood. I think we might be a scam."

<Facade> Cecilia nodded imperceptibly to Pym's question. Not wanting to say anything least she look crazy.

<@Northstar_> Jean-Paul decided to pretend Jamie just hadn't done...whatever that was...and the same for what David said. Patience, his patience was wearing thin and he was fairly certain it was too late to avoid looking crazy.

<Janet> "Not really... it is like 60 degrees but if you find that nice then more power to you." She looked to Jamie and cocked an eyebrow. Maybe they were casing the place? If they were he was being oh so subtle about it. She looked to the picture the other man held up. "I don't think so, looks familiar though." Had she seen him in a news article or something. She couldn't remember. "Well scam or not thanks for whatever you're doing. I'm gunna head to my place."

<Facade> Cecilia decided to stand a little aside from all the dudes on the team who were wearing leather and probably looked like a biker gang to this poor girl. She didn't wanna be part of the crazy biker gang.

<Antman> Pym buzzed into Cecilia's hair and rested on her back. "Don't move too much, I'm parking. And getting off." He dropped down and grew as he fell, rising from the ground behind her while the girl they had just met turned her back to them.

<Janet> She ascended the steps still so confused before turning around. "I'm sorry.. are you sure you're neighborhood watch? I don't want to go back to my apartment only to have you come back five minutes later trying to steal from me."

<Deadpool> "Well, if we were going to rob you, we'd probably say we're totally neighbourhood watch, so..." David pointed out.

<Antman> "We're not robbing anyone, we're looking for someone." Pym said tartly, trying to be heard over David. This guy is going to bury the mission, but damn if he wasn't hilarious about it.

<MultipleMan> "He's right. But... We didn't say that. He did," he pointed at David. "So he may. But we won't."

<Facade> "...We're not gonna steal from you," Cecilia said, scowling at David. "We're just looking for somebody that's all we're...a group that protects the streets."

<@Northstar_> "Actually...we're the X-men." Maybe flat out honest was the best policy. If the girl was anti-mutant the worst she could probably do was throw something at them and she had told them that Quentin was at least familiar to her so they knew this was still an area to watch.

<MultipleMan> "Duuuuuuude! Don't give it away!"

<Facade> "Oh my God, will you shut up!" Cecilia said to Jamie. "You're making us look like fucking creepers!"

<Deadpool> "I voted for the Super Friends, but they voted me down on seniority."

<Antman> Pym reeled to Northstar's honesty. "Droppin' it flat-out, huh?"

<@Northstar_> "...I was on the news once flying through a giant ink monster. We're hardly a secret anymore." Now Jean-Paul understood why the staff drank as often as they did.

<Antman> He shrugged. "Makes sense." he admitted.

<MultipleMan> "That was you?" He asked David. "I voted for that one!"

<Facade> "...I suppose I was on the news when we took down Apocalypse in Cairo," Cecilia muttered. It made sense and probably made them look less creepy.

<MultipleMan> "I'm a private detective. I don't think I've been on the news. It would be bad for business..."

<Facade> "Subtle as a fucking brick too," Cecilia muttered.

<Deadpool> "Yeah! Someone else voted? I thought I had just submitted twice and forgotten about it. High-five!" he raised his hand, palm out in Jamie's direction.

<Janet> "Never thought the x-men would be outside of my apartment building wow...um so are we all in danger here should I leave?" she asked a bit concerned now.. Good god she should have recognized, these people were in the news articles she clipped from the paper... They were fascinating.

<Antman> "I was uh... on the news. I infested a mall with ants. They saved me." He thumbed over to Cecilia specifically.

<MultipleMan> Jamie reached over to high-five David, "Because we're awesome!"

<@Northstar_> "Well, if you know any mutants in this area it would be a very good thing for them to know to avoid this man." Jean-Paul admitted, not sure how much he should say to the woman. He didn't want it getting back to Quentin, after all.

<Facade> "No, not right now," Cecilia said to the girl. "Um...sorry. My call-sign's Facade and you are...?"

<MultipleMan> "Call-sign? That's really a thing? Like... CB radios? I thought that was only for truckers. Awesome! I want to beeee.... Um... Northstar!"

<Janet> "Why exactly are you looking for him? What is he doing to mutants?" She asked curiously not going to let herself out that easy. "I'm Janet, Janet Van Dyne nice to meet you.."

<Facade> Cecilia gave the girl, Janet, a grin. "Nice to meet you as well...to put it bluntly Jan he's a serial killer. He hunts down mutants...we're trying to catch him."

<Deadpool> "Wait, that's what we're doing here? I thought this was a taco run."

<MultipleMan> "No, that's tomorrow night."

<Janet> Her breath caught in her chest and it suddenly felt like she was trying to breathe through a straw filled with molasses. "That is awful..Well. I hope you catch him.." Her hands were shaking. There was someone finding and killing mutants.. For what she had no idea. Maybe for fun, but she was going to keep a low profile. She'd done well so far.

<@Northstar_> "...I could go for tacos when the second patrol heads out." Jean-Paul admitted before returning to business. "You may see him trying to sell a drug called Kick as well...but I'm sure you've seen what's been happening in the news? This is related."

<Facade> Cecilia nodded. "Same here." She didn't tell her that her vendetta was more personal...the thought that she'd actually befriended him...it made her feel sick all over again. "If you see him don't approach him, alright? He's a telepath and may have other mental based powers, so he's very dangerous."

<Antman> ""Nice to meet you Janet, I'm Haa-Ant-Man." He put his hand out for a shake.

<Janet> "I have been following that in the news.. fuck, it just kind of becomes real hearing it in person.." She said and ran her fingers through her hair. "I'll be sure to avoid him at all costs believe me.." She gingerly shook Ant-man's hand her palms slightly clammy.

<MultipleMan> Jamie whipped out a card to hand to Janet, "If you see him, call us. Not the cops. Never the cops."

<Deadpool> Hey. She look really nervous to you? He scrutinized Janet a little closer. "Huh. She does." he walked over to shake Janet's hand. "And I'm Deadpool, nervous-hiding-something-lady."

<MultipleMan> "Janet," he whispered to David. "Nervous-hiding-something-Janet," he corrected.

<Facade> Cecilia wondered why this human girl was acting so calm around a bunch of self-proclaimed mutants...it seemed a bit odd. "It's...nice to meet a human that doesn't dislike mutants," Cecilia said, eyeing Janet. No visible mutation she could see...but that didn't mean anything. "We don't come across that often."

<Janet> "I'll be sure to do that. Thank you very much." She took the card and slipped it into her pocket. She shook his hand as well. "Nice to meet you...nervous what? Nah, just not every day I meet the x-men.and my name is just Janet not nervous hiding something.. anyway.." she muttered. Her attention directed towards Cecilia now. "I think I'm still a bit caught off guard by it but i'm fine."

<MultipleMan> "Maybe it's because we all look normal?"

<MultipleMan> He turned to David, "Hit me!"

<Antman> Pym scrunched his face at the clammy hand. He turned to Cecilia's back and talked into it with a bunch of chirps and screeches. The wasp flew off Cecilia's back and towards the apartment.

<Deadpool> "Sure!" He wound up and planted a punt right in Jamie's jollies.

<Facade> Cecilia eyed her...could she be? It couldn't hurt to ask, she supposed. "...You're not...?" She gestured vaguely, as if this would somehow indicate that she was asking if she too was a mutant.

<MultipleMan> Jamie's dupe pointed and laughed as Jamie fell crumpled onto the sidewalk. He was going to puke...

<Janet> "Well yeah, I suppose most people expect mutants to look like sewer creatures." She laughed swearing she heard a wasp nearby.. "Not what?" She asked calmly avoiding it almost as if this man they were speaking of could hear them.

<MultipleMan> The dupe kicked Jamie in the shin lightly, seeing if he could rock him to make him puke from the movement too.

<Facade> "One of us," Cecilia remarked, creating a shield armour over her body. "A mutant as well. It's just...I have to ask. You seem so...unfazed by us," she admitted.

<Antman> "That's some serious masochism right there..." Pym noted to Cecilia.

<Antman> "And is that really a bad thing? Isn't that what we want? Thank you, Janet for being accepting of us. You're cool, we appreciate it. Ohp, Gerald is back."

<Deadpool> David crouched down next to Jamie and poked him in the side a couple times. "You okay, bud?"

<MultipleMan> Jamie crawled slowly away from his dupe and leaned over the curb to puke into the gutter.

<Janet> She shoved her hands in her pockets not sure how to answer. "I'm..." She didn't complete her sentence. "What would it matter if I was." She asked calmly before nodding to Ant-man. "No worries.." she shrugged still wary.

<Antman> Pym put his finger out and the wasp landed on it. "Nothing in the apartment, according to the wasp. Then again, it's a wasp. I don't think it really knew what to look for."

<@Northstar_> Jean-Paul watched David and Jamie, wondering if he was getting too old for this. "...are you?" Jean-Paul asked, a look of worry forming on his face now that he had something to focus on that wasn't his teammates.

<Facade> Cecilia looked to Pym. "I'm just asking, Jesus! It can't hurt to ask!" She shrugged to Janet. "No, it wouldn't. We protect everybody really. I have human family, I just wondered is all..." she grinned wider at JP's egging. "You are, aren't you?!"

<@Northstar_> "Because, if you are and you've seen this man he could very much be targeting you. I don't mean to scare you or anything but he's a telepath, how strong of one we don't know, but he could find out without you telling him easy enough."

<Janet> "Yeah...I am.." she said and it kind of felt like a wave of relief washed over her... She had never told anyone that before. "I haven't seen him though, if he's seen me that is something entirely different though."

<Deadpool> David looked up from poking Jamie. "Yep. Don't mean to scare you. Just saying scary things. OooooOOOoooOooo." he made 'scary' wiggly fingers at Janet.

<Antman> "More than likely he was seeing in your head more than he was seeing you." Ant man sent the wasp to go busy itself with David.

<Antman> "Go play." he said to it in 'wasp-anese'.

<Facade> Cecilia cringed hard at Pym's remark. "Yes...he's known to do that." God, how much of her mind did he look into before she learned to shield? He probably knew all the ways to twist her by now. Every bad memory, every dream, every hope...she was fucked.

<Janet> She rolled her eyes, couldn't help but chuckling a little at David's attempt at humor. The wasp buzzed by her but she looked over it having it land in her hand. "Sweet little bugger aren't you." she smirked before looking back to Cecilia. "I honestly don't know if he's seen me...I've done my best to be as normal as possible.."

<@Northstar_> It was a bad thing that Jean-Paul now felt guarded about inviting another mutant back but they could surely run her by Xavier once they were there. "I won't lie, we do know that there's been some...activity...here." His eyes fell on one of the many markings that were flooding the city. "So...if you don't feel safe here we have another alternative."

<Facade> Cecilia shrugged. 'You can't know to be honest. He's got the advantage when he can read minds and control thoughts." She raised an eyebrow at the wasp in her hand. "...Insectoid mutation? I'm sorry, I'm really interested in various mutations, my best friend's got a spider-based mutation."

<Janet> "An alternative? Like what?" She asked curiously, honestly wanting to take it over having to sit here and panic that someone was going to find her. "Yes, I believe so. Wasp-based. I can do some interesting things, I just don't really get to practice them.."

<Deadpool> David heard a buzzing sound by his ear and reflexively slapped at it, missing the wasp, but succeeding at clapping himself upside the head and knocking himself over.

<Janet> "Hey be careful. you almost clipped the poor thing!" she growled to David kind of pleased he hit himself instead of the wasp.

<Facade> Cecilia wasn't feeling bringing back a new mutant to the school either. Once bitten, twice shy was the proverb...and God?! Why did she think of the word bitten now?! "...Would you like to learn? You're what, college age, right?"

<Antman> "Wait, hold on-" He nearly pushed Facade out of the way. "You have a Hymenoptera specific mutation? You realize those are neither bees nor ants?"

<Facade> "Hey, watch it!" Cecilia barked. "Christ, do I have a sign that says 'push me around'?"

<Antman> "That's amazing. Can you speak to all hive-minded, higher-ordered insects? I'm a bit of an entomologist, I'm very curious. Can I draw your blood?"

<Janet> "I would...and yeah, I'm eighteen should be attending college but I'm trying to keep myself in this place." she murmured. Then eyed ant-man curiously. "I'm not really sure.. I like other insects but mostly wasp and yellow-jackets have been the ones I talk to.." She looked to the others not really wanting to let this guy get at her with a needle. "I'll get back to you on that.."

<@Northstar_> "...I swear we're not all going to ask you for your blood if you do decide to take the invitation but we're based out of a school for mutants, a university in Westchester." Jean-Paul explained. "If you don't feel safe here maybe that's an option?"

<Facade> "Nobody's gonna put a needle in you," Cecilia said glaring at Pym. She decided not to mention how she'd suckered Lukas into that one time though. She had a bad enough reputation.

<Janet> "If it wouldn't be much trouble. I'd love to go. Better than sitting here paranoid.. " She laughed, my god a place where she wouldn't have to hide. "well that is comforting." She nodded to Cecilia.

<Jamie> "You suck," he squeaked out to David once he was done retching. He pushed up to sit and whiped his mouth, slapping his hand on the dupe's foot to suck him back up.

<Deadpool> David put his hand out to push himself back to his feet, still woozy. "Squishy? What?" he looked down to see his hand in puke. "Aw come on, man."

<@Northstar_> "Should we call back to the school and tell the second patrol to start early while we take her on back, then?" Jean-Paul asked the others.

<Facade> "...We definitely need more people with half a brain," Cecilia remarked, taking in Jamie and David. God help the world when the freshman class were seniors. "So if you got that then we're happy to have you."

<MultipleMan> "HA! Serves you right." He leaned over and shoved weakly at David.

<Janet> She chuckled. "Well I certainly hope I have more than half a brain.", Janet watched the two messing with each other. "Are they always like this?"

<Facade> "...If I tell you 'yes' will you still join?" Cecilia said, a little worried at the answer.

<Janet> "My joining is not based on that." she pointed in Jamie and David's direction. "So I wouldn't worry."

<Facade> Cecilia sighed explosively. "Thank Christ..."

<Antman> "Do you have a stinger?" He looked at her butt. "No, I guess not."

<MultipleMan> "Hey! I'm loads of fun!" He pat Janet's shin because he couldn't stand to pat her shoulder, "You'll fit in great."

<@Northstar_> "That's good to hear." Jean-Paul went ahead and texted a message back to the school. "Just wait until I tell Reed I picked up a woman tonight."

<MultipleMan> "Ha!" That was amusing. "He won't believe you."

<Antman> "That's disappointing. I was hoping the next Hymenoptera-power-based-mutant I would stumble upon would be partially physically-mutated. No mandibles or anything... do you change in certain moon light by any chance?" He took out a pen and contemplated lifting her hair to search for sharp spines in her neck.

<Facade> "...I have no idea why everyone thinks you're a flaming queen, JP. But maybe I'm biased since I'm dating the guy everyone think is gay and dresses the part."

<MultipleMan> "Fabian's not gay! He's just a te--- Team player?"

<Janet> "No I...and he's looking at my ass anyway.." Well this was going to be incredibly interesting. Janet flinched a little worried his hand might have puke on it. "No.. I don't. I don't have hey stop that!" she swatted Ant-man. "I don't have or do any of those things. I can shrink however."

<Facade> Cecilia rolled her eyes. "Yes, Jamie. I'm very aware my boyfriend isn't gay, thank you very much."

<Antman> Pym stepped back a bit and inspected her from afar. Tilting his head he nodded. "Well you're no queen be-You wait, what?" His jaw nearly dropped to the floor.

<Facade> "...What do you mean team-player?" Cecilia said, eyes narrowing.

<Antman> "You shrink? Like this?" He promptly shrunk down and shouted to her through his megaphone helmet "All small like this, right?"

<Janet> "Yes like that. However I do not have the special helmet to let me be heard. I can grow too..but I prefer smaller to bigger. And I may not have a stinger but I can still sting." She said

<MultipleMan> "I mean that he's not a terrorist."

<@Northstar_> "Oh my God, you match, that's precious." Jean-Paul grinned a bit, taking one more glance down the street. "So, I guess we'd best get the van to help you load things in, huh Janet?"

<Deadpool> David got up, shaking his hand off and looking for something to wipe it on. "Wait I think I missed something. We're kidnapping her now?"

<MultipleMan> "Nope. We're giving her candy."

<Facade> "Oh my GOD!" Cecilia exclaimed. "Will you just shut-up about that-oh...well, thank you. That's much better."

<Antman> Pym shot back up. "You can grow!?"

<MultipleMan> "He got me laid," he grinned at Cecilia."

<Antman> He grabbed her shoulders and shook her. "SHOW ME!"

<Facade> "He's a miracle worker," Cecilia deadpanned, raising an eyebrow.

<Janet> "Uh.. I will when I get back.. kind of need to pack some things.. I don't have a lot to get so I'll be right back." she called and raced up the stairs to her apartment building. She practically jammed the key in the lock and raced around her apartment to gather things best to take with.

<Antman> "Did you hear that!?" He grabbed Cecilia and shook her now. "She can grow! She talks to wasps! She can shrink! She stings!"

<Antman> He bit his knuckle and whispered "... I think I'm in love."

<Facade> "...And you just asked her if you can draw blood from her." Cecilia patted his arm. "Way to go."

<Antman> "She is amazing." He said, his smile melting across his face.

<Janet> After shoving clothes and toiletries in one bag, the other had some stuff from back home and more clothes. She flew down the steps bags slung across her body. "I think I'm good.." She eyed Ant-man curiously. "You.. okay.. you look kind of ill?"

<Antman> He nodded, unsure of what she said.

<Facade> "...Angel's gonna love you," Cecilia noted, taking in the wings.

<Antman> "Awyis." he agreed at the sight.

[Starfish]

Woohoo, Janet!

Welcome to the game, Bubbles!

[Ferguson]

Yes, welcome Bubbles!

[steyn]

Lol, Antman's in luuuurv