07 . action (forward-dated to the 10th)

[calmbeforethe]

[ Action* ]

[ When Ororo came to early that morning, she was propped up against a tree. She wondered idly how long she'd been gone. Her memory was a bit spotty, she barely remembered how she'd been taken, or what had happened while she was there. She did remember that they'd tested the limits of her powers this time though, and were especially focused on how much of her own lightning she could take. She could still smell the ozone on her uniform.

They'd taken care of the worst of her injuries, thankfully, so she took a few moments to take stock of her remaining ones. Her arms were still badly burned, but not so terribly that treating them could not wait. Her ribs felt sore, but thankfully not broken. Bruised, perhaps. From a fall, maybe? She can't remember. Her shoulder definitely got the worst of it: dislocated, and she couldn't pop it back in herself. It made moving around difficult, since it hung limply where it stubbornly bumped against her bruised side. Flying was out of the question - not that she had the energy for it, anyway - so she'd have to walk.

Gingerly, she got up and had to bite her lip to keep from crying out in pain when she jostled that shoulder. She knew she'd be easier to find if she would just make some noise, but pride kept her from being seen like this. Seeing a doctor or a healer had to come first, before anything else. The last thing she wanted was for any of her friends to see the state she was in right now. ]

[ Action: open to anyone! ]

[ One thing Ororo did appreciate about Luceti was the kind of healing that was available to everyone. "Magic" was still a term she wasn't comfortable using, but she had to admit that it was certainly convenient. She'd been badly injured upon her return from her kidnap, and yet here she was making a very quick, very brief stop at All Passions, mere hours later. Against doctor's orders, and Mia was definitely going to get mad if she ever found out, but she really wanted to find clothes that would hide the burns that remained on her arms before her friends at the house saw them! She didn't want to worry them any more than she already had.

Still, no matter what her intentions were, picking out some decent clothes for the fall was still quick to tire her out. She wasn't completely healed and definitely still needed rest! So she takes a moment to sit by the fountain for a little while, before she finally heads for home for some much-needed rest. ]

[ *ooc ; the first part is open to the first person to find her and help her to the nearest clinic! just one, please :) now closed to Nami! \o/ but feel free to run into her later in the day! ]

Comments

[wildbluevagner]

That's right - it turns out the Wolverine isn't the partying animal after all. [He says with a bit of sarcasm before getting more serious.] But... It hasn't really been the best week for all of us.

[calmbeforethe]

[ Ororo sobers up quickly. ] So I've heard. I haven't heard much in the way of details, but... What happened, Kurt?

[wildbluevagner]

It... it was like shift. But... Not a shift. I don't know how to explain it. But we all became... different. [He pauses.] We all had our own families.

[calmbeforethe]

Families, again? [ Wasn't that what just happened! ]

[wildbluevagner]

It wasn't the same! [He says with a bit of unusual agitation.] Amanda was here, and... and everything was different. We were all... we were all just happy.

[calmbeforethe]

[ Ororo blinks, not prepared for how adamantly he protested that. ] Amanda was here? But, only for a week? [ Color her confused! ]

[wildbluevagner]

She wasn't real! Neither were our children, or anyone else's kids! Or the letter that me and Rogue got from our- uour mother! That whole time, there was nothing bad about being here in Luceti. Nothing at all! And... none of it was real. [As he goes on, the anger breaks into sorrow and he slowly pushes himself to tears.]

[calmbeforethe]

[ Ororo was still trying to process all that information, but when the tears begin she has to stop and lay a hand on his arm. ]

Oh, Kurt... I'm sorry. That must have been difficult to be torn away from. [ Gently, she pulls him into a hug. ]

[wildbluevagner]

It... It was.

[He murmurs weakly as he lets himself be pulled into the embrace and hugs her back. He lets his vulnerability out, feeling like a broken child in an embrace that is not unlike a mother's.]

[calmbeforethe]

[ It was a position she was familiar with by now - how many times had she had to gather Kurt, or any of the others, into an embrace like this? Briefly, Ororo wondered what that meant, and hated that she'd missed so much. Perhaps if she'd been here, would she have been able to help somehow?

As it was though, she continued to hold him as best as she could, quietly stroking his back until he calmed. ]

[wildbluevagner]

[It didn't take long. Because he remembered that Storm was hurt. So he had to be okay and strong, for her. He pulled back from the embrace to resume walking with her.]

Thank you, Ororo. ...We have to get you back to the house still.

[calmbeforethe]

- Well, tere's no rush, Kurt. [ She was loathe to let him go, so she kept a hand on his arm. Just to let him know that she was still here! She gives him a small smile. ] I've seen Mia already, today. She's very good, you know.

[wildbluevagner]

I know that. But still... You gotta need your rest, too. [He smiles and welcomes the comforting hand. But he also uses that an excuse to guide her forward with that arm.]

[calmbeforethe]

[ Well!! She'll just tuck her hand into his arm then, letting him guide her all gentlemanly-like. Her other arm keeps the flowers he got her close to her chest. ]

... I would like that, yes. I'm sure Mia would have a fit if she knew I've yet to make it back to the house.

[wildbluevagner]

[Good. He tries to be the kindest gentlefuzz.]

That's right. And that's one face you don't want to see upset! So let's make sure that doesn't happen.

[calmbeforethe]

Yes, let's. [ Ororo just chuckles. ] It's good to be back.

[wildbluevagner]

I'm glad that you're back, too. [He feels relieved at her return and that she wasn't messed with more than she was. And her return coupled with Kitty's arrival all help his mood to feel better after everything that happened.] Really, really glad.