Peaking back into the world

[magnetic_magpie]

Who: Magneto and to be updated
When: Week of 4-10 through 4-15
Where: Mostly the HoA, a few others
Summary: Mags is talking to people again. A few people want to see him in person
Warnings: Will be updated
Other: Tag in with when you are meeting/where ok?

He'd made appointments with various people. He was going to keep them. But even still, he was looking entirely well. He'd lost a little weight, was tense, and mostly very still. Except his eyes. They never stopped moving.

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[magnetic_magpie]

The problem was, Magneto did like Castiel. Quite a lot, even with all of this.

"There's a few who won't take that for an answer. Jinx, for instance." Who was a big point of stress in his life.

He held onto her, breathing slowly. Trying to be calm. "Any take away places still deliver here? That Thai place maybe?" He'd rather hold onto her than cook right now.

[motioned]

After a second of taking in his appearance, her expression grows more worried, though she tries to mask it fairly quickly. She covers it with a smile, trying to appear as positive as she can, though it may not be quite convincing giving the circumstances.

"Good afternoon!" She walks inside the room.

[magnetic_magpie]

He forces the smile a little more and reaches over to pat her shoulder. "It's all right Ahiru. I'm doing better actually." He turns to usher her into one of the common areas. "How was school?"

[thelittlestbub]

Jubilee grinned and dug her hand into her coat, offering him the phone. "Speed dial five." Because, she kept them on the phone. No idea when it might be needed. "I'll have the Khao khai chiao and if you ask for Kamon, he'll stop at the one coffee shop and pick up Turkish coffees for the pair of us, and won't charge us extra delivery fees."

Because these things are important. Also, she tips really well.

[magnetic_magpie]

"There's a reason I love you best." He grinned - really truly grinned - and took the phone, and placed their order. And copied the information into his own NV.

"I'm glad you're home Jubilee."

[thelittlestbub]

"It's because I'm adorable and small enough to be portable, really." Jubilee enjoyed teasing him. Plus, people knew he was Magneto, even if they didn't understand what that meant, they knew.

She snuggled into his lap, wrapping her arms around him. "I'm glad you're here." Even if she knew he was leaving again.

[magnetic_magpie]

"Those are good reasons yes." He would mind a lot less if people did know what it meant.

He held onto her, resting his chin on her hair. "What did you do on your walk-about?"

[thelittlestbub]

Jubilee stayed where she was, enjoying the peace and quiet for a change.

"Stayed in a couple motels. Tried to give myself alcohol poisoning." Twice, actually, but she figured she was allowed. "Meditated a lot. Got back to some basic things that I'd let slide and had forgotten how important they were." Morning tai chi, meditation, things that Logan had taught her that she'd just been letting slide. "Now that I'm back here, I'm going to be working on some other things."

Balance. She'd tipped too far in one direction; time to tip it back.

[magnetic_magpie]

"I've done that before." He wasn't going to judge, he'd managed to give himself alcohol poisoning on a few occasions. As well as wandering around getting his head together.

"What are you going to be working on?"

[thelittlestbub]

A smile. She knew he'd understand. He always did.

"Morning tai chi, meditation." That was just a start. "I need to start drawing again, planning things. Even though Frances is gone, I'd like to work on his apartment. Maybe decorate the other apartments. Make this place more a home than just a flop house for Newcomers." She yawned and closed her eyes. "Get back into sewing, and home decorating."

[magnetic_magpie]

Some things Mutants just understand.

"Sounds like a good plan. I should probably start meditating again." It would help keep him centred, which he knew was sliding around again.

"Do you know how to do a suede technique?"

4/11 10:30am at HoA

[mediumdrip]

Blaine was more than a little relieved to be back at this place. He wasn't sure he would be welcome back.

He felt like he should bring something, but in the end he just dressed carefully. did his hair with car and got there right on time.

He really can't wait to see the man he knew as Michael.

[thelittlestbub]

"Meditation helped settle me a lot." She could admit that. She shrugged. "It can't hurt. Any sunrise, we could go to a beach. It's not like the Darkness would bother us."

She frowned for a moment. "It's been a while since I did it. Paris, at least." She hadn't worked with suede since then and only for that one design course.

[magnetic_magpie]

"It does. It's something I learned in India. That's a good idea. I miss the stars at night." Which was part, though only part, of why he's latched onto Lucifer so hard.

"No, it's a paint technique. It feels and looks like suede when it's dried."

[thelittlestbub]

She smiled. "We should spend more nights in the greenhouse, but it's not quite big enough." Because she loved sleeping out under the stars. Thanks to Logan.

A head shake. "No. I've heard of it, but I've never done it." Glance up. "Why?"

[magnetic_magpie]

"We should build a bigger one." He was serious. He'd wanted more space for a while.

"I was thinking of doing it on some of my walls." The window seat and his bedroom, mostly.

[thelittlestbub]

She smelled a project. "How big are we talking?" Because she knew, if left to his own devices, Magneto would take over most of a sector just because. And that was being cautious on the estimate. (Alright, he'd take over the island, but that was a separate issue.)

"Sorry. I've never done it. I can study it, see if I can get it right, if you're willing to be patient?" No reason she couldn't study something, after all.

[magnetic_magpie]

"A whole building with a few floors?" He wanted more but was trying to be realistic. And it would give him a reason to stay indoors.

"Paint's cheap. And we have plenty of wall space to practise on." It was fairly easy, from what he remembered.

[thelittlestbub]

Jubilee thought for a few minutes. Her mind start calling up the surrounding area, and where they could put it. "If we've got a place big enough to put it. No reason it can't be as tall as this place, with a catwalk roof access from the current greenhouse..." Trail off and continue thinking. "Are we talking greenhouse or like one of those zoo rainforest thingies?" Because she wanted the latter.

"Nah, work on canvas first, then walls. See what the what is. Shouldn't be too hard."

[magnetic_magpie]

That was his idea as well. A building close by they could snap up and fix up. He needed a project. "Zoo rainforest thingies" A smile, and a small laugh. "Not all rainforest but...different levels, paths and trails, a couple water features."

"Sure. You're the expert."

Friday 9AM

[calm_tempest]

It was the first she'd heard from Xavier-sensei since the accusations had been levied. Perhaps the first anyone save a select few had heard from him since then. At least he'd had the sense to make an appointment with someone, regardless of whether it was with her or anyone else.

The man had been troubled for some time, and the toll both emotionally and physically were something that needed to be addressed.

Her steps were calm and unhurried as always when she entered the house; there was no unease in the cadence of her footfalls. She had encountered far worse in her life than anything Xavier-sensei had recently been accused of doing.

She caught sight of him, and immediately noted the weight loss, the pallour, the nervous eyes. That this must have been an improvement over how he'd felt the past few weeks was rather saddening.

A polite, respectful bow at the shoulders when she approached him. "Xavier-sensei. I am glad to be able to see you again."

[magnetic_magpie]

Despite wanting to see her, despite inviting her, as Unohana walked into the room, there was a fleeting thought of fleeing. It had been a long week, rubbing raw nerves bloody, causing his breath to quicken slightly. He was very, frighteningly, good at controlling his heart rate and breathing, at manipulating his body to suppress the physiological signs of anything.

He returned the bow, slightly lower than hers. "Healer Unohana. I am glad to able to arrange a visit."

[calm_tempest]

There was something off about him aside from what she'd already noted. Some sort of . . . calming influence? It was a feeling she couldn't pinpoint. Whatever it was, it seemed to be assisting him, and she would not call it into question. At least not yet. If she decided to question him about it, she could wait.

"Please sit."

No questions. No demands for information. Not even a wary expression in her eyes. It was as it was. She was here as a healer, not as an inquisitor. Unless she deemed it necessary, she would not press.

Early evening, 4/12

[frosty_mind]

Emma came home from work and went directly to Magneto's apartment, quietly knocking on the door.

[magnetic_magpie]

He nodded just slightly and sat. His movements were fluid but not easy, posture closed off, arms kept tight to his body, movements stilled. Michael and Lucifer did keep him calm - and Michael had helped him sleep some, and he knew, logically that not only was he safe there, not only was he safe in present company, but if he called they would answer. Still. This wasn't something he wanted to do.

"This is...really outside the field of my expertise."