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[puryde]

a. action
[ Well, this was unexpected. Kitty was already past the whole waking up and discovering her wings part. She'd gathered her clothes and had gone well not to encounter anyone yet. This wasn't a place where she could tell whether or not she was in danger or not and that meant that she had to be careful. Extremely careful not to get caught until she could figure out where she was and how to get back to the others.

Of course it couldn't be too long until she screwed that up. It was easy for her to concentrate on her phasing, but it could get difficult when she wasn't exactly paying attention. And it was certainly hard to pay attention when you arrive in a new area without any of your teammates. Completely alone and defenseless. What a perfect target. Having a headache certainly didn't help.

Which probably explained why instead of phasing through the wall to grocery store, Kitty ended up slamming right into it. Landing onto her back, Kitty gazed up at the wall with a confused, dazed expression. ]

That wasn't supposed to happen. [ Not the most usual response for slamming into a wall. Help a girl out. ]

b. written
[ After recovering from the whole incident from before and discovering that this place was not trying to kill her. Well... not for being a mutant anyways. It was time to see if she could find someone that she knows. And maybe get some more info while she was here. ]


Icemen? Colossus? If you're out there, please respond. this goes for all of you other x-men. i need some help.

or to anyone. is there a place where i can rest? maybe get some sleep.

Thanks in advance.

Comments

[puryde]

[ Kitty waits for a moment before actually following, leaving a small, comfortable distance between them. ] Yeah, I remember.

Your ice cream is kosher, right? [ Jewish problems. Made her seem more picky than she wanted. ]

[touchofrogue]

We're on an alien planet. [Rogue points this out, not unkindly. She's well familiar with Kitty's dietary needs.] There ain't exactly any rabbis to bless it.

[Bending to retrieve it from the freezer, she retrieves a carton and places it on the counter. No physical contact, even through cartons. She digs out another one.] It's cream an' sugar. No gelatin. Closest ya can get here, I'm afraid.

[puryde]

[ Kitty frowns when she takes the carton. Well, that was a disappointment, but this would have to do. Especially when there wasn't anything she could do about it.

Besides, she had another thing in mind. ] Yeah, this'll be fine, I guess. [ a beat. ] You still can't touch anyone?

[touchofrogue]

[Well, that's blunt. Rogue can usually appreciate blunt, but not about her powers. Her face closes off slightly.]

What was your first clue?

[puryde]

[ Kitty flinches a tad bit before shifting her gaze to stare solely at the ice cream container. What was this her and not being able to get along with Rogues. ]

Sorry, I didn't mean it. I kinda, like, forgot about how sensitive.. [ maybe a subject change. ] So ice cream!

[touchofrogue]

[The 'like' softens her stance slightly. It is very like the Kitty she knows.

Easy girl. She just got here. Slack, try to cut it.

She shut her eyes for a moment and tried to keep her mind in order.]

Forget it. It's just not the sort of thing I'm comfortable talkin' about with strangers. And I don't know you. [She retrieves her the second container of ice cream and brings it over to the counter.] And I ain't gonna pretend like I do, so that's one thing. But another thing is... [A small smile.] It's not like any of us X-Men know each other before we're all brought in.

[puryde]

Don't worry, I understand. [ She didn't really like talking about the fact she was a mutant. Sometimes not even to the people that she was close too. ] We're total strangers, after all. [ Kitty will give her a small smile back. ]

Yeah, that's true. At least we got that in common.

[touchofrogue]

[Rogue begins to bust out the bowls and spoons, placing them on the counter before digging out the ice cream scooper.]

So, here's the deal. You're welcome ta stay here, if you want. All of us are from the same world right now, except Mia - she's not a mutant, but she does have powers. She's a good friend. [Rogue hands the ice cream scooper to Kitty. Guests first.] Or if it's too weird ta deal with alternate diminsions right now, we can help get ya set up in an apartment nearby. You can feel free to join us for Team Practice - 7 pm in the battle dome. And we'll keep a room open for you if you decide that's how you want it to be.

[puryde]

[ Kitty waits patiently for Rogue to finish getting the supplies out. Spending her time spinning the ice carton that she has between her hands. ] To be honest, I don't know what I want right now. It's nice being near Jean again - my world or not. And it's not like I was even close to you or Kurt back home. [ She basically only knew Kurt by name and Rogue, well, they were teammates for a time. ] But it's just, like, our worlds are seem so totally different.

[ Battle Dome. Kitty can't help but let out a huff of laughter. It'd be like the Danger Room all over again. ]

[touchofrogue]

[That would have to be hard for Kurt. He and Kitty were so close at home, at times she almost thought they were going to get together.]

What's so different about them?

[puryde]

[ After recalling Jean's response to even hearing a tad bit of what had happened in her world. Kitty pushed a smile onto her face and shrugged. ]

I think it's mostly our ages are totally different. We're close in age with Bobby, but Jean and Scott were much older and Kurt - you wouldn't believe. [ That and her world seemed to take a wacked-off turn towards everyone dying. ] That, and Colossus was part of the X-Men in my world.

[touchofrogue]

Piotr is, huh? [Rogue turns that over in her mind for a moment.] I'm not surprised. He's a good guy.

[She hesitates for a moment.] What about Remy?

[puryde]

Yeah, one of the best. It'd hard for me to imagine he isn't an X-Men in your world. [ Remy? Kitty wasn't completely familiar with mutant actual names, especially ones outside the institute. ]

Sorry, I don't think he was part of the mansion. Does he have a codename?

[touchofrogue]

[Rogue nods, her face a little guarded. Gambit is...complicated. She'd heard of worlds where she and he were together. She'd also heard of worlds where she and Magneto were together, so she wasn't setting much store by them. But still... Gambit was complicated.]

Gambit.

[puryde]

[ Gambit. No, it wasn't anyone that she'd met before. Kitty shakes her head. ]

Sorry, it doesn't really ring a bell.

[touchofrogue]

[Rogue shakes her head.]

It's all right. I'd be surprised if he was... [Rogue gives Kitty a half smile.] I'm just tryin' to figure out if you're from one of the other Earth's I know.

[puryde]

[ Kitty returns the half smile for a moment before it turns into a curious glance. ]</small. One of the other Earths? Well, I can give you some quick facts to see if they match?

[touchofrogue]

Shoot! [And she holds out a hand for the ice cream scoop, if Kitty's done.]

[puryde]

[ Yup, she's done. She isn't going to deny that her bowl is probably way past the serving size. ]

Uh, Maganeto got arrested for shooting the President. He got free but.. [ she waves her hand dismissively. ] Jean, Logan, Scott were like a love triangle. That's putting it simply. [ Unless you wanted to toss Rogue, Bobby and maybe even her and Colossus into the mix. ] Mutants are really hated and banned from sports, and for a time people made a cure of mutant abilities from a boy named Leech.

[touchofrogue]

[This wasn't the first time she'd heard of the Jean-Scott-Logan triangle, and it never fails to weird her out. Rogue makes a little face at the mention of it. Her face crumples in sympathy a little at the mention of the boy's name.]

Really? Poor kid. That can't have been good for him.

[puryde]

[ Kitty simply lets out a small laugh when Rogue makes a face. Digging her spoon into her ice cream, Kitty swirled it around for a few moments. ]

Yeah, it was a mess. If you got too close to him, you lost your abilities.