xp_wallflower: (So innocent looking...probably evil)
Laurie Collins ([personal profile] xp_wallflower) wrote2006-05-08 12:00 pm

Good afternoon, I'll be your transfer student for today

Does anyone ever write a good first introduction? There's always that whole 'God, what am I going to say?' moment of awkwardness, isn't there?

Do I put 'Hi, my name's Lauren.' or 'Hey, this is Laurie and I'll be your new transfer student for today'? That last sounds like I should be saying something along the lines of 'Do you want fries with that?' though. Which is funny, because I was only talking to my friend Helen last month about how I couldn't decide if I wanted to get a part time job at McDonald's or not.

I can still do that, right? Because, much as retail is not exactly my 'career choice of a lifetime', it does give me money for things. (Clothing, a car when I get my driver's license. Okay, maybe not a car but one can dream.) And it beat wearing a chicken suit and standing outside a department store selling their 'crazy prices'. On the minus side, my hair will smell like fries at the end of the day.

So, as you may have realized by now, being psychic (It's funny because it's true! At least of some of you, anyhow.) my name is Laurie. Okay, it's really Lauren but only my Mum calls me that, and only when she's truly peeved at me. (Breaking the best china vase playing tag with the dog levels of peeved.) I'm a transfer student from the local high school (Go Salem Center Rams!) Wow, that sounded special. Truly, I do not win at Cheerleading. Always knew there was a reason I picked cross country running instead.

I assume at this point, it's probably a good point to tell you what my mutant power is. I do this thing with pheromones, don't really understand it much myself right now, something to do with how I smell, affecting people physically. Um, people who know about this kind of thing and are good with the explaining of such, help?

Anyway, that's me. I guess I'll see you all in class at some stage, or around.

[identity profile] x-wallflower-.livejournal.com 2006-05-08 09:51 pm (UTC)(link)
Wow. You must have done something really annoying. *grins* Go on, tell me what you did. No one drops a shelf of books on someone for delivering lunch.

[identity profile] x-wallflower-.livejournal.com 2006-05-08 09:52 pm (UTC)(link)
You get grounded here for that? I need to read the little information pack Professor Xavier gave me soon, I'm thinking. What did Forge do?

[identity profile] x-wildchild.livejournal.com 2006-05-08 09:53 pm (UTC)(link)
He volunteered to be Marius' lunch!

[identity profile] x-wallflower-.livejournal.com 2006-05-08 09:53 pm (UTC)(link)
Professor Xavier gave me all this stuff when I enrolled. I haven't had a chance to sit down and read it all yet. I kinda saw the stuff about creating a journal and dived right into that first. *needs to go read rest of the handbook*

[identity profile] x-emplate.livejournal.com 2006-05-08 09:55 pm (UTC)(link)
Moi? Nothing whatsoever. I am the very soul of innocence. I mean, it's been three whole months since last I assaulted a member of the staff.

[identity profile] x-wallflower-.livejournal.com 2006-05-08 09:56 pm (UTC)(link)
*ponders* Marius's lunch? Okay, please tell me that that is something totally different from what it sounds like and you guys don't have cannibals living at the school.

[identity profile] x-wallflower-.livejournal.com 2006-05-08 09:59 pm (UTC)(link)
*blinks* You...assaulted a staff member? Deliberately? I don't know if I'd want to associate with someone who'd attack a staff member. I'm sorry but that's just a really low thing to do.

[identity profile] x-emplate.livejournal.com 2006-05-08 10:05 pm (UTC)(link)
Actually, things like that will happen around this lot if you blink funny. No worries, it's nothing personal. This place is some sort of Bloody Weirdness Singularity.

I maintain my innocence. All I did was tuck her in. All right, possibly the lick goodnight was a bit much, but I was on four legs at the time. I plead Animal Instinct.

[identity profile] x-foliate.livejournal.com 2006-05-08 10:06 pm (UTC)(link)
Eeeeeeestebaaaaaaan!

Oh, that is fun.

[identity profile] x-wallflower-.livejournal.com 2006-05-08 10:08 pm (UTC)(link)
Are you like Rahne then? With the turning into a wolf thing? Only, I heard Forge volunteered to be your lunch and that's all sorts of weird right there.

[identity profile] x-foliate.livejournal.com 2006-05-08 10:08 pm (UTC)(link)
We're pretty awesome. Didn't I mention that?

Let's pretend you were too stunned by me or something. Er. Right.

[identity profile] x-crowdofone.livejournal.com 2006-05-08 10:09 pm (UTC)(link)
See? See? Told you.

[identity profile] x-wallflower-.livejournal.com 2006-05-08 10:12 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, you are stunning. *grins* I'm currently in the library using the laptop the Professor gave me. Did I mention how awesome this library is?

[identity profile] x-foliate.livejournal.com 2006-05-08 10:17 pm (UTC)(link)
I think I love you a little bit.

The library is gorgeous. We're having an affair. Shh, don't tell.

(And if you get sick of everyone being casual about the weird that is Xavier's feel free to let me know so I can explain, hm? I know you can take care of yourself and whatnot, but sometimes? Easier than trying to get an explanation out of Marius, the goober.)

[identity profile] x-emplate.livejournal.com 2006-05-08 10:17 pm (UTC)(link)
Oi, it's not as if I do it for fun. Dayspring attacked me with his brain first. When your mutant ability is centered around instinctive reactivity your options for response are somewhat limited. And I was most certainly not the only tearing up that office.

[identity profile] x-rahne.livejournal.com 2006-05-08 10:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Marius's mutation requires bone marrow from other mutants, which he eats through the mouths on his hands. 'Tis a little unusual, but unless he's been starved of it the whole thing is usually quite decorous and really does not hurt much. (Hurts a lot less than standard bone marrow donation, let me tell you.)

[identity profile] x-kitten.livejournal.com 2006-05-08 10:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Bah! As the original mutant girl genius, I protest! I'd also go on about kids these days and forgetting their roots and not respecting their elders, but Paige is far older than me, so I'll let it slide. :D

Hiya, Laurie, I'm Kitty Pryde. Delighted to meet you. Don't worry about all this lot - they're crazy, but they're fun.

[identity profile] x-emplate.livejournal.com 2006-05-08 10:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Ah, that's okay. Forge is all sorts of weird. Easy mistake.

But yes, important distinction. If the bloody huge wolf you see is red, that would be Rahne. If grey, that would be me. I don't do the shapeshifting bit full-time, but I do have this powers-donation system set up. Well, more like bone marrow donation, but the powers come as a more pleasant consequence of the process that allows me to, you know, live. Rahne is one of the generous souls willing to keep me up and around. Nice one the school is willing to accomodate the special needs mutant, eh?

[identity profile] x-skin.livejournal.com 2006-05-08 10:35 pm (UTC)(link)
It wasn't really his fault. Powers interaction thing, didn't go so well.

[identity profile] x-skin.livejournal.com 2006-05-08 10:40 pm (UTC)(link)
Hey there, Laurie. I'm Angelo, Xavier's graduate now working for Nathan.

Good to meet you!

[identity profile] x-rahne.livejournal.com 2006-05-08 11:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, good, somebody else we'll be able to trust not to blow up the kitchen trying to make soup.

(Kidding. Mostly.)

But seriously, good. 'Tis a fun course and a very useful skill. :)

[identity profile] x-roulette.livejournal.com 2006-05-09 01:18 am (UTC)(link)
Dude, you're digging yourself deeper.

Let's just say he needs to eat or he gets cranky. And he's been good about it.

You have nothing to worry about. Until he asks you out of course....

[identity profile] x-roulette.livejournal.com 2006-05-09 01:19 am (UTC)(link)
It's something that you need to see for yourself.....

[identity profile] x-roulette.livejournal.com 2006-05-09 01:20 am (UTC)(link)
He licked my face! When I had the flu even. And he re-arranged my room. There's a rule there, do not mess with Jennie's stuff. It's a simple rule.

[identity profile] x-emplate.livejournal.com 2006-05-09 01:27 am (UTC)(link)
What was wrong with the licking? I was the one taking all the risks, after all. And I happen to know I'm quite talented in that area.

How was I to know about the rule? It's not as if I could ask. There is no handy four-legged pantomine for "Are you just tidy or is this evidence of a documented mental illness?".

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