Storm

Ororo Munroe | Thief, Witch, Goddess, Leader. I am one and all.

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Gardening Club Intro

Ororo stood outside facing a medium sized rectangle table with chairs arranged around it. One to her left was pulled out slightly beside her, but still she stood. She was all too fond of this environment, and nature and the outdoors in general, and looked around the open space as she momentarily reflected on the obvious only two members. “It‘s not all that surprising that It seems super heroes don’t have time for gardens.” She commented softly, with a smile afterwards. 

Still looking on-wards at whoever was present, she continued on. “You might ask why then, do I still make time for it. And to that I would say that I use it as my time to get back in touch with nature, life, and with creation.” She raised her arms slightly, concentrating her power, and a moment or two later, thunder rang out twice loudly over top of the school. She focused again and let the thunder die out, for a small , light rain cloud to come out above the open part of plant beds briefly. 

“I also have thought that certain powers can seem destructive at times…and making time to nurture creates a sort of…balance.” Turning back to the table after her short demonstration, Ororo spoke again, “So, tell me, are you here because being in one club is required? Or did it just sound fun?” She paused shortly after these questions, “or perhaps this really means something to you?”

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Rachel nodded, “Yeah? Maybe I’ll have to try it sometime.” She moved to sit on one of the barstools" at the kitchen island. She shook her head, “No, but that seems to be most nights lately. Finding someone else awake is nice though. I feel like I’ve spent a lot of nights wondering around like a lonely ghost or something.” She laughed. “You think there’s enough hot water for me to have a cup of hot cocoa?”

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“You’ll have to let me know when that happens.” she responded.  She finished making her tea and turned, walking over to the island and setting her cup down as she took a seat opposite Rachel. “The nights can be rough with something plaguing your mind... I’ve spent a few myself also.”  Giving it a few more stirs, she looked back up from her cup. “Well, here’s to having company tonight. We can be ghosts together”, she said, laughing also.. “Oh, of course. There’s plenty enough left.” 

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“But how gets water? Need food also?” Sharon nodded and chuckled. “Yes, says Sharon memorizing looks of all words doesn’t count if doesn’t know how to read or say or understand meaning. Is doing well,” she agreed. Sharon was rather proud of her achievements in the few months since she learned she was, in fact, not a cat. “Yes, those classes.”

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“That’s a good question. They absorb water and nutrients through their outside. A part we call the root.” she answered.” Ororo didn’t mind the explaining she was doing so far in part, she actually liked young students’ curiosity and want to learn. “They also do need sunlight, in moderation.” Whether it was in relation to mutant powers, like she was more accustomed to now, or just learning in general. She realized that with what the girl was working on, and working hard to learn, that certainly most of the classes that students could take from the timetable “I imagine a lot of the classes don’t work out so well for you right now, huh?”

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Sharon giggled at the unexpected comparison of plants to people and cats. “Thirsty plants!” Except… “No mouth or tummy? Not always know-knows first when heard, but once knows, always remembers,” she said, not as a matter of pride, but fact. “Knows letter-sounds, but words tricky. Missy says needing know-know how words made, but remembers after first time sees and says word, so maybe should read dictionary instead.” There was a mischievous smirk on her face, a glint in her eye that indicated she’d presented the idea to Emma before without success, but was still confident she could do it. “Numbers weird. Letters-numbers, word-numbers, time-numbers, day-numbers, month-numbers, year-numbers, page-numbers, numbers-plus-numbers, minus-numbers, times-numbers…Catseye knows numbers, but which numbers belonging to what?” She sighed as though she was positively exhausted by all the numbers. “Catseye plans to sleep through not-Missy classes.”

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“Yes, thirsty plants. But no mouth or tummy. ” she responded with a laugh. Catching the younger girls grin after her suggestion, Ororo guessed that were was another story behind the dictionary that she wasn’t being told. “Have you asked Missy about the dictionary? What does she think?” Listening to the girls explanation of how she found the learning, and what she thought specifically of what she was learning, she nodded again and smiled. “All of those definitely can be very tricky. I get the feeling you are doing very well though.” When she heard the mention of sleeping, she chuckled. “Sleep through not-Missy classes? You mean the regular ones here at the school?”

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“Water makes dry wet,” she paraphrased. “Plants?” Why did plants need to be wet? Wouldn’t they get all soggy and gross? “Little of water, not of storms and plants. Learns mostly alphabeletters and words and number-words.”

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She nodded in acknowledgement of what the girl had been learning about. “Yes, plants need water much like you and I.” she answered in short. She figured that was enough for the moment, and didn’t want to or think it a good idea to get into the issue of people in other places that needed water right now. “”That’s good. And how are you finding these lessons? Are you getting it all okay?” She didn’t know a whole lot about Emma really, but she knew enough about her to respect her intelligence. Along with her being a telepath, she figured that Emma should have been, and likely had made great progress with her with the time she had to do so anyways. 

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Sharon didn’t know about some places needing rain because it was never really explained to her. Living underground, she didn’t observe the way the sun and rain made things grow. She didn’t know about the water cycle, or photosynthesis, or anything about weather besides the knowledge that it was often dangerous, and fresh water was tastier than sewer water which could cause some serious tummy aches. “Catseye would like to see. But… why?”

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Her mind stuck on the question “why”. Had the child never learned about the weather and simple effects of it? Not that Ororo minded teaching her this or anything, she just hadn’t known. And didn’t expect it. “Well.. there are many reasons why some places need it and others don’t. Some are more dry, some have plants that need it, if that’s what you mean.” she started with. She paused as she realized this might be a more lengthy discussion than originally thought, and might be better with actual tools to assist. She knew somewhat that Emma Frost had been teaching Sharon to some extent thus far, but was unaware as to how far she had gotten, and what areas she had expanded to as of yet. “Has Emma taught you anything about this yet?” she asked. She suspected not, but wanted to be sure. 

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“Oh.” That made more sense. “Stormlady can make storms go byebye?”

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“I can do that, among other things. Though some places need a little bit of rain.” she answered with a smile. She had never had somebody simplify her ability to just that, but she was willing to go with it. Plus, the young girls persistence in her knowledge of storms being bad was enough to accept it by. “I could show you sometime maybe, if you’d like.”  she added as an afterthought. Not something she normally did necessarily, but it wasn’t as if she intended to ever really put on a grand show of it or anything.  

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Sharon’s lavender eyes widened. “Why Storms?” She asked. “Storms much much bad! Crash-bang-boom-splatter, water-wet-yuckiness splashy-splashing under water not coming up,” she explained to the best of her ability. She was going to say something about not needing the rules bent, just needing a teacher to accompany her, since once she was outside in her furform it was very easy to get carried away, but she was too distracted by the bizarre name.

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She couldn’t help but chuckle slightly at the girls exclamations about her codename, and why. “I hope the idea doesn’t upset you too much,child. Storms can be bad, yes. It is a codename to do with my mutant powers, though. My actual name is Ororo.” she said. Clearly the child was not a fan. “You see, I can... control the weather.” she continued in her explanation of the relevance. 

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She nodded again. “Some new, some stricter.” That’s what she kept hearing, but it didn’t seem very helpful. “Is Prettylady teacher? Teacher can let Catseye do fun things.”

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She blinked in a little surprise at the girl’s addressing her as prettylady. She hadn’t really expected that, and though found it quite adorable, but still felt to give the student another name to call her sooner rather than later. “I am a teacher, yes.” She noticed by now that it was clear the girl didn’t have that great of a grasp on communicating, or language yet, so she continued on with a suggestion she thought would work for now. “You can call me Storm. Though I can’t bend the rules.. I’m sure we can still find a way to do fun things.” 

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“It’s nice to know I’m not the only one with renegade powers.” Skye chuckled.

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“Oh, certainly not the only. You should see some of what I’ve caused when mine has gotten the better of me for the moment.” she said as she walked over to the other. She looked up at Skye again before she conjured a small wind to gather all the glass together and carry it off to the side, away from them, speaking as she did so, “we could have someone come in to clean it shortly. A student in detention maybe.” Ororo smiled at her after a brief moment.  She certainly recognized the progression in her own control since she had discovered her powers.  “It gets easier with time, from my experience.”

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“They make blueberry tea? I thought it only came in black and green kind.” Rachel put her pop-tarts in the toaster, pressing cancel quickly before they got too done. “Nice to meet you Ororo. I’m Rachel.” Rachel said taking Ororo’s hand.

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“Oh, they certainly do. It’s quite good, actually.” she answered with a smile. Just thinking in anticipation of the wonderful smell already improved her mood a bit. Though this was their first time meeting, she felt she must have seen the younger girl around the school at some points. She felt a little familiar anyways. “It’s a pleasure to meet you also. Couldn’t sleep either, I take it?“ She hadn’t expected anyone else to be awake and up at this hour, but sure enough, there was one other at least. 

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Sharon nodded. “Catseye, too.” Not sorry, exactly, but disappointed. “New rules for Catseye – not much fun.”

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“New rules, you say? They often can seem very not fun... but usually are to help.”  She looked at the girl curiously. Ororo wasn’t sure what these rules imposed on her specifically were, but clearly the girl didn’t like them very much. She had a thought, and figured the girl might just tell her more about tha in time, with no added prodding.  “Well... I’m sure we can find a way to still have some fun!” she said more cheerily. 

[themusainhq]

“I swear that wasn’t on purpose.”

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She looked up from where she sat, rising to her feet a bit startled at first. Noticing the girl, and then the broken glass, she chuckled. “I don’t doubt it. Believe me.. I know what that’s like.”

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Sharon squinted as she assigned her memories numbers.

“Twenty one? Long time seemed,” she replied. “Catseye also glad!”

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“A long time, indeed. I’m sorry it had to be so.” she answered. 

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Rachel slipped the pop-tarts back into her pocket, she didn’t like sharing her food and  smiled at this new person, “I normally have hot chocolate if I need soothing. There are cookies in the cupboard to your left. What kind of tea are you making?” Rachel paused, biting her bottom lip, “I haven’t had tea since I was little.”

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“Ah, thank you!” she replied in kind to the in formation about where the cookies were stored. Turning to reach for that cupboard now, she opened the door and pulled down a package, closing it after doing so. “It’s a blueberry herbal one.. figured I’d give it a try.” it finally hit her that she had missed introducing herself, and she spoke up again. Feeling a little flustered inside. This wasn’t like her. “Please excuse my manners”, she said, reaching her hand out. “My name is Ororo.” 

[purplefurperson-archive]

“Home-sweet-not-Observation.”

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“How long did they have you there??. I’m glad you are out now, Catseye.” 

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Rachel paused, why was anyone else awake, that was why she’d come out this late so she wouldn’t have to deal with people. She didn’t recognize the woman in the kitchen, but she felt she should have. “Hi, up for a midnight snack too, huh?” The kettle started to sing making Rachel jump. “Oh, you’re making tea. I’ve got Pop-Tarts.” She said pulling out the silver package from her hoodie pocket by way of explanation.  

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She nodded in return, a little weakly almost. “I find it soothing when I have difficulty sleeping.”, she admitted. Ororo eyed the package of Pop-Tarts which the girl held, and as she did so she thought that they seemed a better idea than she had planned. Looking back at the girls face quickly, she realized she didn’t know her, though she oddly felt more comfortable with her than most first meetings with strangers. “A snack might not be such a bad idea after all.” she said then with a smile.