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@laviniahq
“kids these days are so annoying. like, the amount of people, mutants, complain about their powers is actually strange to me. like, yeah people have the misconception of ‘oh you must be a monster’ but if that doesn’t bother you then everything should be good.” the young woman’s musings proved that she didn’t understand people and that she was quite content with her power being visible.
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BLOCKBUSTER, 6:07 PM ⇢ @c23starters
margot opens the dvd case, and a broken disc falls out to land on the floor with an audible thud. panic rises in her as she gathers the pieces off the floor, swiftly getting back up and hoping that no one saw, but—"i swear, i didn’t break it,“ she says quickly, "it was already like this when i opened it. i just wanted to make sure i was renting batman & robin.”
“relax...” lavinia sighed. “it happens all the time. when lavinia wasn’t working, she was loitering. it was unusual how someone could be so bored through chaos but it was the same chaos that didn’t seem to affect her. “that’s a fun idea actually, switching the discs around. maybe i shoudl try it sometime and think about how someone really didn’t get what they rented. too bad i wouldn’t be able to see the reaction... maybe on the staff’s face though.”
yaren-avci:
Yaren begins to suspect she’s going to develop a bit of a ‘don’t you know who I am?’ personality, because that’s sort of her response when this woman calls her ‘lady’. She’s sort of torn between feeling ruffled (like, this is Yaren’s party, and this woman doesn’t know who she is?) and amused, because… how can she have missed it? Or maybe she is aware, and just wants Ren to know that she’s not actually as important as all that.
Either way, Ren’s going to act unphased.
“Oh, right, the Essex House thing?” Okay, this woman’s kind of a psychopath if a not-friend has died and the main reason she’s upset is because he’s no longer around for her to be rude to. “Well, hey, if fighting is more your scene than skee-ball and balloon popping, I can hold my own in an arm wrestle. Be nice if everyone could have some fun today. What’s your name, by the way?”
lavinia was still owned by her bitterness towards both xaviers and what was named as the omegas - she just couldn’t miss a party. she was powerful, she would have been able to be one of them and perhaps have been more effective as she wouldn’t let personal ties interfere with the job. still, she would continue being a legal clerk... urgh... until another opportunity for her arose.
“yes, the essex house thing. what a shame it took them so long to stand up for themselves.” she’d never let herself be taken advantage of like that, not even if nathaniel essex himself offered her a few million dollars (she’d take the few million and bring everything to the ground). it would be easier said than done but she’d find a way. “i am having fun. this...” she nodded towards the other. “...is fun.” a grin displayed itself on her face. “i don’t arm wrestle but thank you for the offer.” she smiled again. “lavinia. be sure to remember it because i’m sure to get my moment.” the arrogance proceeded her - she was powerful, others just hadn’t acknowledged it yet.
ofgoetsch:
For a moment there is a frown on his face, a confused one, but then it deepens into one that looks a bit more aggravated as he connects the dots and the names of the group that gave interviews on Oprah, it still made him sick on his stomach to think about it, a mix of feelings he couldn’t quite comprehend yet, but ones he knew were not pleasant. “you don’t think it was worth it?” not that he, himself had a firm opinion on it, but right now it seemed important, a step into the light, it would have consequences to everyone, but maybe the positives would outweigh the negatives. “I think it’s worth it, if they think it is, they’re the one’s in the spotlight” the one’s that have something to fight for, lives to rebuild and sorrow and suffering they might carry for the rest of their lives, Matthias opinion on the whole thing seem pointless and unimportant.
the person who she worked for seemed a little on edge with her comments and it did take her by surprise. perhaps it was because she wasn’t emotionally invested in any of it and that she didn’t care what the news said. she would occasionally give the old yikes to stories about deaths and the essex house but that was about as far as her empathy stretched. the response is a somewhat understanding one, one that registers with lavinia but that’s all. there were several thoughts of hers that she knew would be deemed apathetic so she wouldn’t voice them at all. “sure.” she was flat, her apathy showed and her body was quick to shrug. “people should just own who they are and be done with it. if you;re truly sure of yourself, it’s unlikely people will harm you.” lavinia had always been so sure and catastrophe didn’t follow her (perhaps she was the source).
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“a whole festival just for the omegas? what exactly is so special about them again?”
“absolutely nothing. they’re just the personalities that were vetted and fit well together or whatever.” although she had completely moved on from the institute, the fact that she was denied a recommendation by xavier because of her attitude still stuck with her.
timotheepicard:
There was always something good to be found in a celebration. A child laughing or smiling, a couple holding hands, the buzz of excitement in the air. All the things that over the years should have begun to make him feel sad or nostalgic for what had been, with faded memories of loved ones he’d lost over the years. Timothée was different though, he’d learned to separate his emotions, find joy in what he did have and not what he’d lost. Even though sometimes it did get overwhelming that he’d been alive so long. “That’s the spirit. Celebrate life not death.” He didn’t always think about it. He’d been involved in too many wars and knew the dangers. “It’s nice to relax, yeah.”
“exactly!” finally, someone that agreed with her (yes, she had used the same musing line on multiple people). everyone was all doom and gloom while lavinia was simply sailing through. she wasn’t attached, she didn’t answer to an authoritative figure, her parents were now afraid of her capabilities as she had been deemed an omega ability mutant once more - there were little stakes for her. that was what made her most dangerous. in a way, lavinia was an outcast but she had never wanted to fit in to begin with (the perfect recipe for an effective villain). there was no particular reason why she was like this; her parents were nice people, she had gone to xavier’s and received the correct training, she had people that wanted to be her friend; lavinia had just never expected it. “everyone’s so miserable, you’d think they’d leave it at home.” she shook her head and then boldly controlled a ‘free’ drink towards her hand. “see? it’s a party.”
ofgoetsch:
“who?” matthias replied, his brows furrowing a bit. the mention of the death and the word trauma were two things he did not want on his mind right now.
“umm...” she frowned. “ellie? the one that had the friends that went on oprah and told their torture stories?” that was only admitting weakness. lavinia had always had an issue connecting with people and this was another example of where apathy demonstrated itself. “i mean, it was dramatic but was the confessional booth worth it?” she mocked. “only time will tell.” the girl had no interest in tailoring her conversation to fit a colelague’s presence at an event out of hours.
yaren-avci:
“A good party can heal many ills,” Yaren agrees. She sounds cheerful; and you know what? She feels cheerful too. Okay, this party isn’t exclusively for her, because it’s also a celebration of the Omegas’ first year, but all eyes are on Ren and she feels like a real celebrity. Yeah, she’s very happy with her mission. “Are you talking about Eurynome? Bit of a harsh way to talk about the recently departed, no?” She is teasingly chiding. Ren’s here to make friends and convince people she’s a great choice for the starring role of Omega, so she’s not going to be rude to anyone – but wow, what a way to talk about the dead.
what a joke. lavinia was sure that she could take most of them out if she wanted to yet her personality didn’t fit the mold enough for xavier to recommend her for the team. she wasn’t good with people but if she could efficiently ‘save’ them by casually interjecting then what was the issue? in her opinion, it was just another old man trying to take control over the world and she wasn’t about to entertain it. frowning, lavinia blinked. “who? i thought he was called elliott.” she deadpanned. “no, i had this friend. well, not friend but someone who i kept running into and he greatly annoyed me and now he’s not around to annoy me anymore... and his ‘friends’ were on oprah.” she used quotations for that word as she didn’t really have any - the only one she had really had was with yaz and she had chosen to distance herself from it. “listen, lady. i’m just trying to enjoy myself. bit of a pointless party considering recent disasters but i’ll leave them to it.”
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“i still can’t believe that little shit bag who used to annoy me is never coming back.” elliott his name was, as confirmed on oprah. “it’s a shame. after all the trauma, a me night is definitely needed and what better way to enjoy myself here.” lavinia was still bitter about not being chosen to be an omega but she couldn’t resist a party-like setting.
O'DONAHUES, 8:43 PM ⇢ @c23starters
“i wouldn’t touch those peanuts if i were you,” says emilio, face wrinkling, “they look like they’ve been spat on… over and under. don’t order anything that comes in a pint, either. i’ve seen how they wash their glasses.”
“finally.” lavinia sighed with relief. “someone else that knows not to touch communal food. i told someone else this previously and then they looked really worried, like the thought had never even crossed their mind.” an eye roll quickly followed. “so, what do you recommend? don’t fancy drinking wine from the bottle or drinking lager that tastes of piss.”
wehelminth:
humor is relatively beyond the colony, but particularly when it comes to things like this. it isn’t funny that she’s decided to work against her best interests—it reveals the desperate straits that human society struggles to maintain. “we trust that you don’t require our approval to continue with your behavior.” the victim in question is uninteresting and ignored, moreso even than the assailant that would most certainly be cut out of the impending colony. “is there a particular reaction you were looking for?”
lavinia’s curiosity is peaked with the other’s presence. they’re odd and that interested her. the young woman always seemed bored and resorted to starting trouble for no apparent reason, like she had done moments before. lavinia han had always been unattached to people, even her parents. yaz would be the exception but that was because she was interested in her, that she spurred her to react in order to get her attention. the person before her interested her but not in the same way especially when reactions were brought into question. “no, no.” lavinia raised her eyebrows. “i find yours rather... refreshing.” lavinia chuckled. “very interesting, actually. i’m interested in you... and you are?”
lumiiniferous:
“right,” noah responded, his eyebrows remaining furrowed as he stared at the dessert table. he still wasn’t sure whether lavinia was messing with him, but he was starting to think he should just stick clear of the desserts. even though he was a sucker for red velvet cupcakes … “people do that?” he asked, clearly shocked as he looked at the girl, “they lick cupcakes?”
lavinia had said enough already to worry noah and so had decided that was enough. “try not to think about it too much. i’m sure both the students and professors must have matured since i went to school here.” she was doing a good job of supressing her need to laugh at the situation, mostly because what she was saying didn’t actually matter to her.
the slow machine people called a computer was really testing lavinia’s patience so when the document finally loaded, she found herself forcefully pressing the keys out of frustration. she made it a few seconds before it froze and she started to tap the enter key, getting more and more forceful as nothing budged. “you have got to be kidding me.” she growled under her breath.
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rileyprobably:
“ ‘s that supposed to hurt my feelings?” Riley asks seriously not really understanding where that whole attitude was coming from, especially because tonight was the night for everyone to have fun and well, better stay at home if you are not in the mood for this kind of event. “I mean, suit yourself, but I am just here to have a great time”
“not at all.” lavinia was quick to retort. “can’t you see? i’m the type who loves to be love and adored by everyone.” sarcasm laced with her words, the young woman chuckled. she didn’t care for the most part but it was rejection that brought out something ugly in her. “this isn’t really my style but that’s okay. this many different people in a room is a recipe for disaster. i hope charles came prepared.”
nicholxswalker:
“You’re right, I don’t know you very well.” She was no longer affiliated with the institute so they couldn’t talk while Nicholas was working. But that never stopped him. “But I would like to get to know you and become, I don’t know, friends? Or acquaintances, if that works for you.”
lavinia had never mastered the art of conversation, more thought about what she was going to say next. however, the next thing that came out of nicholas’ mouth did shock her. “friends? you want to be friends with me?” a smile graced her lips, the narcissist in her feeling valued. “i suppose that could work for me. always need new friends, right?” her voice highered in pitch as it was probably something someone had said to her at the institute before she’d reject them.
wehelminth:
at one point, the host would have scolded a stranger over such immature behavior—back before individuality had been made obsolete. now, the observance is good only for a continuously growing knowledge of human behavior. more and more, the collective sees a need for their intervention. this world is doomed without it. “you don’t have to justify yourself to us. we don’t have any stake in their wellbeing.” not beyond the colony’s own plans for society. individuals, however, mean nothing.
lavinia wouldn’t have care if the other was offended but it was the lack of reaction that really got under her skin. “why the long face? I thought that was rather comical of me. must be blessed with the gift of comedic timing as well as telekinesis.” she chucked at herself before walking closer to them, dragging her heels as she did so. “nothing? not asking you to care about them, they’re strangers that were being inconsiderate. that’s all.”
lumiiniferous:
it was safe to say noah would be staying far away from the chocolate fountain, it was quite simply a risk he didn’t feel like taking. “i think i’m going to stick to the other dessert options,” he laughed, as he turned to survey the remaining selections. “and next time there’s a chocolate fountain, i’ll be sure to avoid it,” he laughed as he reached for a cupcake. “this is safe right?” he hesitated before grabbing it, “surely people haven’t touched all of the desserts.”
“i’ll leave you to explore those possibilities by yourself. can’t trust those xavier students.” raising her eyebrows, lavinia folded her arms and then leant against the wall. she was toying with him at this point and it was rather entertaining, a lot more entertaining than hearing charles go on and on and on with his own anecodtes. “you’ll be fine. you’ve probably gone through worse things than bad confectionary at a new year’s eve party. just hope no one licked them all before putting them out for everyone.” a louder laugh escaped her. “you’ll be fine, don’t worry.”
