all hail.

Mattie Elisabeth Lionheart. Subject D4 - Telepathy. Don't bother introducing yourself.

[mattielionheart]

fight n i g h t ♦ mattie & leon

[nana-yamada]

Leon observed the bloody seen with indifference, and though he could see how this could be a horrendous memory, to him it was just a reality of mutants existence. He did give her uncle credit though, he was brave. Trying to compromise with the scared was like trying to calm an animal that had been backed into a corner. It was possible, but extremely difficult and delicate. The slightest twitch would send these humans into the throws of panic. Of course this came true. You could practically see as the small blond girl lost her innocence. It was always the eyes you could tell this from, they way they hardened. Leon, though intrigued by the memory, decided to wander and explore the others just to see what else he could use in the future. The mind was complex so, theoretically, each person had their own way of breaking it down into navigable paths. Leon always pictured his mother’s gardens. When you got to a certain areas certain memories could be seen. Dead plants meant bad memories and beautiful plants meant good. It was simple. In every garden there was a crypt and a large tree. Leon liked to think of the crypt as the worst memory, and the large tree as the best. They were the two large defining moments; one breaking your hope of humanity and the other reaffirming your hope.

A load scream echoed throughout the room as Leon dropped to his knees, shaking in pain. His breaths becomes labored pants and the arms the kept his face from falling on the ground shook with the effort. Leon tried to hold onto the slowly unthreading connection, knowing how dangerous it would be if it was forcibly broken. When he was in somebodies mind, he couldn’t move on the outside. If his body was killed when he was in this person’s memories, when he returned to his old body he would die. By being slammed back into his body like he was, there was always a danger. This danger was for both Mattie and Leon. The mind was delicate and if she shattered either of theirs by accident there was no telling what could happen.

[mattielionheart]

Things were slowly unraveling, in a way that neither or them could seemingly control. It was apparent that, together, their abilities were incredibly dangerous. The both of them were nearly frozen with trauma and it was the absolute worst they could do. It goes without reason that there's not a way they would ever be paired together for anything, especially not if anybody found out about this duel. Seeing these images again, Mattie had practically forgotten about just how devastating it really was. She slammed her hand on the ground, a part of her trying to fight against what she could not control and the other part just a small girl again. One who'd just seen her uncle killed and practically left to rot. It was undeniable that neither of them were going to come out of this duel alive if Mattie couldn't pull them away from this safely. Any amount of things could happen had she gone wrong, she wasn't about to lose the only friend she'd made. 

The little girl she once was found her eyes on a flame, studying it as she focused her mind on something in the real world. Her eyes found Leon's in the real world, closing them and releasing the two of them from her memories. It drained her, the focus, the amount of power that had been reduced from her. Mattie fell to the ground, hitting her head against the floor, unable to look towards Leon to see how he was. Things were going blurry, and all she wanted was to close her eyes. "Leon--" She trailed off.

[mattielionheart]

fight n i g h t ♦ mattie & leon

[nana-yamada]

Seeing Aaron wasn’t right. That slight fear at the horror of what he could of done and how it would of effected them. One deep breath. Memories were his specialty and he wasn’t going to let her make him remember what he didn’t want to. Another deep breath and he broke out of the odd hold and fell to the floor, heaving air in something akin to effort. If she had been using  any other ability he couldn’t of done anything, but since it was memories she wanted to screw with he could break her hold. A grin worked it’s way onto his face, he wouldn’t let her off put him. It was then he realized she had broken the hold just as much as he had pushed her out. Still he kept his self assured grin on his face. “I did expect better but you never know. Trying to make me relive any memories is futile.” 

Two soft words slipped past his mouth in barely a whisper, “I win.” With that more eye contact was made and they both were swept into her memories of her uncle’s death. Mattie would actually be reliving it. It was much like a nightmare where you were in a state of unknown if this was real or not. This memory was anything but pretty. Watching all the death around his as bombs hit. Leon could even see a young Mattie looking so different then how she looked now.

[mattielionheart]

Being a telepathic most definitely had its perks, but she was terrified of Leon and what he was capable of. Everything she'd done in retaliation was almost a laughable offense compared to what he'd thrown at her. She was beginning to feel useless, after all of those years being trained as a weapon and she was hardly of much use at all. Practically ready to wave her white flag as he'd collapsed on the floor, it was apparent she wasn't putting up a decent enough fight compared to what he was expecting. Instead of swallowing her self pity, Mattie looked up into his eyes, terrified of whatever move he'd planned next. In the back of her mind she knew within moments she was to see her Uncle Dale in the flesh, and only seconds later she was reliving that day again. Even though it was only a memory, it felt like a chance of revival. A chance to change the past. He had won.

Mattie stood still, a young girl once more, staring the enemies in the face. They had every reason to believe that she was a human, one without any mutant ability. All it would have took was mind control, one split second of compulsion, they would have been dead. She could have froze each and every one of them in their worst fears, but she couldn't. Instead she watched from a far, her Uncle Dale doing what he did best. Compromising his way out of everything, a trick he'd taught her himself. Only seconds later, him along with fifty or so other mutants were taken out. She charged towards them, screaming, calling out for somebody who wasn't going to come. Through the smoke filled air, Mattie ran through balls of fire, kneeling down at her Uncles body, crying into her hands. There could have been something she could do. She forced her emotions onto Leon, making him feel every single bit of pain she'd made him feel again. This wasn't a good idea, she couldn't even wake up from this nightmare. Not again.

[mattielionheart]

fight n i g h t ♦ mattie & leon

[nana-yamada]

That was the correct reaction but judging by her response she was pissed off. Then when the hallucination came up, Leon wasn’t fooled for a second. The girl was powerful but she had never needed to resort to trickery. Her thoughts were simple because she had never needed to think for herself and this proved that more then anything. Playing the same trick on him as he had played on her, almost laughable. At this point Leon was in what Aaron referred to as game mode. He saw people like pawns and he liked to play with the variables to see how far these pieces could move. This was how he protected himself and his loved ones. It was his trapped in a corner defense and his last resort. He only could remember two times when had been like this before, but having someone in his head did it to him. Feeling unsafe in his own mind and feeling emotions that were not there terrified him beyond belief.

His feeling of friendship had not diminished, but in this mode, he barely regarded her as human. It was this state that allowed him to sacrifice all others for him to win. Aaron used to have to punch him to bring him back to reality and out of his survival mode. This time though, the look on her face stopped him from going any farther. He needed this friendship and he wasn’t going to fuck it up here. He couldn’t let her see him soft though, so he echoed her words, “You’re going to have to do better then that.”

[mattielionheart]

You’re going to have to do better then that.

Mattie scoffed, knowing damn well that he was ahead of her in the game. She brought herself to her feet, looking beyond him for a few seconds to try and come up with her next move. Thought casting was really a limited ability to have, especially when things came to be physical; though the two of them weren't heading that route they might as well have. Mattie found his eyes, locking on them, with a slight smile on her face. She used her sensory scry, hitch hiking in his head previous felt places and experiences. He was thinking of Aaron and she wanted to use that to her advantage, she brought herself back to a moment where he had to bring him out of his survival mode. Normally when she did this to people their bodies went lifeless, but that was the least of her concern. She paid no attention to how he was feeling, and didn't mind much if it caused him in the slightest amount of pain. 

She bounced her finger against her lip, cocking her head to the side. She contemplated a few moves before projecting an image of Aaron inside of his head, forcing him to relive moments where he hadn't thought much of snapping out of it. Ever. It wasn't supposed to be scary, just meant more of a threat that she was in his head, and while she was, he was paralyzed. Mattie took a few steps back, coughing, which broke the seal between them. His reaction wasn't expected to be pretty.

[nicholas-whitaker]

Lesson learned:

[nicholas-whitaker]

{ What the fuck? } I, uh, borrowed something. Without asking. Typical bad boy stuff. But hey, I’m pretty sure I never called you nothin’. { Shit, did I say that out loud? Maybe I lost it in that fucking room after all. }

[mattielionheart]

You didn't lose anything. You're not as smart as I thought you were. I was thrown in there for messing with the guards, apparently they don't like being accused of all sleeping with each other. Which they are, by the way.

[mattielionheart]

fight n i g h t ♦ mattie & leon

[nana-yamada]

A brief feeling of regret slipped through his mind when he received her message. An unspoken apology was swallowed down.  This was a duel after all and all was fair game, they had agreed to that. Still though, if he had seen his dad he probably would be filled with rage and fear. Both were things Leon hated to feel, they made him feel weak and pathetic. The illusion had already become redundant so he ended it, trying to shoot somewhat of an apologetic thought her way. Happiness was not something he felt often so even in the back of his mind he knew that this new feeling wasn’t quite right. He searched through his own mind trying to find where she was and push her out. That’s when a wave of pain hit him. He stumbled, clutching his head at the inflicted pain, a snarl in his throat. The idea of pain is just a message was the only thing to that allowed him to work through it again to make it back into her memories that allowed him to push himself up. His hands were shaking, his legs quivering like a new born foal. He felt pathetic and in his mind nobody should make him feel this weak. 

The image was being formed, her uncle’s death. He stopped it suddenly though, planning on testing something else. A grin formed on his face despite the pain. He grabbed the counter top for support but then showed the image of him collapsing and screaming, cursing her. He allowed her to see guards rush in and shoot at them, killing him. How she reacted to this image would determined much about their relationship and if she reacted how he thought she would, the pain in his head would end.

[mattielionheart]

This was open game, and the way others would have seen it they would have been torturing each other. It was the thrill of the game, she was so incredibly happy to be experiencing such a battle. Watching him helpless for even the slightest of seconds was intriguing, but he was smart enough to get her outside of his head in an instant. Mattie found her way inside of his head enough to know that an image of her uncle was next, only to be interrupted by guards consuming the room they were in. Looking towards Leon in a panic, she found him on the ground, breathless, she placed her hand on her heart. "No--" She shrieked, running over to his lifeless body after jumping off the counter. Any counter violence was thrown off in her head, distracted from her new friends body laying on the ground. She blinked a few times, almost a tear fell from her cheek. Mattie tightened her eyes, placing her hands on the ground to find nobody was there. She looked up at her friend who was just fine, standing there as if nothing had happened. 

There was no way she was going to let him get away with this. She had spent a lot of time working on advanced level abilities, but there was no way she'd mastered the hardest. She figured an attempt at something so severe would be better off in her current state. She focused on his eyes, trying to hide away the pain she just felt, really allowing herself to get lost in his own. Mental hallucinating was something she wasn't really good with but she had to try, throwing him off with his own game. For a quick second, Mattie thought she had it. She saw in her own head Leon watching as a guard had walked in on them and gotten violent with her, curious about what he would do if he'd seen that. She projected the image in his mind, only failing after a few seconds.

[mattielionheart]

fight n i g h t ♦ mattie & leon

[nana-yamada]

A feeling of terror washed over him for a few seconds and he couldn’t move. Kneeling down was her mistake though, their eyes met and he was in her mind. When he did this both him and his victim went into a trance of sorts, paralyzed in reality as he sifted through her memories. Memories of uncle and his death popped up. The question was did he want to play a trump card so fast? He rather drag this out but in reality, the longer it went on the more it was her game. This would make it quick and simple to win, and Leon knew this memory would work. For all her power she wasn’t all that stable. Forcing her to relive this could easily break her. 

Pulling away from the memory he decided to only use it his loss was close. He rather learn more about her abilities first. That was the main reason for this battle for him after all, no need to defeat the purpose so early on. He instead conjured an image of her parents in front of her. Both screaming abuses at the girl. He wasn’t quite sure it would effect her but once again the goal was to just create distance between the two of them. Leon  gave her one last grin break out of her mind then dashed once the illusions were in place, this time to a place with lots of people. Lots of people equaled lots of thoughts after all and this was his chance to use that.

[mattielionheart]

For the tiniest of seconds, Mattie had fell too cocky of kneeling over and playing word games with him. The image of her parents, who were wandering off in the world probably happy of her disappearance. They weren't happy of the route she'd headed with her uncle, it was violent and confusing. It was hard to tell where exactly they stood most of the time. She remained one knee on the ground, staring before her as if her parents were there with her. It was like reliving another time, his abilities were even more terrifying than she imagined. Her parents, ridiculed for spending most of their lives researching the mutants, were nothing more than embarrassed to have given birth to one. And they were being so obvious about it. The abuse was even worse than those physically injured. Its only a manipulation Mattie, shake out of it. She spoke to Leon telepathically, saying ouch. After the image of hearing, seeing even, so many people, her head began to hurt. The overwhelming pain of those around her was intolerable. She nearly fell to the ground, but not enough to lose so easily. Omnipathy was far too experienced for her.

Mattie stood, unwillingly, wanting to drop dead. She fought against herself, obvious pain in her face, wanting to make her next move even more off putting. Instead of running, her eyes found his, altering his emotion to incredibly happy and calm. Emotion manipulation being one of her favorites to master. From there, Mattie focused on his brain waves trying to predict his next move. "You look like you're in a good mood," Mattie rolled her eyes. She took off running, within enough distance to control him, jumping on top of a counter top. Rather than keep with his happy state, she altered him to feel pain. Smiling as she did it.

[mattielionheart]

fight n i g h t ♦ mattie & leon

[nana-yamada]

He gave her a sardonic look, of course he knew she would always be a step of so ahead of him and he wasn’t somebody who could just make his mind blank. Leon needed to confuse her, thinking of eight different viable plans seemed like a good first option. Perhaps he could overwhelm her this way. Catching her eye and putting a momentary mind lapse on her seemed like the best option at the moment, but he doubted she would allow that at the moment. Just sprinting to try and put distance was another way to go. If he could get out of range he could have an advantage. Some illusions on guards and he wouldn’t need to lift a finger. Put some illusions around her to get away and/or make the illusion traumatic bring her to her knees in one fellow blow. 

His fingers twitched in anticipation, not knowing if she could discern the plan he had already chosen, it had to be emphasized or something in his mind. Frustration crept up in his throat and then he made a split second decision to switch plans from the running one to the memory one. He rushed her in an attempt to make eye contact, then once more switching the plan he created the illusion he was still there well in reality he fled. That would probably only trip her for a second but it was better than nothing.

[mattielionheart]

It was almost wrong to find his cynical smile so charming, Mattie couldn't help herself. This was the exact behavior that was probably frowned upon but this was going to be the best time she'd have since attending the project. And she wasn't going to get caught, the white room wasn't any fun. Adjusting her stance, Mattie balanced on her tiptoes, taking a small step into Leon's head, which was one of the more basic abilities she'd always had at her advantage. It was always easier for her to follow ones thoughts as long as their was always one of them around, but his thoughts were all over the place. Perhaps she was a bit distracted at all of the excitement but this wasn't how she was raised. She closed her eyes, adjusting to his thoughts alone, each and every word sounded out. His plans were obvious, after seconds of piecing every plan apart. The minute they matched eyes, Mattie was lost. The first piece was played. She smiled, after rubbing her temples and coming back to earth. "Fuck--" Mattie laughed, turning around to find him fleeing. "You wish!"

One of the very few things she was taught was binding, but only incredibly temporary. Sure, it was advanced, but this entire project was childs play to her. The goal was to restrict his movements for a split of a second, just enough to get in close enough distance to him again. Her eyes squinted as she charged after him, binding him to the floor beneath him. She ran past him, kneeling before him with an innocent look on her face. "You're going to have to do better than that," She whispered. 

[mattielionheart]

fight n i g h t ♦ mattie & leon

Rules were rules.

First person to get the other to submit wins, anything that happens within this duel does not affect our friendship or feeling towards the other.

From one minute the two of them were curled up on the floor of this vacant room, sitting in each others silence. The next, they were writing up the rules for a duel. One of which could be incredibly deadly, Mattie had never gone against another mutant before, least of all one with the same sort of ability. In an instant he could make her forget about all of the things in life she'd done, all of the things that made her Mattie. The niece of somebody who made quite the impact on those of their kind. She wanted to forget, if that would even make her a completely different person. She shrugged, even the idea terrified her. But she had one advantage against him, as one she normally had against most, she could always be a step ahead. 

Mattie rose to her feet, this was their opportunity, while they were in private and it was going to be quite the time. Looking down at him, she backed up a few feet. This was her way of finding her boundary, just how far she could peak inside of his head. "You're right-- now is our chance," She smirked, looking towards the closed door. "Just keep in mind, I'll always be a step ahead of you."

[nicholas-whitaker]

Lesson learned:

[nicholas-whitaker]

{ I like it when you call me bad boy, Blondie. } They stick you in that god damn white room too? { Ha. Fuck. } I’m, uh, sorry if I, like, left any blood or whatever on the walls. It was boring as shit in there.

[mattielionheart]

That's ironic, I'm not too fond of you calling me blondie. But I'll overlook it considering you and I appear to be one in the same. You're not bad. 

I actually enjoyed my time in there, that's the most silence I've heard since my arrival. What'd you do to get thrown in there? 

[nicholas-whitaker]

Lesson learned:

The Genesis Project does not look kindly on those who try to pocket their gadgets. I miss anything while I was in super-detention?

[mattielionheart]

Such a bad boy. I've gotten in my fair share of trouble since my arrival, so it looks like you and I have been in the same boat.

[nana-yamada]

One look at her face and a small amount of guilt cropped up. She had the right to ask and he should react like this. It was times like this Leon realized what huge trust issues he had. “Don’t apologize, you weren’t out of bounds.” He hesitated once more, “My sister was a paraplegic, paralyzed from the waist down that is. Our father threw her down a flight a stairs and that was the result. She was always stronger than me though, she never stopped smiling where she had every right to. Nita  was selfless far beyond anybody else and despite having a valid reason to hate the world, she never did.” It was her goal of living in a kinder world that Leon planned to make a reality.

Her moving away didn’t surprise him. Though it was comforting, touching hadn’t been part of his daily life for years and it still bothered him to a point. His mother loved him dearly, but she was never one to show physical representations of love, she allowed her words to do it instead. Craving physical contact was never a need of Leon, but for Nita it was. Holding her hand and the such comforted her in ways it never comforted Leon. It seemed Mattie was more like Nita in this case.

A duel. Leon wanted to, it would be fun mainly because they wouldn’t even have to get up to fight at all. At the same time he didn’t want anybody in his head and he didn’t want to mess with her memories. It would be almost wrong. He knew she had things she didn’t want him to see and he wanted to respect that. “Well if you really want to.” Gaging his powers against hers would also be important, to figure out just how far he could go to win against her. “Don’t blame me when I look at something a shouldn’t though.”

[mattielionheart]

Mattie never understood how others felt, or so much reacted, to certain things. Her entire life her brain was wired a certain way, the exact way these people had been looking for in the genesis project. She wasn't exactly susceptible to others emotions and feelings; given her the advantage of coming up against just anything that will be thrown at her. But for the first time, all she wanted was to know what was going on inside of his head, but only because of his words. There was a certain line of privacy that hardly anyone held around her, he ought to consider himself lucky. And so much having family that he looked up to was inspiring, it gave her a sense of why she was there. She was ashamed at forcing it out of him, especially if he wasn't ready to tell her. "Whoa-- oh my god Leon," Mattie paused, she didn't want to ask where Nita was now. "I didn't know, I-I'm sorry." Never in her life had she been more apologetic. And mean it.

Onto lighter subjects, Mattie actually wanted to duel with Leon. A part of her wanted to forget her past, start fresh, actually stand a chance of learning anything in a place like this. For the right reasons. It was exhausting the amount of hatred she spewed out, and if her past wasn't a part of her she'd be different. Memory manipulation was so strange in itself, as were the rest of his abilities. She smiled, running a hand through her long blonde hair. "Between you and I there is a lot I'd like to forget about," She turned her head towards him, not realizing she was as close as she was. "Its not so much I don't mind you seeing it, is I don't want you to think differently of me when you do-- I've already told you I've done a lot I'm not proud of." 

[nana-yamada]

Leon stiffened, his movements now stopping. He had no desire to say anything about Aaron or Nita. Perhaps just there barest or facts would be best. Mattie has just been honest with him, he should return the favor. “Aaron is a close friend I met in high school and Nita is my sister.” He kept it brief, swallowing the lump in his throat at the thought of telling more. He continued anyways though, “They were there for me when nobody else was, I owe them a lot. We ran away together and helped each other live.” It was a good thing the girl had stopped peaking into his mind, though a minimal amount of trust was there, he still prefer if she wasn’t in his head.

It was funny how sometimes the toughest of people were the easiest to become friends with. Show them just the smallest amount of affection and generally they were completely loyal. It was just this time he didn’t want to use her, not like he did everybody else. It wasn’t a kind world and Leon knew that and used it to his advantage. “I’m glad I could be there then.” 

The oddest thing was, Mattie didn’t remind him of anybody. She wasn’t soft and kind like Nita, or courageous to a fault with steadfast beliefs like Aaron. No she was her own mix of things, broken by the world in her own way. She was still trying to remake herself where Leon already had. This meant that Leon was the one to help her change into whatever new goal she had, he would be there guiding her. Just like Nita and Aaron did for him because he knew without them, he would of happily been a killer without any feelings. They kept his humanity in tact just like he planed to keep her humanity.

[mattielionheart]

Things grew tense, Leon wasn't apparently ready to talk about his past and Mattie didn't blame him. It wasn't always easy for her to forget about her own, especially considering most knew of the Lionheart name. She released his grip from her hand, her head rising from his shoulder. In the nearest moment, she even wanted to scoot away, but decided against. The warmth felt too comfortable to give away so easily. So she listened for words rather than thoughts. If the look on her face didn't say she was apologetic for asking in the first place, she didn't know what would. Because her words never much sounded like she intended, especially not when she was trying to be pure. She sent him a reassuring smile, one of which she wasn't familiar with. "I shouldn't of asked and for that I actually am sorry," Mattie paused. An apology was well out of her reach, he had to of known that. 

Regardless, the bond they shared was one that she couldn't describe. She craved her hand in his once more but hadn't the courage to entwine them again. She looked towards the ground, thinking of the last time she craved anything. For that matter, enjoyed anything. He was there for her in her time of need and that favor was going to returned, in some way or another. They were friends, after all, and that's what they did for each other. Right? All she could do was lift her knees, burying her head between them. She was ashamed of so much. 

With the proper amount of control, it was easy to keep out of ones head. Especially being in such a silent place. She remained outside of his, although she caught words thrown out here and there; she wasn't exactly wired to completely ignore that. Mattie had always assumed with the proper training it was possible-- this was probably the place to learn such things. "I suppose there's a lot I can learn from this place, but color me stubborn," Mattie laughed. "I should know all of this already-- which reminds me, we still have to dual."

[lyra--amnell-deactivated2024030]

Lyra’s small moment of confusion was replaced with immediate realization. The chick was a mind reader. The way she carried herself made it seem obvious enough as well as what she just said screamed creepy telepath that would snoop in your head—and she didn’t mind one bit if the girl heard her think that. “Yeah anyone with ears could figure that one out,” she muttered as she took Luca out of her ear and put the earpiece in her pocket. “Not my radiation leak. My human’s radiation leak. Frankly, he can hump a tree if he wants. As long as he leaves me alone, I’ll be good.” If she wanted to have sex or was having sex, she was definitely not shy about saying so.

[mattielionheart]

It was always the most annoying thing in the world when people assumed that mind readers spent their time juggling from different heads. Mattie couldn't stand hearing what others had to say, let alone think, and this girls thoughts were getting on her nerves. She wasn't in the mood to fight with anyone today, so she chose to ignore it. Being a telepathic was creepy, sure, but what wasn't was shutting down someone's brain inhibitors so they became vegetable like. She smiled, shrugging, instead of the latter. "You would be surprised, most people assume they are strictly business," Mattie cocked her head to the side. "You're one of the very few people I've met that almost appears as if they want nothing to do with this place-- if so, consider me an ally."

[drakexxthorne]

There had only been three people Drake had seen naked; his husband, his ex partner and himself, and that was the way that he wanted to keep it, at least for the moment. Many months had passed since the death of his husband, and still, Drake wasn’t comfortable around people, around anyone. His face still flinched around his close circle of friends whenever one of them touched him, his heartbeat still raced when a stranger brushed up against him, and now, standing just a few feet away from him, was a fellow mutant, removing their items of clothing.

[mattielionheart]

Mattie was incredibly confident about her body, and spent a lot of her time looking in the mirror. She became proud of the way she looked after spending most of her life training for just that. She pulled her black top off, one that she'd wore for weapons training; drenched in sweat she threw it to the side, pulling over a crop knit grey substitute. She hadn't paid much attention to whoever was nearby, she squinted her eyes listening closely to find somebody who happened to be very uncomfortable. She lifted her leg, propping it against the nearest wall retying the combat fitting boot. "You don't even look like you would enjoy my lady parts," Mattie suggested. "Why so nervous about seeing mine?" She was careful with her words, not proposing she could, in fact, read his mind.

[lyra--amnell-deactivated2024030]

Lyra ignored whatever argument that was going on down the hallway as Luca’s earpiece buzzed in her ear. He warned her not to go into his lab today because of a crisis he liked to call a contained radiation leak, but she figured he was probably watching porn and wanted his privacy. He was describing how to disassemble a firearm (one of the things she actually liked about the annoying human she was linked to) when she found herself bumping into someone. Her hand almost reached for the stranger’s pockets, but she stopped herself when she remembered that she had no where else to put things given that she wiped most of the guards dry already. “That makes two of us. So do whatever you want with your sorry cuz I don’t want it. And maybe next time you can watch where you’re going.” Lyra figured that it could have also been her fault given that she was walking within the shadow, making herself harder to see on a normal case, but she decided not to mention that.

[mattielionheart]

It made her so thoroughly angry that she couldn't do whatever she wanted in a place like this. After spending so much time with her Uncle, living life on the edge. Even down in New Orleans was more fun than being here, if she stared at the walls long enough she actually enjoyed herself. Her thoughts broken by a brunette who'd far too much going on in her own head. Mattie took a step back, lifting a brow to the girl who'd been clumsy enough inside her own head to watch where she was going. Though she ought to keep her mouth closed about her abilities, Mattie couldn't help herself. "I have every reason to believe that a majority of the staff here is having massive amounts of sex with each other," Mattie stared at the girl. "Maybe that's what caused your contained radiation leak." Sometimes she was just the right sense of mad, but when she wanted to be, Mattie was a gem. 

[o-hayes-deactivated20141101]

Oliver barely smothered a snort. She was arrogance and egotism all wrapped up in a package of a pretty face that had probably gotten her away with a lot of things in her life. He could appreciate confidence. He could even appreciate cockiness, and despite the fact that she was off-putting in almost every way, Oliver found the appeal that came along with her. Beautiful people who walked like gods tended to have something to back them up. If she didn’t, she would have been knocked off her pedestal already.

His thumb swiped over the back of her hand as he pulled his hand away. “I wouldn’t say anything about it being lovely. You’ll have to give any of the credit to my parents,” he said, mouth curled at the side into a grin as he looked her over. He had yet to make an ally, yet to come into contact with someone who could hold his attention without making him want to turn and stalk off in irritation. Maybe Mattie would be the gold coin in a collection of rocks.

Oliver chuckled softly, shrugging, a hint of mirth touching his eyes. “I’m a bit of a god, of course. That makes you absolutely ecstatic to be in my presence.”

[mattielionheart]

Mattie fell silent, cocking her head to the side. She nodded her head in amusement, but couldn't stand to listen to him for too long without being drowned in her own thoughts. He thought she was arrogant, the two were practically born of the same breed. Though she didn't refuse anything that he said, she walked around like she was some sort of Goddess, and she could have thanked her abilities for that. She had the advantage, she always had the advantage. And Oliver wasn't going to know what he was working with, not unless he could guess. Mattie pulled herself back to their universe, smiling sheepishly. 

She observed their hands as they each fell to their own sides. As her eyes found their way back to his, she pursed her lips. "It suits you, your name I mean," Mattie ran her fingers through her hair. "You were given the name of a poor orphan boy who begged for more porridge, and you've clearly ran with it."

It appeared this boy could do just about anything he wanted with his eyes, they were magnetic. "Ah, why be a king when you can be a God? What are you a telepathic? You're a bad one if that," Mattie lied. "I wouldn't say I'm ecstatic, more or less intrigued."

[ozwilliamsreplicator]

"H-hey. Watch out." Oscar almost touches crashes into someone but does a small jump back, "Sorry, I wasn’t looking where I was going. I should be more careful."

[mattielionheart]

"You're requesting that I watch out, but you haven't the brain to look where you're going?" Mattie rolled her eyes. She'd seen this boy around the compound, but hadn't made his acquaintance yet. "While were standing here awkwardly might as well introduce ourselves, I haven't exactly got the time for that stutter of yours so out with it."