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surprise, jackass | ellie phimister| aka negasonic teenage warhead | dependent | fightasone |

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thesouthernrogue‌:

“Hm. Yah may have a good point there.” Anna nodded to herself. As much as she wanted to be able to get more information out of this girl, she definitely did not want her risk getting into more trouble trying to contact them frequently. “Be careful, girl. Contactin’ us ain’t gonna do yah much good if somethin’ happens tah yah before we can get there.”

Anna couldn’t help but smile a little. Now this girl was really reminding her a bit of herself, for better or worse. It was admirable, and considering the situation they were currently in, it might be needed. She felt for the girl, having been in somewhat similar circumstances in the past, but admired how determined she was in spite of it. “Ah suppose that’s a good philosophy tah take. Ah hope it keeps workin’ fo’ yah.”

‘Look, things can’t exactly get a lot worse, so I might as well see how many more of these assholes I can piss off.’ Not exactly true, as she’d thought that before and had been proven wrong. But at this point she had more to gain than she had to lose, so fuck it.

‘I hope so too.’ Otherwise I’m fucked. Something she would have usually just straight up admitted. But the last thing she needed now was to get lectured, so holding back a bit might actually be worth it, for once.

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TRAITS + DETAILS

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fightasone‌:

RULES: reblog and bold what applies, italicize what is situation dependent.

PLACE IN SOCIETY

♦ Financial : wealthy / moderate / poor / in poverty (kind of has no money or anything right now?) ♦ Medical : fit / moderate / sickly / disabled / disadvantaged ♦ Class : upper / upper middle / middle / working / unsure ♦ Education : grade or elementary school / some high school / high school graduate / GED / some college / college graduate (associate degree / bachelor’s degree / master’s degree / doctorate) ♦ Criminal Record : no / yes, for minor crimes / yes, for major crimes / has aided / has been caught / hasn’t been caught

FAMILY

♦ Marital status : married - happily / married - unhappily / engaged or betrothed / partnered / single / divorced / separated / widowed or widower / complicated ♦ Children : has a child or children / has no children / wants children / doesn’t want children ♦ Relationship with Family : close with sibling(s) / not close with sibling(s) / has no siblings / sibling(s) is deceased / close with parents / not close with parents ♦ Affiliation : orphaned / adopted / disowned / raised by birth parent(s)

TRAITS + TENDENCIES

♦ extroverted / introverted / in between ♦ disorganized / organized / in between ♦ close-minded / open-minded / in between  ♦ calm / anxious / in between ♦ forgiving / unforgiving ♦ defensive / offensive / in between ♦ disagreeable / agreeable / in between ♦ cautious / reckless / in between ♦ patient / impatient / in between  ♦ outspoken / reserved / in between ♦ leader / follower / in between ♦ empathetic / apathetic / in between  ♦ optimistic / pessimistic / in between ♦ traditional / modern / in between ♦ hard-working / lazy / in between ♦ cultured / uncultured / in between ♦ loyal / disloyal / ambiguous ♦ faithful / unfaithful

BELIEFS

♦ Faith : monotheist / polytheist / atheist / agnostic / nontheistic ♦ Belief in Ghosts or Spirits : yes / no / don’t know / don’t care ♦ Belief in an Afterlife : yes / no / don’t know / don’t care ♦ Belief in Reincarnation : yes / no / don’t know / don’t care ♦ Belief in Aliens : yes / no / don’t know / don’t care ♦ Philosophical : yes / no 

SEXUALITY & ROMANTIC INCLINATION

♦ Sexuality : heterosexual / homosexual / bisexual / asexual / pansexual / demisexual ♦ Sex : sex repulsed / sex neutral / sex favorable ♦ Romance : romance repulsed / romance neutral / romance favorable ♦ Sexually : adventurous / experienced / naive / inexperienced / curious ♦ Potential Sexual Partners : male / female / agender / other / none / all ♦ Potential Romantic Partners : male / female / agender / other / none / all

ABILITIES

♦ Combat Skills : excellent / good / moderate / poor / none ♦ Literacy Skills : excellent / good / moderate / poor / none ♦ Artistic Skills : excellent / good / moderate / poor / none ♦ Technical Skills : excellent / good / moderate / poor / none

HABITS

♦ Drinking Alcohol : never / sometimes / frequently / to excess ♦ Smoking : trying to quit / never / sometimes / frequently / to excess ♦ Other Narcotics : never / sometimes / frequently / to excess ♦ Medicinal Drugs : never / sometimes / frequently / to excess ♦ Indulgent Food : never / sometimes / frequently (use to) / to excess ♦ Splurge Spending : never / sometimes / frequently (use to) / to excess ♦ Gambling : never / sometimes / frequently / to excess

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princessxwakanda‌:

“Look, I promise I’m a princess. I have no incentive to make that up. Asking around shouldn’t be so hard. Neither should be following the money.” This was exactly the kind of thing Wakanda could commit to and follow through on. “Hopefully I will meet you in person some day.”

The sad little chuckle that escaped Ellie’s throat wouldn’t translate over the link, but maybe it was better that way. ‘I’ll believe it when I see it. But thanks, really.’

‘Hopefully.’

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faodeadpool‌:

‘Yeah, well, people love their tragic origin stories. It makes me more sympathetic, I guess. When I kill people, or I’m annoying, one remembers why I am the way I am. It’s not a free pass, but hey. Mental shrug.’

As for this looks, that was oddly nice of her to say. If she saw him in person, she’d probably agree that he looked like Freddy Kreuger, with a better fashion sense. ‘I’m not sure how to end this little mental skype call. I’d say hang tight, but that’s what you’ve been doing. So, uh. What’re you looking forward to, when you’re out of there? Anywhere you and the others want to eat, dinner’s on me.’

‘Yeah, in stories. In real life it’s just fucking creepy’ Maybe the weirdo did kind of have a point, but still. The idea of appreciating the fact that somebody you know’s gone through a lot of shit just seemed, wrong.

‘If you wanted to go all you had to do was say so.’ She huffed, although she couldn’t help the small smile that found its way to her lips. ‘I, don’t know. Haven’t really thought about it... What about Taco Bell? Never been there before.’

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princessxwakanda‌:

“I can certainly get in contact with the X-Men.” Perhaps that was more T’Challa’s grade, but she couldn’t see why he would say no. Shuri filed away the drug information for future use. “If I can get hold of a sample of this drug, I can analyse its composition and try to work out what it does. Thank you for your help. I suppose some of the street heroes must have caught onto the gun-running and the drug-selling. They will know how to handle it. We’re doing a routine review of Wakandan funding streams - I’ll make sure that the risk of connecting with these people is included in that process. Thank you for your help, it has been very useful.”

“I am sorry not to be able to be of more immediate help, but we will find you.”

‘I can’t tell you where to look, but if you ask around the right places then I’m sure you’ll find it. If you’re really royalty that might give you some pull too. These assholes seem to love money.’ Ellie wasn’t entirely sure how to respond to the rest. It was, strange, to have this much offer of help and support in such a little time. But being sincere wasn’t exactly her forte.

‘I, thanks.’

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morlockcal‌:

Cal sighed. The girl had a point: it would be better if she could offer up more. She didn’t want to sound like she didn’t care about the others, but it was hard, at times, to keep track of all of them. Many of the Morlocks had a tendency to come and go a little bit. It was only when they were gone an extended amount of time that it got worrying. 

“Just…focus on Sarah. Marrow. If you find her, you’ll likely come across any others from our group that disappeared too.”

Ellie, supposed that she had a point. If she couldn’t keep track of all the mutants she’d seen during her time here - at least, before they decided to keep her almost completely seperate - then she couldn’t really expect this woman to have extensive knowledge of all her ‘Morlocks’ either.

‘Alright, I’ll see what I can do.’

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morlockcal‌:

That wasn’t exactly the answer that Cal wanted, though she wasn’t sure what that answer really would have been. Would it be better to know where Sarah was and have it be terrible or to not know where she was altogether? “I’d appreciate that. Normally she would have come back by now.”

“Probably. People tend to come and go from here a bit though.” The Morlocks could be hard to keep track of at times, much to Cal’s displeasure. 

A part of her was already regretting this offer. Sticking out her neck for the other mutants wasn’t exactly something she’d grown accustomed to doing. Didn’t really seem worth it, seeing as it never fully worked, and they weren’t there enough to even appreciate the effort. But, it felt, nice. ‘I’ll see what I can do. No promises, though.’

‘Well that’s fucking useful.’

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faodeadpool‌:

Assholery wasn’t always genetic, she had a point there. Look at Magneto’s kids. As for her plastic surgery suggestion, he let out an audible sigh.

I’m not a mutant, but my power of sorts is a regenerative healing factor. Any type of surgery is a no-go, as I’d keep healing during the process. If they did anything to try and dampen my powers, I’d end up dying. Of cancer. So yeah, that’s fun. I’m left in chronic pain, too… and the experience of it all is what drove me all… loopy, if you will.

So it was, the fact people were experimenting on… using, kids? Putting them through God knew what sort of procedures? Just. Evil doctors were the worst. No kid deserved to go through that. No adult deserved it.

‘Shit, man.’ That was, unexpected. Also probably not the ideal reaction. But what was she suppose to do? Apologise? She wasn’t the one who’d given him cancer, or a healing factor, or drove him loopy. She was just, hearing about it. ‘I mean, for what it’s worth, I’m sure you can’t look that bad.’

His comment - or, well, thought - on the experimentation was appreciated, but she couldn’t help but scoff at it. ‘Yeah, no shit.’

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princessxwakanda‌:

Shuri still hadn’t got used to limiting her internal monologue, apart from when it came to technology. She was a scientist, she was used to thinking things out in detail. “It was just a thought. I’m not going to ignore someone in need.”

Not that she was sure exactly what to do about it, considering she wasn’t a military person, but her brother would know. Nakia would know even better. “Thank you. The smallest information could be key.”

“You’ve come to the right place, at least.”

That reply was certainly, unexpected. Maybe it was just common human decency. It sure sounded like it. ‘I...Thanks.’

With the go-ahead from the ‘princess’, Ellie took a moment to gather her thoughts. Even the smallest information...

‘I know that they’re called the hand. I know that I’m not the only mutant they have, and I know they use to get their supply from Genoshan rejects. But recently they seem to be branching out. That seems to have caught the X-Men’s attention, so you might want to talk to them. I don’t know exactly how many of us they have right now, but it seems to be a lot. Apparently they’re using our x-gene to make some kind of drug, although fuck knows what it does, or who’s buying it. I know they’re selling guns on the side, too. And they seem to have connections in some pretty high places, although I can’t name them. They also have a mutant working for them, goes by the name ‘Bloody Mary’.’

‘I sure hope so.’

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thesouthernrogue‌:

“Don’t worry ‘bout that, Sugah. We got a few o’ those on reserve.” One thing the X-Men didn’t really seem to have a shortage of was powerful friends. 

“Well now yah sound like me when Ah was yoah age. Hell, probably like me now, fo’ that matter.” Though Rogue would not consider herself the best role model, she could still respect the girl’s attitude and determination. “An’ Ah suppose if yoah able tah get through like this again….yah may be our best bet at figurin’ out where tah get ya’ll…”

Usually Ellie was the first person to shut down positivity. Mostly because she knew it was all bullshit. Or, at least she thought so. But there was something about this woman’s optimism that made her crack a smile. A small one, but a smile regardless.

‘I’ll take that as a compliment.’ If her following, internal statement was anything to go by, then that might not have entirely been her intention. But it wasn’t like she exactly got praised often, so she’d take what she could get. ‘I, might not be able to. Found out a few years back that the easiest thing to do when I get stronger is keep it a secret, otherwise they find a way to bulk up my security even more. But with me trying to contact people all over the place, well, I’m sure I’ve hit more than one of their employees. So this might be the last you hear from me for a while.’

She wanted to say so much more. Explain that she was only doing this because she finally saw a light, a chance to get out, and she wanted to take it. Say that she knew she’d be in hell in a few hours and didn’t want to go but, for the first time, felt more relieved than scared. But she couldn’t. Instead, she settled with ‘It’s fine, though. I’ll just show off something they haven’t seen before, make myself invaluable. I mean, it’s worked so far, and you know what they say; if it’s not broke, don’t fix it.’

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faodeadpool‌:

‘Good on you. Of course that’s all entirely subjective, but… I’m glad you don’t want to be that. That you aren’t letting this experience turn you into one.’

He had yet to interact with a Morlock himself, which frankly… maybe they’d be more accepting of him than the X-Men. The whole ugly thing. Did he really want to lurk in a sewer either, though? It wasn’t like the Ninja Turtles, they didn’t have pizza down there. He didn’t think.

As for his douchiness, that depended on his writer. Frankly, he’d have to have a talk with the guy doing these replies.

‘A mutant’s been just as much a part of this experience as any human. Anyone can be an asshole. Don’t think it’s down to genetics.’ Of course, she could be wrong. It wasn’t like she’d even finished highschool biology, let alone moved on to that kind of college level shit. But she was pretty sure that she was right. Hoped so, anyway.

She wasn’t really sure what to do about his internal monologue following this. Did she attempt to reply? Or would that just end in more confusion? Did she let it go and let the conversation tail off awkwardly? Somehow the latter seemed worse, so the former it was.

‘If you’re really that ugly then you could always try plastic surgery. That’s a big thing in the states, right?’

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typhoidcarrier‌:

“Grandma?  You think that upsets me?  At least I’ve lived past 25.  Not sure you’ll be able to say the same, you little roach,” Typhoid replied, her voice reaching across the vast distance from here to the nearest Hand hideout.

She laughed.  “The fact that you think there are big guys or that I’m trapped means it’s been six years and you’re still fucking clueless.”  After a pause, a smirk crossed Mary’s face.  “If I wait ‘til you get out, I might be a grandma for real.  I’m gonna make sure you’re so doped up you forget how to work that nasty little mouth of yours.”

Typhoid Mary drew her dual knives out of their sheaths and eyed the blades.  She ran them together and enjoyed the sound of steel kissing steel.  True, Ellie had been one of the kids they’d held onto the longest- something about that pubescent X-gene made the chemical reactions even stronger.

But if the little bitch thought she was special, irreplaceable, she was wrong.

“I’ll be back in an hour, so fix your fuckin’ tone or we’re gonna do another experiment with my knives.  And I’ll let Bloody Mary take the lead- you know, she doesn’t really follow the scientific method.”

‘Oh, trust me, I’m counting on it.’ The come-back could go either way, but regardless it was accurate. If she could just find a decent opening, or get some kind of distraction going, then Ellie was sure that she could easily escape whatever compound they had her locked up in. If not, well, then it wouldn’t be the first time that she’d considered certain death as a serious option.

‘No shit. Thought that was the point?’ Ellie wasn’t going to lie to herself, she thought that she’d connected at least most of the dots in her head by now. The idea that she’d basically been trying to swim in the damn sand was more than a little upsetting, but she was determined not to let it show. Besides, there was always the chance that Mary could be lying. Never trust a psychopath. ‘Or you’ll be dead. I’d gladly rot in here until then. Or I could speed up the process. Take your pick.’

It was kind of weird, seeing something through someone else’s eyes. It was even weirder seeing someone examine their knives while simulatineously threaning you with them. For a moment, she began to regret pushing her captor so far when she did know fully well what she was capable of, but she quickly pushed that fear away. She couldn’t go back now. And besides, she had help coming, right? She deserved to have some confidence.

‘An hour, huh? That’s quick. What, can’t wait to see your favourite little prisoner? I’ll be sure to pick out something nice, make sure I look all presentable and shit.’

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morlockcal‌:

“That’s….way too many.” Cal breathed, arms crossed in front of her as she leaned back against the wall of the tunnel. There was another question she wanted to ask, but she was afraid for what the answer might be. “Would you recognize many of them. Like a girl with pink hair and spikes all over her body?”

‘You’re telling me.’ Ellie replied, huffing. A sudden echo of distant footsteps made her jump, head jerking away from the wall as she panicked over whether she would have to stop their conversation early. But she was relieved when they faded down a different corridor. Relieved, but still very much on edge, she leant her head back once again, but kept her eyes and ears open. ‘Probably not. They tend to keep me apart from the others because I don’t fall for Mary’s mind-control-bullshit. I could keep an eye out, though.’

She hesitated with her next question, unsure if it would be asking too much of herself, let alone a possibly personal question for who was essentially a stranger. But she couldn’t bring herself to let it drop. ‘...Anyone else you’re missing?’

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faodeadpool‌:

A nutjob? Yes, but this nutjob was the one who was going to save her… right? Hopefully? Again, he needed to figure out what the plan was via discord. Even if he wasn’t the one to tell the mutants about Mary, there was no way they were going to keep him out of the X-Force plot.

Coming in, guns ablazin’. They’d let him use his guns, right? Yet another detail to iron out.

Once again - discord, plots this mysterious they. Six goddamn years of experimentation and solitude and she’d never been this fucking confused, and that was saying something.

She wanted to retaliate, dig into him again for his apparent weirdness, ask about all these bullshit terminology he was throwing around, but the approaching sound of footsteps caused her to halt.

‘Shit, I think someone’s coming. Talk to you later.’

Whether or not there’d be a later was questionable, but with any luck now that she’d found him once he’d be easier to find again. Not that luck had favoured her so far, but a girl could dream.

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princessxwakanda‌:

“Am I supposed to show you proof over a telepathic connection? Be realistic.” How could she even hang this up? She had no idea. Shuri didn’t like it when she didn’t know the answers, because those were rare situations.  “Look, my country is good at freeing kidnapped people. We have been rescuing girls from militias for years. Whoever has you, we can take them down.” Who knew? T’Challa and Nakia might even make another date out of it.  “I understand this sounds strange, but it’s strange for me too! Nobody has been in my mind before!”

Reluctant to admit that she actually hadn’t thought it through that far herself, Ellie decided to address one of the many thoughts that the so-called princess hadn’t seemed to catch on that she could hear. ‘If you want me gone then all you have to do is ask. There are always other people I can ask for help.’

Despite her harsh words - or, thoughts - she’d really rather not lose any connections that she’d managed to establish. After all, who knew if any of them would even come through? And wasn’t there that whole thing about power in numbers? So, reluctantly, she swallowed her scorn. ‘...I’ll tell you what I can, but I don’t know all that much.’

‘Yeah, well if this is already strange to you, then it’s about to get a whole lot stranger.’

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thesouthernrogue‌:

Genosha…Well, that was probably going to hit a few buttons for people if she told them. Well, when she told them. There wouldn’t really be much point in trying to hide any of what she knew from anyone. They’d find out eventually.

“Ah suppose so. That’s what where we want tah come in, at least. Get you an’ any o’ our kids an’ anyone else in there out.”

That seemed to be the one point that almost anyone in the X-Men’s adjacent circles was able to agree on. 

“Ah don’t want yah getting hurt, no matter how useful any other information we can get is…” If it were her own safety at risk, Anna would charge into anything without giving it a second thought, but she had learned a long time ago the price for encouraging others to do the same. “So if they have her, any chance there’s other mutants they’re workin’ with?Any organizations or somethin’?”

‘You’re going to need some big guns, then, because there are a lot of us.’ Last time she checked, anyway. She’d stopped trying to keep track a while ago. Felt like she was going insane from the constant counting. Like Count-von-Fucking-Count without the benefit of being a literal puppet.

‘I’m going to get hurt either way. Might as well earn it.’ Honesty seemed like the best policy, at least in this case. Although exactly why her head was already on the chopping block wasn’t exactly pertinent information. Or, at least she hoped it wasn’t. Because it wasn’t something she particularly felt like discussing with a woman she was afraid might scold her for being an idiot. ‘I mean, I guess there’s a chance, but I doubt it. She’s the only mutant I’ve ever seen working for them. Anyone else they might be working with seem to be human. At least as far as I can tell.’

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faodeadpool‌:

“Baldy?” That was a good point. The group didn’t have a Charles, and as far as he knew, he wasn’t even an NPC at the school. Maybe he was on some sort of walkabout. For lack of a better term. “He’s on sabbatical, I think. I know Magneto is around, and Mystique… if you’d rather join up with the mischievous mutants. I wouldn’t judge, that could have interesting plot potential.”

Or the Morlocks.

She had a point though, using her was kind of jerky. He could be a jerk, though. A jerk with a heart of gold. It wasn’t his motivation for helping out so much as a pleasant benefit… and all the best jobs came with benefits, right?

Ignoring his latest of several strange comments, Ellie quickly shut down his offer. ‘Thanks, but no thanks. I’m a mutant, not a homocidal sociopath.’

The Morlocks? She was sure that she’d heard that before. But where...

Ohhh, right, the Morlocks.

‘I’ve already spent six years hiding away in a dark room, do you really think that I want to spend the rest of it in a dark sewer?’

Once again, she found herself despising that a telepathic eye-roll wasn’t a thing. ‘If you have to justify yourself then you’re probably just a douche. Just saying.’