1289/Taco Tuesday at Xavier's

Taco Tuesday at Xavier's
Date of Scene:	22 April 2020
Location:	Dining Hall
Synopsis:	Taco night! Food was had by everyone, Gabby is now a dinosaur, and Marie-Ange spoke with the cards to find out what's going on. There was also churro carnage.
Cast of Characters:	Emma Frost, Alex Summers, Gabby Kinney, Piotr Rasputin, Alison Blaire, Danielle Moonstar, Rahne Sinclair, Marie-Ange Colbert, Warren Worthington

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Emma Frost has posed:
Taco Tuesday at the Xavier's mansion, courtesy of Emma Frost: a local mom and pop Mexican place had catered and one of the tables in the dining room is bursting at the seams with piles, trays, and bowls of everything one could want to fill their plates with:

    Taco meat, fajita chicken, fajita steak, barbacoa
    Fajita-style vegetables: red, green, and orange bell pepper strips, onion, mushrooms
    Three different salsas: two red (one made with ghost pepper), and one green/tomatillo
    Three large bowls of queso dip
    Two huge bowls of guacamole
    Bags and bags of tortilla chips
    Corn and flour tortillas, and hard taco shells
    An entire tray each of cheese and chicken/cheese enchiladas, coated in enchilada sauce
    Two trays of chimichangas, coated as proper in a lake of queso
    A tray of chicken tamales
    Two trays of chile Rellenos
    Refried pinto beans and black beans
    Pico de gallo, fresh diced onion, fresh chopped cilantro, fresh diced tomato
    Piles of sopapillas
    More piles of churros
    Sour cream, crema, shredded cheese, slice avocado, lettuce
    Red sauce and green sauce
    Several bottles of various hot sauces
    Pitchers of lemonade, iced tea, and several cases of soda in a trio of coolers

And a few other items that might escape mention. There's also ample plates, napkins, utensils, and cups.

Emma herself is somewhat relaxed this evening, enjoying a night off that's not at the club. She's in jeans (actually blue ones, though they are extremely light blue) with a tight-fitting plain white baby-tee, and all-white Converse sneakers. Her blonde hair is pulled back in an honest-to-goodness Scrunchie (white velvet of course, she's not an animal!), and her makeup is apparent, but tasteful. For the moment, she's leaning against one of the walls in the dining room, sipping from a can of Coke.

Alex Summers has posed:
    Alex has basically hung back, after taking over setting out all the stuff....because letting caterers into the mansion isn't a thing, so he basically toted everything and set it up, possibly with supervisory help from Emma. She's an executive! He whews, hanging back as he pops open a Diet Pepsi, sipping as he leans next to Emma, sliding an arm around her. "Man, you know how to appeal to teenagers." he says amusedly, looking over the spread.

Gabby Kinney has posed:
Tacos were at least something Gabby was familiar with. As soon as things are open for peicing together tacos, she's already got a plate loaded with a few. And churros. Those were new but they looked and smelled awesome. Her path leads her by where Emma and Alex stand to flash the pair a grin as she overhears Alex's remark.

"She sure does! Julian loves her a lot!"

Piotr Rasputin has posed:
Piotr had heard that there was food in the dining hall. This is not unusual; however, but one must always investigate unlooked for food. The tall Russian is in casual attire of a t-shirt and jeans, for once neither has a paint stain on them, must be new. He walks over to see the spread and nods to Emma and Alex, "I am assuming the two of you are behind this?" He grins and says, "Thank you," before taking a place along the wall, his mission to investigate the food a success.

Alison Blaire has posed:
Wandering into the dinning room, Alison has headphones in her ears. The music is loud enough to be heard from a few feet away. Pausing, she plucks one of the pods from her ears. "Oh wow! Smells great in here." She says with a look around. "What is all this about?" She asks giving Emma and Alex a quick smile.

Danielle Moonstar has posed:
After putting off some homework -- damn college and its lack of structure -- for a few days, Danielle finally holed up in her room and got it done. You'd think after a couple years at it she'd be better at the routine, but no. She's really not. Just like she still has no mater and she still only takes classes part-time. //Worst college student ever//.

And maybe, just maybe, she'd have stayed put to do some studying if someone hadn't knocked on her door in passing to tell her there were tacos downstairs. Dani may not be a teenager anymore, but she will never, ever pass up taco night.

With her black hair in its classic leather-wrapped braids, a pair of faded jeans that were likely once a very dark wash, and a plain black tee, Dani makes her way first to one of the coolers to grab a Coke. She cracks it open as she takes an initial broad path past the tables. Got to survey the land first before deciding the plan of attack after all. "This isn't meant to trick us into a meeting, is it?" There's a wary glance towards Alex and Emma both.

Rahne Sinclair has posed:
    It was the smell that lured Rahne into the dining hall. The pull of Mexican spices was simply too much to resist. Walking in with a somewhat loose-fitting t-shirt and well-worn jeans, the ginger pokes her head in to see what was up. And...when it seems that she wasn't going to be chased off, Rahne enters fully inside, betraying the fact that she is actually wearing shoes today. No socks, but hey, it's a start.

    Oh, there's people she recognizes. That helps. The petite Scot makes her way over, snagging a lemonade as she flashes a smile to both Dani and Gabby both.

Emma Frost has posed:
"Taco Tuesday!" Emma chirps. "I understand that's a thing, or something!" she replies to Alison. But Gabby's comment makes her choke on her soda as she takes a sip. "Uuuwwaa?" She coughs and sputters, wiping her mouth. "Julian's like... fourteen. He doesn't know anything about that sort of thing, Gabby." No, he's 19, and Emma still remembers him as like, 5 when she was 10, so...

She glances to Danielle and cocks her head. "A meeting for what?" Probably safe to say, not a meeting. Emma leans against Alex. "Grab you something to eat, hon, before the ravenous teenagers devour it all," she teases.

Marie-Ange Colbert has posed:
Marie-Ange Colbert. Resident Seer of Xavier's. Shy little French girl.

She doesn't come out to socialize often, but lately? It's been more pronounced. There have probably been rumors of her having left the school among those who don't attend classes with her, and even they have missed her on occasion!

The small of food attracts her towards the kitchen - one can't ignore eating forever without consequences. However, hearing all the voices from the dining area brings her to a stop at the entrance. The tall redhead is clearly debating whether socialization is worth what smells like delicious food right now. It was going to be time to ask the cards for guidance, but not before she'll potentially be seen.

Gabby Kinney has posed:
Gabby Kinney looks a bit surprised at the reaction from Emma. A quick, concerned look is cast toward Alex as if silently asking if she were okay. It's Emma's remark that earns a confused look back toward her though. "... Emma," she hedges carefully, "How old do you think *I* am?" Because if she thought Julian was that young then that made her really wonder how people saw *her* age.

There's a distraction at least as Dani, and Rahne come in. The plate she holds is juggled to one hand to free the other so she can wave toward them cheerily. "Hi! I want to try some of everything here," she gushes before raising her voice, "Marie get in here!" Yes, she was indeed spotted.

Emma Frost has posed:
Emma squints. "...twelve? Thirteen. Yes, thirteen." Emma is really bad at aging teenagers. Also, she babysat for Julian, so it's really hard to not see him as... well... a kid she babysat for.

Alex Summers has posed:
    "I bet he does." Alex says absently to Gabby, smirking slightly, then hmms. "I think Emma not used to Julian being in her age group, mostly." he notes blandly, waving and nodding to people as they enter. Jeans seem to be the clothing of the day, though Alex is wearing a dark blue henley as well to go with his boots as he sips from his drink.

Alison Blaire has posed:
"Ah. Yes. This is not figure friendly." Shaking her head, Alison wanders a bit closer to look at the food. Picking up a plate she goes for the fajitas veggies and the chicken. "So, is this for funsies? I'd been meaning to stop by the club but I might make a point to now." The music continues to blare and she head bops choosing over the options available.

Danielle Moonstar has posed:
Look, free food that isn't just your average 'raid the kitchens' or a quick jaunt to the Burger Joint is suspicious. It's a good way to tie a group of people down for a presentation. Danielle is one of those who doesn't have a bottomless bank account. Hence the clothes that she's probably been wearing since she was a student. If one looks close enough at the shirt she's wearing, they'll likely find wear-and-tear holes at the hems.

However, she's satisfied enough with the answer and cracks open the soda to take a long drink, aiming for the tables. As she passes by Rahne, she gives the redhead a companionable shoulder-bump. "Don't make yourself sick," she notes to Gabby with the subtle laughter of knowing that if it's possible for the girl to overeat, it's probably inevitable at this point.
Dani's plan seems to be in the field of 'at least one bite of everything' even if it means using a serving spoon to shear off a bite of an enchilada or chimichanga to dump on her plate. It might help the others trying not to overeat at least!

Rahne Sinclair has posed:
    The shy little Scottish girl does wave back to Gabby, as green eyes then follow where Gab's attention and shout went to...towards the shy French girl. Hey, something in common! And red hair, too! Why they could practically be twins if it wasn't for, you know, everything else. The green eyes quickly flit away, refocusing back on Gabby as she proclaims her intent on sampling everything. "Where ye gonna put it all, Gabby? Tis an awful lot o' food tae be havin', doncha think?"

    As for Rahne...well, introvert or not, the food is calling. Plus, that little shoulder contact certainly helps. Dani earns herself a grin from Rahne as Rahne heads off towards the chicken enchiladas, to claim one for her own before they disappear.

Emma Frost has posed:
"Mm, yes. Alex seems to relax more when he's here, so I don't mind poking my head in from time to time. Plus the kids seem nice." Emma takes another sip of her soda. "Plus it gets me out of the club, which means I don't have to listen to someone..." she elbows Alex gently, giving him a grin, "tell me I'm 'always working at one job or another'." She shrugs. "But definitely come by the club. The Dungeon is reopening tomorrow after we've repaired damage from the Crane incident," she says to Alison, referring to the darker themed dance club in the Hellfire, "and I'm sure it'll be a good time."

Marie-Ange Colbert has posed:
The Ten of Swords. Complete with the figure being impaled by many blades. It's very, very fitting for her emotional state right now, but it came to her in the reversed position. The sunlight is peeking out from the clouds. There's hope for the future.

...and there's a cheery Gabby greeting her! Marie, clad in a bulky blue sweater and long black skirt, raises a hand to greet the other girl before stepping in to hunt through the food and make herself a plate. Politely waiting until the others are done. But, at least she's actually inside. Now she's trapped! With many people she barely knows! Waiting her turn, she eyes the Ten. Was it /sure/ this was a good idea?

Gabby Kinney has posed:
"I'm fifteen Emma. Julian is eighteen. That's why people give him weird looks when he says we're dating," Gabby points out as she reaches out to pat the poor woman on the arm. Old age did things to the mind after all, she could understand. Another bright grin comes though as she adds, "Thanks for the food again! This is pretty awesome." With that she turns back to the tables to eye the amount here. Edging closer to Marie she asks, quietly, "You think there's enough here to feed a raptor?"

Alison Blaire has posed:
Looking to Emma, Alison nods. "I'd heard. I was planning to go." She grins briefly and looks to Alex curiously. "Huh. So there really are two Summers'." She teases and looks about at the group with an easy comfort. "This is a nice surprise to be sure."

Piotr Rasputin has posed:
Piotr has followed the lead of the students and gathered three tacos absent anything spicier than the cheese and sour cream added to it to mellow out the spiced meat. As he approaches the cooler to grab a pop for himself, he catches the conversation between Emma and Gabby and is distracted by the raptor comment, "Wait, a raptor?"

Alex Summers has posed:
    "At least two from this timeline." Alex says dryly, nodding to Alison as he grins at her. "I don't come with the stick installed, like Scott though." He shrugs his shoulders, then waves to Piotr as he sees the big Russian making his way in, then eyes Gabby. "...damn, didn't think of that." he admits. "Or a T-rex, I guess...I'm not sure what that'll do to a dinosaur's systems."

    Alex is just rolling with it by this point...pragmatic problem solver, that's him!

Danielle Moonstar has posed:
Dani will smartly ignore the conversation about age differences. It's dangerous territory, that. She does follow Rahne's gaze towards Marie-Ange, giving the girl a nod of welcome. Her plate is lifted in an invitation of 'hey, look, delicious tacos!'

Once Dani has her food, she steps aside to clear the tables and find a post by the wall much like others have. She does hover near a surface to set her soda on so she can eat. With a taco stuffed in mouth, she glances from Gabby to Piotr, quickly swallows, and says: "Yeah, raptors."

Thankfully, she doesn't leave it at that. Ahem. "Hank told me and Warren 'bout it. Laura changed into one, bit him when she did. I ran into Bobby yesterday, he said it happened in the kitchen and Jean changed, too. Seems that news thing on the TV wasn't a hoax." The one about people turning into dinos and gorillas.

Marie-Ange Colbert has posed:
When Gabby talks about her and Julian dating Marie's features face falls a bit more. Swallowing hard, she's about to speak up again... and then the question comes up and throws her off.

Did Gabby just ask about...

"A..." she trails off, blinking. "...do you mean... as in the dinosaur, from the movie with the strange man?" Marie asks, eyes focused on the younger girl for a moment. "...or is that a student I do not know yet?" 'Raptor' could be a codename, afterall!

Once the line for food frees up a bit, Marie goes to get hers. A couple tacos. An enchilada. Extra cheese lumped onto all of it. She's French. They like their cheese. She's also underweight (again.) "Merci for the wonderful gift of food, Mademoiselle Frost," is added in Emma's direction, the girl's tone just a bit meeker than the last time she was seen. Eyes scanning all the barely known faces in the room, teachers and students and... others alike!

Emma Frost has posed:
Emma frowns. "Yeah, one of my VPs turned into a gorilla. Made a mess of one of our R&D lab stations. Unintentionally. He's a bit frustrated but I've put him on admin leave until something can be done." She sighs a bit. She gives Alison a half smile. "Yeah. A second Summers, and this one is all mine." She glances at him with an all-too-innocent look. "I mean, unless he prefers it some other way."

Rahne Sinclair has posed:
Enchilada in one hand and the lemonade in the other, Rahne moves to claim a section of floor. She has no qualms about doing so, but at least picks an area out of the way of traffic. The talk of raptors and gorillas grabs her attention, as a confused expression clouds over her features. "People changin' inta dinos? An' gorillas?" The question is rhetorical...the Scot doesn't expect an answer. But, she does seem to be considering the whole ordeal, as the look of deep thought is prevalent upon her features.

Alison Blaire has posed:
Snorting, Alison finds a seat and puts her food down in front of her self to pick at. Her phone is buzzing so she looks at it and texts a bit with a small smile on her face. Phone down she goes back to nibbling and watching the others living at the mansion.

Gabby Kinney has posed:
Gabby Kinney takes a deep breath when Marie seems a bit... upset. At least the odd, off the wall seeming question gets her mind on other things. Grinning a bit she nods in agreement, only to snap-point to Dani when she explains further. "Yeah, I was there. Both of them changed. Laura's been hiding out at Logan's cabin and hunting on the grounds, but I know she likes spicy food too. And she's not going to die from an upset tummy." Plus let's just keep Raptor-Laura fed okay? She eyes the offerings a moment more, then opts for a soft taco or two adding it to her plate. "Soft is better for raptors," she reasons with a solemn nod. No sharp bits to cut into the mouth.

Alex Summers has posed:
    Alex says. "Let's see...I know Gabby, I know Piotr....' he says, raising his voice. "Don't think I've met all of you yet, so my name is Alex Summers. Yes, Scott is my older brother. This is Emma Frost, the incredibly beautiful and nice lady who is responsible for the magnificient feast." He grins a bit. "So, nice meeting all fo you who I haven't already." He ponders, then glances to Emma. "I'm gonna get some barbacoa, want anything, by the way?" He hmms at Gabby. "We probably have enough for a raptor to at least have a snack...I mean, leftovers if nothing else."

Marie-Ange Colbert has posed:
Rahne's words catch Marie's ears and she has a moment of revelation. Setting down her food-filled plate for just a moment, she reaches into the front-pocket of her sweater, pulling out another small pouch much like the velvet one her tarot deck is kept in, and tucking the original pouch into her sweater.

"The time for embracing our inner beast fast approaches, then. I came prepared for this moment." Pulling one of the cards out of the newest deck, she looks it over -- the image on it isn't like her normally Rider-Waite deck. No, this one has a swarm of Compys surrounding six rocks. "Soon, then."

Then drawing her attention back towards Gabby, "...yes, you should definitely ensure she is well-fed. It could happen to any of us soon. She can even have my share, if needbe." A pause. "It will happen to many of us." That's a promise. Then, turning her attention to Alex who's introducing herself... a dainty hand waves, "I know Mademoiselle Frost, it is a pleasure to meet you, Monsieur Summers. Je m'appelle Marie-Ange Colbert, I am a student at this wonderful school."

Piotr Rasputin has posed:
Piotr blinks a little at Dani, "But why? People don't just turn into dinosaurs." His confusion is evident, though after setting his tacos down to crack open the pop he begins eating as he ponders, the confusion dissipating in the happiness from the aforementioned food. "Well, that changes things." The Russian takes a bit bite of taco, "But yes, thanks again for the tacos, definitely seems to be going over well with the kids."

Danielle Moonstar has posed:
Dani knows Emma- by reputation if nothing else. Mirage is part of Club Psychic even if she's not directly a telepath. After a mouthful of taco full of cheesy goodness, she lifts a hand and part-waves to Alex and part-gestures to herself, "Dani Moonstar. Graduate. Resident layabout."

She watches Marie pull out the tarot deck, but that's where her understanding of things ends. Especially with the french mixed into things. She //does// pick up on the girl's name, but shakes her head nad moves on to Piotr, giving a helpless shrug. "People don't and yet they do. I mean, you try telling Hank a Raptor Laura didn't take a bite out of his arm."

Emma Frost has posed:
Emma glances to Marie-Ange. "Mm, there you are, Marie-Ange." She pushes off the wall and offers the young French girl a side hug, as to not disturb her plate. "Did you want something to drink, too?"

Alison Blaire has posed:
Looking at Piotr as he wonders about the dinosaurs, and looks to Danielle. "Oh. Not a graduate, but same." She remarks cheerfully. "So...we don't know who's behind the weirdness?" She asks curiously and picks at her plate a bit with a look at her phone.

Warren Worthington has posed:
Warren enters.

"I HEAR THAT THERE ARE TACOS." He says, loudly, clapping his hands as he saunters into the room with bare feet, jeans, and a black t-shirt that says, 'I think my guardian angel drinks.'. Ignoring everything else in the room. Except for the food. He heads directly towards it and grabs a plate and starts to fill up four different tacos, two fajitas and two regular taco meat. With lots of cheese. And sour cream.

"Oh hot damn, -sopapillas-!?" He shoves his tacos to one side of the plate and fills half the plate with them.

Rahne Sinclair has posed:
    Rahne doesn't offer her name up. At least not yet. It might have something to do with her currently eating, so it wouldn't be proper to speak. Yeah...that's it, mostly. Not at all because she's reserved. At least, that's what Rahne tells herself.

    But, seeing how introductions are being made, it would be wrong to not at least offer a name. And so, after a sip of lemonade, Rahne lifts a hand from the floor for her quick introduction. "Name's Rahne. Rahne Sinclair. Ah'm a recent graduate, also...just back from visitin' home fer a bit." She doesn't mention where home is...but with that Scottish drawl, it isn't hard to figure it out.

    Then, a shift to Marie as the fortune teller drops the line about embracing inner beasts. "Ah got a pretty good handle on mah inner beast already. Didnae think changin' tae a dino or primate is gonna change that much..."

Gabby Kinney has posed:
Gabby Kinney is quick to shake her head at Marie's offer of giving up her share of food. "No way, there's plenty of deer on the property anyway. You should eat and enjoy too! You look like you're skin and bones, and I'm pretty sure you can't survive that, so eat!" That said she lifts up a churro from her plate to plop ontop of Marie's as well. Think of it like a very long begneit.

She pops her fingers back into her mouth after to lick off th ecoating of sugared cinnamon with a glance cast back over her shoulder toward Piotr giving a shrug. "Dr. McCoy thinks it may be some chemical agent they were exposed to, or maybe even magic since they retained their memories," she hazards.

Alex Summers has posed:
    "I have nooooo idea what's up with people turning into dinosaurs and gorillas....though they seem to still think the same even in their new form. I mean, no one seems to know why it's happening or how to turn them back as of yet." Alex says with a frown. "I'm not that type of scientist, unfortunately, so can't help much there."

    He grins as Warren arrives. "PRoper sopapillas...even a dish of stuffed ones, chicken and beef." he confirms to the newcomer. "Dani, Rahne...graduate person...Alison?" Alex tries after a moment. "And Marie...or Marie-Ange?" the blonde man notes, wrinkling his nose. "Oh hey, are those dino cards?" he says, spotting the compy picture on the back, looking curiously as he moves over to a table to make a burrito of his own. Barbacoa with rice, beans, cheese, sour cream, pico and lettuce for him, before he wraps up the stuffed burrito...with a little difficulty, but with some experience before he puts it on a plate and takes a bite.

Warren Worthington has posed:
Warren shoves a sopapilla into his mouth and looks up to give Alex a nod and a thumbs up in thanks. He takes a moment to scan over the room and who might be here. Oh, he spots Alison. And then he heads directly towards her. When he reaches her, he taps her on one shoulder and waves (because his mouth is still full). Finally swallowing the food down he says, "Hey Alison. Oh, hey Piotr." He upnods his big buddy. "Thanks for letting me know about the tacos, Ali."

Danielle Moonstar has posed:
Due to her brilliant foresight of filling a plate with a bite's worth of just about everything, Dani is able to move through her plate with relative ease. She does follow up Gabby's insistence to Marie-Ange with a nod. "Emma brought plenty. Eat. Dinos are good at hunting and if it comes to it, I'll hunt for them."

If the Cheyenne woman was good at anything before she came to Xavier's, it was outdoorsmanship.

"Whatever's making people change, it at least doesn't seem to be contagious since no one else-" she looks to Gabby for confirmation, "from the kitchen that day has changed. I mean, that may not be helpful in identifying the cause, but it's at least limiting the spread." Picking up her soda for a drink, Dani does sidle towards the churros to grab a few before Gabby devours them all.

Alison Blaire has posed:
Looking up at Warren, Alison grins. "Yeah. Well, never pass on a full stomach." She notes and gestures to the group. "Say hello, oh, maybe you can recruit for you're silly song idea." She suggests and looks at Danielle. "Hunting? Sounds like a dangerous plan."

Marie-Ange Colbert has posed:
Putting the deck away for the moment -- but it's always within her reach, just in case -- she tenses for a moment at being hugged by Emma, still not quite used to friendly personal space invasions... but relaxes and even hugs the woman back briefly, with her free arm. "I... oui, please. I apologize. My mind has been..." she trails off, giving her head a little shake. "...it is good to see you once again, and most wonderful of you to continue to do such kind things for us, Mademoiselle Frost."

Attention moves to Rahne, next. "This is good; you, too, will be prepared for when the time comes, then." ...Marie's already got plans for how to prepare herself. The cards already told her /when/ it would happen. Now she knows a little more clearly /what/ will happen. Then to Gabby, there's a polite nod, and a brief smile. "...if you insist. I would not die so quickly, but... I am quite hungry." ...and she'll puncuate that by taking a big bite of quesadilla. Chew, chew, chew, swallow.

Finally, Alex gets her attention next. "Either is fine, Monsieur Summers. Most simply use Marie, in America." she replies... and as to the question? She looks at the deck. "They are tarot cards; but they do have a dinosaur theme. An earlier reading suggested it would be prudent to prepare for the coming days appropriately."

Emma Frost has posed:
Emma finally 'fills' her plate. By that, it's a couple of the corn tortillas with just a few of the fajita chicken and vegetables, and some of the salsa. And a handful of chips with a little queso drizzled on it. And a bit of guac. Avocado is healthy, right? She goes back over to her place on the wall by Alex, brushing his cheek with her lips before she takes a bite of her food.

"Mm. Marie can see the future, Alex," Emma says brightly. "Well, to a certain extent." She glances to Marie-Ange. "That is a pretty deck, Marie-Ange."

Alex Summers has posed:
    "No shit." Alex says in a thoughful tone. "Do you like doing readings for other people, or kinda don't wanna be pestered over it?" he asks curiously. "I mean, it might be neat to see what you can do, but don't wanna put you on the spot, so it's cool if you don't too." Not everyone like showing off what they can do, after all. Himself included. "I mean if you wanted to read for someone here...Emma maybe."

Rahne Sinclair has posed:
    Green eyes settle upon Dani as Rahne speaks up. "Ah'll help ye, Dani, wit' huntin' if we need it." Because, with Dani's outdoorsmanship and Rahne's abilities, those deer do not stand a chance.

    But...it is the whole dino thing that has Rahne's interest. "thinkin' it's sumthin' in the air? That's frightenin'. Guarantee ye it ain't the Lord's work. Just makes it all the more bafflin' why someone wants tae make dinosaurs..."

Warren Worthington has posed:
"Mmmmmm mmm mmm." Warren mumbles out, mouth full of taco. He holds up a finger, chews and chews and then swallows. "First of all, it was not a silly song idea. It was an emotional video meant to inspire people to give to the Genoshan cause by showing off my beautiful self. A masterpiece, if you will. Secondly. Hi everyone." He waves to everyone. And then finishes his taco. Chewing it down. "Piotr, question, do you like the 90s Sara Maclachlan song about being touched by an angel? Would you want me to wing hug you while it was playing? Maybe slow dance a little? It can be in the video, maybe. Ali, what do you think?"

Alison Blaire has posed:
Laughing, Alison shakes her head and looks at Piotr. "Feel free to throw him. He'll land gentle." She calls out and starts to get up. "I'm going to get a drink Chicken Little. Want one?" She asks Warren as she digs in before looking to the others with a warm smile, enjoying the conversation and noise.

Danielle Moonstar has posed:
"Hunting isn't dangerous if you know what you're doing." Considering Dani //makes// many of her own bows and arrows, well! She just gives Alison what she can only hope is an encouraging smile. "Keep them busy in the woods and they'll stay out of trouble." Presumably. Hopefully. When Rahne weighs in on the plan, the dark-haired woman's smile broadens at her friend. "Perfect. We should round up whoever has changed and get them out. Maybe even a run would do them some good."

She does catch a little of the conversation about a music video, looking over towards Warren and then to Piotr and she asides to Rahne, not so quietly: "I thought it was 'In the arms of an angel?' Touched by an angel sounds kind of sexual."

Piotr Rasputin has posed:
Piotr narrows his eyes at Warren, "No. That song makes people sad and change the channel, what makes you think that would be a good idea? Secondly, I would prefer you not to touch me." He nods to Alison, "I always keep that option in mind. Eventually he will be thrown, but when he is not expecting it."

Gabby Kinney has posed:
"Nope, no one else has turned into a dino," Gabby confirms with a gravelly squeak as she clicks her teeth together with a toothy grin that shows off the rows of incisors upon incisors. Her beady eyes blink a time or two, and her head ducks down to lick at the clawed tips of her three fingers to lap the sugary goodness off. The plate she holds is still held but it has unfortunately tipped to the side spilling the entire contents to the floor by her clawed feet and pile of abandoned clothes.

"Oh, shoot," she says with a fluff of her feathered frill poofing out around her elongated head in a mix of orange and red. Rotating her head backwards over her shoulder, then forward again, she gives an annoyed chitter from her new vantage height of about three feet. "Did the room get bigger?" asks the feathered compy that was Gabby.

Warren Worthington has posed:
"I can make it romantic again, Piotr." Warren tells his pal. Dani gets a shrug, "I guess? I mean, I was going to change the lyrics around to make it a bit more provactive while I stood around shirtless, to be honest." Then he's looking up at Ali as she stands, "Water is fine. Thank you!" And sweet holy god. "Dinosaur!" He calls out and points to where Gabby is shifting. He does the unthinkable. He drops his plate of tacos.

Marie-Ange Colbert has posed:
Marie's mid-second bite when Emma professes faith in her abilities. Her eyes go a bit wide, and she /smiles/ around the taco in her mouth.

Other than Jennifer, very few people seem to put legitimate faith in her abilities.

Then when Alex seems more than willing to go along with that testimony? It's all she can do to keep from agreeing on the spot with a mouthful of food. That being said, she swallows what she has as quickly as she can, and...

"Oui! I would be more than happy to, any time you, or she, or anyone would like. It is not much of a gift if I cannot use it to benefit those around me, non?" ...and yes, there's more that her powers allow her to do. The teachers probably know about that part. She doesn't really advertise it, though!

As for Gabby's comment about nobody else having turned? "Not ye--" ...and green eyes go wide again as the littlest Kinney... becomes even littler. She knew it would happen to more of them. She didn't know when it would happen to the others. They hadn't asked, so it's a surprise to her! Not to mention seeing it in person. "Mon dieu!" she exclaims, staring for a few moments... before kneeling down next to the former girl. "...are you sure you would not prefer mine, now that yours are..." on the floor. Eating off the floor is /never/ polite and never allowed, afterall.

Alison Blaire has posed:
Laughing all the harder, Alison gives Piotr a thumbs up before looking at Dani. "I mean, I'd be willing to try it." She admits and breaks off as a dinosaur appears. Shrieking, she hops up onto the table with alarm. "It's real! Dear god!" The singer focuses on the soft dino girl openly shocked.

Alex Summers has posed:
    Alex turns his head slightly at Gabby's suddenly squeakier voice, then stares, his eyes widen. "...oh. Well. That's...uh." He flounders for a moment. "Apparently raptors don't run in the family necessarily...." is the first thing his brain can come up with as he crouches down in front of Gabby compy. "So...uh, bad news is you appear to be a...compy? That's the little dinos in Jurassic Park, right?" He searched his brain a bit. "Uh, good news, one taco will be like...three or four for you now....?"

    Yeah, he's not good at this.

    "How do you feel?"

Danielle Moonstar has posed:
Somehow, Warren telling Piotr he's going to make the song romantic and telling her that he was going to make it provactive doesn't seem to reassure Dani in the least. She just gives him a long look, but then leans back on her heels and considers him. "Maybe," is her final verdict. "I think Piotr has more broad appeal. You have a more narrow audience, I think."

She might be able to explain this, but then Gabby is changing and Dani... does not drop her plate. She just stops in place and stares at the little compy. Not moving is important for dinosaurs, right? Stay still and they won't attack? She remembers something like that from a movie.

But Gabby is speaking and reasoning so Dani breathes out with clear and obvious relief. "How do-" but Alex has beaten her to that ask. "One of us will get your things back to the dorm," she assures the girl. No need to leave a pile of clothes in the dining room.

Rahne Sinclair has posed:
    "A Thighearna beannaichte gu h-àrd!" The shock of actually witnessing a transformation that was not intentional startles Rahne so much that she slipped into what sounded like Gaelic. Then, with a blush, Rahne covers her mouth with her hand, tilting her head to really try to take in what just happened. "Ah didnae think Ah'd see it. Hard tae believe..."

    Then Gabby-Compy speaks...and it is hard for Rahne to not smile at the sight. That hand remains in place, this time covering a small smile that cannot help but come out. "Aw, the wee lil' lass looks so cute!"

    Well...that's one way to react.

Warren Worthington has posed:
Everyone seems to be mostly calming down about the dinosaur, but hearing about these things and seeing one pop out before you are two different things, and so Warren follows Alison's lead, but hops on his chair instead of the table, because he also doesn't want to smoosh his foot into his tacos. He reaches out towards Ali and takes her hand, giving it a gentle squeeze. "At least it's a small little one and not a T-Rex or something. I don't wanna be the lawyer dude who gets eaten while on the pot, what a horrible way to go." He looks around.

"Should we take her to Hank's lab or something, for the research?"

Gabby Kinney has posed:
"Oh come ooooon!" Gabby wails with her jaw opening ... rather too wide with this new hinge of bone. A frustrated fluff of feathers comes trying to make herself seem bigger. It sort of works if you like fancy fat birds. Tall though? Not really. "Couldn't I have been a taller one?" She whines for just a moment. Huffing at her luck she tips her head up toward Marie, and then Alex with a little bobbing motion. "Five second rule?" She reasons to Marie as a joke before answering the actual question.

"I feel weird. Things look a little different," she admits, "Visually as well as proportionally. But otherwise?" Another ruffle. It might be a shrug. "I can't feel pain to begin with. So I can't really tell you how I feel."

Piotr Rasputin has posed:
Piotr gives a frown to the others in the conversation, "No. That song is now ruined. It is only associated with puppies and kittens in trouble. Though I am not sure how I would be able to help in this situation." He shakes his head and would comment more but instead there is an issue more importnat than rehabilitating songs, "Wait, what." He sighs and looks to Warren, "Get her to the lab, Hank needs to deal with this." He squats down and says to Gabby, "Gabby, we need to have Dr. McCoy take a look at you, to see what is going on."

Danielle Moonstar has posed:
There's a look to the pair on the table and Dani rolls her eyes. "You two need some Danger Room time." Sure, it's surprising, but it's not as if Gabby tried to eat anyone's face. She just turned into a bundle of fluff and wailed at the room getting bigger.

But then, Dani's got a really weird scale of 'scary' compared to some. And that's including mutants.

She does look between Warren and Piotr with a displeased look. "I don't disagree," she hedges, stepping towards Gabby, "but I don't like referring to it as research." She may be trying to ensure no one frightens //a teenage girl//. "Gabby, Hank's been looking into this. He's already trying to help Laura. Mind if we take you to his lab so he can make sure you're okay, too?"

Alison Blaire has posed:
Scooting closer to Warren, Alison slides off the table still watching the dinosaur. "That is massively wild." She murmurs and looks at Danielle. "Danger room time? What does that have to do with getting the high ground on a dinosaur?" She wonders and seems relieved there's no attacks coming.

Gabby Kinney has posed:
Gabby Kinney is suddenly surrounded by well meaning people all trying to get her to the labs. There IS another floofing puff of feathers at mention of research, but she lets out a little hissssttth only to catch herself. "Right. It's okay. I'm okay," she assures with another clack-flash of teeth. Tipping her head to the food table though she adds, "Someone churro me first though." She was getting her churro darnit.

Warren Worthington has posed:
Rubbing his chin, Warren glances between Piotr, Dani and Dino-Gabby. "I mean, yeah you're right Dani, but Hank should check on her to see what might have triggered the change, it might help us determine who or what is behind this. And prevent other students from changing.

He stares at Dino-Gabby when she demands a churro. "Can you even fit a churro into your mouth?"

Alex Summers has posed:
    Alex offers a hand up to Gabby. "Here, let me get you up on the table so we're not all towering over you." he offers. And if accepted, she will be set down near the churro tray where she may savage them to her heart's content. "Yeah, I'm guessing a medical checkup at the least might be helpful, if they can compare you to Laura and Jean and see if there's anything in common. I mean, all women so far transformed, right? Maybe only guys turn into gorillas and only gals turn into dinos."

Emma Frost has posed:
"That seems a bit ridiculous," Emma says to Alex. It had taken her a moment to come to grips with the dinoGabby, so she is just now chiming in. "I just... don't see that making any sense. not that this makes much sense in the first place." She frowns. "Maybe someone brought back some kind of dino sickness from the Savage Land? I know there's some kind of resort there I've always kind of wanted to go to, when I had time for a vacation."

Danielle Moonstar has posed:
"Gotta stay brave in the face of fluffy little compys," Dani tells Alison. "Especially Warren. What if it'd been a spider? He shouldn't be shrieking and leaping onto chairs." He didn't shriek, but history is written by the winners. There's a nod towards Warren followed by a shrug, but she gives a little gesture to Gabby as she cycles through the hiss and frustration of 'research.'

"Have your fill of churros and we'll call ahead to Hank. This might be magic. There might be nothing he can do. But we just wanna make sure you're not gonna get worse, y'know? And maybe, possibly, try to prevent it from happening to someone else."

Gabby Kinney has posed:
Gabby Kinney steps up to the offered hand from Alex careful of her claws as much as she can be. Her little forelegs grasp onto him though as she's brought up to the table where the goodies were. Warren gets a jaw widening, tongue lolling out expression in response. "Gonna find out!" She assures as one of the churros is gripped between her... hands? Fore claws? She does have to snap-nibble at it to get a bite or two which results in eating mouth open. Chomp chomp nom chomp. "Eh, works. I know. I know it's going to be okay. Just grew up in a lab," she explains to Dani.

One further furtive look is cast around the room. "Better I go now. Just in case." She's hanging onto that churro though darn it.

Alison Blaire has posed:
"First point of order, I'm not a combatant. I'm allowed to hop on tables." Alison tells Dani before sliding back into her seat with an unsure look at Gabby. "But maybe I ought to be. I can't have Danielle thinking I'm ridiculous." She murmurs wryly and grins softly.

Marie-Ange Colbert has posed:
"...perhaps you should take her /on/ the plate, so that she can have the... how do you say... comforts of food with her, in the laboratory?" Comfort food, Marie. The phrase is comfort food. "These are certainly strange times we are living in." she adds. Not that she hasn't seen her fair share of strange around the mansion /already,/ but this? This takes the cake, so far.

Alex Summers has posed:
    Alex ums, his brow furrowing as he thinks. "Hey Marie...would your cards be able to tell something about what's going on? Maybe where to find out how this his happening, or something?" he says after a moment. "I mean, if you did a reading for Gabby here?"

Danielle Moonstar has posed:
Part of why Dani has never entered into the real world is she's never really been out of 'combatant' mode. Welcome to being one of those whose powers fucked up everything. Well, until she got to Xavier's that is. Then she was given Purpose(TM). But it does mean she has that frame of mind. Be Prepared.

"Sure, sure," she tells Alison. "But Warren should know better." There's a smirk at Bird Brain.

But it's Gabby that gets her attention and her expression softens. "It's okay, kiddo. You're allowed to be bothered by the idea of going to the lab. I wouldn't like it either. And if you decide you don't want to, that's okay, too. You could sit here on the table and eat churros and we could have Hank come up here instead if that'd be easier for you."

Gabby Kinney has posed:
Head shift. Head shift. Gabby's certainly trying to keep up with the conversation going on around her while she chomps away. Compies away? Either way she's decimating that churro until only a part of it is held in her claws. "It's okay. I'm good with going down there. I trust him." Squeak. Such a squeaky small voice. Do compies ever roar? Another fluffle ruff comes and she looks around again. "Besides I seem to be scaring people. And if I am contagious that makes sense."

Alison Blaire has posed:
Getting up, Alison grins crookedly. "Well, let me know if I can help at all. I'm not sure what I can do regarding all this-but I feel a little helpless in this." She admits and gives the others a small nod. "You all have a good night."

Marie-Ange Colbert has posed:
There's a shake of Marie's head. "Not for Mademoiselle Gabby -- a reading for her would tell of her future. For a question like that..."

Marie considers for a moment, considering the lessons learned from her grandmother long ago. Setting her plate down and clearing off a small section of the table so that she can lay her cards without them getting all dirty, she starts pulling cards out. Laying them face down, one after another. Letting the deck dictate when to stop... and when she does? There's a glance towards Alex first, then the others.

Turning one over at time as she speaks, "A man of great power," Flip, "No, two men -- two men who are in disagreement with one another... perhaps worse than that. A war?" she explains, licking her lips briefly. It doesn't seem /right,/ but the cards to not lie. Another card is flipped. "They use others as their soldiers, seeking to change the world to something that suits them better; a reflection of themselves, perhaps." A pause, a frown, and a look at Gabby-Compy again. "... but... if these men seek to remake the world in their own image... why is /this/ happening?"

Alex Summers has posed:
    Alex leans over, watching as Marie works. "...so...someone who wants dinosaurs...and someone who wants gorillas as their soldiers? And are competing over, what, changing people into them?" He folds his arms across his chest, frowning slightly. "....uh, well...maybe they're a dinosaur and a gorilla?" he says uncertainly. "Or like..a lizard. Or a primate."

Emma Frost has posed:
Emma blinks. "That... sounds disturbing. Who would have the power to do this sort of thing?" she muses. She slides herself up beside Alex, slipping under his arm against him. "And that doesnt answer how this is happening. Perhaps one of the doctors will find out how."

Marie-Ange Colbert has posed:
"Is that even possible?" Marie asks, before frowning and shaking her head again. "I mis-speak, I apologize, Mademoiselle Gabby." ...because Gabby kind of /proved/ that it was possible in a very literal sense. Marie had originally thought embracing the inner beast was more of a metaphor, but... not so much now. "Of course it is, oui?" Living proof right in front of them. "...but as more are transformed, it will be more difficult to find /who/ is responsible, if the ones responsible are beasts prehistoric and primate, non?" More and more potential suspects, afterall. "...I myself only have six days before this... affliction, claims me as well."

That answer came from a quick reading she did earlier. A pause. A frown. "I will need to prepare. I do not think hands like the Most Petit Mademoiselle's can hold cards." ...and without the tarot, what is Marie? Nothing. At least that's her viewpoint.

Alex Summers has posed:
    Alex hugs Emma gently to his side as she tucks in next to him. "So...you're going to change too..." he says to Marie, frowning, then shakes his head at Gabby. "I don't think you're contagious. I mean, you can't make a virus or something that instantly transforms you into a dinosaur, right?" The last said a bit hopefully, because as crazy as things are at the academy at times, he can't entirely rule that out. "Uh, maybe you could...glue little handles on the cards or something? Or like a piece of thread or something you can hook." He's trying to picture how that would work, really.

Gabby Kinney has posed:
While everyone is planning, reading cards, trying to figure out what was causing all of this disruption in otherwise normal(ish) lives.... There comes a little clatter from the table where Gabby had been set. There's no more dinosaurs, thankfully, but the tiny feathered compy that was Gabby has taken to stomping down on the pile of churros with one foot while ravaging them with snaps and chomps and jerks of her head to tear the fried dough apart from the rest to gulp it down in one or two bites.

Absolute. Churro. Carnage.