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...hah... no, hang on, I can still-

[Billy tries to take a step towards Logan, reaching out as if to help, but his legs suddenly tremble and buckle in about two seconds flat, dropping him right to his knees. Apparently willpower is not, in fact, enough.]

Uh. I think... we might need some help.

[Logan catches himself against the wall when Billy goes down. At which point he lets himself slide to the floor.]

Well I didn't bring a journal. You made your point, so get going.

Edited 2012-08-17 20:42 (UTC)

Billy wobbles on his knees for a moment, tries to stand, and then - after about three unsuccessful attempts - edges over to the closest wall and slumps against it.]

Sorry... think I just need a breather. My legs feel like Jello.

[Well Logan isn't going to berate him. Though one of his X-Kids would have totally lasted twice as long. Because he trains them up right or something. ~~Or he's full of shit.~~]

Sure. I ain't going anywhere.

[He's just a little behind on training, man.

Billy relaxes quietly for a long moment, giving his sore legs a rub-down, then glances cautiously over at Logan.]

...Are you mad? That I didn't leave right away, I mean.

There's a lot of things for me be pissed over, kid. That ain't exactly high on the list.

[Any of the X-Men would have done the same. Or at least tried to. Seeing as how he was in charge, they'd listen if he told them to leave him behind. Most of them anyway.]

Edited 2012-08-19 00:42 (UTC)

...Okay. That's good.

[He probably will have to make a run for it once his legs start behaving, though. Until then, they're pretty much stuck.

He sits and stews and gets a bit angry with himself for being too damn stubborn for a moment, then slides a leg up to hug his knee to his chest. It helped with Rogue, so maybe...

...well, it's a conversation starter, anyway.]

Actually, speaking of which... I don't know if Rogue told you, but I'm a mutant, too.

[Well, there's a surprise for you. Here Logan thought there were just three mutants around here. And then this kid up and claims to be one himself. Cue staring.]

News to me. So all that magic stuff you're doing. That's your mutant power, ain't it?

[Billy nods, fingers twisting together in his jeans.]

That's the general assumption, yeah. It's not confirmed, but there's no other explanation.

Those are some serious powers you're packing, kid. Not many mutants have so diverse a skill set.

[Jean and Wanda come to mind, but even then, they don't get to just decide to have teleporting powers.]

...Trust me, I know. It's created all sorts of fun complications in my life.

[Which isn't exactly a complaint, but it's not entirely pleased, either.]

Welcome to the club, kid. You don't need to be told that being a mutant ain't exactly a picnic.

[Logan, Rogue, Remy... they've all suffered in their own different ways from being a mutant.]

So why the Avengers? I didn't think they ran with mutants so much.

Well... the Avengers were more local for me, and when I found out about my powers, the Institute wasn't really taking on new students. It's been kind of a rough year for mutants, so they had their own problems to deal with first.

[Understatement of the century, but he's not about to go into M-Day when he doesn't even have a proper explanation for it.]

We've always got problems. I've never known Xavier to turn out a student needing help.

[Unless they were, you know, not pretty. Or mean. Or jerks. Or he didn't much care for them at the time. But any other time, Chuck is a saint!]

I wasn't turned away, I just didn't think it was the best place for me to go.

[Outing himself as a mutant and getting stuck on that reservation while the government sorted out what the hell to do with them? No thanks.]

And the professor doesn't run the school anymore, or so I've heard.

Is that right...

[No professor? So who does that leave in charge? If it was now, that would put him or Ororo in charge. Hank in a pinch.]

Well, it's a shame. With some work, you might make a half decent member of the team.

[....

o m g

that was like 30% of an invitation to join the X-Men]

...Really? You think?

[A groan.]

Cool it, kid. That ain't an invitation. There's no team to join here.

[Whoops, backpedaling.]

I-I know. Sorry. It's just- it's cool. The X-Men are-

[...augh, he's either going to start gushing or repeating himself now, so he lets his enthusiasm fizzle and slumps back against the wall again.]

...Sorry. I've kind of been a fan all my life.

Yeah, kind of picked up on that already.

[He grunts as he shifts position a little.]

So if you're a fan, you won't mind much taking orders. So get going.

[Ahaha... that again. Billy would love to argue, but the fact of the matter is that if they keep trying to walk out the way they had before, it's going to take days just to reach any exit, no matter where they are. As much as he hates to leave someone behind in this situation, it'd be faster and therefore safer to get some help.

Damn.

With a slight grimace he pushes off the wall and stands up, stretching his legs and glancing off in the direction they'd been walking.]

You can't order someone who's not on the team, you know. [Stop being a brat, Kaplan.] ...I'll come back with help. It's a promise.

[Logan merely nods, keeping his eyes closed and his head against the concrete. Not exactly an ideal situation, but he was going to have to rely on the kid.

And try to ignore how much his hands hurt with those claws sticking out of them.]

[Billy opens his mouth as if to say more, but then thinks better of it and turns away, running off down the tunnel as fast as sore legs can carry him, with one hand on the wall to guide him. It's not exactly the heroic help he'd like to offer, but it'll have to do.

Still, he's sure that he'll be glad of this belatedly, if he doesn't regret it later. It was nice to get things out in the open.]

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