<span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;"><em><strong>Vektor</strong></em></span><br/>(http://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/2/23/Vek-mask.jpg)<br/>`k, so I’m not good at talking about myself. (But I love being asked questions… Is that weird?) I’m a mutant. Duh. My forearms glow blue and I can shoot kinetic bolts from them. Okay, blahblahblah. This is all in my file.<br/>I don’t know…! I’m a geek...! I like comic books and all kinds of games: video, board, role-playing, card, etc. I like movies too. And drawing. And anime. I like long walks on the beach… No I don’t. But I do like getting caught in the rain. I love the rain. One of these days I’m going to get up the courage to ask HeadMistress Munroe to make it storm outside all nite just for me.<span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 8pt;"><em><strong><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">[=</span></strong></em></span><br/>Alright, you know what…? I’m not gonna lie: Utopia sounds like a great place. But for me, that would just be too close to the sheltered `bubble’ I grew up in. So I’m here. And it feels both odd and perfect at the same time.<br/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>AstraFlare</strong></span><br/>There’s something about someone who’s able to manipulate gravity that’s…`reality-altering’. I imagine this might be a little what it’s like for someone experiencing an earthquake for the first time: something that’s always been there, that you’ve always counted on being there – the ground – is suddenly no longer stable. That can mess with your head.<br/>I’ve caught her staring at my glowing forearms once or twice. It’s okay… I understand… I mean, I get it. And I managed to read her emotions once when she was doing it and I felt that there was nothing malicious behind it. It’s just… That’s when I feel most self-conscious is all. I’m working on it though. After all, if I should ever feel the least self-conscious, it should be here, right?<br/>And we seem to have a few interests in common, so that’s cool. Maybe if we get a chance we could geek-out sometime…<br/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Beast</strong></span><br/>While most of our personal interaction has been relegated to the passing “Hello,” it’s not difficult to gauge certain things about Dr. McCoy. He’s one of the `legends’ around here, so not only does everyone know who he is, but they know a great deal about him. Still… He always seems so `together’, but on the rare chance I dared to sense his emotions, I sensed something in him that felt…strained. And it wasn’t like it was just at that moment, but constantly there…<br/>Anyway, I definitely admire his seemingly pacifist & analytical approach to things. It really speaks to the way my own brain works. (Or at least the way I’d<em>like</em>it to work…!)<br/>I want to say more than “Hello,” but I’d feel guilty taking any more of this man’s time than that.<br/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Bishop</strong></span><br/>I honestly don’t know much about Bishop aside from the ideas that he’s from the future (<em>wtf!?</em>) and that he can absorb and redirect energy. That logically leads me to wonder if I wouldn’t be able to `feed’ his ability w/my own energy and if that wouldn’t benefit in some way during a battle or something…<br/>He seems rather quiet. Keeps to himself. So I do the same. I tried reading his emotions once, but basically just got the same. That really does seem to be who he truly is. It’s sort of admirable and a little scary at the same time.<br/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Flame</strong></span><br/>She breathes fire. Yes, like a dragon. Something about that is absolutely phantasmagoric. (Resisting the urge to pun: “That’s hot.”) And she can heal. And not just herself like HeadMaster Howlett, but others. It just makes the idea of her all that more `angelic’. Like there’s `hope’ or some junk. She’s here, and she can seriously help us.<br/>But when I sense her emotions, I begin to think maybe that’s a lot of pressure to put on someone… There seems to be something irrevocably `hard’ beneath those surface ideas… A chip on her shoulder. Or something else…<br/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Gambit</strong></span><br/>You know, I really would’ve liked to have gotten to know Rogue. Everything I’ve heard about her has caused me to develop something of a `crush’ on her…<br/>…and I blame LeBeau for her leaving.<br/>I’ve heard the rumors of their history together, so while I’m glad that she’s gone because that means they’re not together, I’m upset that LeBeau’s robbed me of that chance to meet her.<br/>I’m most likely completely wrong about all of this. I know well enough to know that things are always infinitely more complex than they seem. But it feels good to have a `focus’ for my resentment.<span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 8pt;"><em><strong><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">=p</span></strong></em></span><br/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>IceMan</strong></span><br/>I really like this guy, but then everyone seems to. His emotions appear to be genuine – he is ever the optimist.<br/>Somehow I don’t buy into it completely though… If I had to guess, I’d say that his feelings rely on the dependence of his friends. But his friends in the X-Men seem to be so deep-seeded that I feel like his optimism is ever supported by that.<br/>Well there I go practicing psychology without a license again. Alright, so this guy seems cool. Like the `upper-classmen' I’d like to hang-out with… `Feed’ off his optimism, if you will. He’s definitely great to have around, that’s for sure. It’d be hard (re: impossible) to make an argument against that.<br/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Jubiliee</strong></span><br/>Okay, so Vampires apparently exist. (<em>wtf!?</em>) So there’s that…<br/>So where is she getting blood then…?<br/>Alright, nevermind that. But what am I supposed to do with that?!<br/>Uh… Lee is a conundrum to me. When I’ve tried sensing her emotions, I get this `muddied puddle’ of darkness, which I can only assume stems from her…`affliction’…? `Situation’…? `Diet’…? I dunno… Either way, I can’t help but sense that there’s something `underneath’ all that… Like maybe something even…I dunno…`happy’…? It’s hard to explain. Maybe if I got a really good read on her sometime, or even caught her off-guard or something I may be able to explain it more.<br/>But for now, she scares me, and I’ll leave it at that.<br/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Mercury</strong></span><br/>I really like Kincaid, but then she seems to be really kind, and a quick scan of her emotions reveals that she’s truly genuine. She still feels a little trepidacious, but I suppose that’s understandable, and we’re all entitled to that. Would like to get to know her more though, if only to discover what lies beyond the trepidation…<br/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Myth</strong></span><br/>Dude scares me. …But I like him. That is all.<br/>Attempting to read his emotions has only served to strengthen my opinion.<br/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>NightCrawler</strong></span><br/>Another very scary individual. He seems to be consumed with some semblance of revenge is it…? Still, that’s often based on a strong sense of virtue and loyalty. I choose to keep my distance for now though. Yes, that’s probably for the best.<br/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Nuo</strong></span><br/>Nuo is an amazing talent to be sure. I’d seriously like to continue my own martial arts training by learning what I can from her.<br/>My concern is that when I read her I get such a sense of…`discontentment’ is it…? Like she wants to be alone, even though her pleasant personality seems to betray that… Maybe it’s something I’m losing in translation. I can’t be sure.<br/>Either way, I’ve seen her playing video-games a couple times, so that’s cool…<br/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Psylocke</strong></span><br/>Miss Braddock remains a conundrum to me. She’s clearly Asian, yet speaks with a British accent. I could even swallow that. But then she appears to be this bad-ass, psychic, telekinetic, espionagesupermodelastronautracecardriver that can do martial arts and read… I mean, where does it end with this woman!?!<br/>Well, anyway… She seems beyond reproach. And beyond<em>approach</em>for that matter! I tried reading her emotions once just for fun. The best way I can describe it is the “grBONK!” sound when you run into a wall in old school Zelda. And I’d swear she gave me side-eye!<span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 8pt;"><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><em><strong>= .</strong></em></span></span><br/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Storm</strong></span><br/>Though I don’t know much about her aside from what most everyone knows, I find her very approachable for a HeadMistress, (much less a Queen/Goddess and whatever else everyone says she is…!)<br/>Reading her emotions is like a breath of fresh air… Literally! Her emotions are literally like the wind. It’s weird and refreshing all at the same time. I love reading her emotions.<br/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Surge</strong></span><br/>Ashida is a firecracker! She’s full of spunk…and style. I like it. Her personality is as electric as her power. What I’ve been able to read of her emotions so far seems to be revealing something new though… Like more `serious’ ideas are starting to surface that may result in her settling down just a bit on some of her more unruly feelings… I could be wrong though. If I’m going to get in trouble, I think Ashida’s the one I’d want to be with me.<br/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Toad</strong></span><br/>Tolansky’s a hard one to peg. I don’t wanna say he’s<em>bipolar</em>or anything…but it is impossible to predict which Toad you’re going to get from day-to-day. His unabashed nature is infectious, but it almost seems that his brashness is coming from a place of self-loathing. Which is ridiculous because he always seems anything but uncomfortable with himself. I must be misreading him somehow...<br/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Traitor</strong></span><br/>Cordero’s a…cyborg? That’s both one of the coolest and most frightening things I’ve ever heard. Especially considering he was `designed’ to eradicate mutants. There’s just something…genocidally creeptastic about that.<br/>I haven’t even been able to attempt to read his emotions yet. Too scared. I will though. ...Maybe.<br/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Wolverine</strong></span><br/>HeadMaster Howlett is another conundrum. By all appearances, you’d expect him to be a loner biker or something. But he’s the HeadMaster of the school. And yeah, I dared to read his emotions, but that was equally odd. Everything seemed to just be already on the surface. Not like it was `protecting’ something underneath, but rather like there<em>was</em>nothing underneath. "What-you-see-is-what-you-get" type deal. There is one thing I do feel as a student at his school though… And that’s: protected.