1st Card Dealt [Action]

[kineticcajun]

[Luceti, today, there is a very large, sturdy cardboard box lying in the plaza. It’s not walking around, just sitting there, with one foot poking out at a somewhat awkward angle from one corner. It was dumped, at some point in the night, on the front step of the Item Shop, and there it remains. Its occupant has only just now woken up, and he’s not too thrilled. From time to time, the box rustles, and occasionally there are muffled curses in Cajun French.

It’s a tight fit in this here box when you’re too tall to really fit in it.

Eventually, once he’s managed to untangle himself from the knot the Malnosso have practically twisted him into and gotten out of this box, Gambit will be making the rounds through the shops in the plazas. Dressed in just his New Feather pants. He is bent on at least finding his coat. The half-naked part doesn’t bother him in the slightest, but he likes that coat. From there, it’s time to get a feel for the neighborhood. If he’s gonna be stuck here, he’s gonna know his way around.

Feel free to run into Gambit at any point in his adventure~]

Comments

[mallbabe.livejournal.com]

[ she rubs the back of her neck. ] Nah. You guys found me in the Hills. [ ... ] I sort of... ran away from the plac- home. You saved me from those Sentinel dweebs and then stopped the Friends of Humanity from making mince meat out of my insides.

If it wasn't for you and the other X-Men, I'd probably have kicked the buckets.

[kineticcajun]

That so. ["You and the other X-Men", huh. Gambit mulls that over for a moment before he gives a soft, amused snort and leans back in his seat a bit.]

You definitely got the wrong Gambit, then. De X-Men aren't too fond of me.

[mallbabe.livejournal.com]

Why not? [ b-but you guys are her family... ]

[kineticcajun]

[...Don't give him that face, you'll make him feel bad.]

Let's just say we've had our disagreements.

[If by "disagreements" we mean "was one of Magneto's Acolytes and kidnapped Rogue after that."]

[mallbabe.livejournal.com]

Well. It's not your fault. [ a beat. ] But if it is, then I forgive you.

1/2

[kineticcajun]

[Those red eyes slooowly slide back over to Jubilee, a faint flicker of surprise crossing his face. What, just like that? Since when does anyone trust him enough to forgive him so quickly? Even the Thieves back home wouldn't brush aside suspicion like that.]

[kineticcajun]

[And then a short laugh as he goes back to the cool facade.] 'preciate it, petite. We all had our reasons.

So everybody was older den you... Don't suppose any of 'em are here. [Part info fishing, part genuine curiosity.]

[mallbabe.livejournal.com]

No.

[ she kicks a foot, letting her head rest on interlaced fingers. ] The only one here from then is me, myself and I... But Nightcrawler's here, and Rogue, and even Storm. Professor X was too, but he was younger. He even had hair.

[kineticcajun]

[Professor X with hair. Just.... can't wrap his mind around that. But that makes five. Four, if that past tense is any indicator. No Acolytes, no Magneto. This could be a good thing or it could make things even harder.]

I take it the Professor ain't here anymore?

[mallbabe.livejournal.com]

Nope. He left a little while after he arrived.

[kineticcajun]

Guess he's one o'the lucky ones.

[This place is way too quiet for him, man.]

[mallbabe.livejournal.com]

It's not that bad... I mean, other than the kidnapping and experiments. Sometimes it can be pretty neat-o-rama.

[kineticcajun]

["Neat-o-rama", huh. And just kidnapping and experiments. Gambit's grinning a bit over that one.] You makin' it sound like a walk in de park now, petite.

[mallbabe.livejournal.com]

It's better than the last kidnapping I was in. This is totally doable!

[kineticcajun]

[And the last kidnapping he was involved in, he was the one doing the kidnapping. So he'll just keep his mouth shut on that.]

Guess it's jus' a question of settlin' in, then.

[mallbabe.livejournal.com]

That's not so bad.

[ and she smiles real wide! ] And you've got me to help you!

[kineticcajun]

[Jubilee. Why are you nice to him.]

'preciate the offer, Jubilee. T'ink all I need for now is some time to figure dis place out, though.