Room 324 [Monday Evening]

[longislandicedme]

Bobby should have guessed something was up when Hank insisted on calling him via Skype instead of his actual phone.

Bobby should have known something was up when Hank wasn't actually in range of the camera at the start of the call, and in lieu of a greeting started things off with "Now, Robert, I must forewarn you that you may find my countenance somewhat shocking. But I hope you won't be unduly alarmed..."

And then he'd stepped in front of the camera and he'd been blue. And not the "someone's put dye in your showerhead" type of blue. More of a "suddenly sprouted fur" blue.

Two hours and one long-winded sciencey explanation that Bobby didn't really understand later, he disconnected the call and spent the next few minutes just sort of staring at his laptop screen. Sure, their lives as mutants and X-Men had always been sort of weird, but he really didn't know what to think about this latest development.

[ooc: door and post open!]

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[longislandiceme]

"And he came back, and everything was supposed to be fine, and-" it wasn't fine.

[justwantsquiet.livejournal.com]

"Do you want a hug?" she offered softly.

[longislandiceme]

"A hug would be great," Bobby admitted. "...As long as you mean from you and you're not dragging someone else in here to randomly hug me. Cause that would be weird." Awkward attempt at levity: go!

[justwantsquiet.livejournal.com]

"I was going to go get Emma -- you know how cuddly she is," Sookie teased, leaning over to hug him. "I'm so sorry he did that, honey. I mean, I'm sure he had his reasons, but it's still awful."

[longislandiceme]

"Saving the world and all that," Bobby mumbled into her shoulder. "And I do like the world being here, and stuff, but- I don't think I'm going back to New York for a while."

[justwantsquiet.livejournal.com]

"Well, good. I would miss you," she said sincerely, trying for more levity.

[longislandiceme]

"The Professor's got new students to worry about, so really, it's all for the best," Bobby said. "How's the, um- lightning stuff going?" he had to ask.

[justwantsquiet.livejournal.com]

She shifted a little. "Um, it's...hard. I mean, the lightning stuff is easy, but all the other stuff. Do you really want to hear this?"

[longislandiceme]

"I wouldn't have asked otherwise," Bobby said. Given his own experiences, he had an idea of what the 'other stuff' might be.

[justwantsquiet.livejournal.com]

"I'm just not sure who -- or what -- I am anymore," she admitted, shrugging slightly. "I was always, y'know, odd. But now I'm dangerous, and...different. More different."

[longislandiceme]

Yup. Suspicion confirmed. "That sounds... a lot like what most mutants- at least, the ones I know- from my world feel like when their powers manifest."

[justwantsquiet.livejournal.com]

"Did it happen to you?" she asked dubiously.

[longislandiceme]

"Yeah," he nodded. "My first real big clue that my parents didn't have all the answers to everything."

[justwantsquiet.livejournal.com]

Sookie felt a little pang at that, and smiled sadly. "What'd you do? Y'know, to cope?"

[longislandiceme]

"Mostly? I just- I had to pretend things were just the same, for my parents, you know? But sometimes... some nights I'd sneak off to the woods and practice, because even though I didn't want it, I had to know what I could do."

[justwantsquiet.livejournal.com]

Sookie nodded. "I've been...experimenting, some, and it's helping. But I don't feel like myself anymore, exactly. I was going to ask Jono, too, and see if can help with, y'know, not zapping people. He was there."

[longislandiceme]

Bobby reached over and poked her lightly in the shoulder. "You still feel like Sookie to me," he informed her. And then, because he didn't want to make it seem as if he were making fun of her: "Asking Jono sounds like a good idea, though. And- you know if there's anything I can do, I'll do it, right?"

[justwantsquiet.livejournal.com]

"Wouldn't've said anything if I didn't know that," she said with a little smile. "Thanks." Impulsively, she leaned over to peck him on the cheek.

[longislandiceme]

"You're welcome," Bobby said, heat rushing to his cheeks at the kiss and unable to stop himself from grinning like a doof. "Now, um, didn't you say something about cake?"

[justwantsquiet.livejournal.com]

She grinned back, blushing a little herself. "Sure did! It's chocolate. Sorta. I mean, it's red."