Something Different (Open)

[Eden Wolf]

Eden had no friends here, course she had no one in Atlanta either but right now everything was just shit around her. All she wanted was to find a guy and maybe get married and have kids. But knew that everything around her had changed this place was hell. So she went right into the gun store and needed to get her mind off her troubles. She sighed silently as she looked at the selections that was there. And in the back of her head she heard her father in her head. Turning her head she could see him.

Smiling at the memory of him as it felt like he was telling her what all the weapons were and smiled but looking again she was alone and sighed some. She had no idea if he and his mother were dead. She had not seen them die with her actual eyes. Shaking her head a bit she was just looking and decided to sit out, she was having one of her attacks. More like a panic attack, still the things she saw in Atlanta was almost to much to bear, she sat down and put her hands over her face sighing sadly.

[Crystalia de la Rosa]

Crystalia hated to admit it to herself, but she was practically useless without her powers. Though they wouldn't just disappear like that, there was the Cure or mutant inhibitors to think about. Luckily for Crystal, she never got in a contact with those two, there were always possibilities. It was time to face the truth. Without her powers, her wonderful powers, Crys would last a second, maybe two against her enemies. Odds she didn't like at all.

This was the main reason Crystalia was standing in front of a gun store. If she were back at the Institute, she would ask Logan to train hand to hand combat, but Crystal didn't know anyone here, so that was one thing crossed out. The easiest thing would be just to get a gun and learn how to use it. Crystalia was blind in this department as she didn't know how to hold one of those weapons, much less fire it correctly and hit the target. It was just simpler to throw a flame ball at her attacker. Much simpler.

Crystalia stopped unsure in front of the store, hating how this new environment made her feel. Weak and...human. She spied a woman sitting on the floor, but not everything was right with her. At least this was what Crys' intuition told her. She didn't care much for humans, but a person never knew if one was a mutant, demon or just plain normal, unless it was physically obvious. Against her better judgment, Crystal approached the person and send a calm, warm wind to caress the woman's body, hopefully soothing her, without being too obvious it was her who did it. 'Are you alright?' Crystalia asked, her Spanish accent heavy in her words, at it usually was when she was unsure or upset. 'Sorry if I'm intruding, I just want to buy a gun and learn how to use it, but I have no idea where to start,' she smiled, trying to appear as innocent as possible, as not to scare the person away. Crystalia found out early in her life that pretending to be harmless, confused and stupid usually got people to trust you faster. Not that her pretense was far from her current state of mind. Quite the opposite actually.

[Eden Wolf]

Eden had been lost for so long, but everything around her came rushing around and it almost killed her. But then she heard a voice a Spanish accent and looking up she saw a woman, she looked young perhaps around her age. If she was older she would have been shocked, hearing what the woman said she could not help but just smile at her. When She said that about guns she could not help but to smile, this woman was something else. Looking at her she sighed a bit and thought for a second, slowly standing up she sighed.

"Guns are not your department I can tell, this place is strange. Something about you I don't know perhaps I have been in a bad situation and get feelings about people. If you lost something, rather it be an ability I will call it. There is a girl you should go to, her name is Maggie. If you have lost something she can help you find it. Unless I am totally wrong, but there is something about you and no idea what that is. But I guess I have been around this place to much, I mean I have come across slayers, hunters and a witch" She chuckled a bit.

[Crystalia de la Rosa]

'Does it show that much?' Crystalia muttered darkly, looking away when the woman mentioned that guns weren't her department. 'No, let's say...energy is more my area of expertise,' the mutant grinned darkly. Her eyes briefly flashing with power when the stranger mentioned that she thought Crystalia was special. Subconsciously, Crystal powered up, wind picking up speed around the couple, but so subtly that it could be perceived as an act of nature. Her hands started to become hot, like always when she felt threatened and flames danced across her palms. Crystalia quickly hid her hands behind her back, though there was a slim chance that the woman hadn't noticed her powers.

'Brujas (witches), slayers and hunters?' the Spanish woman repeated, doubt lacing her voice as she peered closely at the woman. 'So this place is as strange as it feels,' Crys snorted, looking around. In her life at the Xavier Institute, Crystal met all sorts of people, from aliens to demons, so she believed the woman.

'Ever met a mutant?' Crystalia inquired, smirking and raised her hand, with her palm facing the sky. Her hand caught fire and a fire ballerina was dancing on Crys' hand. 'As you can see, my abilities are working just fine. I need a gun and learn how to use it in case they block me a.k.a. I can't use them for some reason. I'd usually ask my friends, but needless to say, they are all where I was taken from.'

After the small demonstration of her powers, Crystalia remembered that she hadn't introduced herself properly yet. 'By the way, my name is Crystalia Carmen de la Rosa,' her name rolled easily and gracefully from her tongue. 'Call me Crystal. Or Firebelle if you want,' Crystalia said, staring at the woman, clearly expecting an introduction back.

[Eden Wolf]

She smiled at her and crossed her arms thinking for a moment about what the girl said. It did not really show, she could just read people pretty well. She could not help but laugh a bit when she had a thought in her head, thinking about what she could do for this girl. But then she heard the name and liked it, but the way she said mutant was kinda sad so she figured she was use to people hating but right now she knew she could help her out. Eden did not hate anyone, well accept maybe the walkers.

"No it wont show for other people, I have the ability to study behavior of people. I can read people very well. And figured there was something about you, but no I have never met a mutant. Though I know the stigma of them, people are just ignorant I mean I see you I don't see a mutant. I see a human being with a gift. And as long as you don't cause trouble like burn a house down, you will be accepted here just fine. And my name is Eden Wolf, but you can just call me Eden.

I am actually fluent in Spanish but uhh its been a while so I don't know if I dare use it. I would hate for me to say something mean and I honestly don't mean it. But maybe you can help brush me up on it, now as for a gun I can help you out with that. I am some what of an expert on guns, my dad was in the military so I was raised around guns all my life" She offered her and placed her hands on her hips feeling much better now.

[Crystalia de la Rosa]

'Ah, si, we mutants, well...' Crystalia stopped, sighing softly, and pinched the bridge of her nose. 'If you already heard about it then I really don't have to tell or explain anything to you. Just know that I am a part of the good mutants, not those...terrorists,' Crystal almost spat the last word out as she thought about the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants. She only crossed paths in battle with them once, but it was enough. Though Crystal had to admit it to herself, it was nice setting Sabertooth on fire. To bad he had superior healing, like Wolverine. 'I am a mutant, which is, like you say, somewhat a human with gifts. If you truly see me as such, and I do believe you, then you are one of the rare few,' she smiled. 'I do apologize if I was a bit defensive back there, it's just that I had bad experiences with humans in the past,' Crystalia whispered, scratching her head where the faded scar was barely seen.

'Nice to meet you Eden,' the Spanish smiled at the woman or girl, whatever age she was. However, her smile fell when Eden mentioned burning a house down. 'Don't worry, I don't sleep in a house,' Crys weakly smiled, clutched her hands and looked away at the Heywood Forest where she spend her nights. 'Not that I don't want to, it's just that I...can't. You see, I get terrible nightmares sometimes, which activate my powers and, like you said, I can burn a house down. At the Institute, I had a special room built just for me, made out of Adamantium, a highly resistible metal to any known element. I slept there,' Crystal waved her hand in a dismissing motion. 'I like staying outside though, it's like....oh, what's that word...camping, si?' Crystal had no idea why was she telling Eden all that information, but it perhaps had something to do with the fact that she was one of the only humans to accept a mutant, so Crystalia wanted to reassure her that she took precautions so she wasn't dangerous to anyone.

'I am fluent in Spanish, obviously, Italian, French and English. Though I sometimes mix up the words and the like,' the mutant blushed, remembering a few embarrassing episodes at the Institute when she began learning English as a teenager. 'Learning Spanish or brushing up on it in exchange for gun lessons? Sounds fair, non?' Crystalia nodded her consent and looked at the store. 'So...where do we start?' she asked, frowning at the closed door.

[Eden Wolf]

Eden listened to her, she never got the point why people were close minded. When she said good mutant she knew she meant with the xmen that is rather hushed but when you have inside sources plus she knew Xavier she looked at her and was thinking. But then she knew that she had to do something, so she snapped out of it and smiled when she said what she did the deal sounded good. She nodded to her liking that, and looking at the gun store it was a good question. But knew the first step about a gun.

"Well first we need to find you a gun you are comfortable with" She pointed to a gun it was a small handgun but held nine bullets and packed one hell of a punch so she smiled at her. "Alright Crystal pick up the gun and feel it in your hands, see how you like it, but something tells me your a shotgun kind of gal" She chuckled a little bit looking at her. She was beyond friendly with this girl, she sensed she was a good girl so she would help her out as much as she possibly could.

[Crystalia de la Rosa]

Crystalia moved to the gun and picked it up with two fingers. Of course it wasn't the right way to hold it. Because of the surprised weight in her hands, Crystal almost dropped the gun on the ground. After catching it, with a little help from her air control, the Spanish lady held it correctly. She moved her hand around and aimed it at a few things on the wall to get a feeling of it. Something wasn't right though. 'It feels...small. Not right,' Crystalia shrugged and put the gun back on the counter where she got it from.

She moved around, looking at some other pieces, and Crystal felt lost. She wished Logan or someone else from the X-Men who knew about guns could help her right now. Eden was very kind and helpful, but Crystalia barely knew her. 'Do you know how I ended up here? Or us, since you hinted that more people were lost in Ashfield?' Crystal wanted to strike up a conversation. She moved to a gun that had 'Remington Model 870' written next to it and held it in her hands. Crystal had no idea what kind of gun it was, but it felt comfortable and right. Like when a friend leaned on you, that friendly, but safe weight.

'I was taken during a class,' Crystal commented to Eden, while she aimed at a few things, closing one eye to get a better aim. 'I think I'm going to be here a while though. Professor surely knew that I was transported away, but if he could find me with Cerebro, I'd be out of here a long time ago,' she sighed. 'Do you think that Maggie person you mentioned earlier could help us?' Crystal asked and looked at a rather long and heavy gun she held in her hands. She rather liked it. 'Better yet, do you have any idea what is going on?'

[Eden Wolf]

Eden had been curious about where else this place would take her, sighing softly she watched Crystal and heard what she said about not liking it. And she watched her very closely, but as she watched her she began to wonder what the hell she would do with Crystal. But trusted her enough to know that she would not cause problems. But watching her pick another gun, she chuckled about what the gun was. It was a heavy shotgun and she seemed to like it almost instantly. Grinning a bit she placed her hands on her hips and sighed happily.

"I knew it your a shot gun kind of gal, well what you need to do with a shot gun, is the but of it. Must be pressed tightly against your shoulder, problem is would be the draw back. If you don't hold it right it can shatter your shoulder, I found that out the hard way. Was in the hospital for a week, and my god it took a month and a half to get it healed. But it took forever to because of how I was, I kind of ignored what the doctor said about not playing around."

That was Eden for you, the daughter of a solider and not wanting to be bound down. Taking a deep breath she let it out and crossed her arms, leaning into the class frame some s mall guns were in. Crystal seemed so happy to be where she was gun wise. So she gave her a few pointers about how to hold it, and tried to describe how hard the kick back was. Since she did not want her startled by w hat was to happen once she shot off a round. "They have a shooting range, will be easier to teach you there once you pick a gun"