I hear in my mind all these voices/I hear in my mind all these words

[touchofrogue]

Who: Loki, Rogue, Ororo, and Logan
What: A Peaceful Conversation
When: Wednesday, July 10th, evening
Where: The X-House
Summary A discussion about Rogue's powers
Rating: 'G' for 'Oh Gawd, oh Gawd, we're all gonna die' (PG, maybe PG13 for language)

To say that Rogue wasn't looking forward to this meeting would not be entirely accurate. It would be closer to the truth to say that she'd been sick over it, except she hadn't experienced the relief losing her supper would have brought.

She was almost glad to have to worry about how Loki, Logan, and Ororo would get along; it was a distraction from what really worried her, from what they needed to talk about.

Rogue ate dinner at home, trusting them not to try and corner her for the information there, wanting to show them that she was still considering herself a part of the family. About a half hour before the meeting was set to begin, she walked down to pick up Loki. She'd let him know she was leaving so they could meet halfway. Holding on to his hand, Rogue opened the door to face Storm and Wolverine

Comments

[complicatedliar]

Loki remained silent as the others spoke, though he did squeeze Rogue's hand when Ororo called her powers a gift. While he was loathe to agree with the annoying woman about anything, it was in line with what he'd been trying to tell Rogue himself, that her power was part of her and not something to be dismissed.

Though he did say, his tone a bit cool, "I'm curious about this training regimen myself." Because if it was so effective, if they knew how to go about dealing with Rogue's powers so much better than he... "And why it was not implemented before now."

As for the Battle Dome, it was Rogue's choice. If she put her foot down and did not want to use the facility, he would back her up.

[calmbeforethe]

And here, Ororo hesitated. She didn't quite care for the tone of Loki's voice, but the fact of the matter was that she didn't have a clear answer for either of them.

"To be honest, Rogue, Charles had never filled us in completely on what sort of plans he had for you." She glanced at Logan briefly for confirmation, then back to Rogue. "For the most part, he'd wanted to see if you couldn't master your powers yourself, first."

"I am, however, curious as to what ideas the two of you might have come up with yourselves. Perhaps we can work together and come up with something that will suit you best." Because as much as she didn't relish the thought of working together with Loki, Ororo had to admit that his input and Rogue's trust in him - trust she didn't give lightly - would be invaluable in this situation.

[touchofrogue]

Rogue's brow furrowed. So... they didn't have anything in mind. They just wanted her in the Battle Dome for its failsafes.

Like she was some kind of monster.

Your powers are a gift.

Ha.

But at least they were open to trying to form some kind of training routine with Loki, that was a start, right? All Rogue wanted to do was keep from losing her mind.

She wet her lips and looked down, "This... last time. They were so loud. They were pushing against the wall and I just couldn't... think. It hurt so much."

It was a lot for Rogue to admit pain.

"I went in to try and stop them, but nothing would work, no form of meditation or dealing with them that I knew. Loki..." she was squeezing his hand so hard. She took a shuddering breath, "Loki encouraged me to try and find one that felt friendly and use their ability. So I made a window in it - in the wall. And I was able to somehow grab hold of Kitty."

She looked up, "And of you, Ororo. And I was able to use your powers until I was exhausted and the psyches were quiet again."

[snikting]

The idea of embracing the friendly psyches certainly seemed like a legitimate strategy. One that worked, too. He couldn't argue with results. To Ororo, he offered her the confirmation she was looking for. To everything else, he had little to say.

He looked to Loki. "It's your idea, your training regimen. I ain't the one with the new ideas here, you are."

Not anything he cared to say. Putting Loki in charge of anything was the furthest thing from a good idea he could think of. In the end, the Dome wasn't just for Rogue. It was for Loki, too. If this god of mischief showed his true colors and tried to manipulate or exploit Rogue, he'd be somewhere they could corner him.

[complicatedliar]

Well, he hadn't been expecting that. A show of good sense from Logan, how shocking. He even let a flicker if that surprise show on his face.

"Interesting. Well, it will be a great deal of meditation. The focus must be on communication and negotiation with these... Psyches while they are still manageable. Then actual practice riding them. Friendliest ones first."

He glanced at Rogue; he knew she hadn't been happy about the idea of the Battle Dome, but she hadn't protested much either. He decided to hedge his bets. "To start with the emphasis must be on concentration and control. If the environment of the Battle Dome proves too distracting, I will require that we go elsewhere."