Junior Achievers Club, Wednesday (after classes)

[selfhelphero]

When the members of the Junior Achievers club assembled in the Danger Shop today, they'd probably notice that the room was already set up with some manner of destruction in mind. Or, at least, some sort of physical exertion. There were a few moddable targets set up, some with backings of straw, and others of brick. There was also an obstacle course of sorts set up, mostly consisting of hurdles, some decidedly taller than an average person even stood.

Evan was one of the two boys who was standing in front of the course, looking anxious to get started, and maybe a little nervous.

"Hi, everyone," he greeted, once it looked like people had settled in, "welcome to the Junior Achievers Club! Which is kind of just a fancy," if ambitious, "title for 'people with powers who want some training with them' club. This week we're going to try to keep things pretty simple, since we don't really know what we're working with yet, but we hope that will change soon so that we can really start exploring our full potential!"

"We decided to meet here in the Danger Shop so that no one has to worry about taking things too far, or getting hurt," Billy said, looking enthusiastic enough to cover everyone in the room. "We figured we'd do the introduction thing today, since it's our first meeting and everyone might not know everyone else. If you want to talk about what you can do, you totally can, and if you'd prefer not to, that's all right too. Then, the course is yours, to practice or test yourself or show off, whatever you want."

"Feel free to go a little crazy on the course," Evan added, smiling and bouncing on his toes just a tiny bit as he started to get into the spirit of the club. "Since we're in the Danger Shop, it can just re-build anything that you might break, and if you want anything in particular added so that you can practice, we can arrange for that to happen, too. We want to give everyone a chance to participate, no matter what your powers are!"

[OOC: OCD is up, have at it!]

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Arrive/Mingle

[selfhelphero]

Talk to one another if you like, or poke around the course while you wait for the club to start. Or whatever else you do before you start training with your powers, if you so desire!

Re: Arrive/Mingle

[nonelikemesince.livejournal.com]

Now, this was more like it; it was pretty easy compared to some of the things he'd ever had to do at the Academy, but if he got to do something like this once a week Anakin definitely wasn't going to complain.

He was grinning as he looked over the course, clearly eager to get started.

Re: Arrive/Mingle

[selfhelphero]

"Do you like the course?" Billy asked with a smile, glad to see someone looking pleased to be here.

Re: Arrive/Mingle

[nonelikemesince.livejournal.com]

"It's pretty astral," Anakin replied, with a particularly pleased glance toward the targets. "The gym equipment is okay, but it's not challenging enough."

Re: Arrive/Mingle

[glacial_queen]

Karla was mostly here to keep an eye on Magneto. Look, it was a club that featured powered students and overseen by a mutant terrorist.

Yeah. Jaded and keeping an eye out. And planning on not showing off all of what she could do while he could see.

Introductions

[selfhelphero]

"So, I guess we should probably start," Evan piped up, grinning a little more. "I'm Evan Sabahnur, and I'm a mutant. I was about eleven when I started getting my powers, and my uncle trained me with my shapeshifting and energy blasts. I'm... still not very good at flying, but I'm working on that. I had a friend at my last school who was going to teach me how, but we didn't really get around to that before I came here."

"And I'm Billy Kaplan, and I'm also a mutant," Billy said. "I was around fourteen when I discovered that I had powers when I accidentally nearly electrocuted someone. He got better, thankfully, but I've been pretty cautious about exploring the limits of what I can do ever since. Technically, I consider myself a witch, because most of my powers involve casting spells, but if you need someone to fly you around, I can definitely help. So, what about you guys?"

Re: Introductions

[nottheshoes.livejournal.com]

Despite his hesitation at the obstacle-type course side of this, George was actually looking forward to this. This world was rather less magic focussed than he'd become used to.

He nodded a little bow to the group. "I'm George, and I am a necromancer and a flash user," not that anyone would know what that was around here, "and have been since I can remember. I suppose that's why many people find what I can do unnerving, while I don't."

Re: Introductions

[genesishero]

Necromancy? Evan's interest was piqued, at least a little, but mostly he found himself wondering about that other part.

"Hi, George, and welcome to the club! If you don't mind my asking, what is flash?"

Re: Introductions

[nottheshoes.livejournal.com]

"It's a sort of... channeling of power," George tried to explain. "It can look a little like a string of lightning, but you can also form it into shields and I know people who line it to the edge of their blades."

"Most magic users in my world have the ability, to some degree or other."

Re: Introductions

[glacial_queen]

"I'm Karla and I'm a witch," she explained. "I have basic Craft, which all members of the Blood have access to, and I also have special Healing abilities. I can Heal the body, the mind, and the land."

There. That was true enough while not giving away the full scope of what she could do.

Re: Introductions

[genesishero]

"The land, too?" Evan looked intrigued, yes. He couldn't help it. He knew about global warming and the like just as well as anyone, but he had a feeling that wasn't completely what Karla's powers were about. "What does basic Craft let people do?"

He was a curious little guy, okay?

Re: Introductions

[glacial_queen]

"All sorts of things," Karla said. "Shields, energy blasts, phasing--honestly, it's rather a long list." She nodded at the course. "I can show you some stuff out there, if you'd like."

Re: Introductions

[nonelikemesince.livejournal.com]

"I'm Anakin Solo," he spoke up with the small touch of diffidence that came with not generally loving to talk about himself. "I'm a Jedi Knight, which means . . ."

He didn't know if there was a concise way to explain the Force; it wasn't as if he'd ever been in a situation where he had to explain it.

Instead, he shrugged awkwardly. "I can use the Force to do a lot of things. Telekinesis, sensing when someone's lying, augmenting my speed and reflexes. Things like that."

There was a whole philosophical component to it, too, but he'd never really paid much attention to that.

Re: Introductions

[genesishero]

"Those all sound like really useful skills to have," Evan decided, offering Anakin a smile. "Especially around here, I guess? I mean, with some of the weird stuff that Fandom throws at us. Have you found it helpful here on the island yet?"

Re: Introductions

[nonelikemesince.livejournal.com]

"Always." Anakin nodded. To tell the truth, he didn't know how to function without it. "I mean, my whole life, not just in Fandom."

Seriously. No points for good parenting, Han and Leia.

Make Use of the Course

[selfhelphero]

By all means, throw things at the targets, or just blow them up, or find some way past the hurdles! Or, if there's something else that you'd like to see, let the boys know and they'll poke at the Danger Shop until it gives you what you need to demonstrate what you're capable of!

Re: Make Use of the Course

[glacial_queen]

Karla glanced at the targets and then back to Evan. And then flicked her hand backwards. A whip of Sapphire light arced out from her hand and whipped towards them.

A moment later, there were some shards and a bit of dust remaining.

"That's something I can do," she told him.

Re: Make Use of the Course

[genesishero]

Evan blinked, waving a hand in front of his face to clear the dust a bit as the Danger Shop reassembled the targets.

And then he broke into a wide grin.

"I can do something kind of like that, too," he announced, looking rather pleased. "Training with things like that, I have actual experience with! My Uncle Cluster made certain of that!"

Re: Make Use of the Course

[nonelikemesince.livejournal.com]

Just clearing the hurdles wasn't at all difficult for Anakin; where the real challenge lay for him was in running the course as quickly and efficiently as possible.

He spent a good fifteen minutes just looking over the course, chewing his lip in concentration.

By the time he actually ran it, it was in a ridiculously short period of time. By his standards it wasn't terribly flashy (because of that whole efficiency thing), but he clocked a pretty impressive time.

After that, he headed for the targets with a pleased grin on his face.

Talk to the Leaders

[selfhelphero]

When they ping in!

Re: Talk to the Leaders

[genesishero]

For all that Evan was still a little fidgety about being a leader of this sort of club, he was also looking really excited for the opportunity to help anybody who might want it!

So he was going to try to be good and stay somewhere that was easy for the club members to get to, but could anybody really blame him, either, if he took off from time to time to fire some eye-blasts at the targets?

Re: Talk to the Leaders

[selfhelphero]

Billy had never been in charge of a club either, but he was really excited about this. He knew some people might be uncomfortable, so he was hoping his relaxed expression would put folks at ease.

Talk to Magneto

[selfhelphero]

When he pings in!

Re: Talk to Magneto

[hisownagenda.livejournal.com]

After watching Billy and Evan introduce the club, Magneto nodded in approval and stepped back to see exactly what some of these "achievers" could do.

So don't mind the tall guy in scarlet and purple outfit with a cape and helmet. He's just judging everything you do to see if you could be an asset or a threat.

OOC

[selfhelphero]

Woo, first meeting! \o/