nextgen_parent (nextgen_parent) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2010-07-20 23:46:00

Entry tags:

inactive - anastasia summers, inactive - chris frost, inactive - chris pym, inactive - match, inactive - rose logan, plot-"providence of mutantdom", team - x-force

Some People Call Me a Space Cowboy
The call went out for the members of X-Force to assemble in the briefing room as soon as possible. When they arrive, they'll find that it is Scott Summers, rather than the Professor, running this meeting. He looks grim, even by Scott Summers standards.

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nextgen_parent
2010-07-21 11:15 pm UTC (link)

"No proof so far," Scott said, "but I doubt Nathan would be letting anything out newswise if it wasn't."

"Our fears," he went on, "are two fold. The first is that Nathan might attempt to force this on the world's population in some fashion, in an attempt to break down the barriers between humans and mutants. He's done similar things before.

"The other fear, of course, is that if they've found a trigger for mutant, they might be able to reverse engineer it into a counter-mutagenic agent."

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	son_of_discord 2010-07-22 01:21 am UTC (link)
	"Okay, so this is bad on two fronts. And there's a chance he's gonna expect people coming to either back him up or shut him down, so he's gonna be on guard, unless he knows who those people are." Joey says. "You want this operation smashed up or do you want us to find out if it's real? And what's Providence's policy on letting outsiders in?" Joey asks. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

nextgen_parent
2010-07-23 01:04 am UTC (link)

"At present," Scott replied, "we're just looking to ascertain the situation. This is a recon and data collection mission. Christina's technopathetic abilities should come in particularly handy for this. We're also looking to simply collect information of the general reactions of the Providence population itself to the situation.

"Cable has adopted a policy that no one is to be turned away, if they're genuinely interested in Providence and its mission of creating a better society. We are currently creating false identities for all of you that should allow for smooth insertion."

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	notyetqueen 2010-07-23 01:08 am UTC (link)
	"Anything else we need to be on the lookout for?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	wild_rose 2010-07-23 01:24 am UTC (link)
	Well, at least it would get them out of the house. Rose was almost in favor of letting Nate use the danged thing. Let the rest of the world see what they had to deal with for a change. But no, it was too dangerous a thing to just have out there... "What she said." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	son_of_discord 2010-07-23 01:32 am UTC (link)
	"Probably wouldn't do us much good to show up there all at once. Big groups attract more attention than loners do." Joey says. "I'll go ahead leave tonight. Shouldn't be a problem getting in. And I've already got the whole false ID thing covered, Boss Man." Joey says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	whosperfectnow 2010-07-23 03:36 am UTC (link)
	"I'm a pretty good spy, if it helps." Tina was uncharacteristically quiet suddenly as she spoke, her voice a whisper, as though she was offering up a terrible secret to the light of day. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2010-07-23 03:42 am UTC (link)
	Scott's look was somewhat skeptical, but also showed a certain amount of willingness to believe. "How good?" he asked. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	whosperfectnow 2010-07-23 03:49 am UTC (link)
	Tina frowned and then looked at Scott. The exchange of information was brief, but clear. Scott Summers would have few questions about just what Christina Frost did growing up as a child of Hellfire. Some of the more stomach-turning details were sanitized, but the important things were there. "That good, sir." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

nextgen_parent
2010-07-23 04:05 am UTC (link)

Credit to Scott in that he didn't allow his expression to change. He nodded slightly. He mentally revised his opinion of Christina up several notches.

"All right, you'll be in overall command for this mission then. We'll get you briefed on specific geography of Providence before you leave. Joey will be inserted first, and we'll break the rest of you into two insertion groups with the other immigrants."

"Now, hopefully, you won't encounter any of these individuals, but if you do, I want you to be prepared."

The first slide showed a brown-haired woman with glasses. "This is Irene Merryweather. She's Cable's de facto chief of staff and handles a lot of the day to day running of Providence. No super-human abilities, but she's a long time associate of Cable's, which is saying something."

The next showed a woman with white skin, a black circle around one eye. "Domino, sometime lover of Cable and member of the previous incarnation of X-Force that Cable ran. Skilled fighter and marksman, with probability altering abilities. It's unknown if she's currently on Providence, but she has functioned as Cable's head of security before."

The next was an Indian man. "Garabed Bashur, also known as Commcast or Black Box. A high level mutant with the ability to receive and analyze electronic signals. He functions as Cable's eyes and ears to the outside world and as part of the security of Providence itself."

Another slide, showing a large, red-haired and bearded man. "Prester John. Time-tossed one-time guardian of a mystic artifact called the Evil Eye, which he has replaced with a similar weapon called the Stellar Rod. Functions as the head of the multi-religious services, but will engage in combat if necessary."

For a moment, Scott seemed to hesitate, and went on to the last slide, showing a red-haired teenage girl. "Data on this one is sketchy, but reports identify her as Hope Summers. Origin unknown, but she appeared with Cable one day and is reportedly his daughter, though we cannot confirm if this is biological or not. Unknown if she possesses any mutant abilities, but she does appear to possess combat training."

"With any luck, however, you won't need to worry about any of that. Cerebro can't monitor Providence, so we won't be able to monitor you or perform an extraction if things go poorly. I am confident, however, in your abilities to improvise as necessary."

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	son_of_discord 2010-07-23 04:20 am UTC (link)
	"No worries, Boss Man. We'll get the info and get out of there when the time comes." Joey says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	wild_rose 2010-07-23 04:28 am UTC (link)
	Rose tossed off a mock salute. "Improv's our specialty, Summers," she said. "We'll get it done." She looked over to Annie. "Twenty bucks says the Nate here is shacking up with Dom." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	notyetqueen 2010-07-24 05:35 pm UTC (link)
	Anastasia smirked. "Twenty says he's still in denial." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	whosperfectnow 2010-07-25 01:05 am UTC (link)
	She shook her head. "Show me the geography and other pertinent information. I'd like to have something of an escape strategy for if things go awry. Other than that, I'm ready." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	son_of_discord 2010-07-25 04:03 am UTC (link)
	"If there's nothin' else, I need to go make a call and take care of somethin'." Joey says. He's memorized most of the info and the faces of the people of interest they're watching out for. If he's not stopped, he'll head off to make his preparations to leave for Providence. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2010-07-26 02:16 am UTC (link)
	"Go ahead, Joey," Scott said. "I'll finish briefing Christina. The rest of you are at liberty until you leave." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	pym_kitten 2010-07-26 02:17 am UTC (link)
	Chris hesitates for a minute, but then figures there's no sense taking too long to think something over while there's a telepath around. "Guys... hang on." She clears her throat. "I want to go in ahead of the rest of you... asking for the x-gene treatment." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2010-07-26 02:34 am UTC (link)
	"They haven't gotten that far yet, Chris," Scott explained. "We don't know what their plan is. That's part of what I need all of you to find out." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

whosperfectnow
2010-07-27 07:38 pm UTC (link)

Tina nodded.

"We need to be careful, Chris. If we go in asking for too much or too many questions we'll instantly be pegged as spies. That could get us all killed."

Tina passed no judgment on what Chris was asking. She was more concerned with the semi-carlessness of the idea that they could present things in such a light. She put it away, though, and unless stopped would head out so that she could get organized, both for her briefing and for the mission itself.

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