Move along, nothing to see here. I10DT

by **Aisha Khan** » Sun Aug 05, 2012 1:41 am

Aisha was sitting on a bench, reading a book. People were walking around, not paying attention to her, but since she was off by herself, she felt much less alone.

by **Ryan Gabriel** » Sun Aug 05, 2012 1:48 am

Ryan descended from the sky, coming down to perch on one of the nice shade trees that the school had strategically placed within the grounds. He balanced, birdlike out of habit, on the branch, seeming to relax a bit.

Then he frowned, looking around, his eyes glowing faintly as he looked down at the bench, then smiled. "Hi, Aisha."

by **Aisha Khan** » Sun Aug 05, 2012 2:03 am

"What!?!" she said, jumping a little "You saw me? Did you see me?"

by **Ryan Gabriel** » Sun Aug 05, 2012 2:15 am

He gave her an apologetic look, not having expected to get her that excited. "Not with my eyes, and I'm pretty sure that's what you mean."

by **Aisha Khan** » Sun Aug 05, 2012 2:04 pm

"Oh." she said with a little sigh "Hello Mr. Gabriel."

by **Ryan Gabriel** » Sun Aug 05, 2012 11:21 pm

He smiled as he hopped down, landing lightly next to the bench from the drop. "Do I really look that old?"

by **Aisha Khan** » Mon Aug 06, 2012 12:50 am

"You're older than I am." Aisha replied "and you aren't a student."

by **Ryan Gabriel** » Mon Aug 06, 2012 1:29 am

"I'm not THAT much older than you," he said, taking a seat on the bench (and seeming to know where was a polite but not overcautious distance from her). "And it's not like I'm a teacher or anything."

by **Aisha Khan** » Mon Aug 06, 2012 1:52 am

"Ok, what should I call you?"

by **Ryan Gabriel** » Mon Aug 06, 2012 2:04 am

"Well, my mom named me 'Ryan,' so I'm kind of partial to that," he said, smiling at her (and not looking past her or through her as others would tend to do).

by **Aisha Khan** » Mon Aug 06, 2012 12:47 pm

"Ok." Aisha said "How can you see me? You can see me, right?"

by **Ryan Gabriel** » Mon Aug 06, 2012 1:25 pm

"Well, if I ignore my eyes, which has been taking a lot of practice, I can see anything that's alive. Sort of. Or really, I can see the energy inside them. I can see it in the grass, I can see it in the trees, I can see it in the birds and the insects and the animals, I can see it in the people, and I can, of course, see it in you."

by **Aisha Khan** » Mon Aug 06, 2012 11:19 pm

"Oh, so its just a mutant thing." Aisha said, sounding disappointed.

by **Ryan Gabriel** » Mon Aug 06, 2012 11:32 pm

"Well, if you want, I can pretend I can't see you, would that be better?" Ryan asked dryly. He smiled a little as he glanced over at her, it seeming rather clear that he'd do no such thing.

by **Aisha Khan** » Mon Aug 06, 2012 11:33 pm

"No, it isn't that." Aisha said "I just keep hoping that one day, I'll be visible again."

by **Ryan Gabriel** » Mon Aug 06, 2012 11:50 pm

"You haven't been here very long," Ryan pointed out. "It just seems like it. They'll be able to help you get it under control."

by **Aisha Khan** » Tue Aug 07, 2012 12:12 am

"Its getting a little better." Aisha replied "I can keep things that I touch from going invisible."

by **Ryan Gabriel** » Tue Aug 07, 2012 12:27 am

"Well, then there you go. That's progress, you just have to keep with it. Next thing you know, we'll see your clothes walking around, then we'll see you in them," he said with a little grin.

by **Aisha Khan** » Tue Aug 07, 2012 12:40 am

"That would be nice." Aisha said.

by **Ryan Gabriel** » Tue Aug 07, 2012 12:46 am

"It will be, yeah," Ryan said. "So... in the meantime, how are you holding up?"

by **Aisha Khan** » Tue Aug 07, 2012 1:09 am

"Ok, I guess."

by **Ryan Gabriel** » Tue Aug 07, 2012 1:28 am

He smiled a little. "Wow, that totally reassures me that you're feeling all right and don't need someone to talk to."

by **Aisha Khan** » Tue Aug 07, 2012 1:49 am

"I have roommates." Aisha said "They're ok."

by **Ryan Gabriel** » Tue Aug 07, 2012 2:23 am

"Well, okay. If everything's fine, everything's fine," Ryan said diplomatically. "I'm just saying... I know how it is. I've seen a lot and I've been through a lot, and that's why I asked to stay here. So, you know, if you're ever bored and want to talk to someone..." Yes, it might be a little obvious what he was really saying, but he knew how good it was to let people her age save face when they were trying to act tough.

by **Aisha Khan** » Tue Aug 07, 2012 3:02 am

"Thanks." Aisha said "But it really isn't a big deal."

by **Ryan Gabriel** » Tue Aug 07, 2012 5:47 am

Ryan chuckled at that. "So? Why does something have to be a big deal to talk about it?"

by **Aisha Khan** » Tue Aug 07, 2012 1:36 pm

'"No, not really, but sometimes it seems like its all I talk about."

by **Ryan Gabriel** » Tue Aug 07, 2012 4:08 pm

"All right, fair enough," he said, conceding the point. "How's your family been?"

by **Aisha Khan** » Tue Aug 07, 2012 7:04 pm

"They're doing really well." Aisha replied "They miss me, and I miss them, but right now, this is the best place for me."

by **Ryan Gabriel** » Tue Aug 07, 2012 8:22 pm

He smiled sadly and nodded. "Yeah, I know what you mean. First time she was old enough to figure out I was leaving for school, my sister thought it was something like breaking the Geneva conventions."

by **Aisha Khan** » Tue Aug 07, 2012 8:28 pm

"My brother was jealous, honestly." Aisha said "He thought it'd be totally cool to be a mutant. He said I should wear a suit like Dust, and get people to call me 'Stealth'."

by **Ryan Gabriel** » Tue Aug 07, 2012 8:30 pm

"Well, my sister's only four, so she hasn't quite progressed to 'jealousy.' Give it some time," he said with a grin.

by **Aisha Khan** » Wed Aug 08, 2012 12:02 am

"Is she a mutant too?" Aisha asked "Or is it too soon to tell?"

by **Ryan Gabriel** » Wed Aug 08, 2012 12:54 am

"No, she is. There... was an accident when she was a baby. She lost her voice and it triggered her early. SO now she babbles in our heads instead of in our ears."

by **Aisha Khan** » Wed Aug 08, 2012 12:59 am

"I'm so sorry." Aisha said "Its a blessing that she's a telepath, though."

by **Ryan Gabriel** » Wed Aug 08, 2012 1:03 am

"I know," he sighed, nodding. "Thankfully, she was so young that nothing about it seems strange to her."

by **Aisha Khan** » Wed Aug 08, 2012 1:19 am

"Yeah." Aisha said "Sometimes I think it would be easier if we were all born with our mutations active, but then I think that chasing a invisible toddler would have made my parents crazy."

by **Ryan Gabriel** » Wed Aug 08, 2012 1:53 am

"I can see that leading to a lot of gray hairs," Ryan said, smirking. "And here I thought a winged toddler would have been bad."

by **Aisha Khan** » Wed Aug 08, 2012 10:53 am

"A winged toddler would be awful." Aisha replied.

by **Ryan Gabriel** » Wed Aug 08, 2012 3:56 pm

"Oh, definitely," Ryan said. "When my mom was pregnant, my dad decided to screw with her and told her he'd had a vision- he's precognative, right? So he says he had a vision that the baby's going to have wings. Totally makes it sound like I'm going to be born with them. So she spends a month going around and flying-babyproofing the house. I guess she was planning on keeping me on a leash a good chunk of the time along with all the other crazy stuff she had to do... apparently it was pretty hillarious watching her get out ladders to take care of sharp edges that were close to the ceiling."

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