01 ❂ video
[video's on! He's on a rooftop somewhere. The comm's angle is coming from below; you can see his bust and a part of his wings. The boy is in his New Mutant uniform. IT'S COLD DAMMIT.]
I-- Hello? Can anyone... [Pausin'. How does one even go on about this? This is such a mess--aren't the X-men the ones supposed to deal with these situations? He's just one of the students.] I don't know what's going on. Maybe this is just... some sort of test. Or a big mistake.
[A hand rests on the side of his neck. He doesn't sound very assertive, but...] It's wrong. I don't want to be here. [THE HAND DROPS, he looks away.] I didn't sign up for this.
[Prolonged silence. An exhale.]
This is Jay. [or, if we're using codenames]--Icarus. From the New Mutants. Let me know if any of you guys are around, I'll try to meet up with you.
[otherwise, he'll just be returning to the Institute asap! He can figure out where it is - or if it even exists.
CLICK]
I-- Hello? Can anyone... [Pausin'. How does one even go on about this? This is such a mess--aren't the X-men the ones supposed to deal with these situations? He's just one of the students.] I don't know what's going on. Maybe this is just... some sort of test. Or a big mistake.
[A hand rests on the side of his neck. He doesn't sound very assertive, but...] It's wrong. I don't want to be here. [THE HAND DROPS, he looks away.] I didn't sign up for this.
[Prolonged silence. An exhale.]
This is Jay. [or, if we're using codenames]--Icarus. From the New Mutants. Let me know if any of you guys are around, I'll try to meet up with you.
[otherwise, he'll just be returning to the Institute asap! He can figure out where it is - or if it even exists.
CLICK]