Know When to Hold 'Em (the boys)

[leblagueur]

The table was set up, the liquor was laid out, and nothing could be heard of the room’s lone occupant except the soft rustling of cards. It had been a few days since all their powers had been lost, and tensions had been high to say the least. For some the transition had been painful, for others joyous, but overall none could ignore the underlying

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[prefers_magneto]

Erik was a punctual man, so it was with little surprise that he walked into the room to find nobody had yet arrived but their host.

He set down the carton of beer he'd brought along and glanced over at Remy.

"Evening."

[notan_animal]

Logan hadn't done much in the past few days. The pain from his claws which broke through his skin had him sleeping a lot. Of course, the nightmares still played, but without his abilities, his body was forced to do the natural process of healing.

When he arrived, Logan flicked his head towards Remy in silent hello before doing the same to Erik.

"So, what're we using for stakes tonight?"

[ichblaumich]

Things had been a little emotionally turbulent for the newly-human Kurt, but a night with the fellows seemed like just the thing to settle him in.

Having discovered, to his dismay, that he was still stuck on the mansion grounds -- his one joyous attempt to flee to the city had resulted in the swift but temporary reappearance of his powers, including the one that kept him stuck inside in the first place -- he was still without shoes or, really, clothing that properly fit a fully-human body. But he smiled shyly as he slipped inside, holding up a hand to the gathering. "Guten abend, gentlemen."

[prefers_magneto]

Erik did something of a double-take when he saw Kurt. It was different seeing Raven un-blue. Troubling, but not completely unfamiliar. She took the shape of humans often. Kurt, on the other hand...

"Interesting new look," he remarked mildly. "Though I can't say it's an improvement."

He'd looked quite magnificent before. Now he was... ordinary.

Erik glanced at Logan. He'd heard about his hands. He didn't say anything, just handed him a beer.