More Meteor Showers Bring Even Stranger Powers. (O/A)

[Rikki Tikki Travi]

"Oof, don't jinx it. Twins actually run in my mom's side of the family. I'm scared enough at the idea of directly taking care of one little person, let alone two or more."

Gidget raised a brow at Legio and started to ask, "When did you- y'know what, never mind. Stuff happens fast around here. I've got little heiresses, presidential apologies, people becoming demigods, and demigods becoming people. Follow me, I'll take you where you need to go."

Gidget spoke as she led Legio to Records/Documents/Identification, or R.D.I. "I had to set up the identification portion last month when Cassandra and Alexavier decided to stay here. They didn't exist in anything outside of Daedalus' records. With our resources unfrozen, you should have proper identification and documentation in five to seven days. After this you just have to go to personnel and housing to be assigned a room. Shouldn't be hard we've...recently had a lot of vacancies."

Gidget walked him into the office, where there was no one else waiting ahead of him. Behind the desk was a sad looking man who wore the most dour of expressions on his face. "Good timing. Just follow Greg's directions and you'll be all set. And please don't mind him. He has to be as depressing as possible to make sure that no one laughs due to anything he says. Let me know if you need anything else."

Greg turned in his chair and droned, "Hello and good morning. My name is Greg and I'll be assisting you with setting up your digital and paper trail. Speaking of trail, did you know that over 60,000 Native Americans of the Cherokee, Muscogee, Seminole, Chickasaw, and Choctaw nations died during the Trail of Tears between 1830 and 1850? That's a lot of genocide over some gold."

He spun back to his computer screen and began to set up the template. "Since it's just you and me, I can do this for you without having to fill out a paper form. Could you please give me your full name, date of birth, place of birth, and names of your parents. If you don't have any parents, that's okay too. You'll find yourself in good company with the over 14,000 orphaned children of this world, but unlike a good portion of them you'll have a roof over your head and warm food to eat."

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Heather wasted absolutely no time and pulled her shirt off over her head. She was not about to risk someone else knocking on the door. She could feel the pent up desire cause her body to quiver. She had been denied something, and the dragon in her was furious. Although confident she could keep it at bay if need be, she knew it was better to satiate it's greed. That time she did not mind, because it's greed was only matched by her lust.

She dove forward and pulled Liv back into a seat position on the bed so that her girlfriend could do the deed of removing everything else she wanted access to. It was Liv's turn to do what she wanted, after all.  

[Nova Blancke]

"You must be busy." Legio responded.

"Thank you Gidget. Have a nice day." He said goodbye to Gidget

"Oh, that is indeed a large number. Especially during those times where the population was much smaller."

The next request caused him to think.

"Hmmm I have none of those." He thought to himself afterwards. This would be his date of birth. As for parents...Alexavier and Cassandra came to mind but they weren't his parents. In human terms they would be family. So...Aiden as a last name. But first name?

"Legio...Legio...Lee...Liam?"

"Yes,Liam Aiden, date of birth would be today, location, I suppose that would also be here. No parents."

"

There it is. That hunger she saw her Heather before. She wasted no time with kissing her, moving her hands over her back, unhooking her bra. Kissing her way down Heathers neck. Using the same trick as before with the shopping bags, her own top seemed to glow and scatter.  

[Rikki Tikki Travi]

Greg asked no questions. He only typed. He'd come to accept the circumstances around him years ago. He swiveled and rolled in his chair to the far side of his desk, bent down, and picked up a device the size of a shoebox. He rolled back and placed it on the countertop in front of Liam. He pressed a button on the back which caused the device to hum. After a few seconds, it unfolded from itself into a collection of both benign and dangerous looking contraptions.

"Please place your hands on the flat surface at the base of the biometrics accumulator. Do not be alarmed as it sinks and shapes around your hands for the purposes of scanning your fingerprints. As that happens, we ask that you look forward as your photo is taken. Once that's done, the accumulator will then switch to blood collection mode. An 18 gauge needle will be inserted into your arm and five vials will be drawn. If your powers include invulnerability, please inform me so the blood draw portion can be skipped. In that event, we ask that you submit a saliva sample for the purpose of blood type confirmation and DNA recording."

"Any questions?"

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If the day before had been about tenderness and making love, then that day was about passion and carnal fury. She was still hyped up from their go at DDR, and she had a lot of energy to spare. At one point she lost herself in a moment of ecstasy and let out a plume of fire that set off the sprinkler system. Thankfully, what came from the taps wasn't black and cold. Gidget made it a point to recycle the fire suppression system often, so that things did not smell like rotten pipes for weeks. What fell was warm, pleasant, and only served to heighten the moment.

A panel in the upper back corner of the room opened. An emergency confirmation and surveillance bot craned itself from the wall. It inspected the scene, widened it's lens when it saw the source of the "emergency," craned back as though it had just seen something it wasn't supposed to, and then retracted itself. The water stopped just as Heather fell back into the soaked bed. She huffed, puffed, and pulled the wet hair off her face as she reveled in the afterglow.

She turned her head toward Liv and chuckled guiltily, "I think you'll be rooming with me tonight."  

[Nova Blancke]

Legio cocked his head slightly at this strange device. It never ceased to amaze him how people had created technology.

"I do believe I require a saliva sample to be taken. It would be quite difficult to pierce my skin." Legio stated and put his hand into the device.  

[PixelMuse]

Rikki Tikki Travi

Silhouette replied, "I have no way to be absolutely certain, since I don't have a watch, but by the growth of your hair I'd say about a month. I know it doesn't seem that long, but time dilation can be a tricky thing. It takes a while to shuffle through two lifetimes worth of memories."

Fenris' stomach growled. "Oh damn. I haven't had anything to eat at all today. I'm good now, Trin. You go do the things you need to do. I've got a surplus size bag of beef jerky waiting for me in Fr-, my room."

Trinity thought for certain that Sil would have a better sense of time since it was her realm but she was literally in the dark as much as she without a watch. Luckily Trinity did have a watch on her and it did indeed said a month.

After Fenris pointed out she was good and she was heading to Fr-, her room. She couldn't help but have mixed feelings with that correction. On the one hand it is great that Fenris is becoming more of her own person instead of mostly Freya 2.0. She couldn't help but think of the downside to this that she would less and less of Freya until it's Fenris despite being a combination of Freya and Okami. With a sigh to herself it was time to go back to what she was going to do previously, talk to Dawn. She reset her watch to today's date pulled her hair up into a ponytail so that fewer people would notice. Perhaps I need to clear my head with some meditation. I'll figure out where she is after that. She head to the gym.

As she entered to head to the meditation room she signed up for she saw Leo letting loose on a punching bag in the room next to him she saw Dawn in the middle of a yoga class. Looks like there were 15 minutes left for that. She continued to the meditation room sent a text to Dawn [ meet me in room 333 after class ]. Dawn's phone buzzed in her cubby with her text. She decided to go for ten minutes and proceeded to play a session that lasted that long in the sound proof room. The voice in the room granted a guided meditation talking about her breath, the mindfulness of where that breath would go. Just letting her mind sense every part of her body in its current state. It was accompanied by tranquil music. The gong at the end of the session sounded and her green eyes opened feeling refreshed and reset. She opened the door and there Dawn was.  

[Rikki Tikki Travi]

The surface of the device depressed snugly around Liam's hands. The soft glow of a scanner panned over his hands just as one read his eyes. The attached camera flashed, and then the accumulator lifted to release it's subject's hands. It folded back in on itself and hummed. A moment later, a small USB drive ejected itself from a discrete slot on lower side of it. Greg took it, inserted it into his computer's drive and began to type again. It did not take long for him to finish. He returned the device to where he retrieved it and returned with a specimen cup.

"Please deposit as large a saliva sample as you can into the cup."

A printer near him whirred and presented a small bit of paper with some wording and a barcode.

"Here's your temporary ID. Return tomorrow for your official one." he said.

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Dawn was surprised to see the message from Trinity in her alerts. The tenuous bit of calm she had managed was replaced with anxiety of a sort she was not used to.

"Hi, er, Hello...Trinity. I got your message." she muttered nervously. She walked in and took a deep breath. She pulled at the bottom hem of her shirt as she spoke.

"I just want to say again how sorry I am for what happened the day before yesterday. Mom told us not to freak out if we saw people we knew because they wouldn't be the same person, but I went ahead and dove at Theonis like a big, dumb, puppy. Right in front of you. Heh, for someone with the name Dawn I sure can be dim. That's what Leo says when I do something stupid, and what I did was stupid. The hurt in your eyes was palpable, and it was my fault. I'm so sorry."  

[PixelMuse]

The poor girl mustered all the courage she had to say these words, which made it even worse for Trinity to tell her the truth. A few words repeated in her head Don't be blunt, don't be blunt, don't be blunt. She took a sharp breath.

"I appreciate your courage to come to me to appologize. Which makes what I have to say in return hard to say. Right now, I'm not in a good place to accept your appology right now. If I were to simply accept it now it would be a lie. It's just something I need to work on and will come to you when I'm ready." She considered mentioning that she was already planning to break up with him later that day and her action, more like the discovery that she, the daughter of Liv and Theo, even existed was what drove her to break up with him then and there. Less is more, she doesn't need to know every detail of my life.

"Regardless you, my son, and the others that came from the future are under Valhalla's protection, my protection and I will as long as I breath."  

[Rikki Tikki Travi]

Dawn bit the inside of her bottom lip and lowered her eyes as she heard what she expected to hear from Trinity. The temptation to read Trinity's thoughts was heavy. She could tell Trinity had more to say, but that she held back. "Most likely for my benefit." Dawn thought. Her mother and her Gidget had both told her about how considerate and kind Trinity could be when it came to being honest while sparing feelings. She thought it better to take the non-acceptance at face value and not dig any deeper.

She looked back up when Trinity spoke of wanting to protect the future kids. "Thank you. I really appreciate that. It's been a lot harder to cope and adjust than any of us thought it would. We all thought things would just automatically be better once we made it here. That we'd all run to the surface and just stay in the sun. But none of us can spend any amount of time above without feeling sick with nerves after a few minutes."

"It's like, there's this thing, right here. she said while motioning to the pit of her stomach and moving up to here throat. "Like something wants to come out, but then it gets stuck. It's like being scared, but it's different. We know there're no monsters. I-I felt a little better after doing the yoga with the other ladies, but it's still there. It's worse for Leo. Along with Mom and Ravan, he was out fighting the most. He's trying to let that thing out his own way, but it's-"

There was a heavy thump that could be heard and felt from the room Dawn and Trinity were in. "Goddammit!!! I need another one!"

"I don't think it's good for him." she said sadly.

A gym attendant marched up to Leo and whistled sharply at him. He chastised him with an accent that could only be from one of the boroughs of New York City. "Hey kid, I toldja, tree and yeh done! Dose bags don't grow on trees, and dey ain't cheap! If yeh can't get a grip, den get lost and get help!"

Leo looked down at the three punching bags that he'd broken. The first had a hold punching through both side by a pressure burst. The second was sliced cleanly in half by a shadow blade that intercepted it before it could it him during a momentary loss of balance. The third snapped from the chain after a solid hit. Energy that'd normally be put toward a day of surveillance and survival had become a frustrating build-up of anger. He could still feel it in his shoulder and back. He felt the pressure in his temples. The rhythmic thrum of his pulse. He glared at the attendant and demanded, "No! I'm not done! Just get me something stronger! There has to be something stronger, or maybe someone stronger! I need this."

The attendant sighed and shook his head. "Look kid, I feel for ya, I really do. You an' all de othah futah kids. But 'dis ain't gonna help. Yeh need ta talk to a shrink or somethin'."

"I don't need to talk! I need to break something!" Leo shouted. His shadow began to ripple as his anger built up to a boiling point.

Silhouette stirred within Trinity's shadow. "Trinity, the shadows are restless. I think it's Leo."  

[Nova Blancke]

Legio took the cup and looked at it. Doing as instructed he managed to produce some saliva. It was an interesting experience. He had never done so before but accessing the memories of others he had taken, he at least knew how. Still, it was a bit awkward.

"Thank you."

Liv yelped at the sudden downpour of water but couldn't help giggle afterwards.

"Well you certainly got me all wet....twice now." she said as she breathed a bit heavily.

"I think that'd be smart. Yeah I really needed that." She rolled on her side to face Heather, putting one finger on her nose."And I think you did too."  

[Rikki Tikki Travi]

Greg took the sample and deposited it's contents onto a tray that slid into another machine. He tapped at the keys a few more times until the machine produced a pair of white card cards with Liam's name, Valhalla's logo, but no other discernable marks. He removed the cards from the machine and handed them to Liam.

"These are your Personalized Entry Cards, or PECs. The PEC is made to give you, and only you, entry to your suite, apartment, dorm, whatever. As long as it's on your person, it'll work. Once you've been to personnel and housing, looking at the logo will display your room number to you. Should you wish to give others entry to your fully furnished cell, hold the PEC in your hand and touch your card to theirs."

"This concludes the RDI portion. Government documents take five to seven business days to process. They will be delivered to your room when they are done. Please proceed two doors down the hall, on your left, to P and H. Have a good day, and hope that you're not in the estimated 22% of cardiac deaths that occur while you're sleeping tonight."

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Heather beamed and giggled. She'd been booped on the nose. She'd always wanted to be booped. "I really did. Though, in the future, I need to be careful about how I breath. I doubt they'll let me stay here if I keep lighting dorms on fire when I...y'know. Which will be often, because I plan on making the next five months as fulfilling as possible."

She turned on her side to face Liv, put her palm on her girlfriend's cheek, and sighed blissfully. "Being here, with you, is like a dream. Especially since these eyes can see the radiance that hovers around you like butterflies."  

[Nova Blancke]

"I see, thank you. I do hope that is the case. I've only had a heart for a few hours now. I would like to keep it beating." He said as he accepted the PECs.

He nodded to Greg and moved to the next part of this little journey. Two doors down."

"See, now you're just flirting with me" Liv responded and placed her own hand on Heathers.

"We should probably dry ourselves of before it cools down. I mean I don't get sick but stil."  

[Rikki Tikki Travi]

Shouting could be heard from personnel and housing office.

"Ma'am, please. Yelling isn't going to fix this."

"You're right. You're gonna fix it!"

"I already explained that you need to go to RDI so that your biometrics can be updated."

"And listen to Doctor Depressio for however long it takes? I'd rather chew my own leg off! This is a housing problem, so fix it!"

Fenris was at P and H's front desk in an attempt to get another PEC card. Freya's spare did not work due to the fact that she no longer matched the DNA on file.

The Clerk, a young man with rock like protrusions at the joints on his lower arms, was doing his best to keep the tall wolf lady calm. He glanced over to the side and saw Liam.

"Just a moment sir. It might be a bit."

"Oh no, you're not blowing me off that easily. I-"

Fenris' nose caught a scent. A familiar one. A very unwelcome one. She turned her head and glared at the source. For a moment. she did not say anything, only looked at him. The clerk could feel the tension rise higher than it was before, and it all came from Fenris.

She looked down at his hands. What she saw in them made her lip twitch.

"Oh Hell to the ******** no. Here?! You want to live here?! Tch, of course you do. It's not like you have anywhere else to go. Ugh, I'm not dealing with this right now."

Fenris stormed past Liam. For a moment she considered shoulder checking him, but then she realized there'd be a good chance of dislocating her shoulder due to his powers. Another thing she did not feel like dealing with.

The clerk shook his head as she left and looked to the new arrival. "Did you need help, sir?"

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Once she actually thought about it, Heather did start to feel goose bumps from their damp conditions. "Oof. It's a good things I'm not cold blooded anymore. I probably would've passed out in your arms."

For a split second, her inner saboteur brought up how she probably would not be in that position if she were more iguana than person. She mentally averted her thoughts from that and focused on the now, not the if.

Heather dried off, got new clothes from the closet, and collected her wet clothes into another towel for transport. She looked to Liv and asked, "I hate to ask, but I don't suppose you could port us to my room? The Valhalla tabloid has been quick to the draw lately, and I'd rather not be the subject of their latest headline. At least, not unless I'm feeling particularly exhibition-y. If we're gonna be on their site, I'd rather we not look like we just left a water park."  

[Nova Blancke]

Legio or ...Liam as his name now would be, entered P&H, hearing the commotion. It would surprise him but it did not. He noticed a very faint smile upon seeing her. It quickly faded.

"Yes, I -" he started but stopped as she stormed past him. She did not seem to want to have anything to do with him at the moment. A part of him told him to leave her alone. But for some reason, he went against the logic he always regarded highly. Before he could stop himself he grabbed her wrist as she passed him. Turning to face her properly and quite possibly her wrath.

"I am sorry Fenris. I am sorry about what I said before. I need you to know this. It was not my intend to injure you." Legio looked her in the eyes, gaze unwavering, fully focused on her.

Theo sighed to himself and checked his phone for any further appointments he might have today. This was a fun distraction but he did still have a job to do. Part of him wanted to check on his parents, especially after the troops moved in. But he knew they needed time.

"You can still do that ya know." She responded before getting up, getting dried and putting on some new clothes.

"I mean....wouldn't be the first time for me.Let them all know how who the lucky girl is." She grabbed Heather by the waist, twirled her around and kissed her. During the kiss she teleported them both to Heather's room.

"Better?" she said with a wink.  

[Rikki Tikki Travi]

Fenris halted the moment she felt something brush the fur on her wrist. Her lip curled, her throat rumbled, and she whipped her head around to look at Liam. She looked down where he held her wrist, and then looked back up to meet his gaze. To her, the look in his eyes said that he was being sincere. However, she was still hot under the collar.

"Let. Go." she growled.

Once her wrist was free, she glanced at the clerk. "Not here." She said as she motioned him into the hallway away from prying eyes.

"I know you didn't mean it, and that's what really pisses me off. As smart as you think you sound, you're a ******** moron. So I can't logically hold you at fault for being stupid. But then, I'm not a creature of logic, am I? I'm still pissed, and I'm still not dealing with this."

She took two steps away when something else he said struck a chord. She turned back and approached him. "What did you mean when you said you needed me to know you were sorry?"

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A notification popped up on his phone. It didn't have a name, just the image of a mechanical ball that resembled Haro from the Mobile Suit Gundam series. It spoke in a chipper, girly tone.

"Hello Headmaster! It's me, Widget! My creator said that as soon as you had some down time, I should fill you and/or the others in on what you need to know about your new guests. I didn't know when that might be, so I hacked into your schedule and cleared the next two hours for you. Don't worry, it wasn't anything super important. Mostly signing requisition orders and approving requests that can wait until we've had a chance to talk. I've already rolled over to your office, so come on by! It's not like you have anything else to do!"

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Heather stumbled out of Liv's arms. She fanned herself with her hands as steam rose from her collar. "Myes. Thas better."

She plopped down onto the oversized couch that had been specially made for her oversized little brother. She looked over at his favorite spot to sit, all the way by the left arm rest, and sighed. She missed her brother terribly, but she did not want to be brought down when she was so happy. She looked over to Liv and asked, "Is the temp in here okay? It's still set for when I was green."  

[Nova Blancke]

Theo raised an eyebrow. It certainly was interesting.

Widget...wasn't that the little ball made by the alternate Gidget? Huh...

"Hell, you've made sure of that, haven't you? On my way." Theo replied and headed to his office. Didn't take him long to do so. He greeted his secretary before entering and saw his...'intruder'

"I see you've certainly made yourself at home."

Legio did as what was asked of him and followed Fenris.

He opened his mouth to speak but paused. Closed it and seemed slightly confused before attempting again.

"I am....unsure. I had hurt you. That felt wrong. There was a tightness in my chest." He paused again." I apologize. Words fail to properly convey my intent and thoughts."

"Good"

Liv looked around, first time being here after all. She could imagine the large couch was for Larry. He was a good kid. Taking a moment to properly feel the temperature.

"It is a bit on the higher end. I don't mind that much. Means I just don't have to wear as much."