[Public] Journal Entry: Eileen Harsaw

[om_phantazia]

So. They tell me this is a thing you do on your first day of mutant school.

Mutant school. Isn't that a kick in the ass? I'll spare you the sob-story, but this is a lot more normalcy than I expected in my life after I found out what I could do. Even with the flying kids and the telepaths. Still kind of in shock.

Yup. It's the lack of crazy I find most disorienting.

As for what I do, well, imagine the world and everything in it as interacting waves--light waves, radio waves, microwaves, the electromagnetic fields of all our appliances and gadgets and crap, and the tiny bio-electric pulses of nerves and muscles. That's kind of what I see all the time, except I don't really see it. I'm just ... aware of it in a way that I can't explain without resorting to lame metaphors. And I can control it, too.

So, yeah, if your ringtone pisses me off, you can pretty much kiss it, your cell, and maybe your ability to walk a straight line for a few hours (depending on how bad it is) goodbye.

Nice to meet you. I'm Eileen.

Comments

[om_ironman]

So what's your opinion on water-waves?

[om_phantazia]

Unless it's a disaster-movie-style tsunami coming to drown the entire East Coast, I can't say I give a crap.

[om_ironman]

Unfortunate, you could have gone for the full hat-trick. I say pick up surfing, anyway.

[om_quicksilver]

Well, finding this place lacking in crazy definitely makes you an original, but give it time.

Welcome, good to meet you, etc. I'm Pietro. I'm speedy.

Also, between that and what I've heard, your power sounds awesome. I usually keep my ringer on silent in public but, uh. Double-plus silent now.

[om_phantazia]

Double-plus silent is good. Why tempt fate, right? Life is short enough as it is.

And you must be really speedy if you've already heard something, seeing as I only arrived yesterday.

But most of the weird around here seems typical teenage weird. Not the kind I though I'd be dealing with after I found out I cold control one of the fundamental forces of the universe. If nothing else, I thought I'd never have math homework to worry about again.

[om_aurora]

I hope you're settling in all right. Please let me know if you need anything.

[om_phantazia]

Sure. And thanks. Guess I owe you one. But it's a pretty big one.

[om_ricochet]

Wow and I thought I had a weird time with electromagnetic fields. Jeez.

Uh, welcome, I guess? I mean, if this place seems LESS weird to you, then yay?

[om_phantazia]

Not much weirder than any other high school, except for the powers training--and even that's not really too weird. More like an extracurricular activity for kids with laser breath. At least we don't have a marching band. That would be unbearable.

What to you do, then?

[om_northstar]

We've already met, but welcome to Mutant High, anyway.

[om_phantazia]

Thanks. Nice car, by the way. Since I didn't get a chance to tell you the other day.

... sorry about the B.O. Rough couple of months.

[om_pyro]

Well hello there! That sounds like a fascinating and lovely power you've got.

I'm John (Pyro!) and I control fire, which is also pretty fascinating and lovely. I've only just got my mobile turned on, finally--how do you feel about Def Leppard?

[om_phantazia]

Pretty much the same way I feel about a nine hour root canal without anaesthesia. But it's your phone and/or sense of equilibrium.

But I'll admit that is a pretty cool power. It'll come in handy if we ever need to burninate the countryside, peasants, and thatch-roofed cottages.

[om_shade]

I suppose I'll have to nix "Come On Eileen" off my 80s ringtones list. Greetings, welcome to mutant school. I'm Eames, one of the resident shape-shifters. You'll no doubt see me around in one form or another.

[om_phantazia]

That'd be my advice. Dexy's Midnight Runners bring out the vengefulness like you wouldn't believe. Too many irritating childhood memories.

Thanks for the welcome. I don't suppose there's any chance you guys play shapeshifter Bingo, or something along those lines?

[om_ntw]

hello

[om_phantazia]

Hello, Ellie.

[om_malice]

How do you feel about Macklemore? Because I like to live dangerously, and he's my default ringtone these days.

Alice, by the way. Welcome to Mutant High.

[om_phantazia]

I ... don't know who that is. But the fact that your concerned isn't an encouraging sign.

Thanks for the welcome, though. See you around.

[om_chroma]

So you'd probably 'sense' me when I'm invisible.

That's cool.

I'm Simon.

I film people sometimes.

I don't put any of it online.

But if you don't want to be filmed, let me know.

[om_phantazia]

You know, I can do an invisible thing, too. I wonder if yours works the same. As for sensing you ... maybe? Probably. It's weird. And hard to explain.

As long as you put it online, I guess I don't care. But I don't think you'll get any candid video--I can always tell when I'm being recorded. And if I really don't want to be, I just won't show up. Catch me in the viewfinder sometime and I'll show you. Kinda handy.

[om_surge]

There's nothing like a little threatening to make friends on your first day at school. I'm Noriko - or Surge. I'm all about electricity. The not-tiny, not-bio kind.

[om_phantazia]

Wasn't so much a threat as a ... I dunno, a mission statement? A prophecy? Something like that.

And it might not be tiny, but it's got to at least start out as bio-, right? I mean, if you're generating it yourself and not sucking it out of outlets or whatever.

Anyhow. I'm not good at the whole "Hi, my name is Eileen and I'm a quirk of evolution" thing. But I guess I shouldn't be whining, what with the whole room and board and education thing.

[om_midnighter]

Midnighter. Dangerous mutation, shitty control - stay away from me.

[om_phantazia]

I'm guessing you didn't just forget to mention "president of the Glee Club" or "voted Mr. Congeniality" in that dour word-bundle. And I thought my attitude was rosy.

Suggestion received and noted.