[Public] Journal Entry: Jonothan Starsmore, 8/15/2012

[om_chamber]

Okay, so I guess I'm supposed to use this thing to introduce myself? I'm still at the airport, waiting on a cab that's supposed to take me to this "school" that's supposed to be so helpful to mutants. Bloody waste of time if you ask me. Anyway, my name is Jonothan Starsmore. If you watch National Geographic at all, you'll know my parents, Jack and Marianne, the "controversial" archaeologists who think that every urban legend can be traced back to mutants. Guess they finally got one right.

Not sure what else I'm supposed to say here. I'll be there in probably an hour, so there's that, I suppose. I've only got just the two bags, so I'll need to take a trip into town to pick up a few things.

Comments

[om_diamondlil]

People actually watch National Geographic? And the people on the shows ain't even acting like they are that boring? It's real?

Why?!

[om_chamber]

Ever watched "Ancient Aliens"? Hours of entertainment, especially if you're wasted.

Anyway, my folks don't have a show of their own, they just get featured a lot on shows about Egypt. That's where they've done most of their research for the past few years. Then there are the shows about the "fringe" sciences, which I guess mutant history is.

[om_diamondlil]

Most things are entertaining when wasted. That's why drinking games were invented - to make boring things watchable.

And I don't really care what your parents do.

[om_chamber]

Fair point.

Did I ever say you had to? I though the point of this whole thing was to introduce oneself. Considering you're not likely to hear from me once I get to the school, I figured I'd get some of the formalities out of the way while I could.

[om_skin]

Two bags is more than some of us got.

[om_chamber]

Does it make you feel any better that one's a guitar case? I grabbed what I could before I took off, but, mutant or not, I wasn't going to leave my guitars behind.

[om_skin]

I'd say I don't feel one way or another about it. Whatever turns your crank's all right with me, ese.

You look old enough to buy smokes?

[om_chamber]

What's the legal age here? I'm 17.

[om_skin]

Damn. I'm about dying over here! Say, if can even bum one off a guy, I'll owe you big time.

[om_chamber]

Normally I wouldn't do this, but I'll see what I can do on the trip over. I don't have much quid on me, but I'll see if we can't stop at a petrol station before we get to Westchester.

How long have they been keeping you there, that you're getting the twitch already?

[om_skin]

You're the best, man, for real. I only been here a couple of days, is all. I came with a few, but I haven't really been able to leave since. It's balls.

[om_chamber]

Well, don't go blabbing it too far, eh? I doubt Xavier cares much that I'll have bought you smokes, but I'd rather keep it quiet for now, else I get the rest of our cellmates after me.

I imagine I won't be going far either, once I get there.

[om_skin]

I said I owe you one, didn't I? Secret's safe with me.

What's your deal, anyway? You don't think they'll let you out much, so...you must be one of the obvious ones too, yeah?

[om_chamber]

I appreciate that.

Might say that, yeah. I don't know if there's a word for it yet, but my chest exploded, makes me look like I'm on fire. Guess I took out my lower jaw while I was at it. Had to wrap myself up with whatever I could find, so I look a little bit like a mummy. Ironic, considering what my folks do for a living.

[om_touchstone]

I hope you both realize that smoking is prohibited in the rooms.

[om_chamber]

Ease off, mate. We've all got our vices, let Angelo have his.

[om_quicksilver]

Oh yeah, I read one of their books the other day. Hope you brought some of whatever drugs they're on to share with the class. Must be some good shit.

I ain't judging--wait til you meet mine. And hey, at least they're not super racist like those Ancient Aliens fucks.

Welcome to hell.

[om_chamber]

I feel bad for you. I wouldn't read the rubbish they have published if someone paid me to. I'm not even sure if they know no one takes them seriously.

That bad, huh? Can't be any worse than where I've been slumming it before I got Xavier's letter.

[om_quicksilver]

Yeah that's five minutes of my life I'll never get back. Next time you see them, tell them I said "fuck you very much", man.

Could be worse here, I guess, if we're talking relative situations. Here's hoping.

[om_chamber]

I'll do that, assuming they ever figure out I've gone. They were on assignment when I took off, so it could be another six months before they realize the house is empty.

[om_quicksilver]

That's an exit worth some serious style points, at least. Nice.

[om_chamber]

I feel bad for the neighbors, really. Pretty sure the old couple next door thought a bomb had gone off. Heard sirens after I'd gotten about six blocks away.

[om_quicksilver]

Okay wow, even more style points, now.

Well okay so that also sounds ominous. But stylishly ominous, so whatever.

[om_chamber]

Didn't really intend for things to go down that way, but I wasn't about to stick around for the cops to discover there's a mutant skulking about the residence of the bloody town joke.

[om_quicksilver]

Hell no. I don't know what cops are like over there, but can't be too much different from the assholes we have. And yeah. Fuuuuuck that.

So yeah, I guess this might be slightly less suck than that was. Probably.