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Liberty "Libby" Hazlett ([personal profile] outofthequiver) wrote2023-01-01 05:21 am

Room 232; Late Sunday Afternoon [01/01/23].

It had been a long, strange break week (and some change) for Libby; honestly, it had been a long, strange month, when you really got right down to it. And even though she was still a little tired from staying up until midnight with Zo and Claire at their little party, she was back at the school, back in her room, tossing her suitcase on the bed and taking to unpacking and getting settled back in. Reflecting a little, as she put away thigs both new and old (lots of new books, mostly), and thinking on some of the odd, strange, awkward things that had happened while she was away.

Especially everything with Just's friend from church, confirming Libby's dreaded suspicion by making it crystal-clear that he was intending to court her. And her having to make it crystal-clear that she had no intention of courting anyone.

(But that wasn't exactly true, was it?)

It wouldn't be so bad, either, if he'd have gotten mad about it, or upset, or even belligerent like she imagined her father would have done. But he had been nice and kind and understanding, expressing that he knew God had given her a different path than most girls, and that he actually found that admirable, and that he could wait. What was just a few more years, anyway, in the great big grand scheme of things?

Libby sighed a little, but the fact that she was already feeling how good it was to be back here told her exactly what she already knew.


[[ door and post are open! ]]
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[personal profile] furrybluefreak 2023-01-01 04:52 pm (UTC)(link)
"The trip back was great!" Kurt said excitedly. I spent half the time with the folks and the other half visiting the team. I even got to go on my first live training missions!" Kurt gushed with a big grin. "It wasn't anything too terribly huge, but it was the first time in the field and not in the training simulator or sparring with Logan or Scott or someone else. It was really cool though, and I got to help be guard detail with Logan for a political guy back home. One of the few that actually wants us Mutants around."
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[personal profile] furrybluefreak 2023-01-01 05:19 pm (UTC)(link)
"Aye, pretty uneventful. There had been some threats made by the group known as the Purifiers because he had signed some laws to protect Mutants in some areas," Kurt explained. "Us being there was kind of both a show that he was serious about standing with us and that we are committed to helping him and keeping him safe."

Ya know, can't get much more evident on the whole Mutant thing than someone who looked like a furry blue demon child so, it was a fairly effective tactic when combined with the likes of Professor Xavier, Logan, Storm, and Scott.
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[personal profile] furrybluefreak 2023-01-01 05:45 pm (UTC)(link)
"It is, and I hate that there are people like that in so many places" Kurt said with a somber nod. But then he turned to look at Libby, and a soft, genuine smile spread across his face. "But as long as there are people who care and who can see us for who we are, like you, I think we will get to a better place soon."

Because really, Libby was the first non-mutant to have ever looked at him with something other than fear or loathing, and that was something that would forever affect Kurt in a powerful way.
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[personal profile] furrybluefreak 2023-01-01 06:50 pm (UTC)(link)
Kurt shook his head to let Libby know it was ok and he smiled. "Yeah, it's one of those cases where it was kinda boring but that was a much preferable outcome. Someday I hope to be able to make an actual difference for people who are in need."

Kurt fell silent for a moment then, not wanting the entire conversation to be about him and what all he had done over the holiday break, he gave a nod towards Libby.

"What about you? Any daring adventures for you and Zo while you were away? Anything exciting happen while visiting?"

He had gotten the few handwaved texts and photos from Libby but it had gone a little quiet towards the end of the trip. Kurt was very interested in what all Libby had been up to. And that was a fairly innocent and safe question to ask after a holiday break. Right?
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[personal profile] furrybluefreak 2023-01-01 08:00 pm (UTC)(link)
"Yeah, they had a party at the bar. It was open to everyone, but I just hung out in the dorms" Kurt said with a shrug. "It was mostly adults there anyway, according to Radio" he said, sticking his tongue out in an 'ewww grown ups' sort of way. And it had absolutely nothing to do with the fact that the person he would have wanted to spend the evening with wasn't on the island then, and that if they had, it would have led to even more awkwardness when midnight rolled around.... It was just a good choice all around, really.
Edited 2023-01-01 20:34 (UTC)
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[personal profile] furrybluefreak 2023-01-01 10:49 pm (UTC)(link)
"I missed seeing everyone too," Kurt said with the faintest of nods in Libby's direction since he had a feeling he would have been included in her list but didn't want to make things awkward by calling her out specifically. "I'm glad you got to go see Zo and have a good time. We have plenty of time to make up for the missed hanging out and lunches and all, right?"