November 2023

The mystery of Radha Dastoor and her Haven continued, as an unseasonal hurricane hit New York City, drawing the mansion residents out for rescue and clean up efforts in District X, which was hit particularly hard and then a terrorist attack during pro- and anti-mutant protests held in the aftermath; April Parker and Alex Summers in particular were impacted when a bomb went off, losing control of their powers. With X-Factor investigating, they revealed that the mutant plague, the weather disasters and the mutant commune were all connected and Quentin Quire admitted that his apparent unconditional support of Radha was actually a ruse. With David Haller in tow, X-Factor confronted Radha in Oregon, only for Quentin, Haller and Hope Abbott to have to combine their skills to rescue Haven's mutants from the astral dream-world Radha had trapped them in. Radha was defeated and left trapped in her psychic pocket universe, but not without cost as Haller remained in a comatose state but nonetheless resisted attempts to send him to Muir Island.

Not all the consequences were bad. As a result of the flooding, Sam Guthrie wound up moving into the mansion and getting a job with X-Factor and Sharon Smith and her "husband" Match adopted two orphaned kittens, only to lose "custody" to Darcy Lewis. As a result of the riot, Beatrice Davis sought refuge at the X-Factor offices and was introduced to the mansion and a new volunteer, Jessie Drake began working at the Community Centre.

Another city was attacked, this time closer to home. Darcy received a request from Stacy X to extract one of her people from the town of Troy, Alabama which had been locked down by the military. She recruited a team of X-Men (plus Molly Hayes) to assist, but the mission became far more complicated when they arrived in Troy to discover that their powers were weakened, the town itself was in the throes of starving to death and the Marauders were trying to capture the woman they were trying to extract. They succeeded, but not without clashing with the Marauders; Blink "accidentally" almost fatally wounded Vertigo, Conduit was injured by Malice and Spectrum actually accidently blew up Prism. It was also a turning point for Garrison Kane, as his diminished powers and weakened condition were becoming a liability. He asked old friend Rogue to come and fill some needed gaps on the X-Men, before benching himself. His nascent relationship with Jean Grey also suffered a blow, when she was triggered past trauma while they were having a quiet moment.

Timeline

Nov 1 - A Haven to Call Home: Terry makes a post asking how to prepare for a hurricane; Quentin makes a post explaining that because all flights in and out of New York are canceled, he’s stuck in Oregon; Darcy makes a post saying she, Doug, and Matt will be back once she can rebook flights from Nevada; Warren makes a post asking how he can help “without getting his pants wet”; Amanda makes a post saying she feels sick as a result of the floods in District X; Alani makes a post explaining that NYC and DX are flooding and that she is currently at the community center; Clint texts Sam to ask if he needs anything; Terry texts Arthur to check in on him; Alani texts Quentin to say that they need teleporters organized; Illyana texts Warren to ask if they have corporate housing available; Match and Artie work on sandbagging and find out they have a lot in common; Sam and Nica fly into each other- or rather Sam flies through Nica; Hope A. and Kurt team up to look for people who need evacuation; Alani goes to Namor to request help in the flood; Sam returns to the centre and has a chat with Alani while collecting supplies.

Nov 2 - A Haven to Call Home: Following the flood, Alani finds Shatterstar offering assistance at the Community Centre and puts him to work; Liam and Nica work together to free a trapped homeless kid in District X. Disney comes in handy as Sooraya and Jean-Phillipe save a little girl and her mom.

Nov 3 - Alani texts Nica to reschedule their park weekend and check in. A Haven to Call Home: Illyana and Haller direct floodwater into Limbo; Nica and Meggan clean up a bodega and rescue a cat. Julio helps Marie-Ange clean up the Snow Valley office and learns a bit about X-Force's mission.

Nov 4 - A Haven to Call Home: Quentin texts Alani to see if she got in touch with the teleporter; Sharon and April work with an animal rescue to check in on cat colonies after the flood. Sharon makes a post announcing she is now the proud mother of two (cat) sons.

Nov 5 - Sharon gives Namor a note thanking him for rescuing members of her former cat colony during the flood. An integrated Haller runs into Shatterstar, who easily sees through his attempts to deflect.

Nov 6 - Darcy posts on her poor sleep schedules and her regrets following traveling on Daylight Savings Time. Jessica comes across an integrated Haller trying to use telekinesis.

Nov 7 - Terry texts Jean-Phillipe to ask about his EU contacts for potential Underground growth. Shortly after the flooding of District X someone (Jessica) stumbles upon a disturbing development (Sharon), this traditionally unstable pairing is mitigated by the arrival of a surprise third element (Felicia). A Haven to Call Home: Scott shares the news of an anti-mutant group planning to protest outside of DX in response to the storm.

Nov 8 - A Haven to Call Home: Terry alerts the journal to anti-mutant activity building on the edge of DX; the X-Men arrive in District X preemptively in case they need to intervene; an explosion triggers a number of mutants' powers to flare, including a number of X-Men; Blink and Dust deal with a mutant unable to control his powers; Nightcrawler and Wildchild deal with members of the FoH harassing a mutant; a disoriented Mayhem is unable to shift back and collides with Echo; with Alex's powers flaring, Cyclops and Spectrum work together to keep him and others safe; following the riot, Arthur finds a young woman named Beatrice outside of X-Factor's office; Garrison and Haller receive a text from Arthur about the woman; Beatrice is interviewed by Garrison and Haller to make sure she's not a Brotherhood plant; Haller meets with April, still stuck in symbiote form, and she gives him a clue to what may have caused her flare.

Nov 9 - Nica texts Alani to reschedule as she remains quarantined. Arthur texts Illyana about the status of April and Boris. Garrison emails Haller what he's learned about their new guest. A Haven to Call Home: Quentin assigns X-Factor their tasks following the riot; upon reconvening, the team discusses what they've found and Arthur uses his psychometry to shine an unexpected light on the cause of the whole mess; Quentin contacts Haller to bring him in to confront Radha.

Nov 10 - Haller goes to talk to Beatrice before leaving for Oregon and lay down rules for her safety. In a hilarious turn of events, Arthur also visits Beatrice to deliver snacks and warn that he'll be away. A Haven to Call Home: Still in quarantine, Alex finally regains consciousness and chats with Nica and Scott; Jean-Phillipe texts Marie-Ange to request some soothing herbs as Scott tempts fate.

Nov 11 - Sam reaches out to Clint with the realization that he has been made homeless by the flood. A Haven to Call Home: Scott shares the mission report to the X-Men of what transpired at the riot; Quentin opens up to X-Factor, and Haller, about a secret he's been keeping concerning Haven; Haller and Hope A. work together to bring people back from the astral plane; X-Factor cleans up the mess they made and finally head home; but the Haven in Radha's heart remains.

Nov 12 - Following her quarantined stay in the infirmary, Artie offers April some assistance. A Haven to Call Home: The day after the commune fell apart, life... continued, more or less, aided by Arthur's ability to find catering and to draft Madin and Inez into helping.

Nov 13 - Jubilee and Namor banter at the lake. Topaz posts a picture of fireworks from London. Garrison emails Marie to ask for some temporary help. Madin returns to the mansion and meets Sharon in her human form. Jessie Drake stops by the community center to find out about becoming a volunteer, and meets Sooraya. A Haven to Call Home: Quentin texts Sue and Hope A. to follow up on some of Radha's financial accounts; Quentin posts about what happened with Haven; After getting the people out of Radha's dimension, Hope A. finally wakes up, to Sue's relief.

Nov 14 - Matt finds Sharon committing a crime and helps. Shatterstar checks on Hope A.. Garrison picks up Rogue at the airport; Marie later posts to the journals to let folks know she's back; Doug avails himself of the advertised 'free hugs' offered upon the return of a good friend. A Haven to Call Home: Madin finds Quentin in the Box, and they talk.

Nov 15 - Liam posts about Savannah Bananas and YouTube spirals. Sharon and Kevin have their first shapeshifting training session. Arthur and Felix meet Jessica Jones as she takes the catatonic Haller out for some exercise, and Arthur relates what happened in Oregon.

Nov 16 - Julio and Alani make fried rice and talk. Liam texts Darcy and Terry to ask what pies his mom should send to the mansion. Sam meets Quentin, and they have an impromptu job interview. Sam excitedly lets Clint know he got the job. Sam meets Sharon and the teenage boy squad. Clarice tends to the comatose Haller and "talks" with April, who is standing watch. Arthur visits Jessica with Bea tagging along and Jessica gets a new camera... and a new roommate.

Nov 17 - Julio posts to let everyone know about the leftover fried rice. Arthur finds Rogue upon her return to the mansion. Kyle manages to get Shatterstar to agree to accommodation testing in an effort to get him help with school.

Nov 18 - Judge Kyle makes a ruling about Sharon’s "children"; Darcy takes custody of the kittens, and lets her partners know they're parents now; Sharon posts about the tragedy of losing her kids. April tires of the liquid diet prescribed and Maya does her best to provide some entertainment and distraction. Sooraya and Alani find Rogue, reunite, and meet. Shatterstar is inherently suspicious of Rogue the first time he meets her.

Nov 19 - Artie meets with Alani to work on her ASL, covering a variety of topics to test her skills. Inez prepares an early morning surprise for Darcy, and they get a little tangled up.

Nov 20 - Maya posts about living in a zoo due to the drama.

Nov 21 - Match lets Jessica know he’s looking for a dog on Staten Island and will be back late. Collective Soul: Ten days after the events of A Haven to Call Home, Haller is in serious trouble; Scott and Charles attempt a consultation, but mention of Haller going to Muir causes a telekinetic incident.

Nov 22 - A Haven to Call Home: Hope A. posts to the X-Teams forum about draining Radha’s accounts, as well as those of her brother; Hope A. speaks of dividing this money amongst the victims and the former innocent members of Haven; Hope A. meets Madin to discuss some of the money taken from Rahda's estate. Liam asks the mansion about good places to buy clothing. Warren visits Haller, he’s lucky he’s in a coma. Rogue posts to the journals again about being back. Jessica texts Match about a box of puppies in the office. Liam texts Kyle about Squirrel Parkour.

Nov 23 - 'Star asks Julio to show Match ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’. Jessica and Quentin independently decide to sit with a comatose Haller for Thanksgiving.

Nov 24 - Alani, Madin, and Nica go for a hike at Saratoga Spa State Park.

Nov 25 - Kyle emails Sharon about an unstable molecule cat collar. April is still stuck, bored out of her mind, and in need of Enrichment, which Sharon supplies and which leads to chaos in the halls.

Nov 26 - Behold A Black Horse: News reports are posted about the city of Troy, Alabama going dark; Stacy X contacts Darcy asking for an extraction from Troy; Darcy takes a moment to think about who best to use for an extraction before contacting several X-Men for help; the team arrives in Troy only to find something limiting their powers; after hiking in, they manage to collect Jenn but find they’re not the only people on site looking for her; Greycrow and Vertigo run up against Blink and Dust in an attempt to capture Jenn; Dominion and Bruiser face off against Arclight and Scrambler; Spectrum and Conduit meet Prism and Malice; eventually the team manage to reconvene and evacuate out their target, now with way more information then they began with. Following the mission, Clarice stitches up Darcy. Nica reports to Scott that she is considering leaving the X-Men after this mission, but after they take a short trip, ultimately decides to stay.

Nov 27 - Garrison and Jean spend some time together that ends badly. Garrison messages Scott to ask to be taken off the active roster due to his power issues. Darcy texts Sharon about her kittens. Behold a Black Horse: Darcy makes a post to the X-Force and X-Men re: Troy. Doug tries to be there for Darcy but work comes first.

Nov 28 - Maya texts Darcy to make sure she drinks water before going to sleep. Behold a Black Horse: Marie-Ange debriefs Doug on the Horseman angle and they talk about the nanites.

Nov 29 - Darcy makes a journal post about someone (Henry Kissinger) finally bumping the claw machine. Liam asks the tech bros to help him out with headphones or earbuds to fit his ears.

Nov 30 - Gabe makes a journal post about not understanding what - or who - is around anymore. Bobbi makes a journal post about a pending trip to Toronto for work-related purposes. Sam texts Alani about his siblings having a ‘No Sams Allowed’ groupchat.

Plots

A Haven to Call Home

Collective Soul

X-Men Mission: Behold A Black Horse

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November 2023