December 2022

It was a month of serious conversations. Darcy Lewis had a number of them in the first week of the month, talking with Kyle Gibney about Laurie Collins as they went through the possessions that had been left behind in the attic; with Kevin Sydney about her relationships and why she wound up with people who had multiple commitments; and then with Doug Ramsey the morning after drinks with Kevin, about that same issue. Pyotr Rasputin, determined to ensure his sister's safety from the witch who had refused to help find her, warned Amanda Sefton about the consequences of anything happening. Kyle Gibney apologised to Garrison Kane about his reaction post-Exorcism Robotica and they talked about preparing the Danger Room for Malice-centric training session. And David North and Felicia Hardy finally started talking again. Then they stopped for another type of "conversation".

X-Factor got some disturbing news about the Mutant Underground, care of a bounty hunter by the name of Inez Temple. Information about the operation was being passed around by bad elements and XFI sought to investigate and plug the leak. They were successful, and acquired a new member along the way when Inez decided to stay.

The X-Men lost a member, with Betsy Braddock returning to England to help care for her brother Jamie.

And the holiday spirit abounded at the end of the month, with the X-Men having a team party at Harry's Hideaway, X-Force going to a tropical island for a well-deserved break and eXcalibur dealing with a vending machine intent on celebrating the Twelve Days of Christmas and not being able to leave the Chapel until it was done. Well, maybe not so much that last one. But a New Year's Masquerade at the Hellfire Club made up for it, right?

Timeline

Dec 1 - Darcy surprises Kyle in the attic, going through Laurie's old possessions, and the pair finally talk about her.

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Dec 3 - Clint bemoans the upcoming US vs Netherlands FIFA match. At his request, Darcy takes Kevin out for drinks and their drinking talk gets deep.

Dec 4 - Pyotr approaches Amanda to discuss Illyana and, more importantly, her safe stay at the mansion. Following her night out with Kevin, Darcy opens up to Doug about some relationship points that had been brought up. Kyle drops by Harry's to apologize to Garrison and they begin to create a profile for Malice for the future.

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Dec 6 - Everyone in the mansion receives an invitation to the Hellfire Club's holiday gala.

Dec 7 - Gabe asks if the Hellfire Gala is a required attendance thing. Darcy posts the World Cup Quarter Finals chart.

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Dec 9 - Alex complains about Christmas music and reminds everyone about the holiday donations.

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Dec 12 - Forge posts about an article about fusion and the advances in Science toward it this week

Dec 13 - Alani sends a text to Felicia about finding a formal dress and missing Clint’s birthday.

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Dec 15 - Namor emails eXcalibur about a Christmas secret Santa, and warns them he has rewritten the rules to more closely follow Atlantean tradition.

Dec 16 - Case File: The Underbelly Project: Alex goes out for a coffee run, and finds something much more interesting; Alex and Inez return to the XFI office, where Inez delivers some unsettling news about the Mutant Underground; Alex shares some information on the xp_teams forum locked to XFI only; Alex then emails Terry, Sooraya and Angelo separately about the possibility that the Underground has been compromised; while XFI dives into investigating, Arthur brings Inez to the mansion for a tour.

Dec 17 - Case File: The Underbelly Project: Terry texts Kyle about trouble in the Underground; she also asks if he or Angelo have any thoughts on reliable people to use for security for the community centre; Terry texts Doug asking if he could do a security deep dive on community centre workers. Nica posts about the X-Men team holiday celebration and there are mentions of hot wings; Betsy and Garrison bond during the X-Men holiday get together; Sooraya and Kyle discuss movies and flight training.

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Dec 19 - Maya and Kevin chew the fat at a deli, which ends as well as could be expected. Artie and Kyle work on the self-defence programming together for the DX community centre.

Dec 20 - Betsy makes a journal entry about leaving for home for the holidays and inquiring if anyone wants anything brought back. Clint texts Namor to ask about Secret Santa rules.

Dec 21 - Felicia made an Instragram crosspost with her and Jubilee on the beach. Sooraya and April talk about life and X-teams together. Amanda and Darcy stargaze and have a nice, quiet chat on the beach together.

Dec 22 - Kevin meets up with Amanda at the breakfast buffet. Kevin makes a post to x-teams advising that the Snow Valley office is closed until the 28th and they’re in the Caribbean. North and Felicia finally start talking again, amongst other things.

Dec 23 - Darcy and Kevin take a ride together on the resort’s catamaran. Amanda and Artie find a quiet spot on the beach so she can make sure there's no ill-effects from his blood pact with Illyana. X-Force gathers around a holiday bonfire to mark another year working together.

Dec 24 - Felicia posts a beach pic on an Instagram crosspost. Felicia gets Kevin involved at the resort’s dance competition. Back in New York, Darcy texts Matt and Doug to see if they’re going to midnight mass. Artie joins Felicia for some relaxation on the beach.

Dec 25 - Jubilee and Kevin attend the resort’s casino. Kevin and Gabe have a chat at the bar on Christmas Day.

Dec 26 - Darcy posts a YouTube video about braille musical notation. April asks Forge if he wants to do something with her on New Year’s Eve, but he’s in Dallas with family. In the morning, Kevin and Marie-Ange have a beachside talk and drinks; later, Kevin and Wanda sunbathe on one of the private docks and chat.

Dec 27 - Matt describes getting two random pears from the eXcal vending machine the day before, one of which grew into a pear tree; Namor is less than impressed by the vending machine’s offering of two canisters which combined to produce a smooth creamy chocolate like Dove.

Dec 28 - Betsy lets the mansion know she’s going to be staying in England to help take care of her elder brother Jamie. Alani gets three tins of chicken-shaped French mints from the vending machine. Namor asks Emma to accompany him (or to allow him to accompany her) to the Hellfire Club’s masquerade ball. Case File: The Underbelly Project: Alex tries to get updates on the Mutant Underground mole.

Dec 29 - Alison notes she’s made the “Artists Who Disappeared in 2022” list.

Dec 30 - Fourteen is unimpressed by the Maple Leafs losing again. Clint reports on the vending machine shenanigans, having played bird sounds for sixteen hours on the 30th, plus producing bird facts and then today it gave him five gold cock rings, plus a number of other yellow ring-shaped items to others.

Dec 31 - Molly gets six multi-coloured geese eggs from the machine, which she intends to try and hatch. X-Force and other residents of the mansion attend the Hellfire Club’s New Year’s Eve masquerade ball.

Plots

Event - FIFA World Cup, cont'

Case File: The Underbelly Project

Event - Hellfire Club Masquerade Ball

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December 2022