October 2023

The month opened with Madin confessing their history with the Brotherhood of Mutants and deciding to leave the mansion shortly after. Fortunately they had somewhere to go, with Quentin Quire suggesting that they go to Radha's mutant commune, where they settled in far better than they had at the mansion. Quentin himself began to spend more time at the commune, especially after Radha cured Inez Temple of the "mutant plague" that was spreading throughout the country, resulting in deaths from powers flares. The weather also was acting strangely, with a number of out-of-season destructive storms hitting the States. Not even Radha's non-consensual "cure" of David Haller's DID was enough to deter Quentin from participating in Radha's plans for a mutant utopia, and a concerned Hope Abbott asked her girlfriend Susan Storm to do a full background check.

More ordinary mansion dramas took place through October. Sharon Smith got an object lesson in why we don't kill pet chickens when she made Alani Ryan cry and then traumatised several teenage boys when she was finally able to take human form... with a cat's disregard for clothing. Coming out of this, Felicia Hardy arranged for her to train with fellow shapeshifter Kevin Sydney, who was one of the few residents not impressed by her. Illyana Rasputin rescued a cat... from Limbo. Match got a job with Jessica Jones. Sam Guthrie was also recruited, by X-Factor Investigations. eXcalibur finished their safety upgrades in the Chapel. And Arthur Centino announced Salem Center's Halloween Corn Maze.

X-Force was called into Spain to deal with another attack on a city, with Amanda Sefton absorbing some of the uncontrollable rage of the residents when she had to teleport, but the rest of the team managing to identify the person responsible... and a greater mystery as to how a tetraplegic Marine had escaped hospital and wound up in Spain.

Timeline

Oct 1 - Clean Slate: Madin posts a confession to the journals. Sharon brings Liam a very recently dead chicken. Alani and Kyle meet with Sharon to discuss said dead chicken. It goes surprisingly well. Sharon and Kyle talk feral to feral. Sharon also tries to make amends with Alani. Kyle asks for volunteers to help with his frankly ridiculous workload. Liam asks if anyone knows how to get blood out of sheets. Match apologizes to Jess. Maya emails Haller, frustrated about the Madin situation.

Oct 2 - A Haven to Call Home: Media Post: A report about the death of a mutant named Azah and blame is cast upon the US Government, accusations about anti-mutant hate are made; Terry messages Sooraya and Angelo asking if they knew her. Julio texts Shatterstar, Match and Liam asking what the Brotherhood is. Sooraya texts Kyle asking about his flight qualifier test.

Oct 3 - Darcy posts to the journals about the Beary Hot Challenge. Alani texts Madin asking them how they are.

Oct 4 - A Haven to Call Home: Terry texts Sooraya & Angelo about the person taking over from Azah with the Underground. Clint texts Kyle asking about the deceased rooster.

Oct 5 - Felicia introduces Sharon S. to cosmetics.

Oct 6 - A Haven to Call Home: Media Post: A Weather Channel alert for destructive storms in the PNW region.

Oct 7 - Sooraya, Angelo and Haller deal with a bunch of teens getting rather... rowdy. Illyana and Namor let off some steam in Limbo.

Oct 8 - Illyana adopts a demon cat with wings and names her Eris.

Oct 9 - A Haven to Call Home: Media Post: Several mutants speak about catching some form of rash from a parade. Illyana posts a picture of her demon cat Eris to her journal.

Oct 10 - The bustling Tuesday morning at the center has Haller running into Alani and her externship advisor. A Haven to Call Home: Inez makes a journal entry about feeling sick and needing to get some rest; Inez texts Darcy to see if they can change their date tomorrow into a stay-at-home movie night instead. Kevin and Darcy discuss modifications to her room and tac gear, her favorite purple menace, the new hippie commune, and the X-Ranch Halloween Bash. Darcy posts a 10/10 meme on Doug’s wall just before the end of the day.

Oct 11 - Clean Slate: Madin texts Alani from an unknown number to tell her she’s too good for the place and that they're leaving; Madin texts Quentin to let him know they can get them at that new number. A Haven To Call Home: Inez and Darcy are having a date night when things get medically scary; Darcy texts Terry to bring her things to the med room where Inez is resting; Fourteen makes a journal post updating the medical team on Inez’s condition. A certain person still does not have a sense of time, as Hope A. and Sue are reminded.

Oct 12 - A Haven To Call Home: Afraid Inez won't survive the so-called mutant plague, Quentin adjures Clarice to take her to what he considers her only hope: Radha Dastoor; After curing Inez, Radha explains her vision to Quentin and offers him a role in her future.

Oct 13 - Sam texts Clint to tell him his mom sent him a stack cake if he wants to try some. Namor posts a picture of a failed shipping update, caused by the package falling into the ocean.

Oct 14 - A Haven To Call Home: Quentin makes a journal entry to all teams updating them on what happened at the commune and with Radha Dastoor; Quentin texts Madin to tell them about Radha and the commune, and how it might be what they’ve been looking for. Returning to the mansion either very early or very late depending on your definition, Match finds a girl in his bed, and she happens to be Sharon. Julio, Shatterstar, Liam, and Clint discover that scenarios out of wacky 1980s sex comedies are dramatically less appealing when the feature performer is Catseye. After inflicting psychic damage on as many people as possible, Sharon is finally corralled by Sooraya for an explanation of her spontaneous humanity. Garrison teaches April some skills in the boxing ring.

Oct 15- Angelo texts Match to check in on him and the roommate situation. Darcy texts Clarice about Quentin and his message, especially about the medical team “failing” part. Everybody's working on the weekend; Garrison and Felicia bump into each other at Kirby's, she dispenses a little bit of wisdom.

Oct 16 - Behold A Red Horse: The media reports on a sudden and unexplained outbreak of violence in the Spanish city of Jaca; Kevin calls X-Force to investigate, as there are reports of sightings of a man in red armour before the violence began that seem suspicious; Felicia emails Jessica to ask for her help in the investigation; having asked Christian Kane for a contact to help with access to Jaca, Kevin winds up talking to Sonya Falsworth, head of the British SIS; in Jaca, Jubilee and Amanda discover the residents are forming into mobs and mindlessly attacking each other and when Amanda has to teleport out, she attacks Jubilee in a furious rage until Jubilee knocks her out; Emma and Topaz discover the impacted citizens no longer have functioning minds, only rage and the urge to attack and destroy; Felicia and Artie use their skills to pinpoint the identity of the armoured man; Jessica assists Wanda in identifying the symbol seen on the armour; Gabriel and Sarah work their contacts to see if anyone is connected with the attack; hacking into systems for information, Darcy and Doug discover Spain has requested the Avengers assist; Kevin and Marie-Ange go to the military hospital to ask about their missing patient, the man in red armour who was until recently paralysed from the neck down; with the Avengers on the ground in Jaca, Kevin calls for reports on the situation; Doug lets Kurt and Meggan know Amanda is in the medlab under sedation until the effect of Jaca wears off.

Oct 17 - Behold A Red Horse: Kevin warns the mansion as a whole that anti-mutant feeling is on the rise following the Jaca incident. Clint texts Felicia to suggest post-mission spa treatment. Shortly after revealing her human form, Sharon attracts the attention of Warren -- who, in turn, attracts the attention of Felicia. A Haven to Call Home: Madin took up Quentin’s suggestion and has joined Radha’s commune, where they are settling in better than they did at the mansion; the CDC posts about a new “mutant plague” that causes power flares.

Oct 18 - At Felicia’s suggestion, Sharon seeks out Kevin and is on her best behavior as they make a deal for future training.

Oct 19 - Clint updates eXcalibur on the end of the upgrades to the Chapel and wormhole monitoring duty. Sharon is disgusted with the unrealistic shapeshifting on the covers of the Animorphs books and the ensuing journal thread covers moose, hunting, and catgirls with double sets of ears. Post Jaca, Amanda awakes to find herself in the medlab and in a straight jacket after her absorption of the city's rage; when cleared, Amanda goes to Jubilee's suite to talk about what she said in Jaca and make amends.

Oct 20 - Alani visits the X-Factor offices and talks to Quentin about Sam’s interest in joining the team. Arthur announces the Salem Centre Educational Board is holding a Haunted Corn Maze extravaganza on Saturday for Halloween. Liam announces his dad is sending him moose meat the next time he goes hunting, in the wake of the previous day’s journal thread. Kyle, Sharon and Doug make use of the chapel's funky vending machine and talk about realities, quantum mechanics, and a different purple cat.

Oct 21 - North gives Felicia a surprise trip for her birthday on the 22nd. Sharon and Liam negotiate approved places and times for grooming, only for Warren to overhear them and get weird; Warren emails Kyle about giving Liam and Sharon the Talk; Kyle emails Liam and Sharon to tell them they have a Mandatory Feline Relations meeting. Having gotten his number from Alani, Arthur texts Sam about working for X-Factor. Illyana and Bobbi go shopping for a new cologne for Warren and wind up learning more about each other. Emma helps Darcy test her psi-proof room and strengthen her shields, with Doug acting as bridge.

Oct 22 - Alani wishes Felicia a happy birthday. A Haven to Call Home: Quentin, spending more time at the commune, spends some quality time with Radha’s brother, Abhay who can manipulate weather. Sooraya leaves Kyle some pineapple sorbet as a reward for his difficult session with certain felines coming up. Kevin lets Felicia know a package is arriving at her hotel for her birthday.

Oct 23 - Garrison teaches Match the basics of boxing as Jessica just happens to find herself in the gym.

Oct 24 - A Haven to Call Home: Curious about Radha, Hope A. asks Quentin a number of searching questions; severe thunderstorms hit the Southern Plains, killing up to 100 people.

Oct 25 - A Haven to Call Home: In the wake of her talk with Quentin, Hope A. asks Sue to do a full background check on Radha; curious about Radha’s healing abilities, Haller goes to see her and winds up being “cured” of his DID without his consent, or initial knowledge; returning to the mansion, Haller has Emma give him a full telepathic scan to confirm there are no psychic boobytraps; the Friends of Humanity Twitter announces a mutant “attack” on a fall festival in Chicago. Jessica meets a new person in the kitchen and belatedly realises it’s Sharon in her human form. Darcy offers to pick up treats for anyone wanting them as she’s heading to Nevada again. Illyana’s demon cat Eris escapes and Liam finds her in the hall.

Oct 26 - Alani invites Nica to join her on a trip to the Saratoga Springs park. Darcy brings Sharon meat at her new suite as a housewarming gift. Julio asks Angelo and Gabriel for somewhere to get good pan de muerto for Día de Los Muertos.

Oct 27 - Match begins his job as Jessica’s assistant as he helps her move into their new office. A Haven to Call Home: Haller talks to Quentin about Radha’s methods after his “cure” and is unsatisfied with the result. Garrison takes Jean out for her birthday.

Oct 28 - Arthur and Jess lay down the rules for Match, Sharon, Shatterstar, Julio, and Liam; in the corn maze, Match and Sharon play a trick on the locals.

Oct 29 - Nica wishes Alani a happy birthday. Sharon emails Kyle with the results of her physical exam and details her reproductive health status.

Oct 30 - Arthur meets Haller after he had been “healed” by Radha for a psychometric reading, but Arthur’s powers instead give a glimpse of what might be yet to come. Arthur texts Marie-Ange about his possible reading of the future. Kevin takes a few hours catching up with Stacy at the X Ranch and Darcy introduces him to other workers. A Haven to Call Home: Media post: There is a hurricane watch announced. Warren posts a meme about hurricanes.

Oct 31 - Jessica texts Match to tell him to stop handing out candy and instead look for contacts. A Haven to Call Home: Media Post: There’s an announcement that schools and government offices will be closed on November 1 for the hurricane; Alani and Namor take a Halloween pit stop at Kirby's on Halloween despite the brewing storm and chat with Sam.

Plots

Clean Slate

A Haven to Call Home

Operation: Behold A Red Horse

External Links

October 2023