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<span class="mu-g">“A little more wouldn’t hurt.”</span> said Callisto, reshaping her arms into human ones and folding them over her chest. <span class="mu-g">“But, Glass is right. You’re not flailing your arms around like you were when we first met.”</span>
>You are now an “Experienced Fighter”! Just short of mastering a martial art, you are a force to be reckoned with. Lesser fighters without formal training can’t even touch you!
Despite her casual insults, you could tell that everyone was impressed with your progress. You were already a decent brawler before you started getting lessons from the sewer queen, but now, you thought that you would have a more than decent chance of keeping up with more experienced fighters. You absently wondered what it would be like to fight Matt and Bloodhound as you were now.
<span class="mu-r">“When am I getting my turn?”</span> asked a rowdy teen with a flaming skull for a head.
<span class="mu-g">“Maybe when you can stop setting shit on fire, Robbie.”</span> Callisto said coldly.
Robbie was the newest addition to the Morlock community. He and Glass had been friends beforehand, and they met on the road while Glass was making his return trip.
He apparently had the ability to reshape his skeleton in the form of a creature that’s gone extinct. Although, you’ve heard that larger transformations take a lot out of him, and he can only maintain them for brief periods of time.
<span class="mu-g">“Yeah. Like my vegetable patch!”</span> shouted a teenage girl with antlers and long black hair.
Oh yeah, and this was Nature Girl. Another new addition to the Morlock community. She was apparently kicked out of Xavier’s for some less than ideal behavioral issues, but Callisto’s managed to keep her on a tight leash while she’s been here.
She’s kind of annoying, but you can more or less acknowledge that the progress of your fairy flower garden is more or less attributed to her and Ethel’s efforts.
Robbie rolled his glowing eyes and shrugged his shoulders. <span class="mu-r">“Sorry, babe. Can’t help it if I’m…<span class="mu-s">hot</span>!”</span>
And with that last word, the flames dancing across Robbie’s skull flared up, forcing Nature Girl to take a few steps back. She was glaring daggers at him, and you had the distinct feeling that a fight might break out.
Just then, your phone’s alarm went off, drawing everyone’s attention to you. Grateful for the distraction, you pulled it out of your belt pouch and opened the screen.
It was almost time for you to meet up with Cindy. You still had time for a quick change and a shower if you hurried.
With all the tension gone, Robbie scoffed and walked back over to the Entertainment Center, where a group of Morlocks were busy playing a party game on the big screen.
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