Roar

by **Leo Eskandari** » Thu Feb 06, 2020 12:17 am

First, he lost his best possible roommate. Then he failed his first attempt at the test to officially join the X-Men. He had kept his beast side in check but did so too much. He had hesitated to use his abilities and failed to stop the simulated villain.

Leo stalked the hedge maze, his beast demanding release. He couldn't fight it any longer. A savage roar echoed across the university grounds as he vented his frustrations.

It felt fantastic.

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by **Katarina Karkov** » Thu Feb 06, 2020 8:45 pm

"Oh my word, what is happening over here?" a voice said from around the corner.

by **Leo Eskandari** » Thu Feb 06, 2020 9:03 pm

A wave of embarrassment washed over him as he said, "Sorry. I'm... having a rough day."

by **Katarina Karkov** » Thu Feb 06, 2020 10:23 pm

"Yes, I can see that. And what exactly are you doing, scaring the squirrels?"

by **Leo Eskandari** » Thu Feb 06, 2020 10:34 pm

"Blowing off steam. I roar apparently."

"I'm... still getting used to having animal instincts," he added by way of an explanation.

"Did I scare you?"

by **Katarina Karkov** » Thu Feb 06, 2020 11:11 pm

"We are made of sterner stuff in Symkaria," Katarina proclaimed, in a way that neither confirmed nor denied Leo's statement.

by **Leo Eskandari** » Thu Feb 06, 2020 11:27 pm

He made a dubious grunt but didn't say anything else about it.

"I'm Leo, by the way."

by **Katarina Karkov** » Thu Feb 06, 2020 11:30 pm

"Katarina. Katarina Karkov. It is a pleasure, I am sure."

by **Leo Eskandari** » Thu Feb 06, 2020 11:39 pm

He wondered if maybe this girl would be the one to see the person underneath the beast and find something attractive there. But maybe that was just his teen hormones talking.

"So... what brings you out here?"

by **Katarina Karkov** » Thu Feb 06, 2020 11:59 pm

"I just needed some air. To get out and avoid...some people."

by **Leo Eskandari** » Fri Feb 07, 2020 12:12 am

"I get what it's like to need space. Anything bad happen?"

by **Katarina Karkov** » Fri Feb 07, 2020 12:28 am

"A friend -- or who I thought was a friend -- has made it clear what she thinks about me, and it is not...not welcome," she said, frowning.

by **Leo Eskandari** » Fri Feb 07, 2020 12:47 am

"I know all about people I thought were my friends letting me down. Ya know what I say? Screw her."

by **Katarina Karkov** » Fri Feb 07, 2020 3:02 am

"I believe that would only make the situation worse."

by **Leo Eskandari** » Fri Feb 07, 2020 3:34 pm

He sputtered, "Not what I meant!"

"I mean, just forget about what she thinks of you," he said despite needing to heed that advice himself.

by **Katarina Karkov** » Fri Feb 07, 2020 5:59 pm

"There are...complications that make that rather difficult."

by **Leo Eskandari** » Fri Feb 07, 2020 8:05 pm

"Like what? She a relative or something?" he asked, sitting on the grass so he can be at eye level with her. It kinda sucked being so tall.

by **Katarina Karkov** » Fri Feb 07, 2020 8:12 pm

"Or something. Family connections, for sure."

by **Leo Eskandari** » Fri Feb 07, 2020 8:18 pm

"I get that you're bein' cagey because we just met, but you don't have to be. I don't gossip."

by **Katarina Karkov** » Fri Feb 07, 2020 9:50 pm

"Hmmm. That's just what a gossip would say," Katarina teased. "And you have shown yourself to be oh so quiet and reserved up until this point."

by **Leo Eskandari** » Fri Feb 07, 2020 11:07 pm

He laughed. "Yeah, well, I never said I wasn't a loud, brash American. And one with a literal wild side."

by **Katarina Karkov** » Fri Feb 07, 2020 11:24 pm

"Yes, I can see that. You would think they were operating a zoo here; it seems like half the student body have animal sides. It's a wonder they do not start charging admission."

by **Leo Eskandari** » Fri Feb 07, 2020 11:31 pm

He frowned at that.

"That isn't funny," he said with an insulted tone, bordering on a growl.

by **Katarina Karkov** » Sat Feb 08, 2020 12:15 am

"Oh, put your heels in a cooler, it was not meant with offense," Katarina said, a little dismissively.

by **Leo Eskandari** » Sat Feb 08, 2020 12:43 am

"Well excuse me for held captive and experimented on a zoo," he countered irritably.

by **Katarina Karkov** » Sat Feb 08, 2020 1:05 am

"It is alright, you are excused," Katarina said, missing the point. "We shall put it behind us.

Does yelling out here help?"

by **Leo Eskandari** » Sat Feb 08, 2020 1:13 am

Her dismissive attitude only made his annoyance grow.

"You can't talk about people like that and just wave it away. It's bad enough that ferals like me have no choice but to look like animals without shit like that."

by **Katarina Karkov** » Sat Feb 08, 2020 3:41 am

"In Symkaria, we do not stand ashamed of our mutations. They are a badge of honor," Katarina said, flatly.

by **Leo Eskandari** » Sat Feb 08, 2020 1:25 pm

"Sure sounded like you were mockin' me," he grumbled.

by **Katarina Karkov** » Sat Feb 08, 2020 7:56 pm

"It seems to me that you are predispositioned to be prickly."

by **Leo Eskandari** » Sat Feb 08, 2020 8:57 pm

"Well, you're not wrong," he admitted, "And I am still gettin' used to bein' this way. So I guess you get a pass."

by **Katarina Karkov** » Sat Feb 08, 2020 9:04 pm

"So. Is it all bad, being as you are?"

by **Leo Eskandari** » Sat Feb 08, 2020 9:09 pm

"Well... I'm stronger, move faster, heal faster, and I'm sensing the world around me in a way I never even imagined."

"And that roar? That roar felt great."

by **Katarina Karkov** » Sun Feb 09, 2020 1:58 am

"Then there you have it. You should lean in to those things, and not let meddling..nogoodniks get in your way!"

It was possible she was projecting.

by **Leo Eskandari** » Sun Feb 09, 2020 7:42 pm

"I don't want to gi... and we're not talkin' about me anymore, are we?"

by **Katarina Karkov** » Mon Feb 10, 2020 6:36 pm

"But of course we are. You should be happy for the gifts you have been given!"

by **Leo Eskandari** » Mon Feb 10, 2020 7:39 pm

"Gifts..." he said with a scoffing bark of laughter.

"You don't understand," he sighed, studying his hands, "I'm not just a mutant but also a mutate, the Muir doctors said. It was a 'meddling nogoodnik' that made me like this."

by **Katarina Karkov** » Mon Feb 10, 2020 7:41 pm

"Then you show them that you can turn your...lemons into lemonade, was it?"

by **Leo Eskandari** » Mon Feb 10, 2020 7:50 pm

"Well, I am tryin' to join the X-Teams. But... I failed Kinney's test. She said I was too... afraid of myself. That... how could I get people to trust me if I can't even trust myself?"

by **Katarina Karkov** » Mon Feb 10, 2020 7:51 pm

"Well, then that seems like you have something to work on!"

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