rescuing piotr
August 1-8, 2025
Off to Russia we go!
moscow, russia
With a little research and preparation, the team is able to locate Piotr Rasputin in the Rublyovka home of Aleksei Andreyev, a Russian oligarch. They travel to Moscow by Blackbird and arrive in the middle of the night.
The X-Men are able to peaceably neutralize the two security guards. Nobody encounters any other residents of the building, except Manuel de la Rocha, who happens upon one of Andreyev's adolescent children getting a midnight snack in the kitchen.
The group locates Piotr in the oligarch's art wing, encased in a shell of inert organic steel. With a basic understanding of how her brother's mutant powers work, Illyana is able to determine that he must be freed from this shell before he can revert to humanform, and determines she will need Magneto's assistance and expertise to accomplish this safely.
The X-Men are able to peaceably neutralize the two security guards. Nobody encounters any other residents of the building, except Manuel de la Rocha, who happens upon one of Andreyev's adolescent children getting a midnight snack in the kitchen.
The group locates Piotr in the oligarch's art wing, encased in a shell of inert organic steel. With a basic understanding of how her brother's mutant powers work, Illyana is able to determine that he must be freed from this shell before he can revert to humanform, and determines she will need Magneto's assistance and expertise to accomplish this safely.
genosha
From Moscow, the X-Men return to New York on the Blackbird while Illyana takes Piotr to Genosha, accompanied by Kurt Wagner and [Character C]. After they arrive in Genosha, Magneto is able to free Piotr from his organic steel casing and he is able to revert to humanform. Magneto allows the group to remain in Genosha while Piotr gets his bearings about him, and offers him a spot amongst the Acolytes should he want it.
Although Illyana stays at her home in Genosha for a few days with her brother, she will teleport people between New York and Genosha whenever they want over the weekend.
Although Illyana stays at her home in Genosha for a few days with her brother, she will teleport people between New York and Genosha whenever they want over the weekend.
xavier institute
By Monday, the Rasputins have returned to New York. After Charles Xavier psychically imparts knowledge of the English language on Piotr, Illyana is able to introduce him to the rest of the team.
Shortly after he arrives, Remy Lebeau informs the other team leaders that he's calling dibs on Piotr for Gold Team should he ever want to join up with the X-Men.
On the morning of Thursday 8/7, Ambrose places a mark on Piotr, having been convinced by Emma Frost to wait a respectable five days to allow Piotr time to settle in.
Shortly after he arrives, Remy Lebeau informs the other team leaders that he's calling dibs on Piotr for Gold Team should he ever want to join up with the X-Men.
On the morning of Thursday 8/7, Ambrose places a mark on Piotr, having been convinced by Emma Frost to wait a respectable five days to allow Piotr time to settle in.
SCENES
SCENES: Thursday - Emma & Illyana
SCENES: Thursday - Emma & Illyana
"I did a very bad job explaining all this," she tells Emma, peering up at her from where her head is resting on her folded arms, as if there could possibly be any good way to have done it.
SCENES: Thursday - Emma & Illyana
SCENES: Thursday - Emma & Illyana
SCENES: Thursday - Emma & Illyana
SCENES: Thursday - Emma & Illyana
SCENES: Thursday - Emma & Illyana
SCENES: Thursday - Emma & Illyana
SCENES: Thursday - Emma & Illyana
SCENES: Monday - Laura & Piotr
She moves from shadow to shadow, hiding behind the broad old trees of the estate. She doesn't know if Piotr can tell she's on his tail. If Laura wanted to, she could make herself nearly undetectable, but she's more curious than wary when it comes to the newcomer. If he looked back, he could probably see the bright shearling collar of her leather jacket.
SCENES: Monday - Laura & Piotr
A short ways into his walk he realizes he's being followed, his training, years and years in the past but still fresh for him, overtaking his mental fog. It doesn't bother him, really. There's no room for that in him at the moment.
He should be polite, though. Everyone is trying very hard for his sake. So he comes to a stop under a large tree, looking up before speaking.
"No English," he offers apologetically, without pulling his eyes from the branches above him. He has yet to see Xavier, though he doesn't know yet that that will solve this particular problem for him.
SCENES: Monday - Laura & Piotr
SCENES: Monday - Laura & Piotr
SCENES: Monday - Laura & Piotr
SCENES: Monday - Laura & Piotr
SCENES: Monday - Laura & Piotr
SCENES: Monday - Laura & Piotr
SCENES: Monday - Laura & Piotr
SCENES: Monday - Laura & Piotr
SCENES: Tuesday - Piotr & Kurt
Moving to a bookcase to more closely peruse the titles there, he suddenly turns around when he hears something behind him. Not quite startled, but not entirely calm, either.
SCENES: Tuesday - Piotr & Kurt
"Ach, Entschuldigung," he begins, but quickly corrects himself. "I mean, I am sorry. I did not mean to sneak up on you, sometimes I forget that people are not all used to how quiet I can be."
SCENES: Tuesday - Piotr & Kurt
SCENES: Tuesday - Piotr & Kurt
SCENES: Tuesday - Piotr & Kurt
SCENES: Tuesday - Piotr & Kurt
SCENES: Tuesday - Piotr & Kurt
SCENES: Tuesday - Piotr & Kurt
SCENES: Tuesday - Piotr & Kurt
SCENES: Tuesday - Piotr & Kurt
SCENES: Tuesday - Piotr & Kurt
SCENES: Tuesday - Piotr & Kurt
SCENES: Tuesday - Piotr & Kurt
SCENES: Tuesday - Piotr & Kurt
SCENES: Tuesday - Piotr & Kurt
SCENES: Tuesday - Piotr & Kurt
SCENES: Tuesday - Piotr & Kurt
SCENES: Monday Evening - Illyana & Piotr
"It is a pretty good room," she tells him after surveying the space, although she doesn't sound overly impressed. "I can make it bigger if you want."
SCENES: Monday Evening - Illyana & Piotr
"This is plenty for me, but whatever you'd like to do you can," he replies in Russian, hesitant to use English when he doesn't have to. It feels strange and stolen, somehow, and he's still trying to wrap his head around everything that has happened without having the disorienting sensation of using unfamiliar words.
"I'm really not imposing too much, being here?"
SCENES: Monday Evening - Illyana & Piotr
SCENES: Monday Evening - Illyana & Piotr
SCENES: Monday Evening - Illyana & Piotr
SCENES: Monday Evening - Illyana & Piotr
SCENES: Monday Evening - Illyana & Piotr
SCENES: Monday Evening - Illyana & Piotr
SCENES: Monday Evening - Illyana & Piotr
SCENES: Monday Evening - Illyana & Piotr
SCENES: Monday Evening - Illyana & Piotr
SCENES: Monday Evening - Illyana & Piotr
SCENES: Monday - Emma & Kitty
Β« Kitty, darling, I have some interesting information about our new guest. Pertaining to you. Courtesy of Jeanie a while ago. Β»
SCENES: Monday - Emma & Kitty
Β«This dude is from ten years before iPods. How could he possibly pertain to me. Β»
SCENES: Monday - Emma & Kitty
SCENES: Monday - Emma & Kitty
SCENES: Monday - Emma & Kitty
SCENES: Monday - Emma & Kitty
SCENES: Monday - Emma & Kitty
SCENES: Monday - Emma & Kitty
SCENES: Monday - Emma & Kitty
SCENES: Monday - Emma & Kitty
SCENES: Monday - Emma & Kitty
SCENES: Monday - Emma & Kitty
SCENES: Monday - Emma & Kitty
SCENES: Monday - Emma & Kitty
SCENES: Monday - Emma & Kitty
SCENES: Monday - Emma & Kitty
SCENES: Monday - Emma & Kitty
SCENES: Monday - Emma & Kitty
SCENES: Monday - Emma & Kitty
SCENES: Monday - Emma & Kitty
SCENES: Monday - Emma & Kitty
SCENES: Monday - Emma & Kitty
SCENES: Monday - Emma & Kitty
SCENES: Monday - Emma & Kitty
SCENES: Monday - Emma & Kitty
SCENES: Tuesday - Rogue & Remy
"Nobody in this damn house respects dibs," he tells Rogue, frisbee-tossing the empty cardboard box into the recycling bin. "New guy'll end up on Blue Team too, I reckon."
SCENES: Tuesday - Rogue & Remy
Says Rogue, sagely, standing at the fridge with no idea how to make any of its contents cohesive enough for a dinner. In a moment of eye for an eye retribution, she digs around through her colleagues' snacks and finds a fancy pastry box. She takes a pretty violet macaron from it and twists it open like one might an Oreo, offering half to Remy.
"I think we do have the better argument, though. What's Blue gonna do with a big metal man, anyway."
SCENES: Tuesday - Rogue & Remy
SCENES: Tuesday - Rogue & Remy
SCENES: Tuesday - Rogue & Remy
SCENES: Tuesday - Rogue & Remy
SCENES: Tuesday - Illyana & Manny
She stops short in the doorway when she sees Manuel already there and lingers a moment to covertly observe him. She hasn't spoken to him since Friday, having been in Genosha for the weekend and busy getting her brother settled in the day before. Every time she sees him lately, she reflexively takes stock of her own emotional state, even though she knows it's imperceptible to him. This time she finds herself sort of unpleasantly numb, and immediately abandons the thought before she can introspect on it too deeply.
"I am sneaking up on you," she announces as she enters the kitchen, and then even though it's nearly one in the afternoon adds: "Good morning."
She crosses to the fridge at a brisk pace and wrenches it open, immediately setting about the task of rifling through leftovers that are not hers in order to find something to eat.
SCENES: Tuesday - Illyana & Manny
As if to soften the blow of this toothless criticism, he offers her the espresso he'd just finished making for himself. She looks like she could use it and, if she accepts, he can always prepare another.
"...I would ask when you got back, but I felt the others," he admits, turning to lean against the counter, "But it is good to see you."
SCENES: Tuesday - Illyana & Manny
SCENES: Tuesday - Illyana & Manny
SCENES: Tuesday - Illyana & Manny
SCENES: Tuesday - Illyana & Manny
SCENES: Tuesday - Illyana & Manny
SCENES: Tuesday - Illyana & Manny
SCENES: Tuesday - Illyana & Manny
SCENES: Tuesday - Illyana & Manny
SCENES: Tuesday - Illyana & Manny
SCENES: Tuesday - Illyana & Manny
SCENES: Tuesday - Illyana & Manny
SCENES: Illyana & Kurt
Instead, they are outside in the hall. Kurt leans against the wall, but his tail can't stay still.
"What is your brother like?" he asks suddenly, desperate to fill the silence.
SCENES: Illyana & Kurt
She lets out a long noisy sigh as she considers the question, as he if he just asked her an exhaustingly complicated question. She's spent a lot of time considering Piotr's general personality in the last few months, first to give her account of him to Emma and then because the way her parents and the locals of Ust-Ordynski had not quite matched up to her own recollection. To hear them tell it, he was a sullen and angry young man. But she supposes it makes sense he would have been changed by her disappearance.
"He is an artist," she offers after thinking on it for a moment. "A painter. He works in oils."
SCENES: Illyana & Kurt
SCENES: Illyana & Kurt
SCENES: Illyana & Kurt
SCENES: Illyana & Kurt
SCENES: Illyana & Kurt
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Obvs Piotr is here if anyone wants to talk to him, though pre-Xmansion he can only speak Russian and a few random English words π
Emma is around too if you want her lol
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I would love to thread things? Kitty will be sincerely weird at Piotr once she learns this is her universe determined ex fiancΓ© at least once
so sorry about that
Rogue stealing Russian from a passerby does not make sense with the timeline to say hi sorry my time space brain was broken but for theft reasons sheβs doing it anyway just in case
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Warren is at home and will tell everyone they did a super good job.
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