She Is Only Poisonous

[Seiji Lockard]

Seiji was in the library, grabbing some more books that he felt would help him with his current research. It was summer break, but his work was never done with him working for the school and still having college projects that needed to be completed. He had been doing a lot better since the loss of friends during the SPECTRE attack and was able to focus a lot more on his work. He was still carrying around Sapphire, because she really was the next best snake at cheering him up when he did get down. Number one was Ghost, but he was a little bit too big to be carrying around the school all the time. So he stuck with his Sapphire who pretty much always remained inside her hiding place on Seiji and didn’t say too much. This time however, Sapphire felt like stretching out her body and going to look around. Sliding out of her master's jacket pocket and making her way up and along the book self.

It was warm outside so inside was a mix between cold and warm, making Sapphire try to seek out a location where she could be warm. She did consider going back to Seiji's pocket, but she was already off and slithering around so she figured it was too late to turn back now. Seiji was too focused on his books to even really notice Sapphire slithering off and even still was not worried since Sapphire didn't really bother people. Sure she was his most deadly snakes since she was poisonous, but she didn't really attack anyone, and just didn't like men that were not Seiji. It was only when she was slithering along the bookshelf and a female screaming that she went still. Hissing at the loud noise and looking over to the source of the scream.

The two foot, female, Cottonmouth Viper looking at the girl and just let out another hiss as she curled her body. Ready to defend herself if that was what it came down to, since sometimes people screamed and attacked instead of screaming and running away.

[Charlotte Logan]

Summer was the best time to be in the library. The Library was quiet during the school year, however it always had the odd moments where chatter would sound like shouting to Charlotte's ears; it didn't make her uncomfortable but she preferred to work in silence. That is why she loved summer so, most other kids had headed home for the few weeks they had no lessons planned- a handful remained but weren't crazy enough to spend a day like this inside a room full of old books- so the Library was void of people aside from the occasional student and the librarian. 

Charlotte reveled in the quiet as she browsed the fiction section for once. She did not watch much TV and so found her entertainment through books about love stories, adventures, far off lands and normal girls; stories about the normal life Charlotte would never get to have. She browsed through the shelves looking for something that would take her fancy; at present she was becoming rather bored of love stories so she decided to opt for a more adventurous approach on her literature. A book titled, The Vanishing of Katharina Linden by Helen Grant, caught her eye so she reached for it on the shelf above her head.

As she pulled the book down off the shelf and returned her gaze to its normal line, she found herself staring at two beady eyes on a long slender creature with scaly skin that made it look like it was made of stone. Snake!! Charlotte thought to herself as adrenaline fueled fear rushed through her body as a scream escape her lips. She fell back into the wall behind her, frozen in fear as she stared at the creature was poising itself for attack. Holding her hands up to protect herself, she saw that she was switching from visible to invisible, with 30 second intervals; her whole body shook as she stared at the snake through her hands. 

The teenager felt herself struggling to breath, her heart beating fast against her chest wall- threatening to rupture through or stop all together. Charlotte closed her eyes tentatively, flinching away from the snake.

[Seiji Lockard]

Sapphire didn't go to attack, but remained ready in case she needed to, letting out another warning hiss. Letting her master know that she had scared some human female, but Seiji had already known. It was a very silent library after all, so someone screaming pretty much would attract everyone in the library’s attention. Seiji quickly closing his eyes for a moment to locate where Sapphire was she he could quickly pick her up for one and calm down the person who she scared. He moved quick, dropping his books, and making the quickest route towards where his snake was. He figured the women who sapphire had scared would have ran off or something but Sapphire was telling him that she was sitting on the floor with her heart rate and breathing going faster. Even if the girl went invisible, Sapphire could still see her so didn't report any of this to her master as he turned around a book self and saw the girl for a moment before she vanished soon after.

She did reappear and Seiji quickly assumed that the scare had knocked her powers on the fritz, which did tend to happen. Many mutants were affected by their emotions so more often than not, side effects showed up based upon said mutants feelings. She clearly was having a panic attack and Seiji needed to act. "Miss, are you alright. No, dumb question. Sorry." Seiji said, his mind taking a moment to kick in to taking care mode as he moved over to pick up Sapphire and allow her to hide on his person and calm down. Sapphire didn't like yelling as she did do half strikes at a person who would upset her too much, but now that Seiji was here she was calming down and hiding in his coat pocket. Seiji busy kneeling down in front of the girl to try and get her to focus on him. Speaking in a calm and caring voice to help out even more with calming her down. "Hey, it’s okay. Sapphire won't hurt you. You both just scared one another is all." Seiji explained as he tried to reach out to touch the girl's shoulder while his free hand went for his phone.

"I need you to start taking slow deep breaths. Can you do that for me?" Seiji asked as his mind was already working to recall who this student was and if he could recall reading up on her file about her mutation. He knew it was invisibility, but he didn’t know the girl specifically on a person level so could not be sure of all her side effects off hand. "Can you tell me your name? Or show me your ID?" Seiji asked, figuring if she could not manage to calm herself down enough to say her name, then ID would be more than enough. He could look her up on his phone then since he had it connected to his computer with most of his files on it. He was already searching on his person for what he had on him that could possibly help her.

[Charlotte Logan]

Charlotte heard footsteps, the clutter of books and then saw out the corner of her eye a guy appear. He was of Asian decent and probably around her age with thick jet black hair, which was almost as long as hers in places, lanky and soft featured. He looked determined to find the source of the ruckus Charlotte must have caused.

"Miss, are you alright. No, dumb question. Sorry."  the boy said as he hurried over to collect his snake; typical the young woman managed to think as her power still flickered on and off. Once he had calmed the creature down, which had hissed at Charlotte when she'd screamed, he placed her back into his pocket before turning his attention to Charlotte. He knelt down slowly in front of her, so that she and him were kind of at eye level, slowly placing a comforting hand on her shoulder. 

"Hey, it’s okay. Sapphire won't hurt you. You both just scared one another is all." he said calmly, reaching into his pocket for his mobile. He then turned to her slightly and asked in a slow soothing voice "Can you tell me your name? Or show me your ID?" 

Clearly he was here to help her, rather than disappear with the snake which was still in his pocket; of which Charlotte was aware. That didn't really help her calm down, but she then thought perhaps the two had some sort of connection and so maybe she wouldn't be attacked by the creature which was hidden from sight. Charlotte was unsure if she could calm her hands down enough to reach into her purse and get out her ID, they were shaking along with the rest of her body; and to top it off she could feel a nose bleed coming on.

Somehow, through the shaking and her ragged breaths she managed to stutter out her name and part of her Student ID code "C...Charlotte..Loga-an.......58..4...3...." 

Suddenly breathing got a whole lot harder for the girl, as she was thrown into disillusion by the panic attack. She inhaled deeply, breathing too fast for someone to stay conscious, tear streamed down her face as she desperately tried to calm herself down but all she could manage to do was mutter "Sorry" over and over and over again as if she were a record put on repeat. 

[Seiji Lockard]

He was here to help, there was no way Seiji would have come to calm his snake and then leave the girl to handle her fear. He was far to caring and concerned about others wellbeing to do such a thing. He did have to calm down Sapphire first since of all his snakes she was the one that did have a temper and he had to make sure that she didn't feel like she was in any kind of danger because the last thing he needed the girl to have to deal with along with her panic attack was snake venom flowing through her body. He had the antidote eon him of course, but again he really didn't want to have to treat her for such a thing if he could give his snake a command, tuck her away, and calm her down. She was shaking a lot and Seiji was worried if she was one of those students that could end up going into a seizer. Darn why didn't he have a brown paper bag on him for her to breathe into? Where was his first aid kit matter of fact? Right! In his bag, which was back at the table he had been sitting at, but that was away for the girl.

A girl he could not leave her alone and while he could leave Sapphire here to watch her, he didn't see that as a good idea at the moment when it had been his snake that had brought this all one. He would have gone to search her, but would have had to ask permission for that first, thankfully she did manage to get out words. Her name and her student code, making finding her on his phone database even quicker. It giving him a brief overview of what side effects had been recorded on her upon her arrival to BA. It also has a special mark on it, one that revealed that this was something he was not going to be able to handle alone and get outside help. He was already calling up the number that was listed to call for her, keeping the phone to his ear by using his shoulder while he did find some tissues on him. Moving to wipe at her eyes and try to get her to calm down still.

"Shhh, it's okay. You are going to be fine. Help is on the way, okay." Seiji informed her as her reached out to rub at her side a little bit, still keeping his tone calm and trying to get her to calm down. Informing the person who answered the phone where he was and who he was dealing with. Staying on the phone with them while they headed to where he was while he stayed right there with her, reaching over to put his hand just below her throat. "Slow, deep breaths. In. Out." Seiji said, moving his hand to show her where her level of breathing needed to get down too.