Play With Fire And Water

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Clenching her teeth, Penelope knelt down in front of the large puddle of water taking up most of the floor. Her brows furrowed slightly. The simple fact that some people didn't seem to be capable of cleaning up after themselves was infuriating. Lifting one of her hands, while the other helped keep the towel tied around her chest, Penelope flexed her fingers. They sensed slightly as she felt herself start sucking some of the oxygen out of the air, and within moments, a small ball of fire hovered in the palm of her hand.

She moved it slowly back and forth over the water on the floor in hopes that it would turn into steam, so she wouldn't actually have to go get a janitor - or god forbid, an actual mop.

After several minutes, steam started rising from the puddle and as the brunette focused, the flame in the palm of her hand grew in size. It wasn't much larger than a clenched fist, but the heat radiating from it seemed to do the trick - even though it was incredibly slow.

And then, the door opening behind her and slamming against the wall had the brunette turning in an instant, and as if out of reflex, she flipped her hand, causing the small ball of fire to shoot towards the doorway. Another flip of her hand killed the flame, and the brunette's eyes squinted as she could feel her chest heaving underneath the towel.

Damn, she had to remember to be more careful about that - and actually think before acting. It was a poor habit of hers, but hey, at least it hadn't actually hit whoever had decided to slam the door so suddenly. 

Tag: Selina Taylor

[Selina Taylor]

    Selina flinched as she heard the door slam. Damn, she really needed to be more careful. Especially when a mutant who could control fire was on the other side of it. Holy shit. Selina had moved quickly to dodge, but she still would have been singed had the fire not fizzled out before it got to her. Selina looked down at the girl kneeling on the floor and slowly realized just what the fire had been for. “You need some help with that?” Selina asked with a smile as she froze the water on the floor into a ball and dropped it into a nearby bin.


    She didn’t really care if the girl needed help or not, but she couldn’t stand a mess being left for others to clean. The janitorial staff had enough bullshit to deal with without having to clean up after ridiculous students who couldn’t understand the concept of general courtesy. The girl though, she was an interesting degree of lovely… when she wasn’t throwing fireballs at unsuspecting passerby. “Sorry that I startled you. Sometimes I forget that these doors don’t actually require much strength to open,” she offered by way of explanation.


    She’d been in a slight hurry as well, since she’d forgotten her phone in here. It was a crappy phone that no student in their right mind would steal unless they were desperate, but still. It was also the main way that Selina used to get into contact with her mom and Maria. The fact that her family was still important to her in college didn’t seem to be a common theme amongst the students here, but she didn’t mind. Her life was her own and she lived it as she saw fit.