{SB}Sick Yet?

[Selina Taylor]

    Their responses practically confirmed for her that they were the culprits behind the trash incident, but she merely nodded to Jasper in response.


    At their answer to her question, Selina felt more at ease. Indeed, had they answered almost any differently, she would have got up and left. It didn’t matter to her whether or not her drink happened to be drugged at this time, though she knew it wasn’t now. What mattered was that these brothers appeared to think the act to be as repugnant as she did. There were ways of vetting those of the male gender and testing them to see just how low they could be, and this question was one she’d used quite a few times. People would be amazed at how many men practically admitted to raping a girl so long as you asked the right questions.


    She nodded to them in acknowledgement and took another drink before leaning back and smirking, “I’m willing to give you until this bottle is empty to ask whatever you want,” she replied, slightly interested in just what it was they would do with her answer.. “And I’m nineteen,” she added.


    “How old are you two?” she asked in turn. After all, information for information was a fair trade, and age wasn’t exactly a touchy subject.

[Casper & Jasper Emory]

The brother did like to have sex and have their fun with both women and men alike, but even they had their limits. They were more likely willing to beat someone within an inch of their life then they were to forcing themselves on someone. Sure they had held people down before and given them kisses, but things never went past that without the other person's okay. They knew of a kid in the orphanage that had to deal with that sort of thing and even someone in the circus, and the stories always unsettled the boys. Yes, the loved to see reactions out of people but to do that to a person...they would be up for killing a person over doing such a thing.

They were a little unsettled by the fact that she had brought it up but once they took a drink and she seemed to be moving on, they relaxed. The two of them starting to smirk when she said that they could ask her any question until the bottle was empty. Perfect. "Are you a virgin?" Jasper immediately asked and got a look from his brother. "What? It's rude to just assume." Jasper said in his defense, knowing that was not the reason his brother had given him that look. "So are you a water manipulator or is it more focused with ice?" Casper asked, curious to how she was doing and ta little bit of the details of her power.

Casper was curious about powers for two reasons, and the biggest was how they could use the person's power to their own benefit. When she said she was nineteen the brothers shared a glance but didn't say anything because age was not really all that big of a deal to them. She was still in the age range in where they were confident she could 'drop it low' or something along that saying that they had heard in a song. "Sixteen." The brother's said in unison, not seeing the point in lying about their age. They could easily pass for older due to their height and general looks, but they were still very much teenagers.

[Selina Taylor]

    Selina didn’t mind making men uncomfortable regarding violence against women. She honestly almost enjoyed it, but she stayed silent and let it go. When one brother asked about her virginity she laughed, “People still use the word ‘virginity’? It’s such a foolish concept. It's way too vague to have any real meaning, particularly in regards to queer relationships... but you two probably aren't interested in a lecture on the poor status of sexual education in this country.” Of course, growing up with a mother who worked in the sex industry for a living, Selina had a progressive view of sex that most her age probably didn’t, but she wouldn't bore them with academia while they were on Spring Break. “But, in regards to whether or not I’ve had sex, the answer is yes… and with quite a few genders,” she added nonchalantly. Her sexual history, while none of their business, wasn’t something she was ashamed of or something she felt she needed to hide, so she saw no harm in answering them.


    Selina looked to Casper and nodded, “Yes, I’m a water manipulator, though the first time I used my power involved ice, so it’s what I’ve practiced the most with,” she explained. “And what can you do with your powers?” she asked in interest. She’d seen no physical evidence of their having powers yet and Selina was curious. She’d never met mutant twins before and the academic part of her was interested in how their relationship affected their power, if it did at all.


    When they told her their age, Selina shrugged and nodded. Their answer didn’t surprise her, but she made a mental note to be more careful around them in the future. Even if they were of age, she still felt reluctant to lead them on in any way, even if it was only to tease or flirt.

[Casper & Jasper Emory]

"Uh, yeah. It kind of one of those big deal words. Guys naturally want virgins more and you don't ever hear a story about a not virgin being sacrificed." Jasper pointed out. He didn't get nor did he care about her whole point of view on virginity or not. It was irrelevant and he was already wondering her intelligence level by the way she was talking about it. Casper didn't care for her details or opinion on the matter either and was thinking she was one of those girls with a strong opinion. The kind of person who was going to sneak their point of view on every matter if it was brought up in the slightest way.

It was still early to be sure, but he was already giving his brother a look and making a silent bet. She did end up giving the answer they wanted in the first place, so they were going to let her slide with the whole almost lecture on sexuality, virginity, or whatever. "Ah, so you are a bad girl. Got it." Jasper said, as he gave his brother look. Then they were both silent as she spoke up about what she could do but how she focused on doing things with ice. Seemed like too much work and you would be screwed if there was no water around. That was another reason why they liked their power, because so long as they had each other they would always be able to use their power.

"Physical Prime!" Jasper said, excited to talk about their power, even if Casper was going to be the one mainly talking about it. "We basically can tap into the physical peak level a professional trained athlete can, and surpass them a little. In pretty much every way physical that you can think of." Casper explained, giving her the short version that he figured would be easy enough to understand. "We didn't luck out with getting the whole super smart bit, but maybe with age that will kick in or something." Jasper added, but neither of them was really worried about that bit. They felt like they were smart enough and they were still young so didn't see it as a big of a deal that they were not boy genius.

[Selina Taylor]

    Selina rolled her eyes at their response and took a long drink of alcohol. The quicker this was over, the better. “Actually, you’re wrong on both accounts. Only shallow, sexist little boys actually give a damn about a woman’s sexual history,” she responded coldly before giving the both of them a disdainful glance. “It’s more than clear that neither of you are grown enough to handle any woman yet, ‘virgin’ or not. By the way, I highly suggest you broaden your reading pool to something other than ancient white male literature. You might actually learn something,” she finished as she took another long drink.


    God, she’d need so much more alcohol if she was going to have to put up with this type of misogynistic bullshit. It was too early in the damn day. When they called her a “bad girl,” Selina laughed out loud, “You have no idea,” she warned. Part of her wanted to tell them they might not survive their next encounter, but she wasn’t deliberately looking for trouble. Selina was trying, for her mother’s sake, to be a relatively good student, and that meant not getting into fights with every ignorant ass that crossed her path… no matter how tempting the prospect was.


    When she learned of their power, she stayed silent and finished her drink. She could really care less about their conversation at this point, but it was always good to be aware of what their abilities would be. She merely nodded to them before she stood up, “Time’s up, boys,” she declared with easy finality. “And I do hope we don’t have the displeasure of crossing paths again.”

[Casper & Jasper Emory]

The brothers looked at one another at her next statement and then started to laugh, hard. Like the kind of laugh that you did when you saw or heard something that was so funny to the point that you could not breathe as you were still laughing. One of those laughs as they shook their heads at someone her age actually believing that. "Either you are lying about not being a virgin..." Jasper said, unable to finish because he was still laughing. "Or you don't really understand how must guys are deep down." Casper finished his brother's statement, but was still laughing as well.

They were also both willing to believe that perhaps she was just one of those girls that didn't have any close guy friends that would tell he like it was. Or, that she was so stuck in her ideals that she was just blind to the real world around her. Either way, the brothers were amused, but knew that if she really was how they had guessed, then she was not going to be sticking around much longer. "We are known a lot about how people are. Lots of people watching and test. Clearly you need to get your head out of a book and actually live life." Casper responded back, a bit of bite to his words.

Casper didn't like when people came at their intelligence, especially in an area that they were confident they had a lot of knowledge in. The brothers were both smirking now, practically daring her to say something that would give them a reason to try something else out. She seemed to be drinking a lot more and like she wanted to get out of there. The reaction they were getting was so entertaining and they were pleased that they had once again met someone that was easy to figure out and get under their skin. She then said their time was up and stood up to leave, but the brother's made no moves to stop her.

They had won. "We are sure we will see you again." The brothers said together, still smirking deviously at her for a moment before they would go back to their drinks.

[Selina Taylor]

    Selina merely glared at their answer. Of course she understood how violently disgusting most men were. She’d been sexually assaulted by a teacher who’d thought her to be an “innocent virgin” and “jailbait.” She couldn’t hear either of those words without bile coming to the back of her throat. Selina had meant every single word she’d said. That teacher, these boys, and the vast majority of others who considered themselves to be “men” had no right to touch a woman while being so incredibly ignorant and bigoted.


    Selina wouldn’t explain to them about how many women she’d known who’d been sexually assaulted and/or raped before they’d even left high school by boys captivated by the idea of conquering something they thought of as “untainted.” No. Selina lived in the all too real world, and these boys were the ones stuck in a fucking fantasy. Their answers weren’t worthy of a response, as she knew it would be a waste of her breath and her time. They were clearly determined and set in their ways, and the only options she truly had, were to kill them or to avoid them. Killing them was looking very appealing, but there were too many potential witnesses and they weren’t worth the time she’d spend in jail.


    This was the reason she kept her relationships with the majority of the men she met shallow and physical. The only thing they were ever good for was a one-time fling and then their usefulness was dried up. Many times, they weren't even worth that much. Selina had no illusions about the toxic nature of masculinity, but she also knew of a rare few men who weren’t purely misogynistic and who actually saw women as human beings instead of as toys to be played with or conquests to be bragged about. One of them had even been a friend of her mother’s before he’d had to transfer to America for a new job.


    These brothers had only won themselves a very dangerous and determined enemy. Selina shook her head in response to their last statement, “Then you should pray that you’ll both be smart enough to keep far away.” It was the only warning they’d get, and they should consider themselves lucky they even got that much. She then walked away without once looking back.