While jenn and I were
chatting about the massive fun of this Round Robin, she mentioned
that Min had suggested creating a "story bible". We
agreed that it might be easier for more people to play if there
was a chronology/character guide to help keep things straight. I
said I'd put one together, so here it is. Complete through
"Catching Up", but will continue to be a work in
progress as others jump into the fun <g>.
Some of the details
about the characters were established specifically in stories.
Others were left up to interpretation. I've extrapolated a few
things here so it's easier for people to keep a grasp on the
action. There were a few bits of contradiction in the continuity
that I've tried to smooth over in the guide. I usually went with
the earliest assumptions if something came later that was
different. If anyone notices something off from a story or has a
different take on a detail, *please* let me know! This is a
collaborative effort all around, so feel free to give me a jingle
if you see something I missed. Any and all additions/suggestions
for this guide should be sent to andariell@yahoo.com . The RR is currently being archived at jenn's Indulgence and Victoria's Muse's Fool
Characters
(in order of
appearance)
Logan
(Wolverine)
Age: Even *he* doesn't know <L> -- Appears
thirty-something
Basic facts thus far: Canadian native with no memory
before 15 years ago. Cage fighter. Rescued Jean from the
Canadian wilderness approx. 2 weeks prior to the
beginning of the current timeline; Convinced her to go to
Xavier's approx. 1 week prior to current. Touched Rogue
on the Statue to heal her two days before beginning of
timeline. Not currently a member of the X-Men, but
apparently had spent time with them prior to bringing
Jean to the mansion. Has a talent for sketching and
quoting random bits of poetry <g>. An accident with
Rogue in the lake landed him in the med lab under Hank's
care. When Rogue shut him out afterwards, he went to see
Jean, and they decided to return to Canada. While he was
packing to leave the mansion, his partner Betsy showed up
and demanded to know why he'd missed their last job.
Marie (Rogue)
Age: 26
Basic facts thus far: English teacher, pursuing a Masters
degree in English Literature, Eighteenth Century Women.
Member of the X-Men. Originally from Mississippi and a
lapsed Catholic -- Father a bible selling Baptist; Mother
an Italian Catholic who passed on the ability to speak
the language to her daughter. Met Scott when she was
nineteen. They became lovers after two years and were
engaged after five. Ex-smoker (quit two years previous
when she became engaged to Scott). Broke the engagement
to Scott after absorbing Logan and acknowledging the
connection between Scott and Jean. Rogue and Logan bonded
over time, and she trusted herself enough to try her
control and touch him. Unfortunately, her mutation
activated and Logan almost drowned, leaving her wracked
with guilt and swearing off men if Logan survived. She
locked herself in a room until Scott talked his way in
with snack food. They talked and both got some closure,
allowing Rogue the courage to approach Logan. She decided
to get some time away when yet another woman with demands
on Logan showed up -- Betsy.
Jean Grey
Age: 32
Basic facts thus far: Medical doctor and researcher. Fled
the hospital she practiced at in New York City (three
weeks prior to current) when her latent telepathy
activated with the death of a patient. Hid in the
Canadian wilderness until rescued by Logan and brought to
the Mansion about one week prior to current. Logan taught
her to play poker while in Canada. After
"overhearing" the thoughts of Rogue and Scott
during an argument, left the mansion to stay at Xavier's
hunting lodge in the Catskills. After a near intimate
moment with Scott at the lodge, she fled to a women's
shelter in NYC and was discovered there by Warren, who
convinced her to stay at his apartment. When Scott found
her there, it lead to emotional upheaval for both her and
Warren. She made a half hearted pass at him, then
inexplicably (to her mind) sensed Scott's pain. When
Logan offered to take her back to Canada, she gratefully
accepted, saying that she had to speak to Warren first.
Scott Summers
(Cyclops)
Age: 29
Basic facts thus far: Field Leader of the X-Men. Math
teacher. Engaged to Marie until she gave the ring back to
him in part three. He went to visit Jean at Xavier's
hunting lodge, which left both of them shaken. Days
later, he found out Jean had fled the cabin and ended up
in Warren's apartment. Unconvinced that there was nothing
going on between them, he sought out Rogue to take one
last try at saving their relationship. When that failed,
he reached out to her (after the incident in the lake) to
get closure and take the first steps toward friendship.
After his conversation with Rogue (and a preceding one
with Candy), he decided to follow their advice and talk
to Jean about how he feels. Uses mechanics on the
Blackbird as stress therapy <g>. Scott's mutation
includes an innate ability to track motion and calculate
trajectories. He's also a master chess player.
Warren
Worthington III (Angel)
Age: 30
Basic facts thus far: Member of the X-Men. Business
entrepreneur. Long time friend and teammate of Scott,
Ororo, and Rogue. Future heir to Worthington Enterprises
(read: the guy is filthy rich <g>). Has developed a
deep interest in Jean, despite knowing that she's drawn
to his best friend, Scott. Found Jean at a woman's
shelter and convinced her to stay with him. After Scott
found Jean at his apartment and assumed something more
was going on than they were telling him, Warren comforted
Jean while struggling internally with his own conflicting
emotions.
Ororo Munroe
(Storm)
Age: 31
Basic facts thus far: History teacher. Member of the
X-Men. Rogue's best friend. In love with Frank Placido
(OC), who is currently living with a mistress in Italy.
She's a bad cook. <g>
Professor
Charles Xavier
Age: 62
Basic facts thus far: Runs "Xavier's School for
Gifted Youngsters". Gathered and organizes the X-Men
team. Attempting to train Jean in the use of mental
shielding. Sent her to his hunting lodge when she became
overwhelmed by thoughts between Scott and Rogue during an
argument. Had a past friendship and intimate relationship
with Erik Lensherr.
The Students
of Mutant High
Names: Jubilation Lee (Jubilee), St. John Allerdyce, Dani
Moonstar, Bobby Drake, Kitty Pryde, Neal Sharra
Ages: 17 or 18 for all
Basic facts thus far: All six are in the senior class.
After a bit of investigation and espionage, all currently
have placed bets on which pairs of adults amongst the
"pentagon" (Logan/Rogue/Scott/Jean/Warren) will
be together after 31 days. When Jubilee found Logan's
dogtags at the lake, she gave them to Rogue, who has yet
to return them.
Dr. Hank
McCoy (Beast)
Age: 36
Basic facts thus far: Medical doctor who no longer
practices. Genetics researcher. Was out of the country in
Switzerland for Jean and Logan's arrival at the school.
Tended to Logan when he nearly drowned in the lake.
Candace
(Candy) Southern
Age: 28
Basic facts thus far: Involved with Warren. They had an
argument prior to the current timeline, and she went to
France. Recently returned to town intending to draw
Warren's attention away from Jean and back to her. Called
Scott for information on the situation and ended up
imparting advice to her lover's best friend, despite the
fact that they don't get along well. Decided to speak to
Warren directly about it later the same day that she
spoke to Scott.
Erik Lensherr
(Magneto)
Age: 62
Basic facts thus far: Formerly a friend of and
romantically involved with Xavier. When Rogue got upset
and fled the Mansion, Magneto's henchmen grabbed her and
brought her to the Statue where he planned to use her in
his mutation generating machine. Logan joined Scott and
Ororo to rescue her, leaving Jean in the jet to wait in
case medical assistance was needed. Jean followed them,
tipping the scales in the X-Men's favor by using her TK
to position Scott's visor for him so he could
incapacitate Sabretooth. This allowed them to all free
themselves from Magneto's metal trap and enabled Logan's
rescue of Rogue from the torch. Erik is now in prison.
Elizabeth
(Betsy) Braddock (Psylock)
Age: 29
Basic facts thus far: Logan's business partner. British
background, but Asian in appearance (long story as yet
untouched upon). Showed up at the mansion looking for
Logan when he failed to show up for a job in Cincinnati.
Timeline
(Time based at zero
for the beginning of first fic, "Not Unspoken")
Time reference in parentheses
( ) - Story reference(s) given in brackets [ ] and keyed at
bottom of the page. Incomplete stories in progress are indicated
with [yellow
text].
(-7 years) Scott and
Rogue meet at the mansion while he is on a break from college;
she is 19, he is 3 years older [3, 11]
(-5 years) Scott and
Rogue become lovers [11]
(-2 years) Scott
proposes to Rogue [3, 6]
(- 3 weeks) Jean's
latent telepathy activates with the death of a patient, sending
her fleeing into the Canadian wilderness [2, 8]
(- 2 weeks) Logan
finds Jean in Canada [story in progress by Andariel]
(-1 week) Logan
convinces Jean to go to see Professor Xavier for help
(-2 days) Logan saves
Rogue's life by touching her on the statue
(day zero - night
time)
(*) Logan encounters Rogue in the rec room and they discuss Scott
and Jean [1]
(*) Jean escapes to the dock. Scott follows and they share a
moment when Jean reads his mind [2]
(*) Rogue gives Scott his ring back after realizing he's confused
about their relationship and his reaction to Jean [3]
(*) Scott attempts to drown his confusion in mechanics and
receives some advice from Warren [4]
(*) Ororo finds Rogue on the grounds and they discuss the broken
engagement [5]
(*) Rogue runs into Jean in the hallway and reveals that she's
broken her engagement to Scott. She goes to Logan's room [7]
(*) Rogue spends the night talking to Logan and then sleeping in
his bed [9, 13]
(*) The Professor spends time in his study, wishing he could do
more to help those under his roof [15]
(*) Warren finds Jean in the garden and offers her comfort [8]
(day one - early
afternoon)
(*) Jean accidentally hears Rogue's and Scott's thoughts during
an argument. She goes to the Professor's hunting lodge in the
Catskills. [10]
(day two)
(*) The intrepid teens of Mutant High eavesdrop on Ororo and
Warren. Jubilee takes bets on the private lives of Scott, Jean,
Logan, and Rogue [12]
(day three)
(day four)
(*) Scott ponders his situation with Rogue and Jean. Cancels his
morning class to take some action [17]
(*) Scott arrives at the cabin and spends a few tension filled
moments with Jean [20]
(*) Rogue and Ororo discuss Rogue's situation with Scott in the
wake of Jean's departure [11]
(day five)
(*) Warren finds Jean at a women's shelter in NYC after she fled
from Xavier's lodge. Convinces her to come stay at his place [16]
(day six)
(*) Logan thinks about why he's not leaving the mansion and has
another bonding moment with Rogue [14, 18]
(*) Ororo notices the bond between Logan and Rogue after their
adventure in the lake [19]
(*) Scott discovers Jean at Warren's place [story in progress by Eve]
(*) Scott returns to the mansion and reacts badly to the
camaraderie between Logan and Rogue; Ororo tries to help him [22]
(*) Scott and Rogue have an argument that leads to more [24]
(*) Warren and Jean react to Scott's discovery that she's living
at Warren's penthouse [36]
(*) Logan reacts to Rogue and Scott's embrace [23]
(*) After leaving Scott's room, Rogue tries to cope with the
pressure she's feeling [28]
(*) Rogue takes out stress by trashing the garage and having a
spontaneous confession outside Logan's door [27]
(*) Bobby fills Hank in on the "Westchester soap opera"
<g> [30]
(day seven)
(*) Scott discusses logistics and relationships with Xavier [29]
(*) Ororo visits Jean at Warren's apartment [25]
(*) With new facts about the activities of the adults at the
mansion, the students of Mutant High make new bets on who will be
with whom in 31 days [21]
(day eight)
(*) Jubilee corners Logan regarding the bet [26]
(day nine)
(*) The students attend math class and Dani questions their
teacher after the lesson [34]
(*) Rogue finds Logan's sketch book and takes a plunge with him
in the lake [31]
(*) An accident in the lake lands Logan in the med lab [32]
(day ten)
(*) The students investigate Logan's near death experience at the lake [42]
(*) Logan wakes up and has a
confrontation with Hank, then goes to the woods to think [35]
(*) Jubilee and Hank discuss Logan, Rogue, and all the current
upheaval at the mansion [37]
(*) Candy calls Scott to discuss Warren and Jean. Afterwards,
Scott decided to talk to Rogue and then get away from it all for
a few days [38]
(*) Scott brings Rogue some food in her room, and they reach some
closure [39]
(*) Jubilee brings a peace offering to Logan and gives his
dogtags to Rogue [43]
(*) Logan visits Jean at Warren's place. After seeing what a
state she's in, they decide to return to Canada later that night
[40]
(*) Candy gives in to curiosity and goes to Warren's place to
meet Jean [story
in progress by Andariel]
(*) Rogue re-evaluates her situation after receiving Logan's
dogtags from Jubilee [44]
(*) Magneto sends Rogue a revealing letter [41]
(*) Rogue decides to try again with Logan, only to discover
there's yet another woman in his life [45]
(*) Logan explains to Betsy why he missed the job. They head out
for a drink [47]
(*) Frustrated with the situation, Rogue decides to leave the
mansion for a while. Scott talks to her before she takes off [46]
(*) Logan and Betsy go for a drink and end up running into
someone [story
in progress by jenn]
Story References
[1] "Not
Unspoken" by jenn
[2] "Between the Lines" by Andariel
[3] "He Always Wore Glasses; She Always Wore Gloves" by
Minisinoo
[4] "Unbroken" by Shana Nolan
[5] "Unbalanced" by Victoria P.
[6] "Cream of Broccoli" by Peri
[7] "Unaccountable" by Rei Kinneas
[8] "The Taming" by Shana Nolan
[9] "Strange Comfort" by jengrrrl
[10] "Barricades" by Andariel
[11] "Just the Peacocks Screaming" by Minisinoo
[12] "The Peanut Gallery" by Minisinoo
[13] "Full of Grace" by Victoria P.
[14] "Standing Still" by jenn
[15] "One is One" by Pollyanna
[16] "Darkening the Sun" by Shana Nolan
[17] "Sleight of Hand" by Eve
[18] "Blind Jump" by jenn
[19] "Rogue Laughter" by Victoria P.
[20] "Straight Line to a Curve" by Andariel
[21] "As the Mutant Turns: The Peanut Gallery Take
2" by jenn
[22] "Unresolved" by Victoria P.
[23] "Reaction Shot" by jenn
[24] "Trying" by Minisinoo
[25] "Square Pegs, Round Holes" by Andariel
[26] "On the Merits of Chicken to Soothe the
Savage Beast" by jenn
[27] "Confessional" by Victoria P.
[28] "Pressure" by Eve
[29] "Silk and Steel" by Pollyanna
[30] "A Little Gossip" by Victoria P.
[31] "Indian Summer" by Crystal Claire
[32] "Reality Check" by Khaki
[33] "The Bargain" by Victoria P.
[34] "Compass Points and Protractor Burns" by Allison
[35] "Feeling Cavalier" by Crystal Claire
[36] "Phantom Pain" by Andariel
[37] "Fault Lines" by jenn
[38] "Just a Little Patience... Gone" by Shana Nolan
[39] "Beer and Pretzels" by Victoria P.
[40] "Shatter Like Glass" by jenn
[41] "Dear Marie" by Pollyanna
[42] "Peanut Gallery 3 - Nancy Drew Meets the Hardy
Boys" by Crystal Claire
[43] "The Masks We Wear" by Khaki
[44] "There Was No Design" by Jennifer Hallmark
[45] "Unexpected" by Victoria P.
[46] "Five Minutes" by Shana Nolan
[47] "Catching Up" by Andariel
