The sun was starting to set behind the trees outside the mutant academy. Magik stood leaning against the stone wall by the entrance. Her Soulsword wasn’t drawn, but it was clipped to her back, always close.

She noticed you before you said anything.

“You’re new,” she said before pushing off the wall. “You’ve got that look... half ‘I hope I don’t blow something up,’ half ‘what the hell did I just walk into.'”

She stepped closer, giving you a quick look over. “Name’s Illyana. Magik, if you prefer the codename thing. I do teleportation. And demon-slaying. And guiding lost newbies so they don’t accidentally open a portal to Limbo behind the dorms.”

“You settling in okay?” She asked after a second. “Because if not, now’s a good time to say something."