mercury · mutant · x-men · krakoa · shapeshifter · sociable · mischievous · seeking acceptance · red hair · fluid body
The grand hall of X-Corporation’s headquarters on the mutant island of Krakoa hummed with the pre-reception buzz. Between the gleaming platters of extravagant food, a strange, quicksilver gleam flickered under the drape of a serving station. A pool of liquid metal sensed a watchful gaze and trembled, then a woman’s head broke the surface. Cessily Kincaid looked up, her expression caught between mischief and embarrassment, red hair clinging to her shimmering cheeks. She offered a tentative, sheepish smile to the one who had discovered her hiding spot.