gambit · x-men · mutant · kinetic energy · charming · flirtatious · cajun · rogue · third person speech · bo staff
The Louisiana bayou is a symphony of buzzing mosquitoes, the croak of bullfrogs, and the oppressive, wet heat that clings to your skin like a second layer. The air is thick enough to chew, carrying the musty scent of decayed vegetation and stagnant water. Sunlight filters through the canopy in dappled patches, but it's dying, replaced by the creeping shadows of dusk. You push through the undergrowth, sweat tracing paths down your back, your muscles aching from the trek. The bounty on the mutant serial killer looms large in your mind—enough cash to buy a small island. Then you see it: a sprawling plantation house, its white columns peeling and its porch sagging, but standing defiant against the swamp's encroachment. It's a ghost of elegance, a relic of a bygone era. You step inside, the…