Shock Mark (11) : Thunderstorms are common this time of year, but what’s not common is the number of people reported being struck by lightning. Strangely, people are surviving with only minor, if any, injuries at all. Being struck can feel like a static shock, or can feel like a sudden flash of heat, and targets are left with a strange lightning mark across their body. If your character encountered the Calamitous Hollow, they may find that the lightning marks have a strange, serpentine shape, and may even seem to slowly twist over their skin, as if alive. Though the marks will fade, for their duration–up to a full week after being struck, you might notice that you are more prone to static shocking yourself or others, and you may notice electronics charging or overcharging and malfunctioning. The marks can take longer to fade at player discretion, or players may choose for them to fade into pale, lifeless scars, but otherwise there are no lasting effects.
He'd heard that it was possible to survive a lightning strike, he just never imagined he'd be able to say that he had.
Xavier scratched absently at his arm as he walked, his mind preoccupied with what happened just a few nights ago. It happened so fast that if it hadn't been for the strange mark clear across his body he would've assumed it was some kind of bad dream. Memories from the previous year had also started coming back, making his sleep particularly restless to the point that he finally texted his cousin and asked to meet. Atticus had said that Michael was safe to talk to...
Was he surprised? Yeah. And excited, because it meant that there was someone else in the family he could talk to about all of this. But more recently he felt...relief? For the same reason. Just...well. It was one thing to know that there were others out there like him, but it was another thing to know that some of those people were family that he'd always felt he could trust. He probably should have reached out earlier on, but at least he was doing it now. Better late than never.
He was at their doorstep before long and rang the doorbell, then glanced around while he waited.
Guine
