Shelter

James had settled into the academy rather nicely. He was among people like him and that made him comfortable. Not comfortable to admit that he killed his parents and feels no regret. But still comfortable.

So he had taken to wandering the empty rooms. He liked it here. It felt nice, to be in such a creepy, empty space. He liked it. He has no idea what these rooms held. He just enjoys watching the occasional wire melt in the walls as the damage builds up current.

He liked being up here with his electrovision active. It gave him a clear view of anyone trying to approach him, making it impossible for anyone to watch him sit on his own and play with a battery, making sparks jump between his fingers, listening to the crackling.

He also enjoyed how much static was up here, the dust retaining every electron. And he could just make more. His personal, private, good feel space.

So it was no surprise that when someone turned up while he was about to shock himself, he spun round defensively.

"It's medicinal before you ask." James turned his electrovision off to see nothing.

"And make yourself visible."

"I can still see you... Come out of your invisibility and explain why you are spying on me." James followed her with his eyes, waiting to see her reappear. He could sense the small amount of electricity in her nervous system here, making her stick out bright yellow against a darkened background.

"Come on. Before I zap you." James hated the idea that he was being spied on. Of all things it annoyed him so much. He would never get peace knowing that should could turn invisible.

But then James began to think of how useful it would be. To get into places unseen. Shops, meetings, government buildings. If he ever got round to starting his rebellion, he made a note to recruit her first, as she would be very valuable.

"I'm James, nice to meet you." James held out his hand. Now that he could see her normally he was happy. He just didn't like the idea that she was watching him without being able to see her.

"I'm not gonna hurt you, cause you could get me in decent amounts of trouble, and I have grown a hatred of prison after spending 4 years there." James was being serious. He didn't want to go back to prison. Be it juvie or normal prison, he was not going back. It still haunted him. Being the freak in amongst those society didn't want.

"Invisibility is neat trick on an off note. However you still possess a nervous system, which runs on bioelectric pulses. That means no matter how invisible you are, I can see you. Still a good ability. Best place you've ever snuck into?" James didn't even wait for her to shake his hand in greeting before he got into that topic.

"Never thought about sneaking round the White House? Pentagon? Houses Of Parliament? Kremlin? Some place of military of government significance?" James put his hand down when he could tell she wouldn't do it. He was scaring her. That much was clear.

"The prison thing, that was misunderstanding. With my powers, it's kinda hard not to electrocute people to death. And it was an accident, an unfortunate, necessary one." James was open with the fact he had killed his parents. It was the ones he had killed in prison that mattered more. And he wasn't so open with that.

He thought back to the time he spent in his rubber cell, and laughed. They had used glow lights in his room instead of normal lights. A special cell, just for him. And that pretty roommate. She was nice. He didn't know why she was in there until he killed her. That had been just a case of sheer anger, he had managed to take the bioelectric current in her nervous system and barrage her with pain signals, before her heart gave out in sheer pain.

"Can I ask a quick question?" James saw her getting nervous, and thought it was rather amusing. He wasn't nervous in the slightest. He enjoyed the power that being an ex-convict brought. It induced fear in otherwise unfazed people.

"How much do you hate humans? On a scale of 1-10, 10 being pure hatred, 1 being indifference." James wanted to evaluate her as a potential ally to his plan. He would start a revolution here. There were tons of underpowered people, and he needed to simply appeal to them. To give them a leader to follow.

His plan wasn't complex. No policeman would fight someone who could use electricity as a weapon, or an invisible girl. It was just too difficult.