Lyric

How can we know the dancer from the dance?
Introduction xxxxxPretty normal girl in a pretty abnormal world. Description xxxxxSlender and and willowy, Lyric stands an average 5'5" of lean limbs and few curves. Her warm brown skin is usually impeccably made up, her deep brown eyes, wide mouth, rounded nose, round face, generally framed with brightly colored and intricately wrapped headscarves. She carries herself tall, a confident energy to her bearing and movement. Reputation xxxxxKnown amount the XS & orbital mutant community to help people find clothing who have hard to meet clothing needs, whether because of disability, mutation, other body shape/size considerations, etc. She and fashion designer Taylor Marinov began a clothing platform, B-Spoke, specifically to address this gap in clothing; the company became far more prominent after they designed the armor worn by Jackson Holland at his iconic Prometheus standoff. History xxxxxBorn the second of four children to a pair of Somali refugees living in Maryland, Lyric has had a largely uneventful life. Born deaf, this never became much of an impediment to her early life; with two Deaf parents and a Deaf older brother, her entire family and much of her surrounding community signed. At school -- a small Islamic school outside of DC -- she had an interpreter, and while she had to deal with a fair bit of teasing and a fair bit of difficulty connecting to other students who did not have the patience to deal with note-writing or interpreting, by and large her life was happy. Always involved in Too Many Things, she was active in sports, loved to dance, loved to play drums. It was her elder brother's manifestation as a mutant that prompted the first major upheaval of her life. Though her family was quite supportive, his school was not; when Lyric was nine they moved north to New York City to seek an environment for him where more people would understand and be able to deal with his mutation. After a year of unsuccessfully trying to integrate into public school, Yasin came to the attention of Xavier's School, attending there for his final two years of high school and continuing on to study in the city at Columbia, where he is currently a junior. Her mother, on the other hand, began teaching at Xavier's when Yasin was a student there, forming their ASL classes for the first time. Her mother got a job teaching at Xavier's; her father now works in nearby Salem Center, where he owns a small aquarium supply store. Lyric attended Xavier's and went on to study dance at NYU's Tisch school. When her mother was killed in the 2024 Brood invasion, Lyric returned to Xavier's to begin teaching (ASL, drumming, and dance.) Powers xxxxxTotally amazing hair. Skills xxxxxNative ASL speaker; fluent in written English, Arabic, and Somali. Quite an excellent dancer; active in the school's performances and on their dance team. Also quite an excellent drummer, favoring small handdrums over Western-style drumkits, though she is decent on those, too. Excellent at sewing and designing clothes. Connections In Harmony Desi Isra Marinov Off-beat Enemies sound kind of exhausting. Trivia Has a small but steady income from her upstart fashion line which she sells mostly on B-Spoke, the platform she and Marinov started to help address clothing needs for people's whose shape/size/sensory needs aren't commonly accomodated in mainstream stores. She has a small but dedicated customer base among hijabi teenagers looking for excellent modest fashion, and among people with nonstandard body configurations looking for custom clothing that actually fits them. Has a YouTube channel focusing on fashion tips/makeup tutorials/style guides. Keeps a blog about hijabi fashion. Has crafted her social media adroitness into a modest but steady income from her quite popular YouTube channel and sponsored IG style posts. Spends an disproportionate amount of time because of this deleting hate mail and death threats from her inbox due to being a) a Black Woman On The Internet and b) unapologetically Muslim. Has to ration how much social media-ing she does because of this. It was not common knowledge around the school that Lyric is a human; clearly, nobody has ever seen her display any mutation, but there are plenty of students who don't show off their powers, and given that there have been vanishingly few human students in the entirety of the school's history, it would be an enormous leap of presumption to assume this means she doesn't have any. Very fond of aquaculture; she keeps fish in her room, more for the sake of getting to aquascape the plants than for the sake of the fish. Would really rather have attended a Deaf school than a mutant school, but her mom teaching at XS means that was what is convenient so them's the breaks. XS Schedule Fall Term, 2012 English: Expository Writing Health: Health & Human Development Mathematics: Algebra History: U.S., Colonialism - 1861 Science: Biology Sport: Fencing Extracurricular: Muslim Student Union Extracurricular: Drumline Extracurricular: Odyssey of the Mind Winter Term, 2013 Science: Anatomy & Physiology Arts: Advanced Dance Performance Mathematics: Algebra History: U.S., 1861-1941 English: Creative Nonfiction Ethics: The Ethics of Power Sport: Swimming Extracurricular: Muslim Student Union Extracurricular: Drumline Extracurricular: Literary and Arts Magazine Spring Term, 2013 Mathematics: Algebra Arts: Advanced Dance Technique Science: Chemistry History: U.S., 1941-Present English: Creative Writing: Poetry Social Sciences: Intro to Psychology Sport: Softball Extracurricular: Muslim Student Union Extracurricular: Drumline Extracurricular: Astronomy Club Extracurricular: Robotics Club Summer Term, 2013 Arts: Choreography English: Shakespeare Religion: Religion, Literature, and the Arts Arts: Intro. Photography Extracurricular: Archery Club Extracurricular: Chess Club Fall Term, 2013 Science: Introductory Astronomy Mathematics: Geometry Health: Human Sexuality History: Pre-Colonial Africa Ethics: Power and Social Responsibility Arts (Visual): Fabric Arts Sport: Fencing Extracurricular: Archery Club Extracurricular: Odyssey of the Mind Extracurricular: Student Council (Sophomore VP) Winter Term, 2014 Mathematics: Geometry Computer Science: Fundamentals of Computer Science English: The Art of Protest: Revolutionary Writings History: Modern Africa Phys. Ed: Psionic Self-Defense Sport: Swimming & Diving Extracurricular: Archery Club Extracurricular: Astronomy Club Extracurricular: Odyssey of the Mind Extracurricular: Student Council (Sophomore VP) Spring Term, 2014 Computer Science: Fundamentals of Computer Science English: Middle Eastern Literature History: Modern Latin America Mathematics: Geometry Science: Geology Sport: Softball Extracurricular: Archery Club Extracurricular: Dance Dance Evolution Extracurricular: Muslim Student Union Extracurricular: Odyssey of the Mind Extracurricular: Rock Climbing Society Extracurricular: Student Council (Sophomore VP) Fall Term, 2014 English: AP Language and Composition English: Creative Writing: Short Stories Mathematics: Trigonometry and Pre-Calculus Mathematics: Basic Finance 1: Personal Finance Science: Intermediate Astronomy Vocational: Culinary Arts: Desserts and Baked Goods Sport: Fencing Extracurricular: Archery Club Extracurricular: Dance Dance Evolution Extracurricular: Muslim Student Union Extracurricular: Odyssey of the Mind Extracurricular: Rock Climbing Society Extracurricular: Astronomy Club Winter Term, 2014-2015 Arts: Intro Drawing English: African and Caribbean Literature Mathematics: Trigonometry and Pre-Calculus Social Sciences: Citizenship: Health and Legal Systems Science: Advanced Astronomy Sport: Swimming & Diving Extracurricular: Archery Club Extracurricular: Dance Dance Evolution Extracurricular: Muslim Student Union Extracurricular: Odyssey of the Mind Extracurricular: Rock Climbing Society Extracurricular: Astronomy Club Spring Term, 2015 Art (Visual): Color and Light Ethics: Bioethics: Humanity in the Post-Genomic Era English: Utopias and Dystopias in Literature Philosophy: Law and Morality Science: Botany Phys. Ed: Self-Defense/Martial Arts Extracurricular: Archery Club Extracurricular: Dance Dance Evolution Extracurricular: Muslim Student Union Extracurricular: Odyssey of the Mind Extracurricular: Rock Climbing Society Extracurricular: Astronomy Club Fall Term, 2015 English: Gender Roles in Modern World Fiction Mathematics: AP Calculus AB Science: AP Physics B Computer Science: Software Design Arts: Music: Western Music History Sport: Cross Country Extracurricular: Archery Club Extracurricular: Dance Dance Evolution Extracurricular: Muslim Student Union Extracurricular: Rock Climbing Society Winter Term, 2015-2016 Religion: Paganism through History Mathematics: AP Calculus AB Science: AP Physics B Computer Science: Software Design History: Law and American Society Sport: Swimming & Diving Extracurricular: Archery Club Extracurricular: Dance Dance Evolution Extracurricular: Muslim Student Union	Lyric Sagal Dirie Codename Flatscan Birthdate September 21, 1998 Species Human Affiliation Xavier's Alignment Exuberant Powers None Occupation Teacher & seamstress RP Hooks Talk to the Hand - Has taken over the school's ASL classes in the wake of her mother's death during the 2024 brood invasion. Feel the Rhythm - Being Deaf does not stop her from loving music. Is also often found in the company of her drums and is never opposed to impromptu dance-party. Teaches drumming & dance in the school's music & arts programs. Faithful - -- Or at least attempting to be. Practicing Muslim and active in the Islamic community in the area. Bespoke - Teaches fabric arts and with Marinov runs a successful clothing platform, B-Spoke, specializing in clothing for people who have unique clothing needs due to disability, mutation, body shape/size etc. Usually happy to help people navigate clothing options or help tailor affordable clothes for folks who can't meet their needs in regular stores.
Gallery

Logs

Date	Title	Cast	Mentions
(2020-11-11)	B-Spoke	Desi, Lyric, Marinov
(2020-09-16)	Breathe Freely	Blake, Desi, Kitty, Lyric
(2019-06-21)	Untrained	Desi, Lyric, Ted

Archived Logs

Date	Title	Cast	Mentions
(2017-05-27)	Guardian Complex	Lyric, Michael
(2017-05-21)	Something Different	Alex, B, Blink, Dakota, Desi, Dusk, Elias, Elliott, Flicker, Heather, Hive, Horus, Ion, Isra, Jax, Joshua, Lucien, Lyric, Marinov, Monsterling, Natalie, Nic, Nick, Paige, Paras, Peter, Ryan, Sam, Scramble, Spencer, Shane, Tag, Taylor
(2016-12-28)	Strange Times	Lyric, Scramble
(2016-07-25)	Winning	Lyric, Yuehai
(2016-03-22)	Plain Fare	Flicker, Kyinha, Lyric, Marinov
(2016-03-06)	Monster Mash	Lyric, Nick, Paras
(2016-02-24)	What Is This Feeling?	Lyric, Kisha
(2016-01-19)	Getting Fishy	Kyinha, Lyric, Ororo, Shane
(2016-01-06)	Woogie Feelings	Ellin, K.C., Liv, Lyric
(2016-01-04)	Fashion Statements	Anole, Ellin, Lyric, Shane
(2015-12-06)	The Importance of Family	Deltressa and Lyric
(2015-11-21)	Piano Time	Ellin, K.C., Lyric
(2015-11-11)	Almost Dinnertime	Jack, Kyinha, Lyric, Marinov
(2015-10-26)	Overcoming	Dusk, Isra, Lyric
(2015-10-25)	Emails - Family Weekend	Isra, Lyric
(2015-10-21)	For Fun	Cody, Jack, Lyric, Nick, Shania
(2015-10-14)	Message	Derek, Hercules, Jack, Lyric
(2015-10-09)	CART	Jax, Lyric, Nick
(2015-08-22)	Saturday Morning	Kaine, Lyric, Rictor
(2015-08-22)	Dry Summer	Lyric, Taylor
(2015-02-17)	Swim Faster	Isra, Lyric
(2015-02-14)	Dirty Old Men	Lyric, Lia, Kaine
(2015-01-31)	Bad Apple	Eridani, Lyric
(2015-01-14)	Pretty-Handsome	Anole, Jack, Lia, Lyric
(2015-01-13)	Social Skills	Jack, Lyric, Shane
(2014-12-16)	Unheard	Jack, Lyric
(2014-10-26)	Choice	Lyric, Micah, B, Dylan
(2014-08-21)	Skeeball	Elli, Hailey, Lyric
(2014-05-03)	Communicating	Lyric, Nom, Sage
(2014-04-14)	Safe	Ducky, Faelan, Ghost, Jim, Kisha, Lyric, Sebastian, Benjamin, Horus, Jean Grey, Kurt, Logan, Storm
(2014-04-07)	Sneakshot	Claire, Lyric, Taylor, Hope
(2014-03-28)	A New Pack	Aerin, Lyric
(2014-03-26)	Interlude	Lyric, Sebastian
(2014-03-22)	Splo-Tree	Hailey, Jim, Lyric
(2014-03-20)	What's The Deal	Hailey, Lyric
(2014-02-27)	Cramming and Eggs	Lyric, Rasa
(2014-01-07)	Patience	Dynamite, Lyric, Rasa
(2014-01-04)	Discomfort	Dynamite, Lyric, Sebastian
(2013-12-31)	Shell University	Dynamite, Lyric
(2013-12-19)	You Can Dance	Shane, Sebastian, Ghost, Lyric, Lia, Kai, Daiki, Taylor, Karrie
(2013-11-26)	A Little Shine	Ghost, Lyric
(2013-11-05)	Checkups and Checkouts	Ivan, Kelly, Lyric, Rasa
(2013-11-04)	Resurrection	Shane, Sebastian, Faelan, Lyric, Lia, Kelly, Sophie, Rasa, Jackson,Taylor, Daiki
(2013-10-01)	Hobbies	Ducky, Lyric
(2013-09-21)	Fabric and Fabrication	Anole, Isra, Lyric
(2013-09-16)	Mnemonics	Ducky, Lyric
(2013-08-20)	Eggsperiments	Kisha, Lyric
(2013-08-10)	Pigeon Hats	Ducky, Lyric
(2013-08-07)	Rusty Signs	Gabriel, Lyric
(2013-08-06)	Simple People	Lyric, Peter, Rasa, Sebastian

|}