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[x-avier.livejournal.com]

E-mail to Sarah Morlocke

Sarah,

Fighting on school grounds is prohibited except during a self-defense course or in the last defense of your own life or that of one of your fellow students; I understand that you felt yourself provoked by Mr. al-Rashid, but this does not excuse your actions. You may consider yourself restricted to the campus for the next two weeks.

This restriction specifically includes your sessions with Major Grey Crow; I have let him know that your lessons are suspended, effective immediately, until I have had a chance to speak with him further.

I hope your injuries are healing well; please don't hesitate to see Dr. McCoy if they give you any trouble.

Professor Xavier


E-mail to Haroun ibn Sallah al-Rashid

Haroun,

You are neither one of my students nor one of the staff here; you are a guest in my home. I expect my guests to behave with a certain amount of propriety, and while you are certainly within your rights to speak your mind freely both in person and on the journal system, I cannot and will not tolerate a guest who wilfully harms one of the students under my protection.

I expect you to report to Dr. McCoy, in the infirmary, so that he can evaluate the extent of your injuries. If he declares you fit to travel, you may pack your bags and see me for your plane ticket back to Marrakesh. If he does not, you may remain--on sufferance--until you recover sufficiently; in that event, I will expect you to refrain from contact with the students during the remainder of your stay.

I will inform you when we have located Ms. Frost. However, unless you suffer an accident as debilitating as the one that brought you here, you may consider your welcome withdrawn.

Professor Charles Xavier


E-mail to Henry McCoy

Henry,

If Haroun al-Rashid has not come to see you by the end of the day, feel free to hunt him down. I would like your opinion of his injuries; if they can be treated well enough to permit him to travel back to his home, please do so, and I will put him on the next flight to Marrakesh. Use your best judgment, however, and if he needs time to recover, he may certainly have it.

And if you have not yet seen Sarah, please seek her out as well; I'm afraid her injuries may be worse than she will undoubtedly claim.

I should have seen this coming. Before Stryker, I would have. I've slipped badly out of touch with the students and the school, I'm afraid; I only hope we pay no further price than this.

Are you up for a game of chess this evening? I could use the chance to unwind.

Charles


E-mail to Kitty Pryde

Kitty,

Could you do me a very great favor and see what you can learn about an anti-mutant group called "the Friends of Humanity"? I believe it may be some sort of militia organization, but if so it's a recent one. Please forward your findings to both Scott and myself; at present, time is an issue but not a critical one, and you may consider Mr. Wisdom's request a greater priority.

Thank you.

Professor Xavier

Comments

Email to Professor Xavier, cc: Scott Summers

[x-kitten.livejournal.com]

Yes sir, I'll start looking into it in more depth as soon as I can, but a quick search turned up some interesting results. They may be new, but it looks like they're spreading quickly, especially out here on the east coast. I'm not picking up many stories from the south, but there's been a couple of insidents attributed to them in both Chicago and St. Louis. Almost nothing further west until you hit L.A. though.

I'm seeing some news stories on them in Boston, NYC, D.C., Baltimore, and a lot coming out of Philly and Pittsuburgh.

-Kitty

Re: Email to Professor Xavier, cc: Scott Summers

[x-avier.livejournal.com]

Thank you, Kitty. They seem to be both more widespread and better organized than I had hoped; a discouraging sign. We shall have to endeavor not to let them fall below the horizon again. The only thing more dangerous than a mob is an organized one.

Reply to Professor Xavier:

[x-marrow.livejournal.com]

Yeah. Go ahead and discontinue my meetings with the major. It's not like they helped me out or anything.

Re: Reply to Professor Xavier:

[x-avier.livejournal.com]

When you have shown me that you are mature enough to use what you have learned responsibly, and I have spoken with the Major to determine what exactly you are learning, then we can talk about resuming the lessons.

Avoiding another fight during the next two weeks would be one such demonstration.

Return email to Professor Xavier

[x-jetstream.livejournal.com]

You _could_ just read my mind and pull the truth of the encounter out of my brain.

I hereby grant you permission to do precisely that.

You know, I used to admire you, Charles. You and the X-Men. But after living here for a little while, I'm amazed you've been able to do as much as you have. It doesn't make any sense.

Maybe the good Doctor was more right than you're willing to admit? Maybe, just maybe, what the world needs _is_ an all-mutant police force, to keep our own kind in check.

Smiles, hugs, and flowers don't seem to be cutting it anymore.

But if you'd prefer that I leave, then I will of course do so. My home country appreciates my efforts far more than you seem to.

Salaam,

Haroun

PS - That bony little sociopath that you allow to live in your basement is eventually going to blow up in your face, you do realize this? With some effort and some rechanneling of misplaced hostilities, she'd make an excellent start towards the ideals I've specified above.

PPS - I've also made a recording of my current thoughts and feelings on any number of topics. If I come back from our next meeting with my mind substantively changed without the appropriate reasons as to why, then, well, let's just say that things will get ugly between us.

Re: Return email to Professor Xavier

[x-avier.livejournal.com]

Your "efforts" here, of late, have shown me very little to appreciate; this is not Marrakesh. That you believe me willing to alter your mind without your consent only highlights your misapprehension of the purpose and philosophy behind this school.

Nevertheless, your warning is appreciated.

Ma as-salaamah, Haroun.

Re: Return email to Professor Xavier

[x-jetstream.livejournal.com]

Well, I'm sure that there's several million, if not more, mutants globally who _really_ appreciate your restraint and decorum. I know _I_ do. As you Americans say, the barn door is open and the horses are gone, it's a little late to lock the door now.

I will arrange to have my things shipped back overseas this week, I should be gone by Sunday, Monday at the latest.

If you would be so kind as to let me know when Miss Frost returns?

And do you think you could dip that flea-ridden piece of filth in the basement into a cask of disinfectant? I think my cuts are infected.

Salaam,
Haroun

[x-beast.livejournal.com]

Charles,

Unfortunately, it would seem that that pair are the two worst patients currently in residence. I plan to stake out Haroun's room soon, but I am unable to locate Sarah; she's no longer in her rooms and I have searched the grounds for her with no luck. If you could help me in locating her, I'd truly appreciate it.

As to your supposed lack of focus, it was well-placed, Charles. You have been working tirelessly on modifying Cerebro and the task should not have fallen on you, alone. We are all at fault and it is a consequence I must live with and accept.

I'm unsure if losing to me will make you feel any better. I need to unwind and I know it will do me a world of good to play this evening. Would you like me to meet you in your quarters, or mine?

Hank