Ororo and Marie | Early Wednesday | Morning Meditations

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Marie and Ororo both share the habit of rising early to greet the sun, so it's no surprise they meet each other outside by the lake. Ororo is glad to see Marie, and it's a little reassuring to the younger woman that at least some people are glad to see her.

( The dawn is always brighter when it is seen with a friend. )

Log: Forge meets Marie

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Noonish on Wednesday, the mansion's newest returnee runs into the resident inventive genius. Forge can't figure out why everyone's so concerned about the drama, and Marie gets to meet the first one of the 'new' (to her) students.

( You're vouching for me eating healthy food in case Lorna throws a wok at my head, right? )

LOG: Haunted House - Logan and Ororo

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This one didn't get posted with the rest of the Haunted House logs because I am an idiot.

Logan, recovering outside with the rest of the victims of the mutant inside the FOH building, has a conversation with Ororo that does _not_ end well. Logan's still rattled by his experiences inside the Void and not quite firing on all cylinders, even for him. Ororo pays a price for it, but a lighter one than Nate paid.

( Silver. )

Log: Dani and Cain

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Dani and Cain share a moment by the lake with the harmonica. They even bond without superglue.

( Sittin here resting my bones / And this loneliness won't leave me alone / It's two thousand miles I roamed / Just to make this dock my home )

Log: reMeeting Wolvie

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Clarice, Logan, swords. East meets West. They plan to meet and spar again. and again. and again. until Clarice gets it right.

( This isn't over. This is halftime. )

Haunted House, 1/2

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Something very strange is happening at the Friends of Humanity headquarters in Manhattan. Tonight appears to be a night for irony, as the X-Men receive an official request for assistance from the city.

( I want to be onsite within the hour. )

Ororo recruits Tommy's assistance, as the person in the house most familiar with the building in question. Tommy is suspicious, but willing once Ororo makes the situation clear.

( I'll help you. As long as no one is harmed. )

Arriving on-site, Ororo and Scott assess the situation. Things are a lot weirder than they had expected.

( What... the... FUCK. )

Back at the mansion, Cain runs comms, with Tommy on hand to provide information about the building when necessary.

( You do your job and I'll do mine. )

Back in Manhattan, Kurt and Nathan work on the evacuation. Image inducers are wonderful things in situations like this. So is telekinesis.

( I said STOP that! )

Jamie handles his first trainee deployment swimmingly, even managing the witty banter with Jim. Then something odd happens.

( Now why don't you flounce your bigoted ass down to the fire escape and congregate in the shelter we've set up outside, please and thank you, and the same to your mother as well, I'm sure. )

Lorna, evacuating more FoH staff, is recognized. Fortunately all concerned decide that this isn't the time.

( She wasn't just a mutant. She was worse. )

Scott checks in with Jim as more X-Men start vanishing. Jim tries to be helpful and scan the mind of the mutant doing this. It doesn't work very well. Jim needs to stop getting in touch with his inner Nathan.

( We lost another one? Who? )

Back at the mansion, Cain gets the news that the telepathic switchboard is gone and something's eating X-Men.

( I'm the low-tech solution. )

Scott gets directed over to help Shiro. The two of them meet what's eating X-Men. Scott gets away. Shiro does not.

( There is no end to this! )

Haunted House, 2/2

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One moment, you're evacuating bigots. The next, you're Somewhere Else and one of your teammates is trying to shiskebob you. Nate's not having a great night.

( I swear to God if you don't stay with me, I'll knock you out and come back for you on my way out. )

Scott contemplates a tactical retreat. Then he gets an idea.

( We need a ball of string. )

Inside the void, Shiro and Ororo find each other. Shiro's not entirely sure that Ororo is who she says she is. There is precedent, after all. But two is better than one, and sticking together, they find a way out. Even Scott's crazy ideas can be good ones.

( For all he knew, he was in Limbo and this was just a demon in disguise. )

Some indeterminate amount of time later, Ororo finds Nathan marching grimly in her direction, dragging an unconscious Logan and occasionally stopping to psi-blast him. It really is one of those nights.

( Looks like the way out to me. )

Outside, the last of the victims are evacuating, and just in time, as the whole building is coming down despite Lorna's best efforts.

( What's your exit? )

At the mansion, Cain counts heads over the comms and calls it a night. Tommy's left with some food for thought.

( Call me from the bus, drinks are on the Canuck unless anyone else has an objection. See you at home. )