callisto + farouk

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Amahl Farouk thinks Callisto might want to talk about the Morlocks. Callisto really thinks not.

( My exceptionally keen intellect suggests to me that I have yet again inserted my foot firmly into my oral cavity )

Keep The Faith: Fear leads to Anger, Anger leads to Hate...

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After a sleepless night, Forge's ordeal continues

( 'All a man can betray is his conscience' ~Joseph Conrad )

Meanwhile, Kyle awakens to find that sanity is a tenuous concept to keep a grasp on.

( 'He who makes a beast of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man.' ~Samuel Johnson )

Keep The Faith: Torment and Triumph

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As the interrogation continues, Terry finds a couple low blows hitting their mark, and takes a stand.

( 'Those whom the gods wish to destroy, they first make mad' ~Euripides )

The word is given.

( 'Freedom is what you do with what's been done to you' ~Jean-Paul Sartre )

( 'In order to act, you must be somewhat insane' ~Georges Clemenceau )

( 'Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed' ~Martin Luther King, Jr. )

( 'Leaders are not born, they are made' ~Vince Lombardi )

Keep The Faith: Stand And Deliver

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Making their escape, our heroes discover that they are more alone than they expected, but all is not lost.

( 'Never give out while there is hope; but hope not beyond reason, for that shows more desire than judgment.' ~William Penn )

Sarah and Callisto, Thursday afternoon

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Despite her best efforts, Sarah runs into Callisto just outside the mansion. At least the conversation doesn't end in blood.

( I swear this has to be the least safe place for mutants on the planet. )

Keep The Faith: Black Holes and Revelations

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After calling for help, the X-Men's defensive position comes under siege

( 'To fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.' ~Sun Tzu )

Keep The Faith: Survival and Sacrifice

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The battle continues

( 'We shall show mercy, but we shall not ask for it' ~Winston Churchill )

Keep The Faith: Avenging Angels

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Faced with the most powerful member of the Brotherhood, the X-Men have to make one last stand.

( 'A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, he is only brave for five minutes longer.' ~Ralph Waldo Emerson )

And finally, salvation arrives.

( 'It is when the horizon is the darkest and human reason is beaten down to the ground that faith shines brightest and comes to our rescue.' ~Mohandas Gandhi )

Keep the Faith aftermath: Terry and Scott

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Scott checks in on Terry. She tries to keep it together.

( We can't foresee everything that happens. )

Terry and Adrienne, Thursday night

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Backdated to Thursday Night.

After Scott's talk with Terry, Adrienne checks up on Terry, too, though her method of attempting to help only seems to make things worse for her suitemate, even though she understands some of what's bothering Terry more clearly than she expected to.

( This was my first time leading the team. I don't think I could have done a worse job. )