xp_logs | Jean and Storm, in the blackbird

To give context: this is an aside from a larger, not-yet-posted scene, wherein Jean, Storm, and Logan have a Family Talk with the three teenagers.

x_storm: Most of the controls of the plane are up front, but the actual
control computers for piloting are in back, so that's where Storm is,
flat on her back, head half obscured as she uses her powers to sauter
things via brute electric force. "... Doctor Grey? Are you pondering
what I'm pondering?"

x_jeangrey: Jean smiles softly. "Ms Munroe, I do believe I am."

x_storm: Sighing, Storm shakes her head and scoots out from under the
metal paneling. "Spirits above and below. That sure explains some
things, doesn't it?" She quirks up one white brow. "So, is John...?"

x_jeangrey: "John's...complex. He was difficult to read. But. Yes, I
think so." Jean waves her hands in the air, content with being useless
and keeping Ororo company, for now.

x_storm: "I'd wondered. He never really pinged my gaydar, but..." She
sighs and pauses, wrapping her arms around her knees and hugging them
to her chest. "Poor kid. Poor /kids/ -- all of 'em. Kurt, too."

x_storm: ((*realizes that this works perfectly for the movie -- like,
when Jean comes down can be the smoochie scene!* And then, uh, Jean can
find Storm and say 'uh, YOU sleep with Logan'.))

x_jeangrey: "They're all so...lost, right now." Jean looks at Ororo
with pain in her eyes. "We've got to fix this. We've got to make it
/better/ for them."

x_jeangrey: ((Yes!))

x_storm: ((And then Storm can take her WAY TOO LITERALLY.))

x_storm: Letting go of her knees, Storm hauls herself up to her feet
and holds out her arms. "... oh, honey." One look at Jean's eyes makes
a few things very apparent. "We'll find him, all right? Find them. I
promise. It'll be okay."

x_jeangrey: Jean stands quickly and curls herself into Ororo's arms,
needing the contact desperately. "Thank you. I should be better than
this, should be able to handle it..."

x_storm: Ororo holds her very tight, stroking her hair with one hand.
"Bullshit. That's your /husband/ out there. And your... as good as
father. I'm /sorry/. Sometimes I think I'm a little /too/ good at
coping with stuff like this."

x_jeangrey: Jean rests her head on Ororo's shoulder. "Don't be. You're
being strong for all of us. Thank you for that. I know that Charles
means a lot to you, too."

x_storm: "He does, but... it's not the same. And I'm an old hand at
dealing with this, remember?" She pulls back just a little, so she can
look Jean in the eyes. "Are you okay? I mean... just in general? I know
you don't like going into people's heads, and Kurt..." Trailing off,
she shrugs. That can't have been pleasant.

x_jeangrey: Jean nods. "I'm okay. It's not easy, but I'm okay." She
smiles softly. "I promise."

x_storm: "It's /never/ easy." Ororo sighs and kisses the other woman on
the forehead. "But... I'm glad you're here. And you did a good job. A
/really/ good job."

x_jeangrey: Jean smiles at Storm gratefully. "Thank you." She puts her
hand on Storm's and squeezes gently. "Thank you for being here. And for
helping me do all this."

x_storm: "Hey, hey, /I/ had the easy job." Tossing hair out of her
eyes, Ororo grins, and twines her fingers with Jean's. "If you can call
calming down a freaked out blue German circus mutant 'easy'..."

x_jeangrey: Jean laughs quietly. "I don't. But you performed admirably."

x_storm: "Pffft. ... ... .... ... ... I felt sorry for him. He's
/really/ sweet. If a bit, ah, sheltered."

x_jeangrey: Jean smiles again. "He /is/ sweet. He'll make a nice
addition to the school, if he agrees to stay." As always, she's
assuming that everyone wants to be a part of their team, their school.

x_storm: Storm bends over and swipes a voltmeter off the floor. "Maybe
if we installed a cathedral in the Danger Room..."

x_jeangrey: Jean chuckles. "I'm sure Hank could work something out."

x_storm: Blink, blink. Now, that's an interesting image. "... oh, god.
/Two/ blue nutballs, Jean. Two of them. /Two/."

x_jeangrey: Jean blinks, then blinks again. "Oh, dear."

x_storm: "We're doomed. Doooooomed." Storm starts giggling, almost
hysterically -- because it's either that, or start crying.

x_jeangrey: Jean chuckles, then laughs, curling an arm around Ororo's
shoulders.

x_storm: Eyes closed, Ororo leans her head against Jean's. "We'll get
through this. Damnit."

x_storm: Pause.

x_storm: "... so, is /Logan/...?"

x_jeangrey: Jean's eyes widen. "Uh."

x_storm: Ororo /blinks/. Repeatedly. "/LOGAN/?"

x_jeangrey: "No. Or...not. You know." She blushes furiously.

x_storm: Ororo bites her tongue in a failed attempt to keep from
grinning. "Oh, I /see/. ... well, like that one wasn't obvious. ... you
aren't interested, are you?"

x_jeangrey: Jean's eyes widen even more. "/No/. I have Scott."

x_storm: Holding up her hands, Ororo grins and makes mock fleeing
motions. "Hey, hey, I'm just /saying/... Just because you /look/ it
doesn't mean you're going to /buy/, right?" She's teasing.

x_jeangrey: Jean smiles. "I have Scott. That's all I need." Her smile
droops. Scott is missing. Scott is in the hands of the enemy. Scott is
with Stryker and who knows what's happening to him while she stands
around laughing with Storm?

x_storm: "Sorry." Ororo sighs and reaches out to squeeze Jean's
shoulders. "I know. Tomorrow. Tomorrow."

x_jeangrey: Jean nods slowly. "Tomorrow."

x_storm: "... shall we go break up the Boy Talk, then?"

x_jeangrey: "Yes, I suppose we should. We'll have to work out sleeping
arrangements, too."

x_storm: "Hrm. ... boys and Kurt in one tent, Rogue and me in another,
and you and Logan in the last one? Or -- well, no, you and Marie, me
and Logan?"

x_jeangrey: Jean laughs quietly. "I like that last one best, I think.
He's all yours."

x_storm: Ororo quirks up a white eyebrow. "Oh, really? ... after a day
like today, I might just take you up on that."

x_jeangrey: Jean shrugs, smiling. "Go right ahead. Shouldn't take much
to get his consent." She waves toward the campfire.

x_storm: Fiddling with the voltmeter, Storm sighs and glances back at
the jet's guts. "... I should get back to work. Go deliver the good
news to the masses?"

x_jeangrey: Jean sighs and nods. "Great. Have...fun." She exits the
Blackbird and heads back toward the fire.