xp_logs | Entries tagged with c: jean grey

In the aftermath of the hunt, Phoenix and Dust tend to Liam and Sharon. The worst injuries aren't physical.

( That's it. You're safe now. Just let us take care of you, okay? )

Human trafficking should have consequences. Bevatron and Cyclops have a few ideas.

( I know that look, mon capitaine. )

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After tracking the signal from Sharon's collar the X-Men arrive on scene, and they're not in a patient mood.

( In the interests of time, let's assume we've already asked you a question and you've told us you don't know anything so we can get right to the torture. Seem fair? )

Nightcrawler and Spectrum, acting as reconnaissance, encounter the first wave of resistance and get a hint that all is not as it appears to be.

( Is this what you call sport? )

Dust and Phoenix act to evacuate the kidnapped mutants.

( Now you get to enjoy being helpless for a while. )

Bevatron and Dazzler infiltrate the command center, where they formulate a hypothesis while indulging in a little light terrorism.

( Hey, boys. Wanna see a magic trick? )

Mayhem and Echo take on a duo of their own.

( HELLO. YOU STOLE MY CAT. )

Cyclops and Wildchild meet the master of the hunt.

( Whatever he's on, I don't think I want any of it. )

Unaware help has arrived, Liam and Sharon are released into the hunt.
Warning: Graphic violence

( We run. )

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Jean catches up with Haller after his return from Muir.

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Not like that, you pervs. Jean and Jessica discover some common ground in a mutual antipathy. (Backdated)

( You? Dated him? )

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Jean and Garrison spend a lazy morning sleeping in.

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At an impasse with the investigation into the psychic phenomena, Jean takes the step of scanning mind-by-mind. She begins with Artie.

( I see it. )

After preliminary assessments are complete, Jean enlists Hope Abbott for her unique perspective.

( Dr. Grey, there is definitely something going on with the psis being connected to a focal point... )

Assessment complete, it falls to Jean to deliver her conclusion.

( You didn't know. None of us did. )

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After a disastrous first date, Jean and Garrison try again. This date goes much better.

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Arthur concludes his interviews of mansion psionics to discover the scope of what's happening.

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Doug hasn’t noticed any issues with his powers.

( But perhaps my interactions with the 'friendos' might have been a bit more sluggish than usual. )

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Jean makes a confession and intends to take action.

( I don't usually torment myself and others with nightmare illusions when I'm awake. )

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Haller and Arthur discuss the investigation as a whole, and Arthur gets details on how Jim has been feeling.

( Until now I've only ever experienced bleed from Jack and Cyndi's powers, not them from mine. )

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Kane and Jean finally get around to their first date. It goes about as well as expected for them.

( Jacob Rosenblatt, I am coming for you! )

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Jean and Marius meet again for the first time, and during the course of a routine blood draw a bargain is struck.

( What's the catch? )

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Backdated to August 30, 2023.

Following the great book heist, finding out about Garrison's condition and the trip to consult with Bruce Banner, Jean goes to get more details from the other subject matter expert.

( It's a relief, actually, that he told you. )

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After Marius’s warning about the side effects of his feeding, the medlab team works to give Arthur an extra dose of healing to offset his reduced recovery.

Content warning: mental distress

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Warren has his blood drawn for donation by Dr. Jean Grey. Haller tries to keep tensions low.

( You'll feel a little prick. Just like you. )

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Warren visits Arthur after the transfusion is successful, and Arthur shares his worries about healing.

( Wait, so you used to not be all golden retriever? Were you a chihuahua once? )

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Sam comes to visit Arthur sometime after the transfusion. Arthur confesses some of what’s been haunting him.

( Mamaw said God can be killt. )

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Jean checks in on an injured Garrison Kane.

( If he does I'll set him on fire, )

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Malice and Deadpool continue to fight, and he reveals that he is not the Death they are looking for.

( You are without a doubt, the most useless waste of DNA in the world, if not the universe, )

Phoenix and Rogue move to neutralize Malice.

( But kudos for trying to get under my skin. Guess you're here to fill the quota on evil bitches in her wake, )

Dust and Cyclops finish off the last of the Marauders and start to come to some unsettling conclusions.

( You're right, it's like they weren't doing much more than distracting us with a big target and a fight that we'd respond to, that we'd have to respond to… )

The X-Men retire from the massacre, only to realize that this was not the main fight after all.

( The fight here...it's a ruse. It's not Death. )

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Phoenix and Cyclops meet the Marauders head on as a three sided fight erupts.

( That's your boy's plan. Death over there? )

Bevatron and Dazzler take the next wave of Marauders, hampered by Deadpool’s continued interventions.

( Oh yeah, so much better than that fucking Canadian. )

Dust moves to support the injured Echo, but ends up on the receiving end of attacks by Greycrow, Vertigo and Deadpool.

( Foot, Deadpool shot me, )

Dazzler, Spectrum and Blink face a barrage from the Marauders and Deadpool and respond in kind.

( Give 'em the old razzle Dazzle! )

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The X-Men arrive at the Fete des Mutante in France only to discover that their fears were correct and it is a target.

( We need to hurry. Everyone is just sitting ducks out there. )

Blink and Echo are the first to engage, confirming that the man at the centre of the chaos and death is, in fact, their old friend Wade, now Deadpool.

( But don't worry. Deadpool's here to take care of you and all your friends. )

Rogue and Spectrum take over for Blink and Echo, engaging Deadpool to keep him away from the fleeing festival participants.

( I won't hold back and neither will you. Let's see who passes out from blood loss first. )

Just as the X-Men engage Wade, a new player enters the combat zone.

( I always did wonder where you’d jaunted off too. )

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After Hope and Quentin's successful retrieval mission, it's up to Jean to put the pieces back together again.

( At least he has the power of choice out there. To make different choices...or not. But it's better than just ending here. )

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Summoned from Muir by reports of strange apparitions and Shatterstar's theory, Charles Xavier calls a meeting with Hope, Quentin, and Jean.

( But how do we put him back together? )

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WARNING: Disturbing imagery.

Returning from a late-running appointment, Sooraya has a strange encounter.

( Who are you and why are you here? )

Scott's peaceful morning is interrupted.

( What happened to you? )

Jean wakes to find a nightmare has left something behind.

( I was looking for someone. )

One-on-one time between Shatterstar and Arthur is interrupted, and Benji makes a connection.

( I think it's Haller's. )

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A ladies' day in NYC is just what Inez, Clarice, Darcy, Nora, Terry, and Jean need to freshen up their wardrobes for the summer... (Highly backdated.)

( You've got just enough leg for it... )