[IC: Forward dated to Saturday 19 May]

[julienned]

[YEAH I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHY YOU GUYS ARE IN HERE. it's a comatose teenager hooked up to a bunch of machines.

it's really boring.] 

Comments

[julienned]

You gonna try and tell me it's not working?

[gustamove]

I think you need to try harder to woo me.

[julienned]

How about you sit on the bed and I'll show you how persuasive I can be.

[gustamove]

Fine. Persuade me, Keller.

[julienned]

You know, one of the reasons I came back was because of you, don't you?

[gustamove]

[ leans over ]

Sure.

[julienned]

[catches part of her hair between his fingers]

I missed you.

[gustamove]

I missed you too. I thought that...

[julienned]

I wouldn't die. I can't. Not while you guys are all here.

[gustamove]

The same goes for the rest of you, you know.

[julienned]

Yeah, I know. You'd go down in a tornado if you had your way. You'd try and kill the Phoenix Force if you had to. It's what makes you amazing.

[gustamove]

[ there is a bit of a pause ]

I actually did bring a tornado when I confronted her. The only reason I did not attack her with it was because I figured you should at least be conscious when I try murdering someone.

[julienned]

You know I'd stop you.

[gustamove]

[ smiles ]

You could try.

[ and the smile drops ]

I would do it, Julian, and I would not regret it.

[julienned]

I'd still stop you.

[gustamove]

Hm, of course. Hopefully none of us will have to do any of that though if she would figure this out herself.

[julienned]

I don't think she gets that she has to. She's been told all her life she doesn't have to.

[gustamove]

That is the thing about the world-- you can go through your whole life thinking one way, and then suddenly the rug gets pulled from under your feet and you need to adapt.

[julienned]

I suppose we were lucky. We had our big change when we were younger.

Also our powers are great.

[gustamove]

... Really great.

[julienned]

They are. If we start thinking they're not, they win.

[gustamove]

I know. I always loved mine.

[julienned]

Well I love mine. Present tense.

[gustamove]

I am practicing for the future.

[julienned]

Screw that. Focus on the right here and now. Maybe we can't change your future. Maybe we can't save you from losing your powers, maybe we can't stop us being the last mutants.

But right here and now you have your powers.