[snuggle up real close everyone]

[cephalon]

Who: The fair crew and visitors of the Windrose
Action: Aboard the Windrose
When: May

[It's a mingle! Make friendly everyone~]

Comments

[beathach]

[both eyebrows shoot up]

I'm so flattered. [in his best deadpan] I'll let Alex know when I go home that he has competition.

[passingthrough]

Don't tell me I'm not your only abusive friendship. Who is this Alex? I'll fight him for the honor.

[beathach]

I don't know if it's better or worse if I say I'm used to being bullied by women younger than me. [usually they're teenagers] Alex Summers.

[passingthrough]

[She was a teenager like 4 months ago if it helps.] Alex Summers? Of course. [Yes, that is the "he's evil in my world" sound. It just comes with a sigh now.]

[beathach]

[all the humor leaves his voice]

. . . wait - Alex? Really?

[passingthrough]

Mm, him and his brother were prelates under Sinister.

[beathach]

[Kitty, your world is so bizzaro opposite of his]

. . . Alex was with us in Cuba.

[passingthrough]

My world's the worst. I don't know what to say.

[beathach]

The more I hear, the more I just . . . don't understand.

[passingthrough]

You know your world seems the same to me, right?

[beathach]

Yeah . . . I know.

[passingthrough]

I don't know about you, but any world where no one recognizes the term mutants and I just accept it for what it is. But when it's your world or another one like it I'm trying to make myself see what went wrong or went differently. It's...exhausting. [She smiles a little.]

[beathach]

[he smiles a little in return]

I do the same thing. Especially - after we first met, I did it then, too. Eventually, you just sort of end up with a headache.

[passingthrough]

Mm, tell me about it. Did I ever tell you there was another Kitty at the prison when I was there?

[beathach]

I think mentioned it in passing once. What was that like?

[passingthrough]

Really, really weird. [Affecting a voice.] Especially because she like totally talked like this all the time.

[beathach]

[the blankest look]

. . . people talk like that?

[passingthrough]

She did.

I'm actually pretty sure she's the Kitty from the same world that Rogue, Remy, Raven, and other Kurt are from.

[beathach]

Huh. Were you two anything alike? Aside from - ah, the way she spoke.

[passingthrough]

Same name. Same powers. Both X-Men. [She shrugs a little.] I didn't spend a lot of time getting to know her. It was awkward. [And sometimes she felt like the evil twin.]

[beathach]

[a small smile] It sounds awkward. I can't say I wouldn't go out out of my way to avoid a version of myself.

[passingthrough]

If it's my world's version get the hell out of there as fast as you can. He'd probably want to experiment on you...a lot.

[beathach]

I'd strangle him and shove him out an airlock before he could entertain the thought.

[passingthrough]

Oh, is that all it takes? We should have thought of that. [Eyes are rolling. But in fairness to both of them he had protection in addition to his own considerable skills back home. Something he wouldn't have in the fleet.]

[beathach]

A missed opportunity. [exactly, and Hank doesn't often think about actually killing anyone, but the Dark Beast is certainly on that short list] Though I guess that's the opposite of avoiding him. Oops.