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waking up is hard to do

Who: Rogue and anyone else!
Broadcast: Part B, yes
Action: Part A, Vanquish, yes
When: Tonight!

[ Action, Rogue's room on the Vanquish, and later around the ship. ]

[When Rogue woke up, she knew something was wrong. Little things were off about her room and when she tried to raise her head, her arms felt like noodles. What - what happened? Why was she so weak?

If anyone is in her room, she could probably use some help getting out of bed...

Later, she will be walking very slowly down the halls, leaning hard on the wall, in order to get to the kitchen. Has anyone seen her captain? Her co-chef? Her brother?]

[ Video, Broadcast ]

All right, I'm up. I heard all the 'beauty sleep' jokes already, so try a new one. What'd I miss? Fill a gal in.

[She's hoping that this will also serve as a role call. After all, she's pretty sure it'd been over a month, and she knows how people come and go.]

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[Frowning a little.]

Ya mind takin' me back a few steps an' startin' from the beginning?

[At least the most important part of her concern is answered: Winter's still here, and it doesn't sound like anyone's hurt him. How he might be feeling now, however... that was not a good thought.]

Ah, my apologies.

[ He reflects back on what he said. ] Considering Winter's regression to the Soldier he once was?

[She's not entirely sure of what he means by that, but why not?]

Sure, let's start with that.

[After all, she can always ask more questions once she understands the basics. And in consideration of that fact, she makes the channel private.]

[ He exhales. Hopefully he wasn't overstepping much with Winter. ]

Winter has a history of brainwashing. The Atroma used that to activate some old mission protocols. Erik and I had the unfortunate luck of running into him at that state. Later on, I visited him and removed the protocols.

[Her brow furrows.] He let you inside his head? An' it worked?

[Excuse her, it has been a long time since she has worked with a telepath.]

It should have. Even the Atroma wouldn't be able to craft something out of nothing.

[ Everything about the glitches seems to draw out pre-existing information, waiting to be activated. but Charles worked the protocols in such a way that every mission the Winter Soldier was meant to undertake has been completed. Re-activation should no longer be a possibility. ]

[...well, that was something, but the equally important part was--] Did he ask you ta do that?

[ He frowns. ]

I would not do such a thing without complete explicit permission.

[A frown from even a young Charles Xavier carried a certain weight with Rogue. It would probably carry a certain weight with anyone, as there was a reason he had become the leader of the X-Men.

However, Rogue reminded herself very firmly, he was not her Charles Xavier. He was no one she knew. She had no reason to believe him at all.

...except that he was Charles Xavier.

Her head hurt. I'm startin' ta think I've been in these kinds of places too long.]

That's good ta hear. [She wondered if she should apologize and then... didn't. Instead:] There are some things that are too important to be taken for granted. I'm also glad Winter was able ta ask you for help, and that you were able ta help him.

[ He lets it go. It's a common sentiment, though he wouldn't expect someone in the X-Men to echo it. It . . . rattles him, in a way. ]

As am I. As long as he gets the help he needs.

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