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Who: Jean Grey
Broadcast: fleet-wide
Action: SS Vanquish
When: 10 June

( Jean isn't a stranger to space. She isn't a stranger to time travel. She is a stranger to this particular space ship, though, and she's not really sure why she's here or how she got here. It's a pain in the ass, really, considering she just got back from space not even two weeks ago and here she is again, trapped in the limbo of endless black and stars close enough to touch. She'd started on a ship with limited capacity and basically no people and at least she's actually on a ship with people now. It's an improvement - somewhat.

Great. Just peachy.

Maybe this time they can skip the Invasion of the Symbiotes and she'll get to keep control of her own body and mind. It'd be nice, for once, not to have to worry about some alien entity invading her body for the fun of it. )

So, uh, question? What sector of space are we in, exactly? Because I just got back from a stint on Klyntar and let me tell you, it wasn't great. I don't want to go back. So if we're anywhere remotely close by (read: within one million lightyears), I'd like to go ahead and nope out now.

( Maybe this isn't the best way to introduce herself to an entire space fleet but, hey, Jean has never been one to beat around the bush. Being a telepath, she has an idea of how people's brains work and it's given her the overarching sense that she needs to just shoot straight ninety nine percent of the time. What's the point in subtlety? Say what you think, be bold, no regrets. It keeps people from misinterpreting your motives, anyway. )

Anyone got ideas on how I can get back to Earth from here? I don't want it to seem like it's less important than the former, because really, if I'm not anywhere near Klyntar I'm good, but I kind of have a team I need to get back to. I'm Jean Grey and I'm captain of the X-Men.

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( Jean arches a brow. Really? She hasn't met the captain but they can't be that bad, can they? )

What'd this guy do, steal your girlfriend? What makes him so bad?

Heh, if I had or wanted a girlfriend the last thing I'd be worrying about is someone stealing them from me. [He's pretty cocky in his ability to keep a girlfriend apparently with the way he speaks about it.]

No, Katie is just a nightmare to deal with. Try to help her out and she attacks you. Mind your own business and she casts some sort of magical curse on you until you follow her instructions.

Nothing I can't handle. [Of course.] Just less of a headache to avoid her instead. [Because he can't actually handle her magic and he's pretty sure the whole fleet would hate him if he attacked her.]

Magic? I haven't run into that in, oh, a couple months. I'm due for the refresher.

( Jean grins a little and gives him a thumbs up. )

Thanks for the heads up, though. I'll keep my magic-detection on the up and up - which I don't actually have, per se, but I'm trying to be positive.

Oh? So you're use to dealing with magic? That was something a bit new for me coming here. [Says the immortal man.]

Well...my friend Hank has dabbled in magic here and there. It can get hairy sometimes.

Hairy is one way to call it. Her magic is the tricky sort. So good luck to you if you don't plan on changing ships.

( an eyebrow creeps up. hmm. )

Well, I guess I have to judge for myself. I can't let her reputation proceed her.

[He shrugs his shoulders.] Just don't say I didn't warn ya.