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It's kind of complicated. It's about something that hasn't happened yet for either of us, not really.
But it happened, and I know that it happened, and I think...you should hear it from me. Not Loki or anyone else who might show up later.
But it happened, and I know that it happened, and I think...you should hear it from me. Not Loki or anyone else who might show up later.
Maybe? Yeah. I guess. It's not a bad idea.
[ Is a semi-inebriated Thor more or less likely to respond badly to Scott's news? He doesn't know. But it can't hurt to promote a...friendly...atmosphere. ]
Did you have somewhere in mind?
[ Is a semi-inebriated Thor more or less likely to respond badly to Scott's news? He doesn't know. But it can't hurt to promote a...friendly...atmosphere. ]
Did you have somewhere in mind?
Okay. I'll see you there.
[ And he will, even though he's dreading it. He'd like to say it's because Scott Summers doesn't run from anything...but that would be bullshit. He can't run from this, though. You can't escape the inevitable.
Scott looks wicked uncomfortable in this bar, though. Uncomfortable to be in public period, with shoulders hunched and gaze fixed solidly on his drink. ]
[ And he will, even though he's dreading it. He'd like to say it's because Scott Summers doesn't run from anything...but that would be bullshit. He can't run from this, though. You can't escape the inevitable.
Scott looks wicked uncomfortable in this bar, though. Uncomfortable to be in public period, with shoulders hunched and gaze fixed solidly on his drink. ]
[ Scott would fidget, if he were the type to do that. He feels the impulse, anyway. To drum his fingers against the glass. ]
I know you know I'm not...the age I should be. [ Deep breath, Summers, the only way out is through. ] I need to tell you why.
I know you know I'm not...the age I should be. [ Deep breath, Summers, the only way out is through. ] I need to tell you why.
We were...it was our first time as X-Men trying to operate without the Professor. We were in the middle of an argument about Hank quitting when Hank from the future showed up at the mansion. Blue furry Hank, you know? And he told us we had to come to the future with him, to prevent me— future me— from causing a mutant genocide.
[ He's very studiously looking at his glass while he lays all this out. Distantly, Scott's aware that he sounds flat, detached, like he's not entirely there. He can hear it under the sound of his own pulse pounding in his ears. ]
That turned out not to be true. But— the thing he did, to make his Hank want to punish him so badly that he'd mess with time just to get back at him... The Phoenix came back to earth. And I— he— goes to war with the Avengers over it. And when it arrives, somehow it ends up in him instead of the host it came for, and he can't control it.
[ He's very studiously looking at his glass while he lays all this out. Distantly, Scott's aware that he sounds flat, detached, like he's not entirely there. He can hear it under the sound of his own pulse pounding in his ears. ]
That turned out not to be true. But— the thing he did, to make his Hank want to punish him so badly that he'd mess with time just to get back at him... The Phoenix came back to earth. And I— he— goes to war with the Avengers over it. And when it arrives, somehow it ends up in him instead of the host it came for, and he can't control it.
... [If Thor's honest, it sounds like pretty run-of-the-mill X-Men stuff, and he can't blame Scott for not at all being used to it. He's young to have to deal with this. Genocide, the Phoenix, war with the Avengers...]
A good reason mortals aren't meant for time travel. [Thor pauses to finish his drink, then sighs. He imagines this story will not end well for Scott.] What did the Phoenix do?
A good reason mortals aren't meant for time travel. [Thor pauses to finish his drink, then sighs. He imagines this story will not end well for Scott.] What did the Phoenix do?
[ Is there any story that ends well with Scott? ]
Um...thrashed the Avengers. [ He's quick to add: ] And the X-Men, too.
[ He misses the cover of his shades, because trying to look Thor in the eye and tell him all this is miserable. But he's doing it. ]
Tried to make the world better, he says. But he couldn't control it.
[ Scott looks down at his drink. ]
He killed the Professor.
Um...thrashed the Avengers. [ He's quick to add: ] And the X-Men, too.
[ He misses the cover of his shades, because trying to look Thor in the eye and tell him all this is miserable. But he's doing it. ]
Tried to make the world better, he says. But he couldn't control it.
[ Scott looks down at his drink. ]
He killed the Professor.
[Thor doesn't look away, holding Scott's eye until he looks away. He keeps his expression stoic, hiding his surprise and sadness at the poor decisions Scott of the future seems to have made. They had never been close, but he had always seemed to want to do the right thing. He didn't deserve to be controlled by the Phoenix like that.
(He's less worried about Charles Xavier's death. That never tends to stick with the X-Men he's known.)
For a long moment he's silent.]
That is a great burden to bear, hearing such things of your future self.
(He's less worried about Charles Xavier's death. That never tends to stick with the X-Men he's known.)
For a long moment he's silent.]
That is a great burden to bear, hearing such things of your future self.
[ he's gotten a few hints. ]
Therein lies the problem, you see.
Leopold hadn't a clue what was in store for his own universe. Strange has been cagey since Stark left.
You can imagine his surprise when it came up in casual conversation.
The Avengers here are split, Thor.
Therein lies the problem, you see.
Leopold hadn't a clue what was in store for his own universe. Strange has been cagey since Stark left.
You can imagine his surprise when it came up in casual conversation.
The Avengers here are split, Thor.
Share might be a particularly generous term. This is indicative of a larger problem.
No one is doing well in working together, are they? There's hardly structure, Thor.
I know it may not one of your more outwardly gallant talents.....
But shouldn't everyone of the same world at least be working toward the same goals?
No one is doing well in working together, are they? There's hardly structure, Thor.
I know it may not one of your more outwardly gallant talents.....
But shouldn't everyone of the same world at least be working toward the same goals?
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