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[nimbi]

[ To say that it is taking some effort to adjust to the new reality Ororo has suddenly found herself in would be quite an understatement, but she still manages to look perfectly calm and composed as she offers the network a polite smile.

Would she like to maybe have herself a minor little breakdown? Sure. But she has absolutely no idea what sort of consequences that might have considering the quite substantial storm that is already going on outside the Ingress Complex, and there really just isn't time to fall apart right now. Maybe at some later point she can allow herself to fully absorb the shock of what has happened, but for now she has to keep moving forward. ]

Hello. My name is Ororo Munroe, and I'm a relatively new arrival here. Where I'm from I'm a teacher, mostly ancient history which isn't really going to be too useful around here unless some of you are dying to know about the Roman Empire, even if that was never a thing on your planet or in your timeline.

What I also am, is a mutant, which in my case means I have the ability to control the weather. I can survive in just about any climate, and I can get all sorts of information about what is going on in the environment around me because I am basically wired into it, which is a gross oversimplification but you didn't come here for a lecture.

[ Damn, but it feels pretty good to not hide what she can do. Screw anonymity, she's nowhere near Earth and its mutant registration act, and she is going to be completely and unashamedly herself. ]

I'm mentioning these things because I'm going to be needing a job pretty soon, so I figured I should put myself out there. Thank you for listening.

[ Her expression shifts into something a bit more amused, and at the same time sort of sad. ]

Oh, and if you have any good hangover remedies? Feel free to share them.

[ She's asking for a friend.

No, seriously, she is. ]

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[el_paso]

[ The cool breeze is appreciated. He's forgotten she can do that, truth be told, Storm's ability to coax even the softest whisper of air where it's needed.

Logan is homesick for her, for Westchester all of a sudden, an ache he feels even though she's sitting right there.

He has no somber, patronizing little "I know"s for her, but his other hand does leave his lap, to seek 'Ro's out beside him on the carpet. He's not all here, but he's here for her right now. ]

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[ Her fingers find the spaces between his, turning his gesture of comfort just a little more intimate because right now she needs that, unless he minds terribly. ]

You know... I actually like running the school.

[ She is just stream of consciousness talking now, not really bothering with making sure that the read thread is immediately obvious and easy to follow.

Logan is a smart man, he can keep up. ]

I think I'm doing pretty good. But I was never supposed to have that job.

[el_paso]

[ His fingers close on hers before relaxing again, quick and silent affirmation.

When he speaks, his voice is rough, eyes still hidden from the light, ]

You were the best at it.

[nimbi]

[ His words are bleak reminders of the fate he has told her awaits her. A tragic, premature end to the story of her life. How do you even process that?

But she is on a different path, now. They both are. ]

It's really nice to know that you stuck around.

[ She wasn't sure that he would want to, after everything that happened. ]

[el_paso]

[ She hadn't deserved that fate. None of them had. Ororo's passing had come too early, and all the same too late for what-ifs and what-might-have-beens. That was something he'd tried not to think about for so long, a wound that never quite healed right.

Logan shrugs. ]

For a while. Tried to leave a few times. [ He huffs, the noise a man makes when he's trying to keep his guts settled. ]

Never did take.

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[ She lets out a huff too, that one being the sound of a woman hearing something not at all surprising, and therefore vaguely amusing. Of course he'd tried to leave, he never could admit to wanting a place to belong. At least not without putting up a hell of a fight about it first. ]

I hope I thanked you.

[ But she has her pride too, and when it comes to Logan it tends to lead her into clashes. ]

If not... thanks.

[ She turns her head to look at him, her thumb lightly brushing back and forth over his a couple of times. ]

Want me to get you some water?