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[ Once they've all been settled in safe rooms, and the Away Team is gone, and their free time is spent in activities that don't require a lot of movement, so as to conserve as much air as possible, Erik decides to take the time to address something he's been meaning to for some time. It's not like he has anything more productive he could be doing. ]

Mutant brothers and sisters, while we're waiting for the Away Team to return so we can make the necessary repairs, I'd like to take this time to discuss some things with you.
I think it might be helpful to post some kind of general notice in case any others of our brethren arrive.

Some things I would like to post: Everybody's given names and chosen names. (Although in the case of Rogue, simply her chosen name would suffice as that is all any of us have ever known her as.)

Along with that, I think a list of who is related to whom and how (to the best of our knowledge) would be helpful. Although this is potentially a very stressful topic, so I welcome input on whether or not you believe this to be a good addition.

Finally, a list of topics that are better left alone. Chief among them, in my opinion, would be Cairo. If you have suggestions on other topics we would prefer not to discuss, or why we ought to discuss them even if we don't want to, we could use this space to debate what to include.

Any input you have on this topic is welcome. I'd like whatever we post to be decided via consensus, not fiat.

(OOC: This includes all X-Men, Wanda, and Charlie)

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Okay, maybe it’s because I’m not from your universe and therefor possibly not who this is meant for. But if it is?

What do you mean by ‘given name and chosen name’? Is it like nicknames? I don’t have one. I don’t know if I want one.

I’m not from your world, which I’ve already said and didn’t need repeating so for that I’m sorry. So, I don’t know of any brethren I want finding me? In fact, I don’t want anyone from my world finding me unless their name happens to be Andy McGee, but he’s in the same shitstorm of trouble I’m in so you might not get his name. Dad is very paranoid for valley d reasons.

Or maybe if Jack kelly from the islands I was on before here showed? But I’d know. It’s a thing. A mutant ability, because I like the word mutant so there.

What happened in Cairo so I know why I’m not to talk about it? I’m aware it goes against the whole no Cairo discussion ever rule? But I’m so lost.

I included you in this filter as you've been spending quite a lot of time with us, and what we do as a group may affect you. I value your input.

Re: names. Yes. My given name is Erik Lehnsherr. My chosen name is Magneto. The fact that most of us make a habit of using one or the other means that there has been some confusion about identities. If you've only ever gone by the name Charlie McGee, then it's not something you need to worry about. It's not required.

The reason I brought this up was to help other mutants who might arrive. Considering your particular circumstances,
it might be better to note that you don't know of any other mutants where you're from, but due to your abilities and shared experience you feel more comfortable with us than the humans and simply leave it at that.

As for Cairo, it was the result of a number of bad decisions and manipulation by a bad actor who is no longer a factor. However if you encounter anybody very large, blue,
with a ponderous way of speaking and delusions of grandeur please let me know immediately.

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Oh. Uh. Okay. Thanks for looking out for me, I guess.

[ She’s hoping it’s not obvious that others looking out for her is Uncommon and Weird and Rare, but it’s probably evident in just that text alone. ]

I’ve used false names for years, for the sake of keeping out of trouble. Honestly, I’m glad a nickname isn’t required. Maybe some day I’ll join the cool kids table with a nickname, but I’ve missed the one my parents gave me, for all the complaining I do that it’s Charlene and not something prettier like Charlotte. But Charlie is fine.

If there are others like me from home, I hope their lives are much better than mine. No one needs to go through the same shit. But if per chance they do show and we figure out they’re from my world, absolutely send them my way. Or people with shared abilities whatever world they’re from. It’d be something to meet someone with the same powers.

Got it. If a pompous blue asshole shows, let you know but also, I’m guessing, avoid like the plague. Am I right?

[ The undercurrent of paranoia isn't lost on him, but it's also not terribly noteworthy. It's fairly, and unfortunately, common among his kind, including himself. ]

Oh, I have plenty of false names. And forged passports to go along with them. Magneto isn't one of them. It's as true a name as the one I was born with, it just serves a different function.

It is difficult to go through life alone. I hope you find others when you return to your home.

Yes avoid at all costs and tell me immediately. We've killed him once and will do so again if he shows up.

Being someone you're not gets kind of old and stupid, isn't it? I'm glad I don't have to do that here.

I don't want to find others, because that means that the people responsible for a lot of the very bad things in my life are most likely making other lives horrible, too. I'm really hoping they learned after me that they shouldn't poke at shit that they don't understand.

Is he flammable? I'm not asking because I want to just go off and set him on fire. No. I use that as self defense. I'm just asking for future reference in case his speeches don't win me over (they won't) and he's not happy.

You know, when I was your age I thought I was the only mutant in the world. And when I was a little younger than you, I attracted the attention of a terrible man, who proceeded to do terrible things to me because of it.

Years later, I found out that I was not the only one in the world. And the first two I met?
At the same time I was being tortured they were living in a mansion. There have been struggles since then, but for the most part what happened to me hasn't happened to any of the rest of them.

And I later killed that man, which I must say was extremely satisfying.

And don't set Apocalypse on fire if he shows up. The station is a bad place for setting fires, we've talked about this.

I’m afraid of not being the only one, if only because I know what it could potentially mean for others like me. I wouldn’t wish that on anyone.

You are aware that I’m smart enough to actually not start a fire on a space station? Right? I may not like being here, but I don’t think putting people at risk is the way to go about finding a way back.

I don't know you well enough to know how smart you are.

Regardless, with any luck we'll be able to go planetside sooner rather than later which may be a better place for you to practice. And I'll do what I can to build you a place on board.

[She doesn't want to text him- it's way too personal so far. But she can keep this professional.]

Who all is related to whom? I didn't know this was a problem.

[ROGUE IS ALWAYS OUT OF THE LOOP. The problem with being the only person from a different time and/or not related to Erik. Also because she didn't live in the X-Wing.]

I'd ask what happened in Cairo but apparently I'm not supposed to.

[So professional.]

Yes, there has been some issues on the family front. It occurred to me that it could lead to a number of problems if that information was kept a secret from each other.

The Cairo incident happened in 1983. Perhaps you should have paid more attention in history class.

I don't expect I'll be causing any problems in that regard.

Must have missed that class. No one has ever mentioned a Cairo incident, mutant or human.

Maybe it didn't happen in my timeline.

What happened in Cairo has nothing to do with you. I mentioned it because talking about it with some of the others caused problems that I would rather not repeat. I'm not interested in teaching history, and I don't want to talk about something bad that happened a few months ago. If your curiosity must be satisfied ask one of the others.

All I needed was 'It happened in 1983' and I was fine to figure the rest out on my own. Good lord.

Whatever it was, I hope everything turned out alright in the end.

[High. Road.]

Thank you for your input. Did you have anything else to add?

Even if I did, I think I'm good.

I would be concerned who else might get their hands on such a list.

Good point. Perhaps not posted, but some decided-upon information that's given to new arrivals on a one-on-one basis would be better.

And rely on everyone else to suddenly become good judges of character?

I suppose if we must.

I'd trust other mutants to understand the importance of discretion, yes. I can't imagine any of us are from a world so utopian that it is not something they're practiced at.

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