xmutanthigh | [open thread] He's baaa-ck

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[open thread] He's baaa-ck

characters: Anyone, everyone, Logan!
Setting: Where the booze is at.
Content: OH MY GOD I MISSED XMH
Status: Incomplete.

[Logan is flipping through the sports section of the newspaper, drinking a beer. He's pretty routine in how he takes his mind of...well, everything.]

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It's just a theory, Logan. [Her tone may sound placating but it's probably not. She takes a nearby seat, sipping at her wine.] Granted, it's equally possible that these brats don't appreciate fine wine.

'Course. [He looks back down at his paper, taking anohter swig.] That's gotta be it.

[She leaves off from the light hearted verbal jabs in favour of drinking more wine. There's a casual glance towards his paper before she speaks again.] So. Anything new reached your ears? [Because they haven't talked about this overarching problem in awhile.]

Heist in Montreal. [Logan nods at the paper, offering it to her.] Looks like Mortis, Porter, maybe one more. I put the word out to the old team to keep an eye for me, especially if they can find out what was taken.

[She takes the proffered paper, skimming the mentioned article before passing it back.] Lovely. [There's a pause as she drinks a bit.] I can but assume you're looking into dealing with the... situation besides "putting out the word."

[Logan nods to himself, looking at his hands, considering deeply before he speaks.] I'm going to prep Allerdyce and go with him up to Vermont; I'm pretty sure there's something to find in the mountains. If there is, I'll find it. Pyro works infiltration, and I'll be on hand for extraction.

A two man team? Interesting. [There's a raised eyebrow as he oh so briefly outlines the plan.] Have you come up with an appropriate story yet to explain your absences from the school?

Hunting trip? [Logan shrugs, unconcerned. His disappearances from the school usually go unannounced and unexplained.] Allerdyce'll need a better cover, but the truth is just as believable as any story: he goes back. Turned coat again, or was just a mole. The plan is to go quick enough that nobody has a chance to ask questions.

Let me rephrase then, darling: are you intending to inform the rest of the team of your actual intentions?

I wasn't planning on it. [This is offered coolly, without room for much discussion. Logan goes where he wanna goes.] The situation is too delicate; if they get even a hint that we're coming, they could move. Potentially with Pyro, if they don't kill him first. Then that's two men lost and we'd be back at square one with tracking and neither of those two can afford to wait however many weeks while we track them down. [He clears his throat, glancing up at her, softening his tone just slightly. He isn't trying to shut her out or condescend, but this kind of mission is his specialty and it's difficult to confide even this much to her.] The less people involved in this, the safe it is for everyone. Especially John.

[Emma just nods, knowing when to back off. She's already starting to make a few plans in the back of her mind that are sure to leave him less than amused but that's quite beside the point here. He doesn't need to know about those. Her expression remains the same with it's somewhat bitchy yet bored look as she drinks a bit more wine. ] Do try to bring everyone back alive. The school graveyard is crowded enough as it is.

I intend to. [Logan's lip curls just a little, almost imperceptibly. He dislikes the challenge and the lack of faith she had in him.] The only ones getting buried'll be Mystique and her crew.

Mmm. [There's a small almost invisible smile on her face, amused by his taking her words as a challenge.] I'd say that I thought you'd moved past such things but for Mystique, I do believe she most definitely counts as a special circumstance.

You do what you gotta do. [Logan can feel his knuckles itch just thinking about it. His loathing for mystique is old news, but this...not just taking Kevin, but duping John, masquerading as the Master of Magnetism. This is too much, too dangerous.] She's crossed a line, Em. Anyone who's crossed it with her's gonna share her grave.

[Emma raises an eyebrow.] I'm not arguing with you, dear. She's already proved that a prison won't be able to hold her.

[Logan can't tell what, but there is something going on here. It's not like Emma to just accept being shut out of a plan, especially one involving one of her current students and two of her former ones. He speaks warily, eyes narrowing just a bit.]

You know, I expected a bit more of a fight from you on this one.

Would my arguing change your mind? [She doesn't even wait for him to reply, already knowing the answer, before continuing on.] You've already made it quite clear that this is your operation and I don't fight useless battles. I'm also not terribly inclined to waste my breath on one at the moment.

Point taken. [Logan's teeth flash in a momentary snarl, his bottle hitting the counter with a harsh sound. His tone is low, but controlled.] I've got Alpha Flight on standby if I need backup. [He slides the stool out from under him with a clatter, getting up to go.]

[Emma just nods and takes another drink of her wine. She waits until he's about to leave before she makes a calm, seemingly almost careless remark.] If Allerdyce can find and destroy Forge's psi-tech, that would be an excellent side benefit to this mission.

I'll be sure to remind him about it before we leave.

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Let's pretend he's having this convo AFTER the two below here, Y/Y?

Fine by me. :)

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