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What's so boring about it?

It's not teaching me anything that I couldn't already do before some robot decided to try and kill me. How does making a plane make life better for anyone?

If you enjoy making things with your powers, then at least it's making life better for you. Isn't that the first thing you should accomplish with them before moving onto other people?

I told you, it's boring. I can fly, what does it matter if I can or can't fold a paper plane?

Then why do it to begin with?

Cause your wife is going to kill my team if I don't get my powers mastered?

Jean hasn't had an incident in months. I'm looking at that positively right now.

No-one's gonna make you think otherwise. But when it does, it's going to be my job to make sure everyone lives.

No. It's not a job. It's something we all have to work together on.

No, Mister Summers, it is a job. Someone has to take responsibility for it.

Well, explain to me then why is it only yours?

Because there has to be someone who puts my team first. Who will not only focus on Ms Grey, but make sure we're as okay as we can be.

And I have displayed none of that so far. Just because I don't understand the Phoenix doesn't mean I've put Jean first. I'm tired of repeating myself, Julian. The X-Men come first. I've said it and I've meant it.

[getting up] Whether you believe it or not isn't my concern anymore, but I won't be repeating it again.

[very tired and flat]

Of course you're putting her first. You married her and we're the fucked up kids you never wanted. We all know that. It doesn't even bother us half the time.

...

Who said anything about not wanting you? Julian. I never said that.

That's not my name. And trust me, you don't have to say it. We already know it.

[... sighs, sitting back down next to him]

It is your name and that's not what I think or said.

See? You don't even know what to call me. You don't know us.

Of course I don't know you. You don't want me to know you because the minute you think I do, you assume I'll run away screaming.

I don't even care anymore. I am way too tired to care. It's not like caring will make you try.

But I am trying. And you still care. And I care enough to use your name because that's how I see you. As a person.

If that were true, you'd call me by how I want to be called. I tell you again and again: don't call me that.

Would it be true or would it prove I can't be bothered to call you anything but your code-name?

Right now it's proving you can't be bothered treating me as a person. I made my choice. Respect it or don't.

And if I do? Are you going to respect what I say or dismiss it anyway?

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julienned - 2012-07-23 05:38 (UTC) - Expand

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