What is the biggest obstacle you have overcome in your existence?
"You love her."
"...excuse me?"
"I dinnae stutter, Wisdom. We're all worried, but you're on the verge of a breakdown. You've not ever been this frantic, not since I've known ye."
"Don't you have a sheep to disembowel, MacTaggart? Leave me and my cigarettes in peace."
"Have ye told her?"
"...don't be ridiculous."
"Why the bloody hell not?"
"Because when you act all caring and kind, it makes me think I'm going to wake up tomorrow, shot full of tranquilizer, lying in a bathtub full of ice, missing a kidney. That's why."
"I meant why haven't you told her how you feel, you great ninny."
"...oh. That why not."
"F'r a man as smart as you, you're quite the idiot, Wisdom."
"Go paint yourself blue and worship that Mel Gibson movie some more."
"Och! Fine. Have it yuir way."
"Good."
"...Wisdom?"
"Yeah?"
"They'll be fine. They get kidnapped twice monthly. And she's been doing this since she was 13."
"...yeah. I know I'm worryin' for nothin' here. Don't stop my doing it, though. It's just..."
"You love her."
"...maybe."
"You do. You can say it, Peter."
"...maybe. Maybe when I do, the great walking Russian tank-man will pound my insides into festive new shapes again. That's always fun to recover from."
"I think, just maybe, it's not Piotr that worries you. It's Kitty."
"Stop being insightful, Moira. It's terrifying."
Peter Winston Wisdom, X-Men comicsverse
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"...excuse me?"
"I dinnae stutter, Wisdom. We're all worried, but you're on the verge of a breakdown. You've not ever been this frantic, not since I've known ye."
"Don't you have a sheep to disembowel, MacTaggart? Leave me and my cigarettes in peace."
"Have ye told her?"
"...don't be ridiculous."
"Why the bloody hell not?"
"Because when you act all caring and kind, it makes me think I'm going to wake up tomorrow, shot full of tranquilizer, lying in a bathtub full of ice, missing a kidney. That's why."
"I meant why haven't you told her how you feel, you great ninny."
"...oh. That why not."
"F'r a man as smart as you, you're quite the idiot, Wisdom."
"Go paint yourself blue and worship that Mel Gibson movie some more."
"Och! Fine. Have it yuir way."
"Good."
"...Wisdom?"
"Yeah?"
"They'll be fine. They get kidnapped twice monthly. And she's been doing this since she was 13."
"...yeah. I know I'm worryin' for nothin' here. Don't stop my doing it, though. It's just..."
"You love her."
"...maybe."
"You do. You can say it, Peter."
"...maybe. Maybe when I do, the great walking Russian tank-man will pound my insides into festive new shapes again. That's always fun to recover from."
"I think, just maybe, it's not Piotr that worries you. It's Kitty."
"Stop being insightful, Moira. It's terrifying."
Peter Winston Wisdom, X-Men comicsverse
Words: 229