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[destroyedstatue]

[Of course, the first thing Alex does is drop his comm, but there's at least a flash of yellow before it hits the pavement and turns off again. Still, it's not long before he manages to halfway figure out how to kind of turn it on. There's a long shot of the MAC as Alex presses the phone to his ear.]

Uh, hello?

[The gray of building blurs by

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[grooviestmutant]

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Oh my God, Alex?

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[destroyedstatue]

Professor?

[Turning the comm over, trying to figure out where the sound is coming from. Have a nice view of a concrete building! ]

video;

[grooviestmutant]

[ Charles can't help but laugh for a short moment. ] There is ah-- a small light, on the front, where the camera is.

I cannot believe you're here.

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[destroyedstatue]

[Okay, find the light. Hey that's a lot easier than all the fumbling he's been doing. The camera centers on Alex, but he looks nine different levels of confused.]

Thanks. [Awkward shuffle.] I didn't think I'd end up here either. [This is the complete opposite of Cuba.]

[grooviestmutant]

[ He smiled at that, rather gently, before he was studying the other quietly. ]

To be honest, neither did we. I assume Erik has explained this world to you?

[destroyedstatue]

Some of it, yeah. [And he looks decidedly uncomfortable about the next part:] There's a lot of people who know me.

[grooviestmutant]

[ Charles smiles just a bit further. ]

Yes, ah -- it would seem the same for me. An incredible amount, really. Though I am flattered by it.

You will get used to it in time, I promise.

[destroyedstatue]

[Alex gives a slight grimace before nodding. He trusts Charles enough with that promise.]

Someone said something about some X-Men and an institute.

[grooviestmutant]

[ Charles laughs a bit at that and he's nodding, before he looks distant for a moment. ]

Everything is quite different here. It would seem we all have a rather incredible future in this alternative universe that they know us from, here.

Though, those answers will come to you in time. I imagine you're already quite overwhelmed.

[destroyedstatue]

[Oh Alex is definitely overwhelmed, but he's not really sure how to say so without opening a bigger can of worms.]

I'm starting to see that.

[grooviestmutant]

There is, ah -- a question that I have for you. [ He pauses quietly and then seems to be considering the way in which he should phrase his inquiry. ]

What do you remember last, before arriving here?

[destroyedstatue]

[The question causes Alex to flick his gaze down and away from the camera, an obvious tell that whatever had happened wasn't good.]

We were about to leave Cuba.

[grooviestmutant]

[ That certainly earns a lengthy pause. ]

Leave Cuba?

How.. mm. That is surprising.

[destroyedstatue]

[Alex furrows his eyebrows at that response and shifts his weight where he's standing.]

Uh, yeah.

[grooviestmutant]

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We -- ehm -- Erik and I, as well as Raven;

we had not yet been to Cuba, when we arrived here.

[destroyedstatue]

[That makes Alex's eyes widen and he shakes his head slowly.]

No, I saw you there. You were definitely there, Professor. [This is weird and he doesn't like it nope. Not one bit.]