The temerity of that man, coming to my club, my office - standing before my throne and making demands. He is vastly powerful, but his power is personal - he carries it with him, like a hobo does his suitcase, and even the wealth of nations in a suitcase can buy only one thing at a time.

( 'This is not a negotiation. (Magneto, Bahir, Sarah) )

Well, well - that went exactly as I hoped, and exactly as I expected.

Soon, Shaw Industries will be the primary contractor for Wide Awake - and wouldn't you know that Shaw Industries gene-testers will let a few 'special cases' slip through the machines.

( 'I will kill you if you are lying to me.' (Erik) )

One could almost feel sorry for the ducks. Or me, now that he owes me for a shirt as well as the ballroom floor. Should start carrying around the tally in my pocket, just in case I need to add to it or might actually get a reckoning.

Mad old man. What is he doing, returning to the city so brazenly? I thought I had a death wish ( Read more... )

( To Billy )

[Continued from Part 1.]

( Halloween Party! [Magneto, Sabitha, Jean, Toxin, Emma, Percy, Sal, Mouse, Jason, and NPCs] )

( Halloween Party! [Magneto, Sabitha, Jean, Toxin, Emma, Percy, Sal, Mouse, Jason, and NPCs] )

Would I trade arms for power? Maybe ( Read more... )

Well, I'm just a popular fellow these days, aren't I? Perhaps I'll have President Lowe on the phone when I finally make it back to the clubhouse.

He's out of his mind. Crazy, just as some of the papers would have it. He wants to buy WMDs from me? And if I don't sell them, he'll raid the warehouses anyway? To get his toys for whatever bloodthirsty ( Read more... )

Erik Lensherr came to see me. Came to see me. Blacked out the entire office building to do so. Showy, profligate, casual power - I couldn't help a pang of covetous envy.

Then again, if I had access to that kind of power, I would have been outed a helluva long time before now ( Read more... )

[OOC: continued from Part 3 because of log's size.]

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