Should've breathed more fire on the mutant question. He's investigating Emma's problems? Shit. Definitely more fire, to distract him from that topic, but I wasn't prepared ( Read more... )

Caught me redhanded, and I wasn't even going to eat them until she did. Just put them back on the shelf - but then pride got the better of me, and screw it. A few cookies never hurt, right ( Read more... )

Two more days of work, two brief media appearances, and then off I go for a weekend in the Hamptons with a few friendly colleagues.

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She's certainly got a mouth on her, with attitude to spare. Coming from a safehouse brat (and thank you, dear, for being so forthcoming with useful information), that's rich. Not to mention potentially suicidal if she mouths off to the wrong person: wham, bam, thank you for playing with fire, irresponsible and not-invulnerable young ma'am ( Read more... )

Good spies. (Eavesdroppers. However they'd like to think of themselves, precious pawns.) They didn't tell me anything I didn't already suspect, but to have the report all the same - concrete data, as much as telepathic and mundane sneaking can be ( Read more... )

From an encrypted email to Emma Frost:. . . Probably shouldn't have said what I did about her sister, but tell the truth and shame the devil, right? Avril's half silicon and half stitches by now, and everyone knows it, even if no one will say it to her face. Or her husband's. I always did like Lloyd. Glad he was there. He'll make sure the local TV ( Read more... )

I don't mind taking her lead. I thought I might before we came to it, imagined how it might work, how I might feel, but in the end . . . She has the information, the contacts, the ideas, and I can play my part. I do worry a little, still, but only a little, and I can hope she didn't pick up on it, to threaten our partnership ( Read more... )