( 'We could simply /meet/, you know.' [Emma] )

( 'You do ask for the most difficult things, darling.' [Emma] )

Ethan, Xavier's assistant, answers inquiries at his office door. Professor Xavier is not available at the moment.

Cerebro's door is locked.

There are more obvious ways to say, 'GO AWAY AND LEAVE ME ALONE.'

Xavier is a subtle man.

( 'Do you want me to have an interest in your issues, Dr. Xavier?' [Emma] )

A small brown paper package is delivered that evening to Emma Frost at the Hellfire Clubhouse.

It is innocuous, as paper packages go, but the name on the attached card is one on a List, so it goes straight to her by the most direct route. Inside is a children's book: The House at Pooh Corner, by A.A. Milne, with the original illustrations by E.H. ( Read more... )

( ' Kill him, Charles. /Kill/ him.' [AU Emma] )

( 'I think your vaunted mental powers have finally imploded on themselves.' [Emma] )

( 'I have quite another thing in mind to do to your neck... ' [Emma] )

( 'I merely wish to find the appropriate encouragement.' [Shaw, Emma] )

( 'You play your role well, Xavier.' [Emma] )

( 'I've been an absolute /nun/.' [Emma] )