Text to Jessica

[xp_legion]

[1] FIFTEEN PEOPLE WERE JUST KIDNAPPED????

Comments

[xp_alias]

[1] The fuck are you talking about?
[2] Is this some kind of mental break?

[xp_legion]

[1] . . .

[2] Thursday?

[3] One of them was your employee?

[xp_alias]

[1] Oh, come on - I already told the kid, just because he can’t say no to that terrorist cat doesn’t mean he got kidnapped.

[xp_legion]

[1] . . .

[2] Jessica, Rogue took some of the younger residents to some kind of exhibit at the Javits Center

[3] They were kidnapped and put through a series of video-game-themed death traps

[4] Including Match

[5] And no this is not a prank, Garrison posted an official update about it.

[xp_alias]

[1] What??
[2] Okay, are you sure they didn’t just have a bad time at whatever this VR thing is?
[3] Don’t see anything from the Canadian cop.

[xp_legion]

[1] I guess it's locked to teams.

[2] Google "NYC building collapse April 4". That's where they were.

[3] Wait are you telling me you have only one employee and you DIDN'T EVEN NOTICE HE WAS KIDNAPPED?

[xp_alias]

[1] Jesus fucking Christ
[2] But he’s my EMPLOYEE, not my fucking child???
[3] You literally introduced yourself to me as the school guidance counselor so get your ass back here and come counsel my assistant for fuck’s sake
[4] And don’t fucking forget to address the lizards

[xp_legion]

[1] I haven't been a guidance counselor since Xavier's was actually a school. Also, I'm on another continent.

[2] Maybe you should at least check in on him.

[3] You know, because of the kidnapping.

[xp_alias]

[1] Don’t tell me how to manage my own fucking employee
[2] Oh, so you just brought up the guidance counselor thing, what? To disarm me? Asshole. And it didn’t work.
[3] Don’t know why anyone would go to Scotland and don’t give a fuck anyway - don’t you have an actual fucking job back here? I know you don’t get paid or something but that’s no excuse.

[xp_legion]

[1] A lot of what I did at the mansion was remote work with Muir. Right now I'm on medical leave. Still.

[2] At least you're in a position where you can offer people something other than a fucking Zoom call.

[xp_alias]

[1] if zoom calls aren’t working, then get your dumb ass home? Medical leave isn’t even a real thing, it’s just something rich people use to skip work anyway.

[xp_legion]

[1] My power has been leaking onto other mutants. Trust me, you extremely do not want me there.

[2] Now stop trying to shove this onto someone who'd not even on the same continent and talk to your employee.

[xp_alias]

[1] Oh just buy some fucking mental Saran Wrap or something
[2] I can text more than one fucking person at once and how I manage my own fucking assistant is none of your fucking business anyway

[xp_legion]

[sent five minutes after receipt]

[1] Sorry for making assumptions. I'm stressed. I was out of line.

[2] One of the other residents reached out to me about this last night. It's hard not to be there for things like this.

[xp_alias]

[1] Oh god, don’t get all mushy on me. I guess I was just pissed off that the kid came to work yesterday and didn’t say a fucking thing. Bet he won’t even let someone look him over because he hates doctors.
[2] Do you need me to check on someone for you?

[Sent two minutes later:]
[3] Do you need me to ask Sooraya to check on someone for you?

[xp_legion]

[1] It's fine, the resident has support. I'm just frustrated I can't physically be there to help.

[2] I appreciate the thought, but I've got my own support here. No need to bother Sooraya.

[3] Match may not seek out or even need help, but it's always good to offer. Maybe one day the time will come where he wants to take you up on it.