Letter to Medusa, e-mail to Crystal

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Handwritten note on fine paper, in an envelope addressed to Medusa left in the mansion's mail pile.

Dear Lady Medusalith,

Congratulations and my very best wishes to you and to Prince Blackagar on your engagement. I'm honored to have been invited to celebrate it with your family and will most assuredly attend.

Sincerely,
Pietro Maximoff



To: {Crystal}
From: {Pietro}
Subject: State secrets, eh?

Well, I certainly can't blame you for keeping this one to yourself until the official announcement. The party invitation was a happy surprise, but I've sent my RSVP already.

Comments

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To: [Pietro]
From: [Crystal]
Subject: [Re: State secrets, eh?]

Yes. State secrets. It was not my secret to tell. I am glad you will be attending. Please do not be a woman at that time.

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To: {Crystal}
From: {Pietro}
Subject: Re: State secrets, eh?

Oh, I'm not faulting you.

But please, please don't remind me about my condition. I've decided to try to ignore it until it goes away.

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To: [Pietro]
From: [Crystal]
Subject: [Re: State secrets, eh?]

It is a "condition." I see. I would think it would be hard for you to ignore it, but go ahead and try. I will be an ocean away, pretending it did not happen and hoping that everyone will return to the way they are supposed to be before I return.

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To: {Crystal}
From: {Pietro}
Subject: Re: State secrets, eh?

It's temporary, it's broadly medical in nature, and it has occasionally been harmful. I stand by my nomenclature.

And I envy your distance. Never have I looked forward so much to a weekend.

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To: [Pietro]
From: [Crystal]
Subject: [Re: State secrets, eh?]

Not too harmful, I hope. I should go get myself kidnapped or possessed for this, you know. This is clearly a result of spending time with the X-Men. Bonding time indeed.

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To: {Crystal}
From: {Pietro}
Subject: Re: State secrets, eh?

It's not like I volunteered for the experience. And isn't it punishment enough that I had to do trust exercises with Logan?

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To: [Pietro]
From: [Crystal]
Subject: [Re: State secrets, eh?]

They had people do trust exercises with Logan? They asked you to do trust exercises with Logan? You allowed yourself to be involved in trust exercises with Logan?

That is crazy. That is insanity. That calls for kidnapping, possession, brainwashing, a move to another dimension, and other things I cannot think of right now.

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To: {Crystal}
From: {Pietro}
Subject: Re: State secrets, eh?

What?! That's not the deal! I wasn't hurt. He wasn't hurt. Nobody, in fact, was hurt. I don't even trust him any more than I already did!

No. If you have a quarrel with anyone it's Munroe, the trip was her idea. I'm not crediting you for anything more than perhaps a short kidnapping. Any more than that and I'll count myself as having free rein to be blown up.

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To: [Pietro]
From: [Crystal]
Subject: [Re: State secrets, eh?]

Nobody was hurt? That is truly surprising. I will accept your offer, as yes, as I am sure that doing trust exercises with Logan was a truly horrific experience, even if you did allow yourself to go on this lovely bonding experience (complete with participating in trust exercises with someone who has repeatedly proven how horrible his judgment is) which led to numerous people... well, you said that you do not wish to be reminded of your rather unfortunate condition.