8469/Thus Sayeth.

Thus Sayeth.
Date of Scene:	23 July 2019
Location:	Medical Ward, Xavier's School for the Gifted
Synopsis:	Sam Guthrie visits Doug, who is still sort of in a coma.
Cast of Characters:	Cypher, Cannonball, Pixie, Nightcrawler, Wolfsbane

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Cypher has posed:
Doug is still unconscious. At the moment, the computer monitor hooked into his vitals measuring system that he hijacked is displaying a game of pong he's playing with... something. Blip. Blip. ...Blip.

He's either playing pong with himself, or with the techno-organic virus.

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie had told his friend he would be here at a specific time and is walking in as he reads something on a tablet. "Wat he hell is wrong with him." He says without thinking looking up, and says "Oh um sorry, hey Doug, ready for ya reading?

Cypher has posed:
'SOUNDS LIKE THERE'S A BETTER STORY THAN HEINLEIN. HI.' The game of pong continues in the background, but he silences the blips.

'I'm still working on figuring this out. The problem with dealing with a Class X Pathogen that's hijacked all non-essential nervous system function is that you're not going anywhere until you've worked out a deal.'

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie sighs and moves to have a seat, and says "Scott's lost his damn mind." He tells his friend. "Ok, " sighs "Ah should probably start at the beginning with some stuff Ah was not sure if Ah was going to tell you. A few of us went to deal with those guys who shot ya."

Cypher has posed:
'Ok.' Seems he's figured out how not to text in all caps. 'Then what happened?'

He loses the game of Pong. 'Darn it! Well, I've taught it to beat me. Except now it wants to play again.'

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie says, "Well Rahne, Kurt, and Dr. McCoy and I went into town to find them. We did, and put a hurting and was hoping the fear of god into them. Well, did not seem we scared them enough... They came back and hit the club again."

Cypher has posed:
'...There's something else you haven't said.' Doug texts. 'I could've warned you, these men are desperate. There's money in it if they move product, but if they don't move product, they die.'

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie says, "They hit the club, and killed Claude. Ah tried to make it clear to them, if they came back to the club or dealt that shit in the club, it would be worse than death for them. Hell, I had to hold Rahne back off one of them." He admits"

Cypher has posed:
'I see.' Doug texts. The cursor blinks, slowly.

'Let me guess, Scott called you in on the carpet on it.'

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie says, "He is saying it is not what the x-men's job is and any x-men being a part of this going forward is off the team. Saying we are to blame for Claude. Yea, Ah am to blame there, Ah take that. But we went in our civis no costumes, this was not an X-men mission and I stated that in my report. And trying to protect ours and a community of mutants is not the X-men's job, then what is. He does realize we don't get paid for this right? That we are doing our best to help folks, and now he wants to tell us who we can help off the clock?"

Cypher has posed:
'First of all, to Scott there is no off the clock. Not in that way. He sees you as X-Men, not vigilantes. Logan gets away with it, but you can't.'

'Second of all, you let your anger outweigh your tactical judgment, and when is Cyclops ever going to let that slide?'

'Take a deep breath and count to ten.'

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie sighs a bit and will pace a bit and says "I aint looking at being a vigilante, and yes, I will admit part of it is retaliation. But this is the second gang that is involved with this drug than not only have hurt us as a school, but is praying on the community. This is the same drug that strung out Nadia and Sarah and had them hooking for it."

Cypher has posed:
'Of course. They're rotten people. Desperate, rotten people. But they're in over their heads. They agreed to this arrangement, and if they stop, if they can't move product, somebody will kill them. The problem is try as you might they do not see you as more frightening than whatever is urging them on.'

'Like I said, chillax. And hook me up to the internet.'

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie will look over and says "How do I hook you up to the internet down here, and I made it pretty clear and that we were going after the bigger fish too. I think Rahne in half form ready to rip ya face off it pretty scarey

Cypher has posed:
'You have to understand, I knew the instant I set eyes on those men that if I didn't let them deal in the club they intended to kill me then and there. They have no choice. Whoever is doing this is not accepting that there are places where they won't be able to deal. If they didn't kill me, they would've been punished for it.'

'So given the choice, I made the only acceptable choice in that moment. These men are frightened, they cannot be reasoned with.'

'I'll give you instructions. Go to the computer lab and bring back these.'

He displays a list of items and parts. 'And then I'll help you put them together.'

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie will sighs and says "Be right back, but even trying to kill you does not fix it even if they are scared, they can;'t be allowed to harm those of the community." He says but is back pretty quickly with the stuff he asked for

Cypher has posed:
'Good. Now.' He starts giving directions.

'No, they can't. But take them down now, and they'll be replaced tomorrow. They're clean-up, not your priority. What you need to do is follow the supply chain back and find the source.'

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie will start working on the things for him, and says "Well if I can't bust their heads to find out, how am I supposed to follow the chain upwards?

Cypher has posed:
'That's what you have me for. They shot me, Sam, and they killed my friend, and believe me, when this is all said and done they'll be hearing from me about it. But they're small fry, and I want the big fish first.'

'Do you want to know a secret?'

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie 's brow raises and says "That you maybe the smarts of the new mutants is not a secret."

Cypher has posed:
'No.'

He waits, patiently, for Sam to finish hooking up the equipment as instructed.

'I didn't want to scare anyone. So I have been holding back.' He waits for the connection to the internet to be established.

'Thank you.'

Then he starts to work, as information starts flashing across the monitor faster than the eye can follow. Apps are brought up and information is extracted and they're closed in the blink of an eye.

'In the 21st century, especially in a city, there is no such thing as an individual who is off the grid. Everybody uses technology, everybody leaves digital traces. The ghost in the machine can be exploited by the people who know how.'

'And nobody is better at that than me.'

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie 's brow raises and says "I have always know you were the wiz kid with the net Doug. What do you mean scare people holding back?

Cypher has posed:
The stream of information continues at a lightning pace.

'I mean that information can't really be hidden from me. As long as I can access it, I can understand it. Do the implications of that bother you? If not, they should.'

'In any event, do you remember when we held a vote and decided to take revenge on Empath?'

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie looks over and says "Always sorta figured someone could find most anything on the internet the fact it is my friend is a bit more comforting than bothersome, and yea Ah remember what about it?

Cypher has posed:
'I could upset society's apple cart in about a day. I've calculated the amount of time it would take me to cause complete chaos, and I know exactly how I would do it. It wouldn't even be hard for me. Do you understand? It wouldn't be difficult at all.'

'In the end we had to make the choice about whether or not to kill him. In the end, it wasn't that I pitied him, or that I felt particularly merciful. If he got run over by a bus I'd feel more pity for the person who had to scrape him off the bumper.'

He starts sorting collected data, and then turning up more. The faces of the men who shot him appear on the screen, along with their rap sheets... along with personal information about them. He starts hacking into their *cell phones*.

'He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And if you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss also gazes into you.'

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie looks to Doug and says "And Ah think ya maybe over confident there a bit on the first bit, your making the mistake most bad guys make, not counting in for people who ya don't know about stopping ya. Not counting ya as a bad guy, but thinking what would happen if ya went that path. and Ah aint wanting to go in there and kill them, Ah even said not to contact the punisher on it." Ah am saying people have to learn that if they prey on folks, there is a price for it.

Cypher has posed:
'They wouldn't know I was doing it until it was done.'

'But I'm not an anarchist, and I don't want to cause that sort of calamity. There are times where violence is the only reasonable response. But I prefer to exhaust other options first.'

'Deuteronomy 32:35. Do you remember it?'

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie says, "Vengeance belongs to god, and while Ah will admit there was some vengeance thought in this that was not all that was there. my thoughts are also protection, for those who can not protect themselves. Ah am not saying Ah am the most saintly man Doug, or the evilest. my motives were mixed with some that maybe Ah should held in check, but there was another reason Ah went with this. Once ah aint told no one."

Cypher has posed:
'It's also an admonishment not to go off half-cocked. Go on.' He starts pinpointing locations on a map. 'This is a sophisticated operation. Very well-hidden. It may take me a few days to start peeling back the layers.'

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie says, "Rahne needed it. She needed to be let loose on someone who had hurt you. She needed to see where she would go. Too be honest, Ah am not sure she is happy with where she went or if Ah am, but she needed to know and release it. She spent hours and hours in the danger room refighting and saving you. Heck you can see how much in the logs. Ah thought this might be cathartic for her."

Cypher has posed:
'Was it?' Doug asks. It's as simple as that. 'Was it, Sam?'

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie looks to the man and says "Honestly not sure yet. If she is going to loose it when someone she cares for is hurt she needs to be prepared for it. We need to be prepared for it. This may show her that going out there and ripping the face off someone who hurt her friends will not get rid of the pain and it may help that way. And no she did not rip anyones face off.

Cypher has posed:
The text flashes along the screen, 'And you didn't talk to Scott about it first, which he also won't approve of. Why Sam Guthrie, you've turned downright rebellious. You think you know more about what makes your friends tick than he does. And maybe you do. But... see... now you have to make a choice. Do you accept Cyclops's authority even though you may not agree with all his choices or do you strike out on your own?'

'Appearing to publically undermine him won't earn his sympathy, and it won't get him to listen.'

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie is talking to a comatose Doug, but it seems Doug is talking back via his monitors. "On an X-men mission Ah follow the lead if that's him, me, Storm, or even Jubilee. on school matters, Ah may disagree and will make my position heard, but Ah try to follow the lead Ah am given, but as for this and the other Ah made sure none were in uniform. Those were not X-men missions. Ah did an After Action Report on both, out of respect so people would know what happened, but those were those involved off the books. Now Ah admit have made some mistakes, probably should not have taken Armor on the first mission, and is why I made sure only senior students would be involved with any furtur action

Pixie has posed:
Megan Gwynn had wandered into the infirmary again, concerned about Doug, and others who may have been hurt in the attack on the bus. She was also looking for Sam and heard she might find him here. She peeks in, glancing around before stepping in. "Oh..Hi there, Sam..How is she?" she offers a cheerful smile and wave to Sam, peering towards Doug curiously as she hears them chatting.

Cypher has posed:
'And I'm telling you, what he'll tell you when you say that is some variation of "You're always in uniform."' Right now, Doug is lying still in the bed, and Sam appears to be arguing with text displaying in a pop up window on the monitor. Somebody hooked Doug up to the internet, and apparently right now, using nothing but his mind, he is sifting through masssive amounts of data, picking out information and assembling it.

'I didn't say I agreed with him. I'm the one they shot. But I also know that at this point in time going after them is futile.'

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie looks over to Megan, and says "He is stable, he is sorta fighting with parts of himself for control, well arguing more than fighting at this point Ah think. He should make a full recovery, just has to make sure his newer super antibodies let him.

Nightcrawler has posed:
    There are whisps of indigo smoke following when Kurt steps in. He's uniform - but there isn't a sign of the X logo on him. Black save for white gloves and 'socks' the Bavarian is absorbing the light even as he goes. His fuzz lacks much of the blue tones, and his eyes are flashing like lanterns.
    "Sam... can you believe this... this... SCHIßE!?" apparently he heard Guthrie was down here. He's fuming... He's swearing. "The only thing that... knöchern, heilig, amerikanischer Stachel!!" he stops, seeing Doug and strides over, moving to put a hand on his arm, brow furrowing. "I'm coming for them Doug..." rage is boiling beneath the surface, any empath within the mansion can likely feel him fuming.

Cypher has posed:
'Kurt. Language.' The monitor displays.

'Sam, please explain what I was telling you to Kurt. I need to focus on the data I'm sifting through for a minute. Hello, Pixie. I can't see you right now, but I can hear you.'

Pixie has posed:
Megan Gwynn smiles and waves to Doug. "Hi Doug, how are you feeling? Well this is cool, you can communicate now, huh?" she glances at Sam, biting her lip. "Oh..Wow. Well, I'm glad he's on the mend. I wanted to ask you something.." just then her phone beeps and she frowns, "Geez, I totally forgot about class..I gotta go, talk to you later!" she hops up and flutters off, in a hurry.

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie looks to Megan and says "Should be able to find me easily look me up when you have time." He looks to Kurt, and says "Doug says he thinks Scott is more upset we did not inform him, and thinks we did not think it all through. The thugs who shot him are the little fish, and while bashing their heads in is not a bad thing, it aint going to stop them. That they are more scared of who ever their drug guy is than us."

Nightcrawler has posed:
    "No! We didn't think it through. We hit punks..." he draws a small folder from behind his back where it was tucked into his belt, setting it gently on Doug's stomach. "I already tracked down their Project... I got the plans from the city records..." Kurt leans over the prone form, "I'm going to cut the head from the serpent, even if I have to get Wade to help me do it."

Cypher has posed:
'I am digging up more information as we speak.' Doug... texts. 'I'll add it to yours. What I was saying was, as far as Scott is concerned, you're never out of uniform. You represent the X-Men. So... don't go behind his back. This isn't about him not caring. Take it to him. If he says yes, then act. If he says no... then you figure out what comes next. I'm not thrilled about this, because the consequences have me lying her debating the nature of transhumanism with a virus that's barely sentient but not staying that way. You guys upped the ante on them and they upped the ante in turn and now a friend of ours is dead. That's their fault, not your fault, but I wish I had warned you against that shakedown ahead of time. They're *desperate* men who cut a bad deal, and they know it, and that makes them dangerous.'

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie nods a bit to this and says "Doug thinks we have to find the guys above the orange, and I agree, but I also want to put both the orange gang and the mutant gang out of bushwick." He looks to Kurt and says "We have to hit both, or it will look like we are supporting the mutant gang.

Nightcrawler has posed:
    "Well where is the mutant gang based then? We prepare a two prong strike then. We hit them all at one time. We put them all on the ground, every thug, every leader among them. We get them off the street, we get them in jail or wherever they need to be." Kurt seethes, hands balled up at his sides now.

Cypher has posed:
'I still counsel against it. Don't take them down until you've kicked the infrastructure out from underneath them. If you do, they'll just be replaced. Your first priority is turning off the flow of Hook at the tap. Then you mop up.' Doug texts.

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie says, "Not sure where the mutants are based for sure, we just found them when we saves Nadia and Sarah. "Ah am all for putting the boots to the main guy but thinking maybe all three of them, kick each as we find them. Ah am going to talk to Scott though, and Thanks to talking to Doug, Ah aint going to go in steaming like Ah was."

Nightcrawler has posed:
Kurt Wagner grunts and sighs, eyes narrowed. "I hate this... I hate having to wait. We should bring in Betsy, let her root through their head - or Emma... better yet. She'll know how to dig what we need out." Pacing away from Doug's bed. "We don't need to investigate when we can just get what we need."

Cypher has posed:
'You're angry.' The text on the screen says. 'We're all angry. I told Sam to remember his Deuteronomy. You have to go into this with a cool head or more things are going to happen that people are going to regret. I don't think you should dither, but sublimate your anger to your higher thoughts. You now know that intimidation's not going to work, so don't try it again. Go asymetric.'

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie nods and says "And we can't just go in there and rip the stuff from their heads. I mean it is tempting don't get me wrong, but if we start breaking rules, then we are not the people we want to be. I am all for protecting the people but we have to make sure we are protecting not forcing to people.

Nightcrawler has posed:
    Sighing again, tail lashing about, Kurt continue to pace. "I'll still scout them, learn everything I can about their project..." when he finally stops moving, he's facing them both. "We need to cast a net then, too, anyone who wants to volunteer that can move in without being spotted... One step behind has costed a life and nearly cost us Doug. I want to get ahead of them."

Cypher has posed:
'That's the kind of thinking we need. But don't do this without Scott. It's not worth losing your status as X-Men to go lone wolf. Logan can get away with it, but you're not him.'

'As for the guys in orange? I have a request for the two of you.'

'When this is all said and done, leave them for me. As a personal favor. Don't bring it up, don't say I asked you.'

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie looks at him, and says "Your wanting the whole gang or just the four who you had issues with? He will ask Doug. He also adds " "Scott did give a bit of a mixed message. He wants to knwo any plans but says not to be involved.

Cypher has posed:
'In other words... not without his approval. I want the men who shot me.' Doug says. 'Specifically. Please.'

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie nods a bit to this and says "Perhaps. I am going to talk to him, not hollar at him. And which one, he might be in the hospital now, know at least a couple of them have bad knees now, and one took a trip he will never forget.

Cypher has posed:
'It doesn't matter. That's for another place and time.' The text on the monitor reads. Doug is lying unconscious in the hospital bed, but a lot of non-standard equipment has been hooked up to his monitor, and a text window seems to be how he's conversing with Sam.

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie nods his head a bit and says "Well, you know Ah trust you, but any info you can find on any of the gangs in town that would be good to know. Anything you can find on the drug hook is good too.

Wolfsbane has posed:
It's certainly not Wolfsbane's first time in the medlab, and may not be her last. But, this time is an uncomfortable one. She'd avoided coming down here until she could do something about what happened to Doug, but now it's only made things worse. The question is, how is it impacting her? Coming in from Mutant Town, the others may be about to find out as the doors open to allow her in. To say she looks troubled would be putting it mildly.

Cypher has posed:
'Like I said. Just give me a few days.' Since he can't see, only hear, and she hasn't spoken yet, he doesn't know Rahne's come in. 'I would like to get this death-grip on my nervous system undone so I can get ambulatory again. It's enough like Warlock that it's being overprotective.'

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie looks over and says "Well, can't blame it if it came from him." He looks over and says "Hey Rahne, Doug has figured out a way to chat with us, he can hear us, but is sorta in cyberspace, kinda.

Nightcrawler has posed:
Raising from where he was brooding in the corner, Kurt didn't even notice any comings or goings. The corner looks like the lights over it don't work and the fact he is all in black, except for his socks and gloves, is only deepening the gloom. He's heard some of it though, and pipes in,
    "We'll get the ones who did you Doug, ja? And we'll get the rest as well. Blitzkrieg..." tail snapping back and forth again as he comes out of his own thoughts.

Wolfsbane has posed:
Wolfsbane approaches silently, barefoot and in her usual attire. Since the events of the day prior, followed by the news of what happened at the club, she came back to the grounds at least for the day, but she's not looking all that positive about things. Her attitude is a mix of anger and uncertainty, creating an image of someone who could be very unpredictable.

"Doug..we tried tae do th' right thing for ye, but look a' whit happened after," she says, her voice on the verge of cracking a little. Eyes note Doug's condition, Sam nearby, Kurt as well. "They have tae be stopped, and we have tae find who's behind it all an' stop them as well. This canna keep going on."

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie looks to them, and says "Ah will be talking to Scott about the whole thing. We should have planned it out more like he said, but Claude's death is not on you three if anyone it is on me. He worked for me, at my place, and Ah was leading the team that hit the gang. Really need to find a name for them. If Scott is going to kick anyone off the X-men it should be me.

Cypher has posed:
'Rahne.' Doug says. Well, texts. 'I appreciate that you went to bat for me like this. I understand that you had a need to avenge me and I would never tell you your emotions aren't genuine or that you overreacted when you were in accord with your instincts. I wish that you had held back a little longer but I understand why you didn't.'

'The one emotion you never need to approach me with is shame, or guilt. I'm going to be honest, because I have a rare opportunity to get your attention - I have always felt like the reason we have a hard time talking to each other is that you don't think my life was worth yours. I disagree.'

'Scott's not going to kick anyone off of the X-Men, Sam.'

Nightcrawler has posed:
    "No, but he'll shame us, and he'll guilt us for reacting. Putting that death on us." Kurt growls and looks to Rahne now, just realizing she was here it seems. "And I'll bet he'll continue to have us wait on our thumbs, because we're not looking at the bigger picture or some..." he's growling and muttering to himself in rapid German,
    "Ich werde seine verdammte Brille in den Arsch schieben! Als hätte er nie etwas auf ihn zurückgebracht. Er versteht es nicht. Die Hübschen verstehen es nie! Hoch und mächtig, weil sie nicht wie einer der Freaks aussehen. Reicher Junge, nette Nachbarschaft, wollte nie für eine verdammte Sache, bis er Charles brauchte, um ihn aufzunehmen!"

Wolfsbane has posed:
It might be good that Doug can't see Wolfsbane right now. As his words appear on the screen, nothing vocalized to go with them, the wolfen mutant chews at her lower lip. Sam gets a glance, then Kurt as he launches into his German, but she's more focused on the words she's reading.

"I..it's..it's in th' past, Doug. Ye came back, somehow, an' noo ye're in rough shape again an' I couldna stand back an' do nothing. I couldna let them get away wi' barging intae th' club before I even had th' chance tae help oot, only for them tae shoot ye up like it was nothing," she explains, but there's something else going on that peels her attention away from the screen to look at both of the other males.

"Whit's this about Scott kicking people off a team?"

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie sighs a bit and says "He is pissed it seems that we did not plan it through, and go in more prepared , least that's Doug's read of the situation. Ah will admit, Ah should have done some more prep, maybe had some folks guarding the club.

Nightcrawler has posed:
    Spinning his wheels now, Kurt actually slams his fist against a medical cart holding supplies, sending it skittering until it bounces off a wall and falls over.
    "Er legt uns den Tod zu Füßen! feigling! Ich möchte ihm ein Schwert durch die Beine legen, ihn auf die richtige Größe schneiden!" not even aware he's only speaking in German now as he rants.

Cypher has posed:
'Kurt. Sei so wütend, wie du sein musst, aber du weißt, dass das nicht stimmt.'

Doug is silent and then says, 'I care more about ridding the streets of this poison than I do about revenge. I'm as angry as any of you. Heck, they SHOT me! I hate it when people do that! But this is bigger than me. I could tell the instant they walked into the club was that I let them deal Hook or they'd kill me then and there. I made my choice. I'd make it again. Move past it.'

Wolfsbane has posed:
"Kurt..English, please," Rahne says, trying to make it sound as gentle as possible. She doesn't need to know German to know he's angry, upset. So is she.

"An' Scott Summers can go suck an egg if this is how he's gaunae react. We did th' right thing. They're th' ones in th' wrong, trying tae ruin Mutant Town wi' Hook an' trying tae force their way intae th' club. Doug, ye..did whit ye think ye had tae, but it's no' worth getting killed over. We already lost ye once, an' I'm no' sure whit's happening noo wi' ye but I hope ye'll be all right. Ye could ha' just let them think ye would let them do it then get th' rest o' us involved. We'd ha' run them off."

Like they tried, only for the thugs to firebomb the place and actually kill someone?

"We're no' done wi' them. Once we find oot who's behind it, we'll go after them. If Scott doesnae like it, I'm no' part o' any team anyway an' I dinna see him finding a better way. I dinna need his permission."

Nightcrawler has posed:
Doug's message draws Kurt up short and he stands there, fists clenched. "I'm going to hunt each and every one of them. I'm going to run them to ground, they're going to know real fear. They'll be too afraid to touch a butter knife when I'm done." he stands again, breathing hard, worked up.

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie looks to them, and says "Ah am going to talk to him, and Ah plan on making sure he knows we will be getting rid of both gangs, but Doug is right, we need to find the drug suppliers, right now, we know two dealers, knowing them we can watch and learn more.

Cypher has posed:
Doug's monitor falls silent. It's hard enough to get people who are upset to listen when you can talk, how much moreso when all you have is a computer monitor? He goes back to sifting through data. Though he did make that request to Sam, earlier.

Wolfsbane has posed:
There is some silence for a few seconds, at least from the wolfen member of the group as she watches Doug without getting too close, as if she's afraid to touch him that he might turn to dust or something.

When Wolfsbane speaks again, it's a quieter voice, but with no less of an edge than before. "Someone has tae make sure they dinna destroy Mutant Town wi' this stuff. I dinna care if they're caught up in something bigger or anything like tha'. They're still in th' wrong, and we..we get th' suppliers, aye, an' we put a stop tae it. All o' it. I've no' done anything really wi' th' club, but if I'm gaunae live in Mutant Town I'm gaunae help protect th' people there."

Nightcrawler has posed:
    "Blast it all... I heard Brian is back... Sam, Doug.... I'll be in touch... maybe I'll go to Scott's dressing down disguised as a debrief. I can't talk to him right now... let him know that. If he 'suspends' me or kicks me out, he does." Kurt heads for the door, polite enough not to port in the room with Doug. That'd be like crop dusting

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie looks to Rahne and Doug and says "We will handle it and clean up the area. Make it a spot where humans and mutants live and work together

Cypher has posed:
Doug is quiet. 'I think what you all need to do is wait until you're a little less angry. Just... a little while. Please.'

Wolfsbane has posed:
With Kurt departing, it leaves Wolfsbane to look between the two she spent time growing up with in the New Mutants, though one less than the other. "Maybe..ye have a point. I just hate feeling helpless tae stop this. We'll find a way. I should be getting back tae Mutant Town an' make sure things are all right. I'm keeping watch over th' club from close by, just in case."

Before she leaves, she approaches Doug's still body and looks him over, then if he's capable of feeling sensations there's something touching his cheek. Lips, a faint brush of fur. "I know I moved on, Doug. I'm no' sure if ye ever knew it, but I came by yuir, ah..yuir grave all th' time. I never stopped caring about ye. That'll never change, either. I'm sorry things are th' way they are right noo, but we'll find a way tae make it all right," she whispers.

Then, she's on her way out after a gentle touch to the top of his head.

Cypher has posed:
It's really impossible to read Doug's emotions. But the data-collection has stopped. 'I'd like to be alone for awhile, Sam.' Displays on the monitor. 'I'll text you if I need anything.'

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie will offer Rahne a hug as she departs, and nods a bit to Doug "You got it man, you need something you hollar, I am going to go talk to Scott.