[Mystique has been fresh on his mind lately, for better and worse, especially after those dreams the other month. Not only did he relive the experience related to her being turned to stone once again, but he also got a glimpse of Scott's version of her - or a dream representation of her. It all has him thinking about the complicated nature of his mother.
The shift to her isn't unwelcome, but the news does take him by surprise.]
Whoa, for real?? [It really is like the opposite of back home. ...Well technically she did briefly lead the X-Men, but that was only because she was posing as Xavier and tricking them into doing her bidding.] I can't even imagine that.
[It's bittersweet, like most of what he learns about that Mystique. It doesn't change what his Mystique has done and what has happened to her, but it's a soft comfort knowing that there's another world where she actually is a hero. That despite everything, his Mystique might have some of that goodness somewhere deep within.]
But that's great! Really. I'm - I'm happy for her, and for you guys. [Maybe she'll actually be a mother to his other self. But that's something he won't probe about - he doesn't need to know that much.]
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The shift to her isn't unwelcome, but the news does take him by surprise.]
Whoa, for real?? [It really is like the opposite of back home. ...Well technically she did briefly lead the X-Men, but that was only because she was posing as Xavier and tricking them into doing her bidding.] I can't even imagine that.
[It's bittersweet, like most of what he learns about that Mystique. It doesn't change what his Mystique has done and what has happened to her, but it's a soft comfort knowing that there's another world where she actually is a hero. That despite everything, his Mystique might have some of that goodness somewhere deep within.]
But that's great! Really. I'm - I'm happy for her, and for you guys. [Maybe she'll actually be a mother to his other self. But that's something he won't probe about - he doesn't need to know that much.]