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[Scott's been feeling all kinds of ways since returning to Aldrip. A little off his feet? Not upset exactly, not when he remembers everyone important to him, but it's still a lot. Kind of weird that he's actually older here than back home, and that's not mentioning suddenly getting almost two years of memories shoved inside his head that he completely forgot about until now. But he's trying. A part of him wants to just lie on the bed with Kotone and just take more time to himself, but he figures that he should say something to his friends.

Maybe focusing on them will help. Better than thinking about Alex or how Apocalypse sort of ruined everything back home.

He breathes in, fiddling with his tablet. Something in him wants to change his username from 'shades' to 'cyclops,' but maybe not right now.]

hey, i'm back now. sorry if i worried anyone. a lot happened, like, back home. yeah i went home and came back. i'm okay though.

[None of that sounded super awkward, right.]

if you wanna meet up, i'll be at the diner. you're paying though.

[ooc: Scott's back from his canon update and just Dealing with Stuff. Totally open to threading Scott meeting others in person! Also, he'll be back in regular clothes for the time being, but he will be wearing his visor for now.]

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Wait. He's really an X-Man? With all of us?? [He sounds incredulous, because this is really a wild concept to take in. Out of all the Brotherhood, he's seemed probably the least likely to be one of them.]

Where I'm from, he's been nothing but bad news. I guess we've worked together occasionally, like when we were all trying to stop Apocalypse together, but for the most part? He's pretty much been the leader of the Brotherhood. They're not as bad as other bad mutants, but they're still bullies who are always up to no good.

[Kurt shakes his head.]

So, yeah, sorry but it's just hard for me to imagine.

Yep.

[There's an emphasis on the last part of his word, nearly popping the 'p' as he affirms Peter's placement as a X-Man. Scott can no longer hide his full amusement. Man, this Pietro really must've left a negative impression if even Kurt is unsure about him. It's kind of funny in a way. Maybe he should add that Peter is like 10 years older than him and the other teenage X-Men.

He might break Kurt's mind more though. If Kurt doesn't like Pietro, Scott can only imagine how much his other self doesn't get along with him.]

The Brotherhood doesn't exist in my timeline yet. Maybe it won't.

[And he'll get upset if Peter decides to ditch them and join this other group of mutants instead.] Honestly, I have a hard time seeing Peter lead a team. He takes things really easy.

[And the timeline differences continue to compound... It's really hard to imagine a likable Quicksilver! He knows if Scott could experience him, he'd feel the same way. Because he knows his own Scott doesn't like him at all!]

Well, Pietro's not exactly a good leader. Not like you or anything. He's just bossy and spoiled, and I dunno if the others listen to him all the time.

[He shrugs.]

Anyway, yeah. I definitely hope you don't have to deal with the Brotherhood where you're from. And let me know if Blob, Toad and Avalanche turn out to be boy scouts in your world on top of all that!

[Hearing Kurt refer to him as a good leader...

He's not the leader of the X-Men yet back home, more like the pupil in training, but there's definitely that expectation of him to step up someday and he wants to. Honestly, he's wanted to do it more since his memories of this world returned to him. It's stressful as hell, but it... it really feels like others depend on him and Scott doesn't want to let any of them down.]

Hmm, haven't run into them either, but I'll let you know. [Obviously more mutants from this Brotherhood, but man, even with his world expanding just a bit, it sounds like he's still far behind! So many mutants still unrecognizable to him.

But speaking of certain mutants being good in his timeline...

Scott hesitates for a second, knowing Kurt's complicated relationship with Raven. She's a statue and broken in his timeline, but he always seemed interested, excited hearing about Raven in his world. So, maybe he wants to hear this? Yeah, he thinks so. He offers a small smile, one supporting, before pushing forward.]

Oh, and Raven's actually the main X-Men instructor back home. [Yep, she's a X-Man.]

[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.]

[It's almost difficult now to imagine Raven being a bad person. Sure, she was always known as the mutant hero back home, but he really didn't get to know her until recently. She's... well, kind of mean, has a lot on her shoulders, but she's definitely not bad. He definitely respects her. Definitely far from the person that she is in Kurt's timeline.

Although, does his Kurt even know that Mystique is his mom...?

Shoveling that thought away, his smile grows into a smirk, Scott almost exaggerating how much of a pain it actually is to have Raven as his instructor.]

Don't be too happy for me, Raven is a drill sergeant. She's so serious about our training in the Danger Room. Dude, have I told you about our first ever training room session? She and Hank sent like five Sentinels at us!

[He's not going to forget the bruises he got after that one.....]

It was crazy.

[That does sound a little more like her. He's mostly known her for being strict - as his principal and during her brief time impersonating Professor X. She also seemed like a bit of a taskmaster for the Brotherhood as well.

Now it's a different matter that catches his attention as Scott mentions the Sentinels. His eyes widened.]

Whoa!! Five whole Sentinels?? That sounds like way more than a lot to me! We only ever faced one giant one back home - and it was enough to have almost every mutant I knew combined on the run!

Yeah man, seriously. Like they weren't huge, but it definitely surprised me.

[Not that Scott thought he was going to die during the training session, but it sure was a lot to see those 5 robots come stomping through the folding wall, all aimed to take him and his new team down. Well, they didn't succeed, with him and the others pulling through. It felt pretty good, except for the fact that Raven pointed out all things that they could've been done better on. It stung at the time, but he can see her points now.

They're a work in progress, as she mentioned.]

I'll have to tell you all about it. [Scott pushes those more upsetting feelings away for now.]

[At least it sounds like those Sentinels were more compact and probably less powerful than the one Kurt dealed with. Maybe it wasn't so bad. But definitely at least a little bad from the way Scott puts it!]

Sure, man. I'm all ears! And they're extra pointy to boot!

[He snorts at the joke, but really, he's glad to see Kurt here still. Yeah, only gone for a week about, but Scott knows full well anything could've happened during that time. He's lucky that not only Kotone was still here, waiting for him, but his other friends too.

But first.]

Okay, but we're ordering food first. Have to get something in my stomach before retelling how we won without breaking a sweat. [Definitely an exaggeration, but Scott really is hungry.]

[One week can feel like forever, something Kurt felt recently.

He laughs as Scott names his conditions.]

You're right! That doesn't sound like a story one shouldn't tell on an empty stomach. I'm surprised we talked this much without some grub!

[Kurt's stomach growls on cue.]

Oh yeah. Time for some burgers and a platter of cheesey chili fries!

[Scott's definitely ordering said food that Kurt just mentioned. How else is he going to celebrate with his friend? Burgers and cheesy chili fries sound like the perfect combination of food for their reunion. He's definitely going to add a milkshake too.]

But it sounds like you've been holding the fort down while I was gone.

[It sounds like Scott's mostly teasing him, but he fully believes it too-- that Kurt helped keep Kotone and the others company while he was gone. Kurt's a good reliable guy like that.]

[Milkshakes are good in Kurt's book. It's one way to shake things up.]

Well, yeah. I've been trying my best to! We all have. B-but of course we knew you'd be back in no time! So, it was no sweat, really.

[Scott isn't sure if they all fully believed that, but he really doesn't want to ask and know the answer to it. Kotone and him have talked again and again about living each day to the fullest, but it's easy to say that when the both of them are actually here. What happens when one of them is gone?

So, he shoves that topic away. Buries it for now. Besides, he just wants to talk to Kurt like this.]

Obviously, man. I couldn't leave you guys hanging.

[It's one subjects that Kurt doesn't want to be completely honest about, because he feels it'll only make Scott feel guilty about something he can't control, and he doesn't want to wish that on his best friend.]

Exactly. That's just the kind of dude you are! You're back now, and that's what matters. This bro train can keep chugging like nothing happened!

[Bro train..... and yet Scott finds himself grinning brightly at the phrase. Goofy, sure, but whatever, this is Kurt. He'll ride on that train with him for as long as he can.]

It's going to keep running man, crashing through anything that gets in our way.

Yeah!!! Alright!! All aboard! Next stppt, awesome town!

[He grins broadly while making a gesture of a conductor pulling the horn thing.]

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wanna start wrapping this up? :>

Sure!

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