capeandcowllogs | But at least I stopped being crazy

WHO: Lorna and Madrox
WHERE: Uhhhh near the porter building?
WHEN: This afternoon
WARNINGS: Erm nothing?
SUMMARY: Lorna's been ported in, and the first person she runs into is Jamie. But he's all growed up! Awwwwww~
FORMAT: Para, then whatever!

Lorna hated having her body thrown around places she didn't recognize. Except, this did look like New York, didn't it? Was it the same thing? No matter, she wasn't supposed to be here. She had other things she wanted to do, and she really didn't need to be surrounded by people right now. This almost felt like a sick game, and she was hardly in the mood for it.

But her mind felt clear, and she supposed she could hang onto that simple fact just for now.

She tucked her hair behind her ear, looking all around. She was dressed in a long purple shirt, still from hours previous when the X-men had been performing tests on her. Lorna was away from them, though. Away from them and Alex, just like she needed to be.

She could really use some shoes.

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I think so. Just a little.

[She frowns. Of course, she spits out more than she intended. This is Jamie, afterall. Not Doc Samson. He's not going to tell her how she feels or combat her with statement after statement of what he thinks of her. He's her friend, right? He'll listen]

It all started on Genosha. I saw 16 million people die right in front of me and it made me lose my mind. Alex wasn't much help to me, and little Lorna was about as stable as any psych ward patient.

[She sighs, a shake to her voice.]

Then I lost my powers on M-day, and Apocalypse kidnapped me shortly after. He did something to me and I can't trust myself because of it. Nothing in me feels natural right now.

Edited 2010-03-09 05:19 (UTC)

[ And all at once he felt bad. Of course because of what she went through, but because he's always been terrified of being alone, and he pushed Rahne away when she wanted to leave, but he did the same thing to Alex and Lorna, didn't he?

Maybe he thought, hey, at least they always had each other, but that wasn't entirely true, was it? He knew that, and it was still no excuse. He cursed himself for not knowing more, because the only reason he didn't know more was because he wasn't there when she needed help.

All of that stuff about not being able to trust herself hit home, too. She was really preaching to the choir on that one. It was getting worse for him, so at least in that respect, he could relate.

He wasn't sure what to say, but he moved from his seat and went to hug her. ]

I only heard a little, but I didn't know. I'm sorry.

[She hugs him back, though still a little worried by the touch. The last thing she wants to do is hurt Jamie, and she knows with these powers it's very possible. Even when she was a mutant she was able to reverse blood flow. How much could she control these powers now? Lorna has absolutely no idea.]

Thanks, Jamie. I've really missed you, you know.

I missed you too, Lorna. [ He gave her a squeeze and pulled back. ]

I think we've all been through a lot, and I don't necessarily think we should let our guards down after getting pulled here. But let's stick together-- like old times. [ He smiled. ]

You're right.

[She smiles when they pull back, and then nods. Sticking together with Jamie didn't seem like a bad idea, after all. He was always going to be that sweet kid to her, no matter what. It's something to be appreciative of, she supposes.]

So what's going on with you? You mentioned something about Rahne. How is she?

[ He shook his head and sat back down, reminiscing bitterly for a second with his eyes closed. ] Dunno.

She left, and I... had some words. I haven't really heard from her since then.

I haven't been... around the group for a few months before getting pulled here, but Guido was around, too.

[ Obviously the past few months weren't good for him, but Lorna wouldn't know that. He wondered what she would think if she knew everything? Even without the dupes causing him trouble, he realized, he wasn't entire trustworthy. He always was, and he thought, always would be, afraid of losing the people around him. ]

[Oh, the poor kid. Lorna had found herself rather attached to her after all that mess with the Genoshan bond. Though it had been really creepy, Lorna had sympathized. She hoped Rahne was okay, and Guido too. She hadn't seen that blork in ages.]

How's Guido? Is he still appearing in hallways all naked from Lila Cheney pop ups?

[She'd be asking Jamie what he meant by being away from the group in a few months. Small things first. Other people were always less difficult to discuss than yourself.]

Edited 2010-03-11 03:39 (UTC)

Guido's Guido. [ He shrugged with a tiny laugh. ]

And to my recollection, and it would be hard to forget, I think, Guido has been completely clothed. Personally, I'd like to keep it that way.

[ He paused for a moment. ] Anyway, the only other one here from my group is M. Monet St. Croix. I'm not sure if the two of you had ever met.

[ He picked up his drink and thought, yeah, it'd be great for them to meet, that way they could talk about Alex and him and then all the women in his life would hate him. ]

I don't think I've met her. I've heard of her, though. One of the Generation X people, right?

[She touches her hair again, shrugging a little.]

But how are you, Jamie?

I'm alright. [ That was particularly evasive. ]

Though you wouldn't be the only one at the table with screwy powers. [ He casually raised his hand and avoided staring at her. ]

[Her expression softens and she watches him for a second before speaking again.]

Is that so?

[Are his dupes acting up again?]

Edited 2010-03-12 21:45 (UTC)

[ Jamie sighs, and after a moment slowly starts to tell her how badly his powers have gotten since X-Factor and Muir. He explains, briefly, his crisis of conscience, the memory overlapping, and the borderline personality disorder. He talks about how making decisions has become almost impossible for him to do, and how it's only getting harder.

He very briefly mentions his parents, how he found out they really died, and talks briefly about Damian and being a Changeling.

He tries to be very concise. He doesn't want to mince words, or make things sound like a long-winded sob story.

He doesn't say anything about Monet, about Theresa, about Layla, or about baby Sean. ]

[Lorna says nothing and just listens to everything he says. She takes in the words, thinking back to Jamie being the teenager with the dopey bangs all those years ago. He's changed, that much is obvious, and she can see why that is. She can't help but remember the Jamie she hugged, the one in the dark room with the sullen eyes. He's almost a shadow of that as he talks right now.]

We've all been through a lot, haven't we?

[She moves to hug him again.]

I know I might not the best person for this anymore, but I'll be here if you need a friend. It's not much, I know, but it's all I can offer.

[ He hugged her back. ] Yeah, we have.

Thanks... Lorna.

[ God, he wondered if she would have still hugged him if she knew about everything. Mostly about the baby, and about attempting suicide. He felt like a kid again, but older now, he was supposed to be better than that now. Sometimes, he felt like he was just taking steps backward. ]

The same goes for you, too.

[She pulls back and manages a small smile at him. Oh, Jamie. He's always going to be a kid to her, no matter how much he's grown up.]

Well, we're set aren't we? All we need to do now is get control over our screwy powers.

Somehow, [ He looked out the window. ] I think that's going to be easier said than done.

[ He crosses his arms and looks back over to her. ] But, yeah. [ He smiles. ] We're set.

Like most things. We'll be fine.

[She looks back, still smiling at him. Though things are kind of odd right now, Lorna thinks they'll be alright for the time being. Well. Until she runs into Alex, that is.]

But at least I stopped being crazy

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