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[theycalledmeacurse]

CW: CHARACTER DEATH


[ The woman in the video is in her 30s, her distinctive hair loose around her shoulders, the white stripes making her pale skin quite noticeable. She shifts nervously as the message begins to broadcast, her expression uneasy while her eyes don't quite focus on the camera. Sure, she's looking in that general direction, she's just... not actually seeing anything. After a few moments, she finally speaks, southern drawl thick with nerves that make the words waver slightly. ]

Has anyone... Has anyone died recently? Here, on the station?

[ A pause. ]

Has anyone else died and woken up again?

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[theycalledmeacurse]

[ She wouldn't mind if Logan showed up here. At least then she could yell at him and demand some answers. She's in just the right mood to do it too. ]

Well, you get right on that, sugar. Let me know how it goes.

[magneticfields]

[ He sighs. Feeling even more helpless than he did at the beginning of the conversation. ]

I'll get you a unicorn while I'm at it.

[theycalledmeacurse]

I'll be looking forward to it.

[ Except not literally. Perhaps not literally ever again. After everything she's been through, to have this happen now... Her expression tightens. ]

Thanks for checking on me, sugar.

[magneticfields]

I don't suppose keeping you on one of those bracelet leash things they have for children is an option.

[ This is a joke. Like it would make a difference. As the bitter, familiar taste of failure settles in his mouth. All he wants is to ensure that his people live. From Darwin, to the Brotherhood, to the rest of the ones he left behind, to Nina, and now Rogue the thing he wants most is the one he cannot ever seem to achieve. ]

[theycalledmeacurse]

[ If Rogue could have given him a dead-eyed stare, she would have. A child leash. Really, Erik? What a hilarious joke you've made. ]

Nope.

[ There's a pause before that flat response, and then she ends the video without warning. Somehow she doubts he'll be offended by it. ]