[Quentin realizes he was bracing himself for Julian's inevitable explosive reaction when his shoulders relax instinctively after it... doesn't happen. Okay... okay! This is progress. Finally.
... And now he has to figure out what to actually say. Quentin plops himself on the ground, and as soon as he does he just. Deflates. God, he's fucking tired. Okay, here goes. Quentin takes a heavy breath and pulls his legs up, resting his forearms on his knees.]
There was an X-Force squad. Krakoan CIA. Working in the shadows, protecting Krakoa's interests no matter the cost, blah blah blah. Real spook shit, you know? I'm not gonna—[He gestures at his head to indicate the usual telepathy-assisted exposition]—I don't even want half this shit in my head, and I don't fucking remember the other half. Logan was on the team, all you need to know.
[Quentin pulls his glasses off and rubs one eye uncomfortably with the back of his wrist.]
And that's not even talking about the crap I just, I dunno. Ignored? Looked the other way? Beast went crazy. Watched that go down. Helped arrest Nature Girl. And Idie... Fuck, man, they put Idie in the Pit, and I let it happen. Didn't say a damn word.
[He grimaces. Idie has been in no hurry to let any of them forget that last bit. He looks at Julian and raises his shoulders and arms in a desperate shrug.]
I mean, you saw how good shit was. The kids, mutants coming back to life, getting their powers back. Donut plants. Fuckin' paradise. Seemed, I dunno... worth all the bullshit.
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... And now he has to figure out what to actually say. Quentin plops himself on the ground, and as soon as he does he just. Deflates. God, he's fucking tired. Okay, here goes. Quentin takes a heavy breath and pulls his legs up, resting his forearms on his knees.]
There was an X-Force squad. Krakoan CIA. Working in the shadows, protecting Krakoa's interests no matter the cost, blah blah blah. Real spook shit, you know? I'm not gonna—[He gestures at his head to indicate the usual telepathy-assisted exposition]—I don't even want half this shit in my head, and I don't fucking remember the other half. Logan was on the team, all you need to know.
[Quentin pulls his glasses off and rubs one eye uncomfortably with the back of his wrist.]
And that's not even talking about the crap I just, I dunno. Ignored? Looked the other way? Beast went crazy. Watched that go down. Helped arrest Nature Girl. And Idie... Fuck, man, they put Idie in the Pit, and I let it happen. Didn't say a damn word.
[He grimaces. Idie has been in no hurry to let any of them forget that last bit. He looks at Julian and raises his shoulders and arms in a desperate shrug.]
I mean, you saw how good shit was. The kids, mutants coming back to life, getting their powers back. Donut plants. Fuckin' paradise. Seemed, I dunno... worth all the bullshit.