[hr][hr][center][h3][b][color=cc33ff]Guin[/color], [color=add3ff]Novikova[/color], [color=#a81a75]Runa[/color], and [color=DBA1DE]Casper[/color][/b][/h3][img]https://media.giphy.com/media/JU9zYh5klH7SXwBm1G/giphy.gif[/img][hr][hr][b]Location:[/b] Human Resistance HQ - New York [b]Skills:[/b] [color=DBA1DE]Mediumship[/color] [hr][/center] Casper wasn't a complete idiot - he knew that his brother was pushing aside his own feelings. He didn't know how Jack was so certain that his daughter existed in the real world, maybe he had just decided to believe in hope rather than despair. At any rate, Casper glanced at the others. [color=DBA1DE]"Excuse us, my baby brother and I need to talk,"[/color] he told them. [color=DBA1DE]"Whatever you're planning, you've got us on your side - and we don't have mental powers so... Just say where and we'll go. Unless my father's there - then hard pass..."[/color] Casper then dragged his brother into a corner where they could talk privately. [color=DBA1DE]"Jackie, it's okay to be in pain..."[/color] he then told him, before pulling Jack in for a hug. [color=9C00FF]"I'm fine Casper, you worry too much about me, I'm fine, honest..."[/color] [color=DBA1DE]"I think you should call Lexi, Jackie... Just to say goodbye."[/color] [color=9C00FF]"I-I-I don't know Casper,"[/color] he stammered somewhat, looking down at the ground and shoving his hands into his pockets. Casper let go of his brother. [color=DBA1DE]"As someone who sees ghosts... You don't want to die with any regrets. Maybe if you talk to Lexi, she might remember something about the real world... some clue for you to find her... And if you never do find her... She deserves to know that her dad loves her - we never got that, so end the cycle, okay?"[/color] [color=9C00FF]"How exactly do you tell that to a 6 year old or something, what exactly is going on, that we are shifting things back to the real world and this world isn't real? Since let's face it, odds are she's going to ask a lot of questions..."[/color] [color=DBA1DE]"...Jackie, just call your daughter, okay?"[/color] Casper answered. He figured that Jack wasn't really worried about how to explain things to Lexi - he was probably more scared about talking to his daughter for what could be the very last time in his life. Jack just stared at the ground, not sure what to really respond to that with. He wasn't sure if he should, since he knew that there was a chance he'd never see Lexi ever again in any reality. Sure, his father had said that he had a child in the real world what felt like forever ago, but still, that didn't mean he actually did. There was a chance that his father was just messing with him or something, but he was hopeful that he would be able to find Lexi in the real world. Casper hesitated. [color=DBA1DE]"I'm not going to force you to call her, if you think that's best but..."[/color] [color=9C00FF]"I just don't know what to do..."[/color] [color=DBA1DE]"...What's stopping you from picking up the phone, Jackie?"[/color] [color=9C00FF]"I-I-I don't really know..."[/color] [color=DBA1DE]"I think you do know,"[/color] Casper urged softly. [color=9C00FF]"Yeah, you're right, I do know, but I don't really want to talk about it Casper..."[/color] [color=DBA1DE]"I think you should say it..."[/color] [color=9C00FF]"What do you expect me to say to you? I just told you I don't want to talk about it."[/color] Casper sighed, looking down at the ground. [color=DBA1DE]"Never mind, Jackie, forget I tried..."[/color] he mumbled. [color=9C00FF]"...Sorry Casper... You want to know the truth, fine, I'm scared okay, the world is a big place, so even if she is still in the real world what are the odds I'd ever find her again? Odds are I won't be able to, and essentially there being nothing I can do about it... I'm stuck alright and don't know what to really do about it."[/color] He bit his lip slightly. [color=DBA1DE]"Actually, there is a way you could find her..."[/color] [color=9C00FF]"How?"[/color] [color=DBA1DE]"My father, he can track mutants with Cerebro... He could use it to find Lexi no matter where she is in the world..."[/color] Casper explained quietly. [color=9C00FF]"...I never want to ask Xavier about anything or for anything Casper... No matter what..."[/color] Casper shook his head. [color=DBA1DE]"No, no more broken families Jackie. I-if my father can reunite you with your daughter then... Th-then he'll have finally done some good. A-and if you won't do it for Lexi, then do it for me..."[/color] Casper started to cry slightly. [color=DBA1DE]"I don't want another kid to grow up afraid of the dark and wishing for their father's love."[/color] [color=9C00FF]"...Are you sure you want me to go to Xavier? Like, positive about it... Since even still, you know he's not the best person around... Not even sure if he'd be willing to help..."[/color] He nodded. [color=DBA1DE]"I'm s-s-sure, Jackie."[/color] [color=9C00FF]"...Okay Casper..."[/color] Casper dried his eyes. [color=DBA1DE]"So... Go call your kid, Jackie, okay?"[/color] [color=9C00FF]"Okay..."[/color][hr] On one level, Guin was glad that Pietro had sent Max flying - the boy had been trying to attack them and she didn't really enjoy people attempting to hurt her, especially when they were idiotic enough to assume she was working for Wanda. [color=cc33ff]"Piet, stop - you've made your point, no sense wasting your strength on an idiot,"[/color] Guin cautioned, putting a hand on her fiancé's arm in an attempt to keep him from strangling the fashionista. [color=7ea7d8]"He's an idiot, so why can't I strangle him? Would probably make things easier for everyone in the long run if the guy literally jumps to conclusions in two seconds when he walks through the door..."[/color] [color=cc33ff]"Because we don't kill people,"[/color] Guin reminded him. [color=7ea7d8]"...What about seriously injure?"[/color] She rolled her eyes slightly. [color=cc33ff]"I swear you sound like a Firefly character..."[/color] she muttered, pushing his hand down with hers. [color=cc33ff]"If he attacks us again, then sure, shatter his kneecaps. But until that happens, we're just going to leave him alone okay? He won't bother us if he knows what's good for him."[/color] [color=7ea7d8]"...So no breaking any limbs?"[/color] Guin nodded, her nose bleed having stopped but her face still had a fair amount of blood on it. [color=cc33ff]"No breaking any limbs."[/color] [color=7ea7d8]"...You should probably wash the blood off your face,"[/color] Pietro said, ignoring the fact that he himself was still covered in blood from what happened at the Baxter Building. [color=cc33ff]"Only if you wash the blood off of yourself,"[/color] Guin wagered. She figured she wouldn't be able to get him to clean himself up otherwise. Besides, she also knew if she straight out refused he probably would just use his speed and clean her up before she would even have a chance to properly protest it... and given this Pietro, his idea of a change of clothes for her was probably a ballgown. [color=7ea7d8]"...I honestly forgot that the blood was there..."[/color] She nodded slightly. [color=cc33ff]"Go clean yourself up, please?"[/color] Pietro looked at the ground for a moment, before he sped off. Guin was left by herself for a few moments, before Pietro was back in a gust of wind, having changed his clothes so he wasn't covered in blood anymore at least. [color=7ea7d8]"Better?"[/color] [color=cc33ff]"Much better,"[/color] she told him with a slight smile, before kissing his cheek. The drug addict spiritualist, Casper, had excused himself and his apparent brother, the two of them going off to talk in private. Meanwhile, Guin couldn't help but notice that her father was uncharacteristically silent. [color=cc33ff]"Well since we've got Dumbledore's Nephew here,"[/color] Guin prefaced, gesturing towards Doctor Strange, [color=cc33ff]"and a couple of other magic users... What if they all did some magic to try to cancel out Wanda's? It would keep her from being able to easily turn us all into toads or something during the fight."[/color] Runa considered it carefully. [color=#a81a75]"My magic is not as strong here as it is in the real world... But I can try,"[/color] she agreed. She still kept her eyes away from Doctor Strange, still worrying that he might label her as a threat to the multiverse and decide to eliminate her. At least her cousin was here again - it was comforting to have Klara nearby, even in their weakened forms. [color=add3ff]"I can help with the distraction,"[/color] Novikova volunteered. She shot a side eye at the little Stark, wishing that Max had been successful in his attempts to attack her and Quicksilver. She had fought Luminous before and doubted that she was that different than her genetic template. Of course, the kiss from Maria had lifted her spirits slightly, especially since she had been able to return it. In the real world, physical contact between them wasn't possible. [color=add3ff]"Where is the Princess now? We should head on there now.... Before she realizes we're all assembled."[/color]