[h1][b][i][color=MediumSpringGreen][center]James Kingston[/center][/color][/i][/b][/h1]
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[center][color=MediumSpringGreen][b]Location[/b][/color]: The Mutant Underground, Outside Jack and Casper’s Room

[color=MediumSpringGreen][b]Skills[/b][/color]: N/A[/center]
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Max’s voice threatened the fragile distance James managed to create between [i]this[/i] James and [i]that[/i] James. Memories rushed out unbidden. Max in the tunnels. Max with the Resistance. A fire on the ceiling. A portal. Dr. Strange. The Hellfire club. James leaned on the door, trying to remember which one was here and now and which one was the other side. There was so much to sift through. Two lives to reassemble. It was like two jigsaw puzzles spilled onto a table together, the edges and pictures just similar enough that it was a struggle to figure out which piece belonged where. And all the while, this [i]voice[/i], this… person whispered things.

[right][color=mediumspringgreen][i]“He’s sympathetic. Use it. Establish rapport.”[/i][/color][/right]

[color=mediumspringgreen][i]“He trusts you. He reached out first.”[/i][/color]

[center][color=mediumspringgreen][i]“He’s useful.”[/i][/color][/center]

His thoughts came to a grinding halt as a body hit his and he instinctively wrapped his arms around them. James stared down at this person he was hugging. He knew them, something about them made him feel so happy and he recognized they were important but his mind was still reeling through the past… how long had it been? The Hulk, the execution, the witch, portals, Max calling… Max calling… The name hit him like lightning.

[color=mediumspringgreen]“Casper.”[/color] James crushed his boyfriend, pulling him into a kiss without really thinking about their surroundings. He savored the warmth for a second before smiling weakly at his boyfriend. [color=mediumspringgreen]“I love you so much, so fucking much.”[/color] James rested his head on Casper’s shoulder and just took a second to breathe before he registered Jack had responded and then also opened the door with Waverly standing [i]right there[/i]. James’ head whipped up and he stared at Jack for a long moment. The last time he’d seen Jack, the man was bleeding out on the floor and James was struggling to patch him up. Ben had been doing a fantastic job though and  James couldn’t help himself, grabbing Jack in his other arm and bringing the three of them in a tight hug.

[color=mediumspringgreen]“Everyone’s okay. Thank god.”[/color] James sighed. Well, they needed to talk to Sapphire and… Havok. Shit. That was going to be a nightmare. James stepped back, keeping an arm around Casper’s waist and pinching the bridge of his nose with his free hand. 

[color=mediumspringgreen] “We should tell Veil before we do anything.”[/color] James suggested. And Max. Shit. Hopefully, that line was still open. He recalled the spell from when he used it at the Resistance headquarters so he thought it back at Max. [color=mediumspringgreen][i]“Yeah, I do but what the fuck! You've been AWOl for how long and you're just now contacting me and fucking telepathically? Dude, not cool!”[/i][/color]