[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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James stared at the rat for a long while, even as Waverly [i]picked it up[/i]. He knew Max didn’t mean it as anything. It probably was supposed to be a chocolate cake. It just meant… Fuck. Max tasted power in the other universe and now he wanted to branch out in this one. Technically, Max still remembered all that training, all that experience, from the other world. James knew because he did too even if he wished he didn’t. Before this stint with the Underground, James wouldn’t have considered himself particularly superstitious but staring at that rat dangling from Waverly’s hand, James felt like it was an omen of things to come. 

[i]Fuck.[/i]

[color=mediumspringgreen][i]On one hand, I’m relieved to hear that. I fucking hate telepaths. On the other hand, you pulled a warehouse fire. A dead rat just appeared in front of me. And Casper. And Jack. And Waverly who believes… Actually, nope. Not going there. But I appreciate the sentiment all the same. Kind of nostalgic, huh?[/i][/color] James sent back mentally. He frowned, that voice in the back of his head growing a little bit louder. He really would hate to miss this opportunity. [color=mediumspringgreen][i]“Listen. Things are… hectic around here. The mission to distract Magneto and Polaris and them went… went really bad, Max. And almost everyone involved in that mission is standing in this building. Why don’t you call me tomorrow at sunrise? You know I’m normally up for a jog and we’ll have more privacy. Maybe we can talk about meeting up face to face considering… considering the bullshit we went through together? I still owe you for finding Casper in the other world when you were bone dead tired anyway and I’d love a chance to repay that.”[/i][/color] James turned his attention back to the group around him. Waverly needed to get rid of that rather than handing it over to Sunshine but he really didn’t need her knowing where it came from. 

[color=mediumspringgreen]“It’s not Fred. I’m not certain that rat existed up until just now honestly. It was apparently supposed to be chocolate cake, warehouse fire style.”[/color] James explained, hoping Jack and Casper would get the message and understand his hesitancy to discuss the issue directly. He grimaced at Waverly’s question about Jack’s child. [color=mediumspringgreen]“That’s...probably something we should explain later. The situation is delicate right now and Veil needs to know how to plan accordingly.”[/color] James thunked his head against Casper’s shoulder with a groan. [color=mediumspringgreen]“All I wanted was a little while to cuddle. No rest for the wicked, huh babes?”[/color] He grumbled into his boyfriend’s shoulder before going to hunt down Veil but he paused before pulling his boyfriend along. [color=mediumspringgreen]“Did you two want some time to talk alone about… everything? I can handle catching Veil up alone if you guys need.”[/color]