[hr][hr][center][h1][b][i][color=339933]Jade[/color] & [color=cc33ff]Guin[/color][/i][/b][/h1][/center][hr][hr]	Jade raised an eyebrow, noticing the rather shoddy splints on the speedster. [color=339933]"It went that well, then?"[/color] she posed. She wasn't entirely surprised to learn that Carolina, Lance, and Pietro had ended up into trouble - trouble that cost the speedster his arms. The main thing that concerned Jade was she didn't know if Pietro would really be able to participate then in the next phase of their plan. If his arms wouldn't be healed, as Jade suspected, then that would be a significant damper on their ability to move quickly - unless, of course, Pietro could carry people with his teeth as he ran. [color=339933]"How long does it take your arms to heal typically?"[/color] Jade then asked, going right to the point. 

	The others then showed up, looking a little worse for the wear. But at least, it didn't seem like the young Stark was possessed by Sabretooth anymore; just a little clawed up. [color=339933]"As Cass said, we found the opening we need in their defenses,"[/color] Jade said. [color=339933]"We also confirmed that our presence here in the city and the government's plan to send nukes has been leaked to Magneto, which is unfortunate but not surprising."[/color]

	Guin was relieved to see that everyone had made it back [i]mostly [/i]okay. Her eyebrows knitted with concern, seeing Pietro's injuries. She was used to seeing him hurt, but rarely his arms - usually, something happened to one of his legs. He had been avoiding fights for most of the time they'd been trapped in this city, rather than running into them. [i]What the hell happened?[/i] she mouthed to him, tilting her head. What exactly had happened with Lance, Carolina, and Pietro while they were gone? Were they attacked by some sort of book demon?

	[color=cc33ff]"We didn't encounter anything useful - well, I managed to switch with Sabretooth and found out that he really doesn't demand the same sort of respect and fear he used to from people, which is interesting but ultimately not suuuper helpful,"[/color] Guin said. Her wounds still ached and she knew that they were going to scar. But that was fine. She was honestly a little surprised at herself for thinking that she'd be around long enough for them to scar. Odds were, they were going to die in the next 24 hours or so.