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You See, I Know Them
I watch as they go about their lives. That's what we do here, really. We live. Despite all the attacks and rebuilding, this is not where we fight. This where we eat and sleep. This is where we work and play. This is the place we spend time with friends and lovers. This house and its grounds are where we lay our dead to rest.
We have dozens of students here. Hell, we've had dozens of X-men. The people here are no different than anyone else, anywhere else. Mutations aside, people are just people. They have their little quirks and their pet peeves. They have their deep dark secrets.
This giant house, with its private lake and acres of land, is just a small corner of the world. It's a lot like a small town. Everybody talks. But there's more than gossip when it comes to the side people don't show. I don't pretend to have them all figured out, but I'm pretty good at this. You see, I know them in a way others can't. I should. After all . . .