Hi readers (God I hope there are a few of you left),
This is not a new chapter, merely a reprise of the story so far. It is particularly aimed at those of you who have been following the story since the beginning. I apologise for the LONG hiatus. Hopefully things are about to change. There SHOULD be a new chapter soon. Anyway, on with the precis:
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Amanda Jacobson returned to the X-mansion knowing she was a mutant but not really knowing what her mutation was. This situation was changed by a bunch of kids shouting murderer at her…
As it turns out (following testing) her mutation is similar to her mothers, but without the conscious control that her mother had. That means she can control how people think of her and react to her by manipulating their mental responses – but like I say she isn't able to control it.
Apparently it would be technically possible to remove the mutation by inserting mental blocks, but the Professor would prefer she learned to control it herself. By this point in the story she knows what her mutation is, has sort of started to accept it. We don't yet know whether she will learn to control it and keep it or whether she will get rid of it.
At the same time as this, the real story is about the fact that mutant children are being taken away from their families. It is not clearn by whom, how or why this is happening. Amanda was pulled into looking for them by Pete Wisdom and Sean Cassidy (both of whom she had known before joining the X-Mansion) and by the fact that one of her firend's children has been taken.
The Professor has sent Remy LeBeau and Ororo Munroe to provide backup to whatever it is the Brits (and Irish) are doing about this problem. One of the taken kids is known to Remy, making him a logical choice for the mission.
At this point Remy has made his presence known to Amanda, but has denied the presence of Ororo. Amanda's brother Mick has shown himself to be somehow involved in the situation by seeming to arrest her but allowing her to escape. It is not yet clear how else he is involved but Sean Cassidy has mentioned that he is in danger.
Oh, and on the mutation front; Amanda has found out what his mutation is (but not what Martin's was. I wonder if there will ever be an opportunity to tell you about that. It's all imagined but I can't see how it would fit into the story…). She also found out that both brother's knew what their mutations were when they were teenagers, but didn't mention it to her. I suspect she is annoyed by that. It would fit with her personality.
Anyway, currently: Remy and Amanda are in a tree in Kew Gardens waiting to see what happens next. Mick has just appeared on the scene, possibly, but not necessarily conjured to the scene by the fact that his arch-rival, Remy LeBeau has just snogged his baby sister…
And quite frankly anything could happen next.
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COMING SOON TO AN INTERNET CONNECTION NEAR YOU: Chapter 36: Concerning a self-centred, narcissistic s.o.b.
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