-"In case you wanted to know, I've finished my therapy sessions with those kids."

-"'Therapy sessions'? So that's how messing with people minds is called now? Good to know. Just don't start anything like this ever again unless asked for."

-". I wasn't 'messing with their minds'. I was helping them. Should I show you the difference? Are you ordering me, Scott? Because we were supposed to have friendly conversation, not team briefing"

-"Are you threatening me, Emma? Not that I'm ecstatic about it, but we can hardly be considered friends."

-"Suggesting. Incidentally, my offer to teach you more about my lingerie still stands. Think we can do that simultaneously? Civilized adults then?"

-"Didn't know you were so eager to get me into your bed. And get out of my head. In a manner. After all, we are able to keep civilized conversation for two hours ever day."

-"Who said anything about bed? And you started it. Barely able. Fortunately I have rather strong will-power."

---

-"She is not actually that bad, Kitty."

-"You are defending her now? What did she do to you? Mind-wiped you?"

-"Hopefully not. And I'm not saying she is all that nice and stuff. Just that you are exaggerating."

-"Am I? I'd say I'm understating. But of course seeing what you two are wearing lately…"

-"Ah can't even put on some fine clothes now?"

-"You know what I mean, Marie. Come on, all this new clothes, tutoring Jubilee, trying to seem so nice. I'm not buying this."

-"I got your point. But don't you think you are taking it all too emotionally?"

-"Right. I mean, if that was me, there would be fireworks all over the place by now."

-"Fine, I'll try not to fall through the floor. Just don't change the subject."

-"About you being the president of I-hate-Emma-Frost club?"

-"Vice-president, I'd say. Don't forget Mr. Summers."

-"Right. See, Kitty, you are not alone."

-"Fine, laugh if you want. I still know, I'm right."

---

-"It's almost funny, Scott. You think you are drowning, when in reality you have chosen the place too shallow for that. You don't even want to, but you believe you have to."

-"Is that supposed to be some kind of witty metaphor, Emma?"

-"Just one of my observations. Something I can not understand."

-"Can you understand what 'the end' means?"

-"It only ends when you let it to. Otherwise you stand up and keep going."

-"You better not say Jean just let it all end that way."

-"We are not talking about Jean now. You have to learn to play with the cards you have."

-"Even if I will certainly lose?"

-"In that case, you simply change the rules."

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-"I thought he hated her."

-"Yeah, me too, 'Ro. Just can't smell it on him anymore."

-"At least, with Professor watching her like a hawk, mind-control is out of question."

-"Wheels is watching her 'like a hawk'? Certainly not in a way you meant it, darling. She is his new fair-haired girl after all."

-"He told me he keeps an eye on her usage of telepathy, Logan."

-"And I tell you he might have done that in the past, but lately he seems to believe he has 'tamed' her. Telepaths."

-"I take it you disagree?"

-"Do I look to be 'tamed'?"

-"Domesticated, perhaps? And as much as you probably hate it, it's not about you."

-"No, it's about trusting someone you know nothing about."

-"Professor tends to have special insight into people minds."

-"I had noticed that. Doesn't change anything. And don't tell me you suddenly started to like that blonde."

-"I'm only telling you, Professor is not as naïve as you think. And, no, I still don't like her."

-"Good."

-"You are still angry you can't fully decipher her scent, aren't you, Logan?"

-"Too much perfume."

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-"You have bad influence at me."

-"Do I?"

-"You might not actually believe that, but in reality I'm not used to shout at people or argue over everything they say. I did always pride myself over my self-control."

-"Good thing I didn't see that."

-"You prefer to be shouted at?"

-"I prefer not see other people make mistakes so stupid. Even if I don't like those people."

-"And where exactly did you see 'mistakes'?"

-"Your head. It's only fair, don't you think? You can look into my eyes, I can look into your head."

-"You would be dead should you look into my eyes, Emma. Besides, exactly what should I be able to see in yours?"

-"Try just to enjoy the view? Anyway, it's not really that bad to stop acting and just let go. Trust me on this."

-"Strange you should mention acting. What about you? One moment I want nothing than to actually take off my visor and let you suffer the consequences, and the next you are the best interlocutress I could wish for."

-"That is what life is all about. And being yourself is what being alive feels like. Think you can get used to that?"

-"You are not implying you actually keep me alive, are you, Emma? Emma?"

A/N:

It looks like this week I'm having tests in every subject imaginable. So this chapter is rather short. Just something I was writing during short breaks between my studies.