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I'm not sure I know what normal is.

I've come to find you make your own definition. For example, my definition these days is just any time I'm not in full on Professor Kitty-mode.

You're not worried about the general public?

I have the advantage of being able to blend in and being able to defend myself should things take a turn for the worse. I hate that we live in a world where that's even something I have to worry about, but I'm working towards a dream of peaceful cohabitation, not hiding. I maybe get one Friday night off a month -- I'm going to actually enjoy it.

(There was a soft smile on his face.) That is a good way to look at it. (There were some young people that didn't look at life that way. It was hard to be different.)

[She snorts] Normal. What's that?

[Oh, Kitty knows all about that. So many kids have come in and out of the various incarnations of an X-School, so many children with so many different views of what it is to be a mutant. Even the ones who seem to relish in their abilities just want to be normal deep down. This younger generation? The kids who were growing up after M-Day? They've had it even worse.] I like to think so, at least. I'm not ashamed of who I am.

Hey, don't ask me. I did say "semi-normal," didn't I? As far as I can tell, though, it involves me not being surrounded by teenagers.

Teenagers are probably th'worst thing t'gauge normalcy against, too. Mutant teenagers, an' your yardstick is screwed. Christ, Kitty. Y'need t'get out more.

[Yeeeaaaah, between the self-exile to Scott's team, playing mentor to the time-displaced X-Men, and a few other little non-canon, RP-specific bits, her social life is pretty dead.] I'm working on it...

[Rogue's disappearing/reappearing act (aka mun falling into the work black hole and deciding to bring her back in with shiftytimeRPcanon) means she's rather out of the loop on everything, but she shrugs.]

Ah'm resettlin'. Ah got time. Wine an' pedicures sounds like a good time t'me.

[Boo work, but yay for bringing her back~~ Hey, what better reason for the two to catch up, right?]

Wine and pedicures, eh? That does sound pretty nice...

See? Ah'm all good ideas. [She grinned, nodding her head toward the door] Ah know a place that ain't far... At least it was. [Rogue looks confused for a moment, then whips out her phone] An' this is what Google is good for.

Beyond runnin' away from tweens, how y'been? [She's walking out toward the garage as she Googles]

[Kitty's quick to follow her lead.] I'm pretty sure we're going to find out it eventually takes over the world in some alternate future, but man, Google sure is handy.

I'm... [She considers the question for a moment, then goes for the easiest response:] good-ish? I mean, things are great, but you know things get. What about you, lady?

Don't they got some ships in the oceans off the coasts or somethin'? Ominous. Ooh, found it. It's a couple blocks. You drive, sugar.

[Rogue pocketed her phone after figuring out directions, then regarded Kitty.] Good-ish makes sense. Everythin' can be awesome an' still hard t'deal with. Ah'm... not sure how Ah'm doin' yet, honestly. Waitin' t'see how things shake out. But Ah got th'powers under control now, so that's a big thing.

Very ominous. Dystopian future, brought to you by Google. [Snort.] If by drive, you mean "pay for the cab," sure. Illyana's kinda our major method of transportation these days, as much as I'm sure she's got to be sick of it. Come on, follow me~

Whoa, whoa, whoa -- back up there -- you what? Are you serious? That's huge news! Rogue, that's a gigantic thing!

THINKFAST!!! [charges at her]

[And he's gonna charge right on through her. When he does manage to stop, she'll be right where she was standing moments ago, only this time she looks pretty pissed off.]

Are you out of your mind?! [A beat.] Don't answer that.

It takes some people longer for that.

Oh, there are people who never reach that level of acceptance with themselves.

It is because of the world that we live in. It's had for them to accept themselves when most of the world won't.

Buahahaha!!! I love doing that!! I feel all tingly when I run through you! I also get to pretend I have fast enough visual recall to say I saw you naked for a blink.

(You just said that out loud. And admitted that you really didn't.)

Awww...dammit.

(Also, that makes no sense. IF you could catch that instant, you'd only see what was immediately in front of your eyes, which would just be boring skin. Maybe a freckle or a mole or two. You're slipping on your perv game, Wade.)

I am not!

(You gotta come up with more believable scenarios. Except, don't. Don't you actually like Kitty?)

She's one of my favorite X-Men!! She's my lady-bro!

(Leaving aside the argument about lady-bros, do you really want her to think of you as a creeper?)

I guess not...

...huh. Yeah, then cab's on you. [Rogue does follow her, giving up lead easily.]

Eh. Ah keep forgettin' that it's such news. Been workin' on gettin' the hang of all the different things Ah can do with it for a couple months now, so the new shiny thing has kinda worn off. But yeah! Big thing! Found some people who could help. Took a long time. That's why Ah ain't been around. Seems... a lot of things have changed.

[She looks a little wistful, but shakes it off quickly to grin at Kitty] What's th'gossip with you, sugar?

[Kitty crosses her arms over her chest, giving Wade a moment to, well, debate with himself or... whatever the hell it is that's going on here. She's never quite sure with him and trying to understand just seems to be more of a headache than it's worth.]

The whole "one of [your] favorite X-Men" aside, are you done?

Edited 2014-06-02 00:31 (UTC)

That's wonderful, Rogue. Really. And just so you know, you were greatly missed. Have you gotten a chance to go to the school yet? I'm sure there are some people who will be thrilled to see you. [A shrug.] Change is unavoidable. You've got time to catch up.

Uh, well... [Thank whoever this dude is, because the cab seems to pull up just as Kitty opens her mouth. She doesn't even know where to begin there. She opens the door for Rogue and climbs in after her, quickly settling things with the cabbie.] I don't think there really is any gossip... the kids take up most of my time and when I'm not abusing access to my mother's HBO Go account, imagining I'm Daenerys Targaryen, we're... fighting sentinels or time-traveling Brotherhood members or religious crazies. I did meet the Guardians of the Galaxy, so that was pretty cool.