“Got the new kid in. She changes sex when she’s hit with water of different temps and can probably change other people’s sex from what she said on the way out here.”
Logan yawned loudly and settled into a chair before continuing his report.
“Speaks Navajo like a native, but not English. Well have to see about teaching her some if she’s going to hang around here. Has a problem with cats. Flinches if you even mention the word in her presence. Mentioned going berserk if she couldn’t escape from them, so you may want to mention that to the students, so nothing bad pops up ‘cause of it.”
Logan yawned once more and rubbed his eyes tiredly before continuing.
“I have Ororo looking out for her. She’s gotta’ be a bit lagged coming straight from Japan, but wanted to work off some energy in the Danger Room before catching some Z’s. Speaking of which, I really need to catch some myself. I’ve been up for three days straight and I’m flaggin’ a bit.”
Xavier nodded.
“We’ll make this quick then. I’m sure Storm will see to his needs. Why have you been referring to him as a her? I don’t recall you having problems keeping Mystique’s gender straight.”
Logan blinked and looked thoughtful for a moment.
“Probably ‘cause Mystique’s pheromone signature always says female regardless of what sex she looks like. This kid changes completely. Glad you mentioned it. I’d hate to have stuck my foot in my mouth over that one. He’s probably a bit touchy about it. I know I’d rake someone over the coals if they mistook me for a fem.”
Xavier nodded once more.
“I’ll be sure to keep that in mind when dealing with him. I can implant knowledge of English in his mind without too much trouble. I usually avoid this kind of shortcut with untrained psi’s, but since it appears that his abilities lie in the physical, rather then mental, realm there shouldn’t be any complications.”
Traditionally the sound of thunder would have been appropriate at this point, however as Storm held the weather within a five mile radius in an iron grip, Fate had to settle for hitting Xavier’s window with a bird.
*Thunk*
Jumping slightly the two turned towards the window, just in time to watch the largest raven the two had ever seen, slide down the glass.
“I didn’t know Ravens reached that size.”
“Probably someone’s pet. I know they don’t get that big in the wild.”
Shrugging it off as unimportant and ignoring the angry caw from the ground, they continued with their conversation.
“As I was saying, we’ll give the students a quick briefing on the new student and arrange a welcome lunch around noon. That will give us time to check the extent of his abilities and see what we can do to help him adapt to his new environment before meeting everyone.”
Logan nodded and yawned once more before standing.
“Sounds good, Chuck. I’ll be up and around by 7 and passably human by 7:30 so we can get the ball rolling.”
“Sleep well, Logan.”
“You too, Chucky. Just because you need less sleep then most of us, doesn’t mean you can skip it all together.”
Xavier chuckled.
“I’ve just got a bit of paperwork to do before I retire. Have no fear, I’ll be up bright and early and disgustingly cheerful before you know it.”
Chuckling appreciatively, Logan left the Prof’s office and followed the siren call of sleep, to his bed.
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