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Post by Pearl on Mar 15, 2009 19:38:57 GMT -5
Pearl knocked at Prof. X's door. Empowered by Door, she couldn't help but come straight to him. "Professor Xavier! It's Pearl. I really need to talk to you about something..." she gripped at the locket impatiently.
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Post by Professor X on Mar 15, 2009 19:42:25 GMT -5
"Yes Pearl, come in" said the Professor, and the door swung open of its own accord.
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Post by Pearl on Mar 15, 2009 20:07:22 GMT -5
"Professor I..." she stammered, coming in the door, "I want to talk to you about this." she sat down the locket, open, on his desk. "Door assures me that the woman in this picture is Emma Frost. This was the locket I was left with as a child...so I thought...she might be my mother..." her eyes were reluctant but hopeful. "And I have no idea who the man might but, but I thought you might...and I wondered what you thought about the possibility of these being my parents..."
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Post by Professor X on Mar 16, 2009 12:55:52 GMT -5
The Professor sighed. "Yes, Pearl. These are your parents. Though I was hoping to have this discussion after you'd had more time to adjust. The two people in the picture, I believe are your parents. I've been tracing their movements, and recently Ms. Frost has reopened communication with me, though she is still in hiding and it is months between communications. I've been trying to recruit her to the X-men for years. She's very powerful."
Charles hoped Pearl wouldn't have too many questions just yet. Her parentidge was...complicated at best, not something she should be burdened with now.
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Post by Pearl on Mar 16, 2009 21:56:15 GMT -5
She could see in his eyes that he didn't want her to press the issue. It gave her some comfort just to know they were alive, that they existed, that she had come from someone! "Thank you." she quietly said, nodding. "I promise I won't pry too much, but...my father..do you know his name? Even just a first name..or just a last..I don't need them both...if you don't want me to know..just to know something.."
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Post by Professor X on Mar 16, 2009 22:35:21 GMT -5
Charles sighed. "Sit down Pearl." He didn't want to open up this can of worms, but he would have to trust Pearl.
"Your father's name was Scott. You probably know him better as Cyclops. He had an affair with Emma. If you look closely, you'll see that the shadow across his eyes is covering his visor. Yes. He was with Jean at the time. Something you have to understand Pearl, your mother is a remarkable woman but...well...you know how difficult it can be being a mutant. She chose to join the brotherhood, and use their methods to deal with that difficulty. She's done some things that are certainly not to be proud of, but at heart, I believe she is a good woman. Beautiful, just like you. She had a psychic relationship with Scott that she initiated, and it, became more than that.
You need to know - Jean doesn't know about their relationship. And I'd ask you not to speak, or more importantly think about it around her. I realize that that's a difficult request, for anyone. And I doubt it'll be long before she finds out, but... with Scott's death, she doesn't need this looming over her too."
Charles was nervous. How would Pearl react?
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Post by Pearl on Mar 17, 2009 22:02:11 GMT -5
The breath caught in her throat. Both her parents were mutants. Maybe that made her gifts stronger. Maybe it meant nothing at all. It was so much to process. She kept trying to speak, but no words came out, until an almost breathless, "thank you" once more. "I.." she looked up at him. "I'll try my best. Thank you. I need to go." she stood, feeling dizzy from so much. He'd known all the time, hadn't he? Would he have ever told her if she hadn't asked? Had she simply needed to ask the whole time? How would she know if Jean was anywhere near? Could she keep it entirely to herself? She wanted to tell Door! She wanted to scream it, to go off and find her mother, to understand why she hadn't kept her. Sure, the affair would look bad, but still...had she wanted to? Had he pressured her to give her up? Had someone else? Would she ever know? It was so much!
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Post by Professor X on Mar 17, 2009 22:07:58 GMT -5
"Pearl!" Charles called after her. "You'll know all of it in time. These things can't be pushed. And yes, I knew when you were ready to know, you'd ask."
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Post by Pearl on Mar 17, 2009 22:13:02 GMT -5
That was the one thing she hated about being in this place. People knew too much. She knew too much, too, though, in their defenses. "Thank you." she said again before turning and shutting the door behind her. It was a lot for one day.
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