[CONTINUATIONS]

[mind_over_metal]

[what it says on the tin]

Comments

[mind_over_metal]

I met what is inside of your head. And all of us will have to have many more meetings, I think.

But at a later time. It's an enormous project to tackle, and unpredictable. First, have your wedding. Then, we'll all work on this together. If you notice any changes or anything out of the ordinary, though, you are to let me know immediately. Understood?

[finalities]

[And now there's worry and fear]

Yes, professor.

[mind_over_metal]

*smiles reassuringly -- not trivializing it but showing confidence*

It's a changing situation, is all. The mind isn't a set thing. It's vital that we stay aware.

[finalities]

... what did it say?

[mind_over_metal]

She was a part of you that's been locked away. A very powerful part that has been neglected for too long, I fear. So we'll have to proceed with caution while remembering both that she is you but also that she hasn't grown to know the world as you have.

[finalities]

She can't be me. The things I felt before I died. [before she chose to die] She's nothing like me at all.

[mind_over_metal]

I didn't say that she was you, Jean. She's part of you. And a part will always present a skewed picture of the whole.

[finalities]

[bites her lip, not sure how to feel about this.]

[mind_over_metal]

You're still Jean Grey to me. Can you still be Jean Grey to yourself?

[finalities]

[looks at her hands] I have to be.