Some explanations...

[x-cyclops.livejournal.com]

... although I suspect a number of you have probably already guessed this, given that we don't generally make a habit of welcoming long-time associates of Magneto into the mansion.

Pietro Maximoff has been our source inside the Brotherhood for a couple of years now. He's provided us with a lot of critical information, generally at very critical times. It's thanks to him that we were able to rescue Lorna and Forge. Also, that mission at Christmas, where we destroyed that machine... that was more of a cover. Yes, it was good to get rid of it, but its destruction also covered Pietro delivering to me a list of emergent telepaths that his father was considering using to power a new Cerebro. I think we're all familiar enough with the Alkali Lake file to know why that would have been a very bad idea.

He fell out with his father over San Diego, and he's been on the run ever since. He didn't want to approach us until he was fairly sure that Magneto wasn't breathing down his neck wanting to kill him and anyone who offered him help.

I knew about this from the start, obviously - I'm the one he approached in the first place. The Professor knew from the start as well. Ororo knows, Alison knew... Wanda of course. I told Remy back while he was still doing intel for us, so Snow Valley probably knows now. But we had to keep the information relatively close, for obvious reasons.

Comments

[x-legion.livejournal.com]

Oh. Okay, that answers the most obvious question. (That question being why a person I was pretty sure I remembered reading about in the context of the Brotherhood dossiers was suddenly on the journals talking about running water, but I was inclined to give the professor the benefit of the doubt.)

Okay. Other questions. Um . . . all right. I guess the only real question left would be if he's just here for temporary asylum, or if we're looking at another member of staff or team.

[x-cyclops.livejournal.com]

Right now we're calling it temporary asylum. I tend to think that temporary might be a little longer than he thinks right now; it's hardly as if he can go back to Magneto, after all. He's been playing a role for so long now, I'm not sure if he knows what he's going to do with himself when this all sinks in - which I don't think it has yet, given that he's been on the run for the last four months.

[x-polarisstar.livejournal.com]

So what's the plan if his father decides to bring home his prodigal?

[x-cyclops.livejournal.com]

We're going to hope that doesn't happen. But Pietro's fairly sure he's not got anyone from the Brotherhood actively after him - that's the only reason he came to us, finally.

He's also made it very clear that if the risk to the school increases, he'll leave.

[x-polarisstar.livejournal.com]

So what you're saying is there isn't one?

Okay, Marie, Forge and I will have a cage match to see who gets first crack at him then.

I'm going to go find Julio now before the realization sets in for him.

[x-cyclops.livejournal.com]

Oh, no. There always has been a plan for what we do if Magneto shows up at the mansion. Always. It's in my Kobayashi Maru files.

I'm going to go check with Charles to see which of us should talk to Julio.

[x-traction.livejournal.com]

Or we just tag team all together.

[x-polarisstar.livejournal.com]

Sounds good.

[x-foliate.livejournal.com]

...huh.

Is this going to be one of those things where I make everyone tea? I'm so bad at judging it these days, what with the whole living in the basement thing.

(Hi again, by the way. Veeeery tricksy, setting up that chat under the guise of a 'check-up'. Getting it past Meme, even more so.)

[x-traction.livejournal.com]

Lots of tea.

[x-cyclops.livejournal.com]

I'm thinking that your tea-making skills would be very useful from the look of it, yes. I may even have a cup.

And that's me. Tricksy.

2 cents

[x-blink.livejournal.com]

"when in danger or in doubt, run in circles, scream and shout"

according to the book I just read in English class, this is good advice for soldiers who do not know what to do and do not have orders.

I think it's bullshit. but it kinda sums up my reaction to a double agent of any sort being here. I just wonder, since he's been a double agent for so long, if he actually knows where his loyalties lie or if he can be bought by someone else (not the brotherhood) to betray us.