Alert

[x-cyclops.livejournal.com]

I'm sure you all noticed the helicopter on the lawn. Some of you might have seen Val Cooper emerging from it. She came with some exceptionally bad news.

Succinctly, Magneto is currently orbiting the Earth in a Russian space station, in control of a satellite-based laser weapons system. If the US and Russian governments don't fulfill the first of his demands - releasing all mutants they currently have in custody - in a week, he's going to destroy Washington and Moscow.

Forge, I need you in the Situation Room right now. Everyone else, I need you down here in 30 minutes, once Ororo and I have a basic plan to present.

Comments

[x-forge.livejournal.com]

He's what? ORBIT?

I am on my way.

[x-sanfuaiyaa.livejournal.com]

How do I tell my professor that I need to run out in the middle of class to save the world?

[x-emplate.livejournal.com]

I'm begging sudden and fluid-seeping ailment. This will conveniently allow me to hie my way to Jen, who I believe shall be finding herself similarly afflicted shortly after I hit Send.

(And apologies, but reality has satellite-based laser weapons' systems since when?)

[x-sanfuaiyaa.livejournal.com]

Since apparently we all started living in a comic book.

[x-wildchild.livejournal.com]

Man, I am totally glad that my teachers are all here, and not, like, other places.

Also, yeah, WHAT THE FUH???? I thought that Star Wars crap was ended when Reagan left office a billion years ago back in the 80's.

[x-emplate.livejournal.com]

Yes, it seems the Master of Magnetism did not deign to read the memo.

[x-wildchild.livejournal.com]

I bet he doesn't put covers on his TPS reports either.

[x-siryn.livejournal.com]

I'm wondering the same thing.

Bobby will understand if I tell people that he suddenly fell ill and I have to fly home, right?

[x-emplate.livejournal.com]

. . .

Well, this can't possibly end well.

[x-traction.livejournal.com]

Perfect. This is exactly what I wanted to hear after returning from my vacation. Good thing I didn't end up extending my stay in Germany any longer.

How the HELL did this happen?

[x-cable.livejournal.com]

I'm still boggling at the 'satellite-based laser weapons system' part.

[x-skin.livejournal.com]

...what Forge said.

[x-legion.livejournal.com]

Um . . . I realize this might be low on the list of priorities, but Professor Farouk has some questions about the helicopter in front of his office.

[x-polarisstar.livejournal.com]

I'll make some coffee and sandwiches.

Can we please kill him this time?

[x-traction.livejournal.com]

Yes, yes, and more yes?

[x-polarisstar.livejournal.com]

I'm not usually an advocate of death but for him, I'll make an exception.

[x-legion.livejournal.com]

Maybe we should just focus on the space-laser for now.

[x-polarisstar.livejournal.com]

I'm a multitasker. I can hate him and make sandwiches at the same time.

[x-dominion.livejournal.com]

Not unless you signed up to be a hitman.

[x-traction.livejournal.com]

Do I at least get to hit him? Hard?

[x-dominion.livejournal.com]

Yes. A couple of times.

[x-emplate.livejournal.com]

Isn't this bloke somewhere in the neighborhood of eighty? That doesn't seem quite sporting.

Then again, from all accounts if one manages to get close enough to score a physical hit perhaps one is entitled to take it.

[x-dominion.livejournal.com]

I'm not big on sporting. That man needs to be back in prison.

[x-wolverine.livejournal.com]

It's been tried.

Didn't take.

Looks like folks are anglin' for the shallow, unmarked grave in the ass end of nowhere approach.

Can't say I think they're wrong.

[x-cyclops.livejournal.com]

Anyone who can't get that impulse fully under control gets to stay home.

[x-wolverine.livejournal.com]

You're breakin' my heart, Summers.

I'm no good against Buckethead anyway. More a danger to everyone else than I am to him. Took my shot against him. Didn't go well.

So I'm staying home anyway. And you're a little thin to start tossing away people just because you don't like their style, Slim.

[x-cyclops.livejournal.com]

It's got nothing to do with style. It's got to do with precision, which, shockingly, we're going to need in spades in a zero-gravity atmosphere in fucking orbit. I would rather take fewer people than we need than anyone who's going to blow out a bulkhead trying to get at Magneto and kill us all.

[x-wallflower-.livejournal.com]

You know, while I was looking for a reason to get out of English class, this was not the one I would have chosen. On my way down.

[x-dominion.livejournal.com]

The Russians weaponized space. Well, that's about two hundred different treaties that have just been shredded into confetti.

[x-juggernaut.livejournal.com]

I told you! I told everyone, you can't trust the Communists, they're going to turn around and fuck you. Glastnost my ass! The Commies put a goddamn laser in space, why am I the only one not surprised?

[x-dominion.livejournal.com]

Other than a left turn through 1955 here, when this gets out, it's going to cause complete chaos. An orbiting weapons platform?

[x-wildchild.livejournal.com]

Irony! Last year, Sam had us doing a report on the Russian Space Program!

The more I talk about inane shit like history, the less I freak the crap out about this.

[x-cypher.livejournal.com]

There are so many Internet memes I could use here. I'm trying to be good.

About to go make sure Remy's up to speed, though he has a knack for always knowing things five minutes ahead of me.

Anything we can be doing from here?

[x-cyclops.livejournal.com]

We'll be in touch, Doug. Sometime tonight.

[x-roulette.livejournal.com]

The one day I leave my blackberry at home. For fuck's sake. I'm telling everyone I have a cyst. Or something.

[x-blink.livejournal.com]

this is hwat happens when I actually GO To class. fuck, I'm going to miss a quiz.

lemme duck into the ladies and I'll be here. sadly, no more phonebooths.