( colligo ¬ get collected ) → network.

So, we've been kidnapped and forced to take surveys?

( There goes five minutes of my time )

[The PDA turns on mid scuffle]

I'll give you two seconds to tell me what's going on here, otherwise you're not going to like me very much. [there is a sound, which is Remy's Bo-staff extending] Alright, I warned ya.

[There is the sound of metal hitting metal]

What the...

[Remy is cut off as the knights grab him and eventually manhandle him out of the library]

If I were not a man of science, I would be very skeptical about everything that I just read on this Network. Is this actually another planet? If so, it's extremely fascinating and I would like to meet the man responsible for bringing us all here, if at all possible.

[Charles]
Is it really you?

[Hank is now from the middle of X3]

I don't know who did this or why you gave me a retro phone, but please if you're reading, I don't deserve this. If you're going to bring someone where this is, please go back for someone who actually deserves to be here. Get Kate and Piotr and any of their babies who are still alive. Get anyone else. Not me.

Here again? Sweet.

And now it's 2012. You know, one of these days I'm going to get to spend a whole year in my own time. Maybe. I hope.

Any time this place wants to stop with the back and forth already, that would be great. Really. It's starting to make me a little dizzy.

I knew this place was too weird not to be real.

Um forgive me for intruding on this.. thing, but there's a girl here. She's not saying anything and she's awfully skittish. I've tried asking her name, but she's clearly as lost as the rest of us.

I have no idea what to do for her. Can anyone help? She's um tall, dark hair.. I wish I could have a better description other than that.

I feel so guilty looking at people and knowing what happened to them in my time and not saying anything, especially when I'm responsible. I'm just going to be very fast.

I knew Charles when I was a kid but the army killed him in front of me when I was fourteen. And Erik took over for him and I really admired him but we had to leave him behind in the camp because he'd been crippled. And I didn't knew Forge's reputation but didn't really know him. And Kitty was like another mom to me and my best friend but she made me go back in time and I just know the Sentinels killed her because she was trapped. And Logan was killed by the Sentinels and I felt it in my mind. And Raven was one of the reasons everything was so horrible because she killed Senator Kelly and that set off all the anti-mutant regulations. And I didn't know Rogue.

But when I went back in time, Charles was alive and walking until the Shi'ar took him away. And Erik reconciled with him and again took over for him like in my time but without the death. And Forge made a stupid neutralizing gun that was going to be used on Rogue but Ororo took the hit instead and lost her powers. And Kitty was younger than me instead of older and she was a teenage mutant ninja and my friend again. And Logan meant to kill me because I was going to kill Selene and that's why I was dying when I came here. And Raven somehow got her cronies together in a government-sponsored mutant-catching team. And Rogue was really cool except when she thought I was crazy and turned on me.

I'm so, so, so sorry, Aunt Lorna. They made me into a Hound and I never, ever wanted to hunt you down like that, but I couldn't stop it, so it's my fault they killed you and captured Uncle Alex, and he ended up dying, too. I wish I could've known you when I went back in time, but I'm glad I didn't have to look you in the eye. But now you're here and barely older than me.


[OOC: tl;dr? Days of Future Past vs. X-Men comics timeline, Erik was made of win, Raven was made of fail, Logan tried to kill Rachel, and Lorna was totally Rachel's aunt-by-marriage]

You know...one day, if I wish really hard and think positive thoughts, I'll actually manage to do something - anything - in my life without a kidnapping or some other kind of crazy shenanigans screwing it up. And now if I just close my eyes and click my heels three times...

No luck? Oh well. I really thought this kind of thing was done once I left the X-Men.

Seriously though, next time you want to kidnap someone, you should plan better. Metal? Really? What did you honestly think they could do to me? Is your next trick going to be attacking a pyrokinetic with candles? Maybe you'll stick Bobby in a freezer and see if it does anything.

Sometimes I think I'm going to spontaneously combust from sexual frustration. But I'm pretty sure everyone here still thinks of me as being a tiny fifteen-year-old who's breakable and innocent. Which bites.

And now I'm going to go use the Danger Room for a few hours.

Leaving the mansion: win!

Leaving to go get midnight snack food: double win!

Bringing back all the junk food ever: EPIC WIN!

Forge, do you need supplies or anything for fixing your leg or are you all set? If you give me a list I can probably find everything.

So I know everyone's freaking out and the locals are one good round of crazy from firebombing shit, but I think we all need a distraction.

So here's a picture of a wolverine fighting a bear. It is very factual and accurate.

( Very factual and accurate picture behind cut )

You're welcome, Colligo.

Dudes. That was fucked up. Seriously.

Kinda cool, but mainly fucked up.

Edit

Dudes there are like twenty robots in my room what the fuck?

Oh, for the love of - so I'm stuck in the past and I don't have my car and all the tech is years out of date and

AW CRAP I'm totally going to have to hack into the university servers, aren't I? I'm supposed to be graduating this semester!

Well, that was an interesting experience. Very interesting. And to think, I'd forgotten just how much of a brat I was when I was younger.

( filtered to rogue )

Wow, how long was I out for? I swear I had the craziest dream, but its all fuzzy really, I can't recall what I dreamed about. Its still pretty early though and I intend to get enough sleep so that I can ace that psychology exam tonight. Luckily I don't have to work or anything, its going to be another cramming session.

Well then. Hello again, 2011. It's been a while.

Whoa, okay, it's all my old stuff and this is several computers ago sitting on my desk.

What year is it?

Mama? Papa? [ the next word comes out in a timid whisper, as if he's starting to realize something is seriously wrong. ] Ruthie?

[ the message fades into the sound of panicked breathing, sharp yet quiet, frantic movements as there are muffled sounds of windows being opened, then closed, things turning over, and a worried whimper that is quickly silenced. everything is hasty, quick, but with a cautiousness to it that registers a hyper awareness of possibly being overheard. ]

Hah! I remember this. This was seven years ago.

Yeah. Okay. This isn't weird at all. Just woke up in a strange city with no idea where I am or how I got here or anything.

Awesome. Just awesome.

Dudes, the house is full of midgets.

No, wait. Kids. Yeah.

uuuuuuuuuh dudes? can somebody give me a new leg hand? I need to get to my tools.

Or, uh, my tools need to get to me.

Oooooor else I'm kinda stuck here.

In the snow.







With a broken leg.

At least I'm dressed right for the weather, now.

( Filtered to Kitty Pryde )

Oh thank the lord I can feel them

Well, that went on entirely too long if you ask me.

I want to apologize to anyone I served last night. I realize I was the world's most unhappy bartender last night and I probably made the mood at the Roadhouse drop a couple notches. After spending the day on the back of Sirius' bike, I have come to the conclusion that Huck would not want me to mope around. If he were still here he'd say something teeth numbingly sweet to make me smile and then probably kiss me. While I will definitly miss that, I have those memories and him being sent back can't take those away from me.

( Spoilers for 4.1 She's Not There )

Whoa.

Dudes, what the fuck?

ROGUE

I was out exploring the city 'cause I couldn't sleep and

YOU WILL NEVER GUESS WHAT I FOUND

IT'S THE SCHOOL

IT'S HERE

AND I WENT INSIDE AND IT'S ALL THERE EVEN THE DANGER ROOM

THIS IS AWESOME

so I guess we don't have to stay in those creepy apartments? THIS IS SO GREAT

Holy alternate reality, Batman Can't say that. He'll show up and shiv me.

Oh screw it.

Holy alternate reality, Batman!

Or I'm guessing it's an alternate reality, what with the two moons and the handsy suits of armor. Jeez. Buy a girl dinner first or something! I'm pretty sure you get felt up less by airport security.

And yeah, I'm as big a fan of nifty gadgets as anyone, but doesn't actually make up for the whole kidnapping thing.

O is gonna kill me dead. So dead.

So anyone want to explain? Anyone? Bueller?

Okay, the free phone is nifty - it's way better than the one I have - but I don't really think it's an adequate tradeoff for being kidnapped. And brought to... is this Earth with an added moon and some kind of parallel reality or another planet or what?

Is anybody reading this? I mean obviously someone must be if there's a communications network. Hello?

If you're going to send your toy soldiers after me, make sure they're made out of a material that isn't so easily crushed. Now, someone tell me what is going on and where I am before I get an idea about what to do with all this scrap metal.

Is there anybody out there that won't wander away when I want to know more than the name of this place? I'd really like to know what's going on and so far I can't seem to get much in the way of help.