Cruel. It was a harsh word to describe everything happening around them recently, but Jean too felt that it might be the most accurate. Madison Valley's recent tricks and trip ups were perfectly evil in some ways and to most of the people in Madison Valley. The nightmares, forgetting who they were, and yes, this beast were some of the worst things Jean had come to experience here. She didn't understand the shift at all, but she knew the Professor did not either. They were both powerful, capable mindreaders, but for all their power? They could not read the actual essence of this town.
I wish we could do more. Jean admitted. She hated feeling so helpless when it came to what this town could throw at them. Not yet. I hope they never become that bad.