That explained a great deal then. The poor guy had been stuck in a stasis.
She knew that particular feel, as kids said these days. She was about to comment when she belatedly realized her slip. Jean's cheeks turned a little red, and she took another drink of coffee to buy time to figure out how to explain.
"It's... well, it's weird. My powers and abilities are partially given to me by something called the Phoenix Force. Unfortunately it sometimes would go rogue. When it did... well. You know the myth of the Phoenix. Someone would put me down, and I'd just eventually... come back."