A lengthy pet project, solar cells for the roof, had been occupying most of Kitty's time. She had been working on it for a few weeks now, running into road blocks when she couldn't find the right material or machinery to take the next step; now, she was faced with only 40% efficiency. Even with her work, she had managed to stay current on the news. When she heard John came back, she immediately thought it was weird - not weird for him to be in the X-Men again, or weird for him to turn away from the Brotherhood, just weird. She couldn't help but see him standing next to Magneto, and yet here he was. Weird.
She had been working on her laptop with a computer generated image of the X-Mansion, trying to find the best roof for the solar cells, when she heard a few knocks on her door. Her brow furrowing, she quickly recognized the voice and stood. "John?" Brushing a piece of hair behind her ear, Pryde walked to the door and opened it. "Hi," she said, her voice small. They had spoken since he came back, and she had made her obligatory side-switching jokes, so she couldn't think of why he would come to her door. She leaned against the door jam and asked, "What's up?"