texts during brunch

[passingthru]

Scoot Soomers

MAY 24, 2025 ▪ 10:36 AM

Hello??? You're not here???

Emma's being so weird are you ok

And all these old rich people have fancy (suspicious) watches how am I supposed to tell how many have surveillance devices in them.

Comments

[seeingred scott summers ⊗ cyclops]

It's a PR stunt. You should be behaving anyway like everyone's under surveillance.

[passingthru KITTY PRYDE]

So I'll chill on the passing out my social security number on my business cards, got it.

[...] Where are you?

[seeingred scott summers ⊗ cyclops]

They should be giving you their financial information, if anything. Isn't that the point of this?

Home. Working.

[passingthru KITTY PRYDE]

I mean that'd be a lot faster means to the ends, actually, and then I wouldn't have to smalltalk.

Ok but how will these people know how much charity date money you're worth from there??

[seeingred scott summers ⊗ cyclops]

How's that going?

I'm not on auction. [...] They're not still bidding on me, are they?

[passingthru KITTY PRYDE]

Great. I've started three fights about industries they run but I know about.

Yes so Nah. Present company only. Traitorous to shared misery of you to dip, though.

[seeingred scott summers ⊗ cyclops]

How many attending are guilty of human rights violations?

Sorry. [...] I can be there tomorrow.

[passingthru KITTY PRYDE]

85% minimum. Easy. But they don’t seem to want to chat about it.

It’s ok, and you better. What are you working on?

[seeingred scott summers ⊗ cyclops]

Seems like a missed opportunity when flirting with superheroes.

Restocking survival supplies for the Blackbird.

[passingthru KITTY PRYDE]

You'd think, right?? Prove they're the good ones. I think that shows they can't.

Emma let you miss her people sale to put first aid kits in the plane?

[seeingred scott summers ⊗ cyclops]

[...] I broke up with her.

[passingthru KITTY PRYDE]

Oh. Shit.

What happened?

[seeingred scott summers ⊗ cyclops]

You have a family in your alternate reality. Do you ever wonder what will happen to them if you don't go back?

[passingthru KITTY PRYDE]

[...] Yeah. I do.

[seeingred scott summers ⊗ cyclops]

It's not fair to ask Emma to stand by and let me do it. So this is better.

[passingthru KITTY PRYDE]

I'm sorry. Awful choice.
Wait are you headed out like immediately right now?

[seeingred scott summers ⊗ cyclops]

No. We have to figure out who interfered with the Siege Perilous first, and also make sure none of you are forced to go back by Ambrose.

[passingthru KITTY PRYDE]

Okay. Good. Because I'm working with Ambrose and I want to find a way to divert and duplicate the consciousnesses of our other selves at the time of separation, so they can go back, and we can stay here. And if you did leave, I'd want to make sure we knew where you were going, so when I figure this out, we could get you back.

[seeingred scott summers ⊗ cyclops]

Do you think that's actually possible?

[passingthru KITTY PRYDE]

If some theories I have are right.
But if not that way, I'll find another.

[...] I'd want to go back too. If I didn't have to do this first.

[seeingred scott summers ⊗ cyclops]

I can't go back until I know everyone will be okay. If you can find a way to duplicate us before then, then good. But if it's a either/or, then I know what my choice is.

[...] Sorry. This shouldn't all be on your shoulders.

[passingthru KITTY PRYDE]

I get it. I'll work as fast as I can. [...] But if it came to that. I wouldn't try to stop you.

And all of the things on your shoulders shouldn't be there either. It's ok. I figure in my universe, Other-My wife has probably made Other-You pivot from your sourdough vlog into babysitting. And Other-Emma's running the country. They'll be ok for now.

[seeingred scott summers ⊗ cyclops]

Thank you. If there's anything I can do to help you, just ask.

Everyone's in good hands with Emma. [...] Can I ask how she is?

[passingthru KITTY PRYDE]

Do you want to try to understand the physics of it all? I barely do but it might help to talk it out.

She's here, but she looks kinda tired. [...] She hasn't talked to me at all, actually. So I'm not sure.

[seeingred scott summers ⊗ cyclops]

Yeah. Use me as your sounding board. I need to try to fix this too.

Right. [...] She and Manny left the mansion last night.

[passingthru KITTY PRYDE]

All right. You asked for it.

Then I'm glad she's at least talking to Manny. I'll bother her later, too.
She'll be ok. [...] How broken up is this? Are you still going to talk?

[seeingred scott summers ⊗ cyclops]

I might not be a genius and I don't know the first thing about souls, but I'm a quick learner.

We'll be professional. Neither of us want to compromise the team.

[passingthru KITTY PRYDE]

Please. You're one of the smartest people here. It'll just be boring.

I'm less worried about the team.

[seeingred scott summers ⊗ cyclops]

Boring suits me. And I need the distraction.

[...] We'll be professional.

[passingthru KITTY PRYDE]

Okay.
I'll spell it all out when I get back.
Come over whenever you want, ok?

[seeingred scott summers ⊗ cyclops]

Okay.

Good luck seducing evil billionaires.

[passingthru KITTY PRYDE]

Hey thanks. Make sure you put good snacks on the plane too.

[seeingred scott summers ⊗ cyclops]

Anything for my daughter-in-law.