TITLE: Hounds to the Hunters
AUTHOR: Sare Liz
EMAIL: TeknoVamp@yahoo.com

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To: Rogue@xaviers.edu
From: Logan wolverine@email.ca
Subject: hey kid
Date: 8.12.23

hey kid just a line to let you know all's good. found absolutely shit in Alkali but charcoal and scorched metal, and the not entirely random set of claw marks so at least i know i was there. how you doing with school and shit? let me know if they're givin you any grief

Logan

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To: "Logan" wolverine@email.ca
From: GloveGrrl rogue@xaviers.edu
Subject: OH MY GOD!! [was re: hey kid]
Date: 8.12.23

Sweet Jesus, how'd you get my email addy??

Not that I'm upset mind you, no sir, not here. Just *damn* curious is all. How did you get it? I'm sure there's a story involved here somewhere, right?

I'm sorry you didn't find anything in Alkali - what's Alkali? I assume that's the business you spoke of, right, or was there something else too? Well, okay, that was kinda personal so feel free to ignore it if you like.

On a completely different note, do you have an idea as to what you're gonna do now? I mean, are ya gonna go back on the fight circuit for a while or go back to that other stuff I probably shouldn't mention in email? I know you said you'd come back, but you don't have to if you don't want to. I don't mean I don't want you to, I just mean you shouldn't feel obligated or anything, cause we'd all be real happy to see you again and have you back and all but I know how much not being tied down means to ya, so, ykno, do what you wanna do. Which you'll probably do anyway, but on the off chance you have a lingering sense of obligation or something, don't worry about me - I'm completely fine here. I know you said some stuff and I know you meant it but you've already taken care of me more than anyone else I've ever known and as it is I can never, ever repay that. Now, I know, you didn't do it with a mind for me to repay you and I know that so don't freak out. Just know that if it were measured on the grand repayment scale in the sky, there's nothing on earth I could do to ever come close, and so in my eyes you're so far ahead of the game you shouldn't have to worry about the rest, ykno?

So, yea. I'm doing fine here. Nice girls, cute boys, understanding teachers, all the gloves a girl could want and therapy twice a week - what's not to love?

Marie

btw - I miss you. I'm not saying that for any other reason, either, so don't even think it. I just do. I know that despite all you've done for me we never really were all that close for all that long, but you're still in my head and you haven't really faded that much. I know things you probably wouldn't want me to, but I also have so much of you - the real you - and with that much of you that close to me it's like something's missing when you're not actually around. I found that out the hard way, yes.

To: "GloveGrrl" rogue@xaviers.edu
From: Logan wolverine@email.ca
Subject: Re: OH MY GOD!! [was re: hey kid]
Date: 8.13.23

shit Marie, I'm sorry about that the me in your head thing. how exactly does that work, anyway? and what precisely do you know that I wouldn't want you to? got anything interesting? has Magneto faded? I hope he has.

now, don't give me any of that happy go lucky evasive shit, how are you, really? i want details. what therapy?

don't even start, girl. I said what I said and if I'm in your head you must know that I meant it and I still do. I don't want to hear another word. I've just got a couple things to settle up here, but I'll be back yes I will.

Alkali Lake is the lead Xavier found for me. abandoned military whatever, it turned out to be fairly useless. i have a few more things to do up here, a couple of more months i think - yea, fighting and stuff we can't mention in email, and yea it's personal but I'm guessing you got a fairly good idea of everything personal in my head, huh? so personal between us really isn't an issue anymore. i'll make you a deal. you tell me anything you figure out from that inner me about my past, and i'll tell you anything i find about it up here.

i figured out your email address because I'm a very persuasive individual when I need to be. don't worry. no casualties.

And Marie, I've been thinking about a lot of shit up here in between everything else and i may not have you in my head like you have me but I know what you mean anyway. there's just something. and if i've learned anything in the past fifteen years, it's not to fuck with the unseen. if life gives you something beautiful, make sure you damn well appreciate it.

Logan

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"Sir? Sir, I think I found something."

"What is it, Lieutenant?"

"One of my women traced something on the Internet. It could be nothing, but it could be a lead on Weapon X."

"I'm listening."

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