"Consider it an opportunity to network in the mutant community, if nothing else. It's not like you need to actually like any of them, but alienating mutants is never really wise ..." But Stephanie was happy enough to be diverted from a potentially awkward conversation, for now. Especially with wine being poured.

"You feel a very old and blended history when you're in Spain. You see Roman, Moorish and Baroque buildings resting next to modern office blocks. People keep rather odd hours often- dinner is very late and clubbing literally takes you to dawn. The landscape's beautiful in a slightly austere way."

"I lived there most of my life, but to be honest, it feels foreign now. I've become very used to New York." She laughed slightly and raised her glass in a toast.

"To good friends, worth their weight in diamonds."