Mama Said There'd Be Worse Days Than This ((Open for Inspection Aftermath))

[nohoundsallowed]

Rachel Grey-Ramsey pulled into Xavier's fast enough to almost clip the sides of her car on the opening gates. She didn't bother parking in the garage, abandoning her vehicle somewhere on the drive way before the house.

The Professor himself was coming back from his conference. They need to do an assessment of what went wrong and how they were going to react to it.

So far, Rachel was reacting by telekinetically flying over the front lawn while helping her cousin keep Animus under wraps.

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[nohoundsallowed]

"The fallout is our problem, Kayla. Not just yours, and we adults will shoulder most of it. We've been lucky, so very lucky to this point. But we've lived through Mutant Registration Acts and avoided apocalyptic futures more than once. They will come, and we will deal with it. Xavier's is more than a school." Rachel's voice had a certainty to it. She could be certain. She had been to the end of time and lots of points in between.

Rachel had a wan smile. "Cockiness and people your age go hand-in-hand. Human or mutant it happens. Most of the staff here have done similar things. We aren't going to shun you or wag our fingers at you. Sometimes, mutant powers are dangerous. It's part of our world."

She leaned forward a bit and rested her forearms on her thighs. "First, you'll get signed up for counseling. You've just gone through something traumatic, and we'd be remiss if we did not help you with it. Second, you will train with your powers to have better control. All training will be supervised by an authorized adult and, until further notice, will be in the Danger Room. Shi'ar technology can handle it better than the landscape. Once you are solid on those two, we'll figure out step three."

[seismic_shockwave]

Well, there wasn't a lot she could say to that sort of conviction, that practically made her shudder. Kayla for her part looked a little steadier, though she was still far from happy at what happened, still feeling overwhelmed by the implications of her power.

"Counseling is good. I ... probably should've signed up for that before. I'm kind of a mess inside." She offered a wan, almost totally mirthless smile. "Okay, I can do that."

"Thank you, Ms. Grey."

[nohoundsallowed]

"We'll help. Any way we can." She reached over and placed a hand on Kayla's knee. "You're not alone, and once you're part of the family here, you never have to be."

She gave the girl's knee a soft squeeze before standing up. "You don't have to thank me, but you're welcome."