The Jean Grey School-

[throughaphase]

Getting any real work done over the last day was impossible. The kids weren't paying attention, the teachers weren't paying attention, and Kitty was paying attention in public and then ended up watching the news in the headmaster's office in private where the kids wouldn't be watching.

"The dust is still settling from today's epic battle in San Francisco Bay," the reporter said, "where the island of Utopia now appears to be in the hands of SHIELD. No word yet on the whereabouts of the X-Men who once called Utopia home. As always, stay tuned to Channel 12 for all your Avengers vs. X-Men needs. Up next, Worthington Industries stock continues to plummet..."

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[lasersfrommyface]

Logan was still picking himself up from the ground, Illyana and Bobby were fighting about something, and Cyclops was tired of it. So he focused a beam into the ground in front of Krakoa, startling it into dropping him.

It was also a really good way to stop all arguments.

"That's enough!" he yelled. "We come here in peace, dammit! Logan, this is me waving the white flag. I'm only here to talk, man to man, mutant to mutant."

[beerandclaws]

Logan was still shaking off the daze- getting punched by a diamond would still hurt even him- but he pulled himself up fully and just stood watching him for a moment.

And then, he silently nodded his head to the courtyard, motioning for Cyclops to follow him.

And leaving Emma and Illyana facing off against Kitty, Clint, Rachel and Bobby, along with all the students who were of course coming out to watch the fight.

[so_hawkward]

Clint watched Logan and Scott walk away, and turned back to the others. "I don't suppose asking you to be civil will work?"

[grewupinhell]

"You're adorable," Illyana said with a creepy little smile. "We didn't bring the Krakoa."

[so_hawkward]

"In my defense, I didn't bring it either, but it wouldn't have had to come out at all if you'd stayed away," Clint said. "Don't think pointing out my adorableness is going to win you any points either, I'm taken."

[grewupinhell]

"You couldn't handle me anyway," she stated.

Because, you know, she was a demon sorceress who grew up in hell and was more than a little evil these days and liked playing with the emotions of the people she loved because she could.

[throughaphase]

"Oh my god," Kitty said, facepalming.

[so_hawkward]

Clint opened and shut his mouth a few times, genuinely speechless. "I don't know how you put up with some of these people," he said to Kitty. "It's a miracle you all got along for so long."

[bestmoneycanbuy]

"Of course," Emma said coolly, "everyone on your side is just a treat."

[so_hawkward]

"Okay, they're not all charming, but at least I know they're trying to do the right thing."

If nothing else, Kitty believed they were doing the right thing, and that was close enough for Clint.

[bestmoneycanbuy]

"And what do you think we're trying to do?"

She was dying to know the answer.

[so_hawkward]

Clint sighed, because he didn't understand everything Kitty's folks did on a good day, and this was turning out to be a pretty lousy day overall. "I think everyone's trying to keep Hope safe, but there's some different ideas on how to do it, and how much collateral damage is acceptable." Particularly Avenger-related damage, but he was trying to stay neutral about people who weren't really his team.

[throughaphase]

The X-Men were used to infighting- this would not be the first or last divide, but like... no one usually boldly stated logic, and nobody really knew what to do with that?

So they all fell silent, uncomfortably.

Eventually Kitty cleared her throat for noise.

[so_hawkward]

Clint wasn't used to being the voice of logic, he was just used to being too blunt and making people angry. He quietly wrapped an arm around Kitty's waist and leaned close to her. "Sorry," he said softly. "This really isn't an easy situation."

[lasersfrommyface]

Cyclops returned with Logan following, neither of them speaking. In fact, Cyclops walked to the portal, with Emma and Illyana deciding that they should follow.

With more uncomfortable silence, the portal disappeared behind them.

[beerandclaws]

"I assume you heard every word?" Logan asked, mostly to Rachel. He and Scott had been arguing, but they'd been walking around enough that no one else would have heard everything. Probably.

[guesswhatido]

"Sorry. Eavesdropping comes sort of natural when you're a telepath," Rachel said, folding her arms across her chest since she also knew what was coming.

[beerandclaws]

"No, I'm glad you were listening. Now you know what sort of a stubborn, arrogant nutjob we're dealing with here. Now you see why I have to fight him," Logan said.

[guesswhatido]

Read the room, Logan. Rachel had problems with Scott, but he was still her father... in an alternate universe.

She looked at him and said, "I know the Phoenix Force can be controlled, because I've done it. I've dealt with it longer than anyone else on Earth. If it's chosen Hope and if that's the destiny she wants, I'm gonna help her get there."

[beerandclaws]

Logan expected someone to pick up the argument, and was a little surprised when no one did.

"If that's the way it is," he said, and turned on his heel to walk back into the mansion.