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[For long moments, Ororo simply stood outside, on House #015's lawn. She took a look around the rooms, sure, and she'd spent some time looking through the file that she'd been given earlier. But ultimately there was something about the house that unsettled her. It didn't feel very lived in, and though it was spacious enough, it felt too small. A little like the walls were closing in on her. So she'd escaped to the front yard for some air, and to gather her thoughts and consider her options.

She wasn't a stranger to being pulled into new worlds. It wasn't something that happened often, but it had happened before, so she wasn't too troubled about that. No, what did trouble her was everything that she'd left behind: the school, the students, her team, her family... For her to be pulled away from all of them, at a time like this, left her frustrated and more than a little annoyed. Outwardly she remained calm, but it was harder to keep the sky from reacting to her building temper. Lightning flashed in an otherwise clear sky, and Ororo couldn't be bothered to do more than frown idly up at the clouds. How fortunate, she thought, that she didn't have to worry about upsetting weathermen in this world.

Eventually, she finally takes action. If this were like any other time she'd visited other dimensions, it stood to reason that perhaps one or two of her teammates were around here. It was just a matter of finding them. She switches on the communicator and, after a beat of hesitation, decides on something short and to the point and, hopefully, wouldn't give too much away about her.]

Good afternoon, all. If you have heard of, or know of the X-Men, I would greatly appreciate it if you would please contact me. Thank you.

[ There. Formal, polite, and straight to the point. But... well, not very friendly. Ororo decides to tack something else on, in a much warmer tone of voice: ]

That being said... My name is Storm, and I am newly arrived. Our handlers have been kind enough to fill me in on the situation, but I must admit that it is still a bit much to take in. Would it be too much to ask for some clarification on the information that we have been spoonfed?

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[It takes a few seconds for Storm to get over the initial shock. That's a voice she hasn't heard in a while since she hasn't seen or heard Danger since the writers keep forgetting her before... before everything with Hope went down.]

... Danger. [She looks at her through the screen carefully.] Hello.

[heartlessglitch]

[ likewise, the robot is gauging storm in return, scrutinizing her response. danger's relationship with the x-men hasn't always been a straight-forward one. ]

Our population has been lacking other members of the X-Men for some time.
But I suppose I should be unsurprised that this new influx of ImPorts would change that.
I can assume by your recognition of me that we have interacted prior to your chronological point.
Please confirm.

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[Ororo takes a moment to register Danger's words. She wasn't the best with tech, honestly, it wasn't her forte. But she answers soon enough.]

We've met before, yes, of course. Scott even had us serve on the same team up until some time ago. [They didn't really interact on a personal basis, or at least, as personal a basis as you could get with Danger, so Ororo didn't clarify more than that.]

You mentioned a population, Danger. What do you mean by that? [Could she be referring to mutants as a population, she wondered, or something else entirely?]

[heartlessglitch]

[ on relatively friendly terms then-- or at least as friendly as danger ever gets with anyone. a teammate is better than an enemy. ]

Prior to this, there were several X-Men present in the previous universe that we inhabited.
They had established their own incarnation of the Xavier Institute.
That universe, and the Institute, have since been destroyed.

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[Danger's continued use of "they" worries Ororo a little bit. Should she take that to mean that she didn't identify as one of the X-Men, here? What did that mean for them?]

An Institute of their own? For what purpose? [Were there mutant children here as well?]

[heartlessglitch]

There were a significant number of adolescents and children with powers.
I was not present at the time the Institute was founded, but I assume their purpose was to offer education and safe haven to those ImPorts.
It is somewhat irrelevant now, as none of the X-Men responsible for the facility are now present here.

[oftheplains]

[This news makes her smile, at the very least. It's nice to know that no matter where they were, no matter what they believed in, they still held some ideals constant. In this case, in Danger's words, education and safe haven for those who needed it. That was nice.]

Hm. Well, who is to say that we cannot re-establish it? If there is a need for it, I don't see why we cannot do the same.

But I digress. Danger, can you tell me how long have you been [here? in the previous world?] away from home?

[heartlessglitch]

I arrived in the previous universe on the fourteenth of April.
The year was 2012.

[oftheplains]

[More than a year ago, then. Ororo tries to think back on what was happening at the time. Hadn't Logan just opened the new school...? All these events are starting to run together.]

Hmm. I see.

What was the last thing you experienced before then?

[heartlessglitch]

I was serving as the warden of X-Brig under the leadership of Scott Summers.
My missions at that time were primarily dictated by him.

[oftheplains]

The X-Brig in Utopia, correct? [Goddess. After all that's happened, that seems so long ago, now.] You are quite behind myself, then. Much has happened for me since then.

[heartlessglitch]

Correct.
Two years is a significant amount of time.
I would appreciate an update on the state of affairs in our universe.

[oftheplains]

It is a long story, Danger. We would be better off sitting together before I tell it to you, I think. [She also doesn't want to say it all over a phone that could be bugged, so.]

[heartlessglitch]

Understood.
Perhaps after you have properly adjusted to your new circumstances, we can meet and discuss this matter.

[oftheplains]

[Ororo nods. I would like that, yes. Was housing provided for you as well? I may come find you as soon as I have a moment to.

[heartlessglitch]

Yes.
I am currently being housed at Residence #007.
You have my invitation to visit at your convenience.