A few things

[xp_cypher]

1. Okay, are Angie and I really that annoying?

1a. Also, contrary to some thoughts, Angie and I do _not_ have to be surgically attached at the hip, and are perfectly capable of having our own lives.

2. Kyle? No offense, but the twins thing is a little old, and kind of annoying.

2a. Why does it seem to be so inconceivable that I'm a nerd and enjoy nerdy things, and yet I also happen to be the lead singer of the band and have a nice, attractive girlfriend?

3. Yes, I'm a little cranky and touchy. As much as I dislike being melodramatic, this stuff has been bugging me.

Comments

[x-cypher.livejournal.com]

With all due respect, sir, I was trying to make a point. If you'd like me to disclaim that last bit with "yes, I have had beaten into my head and understand fully that diving in front of a bullet to save someone else is a really stupid idea, and Kevlar doesn't work the way I thought it did", then fine. But I'm also tired of Forge condescending to me.

[x-cyclops.livejournal.com]

... you know what? I don't have time for this.

Consider our remedial work done, Mr. Ramsey. You're not quite at where I wanted you to be, but it was probably a wrong-headed approach on my part to begin with.

If you've learned not to be that stupid again, I suppose that'll have to do.

[x-cypher.livejournal.com]

Do I need to spell it out, sir?

I. Do. Not. Have. Any. Interest. In. Becoming. An. X-Man.

Is there something else all of this "remedial" butt-kicking was supposed to accomplish? Yes, what I did was stupid and poorly thought out. No, I don't still think of it as all that heroic, though I refuse to apologize for the end result.

So what else am I supposed to be learning? Because from here, it feels like I'm just continuing to be punished for a poor choice.

[x-cyclops.livejournal.com]

Are you under the impression that I'm not fully aware of that? Even if I wasn't, I don't recruit minors.

For future reference, is everyone else seeing me say that, by the way?

The remedial work was meant to show you all of the steps you so casually skipped over, Douglas. The training, the experience, the knowledge that you would have needed to intervene successfully in a situation like that. If it's shown you that intervention of that sort is not for you, so much the better.

And you realize that this is the first time you've come out and asked me that?