He words didn't surprise too much. He'd seen more than a few alternate realities, and the dreams of one Charles Xavier hadn't touched all of them, or they had, and they'd died in whatever fire had consumed the world. It never hurt any less meeting the people who'd survived the inferno, though, and this one stung more sharply than most.

He tried to keep the wince from his face and his voice as he responded.

"Well, there's a couple of us 'round here, petit, and you're welcome too, if you've a mind to come by."