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[studieswaitressing]

[When the feed switches on, there's the chiding tone of an Initiative worker in the background that Raven has to shrug off. It's obvious from the stark white pillow and the meticulously cleaned walls behind her that she's in one of their holding facilities, and if the bandaging over her shoulder is any indication, it's their medical ward.

He voice rises as she speaks, until she's nearly shouting.]

You know, I was just waiting for something like this to happen. What, was one of you trying to lull me into a false sense of security before you tried to finish me off?

[She's angry now that she's pretty sure she's not going to die, and rightfully so. It isn't as if she's ever really felt like she belonged among regular people, and this just seems to be justification that people here didn't believe it either.

She can already hear Charles' voice: It was an isolated incident, Raven. Everyone was going to make excuses. She's quieter when she speaks next, at least at first, but she's still irritated.]

Well, joke's on you. I'm fine, but I know what you look like and you're not just going to get away with shooting me!

[Occurring after this and this.]

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[bittertears]

Have you gone to the proper authorities? Behavior such as that should not go unpunished.

[she's new.]

[studieswaitressing]

The authorities here are the Initiative themselves, I think -- and they haven't exactly proved themselves to us.

[bittertears]

Not too surprising to find out.

Still, someone has to act if they won't.

[studieswaitressing]

Oh, I'm not worried about that part.

[Someone is going to pay for this.]

[bittertears]

Yes, well, it's a relief that you managed to come out of it well enough.

[studieswaitressing]

No thanks to that guy. A healer helped me out.

[bittertears]

A healer?

[does she mean a doctor?]

[studieswaitressing]

Yeah, it was sure something.

[bittertears]

Pardon my ignorance, but how exactly did they "heal" you?

[studieswaitressing]

If I knew the details, I'd let you know.

All I can tell you is that they -- literally waved their hand, and then the injury was pretty much healed over.

[bittertears]

Quite the expedited recovery. And you're now in tip-top shape?

[studieswaitressing]

I don't know about that, but I'm not feeling like I'm going to keel over now. That's an improvement.

[bittertears]

Quite. With any luck, they will be made to answer for what was done.

[studieswaitressing]

Yeah, here's hoping.

[Because ... if not, she might have to take matters into her own hands. Or Jack would, and -- that would be messy.]

[bittertears]

Allow me to join you in that.

My name is Alice Liddell.

[studieswaitressing]

Mystique.

Are you a newer arrival? I don't think I've seen you around.

[bittertears]

That's correct. I was brought here too long ago.

[studieswaitressing]

Well, I hope you haven't had too many problems so far.

[bittertears]

Problems and the like seem to find me no matter where I go.

[studieswaitressing]

Well, nobody will blame you for the problems that are already here.

[bittertears]

Of which there seem to be quite a few.

[studieswaitressing]

Yeah, you can say that again.