Patchverse: New room

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Jubilee walked to and fro, staring at her newly refurbished, very pink, very comfortable room.

Her face portrayed how much these objects meant to her, and she couldn't stop exploring her room, holding the Pikachu plushie while she did, happily touching things. She paused when she sensed something tiny nearby, and got down on her hands and knees.

She peeked under the bed, then giggled when she saw a small brown mouse exploring the cavern.

"Hi there," she said, reaching a hand out to it. The mouse stirred, then turned and peered at her, and she grinned.

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Logan was grumbling as he stumped down the stairs and over to the couch, where he carefully slumped, mindful of the times he'd killed the stupid thing by falling on it too hard. Laying down, he groaned and stretched, then chuckled as he felt Tikvah's fingers stroke his brow. "Hey, darlin'."

A picture of Jubilee flashed into his mind and he sat up with interest, sniffing. "She back?"

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"Come on, I won't hurt you," she said, reaching for the mouse again. It creeped a little closer, and she made a soft cooing noise, still clutching her Pikachu. The mouse backed up, and she slowly crawled under the bed and towards it, until only her knees down were poking out.

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Logan pushed himself to his feet and walked over to tap on Jubilee's door, then peeked inside and chuckled. "What the heck?"

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A hand gently stroked her hair, followed by a comforting squeeze on her shoulder.

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She smiled and hugged the doll, looking towards the energy readings gratefully.

"I'm not really upset," she said, feeling a little guilty.

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A soft kiss touched her forehead, followed by an arm around her shoulders.

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"Yes, though... tis hard to tell which reality you come from, and your scent doesn't change with your mood."

Then he sniffed and looked at the bed. "I smell a mouse."

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"That's Arnold. I'm training him to behave, don't worry," she smiled. "I'm from a different reality, yeah. And I guess I'll have to work on the mood thing. Wolvie's helping me identify emotions as I learn them."

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"Is he then? A worthy task... excuse me."

He turned and went upstairs quickly.

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He frowned and cocked his head, eyes going unfocused as he listened for his alter grandfather's thoughts, then blinking with dismay.

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"What's wrong?" Jubilee looked up at him worriedly. "Is Wolvie ok?"

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"I'm sorry." He put an arm around her again.

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"It's not your fault," she sighed and leaned against him. "But it's hard to logically explain keeping my faith in something that would hurt daddy and my little brother like that."

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"I know you yearn to be at his side," he said gently. "But would my going help at all?"

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"I know he won't die or anything... it's just.... he's a Wolvie, and I'm a Jubes," she sighed.

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"Ah, no," he said, embarrassed. "I'm a mutant... you're an AI?"

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"Yeah," she said softly, blinking, a little confused. "Um... oh, yeah, I am. Why did you dissappear?"

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Tikvah squeezed Jubilee's shoulder gently in warning as Matt scratched his head and said, "Um... what? Did he get married while he was drunk again?"

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Jubee blinked in surprise, but then nodded and fell silent.

"Who's your favorite character?" she asked, hugging his arm. "I like the Thing."

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"Honorary great uncle. Ben Grimm adopted my grandma just before she married Grandpa." He settled back and stretched out his legs.

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"Cool," she said, smiling. "You must have a lot of famous people in your family."

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"You know... I've never even been able to figure out if Kurt has a sense of humor?" He watched as Doom tricked Ben into being turned human.

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"Even if he doesn't, he's very nice," she said. "He gave me Arnold's cage."

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"Sure y' kin take it, darlin'?" He frowned at her groggily, feeling Tikvah put a hand under his other arm.

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"Wolvie, I can lift a three ton truck in one hand," she giggled, then pat his hand lovingly. "Are you alright? You want a beer?"