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// Please, for the love of God, ask me before hopping into my DMs.

"I did too. We don't get to run into each other often lately. Glad we got a chance. Irene keeps me real busy." Thumb brushed lips and chin, slowly descending down to her side.

"Can you not survive without greens? The rain won't stop anytime soon..." She sits on Laura's lap, crossing her feet. "Live a little, Laura."

"Just a federal accountant that travels to DC way too much. Not a super fan like Cooper, not as paranoid as Hill. Just someone that's nice to have in my pocket." "Rice is almost done, but the meat's done. No greens around, though."

A trap with a view is league's better than the traps I've been in. I'd kill for some sights in Kyoto. And you don't bother with traps. You would have had me dead well before we even held hands.

"Don't be too gentle. This cabin is as tough as it gets. Reminds me of someone..." Hands turn the knob to a low simmer, spinning on her foot to face the other mutant. "Shouldn't have any other interruptions. My little boy toy has plenty to play with tonight."

"Glad you have my back. I'll get started on the pancakes and bacon."

Phone settled well away from the cooked meat, Raven pushed the bits of unused aromatics into the trash and sat. "Almost done, Laura!"

Raven nabbed what seemed like the freshest hunk of meat for fine strips. Her stature changed the moment her phone rang, sliding over to pick it up. "Hi, babe. Oh, just cooking, and thinking about the gala next weekend. Can't wait to see you again..."

"Not my favorite of the dishes. Reminds me of my son-in-law, and I don't feel like throwing today."

"Wonderful she isn't here, then. I would cook some gumbo I used to make for my daughter, but don't think we have type of time."

"Fully stocked m, if what she's telling me is correct. Go ahead and pick the shirt, and I'll start cooking."

"Slice the fruit for a side dish. Pretty sure there's enough here for pancakes, bacon, sausages and eggs."

"Don't think I'll ever reach that ceiling. Everyone has their uses." "Pick out whatever she has to wear upstairs if you'd like. Just us two for a couple of days."

"She's lovely. Someone I had to lean before Irene came back. It's been a while since I have had any use of her."

"Maybe I just love seeing you in the rain. Wouldn't be the first time you and I were this drenched." One turn and a pushed door, Raven stepped inside and immediately got rid of her boots and top. Raven hair and a shorter stature, her face chiseled to match their host. -

She only bought this place to hide out while I took out the people she was close with. Got her a new job on Wall Street, so she lends me this place every so often. I think it's a fair enough trade." She picked the key out of Laura's hand and picked her cheek. "Thanks, babe."

She pockets her phone after catching up to Laura. Short, red hair slicked back as she approached the door. "Never said she was goody two shoes. She used to be a bookie for one of the biggest mobs in New York. Only way to get out was through me. -

"Key's under the gnome, far part of the garden. I need to let her know that we're here."

"Definitely a work friend. Financier and a real sweetheart. Met her while I was studying Taekwondo in the 90's." "And one of the few humans that support mutants. Really hit the jackpot on this one."

The rain picked up as the scenery changed to nothing but the dense woods the lodge was buried in. Soon enough, a large log cabin was in sight. "A friend of mine's on some business trip, so she might be around."