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(Sadie)

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Sadie shrugged. She was normally reserved and even introverted, but she wanted to fit in here so she nodded, "I don't mind rooming with someone."

Then she took in a sharp breath and continued, "I'm sorry. I lied. My folks didn't disown me. I left them. I caused so much trouble for them. Gray and his goons, they tormented my parents to get at me. My father was framed for tax evasion and he's in prison. My mom lost the family business because of me. They would have done anything for me, but I couldn't let them continue to suffer because of me...so I ran away."

So many mutants had been disowned by their families, so she thought it sounded better than the reality that she ran away leaving her parents with their lives in shambles because of her. But it was the truth...her truth...and she needed to own it.

"Crazy, huh?" she frowned.

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(Del)

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"Not crazy at all, unfortunately," Del sighed.? "Too many people think that the ordinary rules of basic decency don't apply to us because we're not human.? Not in their eyes, anyway."

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"We try to keep a low profile," she went on as they continued on down the hall.? "We try to let people like ourselves know we're here without being in-your-face about it with the general public. And most of the time that's enough to avoid any trouble.? But then there are always the Grays out there, lurking and watching for anyone they think might be of use to them, whether willingly or unwillingly."

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"I can handle some of them if I see them coming.? I simply make them have a bad feeling about where they are and what they're doing, like a sixth-sense is warning them to go somewhere else.? But my abilities aren't much good against someone who's aware and determined on finding us."? She turned to give Sadie an inquiring look.? "We can always use people who're good at alternate means of persuasion when they're needed."

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