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Marie-Ange requests a favor from Quentin, who is all to happy to assist, but as distressed by a sudden powers malfunction.

( Christmas was weeks ago and yet you're still giving out presents? Bitch, all you had to say was ACAB and I'd do anything for you. )

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(Slightly backdated) Marie-Ange visits Arthur as he continues to recover, and they discuss the cost of foresight as friends and nothing else.

( Arthur, I am a spy. I love secrets. Even the sad ones. )

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Amanda debriefs Arthur on what he saw in District X with Death. He defaults to old habits at first, but eventually drops the act.

( It's not a movie, so stop giving me this bollocks about set design. )

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Arthur continues to recover, now with the temporary aid of a power inhibitor.

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April brings a tired friend back to the suite and she and Arthur briefly discuss Friday’s journal discussions.

( I try not to hold things people say while they’re injured and drugged against them. )

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Arthur is still losing track of his place and time, but he’s practicing getting better.

( Continue forever until it comes naturally. )

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Hope Summers is revealed to have been haunting Arthur’s recovery.

( You didn't have to do that — I was supposed to do better. )

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The apology tour hits a detour when Marius visits Arthur. There's a fundamental gap in understanding.

( But he drowned, and drowned, and — )

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Backdated to January 10. After determining that Marius is no longer a threat, Doug gets to the task of scrubbing footage that might show his face. Marie-Ange comes to visit him with lunch and check in on their post-Black Horse discussion about his nanites and Clan Akkaba.

( I texted you a caloric request because your girlfriend is the Bottomless Pit of Brighton. )

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The apology tour concludes with Garrison. It's awkward, as such things tend to be, but it turns out they have some common ground.

( Both of us are dealing with outside factors controlling us. But you're welcome here. However long you need it. )

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Amanda, recently extricated from NYC, receives a supplicant -- with a request.

( What happens next for you? Are you going to stay? Go back home? Somewhere in the middle? )

April proves surprisingly unfazed by both Marius' apology and the general explanation of his mutation, although this might be expected from someone who recently spent weeks locked in the form of an alien symbiote.

( You're not the first person to say they're not staying, you probably won't be the last. )

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Arthur, stable due to Warren’s blood donation, is moved up from the Medlab to his own suite to recover. Haller and Terry have temporarily relocated to aid in his recovery.

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Arthur, Haller, and Felix receive a visit from Hope Abbott. She has brought a gift.

( Damn it, Arthur. )

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It wasn’t over.

( Logic was out for the day. )

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As it turns out, Molly meets the whole Horseman thing with admirable equanimity.

( It's cool. I think a lot of people have been temporarily evil before. )

An uncomfortable conversation with Kurt proves easier than it might have been.

( No apology is needed, you know. )

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The apology tour starts with Gabe. There really is no good way to say 'sorry for the throttling.'

( There's no Band-Aid. Shit takes time. But at least we can talk about it. )

Next stop on the tour: Jubilee (with ample carbohydrates as offerings).

( Kid, if I’m ever unhappy that someone lived when maybe they could have died it’s probably time to put me down. )

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After Marius’s warning about the side effects of his feeding, the medlab team works to give Arthur an extra dose of healing to offset his reduced recovery.

Content warning: mental distress

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Warren has his blood drawn for donation by Dr. Jean Grey. Haller tries to keep tensions low.

( You'll feel a little prick. Just like you. )

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Warren visits Arthur after the transfusion is successful, and Arthur shares his worries about healing.

( Wait, so you used to not be all golden retriever? Were you a chihuahua once? )

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Sam comes to visit Arthur sometime after the transfusion. Arthur confesses some of what’s been haunting him.

( Mamaw said God can be killt. )

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Marius' second visitor is somewhat less precious about his feelings than Kyle. Understandably, as she had previously used them as the basis for a magical IED.

( I dunno how much you actually remember from that whole fight, but I wanted to apologize for the part where I impaled you. )

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Arthur, still depowered, remains under observation in the Medlab following his injuries during Death's advance on District-X. His condition is not improving, but he’s stable enough for visitors.

Content warning for all: mental distress, potentially disturbing content

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Quentin has questions, but Arthur is not entirely himself.

( You're not a fighter, Arthur. Why did you put yourself into that situation? )

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Beatrice reads to Arthur to help ease him, but Arthur isn’t following her own plot.

( Of course I'm real, Arthur. )

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Terry tries to get Arthur to eat and he’s confused, but worse? He’s not hungry.

( Y'don't need t'worry about Death any longer. )

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After the formal debrief, it's Kyle's turn to interrogate his old friend.

( How about next time you just fucking tell someone, okay? )

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After a Horseman's defeat, an X-Man regains consciousness.

( Frainchement, Marius .... qu'est-ce que t'as fait? )

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In the aftermath of BAPH, Liam goes to think and work on a project in the woodshop. Sharon seeks him out.

( Do we not always land on our feet? )

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After Kyle leaves the medlab, Terry takes care of a few things, then goes to join him in his suite. She's met by what she should've expected, not what she hoped for.

( What if he doesn't wake up? )

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The morning after the attack on District X, Shatterstar and Liam check in on each other.
( We survived, so... we win. )

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Eighteen hours after his encounter with Death, Arthur awakes in observation under the watchful eye of Haller.

(Potential content warning: mental distress)

( Nothing. No starburst. No power. )