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[It's a weird sort of deja vu to go to sleep in one's own bed only to wake up on the ground in the middle of some forest. His first instinct was to assume it was a hugely unfunny joke, and he picked himself up and groped around the closest trees, eyes clenched tightly.]

Very funny, guys! Now give me back my glasses before I end up hurting someone.

[He gropes at two of the nearest trees, trying to gather his sense of direction. He'd memorized every tree around the perimeter of the school for just this occasion. This one is as thick as one of the old oaks, but didn't have any of the telltale carvings he'd notched into the closest trees years ago. That means he's either out farther than he thought or that this isn't a prank at all.]

Whoever's out there, this isn't going to solve anything. [It can't be Mystique again. Mystique is dead.] We can talk about this. You don't have to put everyone into such a dangerous situation.

[There isn't any answer. That means worse things. Had there been an attack? Was he separated from everyone again? There's only one way to find out.]

Look, I don't know if anyone can hear me. But if you can and you're close by, please get back right now!

[He dares to open his eyes, for just a flash of information. A beam shoots out, splintering the tree in front of him and sending chunks of wood blasting out in all directions. Luckily, there hadn't been anyone standing there, though he was almost positive he'd seen a rabbit. And if he'd seen a rabbit, that rabbit wasn't alive anymore. It was a mistake to check at all.]

It's fine, Summers. [He coaches himself now that he assumes he's alone.] You've done this before. Just reach out to Jean and she'll come find you and everything'll work out again. Assuming she's all right. Jean, please be all right.

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[GERMAN ACCENTS ARE LIKE HONEY IN HIS EARS RIGHT NOW. Except that totally explains why he doesn't seem to be anywhere near home, doesn't it?]

Kurt! Is this one of your pranks? You're going to be washing the jet for weeks after a stunt like this.

[YOU DON'T TAKE ADVANTAGE OF SOMEONE'S POWERS LIKE THAT, KURT. Not cool.]

Hey! Don't blame me! You know I wouldn't send you anywhere without your glasses. That's just too far! Not to mention... We don't even have the jet here!

[But how to go about explaining where they actually are...]

That's not making any sense to me, Kurt. Slow down and start from the beginning.

Oh man, that's going to take all day! [He whines for a moment but shakes his head.] I mean, the thing is... we're not home anymore. Not even in the same world!

[There's. ....something really familiar about that. Scott's just not sure how or why yet.]

What do you mean? This isn't the place you go when you teleport, is it? [He thought it would be warmer there.]

Definitely not! For one, this place looks a lot less like Donkey Kong's volcano level. But the thing is, it may be more scenic but we're stuck here. We should figure out where you're at first, right? Then you can do some looking for yourself!

[There's the sound of a bamf. Kurt is now in the item shop, browsing the shelves for Scott's glasses while keeping the journal open.]

I tried to take a look around. There's a lot of trees. It wasn't safe to figure out more than that. It didn't look like anyone was nearby.

And. And did you say 'stuck here'? [that moment when you know the answer on a pop quiz but it's just not coming to the front of your brain.]

Right. Trees. The forest. Do you know that you're talking to a book right now? If you follow my voice you can grab it... Maybe if you can turn on the video I can see just where you are.

But... yeah. We're stuck. This place is called Luceti, and it's got bad news written all over it.

[Talking books and a forest and LUCETI THAT'S IT THAT'S THE WORD.]

Luceti?? Luceti's real? I thought it was a dream I had after Mexico.

What? No way! Dude, you dreamed about Luceti? How come you never told me about it?

[He kneels down to gather the book now that he knows there's a book to gather.]

I don't know... I guess I forgot about it until just now.

Now that's just weird. [He knew that Scott had been here in the past. So he remembers?] But... hey, man, take it easy. And try to find that video. I'm looking for your glasses right now. [CAN HE FIND THEM.] Hopefully, we'll have you up and running in no time.

[ASK YOUR SISTER KURT SHE'S PROBABLY RIGHT THERE.]

Yeah, sorry. It's harder when you can't

[That was him accidentally severing the conversation. It takes a minute before he realizes the error.]

--rt? Did it work?

Try again, man. I think you got the off button.

Give me a break. You try working this stuff with your eyes closed.

[More fumbling, but eventually the video finds its way on via the "mashing every button" method. Yep those sure are trees. And the smouldering remains of an obvious accident. That's there too.]

I'll pass. [He looks at the feed with some concern.] And you - you should focus on keeping that "eyes closed" thing going on. [He grabs the ruby glasses from a shelf.] The fuzzy man is on his way!

[And some bamfing occurs as he works out where Scott is.]

I'll get right on that. [Kurt is the most helpful buddy ever. :|

But with the promise of an impending rescue, Scott finally feels secure enough to settle down and work on the journal. Other people are starting to be noisy. He might as well do what he can to remember how this works.]

[It's not long before there's a bamf. And Kurt is holding the glasses out towards Scott.]

Here's your delivery! You just need to sign for it.

[JEEZ KURT GIVE A GUY SOME WARNING. He jumps up, squeezing his eyes tighter to keep from blinking in surprise.]

You scared me. But thanks.

[He gropes for his glasses, but isn't quite reaching at all in the right direction.]

Way to be the fearless leader! And you might want to try reaching more towards my voice.

Or you could try just handing them to me.

[But at least he's sort of grabbing in the right area this time. He might get a handful of fur instead though.]

Hey! Hands off the merchandise! [He pulls back a bit to free his fur, then he tries putting the glasses directly into Scott's hands.] Just take your glasses already, oh grabby one!

[THAT works. Scott accepts the glasses and sets them back on his face, cautiously opening his eyes.]

Oh man, are you a sight for sore eyes!

And for laser eyes, too!

[He says with a bright smile. It's been so long, he missed his bro so much. So he immediately raises his hand for a high five... from which he will pull Scott into a hug.]

[He's happy to return that high five -- but you know what? A hug works just as well. He gives Kurt a manly clap on the back.]

How've you been holding up here? Everything's still okay?

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