"Because this isn't happening," he said in a low voice "This isn't the real world. It's a construct. A trick. I should be dead right now and I'm not. And if this isn't real? If this is all in my head? That means I can bend the rules." His grin returned. "That means I can beat you."
His grip on her shoulders tightened.
"You want my powers? You wanna suck me dry? Then you get the whole deal. You get the superpowers. You get the army." Beat. "And you get the itty bitty living space."
Still squeezing her shoulders Jamie closed his eyes and did a remarkable thing: he started to absorb Rogue.
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Date: 2007-06-07 01:44 am (UTC)His grip on her shoulders tightened.
"You want my powers? You wanna suck me dry? Then you get the whole deal. You get the superpowers. You get the army." Beat. "And you get the itty bitty living space."
Still squeezing her shoulders Jamie closed his eyes and did a remarkable thing: he started to absorb Rogue.