Ahhhh... Wales...

[genequeen]

The trip out into the Welsh countryside was generally pleasant. Wide open countryside without millions of people was an amazing thing for Maddy. She could feel the stress of maintaining shields rolling off of her. She still has to maintain them but the level of chatter she's blocking out drops down, mostly, to the people on the train.

It is a short trip but the private carriage is worth the expense. It also allows her to indulge in as much relaxation as she really ever gets. Pete is a skilled conversation partner to say the least. It seems a shame that they can't just ride the train back and forth for a week or two but work calls.

Unfortunately, there are murders that need to be resolved. Finding a psychic killer will also be pleasant - if more in a vengeance sort of way.

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[agent_wisdom]

While Maddy stares out at the countryside, Pete stares at her. It never escapes his notice just how stunningly beautiful she is--for being an exact clone of Jean Grey, he's always found Madelyne to be more attractive. Not sure how that works, exactly, but there it is.

"No need to stare so hard, love. There will still be sheep farms on our way back--and in a hundred years, when the rest of Brittania has ventured off onto outer space."

[genequeen]

"It isn't the sheep so much as the lack of people," she says, looking toward him. She's mostly been enjoying the lack of pressure on her shields. Looking at him is a little dangerous, though, in this lovely private cabin on the train.