[hr][hr][center][h3][b][color=12ABB0]Neil Spellman[/color]
[img]https://64.media.tumblr.com/86cec6d38d47218f7dafbb840a74b7f1/2089eac01cae8eb6-05/s250x400/1e755ce4912f22c6e13fb41c2a3d9d26d767286b.gif[/img][/b][/h3][hr][b][color=12ABB0]Location:[/color][/b] the Asteroid
[b][color=12ABB0]Skills:[/color][/b] Necromancy
[url=https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/540051583430295574/1073121327063498852/celebrity-style-style-timeline-2008-04-stsl05_itboy0803.png]~Fit Check~[/url][hr][hr][/center]	Neil didn't mind that Annie had grabbed onto them, or that her hand lingered on their chest. If they helped her to feel safe, they were glad. This situation was incredibly stressful, even by X-Men standards. The fragility of the space station was as great a threat as Magneto and Exodus were, if not more. They were still staring in shock at the spot where Max had been, and as they reached out with their necromantic senses, they couldn't feel the energy of a death. He was alive. Maybe. Neil had been wrong before - they had thought Lance had been dead earlier and he turned out to be fine. 

	[color=12ABB0]"I'm okay,"[/color] Neil said softly to Annie. Everyone else seemed to be more or less... indifferent? to whether Max had lived or died. Granted they all didn't really know Max, but still, Max was a living breathing person. They were X-Men, they were supposed to care about saving lives. The indifference was unsettling to them. The others were just moving along down the hallway, eventually running into a brunette that Neil didn't recognize. 

	The wind picked up, becoming more and more violent, and Neil squinted, holding out a hand to protect their eyes. The chaos and the trials seemed to be never ending in this place. Neil was less and less convinced that this station was fit to sustain life for very long at all. Before they could figure out the source of the wind though, a portal opened up in front of them and the ancient, wise wizard collapsed into their arms. They managed to catch him despite their surprise, as Neil studied Max's face. Relief filled his body. The mage was alive. But even his magnificent powers were no match for the tempest they were facing. 	

	Neil couldn't take their eyes off of Max. They noticed in that moment how beautiful he was. [color=12ABB0]"Are you okay?"[/color] they murmured. [hr][hr][center][h3][b][color=cc33ff]Guin Stark[/color][/b][/h3][img]https://64.media.tumblr.com/2c7919d1c6222c4f923a38e3e509c948/tumblr_inline_odikgj8J1Y1rifr4k_250.gif[/img][hr][b][color=cc33ff]Location:[/color][/b] Asteroid M 
[b][color=cc33ff]Skills:[/color][/b] Telepathy
[url=https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/540051583430295574/1072030188843577394/IMG_6201.jpg]~Fit Check~[/url] [hr][hr][/center]	Guin shook her head at Pietro's suggestion that they might get lucky and Max would just die. She didn't wish death on him - even if she had just told Pietro she did. It was a frustration response, her anger poking out. If anything, she'd rather scream at Max for being so reckless and stupid, and then convince Mary to kick him off the team. He'd barely been a member anyways. Maybe they could just make a clean break and fire all of the new people at once. They didn't need them - they were dead weight at best. And at worst, they were Max. 

	They pressed onwards, shortly running into Miranda - Pietro's adoptive / step-mom from the reality Wanda had created. Guin wasn't in the mood to watch Magneto have an awkward encounter with his ex, they had more important things going on - namely, Mary just so happened to contact her telepathically, whispering into her head. 

	Guin's eyes widened as Mary explained everything that was happening - that the strange failures and whatnot happening were somewhat due to the actions of this asshole Cortez, who was hyping everyone's powers up out of control. [color=cc33ff]"It's someone named Cortez, he's amping up people's powers till they lose control,"[/color] she explained. Right on queue, a huge gale broke out and Guin instantly assumed that it was also connected to this Cortez person. Max popped back up, thankfully not dead, and Guin was going to yell at him later - but they had a situation to deal with now. 

	[color=cc33ff][i]Got it, can you shut him down?[/i][/color] Guin asked Mary telepathically. 

	[color=cc33ff]"I can go with you two, too,"[/color] Guin offered. She somewhat partially assumed Pietro would want her to be one of the two anyways.