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"So shoot, why else would I help?" Alex felt he had to chime in. "Because.... what if it were you instead?" Having gained a bit of the spot light, Alex explained his case. "You were at the dance, too. What if it were you instead of Tommy? What if, while you were dancing with that girl, you got approached by that drug addict? What if you were the one accused of being a dealer? Well, the X Men would have approached you just the same, and of course ask you to turn out your pockets. Now you'd be completely assured of your own innocence so you'd comply, but hey, lo and behold, you got some narcotics on you. You'd look pretty damn guilty, right?"

Alex took a moment, building up the nerve to get to the point. "And freaking out like Tommy did, though this may just be my perspective, may not be reasonable, but it would be understandable. Especially if your use to normal life, where there are no telepaths that can say 'hey, he's telling the truth'. Correct me if I'm wrong, but unless your a moron you'd want someone to help clear your name, too. Well, that's where Tommy is, and you could be a defining factor. You have the information that could help him, but are you really going to let him take the fall just cause you don't like him? What does that say about you?" Alex knew he was getting dangerously close to a boundary, but he wanted to make his point clear. He knew the next words he'd say would most likely result in receiving a fist to his face. Talking alone was enough for Alex to become a target in his old life, but mutant or not, this was asking for it.

"A-and you know what?" Alex continued, losing a bit of his courage and taking a step back. "I'd haphazard a guess that if that girl you were with was here right now, had all the facts that you were just given, and knew you could help but wouldn't cause some stupid argument in the hallway......" Don't say it..... Just don't. Your going to get punched. Despite his mental warning to himself, Alex continued. "Well, I think she'd be lookin' at you a whole lot differently than she was at the dance....."

Smooth, bone-head.......