Work As Usual

[doctor-jeangrey.livejournal.com]

Jean Grey sat at what she considered her 'desk', looking over the notes she'd jotted down after her last session with Sam. Working as usual. Frowning, she reached up, pressing the fingers of her right hand against her temple. Her head was beginning to throb and she knew that it was because she hadn't ventured far from the med lab and honestly she'd been so wrapped up in taking care of Sam that she'd hardly given herself a thought.

It was better that way though. If she kept busy she wouldn't have to think of... Anything else. Of Scott, the Professor, the school and the students.... And not of Logan either. Busy was good.

Lowering her hand, her eyebrows raised slightly, sensing the presence of one of the crew behind her. "You know," she started, her voice soft - keeping her back to the person in question. "It's not really polite to not announce yourself." She's not scolding - it's more... Like a reminder.
 

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[demonbloodsam.livejournal.com]

"Um..." Sam shifted uneasily in his chair. Technically he wasn't supposed to be sharing too much of what his family did. Hell, he'd gotten on Dean's case the past few days for doing that very thing,even though Sam had already shared quite a bit with Kate, Leela, Cybil, and Xander. But, considering Jean had been the one inside his head, helping him to reorganize his memories, he doubted there wasn't anything she couldn't just take from his head if she wanted to.

"You, uh, you saw what my family does, right? You know, when you were helping me and everything? Well, that's basically why. I mean, it's not exactly safe and we're pretty much on the road all the time so settling down is pretty much impossible. And, over the years, we've made our fair share of enemies who'd like to see us dead or hurt the people we care about. So, settling down and doing the whole white-picket fence and minivan kinda life isn't really something we'll probably ever have."

[doctor-jeangrey.livejournal.com]

Jean had seen what his family does, and while she understood why he'd feel that he couldn't have a 'normal' life... A part of her wonders what normal is anyway, and that it's sad that Sam can't have what he considers normal.

"Well, you're not there now," she points out gently. "Not that I think you should go amongst the crew and try to find someone to start a family with." She grins at that one - she's really honestly not saying that.

"But, friends surely? We're all basically trying to do the same thing here. Get back to our worlds and lifes. Making friends wouldn't be such a bad thing to do."

[demonbloodsam.livejournal.com]

Sam nodded, reflecting on what Jean had said. "Maybe."

He is silent again for several moments as he considers whether making friends will actually be worth it if they're just going to end up getting split up again to go back to the craziness that is their own world.

"So, what about? You got a family?" he asked, finally jarring himself back to the conversation.

[doctor-jeangrey.livejournal.com]

"Well yes of course," Jean said shifting slightly in her seat. She doesn't talk a lot about her family.

"But I really consider the people I worked with my family." She frowns slightly a pang of sadness washing through her, but she quickly shook it off.

[demonbloodsam.livejournal.com]

"Oh yeah? They pretty good people I take it?" Sam asked.

[doctor-jeangrey.livejournal.com]

"Yes, they are very good," Jean replied, smiling. "It's weird not being around them."

[demonbloodsam.livejournal.com]

"Sounds nice," he said pensively.

[doctor-jeangrey.livejournal.com]

"What does? Them being nice or it being weird not being around them?"

She's teasing him of course, she does get what he's saying.

[demonbloodsam.livejournal.com]

"Just having them," Sam explained. "It's pretty much just been Dean and I for a while. Dad and I didn't exactly get along much when he was alive so... We weren't exactly the Bradys. And I guess part of me just wonders what that'd be like."

[doctor-jeangrey.livejournal.com]

"Well I wouldn't say we're like the Brady's either..." Not unless there were some missing episodes where there were crazy mutants intent on pushing non mutants behind them, or missing episodes of Cindy and Marcia using the Danger Room to hone their powers.

She smiles understandingly though, "I'm sure all of us wish some part of their life was a bit different than what it turned out to be."

[demonbloodsam.livejournal.com]

"Yeah," Sam agreed. Unfortunately, all this talk about 'what he wished his life could have been like' was starting to make Sam feel more than a little depressed...and that's coming from someone who, according to Dean, couldn't even draw a straight line anymore.

"So, uh...anyway...how you wanna go about figuring what all this stuff is?" he asked, deciding talking had become a little over-rated.

[doctor-jeangrey.livejournal.com]

Sensing that Sam's pretty much over the conversation, Jean decides to just let it go... For now.

"Well," she said turning and looking at some of the instruments. "I guess we can take them to the sensoriums, or ..."

She trails off and looks over at Sam. "Though this can all wait until after you've rested a bit," she paused, holding up a hand to ward off any sort of argument that Sam might try to make. "Rest. Now. Don't make me pick you up and put you in the bed myself."