[It feels nice, being close like this. But David tries not to focus on it, instead shifting the projection so that it zoomed in on a window, the edges of the building fading away, until it was a little projection of David's room.]

Months. It's been a pretty intense time back home for me. But they wanted me, to help them. It was amazing, to be asked to join the team. I work with some really amazing people. Jean-Paul and his sister Jeanne-Marie are fliers and speedsters, and if they pushed themselves they could hit the speed of light. Or nearly it. Lorna Dane, she's here actually, she's capable of manipulating metal and magnetism, she's the one that made the initial tower. If you ever meet a woman with green hair, far too much smarts, and maybe flying, that's her.

Rachel, she's our telepath and telekinetic, and powerful at that. Also has psychometry, getting to know her has made controlling my gift easier from picking up on how she uses hers. Then there's Akihiro. Dude's about eighty, looks our age. He's the son of a famous mutant named Wolverine, has what we call healing factor so he can survive just about anything, and he has claws too, bone claws. And enhanced senses, and pheromone manipulation.

Then there's Trevor, our youngest member. Eyeboy. He can see, well, everything. I can't even explain how amazing Trevor is. He's the one I work with most closely because he sees all that I need to analyze and I put the pieces together, with data the rest of the team give me.

They're... They're my family right now. I miss them.