I'm not worried.

I'm sure Jubilation is quite all right.

It's not as though I care, anyway. She's obnoxious, loud-mouthed, and she takes bad taste to a whole new level. She treated me like her own personal pet, bringing me apples all the time, behaving as if condescending to me was some marvellous act of kindness.

I'm not worried in the slightest.

Jono will be taking good care of her, I'm sure. He did quite well with me when I was trapped in the Penance-form. Despite his gloomy demeanour, he is rather soft-hearted. No doubt she is running roughshod over him.

I have absolutely no need to concern myself with them. I'm certain that Ms Frost was exaggerating when she began throwing the words 'death' and 'suicidal depression' around. Jubilee is not the sort to allow anything to get her down for long. She has simply realised that the academic life is not for her, and returned to her old life. The school is much quieter and more orderly without her.

...

If she were here, I'd slap her for intruding herself on my thoughts this way. I don't even like her... much.

How dare she do this to me? Yes, well, Wolverine did not spend every minute with her nursing her through her trauma. In case she has not noticed, *I* spent several YEARS trapped in the Penance-form, unable to so much as speak, and nobody rushed to hold MY hand when I got out.

Admittedly, Everett has somewhat suddenly abandoned his pursuit of her in order to focus his amorous attentions on Gaia. What he sees in her, I am not sure. Perhaps it is the rather tastelessly pink hair. Jubilee, Gaia... perhaps he's colourblind.

I suppose that his sudden swerve in alliegance may have hurt Jubilee's feelings a little.

*I* certainly wouldn't appreciate being so cavalierly tossed aside the minute a new interest appeared.

It's completely ridiculous, of course. Everett and Gaia have nothing in common at all. He's simply getting carried away by his hormones. And she is merely flirting.

I had thought better of him, I must admit. His behaviour was callous, irresponsible, and downright cruel. He dropped Jubilee like a hot potato to run after another girl in the most blatant way possible.

But I'm not worried about her.

She's a very resilient person. I am certain that whatever she's going through, she will deal with in her own inimicable fashion.

The school is much quieter now. More sedate.

Less colourful.

I'm not worried.

Such a flamboyant gesture is absolutely typical of her. It's rather tacky, really. She cannot even be miserable without demanding attention.

Of course, if she'd *had* attention, this problem would never have arisen.

It's ridiculous of me to miss her.

She's a spoiled, selfish, lazy, talkative, hyperactive, nosy, pushy, under-achieving, styless, irritatingly cheerful, over-friendly, kind, gentle, trusting, courageous...

...brat...

Jubilee, when you get back I'm going to slap you silly for this.

Why didn't you *say* something? Why choose now to shut your ever-in-motion mouth for the first time in probably your entire life? Were you deliberately *trying* to be difficult, or are you just naturally good at it?

Why did you go away?

We could have helped you. We should have. We would have. You should have told us something was wrong.

I'm not worried about you, of course.

I don't do worry. That would imply that I care.

I *do* care, of course, but I prefer not to indulge in those excesses of emotion which are so prevalent here at the school. That would be plebian in the extreme. Unlike some people, I prefer to maintain my dignity. Aloof calm, even in the direst circumstances, is the mark of the true aristocrat.

Jono had better be taking good care of you, or I'm going to do something extremely painful to him.

And you take care of yourself, do you hear me? Try to force yourself to consume something besides sugar occasionally, remember that changing your socks is conducive to healthy feet, and if possible, take the odd bit of exercise.

I miss you.

Take care.

I know you can do it.

I know you'll be all right.

I'm not worried.

Not worried at all.