ALL NOVEL Chapter 111: 108
We arrived at Queen Bee's palace and she was practically hanging off me with only barest distance for what social propriety demanded. To say that Jean was non plused with the fact of my involvement with Queen Bee would be a understatement. She constantly questioned my closeness to her constantly. Jean had deep dependency issues as she was never really allowed to explore various relationships.
Every aspect of Jean's life has been carefully curated so now that it has crumbling around her she latched on to the next beacon of stability. She has begun to view me as a both an authoritative figure and as a potential love interest. I'm only a potential love interest because she hasn't fully accepted the idea of being in a harem but I was also the one to validate her fears and teach her about her abilities. She knows that she can't dictate or control me as that would make her the same as Xavier. I also hint at my interest without pushing allowing her take the next step but she is unsure about how to proceed. Jean is a beautiful woman that has been in only one serious relationship so while she is used to being pursued she out of her depth in pursuing another.
Tabling the issue of Jean, Queen Bee and I have become fast friends bordering on becoming something more. It was clear she had nefarious intentions early on but has since come around to a degree. This doesn't mean that if she would risk everything for me as her ambition would come first but she might go out of her way for me just to help. The past week and a half we've been almost inseparable. This has made Jean jealous but uncertain of how to act.
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Susan Storm (Baxter building)
Reed has become obsessed with Julian Black even though he was the the one to screw up the meeting. Reed is trying to recreate his terraforming technology which has thrusted Black Technology into the forefront of technological industry. It has also reignited many people's desires to travel to space. I tried to convince Reed to take a break but he wouldn't listen and has become more determined to study it as well as keeping an eye on what Julian is up to next.
I asked Ben to convince him to at least to come out of the lab but Reed turned it around saying that this could be the key to restoring Ben. I was disgusted that Reed would give Ben such hope when it wasn't even clear if possible using this. Jhonny was just living it up as usual leaving me to run the business to keep myself busy and not thinking about my relationship with Reed. I could really use some to talk to but with business, being a hero and my failing relationship I never really had time. Any friends I had a long time ago are now gone living there own lives. I am now increasingly aware of how alone I am and I now realize that I need a change in life but I'm unsure what it is just yet.
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Batman (Watchtower)
The Justice League would soon be heading to Mars to verify Julian Black's statement about life on Mars. With everything that has going on it was nearly impossible to find the time to make the trip. Now that Julian was busy with a diplomatic mission the League can assess the situation of Mars. John and Clark would have had to go alone if we were held up any longer but I was against the idea as John and Clark were almost evenly matched. Should the worst come to pass and Jhon turned out to be a sleeper agent then Clark would be at risk as he is always holding back.
Coming on this inspection it would be me, Diana, Clark, Hal Jordan and Jhon. The rest of League will be on stand by in case anything occurs while we are gone or if we need back up. I've also given both Barbara and Alfred instructions on what to do should we not return to earth in the scheduled time frame. Alfred has additional instructions on what to do if Julian finally gets back to us about Dick's injuries. Until then he will be in contact with Victor (Cyborg) and monitor Julian's actions.