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August 8
2003:
2004: Cecilia talks to Scott about the X-Men. Betsy and Scott make the first moves towards re-establishing their relationship. Moira is diagnosed with an ulcer. Shinobi tells Nathan the Askani showing themselves to Alphonso de la Rocha was a bad tactical move. Asgard (plot): A mute Alison meets a dragonfied Frank the Lizard; Jamie finds Miles in a neighbouring dwarf-clan's mines; Jamie and Miles find Marie-Ange and Shiro in Asgard City; Doug is found in the meadhall by Jamie's group; Alison finds Illyana acting as Hel's enforcer.
2005: Nathan begins investigations into both Gideon Faraday and his father's business connections.
2006: Race Around The World: Amanda and Doug arrive in Madrid.
2007: Yvette's birthday and her friends wish her a happy one. Medusa contacts Nathan about coming for dinner at the palace and they catch up. Pietro reunites with Crystal.
2008: Forge and various other people wish Yvette a happy birthday. Terry announces her birthday surprise was a visit from Bobby. In Alaska, Jean and Deborah discuss Jean's desire to have children.
2009: Jubilee breaks into Forge's lab and takes him out for birthday drinks. Sarah emails Forge to wish him late birthday wishes. Jean-Phillipe leaves a birthday card on Yvette's door; Catseye leaves venison burgers from a deer she caught herself for Forge and Yvette's birthdays (along with other presents); Yvette posts about her birthday and the year she's had. Home and Native Land: Lil tells Garrison she's staying with her husband. Clarice gives Lex some advice on the X-Men. Jennie takes Forge out for a belated birthday celebration and they talk about Jay and the team. Angelo visits Nathan to express his pleasure at Nathan's retirement.
2010: Jean and Kurt take a walk down by the lake to talk and play catchup.
2011: Early in the morning, having stayed at Marie-Ange's overnight, Wade wanders into the kitchen and winds up having a chat with Amanda. Bobby announces he and the Red Sox have returned. Kevin, Molly and Jean leave Yvette birthday gifts; Yvette thanks people for the gifts and is excited about her upcoming party. Amanda and Artie meet for coffee and discuss researching his family. Mortimer Toynbee's Electric Funkedelic Boogaloo: At Yvette's birthday party, Toad and his cohort, Mister M, release an aerosol form of Kick into the air; the Kick impacts on Laurie and Megan's powers first, releasing a burst of happy vibes and sparkly pixie-dust; everyone at the party is impacted, getting happy and huggy; Yvette hugs Toad and accidentally cuts the strap of his face mask, subjecting him to the atmosphere; Kyle and Laura's healing factors kick in and the alarm is raised; Sarah V. is flirty with Callie; Garrison mentions the alarm on the x_team community and is confused.
2012: Matt and Hope meet in the library and discuss Matt's homework before straying to more serious topics. Jean-Phillipe leaves a package of chocolate-dipped apples, bananas and strawberries for Yvette for her birthday; Angel leaves Yvette a shirt that says Life is Good; Sooraya leaves a basket of apples with an apple-shaped necklace on Yvette's bed. Doug leaves Terry a photo and a note saying he owes her a day of "Not Think About It" for her birthday. Megan and Tandy meet in the rec room. Tandy has a training session with Scott that results in a trip to the med lab. Yvette posts thanking everyone for the gifts and birthday wishes and reflects on not being a teenager anymore.
2013: Wade posts about his grocery lists being maimed. Angel witnesses Rachel murdering the punching bag, before dragging her off to the pool for a distraction. Rachel texts Haller from Angel’s phone about killing said punching bag.
2014: Second Thoughts: Jean meets a Gabriel Cohuelo who tries to rob her but at the end she offers him a home. Doug helps Sue work through some issues she had after the run in with the Dweller and Spite.
2015: Cruelty is Bitter Bane: The serial killer reveals himself.
2016: Sharon F.posts about a workout she’d like to try sometimes. Tandy posts about the reactions to her wanting to buy another castle.
2017: Hope A. emails Topaz about her experiences in the diplomatic training program. Sooraya and Angel reminiscence about an old friend over apple pie. Reed emails Sue about being invited to attend a NASA conference.
2018: Gabriel manages to track down Kevin in his "retirement" and is dissatisfied by the response he gets.
2019: Nica posts about finally getting her power levels back up and asks Molly if she’s okay.
2020: Jean wants something, but isn’t sure what. Molly posts about her new job at a tea shop.
2021: Maya shares a TikTok to correct language and pronunciation. Matt and Darcy go on a sort-of first date with goat yoga.
2022: Molly texts Clint about her work on the portal drones. Darcy and Terry share a poolside conversation that dips into personal issues. Neither Garrison or Jean is feeling up for groups, so they both end up on the dock of the boat house, chatting and occasionally singing. Operation: Black Hand: Sarah approaches Kevin for help when her brother is set up and jailed; Kevin announces the new case; Felicia and Gabriel, tailing Margaret Rushman, Sarah’s aunt, discover she is meeting other Maggia family members. Gabe texts Felicia about finding a man he noticed while tailing Margaret.
2023: Very early in the morning, Matt and Match run into each other in the kitchen and chat. At the District X Community Centre, Alani and Sooraya are approached by a purple cat-like mutant asking for help; at the mansion, Clarice gives Sharon S./Catseye a flea treatment before she’s able to come inside. Warren lets the mansion know he’s needing better employees than the ones he already has. Warren comes to Alani’s rescue in the kitchen when her attempt at baking fails spectacularly. Terry texts Kyle about baiting Warren on his journal post to do better with his money. Hope A. emails Bobbi and Warren with her initial wedding planning document.
