Rogue waited impatiently in the medlab, pacing back and forth for Hank to return with the test results. She had stewed over the visions she had for a day before she broke down and confessed to a very worried Gambit about what she'd seen. And here Gambit had beenthinking she had just been anxious about her powers operating without her permission again.
But finding out that they might not be able to have children because she was absorbing the foetus? And that the couple of dizzy spells she had may or may not be a sign of this happening? Naturally the next step had been to talk to Hank and get some tests done. It had been delayed a bit on accoutn of the holiday season but it was finally happening.
Gambit shook his head slightly. A part of him was rather frustrated that they hadn't been as careful as he thought, given his desire to wait a couple of years. Yet another part was relieved that they had found out now rather than later.
Hank
Hank opened the door from his office, holding a few sheets of paper, his glasses balancing delicately on his nose as he came forward to see Rogue.
"I apologise for the delay," he said, somewhat sheepishly. "Bobby has been frequenting the labs and often leaves it in a state of disarray, but I have your test results here."
Rogue and Gambit
Rogue paused in her fretting.
"How come that doesn't surprise me?"
Gambit smiled.
"So..." Rogue swallowed. "Is it true? Is my power still operating without my express permission?"
Hank
Hank paused for a moment, before simply nodding.
"Yes, on a basic level, it is still operating. It is nearly impossible to rid yourself of your power, completely, even with the collar."
Rogue and Gambit
Rogue swore and Gambit hid his amusement at Rogues' normally clean mouth.
"So... I guess... all this time she's also bee absorbing me, as well?" he asked.
Rogue shot him a look of abject horror.
"No... not that can't be..." she denied. "I never got your powers!"
Gambit shrugged.
"You wouldn't neccesarily know you had gotten my powers," he replied. "Besides, you clearly have got some control, seeing as how you been touching any number of people all this time without gaining their abilities."
Rogue buried her head in her arms.
"I suppose this means that Rogues' vision about being told she was absorbing the foetus everytime we conceived a child could be entirely possible?" Gambit asked Hank.
Hank
"That's entirely possible, yes," Hank said carefully. "But that doesn't mean we can't work to prevent that."
He took his glasses off to polish them.
"In fact, it's a very good thing you had that vision," he went on. "I can work on this, with your help, of course, and we can try to find a way to get around that particular problem."
Rogue
Rogue nodded.
"Of course," she replied. "Where shall we begin?"
Hank
"Well, I can conduct some overnight tests, to see power fluctuations over a period of time," Hank suggested.
He glanced around.
"But, perhaps... tomorrow night? I think I need to straighten up the labs and ban Bobby from the mansion."
Rogue
"Okay," Rogue replied eagerly, with a smile at the comment about Bobby. "I'll be here."