I love the idea of an independent Marie, someone who wasn't found by Logan but recruited by Magneto first-you really manage to balance her southern personality well with her angst and her personal trauma without making her sound emo/suicidal.

Running with the anti-emo sentiment I really love those few chapters in there where Logan is discovered as taking money from Xavier to hang out with Marie. It was a logical idea which you flourished with detail beautifully. You make it really easy to see the look on Logan's face and the pain that Marie feels you kinda feel too. I think it was realistic situation where he storms off because he hoped she'd figure out on her own the depths of his sincerity.

Now for the big enchilada, this current chapter. There have been many versions of the "Marie touched Logan and Logan gets his memories and madness ensures" scene. I would have to tip my hat to you in regards to this scene. Again, the detail was fantastic but what really made this chapter stand out as unique was the way you added Logan giving her a pep talk as she tried to make her way through the mingled memories. It was a refreshing touch to see an in depth struggle of her memories as well as Logan saying "you can do it just fight."

I can't wait to read the next chapter...oh and I love this title.

Author's Response: Wow! Thanks so much for the awesome feedback! I too love an independent Marie. In this story, it may seem that she is holding back a bit from the sassy southerner that she is, but it's on purpose. She's a ninteen yr. old girl who went from loving parents that ended up despising her, to being a part of the brotherhood, to now living in a home where no one really likes her. And on top of all of this, is a world that doesn't except her. Anyone who would go through that would be standoffish and not very confident. Don't worry, our girl will get there. The one thing I wanted to see in the movies, as much as I wanted to see Logan and Marie get together, is what it was like for Marie when she touched Logan. If she takes peoples memories and abilties then she had to have faced the Wolverine. Imagine having this killing machine in your head and yet having the man in there too. I wanted to show Logan and Wolverine seperate yet one in the same...LOL! It gets a little confusing when I try to explain, but I'm so glad you liked what I did with it. And again thank you for pointing out the title, I totally missed that! LOL

And you just had to end it here!!! Now i'm gonna be bouncing on my poor chair till the next one ;-)))

Author's Response: I'm sorry...I just felt that was the right place to end it :) I'll try to get an update out as soon as possible so you can stop bouncing.