#on one hand she'd be like 'omg Ah'm gonna touch everyone! Ah'm finally gonna kiss Remy and everything just like a normal couple!'

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Though Rogue and Jesse had been rescued from Mister Sinister's lab by the other X Men, the altercations were already complete. Sinister had performed some sort of experiment that switched Jesse's powers with hers, leaving each of them with the other's abilities rather than their own. Beast and the professor were currently attempting to find a way to restore things to the way they were, but, until then, they had no choice but to live with the current situation.

For Rogue, this was a double-edged sword. As much as she absolutely HATED the idea of someone else being burdened with her powers, especially someone as nice as Jesse, there was something LIBERATING about being free from that burden, even if she knows it will only be temporary. And she hates herself for it; it feels selfish of her, being glad for a reprieve if it means someone else has to bear that weight rather than her.

Still, she can't help but feel a sense of EXCITEMENT at the prospect, wanting to take advantage of the opportunity that's been presented to her, no matter how much of a horrible person it makes her. She can touch people's skin; she can feel another's skin on hers for the first time since she was a teenager. She can hold hands with Remy, kiss him, touch him in all the ways a couple is supposed to be able to touch each other...

BUT FIRST, she has to apologize to Jesse for the burden that's now been placed on him, even if it's not actually her fault this happened. She approaches the other mutant tentatively. "Hey, I, uh... Ah'm really sorry 'bout all a' this... Ah wouldn't wanna put this on mah worst enemy, much less one of mah fellow X Men..."