The X-Project

As we've discussed, Tommy's no longer in a condition to need or warrant his remaining down here in the medlab. We can manage his remaining physiotherapy just as well if he is rooming in the mansion proper and, with Maddie and Hank heading to off to distant shores, it would be very good to not have to worry for a while about the requirements of a live-in patient, even one who's not on the critical list anymore.

I've spoken with Tommy about it and he is by no means thrilled with the idea of living amongst us full time but is... willing. Particularly after the incident this afternoon when I took him out to see the proof of his mutation and we ran into a rather vile specimen of FoHumanity. Duncan Brooks, our good Police Chief Brooks' youngest son. Madelyn, from what little I could pick up from the boy's mind I fear your suspicions about the local police force may be spot on. At any rate, Duncan made it quite clear that if Tommy "dares" to leave the grounds again he will end up quite dead.

I know some of you have your reservations about housing him with the students, I have some of my own and certainly they are going to fuss (and more than), but it is abundantly clear that our guest is going to be around for a good while and he will be our student for a while as well, as he has no idea how to control his powers (and, incidentally, will, I think, do quite well with normal classwork as well). I still think that putting him, alone, into one of the 18+boy double suites is our best choice - we won't have to worry about any scuffles with a roommate and he'll be somewhat separated from the rest of the students without, I hope, this being seen as either a privilege or tacit approval of his bigotry as he will still be being housed in the dormitory rooms.