When Scott finds out that leaders can indeed be seen crying and still be respected, he adjusts accordingly.
Kitty had recorded it because she couldn’t believe it. She showed it to Jean because she still didn’t believe it after watching it fifteen times in a row.
“Wow,” Jean said. And, after the third view, “I was joking when I said Sara’s playing could make a statue cry, but - *damn*…”
She accidentally showed it to Rogue because she shoulder-surfed a lot.
Rogue told Kurt. Kurt told Hank. Hank told Ororo.
Rogue also told Jamie. It went viral from there. Or at least, as viral as viral could get while still trapped on Kitty’s phone.
Professor Xavier knew without having to be told. One of the advantages of being the world’s strongest telepath.
Thus, he was prepared when Scott came in to talk.
“Don’t worry about the negative effects of that video,” the Professor began. “You’ll find it sometimes advantageous to show your humanity.”
“How?” Scott wondered.
“Emotion is not evil,” Xavier counseled. “It is part of us and who we are. Leadership is a job, not a personality.”
Next training sim, he let himself ‘out’ a bit more. Showed his concern for his teammates. Let slip a little fear that they came to harm.
Amazingly, they tried all the harder for it.
It was like a miracle.
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