(5 Panels)
Panel 1: HAVOK and BEAST are in the X-Mansion Firing Range. HAVOK is wearing his “power focuser” on his chest. On one arm, he’s wearing a piece of equipment that leads to a miniaturized “power focuser” in the palm of his hand. BEAST is currently helping him put a similar device on his other arm.
HAVOK: I don’t need to know how they work, I just need to know what they do.
BEAST (1): …
BEAST (2): Fine. They’ll allow you to focus your energy through your hands instead of off your chest. You should have an easier time aiming, and it’ll give you the option to not shoot your targets at full power.
Panel 2: HAVOK has a wide simile on his face. It’s less at the idea of what he should be able to do now and more at the idea of what else he might be able to with his power.
HAVOK (1): Cool.
HAVOK (2): Beast, you think if you could build a version for my feet, I could pull off flight?
Panel 3: BEAST has nearly finished putting the device on HAVOK’s arm, but pauses as he hears HAVOK’s idea. He’s perplexed by it, but not in a positive way.
BEAST: Flight?
HAVOK: Yah, flight. Push myself through the air.
BEAST: I don’t think your power works like that.
Panel 4: BEAST finishes with the device.
HAVOK: No harm in trying though, right?
BEAST (1): Assuming your idea works, and ignoring the likely collateral damage that could very well result from trying, I expect trying to control yourself in the air would be quite difficult.
BEAST (2): I imagine you’d be as likely to flip upside down and crash into something behind you as you would be to fly in a straight line.
Panel 5: HAVOK looks at BEAST.
HAVOK: Point made and taken.
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