Ororo was back, Logan was still gone, and even with Mia there the house was feeling too small. It was so strange to suddenly be with someone who remembered you so differently. Rogue knew she'd done a lot of changing in Luceti, and not all of it for the better, but oddly it was the simple outward changes she'd made, the decisions to step out and be more of herself which left her feeling more self-conscious under Ororo's steady gaze.

So she plead off, for a time, and decided to go for a walk after dark. Maybe she would head towards the Battle Dome, or maybe into town, but either way it was entirely possible she'd manage to cross paths with a New Feather. It was September, and they were everywhere.