Postcards
Come Thursday afternoon, tucked into the PO box numbered 240 in Emerson's Holloway Hall, two postcards have been delivered. Both are addressed to Jamie Madrox, though one is considerably in worse shape than the other. That one battered postcard - creased, worn, and a corner torn - bears the image of the skyline of Sydney, Australia and a flourishing font which reads 'Welcome to Sydney!' On the other side, scrawled in hasty but legible print:
Hey, Madrox. Don't know how good I'll be at this postcard thing. I'd say 'wish you were here' or 'miss you' but, uuh... Hope you're doing well. ~ B
P.S. Sorry about the 'card. It kinda went through a little ordeal.
The next, edges still crisp and new, presents an image of a tall and lean temple, the facade a mosaic of foriegn gods and goddesses. Liner notes on the opposite side mention it being a Hindu temple in Singapore.
HA! Damn, you wouldn't believe how hard it is to find a friggen mailbox. I'm doing good, having fun, just got here a week or so ago. It's kind of weird writing to you... Anyway, I'm looking at Hong Kong next maybe. Or Cambodia just cause of the name. It's great how wide open this world is. I hear America's a mess right now. Hope you're alright! ~ B
Across the city, in West Greenwich, another delivery has been made. Somehow, someway, speckled with colourful foriegn stamps and rerouted from Xavier's to land in the box of apartment #1400, is a brown package. Addressed simply to Rogue, it bears no return address, though 'CAMBODIA' has been stamped in red in the corner of the box.
Within is a well-kept, neat fold of green material. When removed, the item proves to be a well-loved jacket, an X crossing over the chest, from one side to the other. The jacket smells faintly of something exotic, and neatly pinned to the breast presents the reason why: a pressed flower of the orchid family, stark white save for goldenrod stamen. Attached is a small scrap of parchment.
You may need this more than me. The memories of you mean so much more. You're still in my thoughts. I hope this finds you well. Wish you were here. ~ B





