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Despite the... weekend of hell and bitey bitey, Deadpool and Steve were there for class and ready to shape young minds with their hard earned wisdom.

"Okay, so things happened, stuff and blah blah blah. Class time now. No vampires here, thanks."

"Unless you happen to already be a vampire," Steve added quickly. "In which case you are, of course, welcome as long as you do not bite anyone. So! In light of this past week's events, and some confusion that I understand occurred over in that other universe, we thought it would be helpful to discuss ways to determine that your friends are who they say they are without hurting their feelings."

"Or having to kill them in a tragic fashion," Deadpool added. Because he was helpful like that. "There are many reasons why your friend may not be your friend anymore. Shapeshifting aliens, alternate timelines, evil goatees, possession, crazy mind control devices, really weird coincidences with people looking like twins..."

"You forgot actual evil twins," Steve provided helpfully. "Additionally, there are clones and people surgically altered to look like your friends. And I'm sure I'm still forgetting something. But the important thing is, when these things inevitably happen to you, how do you deal with them?"

Twins were easy to forget, okay?

"Like, having a special code word to let you know they're the right person!" Not that it helped, really. "Or having a telepath nearby to help out."

"You can also quiz--subtly your friend on something only they would know. But sometimes even these methods will fail you. Like your friend might have been replaced by a Skrull. In that case, you'll need to consider technology."

"Which they won't have." Really, Steve. Really. "But exists! So, how about we come up with a list of questions to subtly question each other in case of being replaced, kaaaay?"

"That sounds reasonable," Steve agreed. "You never know when it'll come in handy."

"Weeeeell. Get on it, kiddos!"

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Joan frowned. "Anything I can do?"

"I do not know," Raven said. "The other world has affected me greatly. I am not certain it is safe for me to remain here in Fandom."

"Where else would you go?" Joan asked. "Why wouldn't it be safe here?"

"I do not know," Raven said. "And...I do not think it is safe now for others to be near me."

Joan frowned. "Whatever happened over there, that wasn't you," she said.

Raven shook her head. "I truly wish that was true. The others -- they were transformed into vampires, they were stripped of the soul and conscience that guided their actions. I had no such excuse. I am responsible for losing control and allowing a vampire to...."

"Rachel, you were thrown into a terrible situation," Joan said. "Using your abilities against the vampires doesn't mean you're evil."

"If it had only been that, I would be troubled, but not so much as I am now," Raven said. "I allowed a vampire to twist my gifts. And I used them against Professor Skywalker. I forced him to kill me."

"It wasn't you though," Joan insisted. "It was the other Rachel. And you should talk to Professor Skywalker. I'm sure he would agree with me."

"This was after I crossed over to that world, Joan," Raven said. "It was my other self's body, but it was my mind and soul."

"And you were reacting to things that your other self had done prior to you getting there, right?" Joan asked.

"Yes," Raven admitted. "The damage was so much, but I should have been stronger. Instead I made the same mistakes she did and allowed myself to be overcome."

"You had no idea what you were getting yourself into," Joan said. "You can't blame yourself for doing what you had to do in that situation."

"I did not have to turn my gifts against Professor Skywalker," Raven said. "I did it because I wanted to. Because I enjoyed it." Unleashing all that power had been a moment of absolute ecstasy.

"You should talk to him," Joan said again. "Before you make any decisions."

"I do not think I can face him, Joan," Raven said in a heartbreaking whisper. "He has helped me so much, and he had so much faith in me, and I tried to kill him." She unconsciously clutched at her chest and the memory of her wound. That, and the non-existent bite marks on her neck, continued to haunt her. "I could not stop myself. He had to strike me down to stop me from harming others. And I am afraid that may happen to me here."

Joan reached over to pat Rachel reassuringly. "If you want me to come with you, I will," she offered. "I really don't think that you would let something like that happen to you here though. You're so aware that it's a possibility, that you'll do whatever it takes to stop it from happening."

"I did not wish it to happen in that world, either," Raven said. "But the vampire who took me -- her -- he did so much damage to our spirit. I can still feel the effects."

"And that happened before you got there, right?" Joan asked. "If it is still having an effect on you, then you definitely need Professor Skywalker's help."

"It was happening as I crossed over into the other Fandom," Raven said. She shivered and wrapped her arms around herself. "I experienced it as well." And she'd come so very close to letting herself fall into the same trap.

"Perhaps you are correct," she went on after a moment's pause. "But...I am so ashamed of what I did...."

"Rachel, don't be ashamed," Joan said as gently but strongly as she could. "The other you made those choices. You did the best you could with the situation you found yourself in."

"My best was not good enough," Raven said, dropping her gaze. "And that is what frightens me so very much."

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