SAGE'S LOOKBOOK, OUTSTANDING QUERIES FROM THE HELLFIRE GALA

From Sage's Logbook

1. The Shi'ar Question:

//Further investigation has revealed the Shi'ar invitation to the Hellfire Gala was accompanied by a request for logic diamonds. What was initially believed to be a gift to the mutants was in fact a requested donation.

//Emma Frost denies any knowledge of this.

//The message's origin has so far proved untraceable.

2. The TERRA VERDEAN Question:

//Whoever cut off the telefloronic feed -- making the TERRA VERDEANS go rogue during the gala -- could have been acting out of benevolence (encouraging the nation's freedom) and/or hostility (hoping to undercut any Krakoan diplomatic efforts).

//Or it might have been a distraction, so that the trouble in Madripoor could play out before X-Force became aware of what was going on.

3. The Madripoor Question:

//Does the same logic then extend to the burned Marauder, the dead Russians, and the Arakkii pirate? Is there another sort of distraction at play? A misdirection? Like a shell game?

//Upon relaying these questions to Wolverine by comm, I received the following response:

"There's only one way to be sure, and that's to hunt this Arakkii #%$@ down."

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