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hey kitty, got a question or two for you.

of all the teams you have been a part of (x-men, new mutants.. barely, excalibur, etc) which one was your favorite?

and two...

of all the places that youve been to (including off world sites and outer space) which one did you like best? i would imagine it would be hard to choose since you have been to london, muir isle, japan, etc.

just curious.

Timmy

Wow...what a year this has been. Sorry for the delay in writing Timmy. Let's just say I was out of the scope of being able to update the page until now (secret super hero stuff). Anyway, onto your very long awaited reply...

Of all the teams I have been a part of which is my favorite? Wow...ask an easy question *laugh*. Well, actually, I can safely say that my LEAST favorite team to be a part of was the New Mutants, so we'll eliminate that as an option. It's not that I HATED being a New Mutant looking back on it, but I just felt like the Professor was just trying to get rid of me by sticking me wherever the heck he felt like. Sure, I was young and going through teenage rebellion, but Charles really needed to figure that out and just deal with it instead of trying to shuck me off onto Sammy and Danny to deal with (like Sammy didn't have enough to deal with...he and Danny both).

I'd say it'd be a draw for me between Excalibur and the X-men. In the X-men I had Logan as a dad figure, Ororo as a mom figure and Illyana as the twin sister (in spirit) I never had at birth. I had a family when my biological one was falling apart and I have created ties to those people that will never be broken, whether those people be alive or dead. I definitely liked my first days with the X-men better than my beginning days with Excalibur...mainly because I wasn't sick and I was younger and more naive and into the whole "I'm so cool to be a super hero" thing (and I mean way early on with the X-men because a lot happened to me while I was there that helped me to grow up, in good and bad ways). Excalibur is probably where I came into my own the most and I got to enjoy BEING a member of the team the best because I wasn't treated like the baby/younger sister/daughter anymore. Don't get me wrong. I missed my relationship with the X-men so bad I cried myself to sleep many many nights, but in Excalibur I was immediately treated as a woman and one worthy of respect (unless Brian was drunk anyway) who had been through just as much as the rest of the team members. Kurt always treated me as an equal on the team and so did everyone else. I got to liking that. I'd led the X-men before, but it was almost like I was put in the leader position because there was no one else that would or could do it. In Excalibur I felt like I was one of three people who could lead and I was chosen as number two person (although Brian and I did switch off on that at times).

The team seemed to try to treat each other as adults (although Brian's treatment of Meggan...grrr...at least he learned over time) and stuck to themselves a bit more, which actually was disconcerting to me at first because my relationship with the X-men had been so open. But I got used to it and Rachel and I pushed down a lot of natural barriers we erected between ourselves and got to be really good friends. Most of the problem with closeness among us was due to the fact that we ALL had our problems and things to deal with and we just weren't really into sharing (with the exception of Meggan) too much. So, it led to a lot of storming for us getting used to one another, but after we did that, I thought we were probably one of the best teams around. It took a while to get used to not having tons of people around me all the time and dealing with the fact that the X-men were "dead" (man that STILL ticks me off to this day...I must hold grudges a lot longer than I thought) and then "alive" and had just decided NOT to let Kurt and I know that they were around and fine. The new configuration of Excalibur with Rahne and Piotr and such is great, although to me it almost lacks something for me...I think it's probably Feron and not being able to push him around and Rachel being gone...losing another best friend sucks. But, it could just be nastalgia catching up with me too. I'm not sure. I am super thrilled to have Pete on the team though, or at least to quote him "hanging around", because I connect better with him than I have with any guy...well ever really. So, it's great having a person who understands me and my sense of humor close by to bond with ;-).

As for my favorite places I've been? Good Lord, yeah I have been to a lot of places in my short life, but on the other side of things I didn't have a good time in a lot of them. I have a special place (sorta darkly so) for Japan in my heart because that led to a lot of bonding between Logan and I, my dad and I and maturity and I. I liked hanging around the Starjammers, when we weren't fighting for our lives, because it sort of fullfilled my Star Wars fantasies to a point. Believe it or not though, my favorite place to be? Is at home, in bed, curled up with my boyfriend, typing away on my laptop, completely geeked up in my huge honking glasses and my hair back in a ponytail and knowing that I have nowhere I really need to be. Which is actually where I am at right now =). I've been many exotic places and fought many exotic and deeadly foes, so I have learned to love just hanging out and doing nothing a lot more than wanting to hop on a plane to Italy or something.

Thanks for writing!

Kitty Pryde

Dear Kitty

Just out of curiousity, do you still love Piotr? I've been curious about that for a while now.

Sincerely,
Mary

Well, now aren't we getting personal! Just kidding. I know that since I'm somewhat in the "public" eye so to speak it's hard to not be curious about that stuff, so let me answer your question as well as I'm able.

Yes, there is a part of me that will always love Piotr. You see, when I started dating him and falling for him I was very young, a mere thirteen years old (well almost thirteen anyway). And being a courageous youth I jumped in head first and went after Piotr with everything I had in me. And so, of course, I fell in love with childish exuberance, not realizing that Piotr was much older than me (although about six years didn't seem like much at the time) and that he was on a different level of what he wanted in a relationship than I was. I didn't realize that, sadly, until he broke my heart. But, after Japan I was able to salvage our friendship and look past my heartache to realize that people did mature differently and it wasn't really Piotr's fault. He never WANTED to break my heart, it just happened.

Part of me will always hurt when I think of that time, but part of me smiles too because it was a time where the world was the most beautiful and all things seemed possible. With first love it's a pure and honest love because you haven't learned the depths of hurt yet. After that first love, you're older and wiser and it IS a necessary step in growing up.

If Piotr hadn't broken my heart I never would have been able to look past to what COULD be in a relationship, like the one I have with Pete. I'm glad Piotr and I are still friends and I'm VERY glad that he broke my heart so I could find a man like Pete who makes me so happy and engages me so completely.

Thanks for writing!

Kitty Pryde

Dear Kitty

Say, have you read any of the works of Will Sheterly? He's married to Emma Bull and a pretty funny writer in his own right. I recently read a short story of his entitled "Brian and the Aliens" that appeared in Bruce Coville's Book of Aliens. Pretty funny stuff -- body switches, alien invasions, talking dogs -- but then you probably know more about that kind of stuff from your own experiences :)

Best wishes

Michael

Yes, actually, and ironically (since until recently I'd never known he was a writer in his own right...bad Emma Bull fan not for knowing that *shakes finger at self*), I recently started reading Mr. Sheterly's work. I have to say that while the stories are interesting to read, I can't really even compare him with Emma Bull. I just like her writing better just because I like her writing style better. It's hard to explain, but then again...Emma IS my favorite writer of all time, so I'm definitely coming from the "Emma Ultimate Bias Camp", so even if Mr. Sheterly's work was supremely awesome I'd still say Emma was better at comma useage or something.

One writer I have gotten to liking just for comic relief is Charlaine Harris and her "Southern Vampire" series. I'm usually not one for vampire anything (if you know anything about my past you'll know why), but these books are humorous just because the main character Sukie Stackhouse is such a kick to read. Of course, those books are definitely more geared toward us female readers, so I don't know if the male audience would appreciate it, but still...good reading on my part anyway.

Thanks for writing!

Kitty Pryde

Dear Kitty

I know you're a huge fan of the Star Wars comics -- what did you think of the Star Wars prequels now that they've all been released?

Michael

Honestly? I was greatly disappointed in the prequels overall. I've never been a fan of a movie where everything is done in front of a green screen. The original movies were so much more...real. I know that sounds silly since the movies were science fiction and everything, but things in the original movies looked dirty and looked as if they'd been used hard and often for a long time.

The characters weren't complete nothing-can-stop-me heroes either. They were played as real people who just happened to get stuck in a very nasty situation and managed to come out of it in tact. I liked the original movies much better. I was able to believe them more. The prequels...I couldn't believe they were Star Wars no matter how hard I tried. Sorry to disappoint.

Sincerely,

Kitty Pryde

Hey Girl,

I decided to give the whole "write to a celebrity and see what happens" thing a kick and here I am. I admire you a lot you know. Girl power! Anyway, the reason I'm writing is a couple of questions I want answered if you got time. One is that I want to know if you could recommend a good book for bread baking, as I'm trying to get more domestic for my old man and kids. The other question is whether Petey wears boxers or briefs. My old man and me are having a tizzy about that.

Later and thanks for the site!

Dee

*Laugh* thanks for the letter and you feel free to write me ANYTIME! I had a blast e-mailing you the last little bit here. Anyway, I decided to post up the answers to your questions just because I found them cute =). The answers to your questions follow.

One: A good book on bread baking huh? Well I've got a book I picked up called "The Bread Bible" which actually is pretty good for a lot of people because it shows you how to use all of the automated machines (like Bosch's and other mixers, bread machines, etc.) to make your life easier and it goes through almost any kind of bread you could possibly want to make. You can easily look up the title on Amazon.com or somewhere. It SHOULD still be in print as I bought my copy only about a year and a half ago.

Two: I'm not sure which Petey you're talking about. Petey Rasputin wears very tight undies as most of his press pictures of him show very VERY well (*giggle* Pete's going to kill me now for noticing). As for Pete...I'll just say that if he's out screaming at Kurt for doing back flips across the lawn and yoddeling before noon, he's usually doing it in boxers how about that?

*Grin* thanks so much for your letter and e-mails. It's been great talking to you.

Sincerely,
Kitty Pryde

Dear Kitty,

Is your hair natuarlly curly or straight and are you brown or blue eyed?

Well, prior to popular belief in some people (they'll remain unnamed for now), I have naturally curly hair, but manage to keep it under control with the greatness that is straightening agents (it works a lot better than the old ironing of the hair thing we used to do back in the 80's...good Lord teased hair...I looked good in it but it really mangled the hair). I also have brown eyes, but on occasion, since I'm far-sighted but have a stigmistism that makes it hard to see sometimes normally without glasses, I will wear colored contacts to see if my friends notice that I've gone from brown to blue eyes. With the exception of Pete, I think Kurt noticed once and that was about it. Shows how observant people are by nature huh?

Thanks for the question and for writing. Take care!

Sincerely,
Kitty Pryde

You Swine,

Most of your Ninja facts are wrong, for your insolence, you have given the Ninja a bad name, u'de better pray that you are not a victim of them one day.

If my facts are wrong, I'd suggest going to the sites I documented and screaming at them because I just pulled those facts off of what I thought were good websites that had a lot of good information on them. And I apologize that the ninja information I had up offended you so deeply.

Although, I am working on another ninja history that is more accurate and is better done...more "me" as it were, but I haven't had a lot of time to finish it being that I work all the time. So, anyway, I guess thank you for writing, even if it was to threaten to bring down the wrath of the ninja down on my head. Actually, I've had the wrath of a LOT of ninjas come down on me, being Logan's pupil, and it was rather interesting. Although there is one ninja that I'd rather forget that got all "wrathful" on my butt and while I won that fight, I'd prefer to NEVER have to do anything like that ever again.

Sincerely,
Kitty Pryde