Homelander: New Legacy

[102] : Reading Memories

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Roger shook his head, dismissing the unrealistic thoughts in his mind. He cleared his throat to ease the awkward atmosphere, then pointed at Clarice, who had already fallen asleep.

"Ahem, let's not talk about me for now. Look at her, I spoke with her earlier. She mentioned being locked up in a room once but can't remember where it was, so..."

"You want me to read her memory to find the place where she was held?" Jean quickly understood Roger's intentions and asked.

Roger nodded and inquired, "Yeah, can you do that?"

"I should be able to. But... you also mentioned her ability is teleportation, right? She might only remember the layout of the room and not the route back to it..."

Jean understood that Roger wanted to find other mutants who might be held captive through Clarice's memories. However, since Clarice's escape was due to teleportation, it was likely that she had accidentally opened a portal and escaped without remembering the exact location.

If that was the case, then reading Clarice's memory might not be of much help.

"No worries, let's give it a try first."

Roger decided to let Jean try, thinking, "It doesn't hurt to try."

Jean Grey didn't hesitate and followed Roger's suggestion to access Clarice's memory. Since it was merely reading and not altering memories, Jean didn't feel much resistance.

As she placed her hand on Clarice's forehead, she suddenly thought of Charles. In a way, what she was doing was similar to what Charles might do. Sometimes, reading or sealing memories might not necessarily be a bad thing. Jean began to understand Charles a little more.

Putting these thoughts aside, Jean focused on reviewing Clarice's recent memories as she placed her hand on her forehead.

Meanwhile, Roger waited nearby, observing the room where Clarice was staying. It was well-decorated, with a style that clearly belonged to a young girl.

More specifically... this room used to be Jean's, from when she was a child.

Jean's father, John, had preserved her room, and judging by how clean it was, he likely cleaned it daily. This suggested that, on the surface, John seemed to resent his daughter and wanted her gone, but deep down, he didn't completely despise her. He just couldn't come to terms with the fact that his daughter was involved in her mother's death.

Caught between his wife and his daughter, John must have been in a tough spot.

After a while, Jean Grey finished reading Clarice's memories and gained some understanding of the situation. She removed her hand from Clarice's forehead, stood up, and turned to Roger, shaking her head.

Roger frowned and asked, "Couldn't find anything?"

"Just as I suspected. She escaped accidentally using her ability while panicking, so she doesn't know where she was being held."

"Were there others in that place besides her?"

"No, her memory only shows her being the sole mutant there. But it's possible that those who captured her intentionally separated the mutants."

Jean didn't glean any information about who was behind the scenes, nor did she uncover other useful details. It seemed that this attempt to read Clarice's memories was unsuccessful.