It was hard to say whether the misery comparison meeting had any effect on the Mutants, but judging by their mental state, many of them were gradually taking it in.
Andrew Garner truly deserved his reputation as a professional psychologist. Combined with his own personal insights, he went from simple to profound and talked the trainees half senseless.
Comparing hardships was not the same as playing the victim. The balance was difficult for ordinary people to grasp. There was no need to portray Inhumans as a bunch of pitiful wretches. Andrew Garner handled that balance very well. He neither let the Mutants become arrogant and complacent nor failed to ease their psychological issues.
Leaving Captain America behind to continue playing to his strengths and "inspire" people, Director Daisy truly could not hold on any longer. Her entire body was exhausted, as though she were carrying a thousand-pound burden. Jean's complexion was equally terrible. Their eyes met, and both were utterly baffled.
Daisy left Xavier's School, returned to her own bed, and collapsed into sleep without even changing clothes.
When her mind had recovered somewhat, she discovered that she had entered Phoenix Space again.
"What's going on?" she asked Jean, who looked equally confused.
The two of them shared the Phoenix Force. As their control deepened, they would not enter this space at all unless one of them intended to communicate with the other.
Jean's expression did not seem fake to Daisy. It appeared that she did not know the reason either.
"What are you wearing? Did your Phoenix Force go out of control?" She noticed that Jean wore a bodysuit with a golden Phoenix emblem across her chest. It looked somewhat like Black Phoenix's outfit. This suit had appeared far too strangely.
Then Jean pointed at her. Only then did