The Xavier Institute for Higher Learning

[Alric comes on the screen looking quite serious. He's in a pretty sharp dress shirt, as usual, but his expression is uncommonly stern--mostly pensive, but perhaps a bit cross, as well, and almost certainly more so than most of the school has seen him before. Except perhaps his opponents during sword matches, he does get a bit intense when he's fencing.]

I will assume we all have heard the news broadcast from Director Fury of SHIELD. I must admit it is not the source from which I would have expected or hoped to receive news of such an ultimatum. However, as there is seemingly a choice before us, I would ask to confer with all other student government officers. Given the limit on time, network responses will suffice. I suggest all students express their concerns to their respresentatives, first, but I don't intend to turn away anyone who feels they have something best said to me directly.

[He pauses a moment, glancing down, out of frame, then back to the camera again, his expression at least somewhat softened.]

The decisions we make will obviously have repercussions and broader ramifications for many of us, and depending on the events of the next several days, perhaps nationwide or globally. This being said, I ask only that we all proceed with forethought, integrity, and good will--for our fellow students, and the way in which coming events will reflect upon human beings of all categories, whatever abilities they may have or lack.

I will propose at the outset that, should negotiations with SHIELD fail to materialize or otherwise break down, those students who cannot fight or wish not to be provided shelter, and protected by a team or teams prepared to focus solely on ensuring those students' safety. Should we decide we must make a dangerous stand, those who came here for safety and learning should not pay the price of our choice.

I have high hopes that the faculty will be receptive to our concerns in this matter, and I will make every effort to reconcile our diverse perspectives in as satisfying a manner as possible.

Thank you for your time.

[Alric comes on screen from his room, well-dressed as usual, with a polite, restrained smile.]

Good morning, fellow students of the Xavier Institute.

For those of you who do not know me, my name is Alric Caelegart, and I will be running for the office of president of the student body.

[He pauses a moment.]

Although I have been reluctant to emphasize it, the better to relate to you, my colleagues and fellow students, it is a matter of public record and perhaps relevant to my administrative qualifications that I am also Crown Prince of the kingdom of Kaitheny. As such, I have had the advantage of an education in matters of diplomacy and administration, as well as first-hand experience in council chambers and as an ambassadorial aide. As such, I have experience representing the concerns of others in a council setting--precicely the foremost responsibility, as I see it, of the student body president.

Personally, I am here because I am dedicated to the cause of forging more amicable, mutually sympathetic relations between those of us with powers, and those of us without. It has been my experience that emphasizing our differences is not only destructive, but misguided. However. While our politics may differ, if elected, I shall consider my acceptance of the office an oath to serve as a faithful representative, and I take my oaths very seriously.

[Alric seems a bit more troubled--or at least more serious--than usual (which might be alarming to people who think he's impossibly serious normally). He smiles, politely, but his manner is a little more stern and pensive, something other members of the kendo club would likely have noticed. He pauses a second after turning on the video, before speaking.]

Fellow students. I have been thinking seriously about forming a team for some time. Since the beginning of the semester, I felt I had the luxury of focusing, above all, on protocol--deciding on the ideal foundation and mission statement for this team, before extending invitations.

[A brief pause--perhaps to gather his thoughts or perhaps rhetorical.]

However.

Recent events have lent a far greater urgency to the matter. So. My intention is to establish a team prepared for purposes of intervention. Ours is, plainly, a dangerous world, due to individuals with ill intent, be they mutant or otherwise. Given Professor Xavier's blessing, of course, I believe it would be in keeping both with my own oaths, and with the intent of the Institute, to form a team dedicated to representing the best that mutant citizens have to offer society. I believe there is much we can offer--to protect, with respect for the law, those who we can, and to offer our aid where possible. Perhaps, if we are able to do so with a measure of aptitude and wisdom, we may be able to help turn the tide of fear preemptively.

Such a team would need to be prepared for combat, if necessary, capable of fast response and deployment as needed, and, ideally, able to provide relief and protection to those in harm's way. Coordination with local authorities and regular patrolling may be vital, as well. Our training would prioritize those objectives. I would be glad to hear from any who are interested and do not have prior commitments, and am open to additional suggestions.

Mr. Hijikata: I've spoken to you about my intentions, before, in brief. I would be honored if, given these details, you still wish to support this endeavor.