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From the Files of the Xaiver Institute
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Name: Logan, Rose
Student Identification Number: xxx-xx-3791
Codename: Wild Child
Team Assignment: X-Force

Assessment:

--Background
Rose first appeared during the start of the year, having apparently been transported here via the N'Garai cairn which has appeared on the Mansion grounds in the past with alarming frequency.  With little ability to return her to her own universe--I'm given to understand from the Avengers that these transdimensional transits are becoming increasingly common--we had little choice but to offer her a home and place here.  Logan was happy enough to take her under his wing and into his family.  Jean maintains a cordial, if somewhat strained relationship with her, finding similar difficulties in forging a relationship with her as she did with the time-traveling Rachel when they first met.

By most of her accounts, the universe Rose comes from is not overly different from this one, save for two primary things.  One, Xaiver's purpose as a haven for mutants had become a well known and public fact, larging owing to a force outing of the school durring a confrontation with Magneto, and two, that very few individuals of my generation are married to or in relationships with the same people as they are in this universe.  The additions of Anastasia, Braddock, and Gretchen as well as information gathered from their individual debriefings proves this to be accurate.  The second matter if a trivial one, even as it raises a variety of questions for those of us who find ourselves with "new children".  The first matter, however, is one worth greater thought.  Judging by what the four have told us, the revelation of the school's purpose seems to have made matters easier, rather than worse, for the mutant population of that world.  However, in the wake of Fargo, it is not an option we can consider at this time.


--Scholastic Achievement
Rose reluctantly agreed to continue attending classes here in this universe, despite initial protestations that such wouldn't count in any significant way.  That the suggestion came from Jean went a long way towards persuading her, I believe.  While I do not have Rose in any of the classes that I teach, I have conferenced with her teachers to put together a brief assessment for this file.  Accordingly, Rose commits herself enough to her studies to be passing in some classes, but makes it rather clear that she knows that is exactly what she is doing.  
Rose is, however, excelling in her ethics classes (much to my surprise), and also performed quite well in the history and Asian Literature classes she took in the past semester.

--Personal Assessment
Looking back over my initial assessments of Rose, I find the language used to be nearly identical to the language I used when first describing Logan.  "Openly defiant."  "No respect for authority."  "Consistantly working to undermind authority."  "Openly hostile."  If there's a rule, Rose will likely try to break it.  If she's told to do something, she's just as likely to do the opposite.  Her hostility often seems to be directed at me in particular, or at her new "sister" Rachel when the opportunity presents itself.  That Rachel usually refuses to rise to the bait seems to be only be incentive for her to try harder.  I've often pondered if the Scott Summers of her universe didn't simply send her here to buy himself some peace and have contemplated sending him Rufus in retaliation.

Take all of Logan's qualities and then filter them through a teenage girl who had been raised by Logan.  That's Rose.  Blunt, brutally honest and direct, and utterly willing to speak her mind. 

Logan believes--and Hank's examinations of her back this up--that not all of Rose's disposition issues are her fault.  Possessing nearly all of the same mutations as Logan himself, this includes heightened animalistic instincts and temperment, making the Rose we usually see an exercise in self-control.  Rose rigorously pushes herself, through exercise and meditation, to maintain that state of balance.  I suppose we should count ourselves lucky she is not worse.

This is not to say Rose is entirely a socially maladjusted misfit.  Her friendship with Anastsia is quite sisterly, though she claims that is "in spite" of Anastasia's Summers herritage.  She was good friends with Jake Wagner and took his death especially hard.  And, of course, there is her relationship with St. John  Allerdyce, Jr., or "Joey."  Fraternization between the students here is to be expected, but it is unexpected to say the least in this case.

--Field Assessment
Rose served with the primary Gold Squad before being tapped into the X-Force team.  While I initially objected to the formation of the team with concern over its membership, she and they have begun to prove themselves an effective unit.  Rose herself has shown time and time again a willingness to putherself in the line of fire for her friends and for those she does not even know.  Despite her feral nature, she has always acted to wound rather than to kill when confronting various threats, though she has added the caveat, "You'd be surprised what you can life through".

Rose's healing factor and senses make her ideal for field work, especially on those missions requiring tracking.  Her training, fighting skills, and claws make her extremely useful in combat, and her overall stubborn nature insures that she will never give up once given a goal.  She may object to being told how to do something, but I have little doubt that if you set her to a goal, it will be done.

During the Fargo mission, Rose survived extremely traumatic injuries that would have been fatal had the occured to virtually anyone else.  Caught in a gas main explosion, she was set on fire and received significant burns over the entirety of her body, resulting in her being forced to regrow all of her epidermal layer as well as all of her hair.  Not only was she mobile when this happened, but she remained rational and functional.  The healing itself took only a few hours and her only complaint was that she was "itchy" for several days afterward.  If she found the experience to be traumatic, I have yet to see signs of it.


--Final Assessment
My personal issues with Rose aside, I am ultimately convinced that she remains an asset to this school and its various field organizations.  It is becoming an increasingly complex world and I am fully prepared to admit that there are some things the majority of the X-Men, young and old, are not prepared to handle.  In trying to teach a world of black and white, it is useful to have someone who is comfortable operating in shades of gray.