[Of course he made the wrong call. He had spent his life looking up to Scott Summers. He had never even been in the running for the right call.

David cringes back at the descriptions. The tiny part of him that had become a political animal wanted to turn it all back on White Tower. To see them burn in the eyes of the other factions. The rest of him...]

I don’t think saving innocent children is ever the wrong call, Josh. And yet not a week ago I told Allison I needed her to Rumor me. That I might well watch Krakoa burn if doing so saved you.

I’m not... I’m not a good person. I stood with The others on this. And I’m every single way I have failed you and Krakoa. I know that. I will always know that.

[But... this isn’t something that can be fixed. Not by any method he can see. Except... Except something Judd had suggested to David for another problem.]

Stark will calm down if you show him that Krakoa will fall in line. Like he wants. Give him a scape goat. Someone who could believably have gone behind your back. Who you have been known to have a falling out with.

[David. Give them David’s head on a silver platter. Maybe it can by the others time to figure out a longer term answer.]