When reading I realized that the top two panels look as though they are from the original story in the "present" and not in the flashback, right? The outfits, Scott's glasses look to match the original framing sequence?  Either you or Chris (or the editor?) realized that the text could cover the fact that these panels were still part of the "flashback." Any recollection? 

Thanks

And although I'm not the age group that should be targeted by comics creators — that was a few decades ago for me — the fact is that I would still be buying Marvel comics if the current output maintained the commitment to character, quality art and story displayed here. It's pure fun and anticipation. Thank you!

It was not lost on me that Jean had quit prior to the Sentinel attack, and it makes sense that Scott and her are in different places now... though it is something of a relief that their relationship appears intact.

I still wonder how Scott is processing what's happened emotionally but as this is Scott I get that we may not see it here.

And what of Kurt? (anticipation!)

But the key matter - the KEY - is one that isn't' speculating as much as realizing. Jean and Scott love each other, and always will. This isn't a snap decision, because Jean and Scott will decide together, and act on this together.

The one thing I'm sure will NOT happen is that Scott and Jean will leave the X-Men, go to Alaska to a mysterious and never-before-seen set of grandparents Summers*, and fall in love with Madeline Pryor, a redhead who resembles Jean**, and have the wildest three-way ever in comics history.***

* How horribly cruel. Scott and Alex have grandparents, who completely ABANDONED them for over a decade. How could those people have NOT known about their grandchildren? And how could they have cared so little? That Claremont... what a soul of sympathy.

** Okay, I'll allow that Scott was on the verge of a nervous breakdown right after Jean died, and he could have seen Jean in a woman who resembled her. But after all that time, he had returned to the X-Men. He had started into another relationship.^^ He seemed pretty balanced - and all of a sudden, here's another redhead who really doesn't resemble Jean, but for whom he falls immediately. Talk about shennanigans! I dunno if Paul Smith is to blame for this or not... but in any case, c'mon!

^^ Colleen Wing... Aletys Forrester... I guess Scott's not exactly true blue loyal to Jean's memory

*** Yes. I'm a very bad boy. Punish me, Mistress Inga. :) :) :) Could be worse. We could throw Phoenix in there too...