In addition to all my regular responsibilities in operating my School for Gifted Students in Westchester, NY, I have also been helping the Scarlet Witch put together a new team of mutants. The most important step, choosing a name, has been accomplished. They are the X-Hibitionists. The second step, building a well balanced roster has also been done. We have the Scarlet Witch for team leader, Psylocke for power, Sage for brains, Angel for eye-candy for the ladies, Quicksilver for emotional support and Iceman for comic relief. The next step is establishing a base of operations.

Choosing the right kind of headquarters is very important. It says a lot about your team. If you opt for a mansion like the X-Men or the Avengers, then you are saying your team is stately, well-defined, powerful and rich. If chose something like Dr. Strange's brownstone in Greenwich village which the Defenders currently use, then you are making a statement that you are eclectic or bohemian. Or if you go for an isolated mountain retreat on the far side of the world like the Inhumans, then you are saying that you are apart, separate and perhaps superior to mankind. Hmm, perhaps that would be appropriate for a mutant team. Well, it wouldn't fit a group like the X-Hibitionists at all.

I had Beast and Forge start working on designs for a brand new, built from scratch base for Wanda while I looked for some large vacant lot of land. I couldn't believe what my search turned up. Do you have any idea what has happened to real estate prices around New York? They've practically tripled! It's utter madness. It is not a buyer's market.

Fortunately the wondrous Alison Blair, also known as the Dazzler, came up with a wonderful suggestion. Since her return from the Mojoverse recently, Alison has begun singing in nightclubs again. After a brief tour around the country, including a live-telecast on the Oxygen network from Las Vegas, she managed to secure a regular gig at the newly re-opened Palladium disco on 14th Street in Manhattan. Alison was kind enough to introduce me to the owner of the club who thought hosting a super-hero headquarters would be a wonderful promotional opportunity for his new endeavor. The owner is a rather eccentric character named Dollar Bill. Apparently he used to be a manager for the Defenders in their earlier years.

Our agreement calls for some major reconstruction of the building, re-enforcing the walls and foundation, adding advanced computer systems and defenses as well as all the other bells and whistles that a modern super-hero team deserves. The main disco room will still be open for the Dazzler's regular performances but the rest of the club is off-limits to the public. Dazzler is of course now an honorary member of the X-Hibitionists.