[Is she directing the plays now? Here he'd thought she was supposed to be the newbie at this. Her ideas aren't entirely bad, but part of him wants to reject them on principle alone.]

If it comes to it. I'd rather keep as many of our own pieces as possible, though. Better to cut down their numbers first rather than thinking of sacrificing our own.

[Not that it isn't logical, but even though these pieces aren't likely sentient that's still frowned upon by most X-Men. Not all of them, but most. Doug himself has been willing to make sacrifices that others might have balked at.]

I think our own bishop can take one of their knights in two moves. I'm moving it to B4.