Alt universe explanation, I say. In some alternate universe, there are no X-men and the entire planet has been taken over by the Brood, or is a Shi'ar sewer, or is run by the Hellfire Club. Or something.
That blackboard makes me laugh. Bendis is saying that if the Beast doesn't get it, no reader will. Later, Beast is driven mad and he's still scratching away on the blackboard. Seems to me that Bendis is saying that the plot will inevitably drive you insane.
