I remember the scene well. Magpie was a bit bothered by how emotional Brin appeared to be and quickly decided he didn't want to know what was going on. This was in the "Tales" period so a little difficult to absolutely tie to the main book in timetable, but Ayla had returned to the Legion at the end of LOSH #6 which came out one month before this issue so either she hadn't returned yet in this story or she had recently told him that their relationship now had to be "strictly professional".
Actually I just relooked at the story and Magpie was actually intrigued by the soap-opera-ish aspect of Brin and tempted to hang around but took advantage of his distraction to get away from him.
What two Marvel characters cameoed in the second story in the same issue?