[ Charles chuckles. He's always had a way with words, even from childhood. Perhaps because once his powers came in, he learned a great deal about people right away, in ways he didn't want or ask for. He had a funnel of knowledge dumped straight from other minds into his and it taught him many things, but being persuasive eventually became one of them, given how much he could connect with other people.
With time it didn't require his powers at all to read people clearly and to know what to say to appeal to them. He's found that the majority of others respond well to sincerity, even if they might claim otherwise. There are many who want to be convinced, who want to listen they just don't know they do until it begins. A youth like Scott would have been easy to see to the heart of. He's earnest, Charles can see it now. ]
Well you took the lead quite quickly. You brought me to a safe place, problem number one, and saw to my wheelchair, problem number two. These might seem like small details, but they're not. Your instinct was to act, and it was to act with kindness. Exactly what qualities I look for in others.
[ He can tell a great deal about people from how they react to him. Knowing that it was Charles did change Scott's behavior, but the natural decency is there. Hearing that he is inspirational is touching and he smiles back at him. ]
I've done my best, no doubt, but the X-Men are not made of one man alone.
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[ Charles chuckles. He's always had a way with words, even from childhood. Perhaps because once his powers came in, he learned a great deal about people right away, in ways he didn't want or ask for. He had a funnel of knowledge dumped straight from other minds into his and it taught him many things, but being persuasive eventually became one of them, given how much he could connect with other people.
With time it didn't require his powers at all to read people clearly and to know what to say to appeal to them. He's found that the majority of others respond well to sincerity, even if they might claim otherwise. There are many who want to be convinced, who want to listen they just don't know they do until it begins. A youth like Scott would have been easy to see to the heart of. He's earnest, Charles can see it now. ]
Well you took the lead quite quickly. You brought me to a safe place, problem number one, and saw to my wheelchair, problem number two. These might seem like small details, but they're not. Your instinct was to act, and it was to act with kindness. Exactly what qualities I look for in others.
[ He can tell a great deal about people from how they react to him. Knowing that it was Charles did change Scott's behavior, but the natural decency is there. Hearing that he is inspirational is touching and he smiles back at him. ]
I've done my best, no doubt, but the X-Men are not made of one man alone.