[ It isn't a question of belief, then. It's a matter of trust. That is precisely what they were talking about back at the motel. Can trust be built on top of something so deeply fractured?
Erik doesn't know. He maintains what he said then. Maybe Charles shouldn't trust him. Maybe Erik can't be a better man, no matter how well-meaning he might be. Maybe it doesn't matter how much he wants to change, in the end. He'll always end up only hurting those closest to him.
It is both a relief and a disappointment when Charles goes back to gripping his shirt. At the least the knot untangles from his chest, and he manages a deep, silent breath, shifting his focus to their current situation instead. A far safer topic. ]
So far it seems as though everyone here has come from somewhere else. Even from previous generations. There seems to be no one native to this place.
[ As strange as it is ominous. It certainly doesn't fill Erik with hope that they might find a way back. ]
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Erik doesn't know. He maintains what he said then. Maybe Charles shouldn't trust him. Maybe Erik can't be a better man, no matter how well-meaning he might be. Maybe it doesn't matter how much he wants to change, in the end. He'll always end up only hurting those closest to him.
It is both a relief and a disappointment when Charles goes back to gripping his shirt. At the least the knot untangles from his chest, and he manages a deep, silent breath, shifting his focus to their current situation instead. A far safer topic. ]
So far it seems as though everyone here has come from somewhere else. Even from previous generations. There seems to be no one native to this place.
[ As strange as it is ominous. It certainly doesn't fill Erik with hope that they might find a way back. ]
Perhaps others will show up. Other mutants.