[ Erik has had to deal with the weight of the past, before. But being confronted with the weight of the future is new, and incomparable. The pressure of his own decisions, and never truly knowing if the next choice he makes will bring him closer or farther away from that path he'd taken in Logan's future. Yes, he knows that Magneto was working alongside the X-Men at that point, but it was only because they were pushed to near extinction, in a post-apocalyptic world. Necessity overruled everything else.
He doesn't want to make these changes simply out of need. He wants to do better, for his own kind if nothing else. If that means living in hiding for the remainder of his days, that... well, he can't say he's fine with that, but it's a possibility he's trying to come to terms with.
He looks down when Charles tugs on his shirt. Reading minds isn't a power he holds, of course, but he looks intently enough into those blue eyes as if he hopes to see the essence of Charles's soul. ]
There were many factors involved. I'm certain that my turning against those vessels didn't help your cause.
[ So maybe he wasn't entirely to blame. But he recognises he had a hand in it. His actions on that beach only contributed to the belief humans immediately clung to that mutants were a threat.
The last words get a short chuckle from him, though it's more dry and ironic than anything. He shakes his head. ]
I see we're resorting to emotional manipulation at its finest.
[ That's said (thought?) with exceeding fondness. Of course that Charles would, though. And, well, he's not exactly wrong. ]
It might be a moot point. Maybe other mutants won't show up.
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He doesn't want to make these changes simply out of need. He wants to do better, for his own kind if nothing else. If that means living in hiding for the remainder of his days, that... well, he can't say he's fine with that, but it's a possibility he's trying to come to terms with.
He looks down when Charles tugs on his shirt. Reading minds isn't a power he holds, of course, but he looks intently enough into those blue eyes as if he hopes to see the essence of Charles's soul. ]
There were many factors involved. I'm certain that my turning against those vessels didn't help your cause.
[ So maybe he wasn't entirely to blame. But he recognises he had a hand in it. His actions on that beach only contributed to the belief humans immediately clung to that mutants were a threat.
The last words get a short chuckle from him, though it's more dry and ironic than anything. He shakes his head. ]
I see we're resorting to emotional manipulation at its finest.
[ That's said (thought?) with exceeding fondness. Of course that Charles would, though. And, well, he's not exactly wrong. ]
It might be a moot point. Maybe other mutants won't show up.