They didn't have a better option at the time, I'm afraid. I had to do with what was offered.
[ The wheelchair, he means. It is second-rate at best, and he has to live with that, albeit with some internal grumbling about it. He doesn't know when he'll have the ability to look for a better one, although perhaps getting fresher parts would keep this one from falling into disrepair. He's fairly certain this will rust in the rain as it is. It's already frustrating to be back in a wheelchair after years without it, having a bad one is just underlining it.
He can see that Scott is doing his best to put on a happy face, no doubt for him, and truthfully, he's likely to do the same. Charles doesn't have the confidence of having partially raised his X-Men, that easy feeling his older self no doubt has with them. It'll have to be grown. ]
I'm fine, Scott, I assure you. Thank you for the assistance. I interrupted what you were doing before, there is no reason to halt on my behalf.
[ Scott was headed out somewhere when Charles recognized him from a distance. He distracted him. He really can take care of himself in a general way, including getting back into the wheelchair by himself. ]
If it would make you feel better, I will stay here for now.
[ He suspects Scott feels obligated to protect him and keep him near, and Charles understands that instinct. ]
we can wrap here or on yours, and do that post-fight mingle thread :D
[ The wheelchair, he means. It is second-rate at best, and he has to live with that, albeit with some internal grumbling about it. He doesn't know when he'll have the ability to look for a better one, although perhaps getting fresher parts would keep this one from falling into disrepair. He's fairly certain this will rust in the rain as it is. It's already frustrating to be back in a wheelchair after years without it, having a bad one is just underlining it.
He can see that Scott is doing his best to put on a happy face, no doubt for him, and truthfully, he's likely to do the same. Charles doesn't have the confidence of having partially raised his X-Men, that easy feeling his older self no doubt has with them. It'll have to be grown. ]
I'm fine, Scott, I assure you. Thank you for the assistance. I interrupted what you were doing before, there is no reason to halt on my behalf.
[ Scott was headed out somewhere when Charles recognized him from a distance. He distracted him. He really can take care of himself in a general way, including getting back into the wheelchair by himself. ]
If it would make you feel better, I will stay here for now.
[ He suspects Scott feels obligated to protect him and keep him near, and Charles understands that instinct. ]