[ Charles pauses when she does, confused about what is suddenly setting off a chain reaction for her. He is patient by nature though so he doesn't push, he waits, and then his expression softens when she says she knows him. He is aware of what happens in his future, who he becomes to many other mutants, which is what he assumes she is given the recognition. His position as a leader of the X-Men is something he takes seriously, even if he is still trying to reframe what that means for him now. ]
I see. You're one of my future students, then?
[ He is even more glad now that he stepped in. He does consider it his responsibility to care for people in a general way, but fellow mutants more so. He failed many of them in his time, let his misery and self-hate get the better of him, and that will never happen again. She didn't recognize him which means he must have been a few decades later. ]
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I see. You're one of my future students, then?
[ He is even more glad now that he stepped in. He does consider it his responsibility to care for people in a general way, but fellow mutants more so. He failed many of them in his time, let his misery and self-hate get the better of him, and that will never happen again. She didn't recognize him which means he must have been a few decades later. ]
It's lovely to meet you.