Testing, testing!~ [action post set in Mayfield]

[helpmeguideit]

[ Charles was someone who adjusted easily to most situations, but this wasn't what he would call most situations. He didn't have his powers, his clothing, or anything that would really be of much use of him when he arrived. He didn't even get his own chair when he arrived, which complicated things. Still, he treated it like most things - something that he could overcome, and that would definitely get better.

And now that the the work-day had ended, he decided to visit the library. There was something soothing about being outside. He hadn't yet visited, and he figured it would be a good chance for him to find things to keep himself busy when he was having trouble sleeping at night or there were breaks in his schedule.

He could even stop at the bakery on the way home, pick up something to eat after dinner. ]

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[ Ouch. Erik's expression hardened subtly and his mouth set in a line. ] If you're trying to make me feel guilty, Charles, don't. It was you who chose this fate, not I.

[ He paused, letting out a slow breath. It did hurt. Erik wanted nothing more than to work side-by-side with Charles for the betterment of mutantkind. Charles, however, loved humans more... It was his fatal flaw and one Erik could never abide. So long as Charles maintained his delusion that their two species could live together in peace, they could never again walk the same path. ] What is there for you to do here, I wonder? Everyone is the same here... normal baseline humans. There's nothing to hate you here.

[helpmeguideit]

We're past the guilt phase, Erik. Just facts. [ He immediately pulls away when he normally would want to dive right into the conversation and bond with Erik. No, he needs to start keeping him at arm's length. As far as Charles can tell, Erik chose this when he decided to finish off Shaw. ]

They are not all baseline human, Erik. I've seen some. For now, I attempt to figure this place out, in the hopes it will lead me home.

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Are we? [ Erik lifted a brow, clearly unconvinced. Then again, he was a man who never really let go of his guilt. Perhaps it made up for all the things for which he felt no remorse. Who could say? ]

Best of luck to you, old friend.

[helpmeguideit]

We are. I don't gain anything by making you feel guilty, nor do I gain anything by being angry at you. [ He really, really just wants to forget it ever happened. Not that he doesn't just have a permanent reminder, but -- it would be nice to not think about it constantly. ]

You too.

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[ That was the end of it. Nothing more to say, and yet... ]

If you need anything you have only to ask.