[ Not really ominous, just a statement of fact. People aren't so easily deceived now. It's for the better. Granted that Erik has taken some amount of satisfaction from knowing he could instill fear in some humans, people who treated mutants poorly, who wanted nothing but their extermination. It was personal. But all he ever wanted for his kind was acceptance. It was all that he ever wanted to fight for: a right to live free. ]
If you're from anywhere past the 1960's and you haven't heard of mutants, then we're definitely not from the same Earth. [ It's not a concept that particularly confuses Erik. He may not be a scientist but he's not stupid. He understands how alternate universes work in theory.
He never thought he'd see proof of it in person, admittedly. ]
They didn't. [ His lips press thinly, jaw tight. ] But my children would.
[ He pushes past the quiet ache behind those words, then continues. ] The mutation is not just a random occurrence. We are the next evolutionary step.
It's alright, I'm in no rush
If you're from anywhere past the 1960's and you haven't heard of mutants, then we're definitely not from the same Earth. [ It's not a concept that particularly confuses Erik. He may not be a scientist but he's not stupid. He understands how alternate universes work in theory.
He never thought he'd see proof of it in person, admittedly. ]
They didn't. [ His lips press thinly, jaw tight. ] But my children would.
[ He pushes past the quiet ache behind those words, then continues. ] The mutation is not just a random occurrence. We are the next evolutionary step.