[ He looks at her curiously, her reaction not lost on him. Recognition, perhaps? He doesn't think it's that, necessarily. Nevertheless, there's some hesitation there and he can't help wonder why, or where it comes from. ]
Anyone who has powers in my world is a mutant. It made sense to me.
[ And he has met someone whose powers aren't so unlike Wanda's, even if Jean's own gifts were often suppressed, contained. Too afraid of herself and what she could do. He couldn't blame her. He would be afraid, too. ]
That's a complicated question. [ He chuckles. ] But yes, I suppose we are. We've been allies as often as we've found ourselves on opposing sides, but our goals have often been the same. And he— [ There is a weighted pause, as though Erik's sifting through a whole language to try to find the best word to describe them. He can't find it, so he settles. ] Understands me. I have a great deal of respect for him, and what he's done for the mutant cause.
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[ He looks at her curiously, her reaction not lost on him. Recognition, perhaps? He doesn't think it's that, necessarily. Nevertheless, there's some hesitation there and he can't help wonder why, or where it comes from. ]
Anyone who has powers in my world is a mutant. It made sense to me.
[ And he has met someone whose powers aren't so unlike Wanda's, even if Jean's own gifts were often suppressed, contained. Too afraid of herself and what she could do. He couldn't blame her. He would be afraid, too. ]
That's a complicated question. [ He chuckles. ] But yes, I suppose we are. We've been allies as often as we've found ourselves on opposing sides, but our goals have often been the same. And he— [ There is a weighted pause, as though Erik's sifting through a whole language to try to find the best word to describe them. He can't find it, so he settles. ] Understands me. I have a great deal of respect for him, and what he's done for the mutant cause.