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CHARLES XAVIER

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Has Erik told you of his plans?

No, he hasn't.

[ His voice is kept neutral, but probably too cool. Factual, where there would be curiousity. ]

He's assembled two teams to go into the tunnels, to explore.

[ a beat. ] He asked me to lead one of them.

[ There is a long silence.

And a sigh. Pressure expelled. ]

When?

After the jump.

[ maybe she should have sought him out in person for this. she's regretting not seeing his face and reading his mind right now. ]

I'm going.

Fine. I'm sure you'll find all the answers to all our questions.

[ It's been a while since he's been inexplicably sharp at her, so why not now! ]

[ there's a beat of silence before she answers, brows drawn together just slightly. ]

What questions do you want answers to, Charles?

[ "fine". she doesn't need his permission and didn't ask for it, but the sharpness is still unwanted. ]

I'm not the one following Erik Lehnsherr into the tunnels, Cassandra.

I'm not following him.

[ that would imply a hierarchy anderson would not have agreed to. ]

Right, you're just leading with him.

[ He sounds cynical. He is cynical. ]

Yes.

[ there's a hardness in her tone now that hasn't often been there in talking with charles.

she's leading with erik and keeping an eye on him. ]

[ Hardness is met with temporary silence. Debating whether to just end the conversation swiftly, like one would put something out of its misery.

It is a testament to knowing her that he doesn't. ]

Why?

To keep an eye on him. To find answers and make a difference.

[ Ugh. ]

I don't suppose I could convince you to stay.

Why do you want to?

He doesn't deserve you.

[ And a myriad of other reasons, some less rational than others, but that seems the most basic way to put it that Charles can see. ]

[ she can't tell what he means, can't make sense of the answer and again, she finds herself wishing she'd chosen to have this conversation face-to-face.

hindsight and all that. ]

What about the others going with him? Do they?

[ He's being lazy, himself, her agitation for a lack of telepathic access matching his languishing in its absence. There's a dry laugh. He doesn't answer. Who does? ]

Who all is going.

[ everyone does. if she can make a difference, she should. that's what it boils down to, for her. ]

Claire Bennet, Lily Potter, Natasi, Johanna.

Johanna Mason.

[ oh my god why ]

Yes. Why?

She's human.

[ --of everyone, he's the one he's sure he knows that of, and that fact alone is enough to warrant pause. (Even if it isn't that fact alone.) ]

[ and erik is sleeping with her. there's a certain irony to that, isn't there? ]

I know.

She'll die first.

[ He isn't being serious. Sort of. It's a very bleak humour. ]

Not if I can help it.

[ that isn't funny, charles. ]

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