[ There is a distinct 'knock' sound on Wade's head, a polite indication that Charles usually does as a warning, but this is his first time directly going into Wade's mind.]
[That knock is probably the weirdest feeling he's had in his head for a while since that time he put a Hitachi magic wand on his forehead while on a vibrating bed. It's like a miniature seizure but with a Mr. Rogers accent.]
Chuck? No way. Are we communicating in italics? That's so rad. [He's currently wrenching his sword out of a ribcage as he peers around, like he's gonna see the words mysteriously floating in the air. Haha, wrong game. Wait, is this what being a real X-Man was like? Getting sexy little messages from your prof at all hours of the day?] Well, yeah, why? Expecting me to die from a little EMP?
Ohhh my gosh, my first Xavier check-in! You're precious. I appreciate the concern, chops, but I'm doin' just fine.
Whoa, whoa, I'm "my people" now? I'm moving on up in the world! I think one of my buddies turned into a mutant, but guess you have experience with the whole wave thing --
Wait, young, hot Xavier. Right, not yet! Don't wanna spoil anything. Anyway, he's fine. Definitely not melting into a bottle of senator juice. For one thing, I don't think he's ever been a senator. Ooh. Maybe. Probably? I gotta ask.
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Did my inviting you to our private events not indicate to you that you're one of my people? Alas, I haven't been making it obvious enough, but you know now.
[ He gets such a kick out of Wade, even if boy is he talking a whole lot at him in his mind.]
It's fine, you won't 'spoil' me, my older self has already done that to me thoroughly.
I am glad you are well. Scott and Logan are going to the community center if you wanted to check in with people at some point.
Sometimes a girl just wants to hear she's wanted. It really does it for me.
Right, the future-past thing. Oh, shit. Comm center. Good idea. I got some money in there I gotta save.
Hey, I know you can take care of yourself, Chuck, but give me a call if you do get in a hair-y situation. [He had to.] I'll be your Huckleberry. Plus, it gets me free hero karma. I got, like, 15 extra guns I can lend out. Maybe 3 of them work. But I expect them to come back fully loaded.
"Don't get into trouble"? What, that an order? C'mon, buds don't give buds orders. Anyway, no can do! I gotta get in tons of trouble. This is like 28 Days Later! Minus the zombies. And Cillian Murphy. Anyway, I've got a grenade that's just been itchin' to be blown.
Who says I'm not? I'm only permanently disfiguring the bad guys! Also, yes, during the fall of civilization it's too much to ask for free. I don't work pro bono. Only per boner.
[Ex-mercenary brain still runs absolutely like mercenary brain, and yeah, Charles isn't a trust fund baby anymore, but money is money. It's tempting. Ooh, it's real tempting, because he can trust Chuck will actually pay him. He'd feel way too guilty not to.
But. Speaking of guilt. Wade feels distinctly like taking money from Charles to protect people is the moral equivalent of kicking a puppy to save it from eating an innocent piece of grass.
It feels reaaaal icky. Why? He doesn't want to examine it too much. It's one thing to pay him for shovelling the driveway. But this --]
You drive a hard bargain, Chuck. [He cannot believe he's fucking doing this. It's free money! It's free real estate!] Listen. Put in a good word for me with Magneto (emphasize how cool I am) and buy me shawarma after this and I'll call it even.
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During the blackout
Wade, it's Charles. Are you alright?
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Chuck? No way. Are we communicating in italics? That's so rad. [He's currently wrenching his sword out of a ribcage as he peers around, like he's gonna see the words mysteriously floating in the air. Haha, wrong game. Wait, is this what being a real X-Man was like? Getting sexy little messages from your prof at all hours of the day?] Well, yeah, why? Expecting me to die from a little EMP?
"Haha, wrong game." LOL
i had to ok
Whoa, whoa, I'm "my people" now? I'm moving on up in the world! I think one of my buddies turned into a mutant, but guess you have experience with the whole wave thing --
Wait, young, hot Xavier. Right, not yet! Don't wanna spoil anything. Anyway, he's fine. Definitely not melting into a bottle of senator juice. For one thing, I don't think he's ever been a senator. Ooh. Maybe. Probably? I gotta ask.
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[ He gets such a kick out of Wade, even if boy is he talking a whole lot at him in his mind.]
It's fine, you won't 'spoil' me, my older self has already done that to me thoroughly.
I am glad you are well. Scott and Logan are going to the community center if you wanted to check in with people at some point.
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Right, the future-past thing. Oh, shit. Comm center. Good idea. I got some money in there I gotta save.
Hey, I know you can take care of yourself, Chuck, but give me a call if you do get in a hair-y situation. [He had to.] I'll be your Huckleberry. Plus, it gets me free hero karma. I got, like, 15 extra guns I can lend out. Maybe 3 of them work. But I expect them to come back fully loaded.
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If I need help, I'll let you know. Look out for the others, if you can. Try not to get into too much trouble.
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"Don't get into trouble"? What, that an order? C'mon, buds don't give buds orders. Anyway, no can do! I gotta get in tons of trouble. This is like 28 Days Later! Minus the zombies. And Cillian Murphy. Anyway, I've got a grenade that's just been itchin' to be blown.
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Is it too much to ask for you to use your impressive skills to be a protector of the innocent?
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Who says I'm not? I'm only permanently disfiguring the bad guys! Also, yes, during the fall of civilization it's too much to ask for free. I don't work pro bono. Only per boner.
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Wait, what? Seriously?
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But. Speaking of guilt. Wade feels distinctly like taking money from Charles to protect people is the moral equivalent of kicking a puppy to save it from eating an innocent piece of grass.
It feels reaaaal icky. Why? He doesn't want to examine it too much. It's one thing to pay him for shovelling the driveway. But this --]
You drive a hard bargain, Chuck. [He cannot believe he's fucking doing this. It's free money! It's free real estate!] Listen. Put in a good word for me with Magneto (emphasize how cool I am) and buy me shawarma after this and I'll call it even.
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[ Charles had a feeling that Wade's better angels would call out to him if given the chance, so he'll just be quietly smug about it, sorry.]