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Who: Charles Xavier + You
Broadcast: Video
Action: SS Heron
When: Right now!

[ The video starts with Charles sitting on his wheelchair, his hands neatly folded on his lap. He rubs faint circles on his legs for a few seconds, the only real sign of tension. ]

Hello. My names is Charles Xavier. I am a geneticist graduated from Oxford. I -- [ ran ] -- run a school in Westchester for the Gifted. Mutants. People with abilities. My focus is the training and control of abilities we do not always fully understand, abilities that are gifts but can often run amok.

[ He pauses, catching his second wind before continuing on, poised. ]

I am also a telepath with a full set of abilities in aiding the mind and extremely . . . proficient. I do not read minds without permission, because honestly, I really don't care.

[ Charles pauses again, wondering if he should say more and dismisses it. People can ask him if they need details - which they will. ]

If anyone would like to make use of my abilities and skills, they are certainly most welcome to. Confidentiality, of course, is key and you need not make anything public if you do not wish to. If you have any questions for me, the floor is open for you.

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Well, yes, I'd rather not get hurt, but if it was a choice between getting hurt and keeping someone else safe it will never be a hard choice to me.

That's not what I meant. There's more to hurt than simply the physical wounds and regrets.

It's the guilt you have to keep holding on, and the fact that you can't let it go.

Who are you protecting with that choice?

Everyone. As long as I don't forget what happened in the past then it will help me learn my limits. [And guts to break his usual silence to speak about himself.]

No. You're protecting yourself. You don't want to feel that pain again.

But you also owe to the people you've hurt to learn from it. So it can never be out of control. What if something comes along and makes you lose it? Do you trust yourself enough to say it'll never happen?

No.

Not at home. [Here without his brother and his 'friend' around is a different story.]

Even here, there are potential dangers. Someone from home could easily come along.

[No, don't make sense. He doesn't like when people point out the flaws in his 'ignore it' plan. It's a great plan!]

I suppose...

[Not that he can stomach the thought of trying to learn control of his power on these tiny ships.]

But I still think not poking at things I can't always control on the ships the better of the options unless they did show up.

Then learn to do it on a planet, off the ships. But it still needs to be done.

But, then I'd be putting that planet at risk. That doesn't seem fair to those people living there. [Just like a procrastinating teen.]

So we should until you do eventually lose control and you don't get to pick the location?

No. But I mean-- it just- [Damn you logic.] I just don't want anyone to get hurt. And every time I've used it people have gotten hurt.

Then we'll try some place deserted. Just you and me. Don't worry. You can't hurt me.

[ Well. Not true, but Charles' body is already fairly broken. It's hard to make a bad situation worse. ]

You wouldn't be hurt. You would be dead.

Wouldn't be my first time.

[ What a fun joke. ]

If you can't trust yourself, try and trust me.

I've never trusted anyone with this before. I've barely even spoken about it.

How do you feel about that?

Would it be rude to say uncomfortable.

You wouldn't be the first.

But perhaps, that's good. It should feel that way, at the start, and it might help you warm up to the idea.

I should be feeling regret for speaking up? That's a good thing?

It's important to feel. And to embrace that feeling.

I don't want you to stop in that. But it shouldn't be the only thing you feel about yourself.

[Hatred, disgust, disappointment...] Yeah? I'll have to keep that in mind.

And I think, on the next planet, we should have a session.

What, the next one? I dunno, seems kinda fast. Maybe a couple after. [Vash will never be the one to come to Charles to remind/ask for a session.]

Next planet. Be sure to see me.

[ You're not getting out of this. ]

Uh-huh. I'll pencil you into my schedule. [Under: never.]

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