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[beathach]

Who: The Blameless crew & visitors!
Broadcast: n/a
Action: The Blameless
When: August

[it's a mingle! go forth, blameless and friends]

Comments

[axiomed]

[ He laughs. ]

Just saying it truthfully.

[athru]

How come you're sweet when you do it and I just sound like an idiot?

[axiomed]

Years of practice. And an earnest face.

[athru]

I can manage one of the two, but I'd have to cheat.

[axiomed]

Well, I wouldn't stop you.

[athru]

Is that permission to walk around as you? It would confuse the entire fleet.

[axiomed]

[ Casually. ]

I'm sure you won't use your powers for anything too evil.

[athru]

I promise I won't trick people into thinking you're worse than you are.

[axiomed]

That seems fair.

[athru]

... That does make me think. I wonder how long I could fool, say, Hank.

[axiomed]

[ Charles considers this, rubbing his chin lightly. ]

It's hard to say. Hank would have the best grasp of what I am like now, other than Erik.

[athru]

I am not going to try and trick Erik.

[ Ew. ]

It has been a while since I was you for more than a second. I'm rusty.

[axiomed]

You should try it. It'll be good practice.

[athru]

I do know you better than I know anyone else... At least, I used to. I've got some catching up to do.

[ Tilting her head, Raven looks him up and down. ]

Did I tell you what Mystique told me about our powers?

[axiomed]

[ He pauses. ]

She's told me a great deal. You'll need to be more specific.

[athru]

Turning into birds. Animals. Not just people or mutants.

[axiomed]

[ Ah. He nods. ]

She showed me.

[athru]

She said I could train with her, if I wanted.

[ Raven frowns, though, considering. ]

I'm not sure I like the idea.

[axiomed]

It's up to you. I'm sure there's a lot she can teach you.

[athru]

I'm more worried about turning into a bird and getting stuck that way.

[axiomed]

[ That's . . . legitimate. ]

Have you ever gotten stuck before?

[athru]

No, but there's a difference between becoming a person and becoming an animal. What if my brain ends up the same size and I get stuck because I can't remember how to get back?

[axiomed]

I'm sure there's a method to it. Obviously, I don't know how Mystique does it but I don't think she'd risk your life on it.

[ Well. He's reasonably sure. ]

[athru]

You don't think.

[ She just gives him a look. ]

[axiomed]

[ He meets her gaze, steady. ]

I do trust her. But I also know that trust is difficult for her.