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Who: The Heron crew + visitors
Broadcast: nope
Action: The Heron
When: August

[As the ship drifts on, what are you up to this month, Herons?]

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[ He raises an eyebrow. ]

I can. Though I don't do that without permission or unless I need to defend myself.

Goodness. You're very upfront about it.

[Seriously. Hearing someone straight up say they can control minds like that has her both incredibly wary and impressed. She tries to keep her ability a complete secret.]

You'd think being that honest would cause a lot of trouble.

It does and it always will. So I might as well be honest about it.

[ Keeping it a secret would backfire on him anyway. ]

I suppose that's one way of looking at it.

[The worst way, in her opinion.]

Have you had any trouble here?

[ He shakes his head, brow furrowing. ]

Not that I know of. The Fleet has been rather accommodating.

And you would know.... [Telepathy and all that, hah. But really, it's good to hear that, though it isn't enough to persuade her to change her stance on her own mind control.]

That must mean you haven't had to use it here, hmm?

I wouldn't. I don't read minds without permission. But I'll trust the people here.

[ And he does. He's comfortable with the Fleet, with its people. ]

Not in a negative context. I have used my powers to help others.

[Alright, that gets a chirpy, barky laugh out of her.]

Help? How on earth can that help??

[ Charles folds his hands on his lap. ]

I can take away pain. Ease terrible memories. Help others learn control of their powers. Recover thoughts and memories that might have been lost.

[She stops and just kinda... looks over at him for a few moments in silence.]

Oh. That is useful.

[Shit, can she even do that kind of thing? She's never actually tried. ~~Unsurprisingly she is a terrible person.~~]

[ Casually. ]

I have a lot of capabilities when it comes to the mind.

[She can't decide whether she should be incredibly cautious of him or jealous that he's comfortable being so open. Geez.]

It sounds like you do. Isn't that lucky?

[ He blinks. ]

Why lucky?

You're very powerful. Having a lot of power is always helpful, even if you don't use it often.

Maybe. But I never wanted to be powerful.

Do you want to be a normal human, then?

[ Charles shakes his head, bemused. ]

Being a mutant is a part of my identity. That being said, I wouldn't mind being a less powerful mutant.

Why?

[She can think of several very good answers to that question.]

Power isn't worth the loneliness.

[Maybe. She's learned recently it might be possible to have power and not be lonely, though it did take her hundreds of years to find that.]

You know, being honest to the point of vulnerability isn't all good.

[ His lips twitch. ]

Do you really think I'm vulnerable?

I think openly admitting that you're lonely does make you vulnerable, yes.

[Is that a button she's pushing? Could be, she still looks intrigued and fairly relaxed.]

But that's just one fox's opinion.

I'm not as lonely as I look.

Oh? Are there other mutants with your abilities here?

There are. But more than that, there are people willing to understand and accept me.