[ Erik isn't certain he's confident in her admission of pride - there's something there, under the surface, that reminds him of Raven and her own growing certainty. She had claimed mutant pride without being completely confident in herself, and he can see that echo in Alina here, too. A bubbling of something that could grow into something much stronger, and he wants to foster it.
It's an instinct, now, because of his own growth into his mutation, his own pride. He'd been at the mercy of weak, pathetic humans, and he refuses to accept their determination to crush him under their heel. Never again; he meant those words.
Reaching out, the movements too easy for a man who had used his mind and body to get people on his side in the past, he pushes some water off her face, where it was sticking to her skin. ]
Good. [ A confidence, a certainty, because he is proud himself. He's so proud, to the point of stubborn, dangerous righteousness.
Erik is a monster. He is deadly, and dangerous, and can rip the world asunder if he focuses enough. Right now, however, he is trying to draw out pride and confidence, trying to see if her words are true - to see if she can believe in herself the way she seems to imagine. There's a kindness in that, even if it might be selfish in the end, not wanting to be alone and different.
He's been there. He's suffered. There's no denying it. ]
Among peers, then. [ He leans back, lounging, decadent. ] I've been learning. There must be a reason we were chosen.
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It's an instinct, now, because of his own growth into his mutation, his own pride. He'd been at the mercy of weak, pathetic humans, and he refuses to accept their determination to crush him under their heel. Never again; he meant those words.
Reaching out, the movements too easy for a man who had used his mind and body to get people on his side in the past, he pushes some water off her face, where it was sticking to her skin. ]
Good. [ A confidence, a certainty, because he is proud himself. He's so proud, to the point of stubborn, dangerous righteousness.
Erik is a monster. He is deadly, and dangerous, and can rip the world asunder if he focuses enough. Right now, however, he is trying to draw out pride and confidence, trying to see if her words are true - to see if she can believe in herself the way she seems to imagine. There's a kindness in that, even if it might be selfish in the end, not wanting to be alone and different.
He's been there. He's suffered. There's no denying it. ]
Among peers, then. [ He leans back, lounging, decadent. ] I've been learning. There must be a reason we were chosen.