[ Fortunately for Wanda he's quicker to reply now than he did a month ago. Still a bit surprising to hear from her, though, after their encounter in the Fringes. ]
I get it, though, don't worry. If there's someone who'd understand it the most, it might be me. [ Given his own mutation and how he talks around people who asks about his glasses. ]
[ Pretending to be someone normal isn't so easy. Story of every mutant's life, unfortunately. ]
It's alright. Like I said, I get why you were a bit cagey about it.
I just thought that when I shared my abilities to you, you'd feel safer coming clean to me. Guess I'd have to work on that. [ Being a safer space for people with powers. He thought he'd been good at it with all the mutants under their care at the Institute. Maybe not, at least with Wanda. ]
does it make it better to know that it's not you , but me ?
( the reason why she didn't feel safe about 'coming clean' or trusting him with that information? that, plus the fact that wanda has had very many good experiences of people finding out what she can do. one thing is to shoot lasers out of yours eyes (which—cool, but annoying, she imagines), another is to admit that you can read a person's mind without issue.
in any case, she comes clean now. )
what you saw i could do in the fringes isn't all i can do. i can read people's minds , too. change their thoughts how i want them. it's not exactly something people react kindly to.
I know someone else who can read minds. Not just the Professor.
[ Jean, of course, comes to mind, however poignant the thought of her is. ]
But like I said, I get it. Not many people also react kindly whenever they learn I can shoot blasts out of my eyes. I've done them before by accident.
Look, Wanda. I accept your apology and I forgive you. It's not easy to have powers and know people will treat you differently for them. Believe me, I've been there many times. Most mutants, if not all, have.
Tell you what, maybe someday you can make it up to me by showing me what you can do.
( it does give her some amount of comfort (if that's what one would call it) to know that there are other people who can do similar things to her. )
okay.
( she will definitely try to be more forthcoming and honest, shedding that instinct of survival to not. scott is someone that can be trusted, after all. )
hopefully not when trying to stop raiders from killing you. when you say the professor , you mean charles , right ? who is the other ?
( it's not like wanda has much context here, but she will respect scott's preference here. )
there's no one else like me back home , not that i've met. not that the public knows about. it was kind of a pretty bad experience , all the criticism , all the opinions i guess i'm not used to the idea of this being normal to others , to you
but no. i haven't talked extensively to him about it. he offered to help. i don't know how comfortable i am about it , though. maybe some day. erik said i should.
( and wanda assumes that scott knows erik if he knows charles. )
oh. must be very handy skills for this place then you learn that in school or because of a hobby ?
and yeah. i don't care how much better charles is i don't think most people would. especially if they cared about you. you do a really good job at doing this( uhhhh )community thing
i know who to go when my motorcycle has problems then. that makes sense though. i just think you do pretty good so it's pretty unfair to compare yourself. especially when i trust you as much as i do.
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I'm good, all things considered.
You?
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( she knows what she did, and is doing, currently. )
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I get it, though, don't worry. If there's someone who'd understand it the most, it might be me. [ Given his own mutation and how he talks around people who asks about his glasses. ]
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( but at least she can hide it, whereas scott... ah, okay. )
i was hoping i could control how others would perceive me this time around
i don't like that you're disappointed. i'm sorry
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It's alright. Like I said, I get why you were a bit cagey about it.
I just thought that when I shared my abilities to you, you'd feel safer coming clean to me. Guess I'd have to work on that. [ Being a safer space for people with powers. He thought he'd been good at it with all the mutants under their care at the Institute. Maybe not, at least with Wanda. ]
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( the reason why she didn't feel safe about 'coming clean' or trusting him with that information? that, plus the fact that wanda has had very many good experiences of people finding out what she can do. one thing is to shoot lasers out of yours eyes (which—cool, but annoying, she imagines), another is to admit that you can read a person's mind without issue.
in any case, she comes clean now. )
what you saw i could do in the fringes isn't all i can do. i can read people's minds , too. change their thoughts how i want them. it's not exactly something people react kindly to.
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[ Jean, of course, comes to mind, however poignant the thought of her is. ]
But like I said, I get it. Not many people also react kindly whenever they learn I can shoot blasts out of my eyes. I've done them before by accident.
Look, Wanda. I accept your apology and I forgive you. It's not easy to have powers and know people will treat you differently for them. Believe me, I've been there many times. Most mutants, if not all, have.
Tell you what, maybe someday you can make it up to me by showing me what you can do.
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okay.
( she will definitely try to be more forthcoming and honest, shedding that instinct of survival to not. scott is someone that can be trusted, after all. )
hopefully not when trying to stop raiders from killing you.
when you say the professor , you mean charles , right ? who is the other ?
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The other's Jean. [ How's he even going to describe her now that he knows what's inevitably going to happen to him in her hands? ]
She was my girlfriend back home.
[ Was seems more appropriate, even if it still hurts. ]
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'was', though, she clocks. )
is that a subject i can ask or talk about or would you rather we don't ?
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[ It's still a bit fresh right now. ]
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( it's not like wanda has much context here, but she will respect scott's preference here. )
there's no one else like me back home , not that i've met.
not that the public knows about. it was kind of a pretty bad experience , all the criticism , all the opinions
i guess i'm not used to the idea of this being normal to others , to you
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[ He gets an occasional side-eye but those are very few and far between, unlike back home. ]
This means you're not a mutant from back home, then. Or from some other timeline.
Have you talked extensively to the Professor about your telepathy? Maybe he can help you. He's the strongest one I know.
i hiatused and i'm trying to work my way back now,,,
but no. i haven't talked extensively to him about it. he offered to help.
i don't know how comfortable i am about it , though.
maybe some day. erik said i should.
( and wanda assumes that scott knows erik if he knows charles. )
welcome back!
We don't force our students back home. Never been our style. So we won't force help on you. Come to us when you're more comfortable.
I'm just glad you know both of them. [ Yes, his relationship with Erik has improved over the months. ]
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are you also a teacher then ?
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Led teams to missions and training sessions. I’m not as good as the Professor but I did what I could.
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( sorry, she's not american and english is her second language. what a weird class to teach anyway... )
you know
you compare yourself a lot
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[ It'd be so weird if he taught actual shopping. ]
I do? You really think so?
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you learn that in school or because of a hobby ?
and yeah. i don't care how much better charles is
i don't think most people would. especially if they cared about you.
you do a really good job at doing this ( uhhhh ) community thing
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But thanks. I really just try my best. Maybe I unconsciously compare myself to the Professor because he taught me a lot of the things I know now.
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that makes sense though. i just think you do pretty good so it's pretty unfair to compare yourself. especially when i trust you as much as i do.
( so, yeah! )
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I appreciate the trust, Wanda. And thanks for thinking I do pretty good.
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cool. and we're even now then.
i guess i'll see you around.
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I spend a lot of time at the Scrapyard these days, but you'll definitely still see me around.
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