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"This is Scott Summers. Leave a message after the tone."

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[opticular]

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.

[carmesi]

( 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 ?

[opticular]

Yeah, that's him.

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. ]

[carmesi]

( wanda was expecting him to say someone else from here. so, oh, the answer is quite unexpected.

'was', though, she clocks. )

is that a subject i can ask or talk about or would you rather we don't ?

[opticular]

Maybe one day I'd tell you more about her.

[ It's still a bit fresh right now. ]

[carmesi]

sure.

( 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

[opticular]

I'm not used to the opposite, to be honest. So when I arrived here, I'm a little surprised not many really care.

[ 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,,,

[carmesi]

timeline ?

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!

[opticular]

Timeline or some other parallel universe.

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. ]

[carmesi]

( that's good to know, in general. also to know that she didn't completely bomb her relationship with scott by lying to him about her powers. )

are you also a teacher then ?

[opticular]

I am. Taught Shop and other things.

Led teams to missions and training sessions. I’m not as good as the Professor but I did what I could.

[carmesi]

what's shop ? like shopping ?

( 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

[opticular]

No, it's more like maintaining vehicles. Mostly engineering work.

[ It'd be so weird if he taught actual shopping. ]

I do? You really think so?

[carmesi]

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

[opticular]

A hobby. I like tinkering with things. Fixing them, all that stuff. It just so happened I have this fascination for vehicles.

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.

[carmesi]

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.

( so, yeah! )

[opticular]

I'd be happy to fix it for you if ever. On the house, of course.

I appreciate the trust, Wanda. And thanks for thinking I do pretty good.

[carmesi]

( she's laying it on thick because she knows she did wrong by not telling him about her powers, but she does mean what she's said here. )

cool. and we're even now then.
i guess i'll see you around.

[opticular]

[ Somehow, Scott can actually tell she is laying it on thick. Like whenever students start trouble and he catches them. ]

I spend a lot of time at the Scrapyard these days, but you'll definitely still see me around.

[carmesi]

let me know when you'll be around. be careful out there.

[opticular]

Will do. Thanks again, Wanda.