In which case I will anticipate an absurd interrogation over my political affiliations as viewed through the lens of an angry seventeen year old, or nothing.
Thank you for the attempt, in any event. I know you aren't actively looking for more headaches. Why are you irritated at text messaging?
Hope springs eternal for interdepartmental cooperation. I could be better at making and keeping friends; Raven has always said so. And I was irritated with text messaging because if I am arguing with someone in person it just sort of happens. If I have to write it down then it takes me a bloody half hour to make sure I'm getting it correct and then my hands get sore. These sacrifices I make, Severus. But you are very welcome regardless.
[ And fucking look at this asshole, Charles. What is wrong with you. ]
I rather prefer it. Perhaps my hands aren't as soft. Or I'm just - how did you both put it, about me not being able to make PR involved missives? That.
If you prefer cheating, no wonder you text me anyway.
[ Brainpower humor. Related: despite all his talk about respect, it's occurred to Severus that they could probably take over the entire passenger population, if they planned it well enough. ]
I'm aware. [ Severus is not actually giving him a moral poking. The ground he has to stand on there isn't terribly solid. ] I've wondered if it makes the way you interact with me different than someone else, though.
[ There's a moment of debristling, grateful for the shift back in tone. ]
I think that may depend on you as much as it may depend on me. We are not all the sum of the things we have done and the things we remember, or even the things we think. As much as Erik may complain, we would not be the friends we are if I did not look into the heart of him. In contrast, I rarely ever read Raven.
Suspicion against telepathy spans universes it seems. Neither of us need marks on our arms to generate it. Also you get on with me perfectly fine, and neither of us cheat at all. You sell yourself short, my friend.
[ There's a delay. Charles is probably not surprised; it's becoming an issue, he knows. And he's already told Shepard, more or less. ]
Yes. I made mistakes as a child. But the war began when I was nine years old and I was involved with it by twelve, so age doesn't matter and innocence is imaginary. I told myself then I didn't have a choice, but the truth is I didn't want one. It's hard to have perspective when you're that small and don't have the tools to manage your anger.
Children developmentally do not have the capacity to make these decisions - it is less about innocence or absolution as it is fact. As a young man, you have made other choices. You talked about your ability to resist.
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Thank you for the attempt, in any event. I know you aren't actively looking for more headaches. Why are you irritated at text messaging?
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And I was irritated with text messaging because if I am arguing with someone in person it just sort of happens. If I have to write it down then it takes me a bloody half hour to make sure I'm getting it correct and then my hands get sore.
These sacrifices I make, Severus. But you are very welcome regardless.
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[ And fucking look at this asshole, Charles. What is wrong with you. ]
I rather prefer it. Perhaps my hands aren't as soft. Or I'm just - how did you both put it, about me not being able to make PR involved missives? That.
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You probably skip the drafting process.
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[ Brainpower humor. Related: despite all his talk about respect, it's occurred to Severus that they could probably take over the entire passenger population, if they planned it well enough. ]
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And like all short cuts, there will be things you miss along the way.
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When I speak of ignorance I do not mean to imply I plunder every mind that crosses my path.
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I think that may depend on you as much as it may depend on me.
We are not all the sum of the things we have done and the things we remember, or even the things we think. As much as Erik may complain, we would not be the friends we are if I did not look into the heart of him. In contrast, I rarely ever read Raven.
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When it got out that I'm an Occlumens, at home, many people thought I should be sent to prison.
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Also you get on with me perfectly fine, and neither of us cheat at all. You sell yourself short, my friend.
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[ People really, really don't trust him. ]
You've got odd standards.
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[ And he is circling this other topic, this topic they keep brushing against, the one that Snape asked him not to ask about. ]
Your affiliations?
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Yes. I made mistakes as a child. But the war began when I was nine years old and I was involved with it by twelve, so age doesn't matter and innocence is imaginary. I told myself then I didn't have a choice, but the truth is I didn't want one. It's hard to have perspective when you're that small and don't have the tools to manage your anger.
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You talked about your ability to resist.
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I've been told that in the future I attempt to teach it to someone else, but that it goes terribly because I'm an impatient prick.
[ ANYway that's why people hate him. ]
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