[ video | open and locks ]

[radars]

[ Locked to Edmund (NPC), also open to Raven ]

I find myself in need of a bit of walking-around money. May we talk about trades?

[ Locked to Erik, also open to Raven ]

You're not the Erik I know. I'm not the Charles you know. We can leave it at that.

[ Open ]

My name is Charles Xavier. I am one of the awakened, from the ship. As far as I know, we are all from different times, and perhaps from different universes as well, and none of us knows how we came to be asleep on an unfamiliar spacecraft.

Has anyone a theory to present?

And one more thing. This may seem like an odd question, but... is there a large population center, nearby? I don't mean under the dome.

[ ooc note: Charles is talking about Israel's mind, which feels to him like a large population center even though it isn't. ]

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[video; locked]

[waspromisedcake]

[She notices the change in the video. That now it says it's locked. She's not sure why, though. Unless... he doesn't want others to hear he can go into their minds?]

I figured it out; that you thought I couldn't speak.

[A pause.]

I haven't been around people in a long time. I'm not used to talking again.

[The way her voice often cracks and sounds strained should be an indication of that.]

[video; locked]

[radars]

So I gathered.

This must be... rather difficult.

[video; locked]

[waspromisedcake]

I'm dealing with it.

Did you lock the video because you don't want people knowing you can look in their heads?

[video; locked]

[radars]

I would rather keep it quiet for now, yes. The sort of people who are interested in telepaths are generally the sort I don't want interested in me.

[video; locked]

[waspromisedcake]

[Hell, it's a good thing she asked.]

I won't tell anyone.

[video; locked]

[radars]

Thank you.

Are you staying in that, what is it, the public house?

[video; locked]

[waspromisedcake]

Yes. Are you?

[video; locked]

[radars]

No... I have a friend who is equally unwilling to have certain talents made public, if you will. She and I found -- well, it looks like it was once a house, anyhow.

[video; locked]

[waspromisedcake]

You're quick to make friends.

[video; locked]

[radars]

She's from my world.

[video; locked]

[waspromisedcake]

Oh. Is that common among us?

[video; locked]

[radars]

No. It doesn't seem so.

[video; locked]

[waspromisedcake]

Oh. You're lucky, I guess.

[video; locked]

[radars]

Undoubtedly. Very, very lucky.

[video; locked]

[waspromisedcake]

Yeah.

[Ok, now she doesn't know what else she's supposed to say. HOW DOES CONVERSATION WORK?]

I guess we're done talking.

[video; locked]

[radars]

Oh.

If you like.

[video; locked]

[waspromisedcake]

It doesn't matter to me. But I thought we had talked about what we were suppose to.

[video; locked]

[radars]

We have.

You don't ahve much experience with this, do you?

[video; locked]

[waspromisedcake]

No, I don't.

[And of course, she doesn't think to elaborate.]

[video; locked]

[radars]

Then -- we'll speak another time.

[video; locked]

[waspromisedcake]

Ok.

[Now she's not sure if she's supposed to end it.]

Bye.

[video; locked]

[radars]

Good-bye.

[ And he hangs up.

Before he laughs. ]