[there's only the illusion of a shrug, at first. remembering the past is all too easy to do, but ignoring the pain associated with it, less so. too much has changed since then, and for the relationship between himself and charles, very little of it has been for the better. so trying to set that aside, to detach those memories from those emotions that have developed since, takes a level of control that he could only ever hope to have. he isn't the telepath here.]
I should be there within the hour. [far easier to move on and ignore just what's happened.]
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I should be there within the hour. [far easier to move on and ignore just what's happened.]