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[ So there's this girl chilling out on some rock outside right now. She ventured out a little to try to get an idea of where she is, but... ]

As unlikely as this is, I have to ask- Did I timeslide in my sleep? [ She looks around warily at the landscape. She looks a little confused, but mostly annoyed as she addresses the video again. ] Not that I can without a time device of some sort, but this looks like the places I grew up in.

[ A pause. ]

Or did Bete Noire get a remodel while I was away? [ Because that's the only other option here really.

Behind her a large dog pops up to nuzzle at her, making her nearly fall and drop the communicator as she tries to shove it off a bit. Just enough so that she doesn't fall before she's reaching out to hug the big ball of fur. ] I'm leaning towards nuclear apocalypse in Bete Noire that somehow The Dog survived right now.

Anyone want to give me the real details? Thanks.

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[ Hope's just curled up with The Dog outside the ship cause you asked her to be, Erik. ]

[what's that coming over the hill? is it a mutant? is it a mutaaant? yes, there he finally is, hours after she first arrived. things came up, alright. they still haven't been dealt with, but hope's comment was enough to have him ignore his own issues to focus on hers.

she always has been more important, and it has nothing to do with her being the so-called mutant messiah.

the sight of her and the dog has him smiling a little now that they're finally right there and in person. but he doesn't say a word yet. instead he just crosses over to join them, dropping a hand to the dog's head to give him a scratch behind the ears, and taking a seat beside hope.]

[ She caused the things to come up okay! Honestly she had been in BN so long she kind of forgot about home sometimes. She forgot to really tell him about any of that sort of stuff. She was kinda more preoccupied with helping him at the time anyway.

Hope knows he's here, though, the second The Dog takes off for him. He may be loyal to Hope, but he's loyal to Erik too. He knows him and missed him and is glad for the attention too.

Hope's knees are pulled up to her chest as he sits down. ]

Thanks. [ For coming. ]

[the dog gets the attention he wants, at first. it's a distraction, and one he's all too willing to take. he'd already spent the entire journey over trying to work out what to say, and he's still left with no idea of where to even start.

when he finally decides to approach the subject, his voice is low, and there's a caution there that he's not used to having. he's not meant to second guess himself.]

Tell me what's changed. [back home, mostly. he knows that's where all her biggest problems are.]

At home?

Nothing changed. It all just escalated. People still hated me. Then my friend turned on me and tried to kill me.

Then I found out I'm marked or something for this big cosmic bird thing. Everyone's scared of it, and scared of me because of it. Apparently it's going to kill me or drive me crazy.

[ A little firmly. ]

I'm not Jean. I can take it.

[ Usually she doesn't show this with anyone. Anger and fighting is her remedy. But Erik means more to her than she cares to openly admit, and she feels comfortable around him. ]

[well. that catches him off-guard. despite those few details that hope had shared with him back in bete noire, he hadn't been expecting things to have degenerated so much, so quickly. she'd been given that title for a reason, and he's seen more than enough already from her to know that it's one she's perfectly capable of living up to. so it makes no sense that those she's closer to, even her own team, aren't able to see that too.]

They're underestimating you. [that's what it all boils down to. they're scared because they don't know hope as well as they think they do.]

It doesn't matter what they think. You'll prove them all wrong when the time comes. [though first-] Tell me about this bird.

[ See. Erik gets it. He doesn't sit there and tell her she's the messiah and then tell her she's going to fail the first challenge. He knows she can do it. That's all she needs is some reassurance... ]

I don't know much. They were trying to hide it from me. I did learn some, though. It's something cosmic that either destroys or gives life to things.

And they really think that you'd let it destroy life.

[it's a quiet reply; one he doesn't follow up on straight away. instead, he's weighing up his words now, knowing that this is one time where he can't afford to make a mistake. but when the words don't come as quick as he wants, he instead lifts a hand to rest on hope's shoulder, squeezing slightly. another few moments and finally-]

They're fools for not believing in you.

[ Maybe she couldn't handle it. She didn't know. Honestly, she was Hope. She was stubborn and forceful and she had it in her mind that she could and she would. Failure wasn't a word in her vocabulary.

That didn't mean she didn't need the support, though. That Erik squeezing her shoulder and offering faith in her didn't help relieve the pressure a lot.

She swallows hard and nods her head. ]

You know me. I'd die before I let anything else bad happen.

Let's just make sure it doesn't go as far as that. [losing one important person in his life is enough. he gives her shoulder another squeeze, before pushing himself up onto his feet again.]

You're strong, Hope. I doubt you even realise just how much. [he knows they likely aren't anywhere close to resolving the problems hope's dealing with. but he still gives her a nudge to stand up so they can get moving, back to the room he's taken over since arriving. the sheer amount of metal surrounding the building brings him a certain level of comfort, and if he manages to get hope to come back with him, maybe the same'll be true for her too.

it'll doubtlessly help that jocelyn will be close by too. sometimes it's easier to get a point across without words.]

[ AGH erik this heart-to-heart is killing her with emotions. she so doesn't get emotions okay.

so she'll just get up. follow him where ever he wants to go. The Dog gets up too, pumped to see everyone else all excited and up and about finally. no more sitting! ]

Thanks, Erik. I.... just. Thanks.

[there's only a shrug now as he starts to lead the way back home; away from the ship and the city, and off toward the sea. his other self had chosen the place, and he can understand just why. it's a matter of strategy.

letting the silence hang for a while, erik instead keeps his focus on the surrounding area to make sure that they aren't spotted. it's only when it becomes too much to deal with that he pulls at the metal of her gun in an almost playful attempt to lighten the mood again.

enjoy trying to carry that gun now, hope. without using his abilities, that is.]

[ HOLY SHIT.

Why is her gun suddenly being tugged from her hands?!

She doesn't lose her grip on it, but it does pull her down slightly with the tug. It makes her stumble a bit and she looks a little confused.

Except oh yeah.

She searches out the piece of metal he carries on him now. And tugs at it with his own powers. Two can play that game! ]

[scrap in his pockets and the various zips and fastenings that go with jeans, but it's his boots that bother him the most as his feet are seemingly frozen to the ground. that metal plating isn't looking so good now she's turned his powers against him.

a huff and the gun is vibrating this time, his amusement rearing its head this time. a moment to concentrate, and he pushes himself away from the ground. briefly. it's a little difficult to multitask when dealing with somebody like hope.]

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first salvation ✝ video.

IT IS NOT AND THIS IS ACTION NOW

WELL FINE THEN LET'S DO THIS

YOU WILL DO IT AND YOU WILL LIKE IT

and break hearts in the process T_T

especially mine ;~;

gdi hope have a less tragic life already

she's trying okay!!!!!!

can erik please just take her home and never let go?

uh. YES PLEASE

snuggle time

ahhhhhhh why are they so adorbs?!

there's something in the water!

I SAID BABY THERE'S A SHARK IN THE WATER

GET OUT