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What else do you know?

( he has a tendency to hang up on people. she'll seek him out, if he does, unless he mentions with some transparency why he called and what he knows. )

[ The wax paper contains an old bit of gum, hard and white with age. He pries it out and sets it between his teeth. ]

He was trying to lock me in. [ Still fussing with the paper.

He unfolds it the rest of the way and tucks it into his pocket, rolling his jaw around fossilized rubber. ]

Charles believes he's been brainwashed.

Edited 2014-04-19 06:22 (UTC)

Do you know to what end?

( she is not overly interested in watching him chew, but she is in what he has to say. )

Yes. Charles spent more time in his mind than I did.

To my end.

[ Of course.

Erik doesn’t chew much past that initial pass -- just keeps it in his teeth like sweet iron, waiting for it to soften up. ]

He intended to kill us both.

Because of Charles in his head?

( jack davis did seem to value the privacy of his own mind a lot. it doesn't excuse his actions, but she isn't looking for an excuse, she is looking for an explanation. )

I'm glad he didn't succeed. ( that is not some sentimental admission of feeling, just a statement of fact. )

Yes.

[ Because of Charles in his head.

There is more Erik could say on the subject, but he sticks with: ] So am I, [ after a slow blink, rife with resignation for the inevitability of well-intentioned telepaths dicking things up for everyone with their ‘help.’ ]

Charles believes that he’s silenced the command that was driving Davis to eliminate him.

( the urge to see jack davis, to find out for herself — that's carefully tucked away for later. )

Thank you for letting me know.

( no reproach for not having done so earlier. )

You’re welcome, [ says Erik.

And that’s where the call ends. ]

Edited 2014-04-19 09:24 (UTC)

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