[ Erik wasn't actually worried that Charles might vanish along with the place, just that everything would disappear from around him and he'd be left stuck out here. Good thing Charles doesn't say that out loud because that's not a new fear he needs to have, to add to his already paranoid mind.
Four days seems reasonable. Some time to not struggle with the difficulties of the city, in a place where his mind gets a break. He knows that's a good part of the reason why Charles wants to stay here, and while Erik can't begin to imagine the constant noise in Charles's mind, he can certainly understand seeking peace and quiet.
Erik doesn't take the drink right away, still walking through the room, stopping near a window and looking outside. People milling about, in swimsuits and summer clothes, a surreal sight after just leaving the city. These diffusion zones really are something. ]
It's the name I took, before I came here. [ He glances back to Charles. ] I wasn't sure where I was when I got here, if all of this was even real or whether or not I was still on Earth. It seemed... safer to retain my human identity, I suppose. Just in case someone showed up, or something happened.
[ But then Charles showed up, to add to Raven, and once he saw the dangers of this place, he knew he wasn't going to be able to hide anymore, so. Seemed pointless to cling to it.
He takes a seat next to Charles eventually, picking up his glass on the way. ]
In hindsight, it probably was a pointless idea, but maybe it's for the best that Scott didn't know right away who I was. He needed a place to stay and he wouldn't have accepted my help, had he known who I was.
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Four days seems reasonable. Some time to not struggle with the difficulties of the city, in a place where his mind gets a break. He knows that's a good part of the reason why Charles wants to stay here, and while Erik can't begin to imagine the constant noise in Charles's mind, he can certainly understand seeking peace and quiet.
Erik doesn't take the drink right away, still walking through the room, stopping near a window and looking outside. People milling about, in swimsuits and summer clothes, a surreal sight after just leaving the city. These diffusion zones really are something. ]
It's the name I took, before I came here. [ He glances back to Charles. ] I wasn't sure where I was when I got here, if all of this was even real or whether or not I was still on Earth. It seemed... safer to retain my human identity, I suppose. Just in case someone showed up, or something happened.
[ But then Charles showed up, to add to Raven, and once he saw the dangers of this place, he knew he wasn't going to be able to hide anymore, so. Seemed pointless to cling to it.
He takes a seat next to Charles eventually, picking up his glass on the way. ]
In hindsight, it probably was a pointless idea, but maybe it's for the best that Scott didn't know right away who I was. He needed a place to stay and he wouldn't have accepted my help, had he known who I was.