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[manlytear]

WHO: manlytear and groovysexavier
WHERE: some classy bar
WHEN: night of August 12
WARNINGS: none unfortunately
SUMMARY: Charles continues his valiant efforts to get Erik to loosen up.
FORMAT: prose

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[manlytear]

Erik had initially been unsure of Charles' intentions in keeping him from the riots. He was more confident about it now, even if they had not actually directly discussed the matter. It increasingly seemed as though Charles had been motivated by his fear of the reactions of others, not completely out of a mistrust of Erik himself and his self-control when put in such a volatile situation. Erik supposed that was a legitimate concern. He could quite clearly see how certain individuals-- his son in particular-- would mistake his attempts in damage control as an effort to make the situation worse.

The older of the pair could not help but feel a bit sorry for Charles. He had such passion for his subject of study, and his knowledge that had once been extensive was now fifty years outdated. But Erik did not doubt Charles' ability to catch up on decades of discoveries, and he suspected that his friend would enjoy doing so. "It is quite alright," he replied, smiling just slightly. "I have read that they mapped the human genome... there must be a remarkable about of information available."