[The general summons his soldier: Magneto and Pyro have a little chat.]

[tm_magneto]

[RP for Tm_Pyro, locked to same.]

After reading Pyro's statement about the people he'd killed, Magneto had a feeling he was missing something. He sent the summons that his lieutenant meet him in his office at once, and paced back and forth, thinking as he waited for Pyro to comply.

Rogue had told him that Pyro had not been himself lately. Erik had

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[john_ispyro]

[tm_magneto]

"Yes." Magneto thought very carefully about what he wanted to say. There were questions about these murders Pyro was claiming credit for, certainly.

But that wasn't the reason Erik was concerned.

"Pyro," he said quietly, "What is the matter?"

[john_ispyro]

[tm_magneto]

"All right," Erik said, nodding, his voice very calm. "Sit down. I am going to talk for a minute, and I just want you to listen to me. Can you do that? Good." Erik began walking, some of his rigidity evaporating as he paced.

"We lead a very hard life, Pyro, and it is, by necessity, isolated. It is very hard for us to be with others who are not part of this life. Believe me, I know. I have trained for years to have relationships with my children, and I always fail. Because as much as I love them--and I do love them, Pyro, never doubt that--I know--and they know, they will always be Magneto's children, and I will always be Magneto." He stood next to Pyro and put his hand on his lieutenant's soldier. "You will always be Pyro. There is no going back, not now, not ever. And the people you love will always be in danger because of it