[It had been a long drive on the tail end of summer, during a recruitment drive with mixed success and Charles was tired, both from the road and overheating despite having the windows rolled down in the car. And such conditions conspired to push his pleasant manners to the limit. Besides which, there was no point in showing up on some poor young mutant's door at night time.
The only problem is that there's one room left and one double bed and the woman behind the check-in desk is looking at them in a way that implies certain things and that's the last straw - ]
Yes, that'll be absolutely fine for my husband and I. [The telepathic whammy leaves her the strong impression that she's seeing a young woman with curly brown hair, large blue eyes in a cardigan and dress and has only ever seen that young woman. It's projected to everyone else looking at him just give him the keys so he can shower and sleep.]
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The only problem is that there's one room left and one double bed and the woman behind the check-in desk is looking at them in a way that implies certain things and that's the last straw - ]
Yes, that'll be absolutely fine for my husband and I. [The telepathic whammy leaves her the strong impression that she's seeing a young woman with curly brown hair, large blue eyes in a cardigan and dress and has only ever seen that young woman. It's projected to everyone else looking at him just give him the keys so he can shower and sleep.]
Erik. [He nudges him to start writing a cheque.]