[ If he'd have more presence of mind, Erik would wonder if the receptionist could count the white gleam of his teeth like bullets in a gun. His words had never been his greatest weapon, but he had long since learned how to twist and turn and prod, until each syllable cleaved away at a person like any good blade might.
Instead, Erik had focused on the sound of every footfall, on the tinning sense of metal ringing back to him like the delicate echolocation bats used to guide them in the middling dark of dusk. It is only time, and the reassurance that his mutation could cover them both, that keeps Erik from running full tilt into the depths of those camps, incandescent with rage.
He has learned a lot on the virtue of looking before you leap.
The room is of decent size around them, certainly enough for two men to sit and plot and set a rescue plan into motion. As it is, Erik nods an acknowledgement to Charles, settling his own travel bag down besides his friend's. The look he levels upon Charles' back is expectant, the burbling shadow of his mind teeming with thoughts and plans.
me either tbh
Instead, Erik had focused on the sound of every footfall, on the tinning sense of metal ringing back to him like the delicate echolocation bats used to guide them in the middling dark of dusk. It is only time, and the reassurance that his mutation could cover them both, that keeps Erik from running full tilt into the depths of those camps, incandescent with rage.
He has learned a lot on the virtue of looking before you leap.
The room is of decent size around them, certainly enough for two men to sit and plot and set a rescue plan into motion. As it is, Erik nods an acknowledgement to Charles, settling his own travel bag down besides his friend's. The look he levels upon Charles' back is expectant, the burbling shadow of his mind teeming with thoughts and plans.
But he waits, not necessarily patient. ]
How long should we wait before starting.