01st transformation . video . locks for erik & charles

[permutates]

[ She greets the barge with a smile. Her appearance is 'normal' - normal for a human. No blue skin or yellow eyes in sight. ]

Hi. [ And a little wave. She regrets it immediately. That's kind of embarrassing, isn't it? And not something that she should be doing, because she's here for a purpose. ] I'm Raven.

I heard a few of my friends were here, so I thought I'd come… help. I'm a warden.

And I'm here because I really believe that even if you're trapped, you still should have a chance to figure out who you are. I think that's important.

[ locked to Erik ]

Well, you thought I was crazy for trying, but I found you.

[ locked to Charles ]

[ She considered her approach to this for a long time. There are a lot of things that they should probably say to each other, and she's supposed to be responsible here. She can't just avoid him, as much as she wants to, while she gets her head together. ]

You should know that I'm here.

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[wedonot]

[He feels like he should go. He's said everything he'd needed to, and he feels tired and drained and just wants to get away from other people for a while.]

Do you have any other questions?

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[permutates]

No.

I didn't think this would be easy, either. Or happy.

Charles - when you rescued me, it was a fairy tale. Nothing in my life will ever be that perfect.

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[wedonot]

[He doesn't know what to say. He's wondered more than once if he'd made a mistake when he'd offered her a home, if he should have found somewhere where she'd have parents and more than just him to keep her company, especially when his mother had really started to decline. It feels like this is just proof that he'd made a mistake, that he'd tried too hard to be everything for her, and it was his fault.]

I'm sorry. [It's quiet, and too emotional for his liking, but it's the only thing he can really think to say. He can feel the familiar want to just completely shut down beckoning, and there's a part of him that does desperately want to give into it, but he can't do that here.

There's another part of him that desperately wants to lean on Erik, but he feels pathetic and stupid for thinking it, and gets to his feet before he starts considering his options further.]

Let me know if you need anything.

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[permutates]

[ She moves to her feet, too, and she steps forward and kisses his cheek. ]

Don't ever be sorry for that.

I will.

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[wedonot]

[He freezes, doesn't look her in the eye, tries to remind himself that he's fine, he's fine as if that's enough to make him feel like he's not starting to fall apart. It's not, but he can't do it in front of her, doesn't want to do it in front of anyone, and so he just takes a rattling breath and forces the words out.]

I'll see you later. [He heads for the door and leaves before she has a chance to say anything else.]