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[your great-grandparents would be shocking to say that to! but he has literally lived secondhand through it, including the whole "terrified child, parents slaughtered, experimented on" ordeal]
You don't think I'd have experienced anything through his eyes that might let me imagine your situation? [well, there's no reason to think that Erik would have told them anything, assuming he went through the same ordeal in her world. he's a man of secrets, certainly. Charles leans back, tucking a hand behind his neck] Mmm. Don't worry about it, then.
It's still quite remarkable to think that Erik founded such a group... I've been trying very unsuccessfully to convince him that there's merit in those ideas.