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[Moira's done her homework beyond the whole just rolling with the bare bones she's been told about the Barge already, but she's not going to be letting that on. In her experience, it's been better to play your cards close to the vest until you're really sure of what's going on, here, and so she just smiles politely at the camera and doesn't let on that it 1. took her a minute or two to figure out how to work the comm in the first place and 2. that she's already poked around through some of the public stuff on the network to familiarize herself with the situation and know what she was getting herself into.]

My name's Moira MacTaggert, and I guess I'll be filling in for Charles for the next few days. [Her smile goes from polite to somewhere between fond and wry.] I guess I shouldn't really be surprised he thought this would be an interesting place to spend a few months. Redemption's right up his alley. I just hope he hasn't subjected too many of you to his genetics pick up lines.

[There's a brief moment where the smile fades slightly and it almost looks like she's debating saying something else, because she really wants to ask how he's doing here. The last time she checked (... a few hours ago, really, from her perspective), he wasn't exactly the happiest camper, but as much as she's worried, she doesn't want to just let everyone know he's been struggling, because Charles doesn't want people to know.

So she drops it, resolving to ask Alex, if he's really here, and otherwise hope for the best.]

Anyway, if anyone needs him for anything, I can't promise I'll be able to really fill in for him, but I'll do my best if you're willing to give me a shot.

[Private to Erik]

[Again, Moira's done her homework, and so she knows who's living right next door and that's... slightly unsettling, considering the last time they'd seen each other had involved the two of them accidentally paralyzing Charles and then Erik trying to kill her for it.

But she's not a coward, and she'd rather get this conversation out of the way sooner rather than later, so once she figures out how to use the communicator's filters, she's letting him know she knows who's on the other side of the wall.]

I know you're here, Lensherr.

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[Okay it's a lie but CHARLES WHY WOULD YOU EVER BE SHAW.]

You've done your homework, MacTaggert, you should have an answer to that.

[IDK SOME HORRIBLE WORST NIGHTMARE FLOOD OR SOMETHING.]

And you have a lot to answer for.

[NOT ALLOWED, THEN THERE WOULD BE TWO SHAWS

MAYBE THREE, ASK ALEX]

In a few days you'll be gone, Moira, and I'll still be here. Don't tell me what I have to answer for.

[Man let's never have that flood. B(]

Have you two even talked about what happened, or did Charles go right back to acting like nothing had changed?

We've been here over a year.

We've talked. [But he's not inclined to confide in people who shoot at him B(]

[You were trying to kill thousands of people. :|]

That only answers part of my question.

[Oh you mean those thousands of people who would have killed you had he not been there :|]

I thought it took care of both, actually.

[Yeah but was killing them in revenge really going to solve the problem. :|]

You left, Erik! You have no idea how badly that hurt him, don't you dare give me a hard time about being worried about how he's been handling being in close quarters with you again.

[Think about what you're asking here. Revenge solves everything. :|

And ugh, UGH fine he'll go quiet for a moment, still angry but more than a little guilty, too. That, in particular, hasn't come up yet. And it probably should, but at the same time, Erik doesn't want to discuss it. Everything about that day is so important, but things have also changed, so much, and it's difficult.]

We've worked out the majority of our differences. [It's the most clinical, straightforward answer he can give.]

[Moira's quiet for a moment, too, turning that over and trying to decide whether or not to believe him, and wondering how much of that is just Charles trying to look for the best in someone he'd used to consider a friend versus them actually talking it out.]

And Alex will back that up? [Not that she doesn't trust you, but. You did try and kill her. B(]

[She tried to kill him first >( He snorts derisively, because really Moira, really.]

Alex will say what he will. He's no more my fan than you are.

[She wasn't trying to kill you. B(]

He hasn't been here as long as you two have.

[Those bullets hit the helmet >(]

He's a relatively new arrival.

[AND IT DEFLECTED IT.]

You're sure he's alright? [Not talking about Alex anymore. B(]

[YOU STILL SUCK.]

He can walk. He's not depressed. He's optimistic.

He's all right.

[SO DO YOU.]

What?

You'll have to be more specific. [No she doesn't, but trolling her is fun. B)]

[She'll even let it slide for now because asksgljglkl WHAT.]

He can walk again? How did that happen?

Someone here was able to heal his spine. It's been almost five months.

Oh my God. That's incredible.

I know.

And it's permanent, right? It's not something that's only going to work here?

It's permanent. [He's not. Entirely positive of that, but he'd rather say it than user Charles' paralysis to be a bitch to Moira.]

[See, maybe there's hope for you after all, Lensherr.

Moira hesitates for a long moment before finally huffing out a sigh, still not really entirely sure how she wants to put this.]

Look, I know you don't particularly like me and I'm definitely not sure I'm sorry for coming down kind of hard on you, but... Thanks for trying to patch things up, I guess. It's been a really rough couple months for all of us, and I just don't want to see him get hurt again. [The unspoken message being "so don't fuck this up." :|]

[Heard loud and clear :|]

No one does.

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