[Charles wants to argue, say that of course Tony would have. He would have been assigned a different warden, who'd push him the same way Charles had, that he himself hadn't been the reason Tony had graduated.
But he could pick up the edges of what he really meant, and it shuts him up. If Erik still believes in him, that should be all that mattered. He needed to just focus on that.
So he gets up and takes the seat across from him, leaning forward and balancing his elbows on his knees.]
I'm sorry. I'm being petulant. [He rubs a hand over his forehead, trying to wrestle back the helplessness and near sense of panic that had followed that.] I'm just feeling very out of sorts lately.
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But he could pick up the edges of what he really meant, and it shuts him up. If Erik still believes in him, that should be all that mattered. He needed to just focus on that.
So he gets up and takes the seat across from him, leaning forward and balancing his elbows on his knees.]
I'm sorry. I'm being petulant. [He rubs a hand over his forehead, trying to wrestle back the helplessness and near sense of panic that had followed that.] I'm just feeling very out of sorts lately.