[ the impoliteness of the lighter and what he can do with it doesn't bother her in the slightest. if anything, it's intriguing to her, not frightening or worrying, as some people might think. the click and flick of the object a familiar sound that takes her back to days that no longer matter, remembering how her eyes would reflect the gleam of the fire and the metal zippo it came from as she watched john from afar, wondering if he'd ever really cut loose with it and what a magnificent thing that would be. ]
[ needless to say, she got her answer when he left the school to join the brotherhood, flourishing under magneto's tutelage, the chance erik offered him giving john the opportunity he needed to grow. to become. of course, a lot has changed since then, too. but esme isn't thinking about any of that. only of the potential john still has and how she can help him develop it just as she did with lorna dane, nudging her in all of the right directions until she embraced her true self and came into her own, no longer held back by people who didn't understand her, much like the way charles xavier and their classmates never quite understood john. ]
[ at his snarky remark about the brotherhood, esme lifts an eyebrow, regarding him for a moment before answering back. ]
You never really retired, though. Did you, Pyro? No, I'd say it was more of a unwanted redundancy than anything. [ she tips her head, smiling an affable smile. ] Lucky for you, a new position has become available. One I think you'll be quite suited to.
[ mutants unite, magneto was right, both are the same thing. only difference is, one is better at getting results than the other and in the world they live in now, nothing is more important. that said, contrary to popular belief and especially when words like "villain" are being tossed about, it's simply a matter of survival and protection, first and foremost. the homosuperior mentality comes second. ]
[ briefly taking her eyes off john, she looks ahead at the privacy panel, instructing the driver to return to the safehouse they departed from, to which her wheelman obliges. then back to their conversation she returns, clasping her hands in her lap as ice blue eyes settle on his. ]
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Date: 2018-01-30 08:45 pm (UTC)[ needless to say, she got her answer when he left the school to join the brotherhood, flourishing under magneto's tutelage, the chance erik offered him giving john the opportunity he needed to grow. to become. of course, a lot has changed since then, too. but esme isn't thinking about any of that. only of the potential john still has and how she can help him develop it just as she did with lorna dane, nudging her in all of the right directions until she embraced her true self and came into her own, no longer held back by people who didn't understand her, much like the way charles xavier and their classmates never quite understood john. ]
[ at his snarky remark about the brotherhood, esme lifts an eyebrow, regarding him for a moment before answering back. ]
You never really retired, though. Did you, Pyro? No, I'd say it was more of a unwanted redundancy than anything. [ she tips her head, smiling an affable smile. ] Lucky for you, a new position has become available. One I think you'll be quite suited to.
[ mutants unite, magneto was right, both are the same thing. only difference is, one is better at getting results than the other and in the world they live in now, nothing is more important. that said, contrary to popular belief and especially when words like "villain" are being tossed about, it's simply a matter of survival and protection, first and foremost. the homosuperior mentality comes second. ]
[ briefly taking her eyes off john, she looks ahead at the privacy panel, instructing the driver to return to the safehouse they departed from, to which her wheelman obliges. then back to their conversation she returns, clasping her hands in her lap as ice blue eyes settle on his. ]
So, let's talk about you.