He sees her expression shift, but being as self-absorbed as he is, he doesn't imagine that she's mourning for someone else - he thinks it's only apprehension for her own future.
"Abomination." He snorts, but he's not laughing at her; it's more of a bitter sound, commiseration. "They broke out the thesaurus for you guys. We just get 'freak.'"
His discomfort seems to have passed for now, although the idea still makes his skin crawl - in truth, hearing that word, that epithet for them, has reminded him how similar he and this woman are. Like Sam, a variant on Ghani could exist in the mutant world easily enough.
In place of the discomfort is a dark understanding, the first signs of a potential bond. Very early for him, but then, he doesn't often have so much in common with someone so early.
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"Abomination." He snorts, but he's not laughing at her; it's more of a bitter sound, commiseration. "They broke out the thesaurus for you guys. We just get 'freak.'"
His discomfort seems to have passed for now, although the idea still makes his skin crawl - in truth, hearing that word, that epithet for them, has reminded him how similar he and this woman are. Like Sam, a variant on Ghani could exist in the mutant world easily enough.
In place of the discomfort is a dark understanding, the first signs of a potential bond. Very early for him, but then, he doesn't often have so much in common with someone so early.
"So how do you stop it?"