[Rogue watches him quietly, taking him in far more acutely now that she's learned he knows of the X-Men, that he knows of her seemingly without mutants existing in his world. It's all very suspect, and the caution in his delivery does not go unnoticed.]
You'd likely know. Some of our abilities ain't subtle. [And that's putting it kindly as there have been mutants with near cataclysmic powers lose control even after they've had them for quite some time. She's just lucky hers can be safeguarded against for the most part.
The mutant falls quiet again, her hands instinctively moving together, her left appearing to nervously pick at the fingertips of her gloves. Her younger self wouldn't have thought twice about taking the information from him with an easy touch of his skin against hers, but she's matured and developed stronger morals since then.]
And what secret's that? [That she's a mutant? A member of the X-Men? Or maybe that she's a succubus that could very well kill anyone here with so much as a lengthy touch?]
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You'd likely know. Some of our abilities ain't subtle. [And that's putting it kindly as there have been mutants with near cataclysmic powers lose control even after they've had them for quite some time. She's just lucky hers can be safeguarded against for the most part.
The mutant falls quiet again, her hands instinctively moving together, her left appearing to nervously pick at the fingertips of her gloves. Her younger self wouldn't have thought twice about taking the information from him with an easy touch of his skin against hers, but she's matured and developed stronger morals since then.]
And what secret's that? [That she's a mutant? A member of the X-Men? Or maybe that she's a succubus that could very well kill anyone here with so much as a lengthy touch?]