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[When the feed switches on, there's the chiding tone of an Initiative worker in the background that Raven has to shrug off. It's obvious from the stark white pillow and the meticulously cleaned walls behind her that she's in one of their holding facilities, and if the bandaging over her shoulder is any indication, it's their medical ward.

He voice rises as she speaks, until she's nearly shouting.]

You know, I was just waiting for something like this to happen. What, was one of you trying to lull me into a false sense of security before you tried to finish me off?

[She's angry now that she's pretty sure she's not going to die, and rightfully so. It isn't as if she's ever really felt like she belonged among regular people, and this just seems to be justification that people here didn't believe it either.

She can already hear Charles' voice: It was an isolated incident, Raven. Everyone was going to make excuses. She's quieter when she speaks next, at least at first, but she's still irritated.]

Well, joke's on you. I'm fine, but I know what you look like and you're not just going to get away with shooting me!

[Occurring after this and this.]

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Yeah, well, make sure he keeps his ass away from the public.

I'm not responsible for what people who like me better than him are going to do.

[It's -- a threat, sure. She's still angry, frustrated, and -- yes, even if she won't admit it -- afraid.]

Right, right. [ That's the problem, yeah. A feed like this is going to get people asking questions Dean could do without right now.

A beat and a sigh. ] Listen, I'm sorry this happened.

Something like a NEXT-hater, maybe.

[ It's more thinking aloud than anything else, but said audibly enough. ]

They should - something like this is the last thing anyone should need to worry about here. Thank you for the warning, even if it couldn't have been easy to talk about.

You didn't pull the trigger. Don't -- feel guilty for other people's actions. That's a bad road to go down.

[Seeing Erik's bullet ricochet off Charles -- there was nothing she could've done, but if she'd started doubt that, who knew what would've happened.]

Yeah, well. I spent enough time having to hide at home that this place -- why should it be any different? Because it's 'the future'? No.

[ He breathes out at that. ]

It should be different, but you're right that 'should' doesn't make it so. People with differences - things like unique abilities - are common where I come from, but prejudices still exist even if normal people have gotten more used to it by now.

Pretty stupid, isn't it? That people are so willing to hurt someone they don't understand.

Was it another transport? Why?

I think it was.

And -- oh, you know. Because I look different. Clearly I'm some sort of baby-sacrificing hate monger.

Don't know who it was?

[It takes a moment for that to sink in. She just looks a little like an asari, why is that-- oh. Sigh. Her tone is sarcastic, naturally:] Yes, clearly. Guess I'd better watch myself, in case this becomes a reoccurring thing.

No, not really.

[She knows what he looks like, knows that he's someone important to Dean Winchester -- but other than that, no details.]

Really makes a girl feel welcome.

You're not wrong. [ He's thinking of Kriem, he can't help himself, and all this time later he can't hate her. ] And all that does is breed more distrust on both sides, pushing people to desperate actions.

Not too surprising to find out.

Still, someone has to act if they won't.

[Considering she's just agreed to push things to a desperate end at home, she can't really disagree.]

Exactly.

Oh, I'm not worried about that part.

[Someone is going to pay for this.]

[ It's not hard for him to think about people he's met who've been pushed that far, both young and old, and of course he won't ever forget the claims that his parents' murders was just collateral damage on the path to equality. ]

Which is all the more reason why it's wrong to bring that here. While it may be too much to expect for us to all get along or work together, tensions like these among the transports only make us more vulnerable to the Initiative.

Yes, well, it's a relief that you managed to come out of it well enough.

[Damnit man, stop making sense.]

...yeah, well, I haven't done anything rash. Yet.

No thanks to that guy. A healer helped me out.

A healer?

[does she mean a doctor?]

Yeah, it was sure something.

( Charles nods, sighing. )

I will not be long.

( And, like clockwork, Charles has arrived as soon as he is able—though he is outside of the Initiative Hold now, and looking concerned and almost, just barely, overwhelmed.

It isn't long until he finds her, his brow bent. )

Where did this happen? Are you all right, now?...

[Her arms are wrapped around herself and she's a little skittish, but she's doing all right once Charles arrives.]

...yeah, I guess so. I mean, Ashraf fixed my shoulder.

Mystique?! What... what happened?

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[She frowns.]

There's an idiot with a gun who decided he didn't like the way I looked, I guess. You should watch out, Sonic.

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