[ His answer takes longer than it should. He wants to say no. He wants to say he'll never let anything happen to Charles, but he watched him die once and he apparently let him die again in the future. It stings. It fucking hurts knowing he'll falter. That there's things no one can stop.
But as long as Charles is around, yeah. He'll protect him. ]
[ Coming from Logan, from someone she's grown to trust over the past couple of months, she almost crumples. The desire to say yes to him is overwhelming. But she also can't help but see this as the first inch of a slippery slope. She's worried about Charles, yes, but she also can envision a future unfolding where this collective stops thinking they're subject to the same rules as everyone else in the city.
They could ferment the next Homelander, the next Stormfront, the next Lamplighter. ]
If YOU ever need me, I'll be there in an instant. But I can't promise anything else.
[ It's happened. Might be that Logan has more faith because he has seen what Charles does when their own start to chase mutant superiority. He's got no lost love for Erik or Ravenโbut they mean a lot to Charles. Leaving them behind to protect the humans, half of them who wouldn't do the same in return, that's not a choice just anyone would make.
The next Homelander is already out there. They'll deal with it.
But he gets it. At the end of the day, his people are more than just who's in or out. It's not about having her on their side or anything so basic. It's that he wants her to know she's not alone. ]
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But as long as Charles is around, yeah. He'll protect him. ]
He's got me.
He's got all of us.
[ A pause. ]
We could use you, too.
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They could ferment the next Homelander, the next Stormfront, the next Lamplighter. ]
If YOU ever need me, I'll be there in an instant.
But I can't promise anything else.
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The next Homelander is already out there. They'll deal with it.
But he gets it. At the end of the day, his people are more than just who's in or out. It's not about having her on their side or anything so basic. It's that he wants her to know she's not alone. ]
Not asking for promises.
And that goes both ways.
[ She can call him any time. ]