It's not one or the other. There are a lot of different ways to win a war and anyway - I think this one's gonna be a battle of wits - they've got all the physical cards, with these stupid augments. We need to outsmart them to win, not outcruel them. You don't have to be...like anyone.
[ it's winn's turn to look conflicted. ]
I know what it's like, to feel like your family's darkest moments follow you around everywhere, taunting you, making you believe you're going to be a part of it one way or another...but you do have a choice now. We all have a choice. We're gonna win this as ourselves.
[Kurt lowers his head, line of sight firmly on his own hands, dangling between his knees. To some extent he can identify and be comforted by Winn's reassurances; both the people he considered his parents have done monstrous things. His mother fleeced refugees of all their worldly belongings in exchange for safety. Victor joined Apocalypse, only leaving because he didn't feel using nuclear weapons against the humans was fair. And then there's Azazel, who he knew as Weapon Omega's minister of death and nothing else until coming here.
But Victor did leave, bringing with him a young woman who'd been nearly broken by Sugarman and McCoy, and stood with the X-Men until the very end. As for his mother? Kurt could speak all night about her contributions to the war and be listing them well into morning.]
I think, when I'm not so upset over the losses, I should speak with you again about my mother. I've given you a horrible impression of her, and the best comparison I can think of still would. Women like her in movies were always the downfall of men, never the heroes. Which says something about the men writing those scripts, I think.
[ he nods, and even offers kurt a ghost of a smile - he's not sure what that conversation will bring, but whatever she did, kurt clearly still cares deeply for his mother. if she's important to him - of course winn will listen. ]
I'd like that.
[ there's a little huff of almost laughter at his point on cinemas. ] Yeah, if you ever wanna her in great detail exactly what, talk to Kara about it.
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It's not one or the other. There are a lot of different ways to win a war and anyway - I think this one's gonna be a battle of wits - they've got all the physical cards, with these stupid augments. We need to outsmart them to win, not outcruel them. You don't have to be...like anyone.
[ it's winn's turn to look conflicted. ]
I know what it's like, to feel like your family's darkest moments follow you around everywhere, taunting you, making you believe you're going to be a part of it one way or another...but you do have a choice now. We all have a choice. We're gonna win this as ourselves.
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But Victor did leave, bringing with him a young woman who'd been nearly broken by Sugarman and McCoy, and stood with the X-Men until the very end. As for his mother? Kurt could speak all night about her contributions to the war and be listing them well into morning.]
I think, when I'm not so upset over the losses, I should speak with you again about my mother. I've given you a horrible impression of her, and the best comparison I can think of still would. Women like her in movies were always the downfall of men, never the heroes. Which says something about the men writing those scripts, I think.
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I'd like that.
[ there's a little huff of almost laughter at his point on cinemas. ] Yeah, if you ever wanna her in great detail exactly what, talk to Kara about it.