This was something else. Lots of good dialogue, and I love the diagram of Charles' mannerisms, how you defined his steepled fingers. That made total sense.

Ororo and Logan were both very strong in this story, you feel for both of them and understand their respective anger. You don't want Logan to leave, you know that he has to, yet you root for Ororo to give him a piece of her mind. Keep it coming. More excellent work, B.

Author's Response: The bit about Charles is actually one of my favorite parts. I liked it because everyone gets the sense that (good or bad) Charles has this powerful images as a great sage or guru type person. That he's all knowing to the point where he seems infallible. I took that image and tried to take a step away from it to show that regardless of how powerful his mind is, Charles is still human. And he does clever stuff to get over, just like the rest of us. If anything that was humanizing bit of description that I loved. To be honest I loved Ororo and Logan in this chapter too. If anything you see how much Logan has become ingrained into the X-Mansion, as well as in Ororo's life. He finally has family, he finally has friends. He has finally found again, a person that he truly cares for. Ororo, in the beginning of the chapter everything is left field. I mean you spend the night making love with someone and in the morning they tell you they have to leave. But then she learns that he's wants to leave to protect her. So she's equal parts touched and slightly insulted because he doesn't trust her abilities. But in Logan's defense the guy hasn't had much lessons in trust or faith. He only knows how to fight for what he cares for. So its a big dilemma for both parts. Big chapter next time. ^^