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[b][right][color=FFDE15]XAVIER INSTITUTE[/color][/right][/b][/h1][/sup][/color][sup][h3][right][color=FFE650]// NERVES[/color][/right][/h3][/sup][sup][h3][right][color=FFE650]// WINTER[/color][/right][/h3][/sup][INDENT][hr][/INDENT]
[INDENT][INDENT][INDENT][color=DARKGRAY]Erik made it back to the estate without further incident while still ingesting.. well, everything from earlier. So little detail on the new Brotherhood, but there was just enough for insight from the former leader. For one, and perhaps a crucial fact, the group was willing to kill anyone that invalidates their existence. Being filled with narcissists was dangerous enough. But, of course, there was more. Their leader undoubtedly had the wealth and notoriety behind their name to be granted the guild's services. And the fact they were actively seeking out every possible info on their target meant they were more than ready to strike. All because their ego was hurt by Professor Lang's disregard for their pathetic organization.

[color=LIGHTGRAY][i]It has become so pathetic. What a pity.[/i][/color] Erik told himself with a hint of sadness at what the Brotherhood had become.

He made his way inside the institute to inform his friend of everything he had learned so far. But then he noticed a teacher and a student in one of the hallways. Erik recognized the teacher upon closer inspection as Danielle Moonstar. She was relatively young to be teaching, but her performance during the first week was quite impressive to him. Plus, her age made relating with some of the students easier. Other than that tidbit, there wasn't much else Erik knew about her (and the other teachers, as a matter of fact). He, for some reason, thought it was better to keep his distance from the institute itself despite multiple objections from Charles.

So it made sense that Erik didn't know the student at all. But it became obvious that the young teen was upset. He was sitting against the wall with his arms around his knees, staring at the floor instead of Danielle. She frowned and then processed to sit beside him, inclined to speak first. [color=LIGHTGRAY]"I understand these last couple of days have been... demanding for you especially. But that gives you no right to ridicule another student for their looks."[/color]

The teenager's eyes shot back up. [color=LIGHTGRAY]"It isn't my fault for being uncomfortable with so many eyes staring at me all at once!"[/color]

[color=LIGHTGRAY]"He only wanted to ask if you had a pencil, Joshua."[/color] Danielle sighed. Her annoyance was clean. [color=LIGHTGRAY]"You went too far with the insults."[/color]

[color=LIGHTGRAY]"Can't you blame me for losing my nerve?"[/color] Joshua asked genuinely, his eyes looking back down and away from his teacher.

[color=LIGHTGRAY]"You almost made him cry though."[/color] Danielle stood up, glancing at the classroom door, before taking a deep breath. [color=LIGHTGRAY]"Look, you must understand that your fellow classmates are also struggling. You have to be more considerate of them just as they are considerate of you. More so towards students who can't hide their mutations. So here's what's going to happen. You will apologize to Trevor for what you said to him right after class."[/color]

Joshua frowned, still looking down at the floor. [color=LIGHTGRAY]"And if he doesn't accept it?"[/color]

[color=LIGHTGRAY]"That's for him to decide, not you or me."[/color] Danielle answered straightforwardly. She offered a hand for her student to get up and motioned toward the classroom. [color=LIGHTGRAY]"Let's get back to class, okay?"[/color]

[color=LIGHTGRAY]"Okay."[/color] Joshua accepted his teacher's hand and made his way back to the classroom. Danielle followed behind with a soft smile on her face from her students. Erik, still standing in the stairway, was astounded, to say the least. He made a choice to focus on assembling the X-Men from the ground up. It was the right choice, in his opinion. After seeing firsthand the pain Joshua was going through, some part of him wondered if he should've gotten more involved with the institute. But he knew for a fact that everyone (students and faculty alike) had viewed him as head security. Still though, being a teacher would've been quite a pleasant experience.[/color][/INDENT][/INDENT][/INDENT]
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