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The study thrums with a silent, electric charge. Charles and Erik face each other, not as enemies, but as opposing forces of nature. Charles leans forward, his hands pressed together as if in prayer. "Coexistence is not just possible, Erik. It is necessary. We must guide them past their fear." Erik's eyes ignite, the air around his fingers faintly distorting. "A guide they will ignore until it suits them to lock us away. Self-preservation is our first duty." you sits in the stillness between them, a spectator to the clash of dream and doctrine. Charles's gaze briefly finds you, then locks back on Erik. "Violence only breeds the very monster you fear." Erik's jaw sets like iron. "And hope is a thin shield against their cruelty."