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“I’ve overheard some interesting things from some of the security guards.” Launching into things without preamble, keeping his eyes on the newspaper in front of him, looking like if he hadn’t spoken, he wouldn’t have noticed Erik’s entrance into the room at all. The pages ruffle as he flips to the next article, not even dignifying Erik with an eyebrow raise. “I thought we went over how SHIELD is genuinely here to help the school. Some of them even have students attending here.” Just as Erik could not always control his influence over metal, Charles could not completely block out what he overheard from the minds of others. The human brain simply bleed thoughts, particularly in times of stress of fear. Schools, as a universal rule, were stressful in a way that seemed excessive. So even if he wasn't keeping tabs on his family, he would have still felt the altracation on the front lawn that morning.