Bedlamwolf: Headcanon - Magneto makes his kid's get lots of earrings and instead of the old twisted ear, he yanks them around by magnetizing the piercings when they're in trouble.
"What have I told you about bugging the x-men?!"
WeRunYonder: OMG YES! I SHIP IT SO HARD.
Bedlamwolf: Charles gave him the idea with an offhanded comment, and isn't quite sure he regrets it or not.
WeRunYonder: *snort* omg.
Charles: Remind me to never get piercings.
Erick: Oh, But I think you'd look quite lovely with a few.
Charles: I’m sure I would. But I don’t need you having any extra leverage on me.
Erick: You have so little faith in me, my frie-- PUT THAT DOWN! DROP IT! *Uses power on Pietro’s new earrings to get him out of the cookies. Again.*
Charles: As I said, I don’t need to be in that *gestures to Pietro* compromising position.
Erick: Well, can you think of a better way to teach the boy manners?
Charles: *dead stare* Yes... I certainly THINK I can.
Erick: Oh, like using your telepathy to get him to behave is any more humane than what I am doing. *Tweeks Pietro's ear again when he reaches for the cookies again*
Charles: Possibly not, but at least we’d still have cookies in the house.
Erick: What happened to such a thing being an abuse of your powers?
Charles: We ran out of cookies.
Erick: Point. *uses power to drag Pietro over* You better be planning on replacing what you ate.
Pietro: I would if you’d just lemme goooo!
Charles: And no stealing!
Erick: How much you want to bet he eats half of it before he comes back?
Charles: You think I’m foolish enough to take that bet?
Erick: You could just.... mind control him. Not that I condone you using your powers on my son. Not with your high morals. But, just this once...
Charles: And once turns into twice. And twice turns into three times. And three times turns into a bad habit you can’t break, and we’re turning into the monsters people fear we are. That is a slippery slope, Erick.
Erick: A slippery slope covered in milk and cookies, though. Or Vodka if you'd prefer. I'm just saying how much easier it would be if he thought it was his own idea instead of me having to harm him, even just a little, to get the same results. It's not like I enjoy hurting others, Charles.
Charles: You know, last night would kind of imply otherwise...
Erick: Oh come now, you enjoyed yourself.
Charles: Well, let’s just say I wouldn’t be opposed to an encore.
Pietro: I'm back with the cookies! *looks between the two of them* What did I miss?
We are bad, BAD people…. Though maybe Charles will be rethinking the whole piercing thing...