[ The gift is simple enough, left there in front of Alayne's room with a note attached. A silver mockingbird crafted through spare parts Erik had found throughout the occasional trips he took throughout the ship, bolts here and there, broken down and recrafted as a means of testing his own mutation and its limits. For Alayne however, it's a token for his trust in her, a bird small enough to sit in the palm of her hand, beaded eyes and a bow attached though Erik doesn't know how to truly handle a young girl in the first place, and what sort of gifts she'd like.
Attached is a note written in Erik's script, formal cursive though he hopes it's legible enough for Alayne to read, even if the language isn't English in the first place. ( On ne voit bien qu'avec le cœur. L'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux ) A simple enough statement, but it's the ending that signifies its source; the word Magneto written in ink, and subsequently crossed out with a single line and an addendum in the form of Erik Lehnsherr right next to it.
He doesn't stick around to wait and see her find the object, the note indication enough of its source. She knows how to reach Erik, where he's likely to be in these times, often found in the gym or in the libraries, keeping to himself, not out of loneliness, but a solitude he finds comforting. Whether or not Alayne comes isn't something Erik expects; she's entitled to her own privacy, surrounded by men who trust her, willing to guard her after his deeds, though part of him still yearns for the chance at conversation. ]
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Attached is a note written in Erik's script, formal cursive though he hopes it's legible enough for Alayne to read, even if the language isn't English in the first place. ( On ne voit bien qu'avec le cœur. L'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux ) A simple enough statement, but it's the ending that signifies its source; the word Magneto written in ink, and subsequently crossed out with a single line and an addendum in the form of Erik Lehnsherr right next to it.
He doesn't stick around to wait and see her find the object, the note indication enough of its source. She knows how to reach Erik, where he's likely to be in these times, often found in the gym or in the libraries, keeping to himself, not out of loneliness, but a solitude he finds comforting. Whether or not Alayne comes isn't something Erik expects; she's entitled to her own privacy, surrounded by men who trust her, willing to guard her after his deeds, though part of him still yearns for the chance at conversation. ]