It could be said that life was hard for many, and in that moment, it was proving to be especially true for several people who never thought they'd witness something like this.
"Man… do you think the Captain—" a redhead started, clearly trying to process whether their boss had always been into something like that.
"D-don't. Don't talk to me," the blue-haired adjutant cut in, his shoulders trembling far too much. "I'm barely keeping it together."
Despite growing up together, Kyle was realizing that there were still expressions he had never seen on Xavier's face before, and he was rather certain that he'd be seeing more of them in the foreseeable future.
He was right. He just didn't expect that future to arrive mere seconds later.
Really, for the sake of his own peace, he probably shouldn't think too deeply about anything ever again.
