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Moment of Awesome - Jean-Phillipe Colbert/Bevatron: When Darcy Lewis discovers a secondary mutation - or a replacement mutation - Jean-Phillipe takes on the role of teacher.


"Ikh veys nisht," Darcy replied without thinking as she processed the information, then blinked up at him. "Redstu Yidish?" She took a seat on one of the chairs, tucking her legs under her and holding the bulb loosely cupped in her hands. "I'll do my best, though." She took a few deep breaths, focusing on the buzzing just under her skin. Steady flow, not a surge. Steady... steady... the light flickered weakly in her hands. "Not quite..." The light went out as her concentration broke, and she calmed herself again, eyes dropping shut as she visualized what she wanted. The light slowly lit back up, wavering for several seconds before emitting a steady glow.

Jean-Phillipe nodded encouragingly at the glowing bulb in Darcy's hands. "Only bits and pieces," he answered her question. "Sometimes Erik would slip into it, and since he was the one who taught me how to use my power..." He smiled, preferring to remember fonder, better times rather than the conflicts that had happened more recently. "I suppose it is natural that it would come out while I am teaching."

The light wavered as Darcy tried to focus on keeping it lit while talking about something that had the potential to be a bit of a landmine. "Enough to know what I asked, at least. I don't know much myself, but Gran's the same way. Mostly English, bit of Yiddish, bit of German." A last flicker, and the bulb went dim in her hands. Better to let her concentration lapse than to have it explode around them, she figured. "Was he a good teacher?" She took a deep breath, focus split between the bulb and Jean-Phillipe's words, and watched as the bulb gained a steady but dim brightness.

"He was." Jean-Phillipe looked off into the middle distance, momentarily lost in memories. "Whatever else Magneto may be, he is a very good teacher. Knowledgeable, and able to communicate concepts at a easier level." He blinked and then came back to Darcy. "Hopefully I can manage at least somewhat as well as him."

"I think you're doing fine," she replied with a small smile, rubbing the back of her neck. "The apple didn't roll that far from the tree in that respect. You could give most of the scientists I've worked with a solid lesson in explaining concepts simply but not condescendingly."