two, two, two logs in one! ETA: make that three! [closed]

[youbarium]

WHO| Carlos and Steve Rogers | Carlos and Charles Xavier | New prompt for Sabriel in the comments!
WHAT| Passing on rebellion info to ALL of the Marvel movie characters! ...and Sabriel.
WHEN| During the days after Penny's announcement.
WHERE| The Speakeasy
WARNINGS/NOTES| The Capitol is going to spin these meetings as dates. According to the Capitol, Carlos was just using Cecil the whole time for Arena sponsorship, and now that Cecil isn't useful, Carlos is dating again. Who will he ensnare with his terrible charisma and heartbreakingly perfect hair next??

Except Sabriel. Who even knows what that's about. Maybe he's trying to learn her witchcraft or something.

FOR STEVE AND CHARLES:

Dimly lit and comfortably loud, the Speakeasy was a perfect place to have a sensitive conversation. Carlos didn't know the codes to get into the back, but the bar itself was private enough, with its secluded tables and constant background noise. Carlos had arranged this meeting over the network on a filtered channel, pitching it like a chance to get drinks and talk. He didn't mention anything about District 3, and didn't bring up anything about the Arena.

Carlos was getting better at this sneaking-around-and-lying thing, and he hated it.

But personal ethical scruples aside, Carlos was easily spotted thanks to the glowing drink in front of him. He wasn't actually drinking it. He was just staring at it morosely. At one point, he takes a small device out of his pocket and scans the glowing green glass, but his heart clearly isn't in it. Carlos pockets the device again, and sighs.

FOR SABRIEL:

Second verse, same as the first. Carlos had been in and out of this place several times over the past few days, and when he'd heard Sabriel had died in the Arena, he figured that here was as good a place as any to discuss magic.

Also, Carlos didn't know Sabriel very well, and had wanted to ask about that debt he owed, somewhere without cameras. He had taken more care with his communications with Sabriel, since inviting a minor to a bar was strange enough to cause suspicion -- he'd slipped her a note under her door, asking her to meet him here at a certain time, to talk about her magic, and that debt.

Carlos had already been here for half an hour. Arriving at different times would minimize their chances of attracting attention. He was flipping through network posts on his communicator, but it didn't look like he was paying much attention. He looked a little listless, actually.

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[helpmeguideit]

"I understand," Charles answered. "I can't see a reason they'd know unless you tell them, though." Charles was definitely not about to say anything in a place where anyone could find out about the knowledge he had. He was sticking his neck out. This seemed to be a good reason and cause to try and fight.

"No. I've not told anyone. The only people who know are the individuals I've spoken with in their minds."

[youbarium]

He nodded, and even though his expression was still serious, there was clear approval in it.

"Just be careful what you say," Carlos warned. Charles had read his mind: he would know about the cameras and microphones and constant surveillance, and would also know that the Speakeasy was safe.

"I guess the next question is," he went on, "do you want to do anything with the information you got from me?" Carlos was asking, do you want to be part of this?

[helpmeguideit]

"Are you suggesting...?" Charles asks. "I can't abide by this place or what it does to individuals, so I think you have my answer there." He didn't know what he would be able to do, but he also didn't like the idea of this keeping up with what was going on now. He didn't want to have to fight forever, or until they got bored of him.

[youbarium]

"If you want to be part of this -- this rebellion thing," Carlos says, "you know who to talk to." The Initiate, Carlos means: that's the troll organizing the Tributes right now.

[helpmeguideit]

"I do. I can't promise I'm good in a fight, but there are other things I'm good for." Charles was capable at strategy and planning. In a fight, though, he often ended up in a less than desired position.

[youbarium]

"You should tell him what you can do. Trust me, we need all the help we can get." Carlos held no illusions about their situation; they were up against a terrifying behemoth of a municipal system. "If you're willing to take the risk..." Then, he remembered something. "Wait. You're not a scientist, are you?"

If Charles was, there was something Carlos needed to warn him about.

[helpmeguideit]

"Does he frequent here?" Charles asked while he considered the perfect way to explain his career path to Carlos. He wanted to help in any way that he could, and while he hadn't found where he could do that yet, he'd do what he could. "I studied biology and genetics at home," Charles answered. "BUt my profession would more closely align with teacher."

[youbarium]

"I don't think so," Carlos admitted. "But you could ask him. Or you could catch him somewhere else where the cameras are weak. Really, there's all kinds of ways you could talk to him." After all, Charles had all of Carlos's knowledge of Capitol blind spots. It'd just take a little creativity.

[helpmeguideit]

"I'll figure something out," Charles said. He was smart enough that he'd be able to find a way to meet up with someone if he needed to. Even if it meant he had to wait for a point for his ability to return to him. It'd be easy to reach out then. For now, he had to be cautious about the things he did or talked about. No one should know he was a mutant. And no one should know he knew about the rebellious nature of people here. Unless they were people he was specifically told to speak to.

[youbarium]

Carlos breathed out a sigh, and leaned back from the table.

"Wow," he said. "This conversation is a lot easier to have when I don't have to explain any of it."

[helpmeguideit]

Charles tapped two fingers to his temple. "The advantage of what I can do is that I can figure things out." He appreciated his skill in situations like this, really. He found it was the most effective way to get information from others, and that was the best way for him to learn and figure things out here.