Privacy

I made sure I was holding eye contact with Kurt as I spoke, ever so slowly releasing my grip on my powers.

"I wanted to talk about privacy."

"How do you mean? I think we are both quite respectful, no?"

"Well you're right, but I feel like we could both be more considerate."

"And how.. Is that?" He started to lose focus

"Well I was thinking, I might want some alone time with my girlfriend."

"Your..girlfriend..?" He was under

"Yes, I have a girlfriend, that's not surprising is it?"

"No.."

"It makes sense for me to have a girlfriend, yes?"

"Yes.."

"I'm an attractive guy, it's only natural women want me, isn't it?"

"It...is.."

"Well if many women want me, surely I could have at least have a few, right?"

"..right..."

"I can have multiple women, isn't that right?"

"Yes..."

"You want to respect my privacy, don't you?"

"Yes.."

"So if you think I'm alone with girls in our room, you won't come in, right?"

"Right.."

"You won't interrupt me when I'm with my women, isn't that right?"

"Yes.."

"You'll be as respectful as possible to my relationships, won't you?"

"I..will.."

"You'll be as respectful as possible to me and my women, right?"

"Right.."

"You respect me."

"I...respect..you.."

"You trust me, don't you?"

"I..do.."

"You wouldn't expect me to do anything wrong with my powers, would you?"

"No.."

"So you'll have a hard time believing I used my powers immorally, won't you?"

"Yes.."

"If it seems like I used my powers to do something bad, you'll look for other explanations, isn't that right?"

"Yes.."

"Do you think I'd use my powers on a fellow student without permission?"

"...yes.." Not the best, but workable

"Do you think I'd manipulate a fellow student with my powers?"

"No..."

"I wouldn't manipulate my friends, right?"

"Right.."

"Because my friends trust me, and I trust them, right?"

"Right.."

"You trust me too much for me to manipulate you, isn't that right?"

"Yes.."

"If I want to be alone with my girls, you'll respect that, won't you?"

"I..will.."

"I can do what I want with the girls I'm in relationships with, isn't that right?"

"Yes.."

"I can do what I want with women, right?"

"..right.."

"You won't question my actions with women, will you?"

"No..."

"I can do whatever I want with women, isn't that right?"

"Yes.."

"And you won't question it, because you trust me, isn't that right?"

"Yes.."

"I wouldn't use my powers immorally, and I wouldn't manipulate a teammate, isn't that right?"

"Yes.."

"So if I used my powers on a teammate, it must have been okay, right?"

"Right.."

"It's okay for me to use my powers on friends and teammates, because I wouldn't do anything wrong, isn't that right?"

"Yes..."

"It's fine if I use my powers to help people, isn't it?"

"It..is.."

"Sometimes protecting people means fighting others, isn't that right?"

"Yes.."

"And we use our powers to engage in combat, right?"

"Right.."

"We use our powers against the enemy, in order to help people, isn't that right?"

"Yes.."

"I can use my powers on enemies, because it helps protect people, yes?"

"Yes.."

"So whenever I use my powers on an enemy, I'm ultimately doing it to help others, aren't I?"

"You..are.."

"We have to hold strong in our fight against evil, don't we?"

"We..do.."

"So it's natural for me to be firm and harsh when dealing with the enemy, isn't it?"

"It..is.."

"I might need to do unusual things with my powers, but it's alright because they're the enemy, right?"

"Right..."

"I can do whatever I want with women, yes?"

"Yes.."

"I can do harsh things with my powers, provided I'm helping someone in the end, yes?"

"Yes.."

"It's fine for me to use my powers on friends, yes?"

"Yes.."

"So I can use my powers on friends or foes, and whatever I do with them is fine, is that right?"

"It..is.." Bingo

"You don't want people to be scared of us, do you?"

"No.."

"So if you think they'd be scared by what I do, it makes sense to withhold that information, doesn't it?"

"It..does.."

"You won't openly discuss how much I do with my powers, will you?"

"No.." Good, that's settled

"When you awaken from this trance, you will forget everything from the moment you went under. Subconsciously my suggestions take hold, but the last thing you will remember is me asking for alone time with my girlfriend. Do you understand?"

"Yes.."

"When I say your name, you will awaken from this trance. Right, Kurt?"

"Hm? Oh! I suppose that's a valid concern, I'll do my best to respect your privacy. Forgive me for prying, but when did you get a girlfriend? You rarely leave the mansion, and don't seem like the type to be tied down easily." Kurt was curious, but not disbelieving

"Today? We're not exactly trying to shout it out to the world. I'd appreciate it if you kept this between us."

"Of course mein Freund, you're free to do whatever you want with your women." He said women, not girlfriend. It's taken hold well.

"Thanks man, I appreciate it. Well anyway, what are you doing today?"

"I was coming to grab my suit and head to the danger room. After Thursday, Kitty and I realized our teamwork could be better, so we're running a simulation together to try to work on that."

"That's great! Now that you mention it, I think I'll use the danger room tonight, too. My skills in the field could use some work, reaction time especially. Don't let me keep you any longer."

"Alright then, I'll see you later." He said grabbing his suit, which he then changed into before leaving

Should I just use the danger room solo? I might get more out of it with a partner, but I'd be more focused on my own. Then again, I'd be limited to the lower-level stuff, and I want something that'll really challenge me. Who should I train with? Rogue is inexperienced like me, and we could help each other out; Jean is my best connection so far, and she could give me pointers; Kitty... Would just want to fuck me afterwards, and I feel like I know her style best; Scott could certainly help my strategy; I don't really know the others that well... Maybe I could run a simulation with Wanda? We don't really know how her powers have changed after recovery, or if she could be an X-Man, plus it would be nice bonding... I should probably go with Wanda, Jean, or Rogue, but I'm not positive.

I spent the next few hours reading and brainstorming ideas for my hypnosis, even losing track of time for awhile, but by dinner I'd found my training partner.