...Oh. It's, uh, good that she doesn't make any assumptions; the name alone triggers a flat look from him, his lips pressed together as he bites back the urge to reject the very idea of his father being counted amongst his family, but at least there isn't anything specific for him to contest.

"It's heartening to know LeBeau is good for something," said begrudgingly, like backhanded compliments (or....lesser insults, does that even count as a compliment?) are somehow physically painful for him to manage. The fact that she spends time with Remy is not actually the most concerning of the things she's just said, however.

"How do you know 'Erik'?" he asks after a beat, very carefully.