(NO BEACH DIVORCE HERE, no.) I almost went for hilarity, because it could really be incredibly funny, but then, well. It's them! Of course they'd end up having long and involved conversations, and it was such a good vehicle for Erik getting a handle on what Charles actually will and won't do--and that bit about the CIA and how Charles uses it demonstrated that he's a bit more ruthless than Erik thought. Which he can also tell, because he's half in Charles' head through this whole thing. :DDDD