The idea that he is from the same world as Peter is comforting to Charles. At least having someone that he knows makes him feel a little better. As terrible as things looked at that moment, he was not going through them alone. He had someone with him, someone that he could trust.

He wondered if Erik was an Erik that would remember him. There was so much history between him and his old friend. "I... I guess I have to get settled now, perhaps? Find a place to stay, a job, things of consequence until I can find a way home," he murmured.

It wasn't something he wanted to do, but he would do what he needed to in order to survive.