Mutation made it sound less real somehow, but only because she'd never explained it to anyone that way. Her own powers came with a side of clairvoyance, though it wasn't terribly strong. She'd known psychics, real psychics, of just about every flavor -- precogs, empaths, dreamwalkers, telekinetics and, as Charles seemed to be, telepaths.

He wasn't going to receive any skepticism from her, but frank honesty instead. While sarcasm was right up her alley, skepticism? Not so much.

She'd seen far too much not to be open minded about most things, really. She'd done too much.

"I'll give you some advice, then. Stay out of my head." It was only after she said it that she realized it sounded like a thread. She could leave it that way, or clarify. A moment later, she shook her head. "It's a mess in there. You'll be better off for it, I promise."