If Brooke paled, she didn't allow it to change the expression on her face. Of course she heard that, she thought. She's one of the world's most powerful telepaths. She blinked. And my grandfather screwed with her mother's mind. She blinked again. Please don't go all fiery-raptor-woman on me.

...She'd probably heard that too.

"I just wasn't sure how he would react to a bonafide member of the Hellfire Club arriving on the school's doorstep," Brooke replied. "Besides, I understand that this would need to be brought up in front of a panel before anything was decided, given my family's history with your institution." That's right, Brooke. Try to sound as smart and together as humanly possible. "Besides, as for honing my powers...well. You were the Phoenix." Which, in this case, was a positive.