Was that Brooke perking up just the slightest bit at the mention of maybe joining the X-Men? Maybe. She wasn't admitting it.
Out loud, anyway.
"The layers he's surrounded himself in. All four of them. How much of it is truly protecting him, and how much of it is them keeping him repressed? It's a big world out there, Rachel, you know that. We may not be the largest part of it, but we're a part of it nonetheless. For him to hide in his shell like this - literally, figuratively, whatever - he won't adjust until he learns to trust us. And like I told Athos, no, I haven't experienced what Pete has. I'm from a family of wealthy, privileged mutants. My experience is a little different. A lot different. But I can still be someone that he can count on and rely on." She paused. "I'm starting to feel like a broken record, Rachel."
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Out loud, anyway.
"The layers he's surrounded himself in. All four of them. How much of it is truly protecting him, and how much of it is them keeping him repressed? It's a big world out there, Rachel, you know that. We may not be the largest part of it, but we're a part of it nonetheless. For him to hide in his shell like this - literally, figuratively, whatever - he won't adjust until he learns to trust us. And like I told Athos, no, I haven't experienced what Pete has. I'm from a family of wealthy, privileged mutants. My experience is a little different. A lot different. But I can still be someone that he can count on and rely on." She paused. "I'm starting to feel like a broken record, Rachel."