"None of the teachers bite. Unless it's part of the class curriculum, and you won't have those classes." She quirked an eyebrow at the wince. Being telepathically connected, she could pick up on the underpinnings a little easier.
"It doesn't mean dumb or anything derogatory. Not in this context. I started out as a muscle brain once my powers were more fully manifested. All power, little finesse. It takes training and time. Something I don't expect you've had."
She smiled. There were a few complexities of Rachel's own existence that they didn't need to go into at the moment. She did not want to overload Ilya. Yeah, that's Mom. It works because of the cosmic being working with her. The fiery bird you see around her. It's called the Phoenix Force.
Rachel's own childhood had been idyllic right up until the Professor Xavier in her timeline being assassinated. Then it was a time no mutant should ever have to endure. She had made sure this reality didn't have to endure it.
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"It doesn't mean dumb or anything derogatory. Not in this context. I started out as a muscle brain once my powers were more fully manifested. All power, little finesse. It takes training and time. Something I don't expect you've had."
She smiled. There were a few complexities of Rachel's own existence that they didn't need to go into at the moment. She did not want to overload Ilya. Yeah, that's Mom. It works because of the cosmic being working with her. The fiery bird you see around her. It's called the Phoenix Force.
Rachel's own childhood had been idyllic right up until the Professor Xavier in her timeline being assassinated. Then it was a time no mutant should ever have to endure. She had made sure this reality didn't have to endure it.