"Well I'm glad. What are you hoping to get out of being here?" If it was her idea, then she came with a purpose. Something was motivating her.

Kitty nods, taking another sip from her coffee. Erin's father didn't sound very bad at all, she agreed. The perfection part, a lot of parents wanted that for their kids. Given Erin's background, Kitty imagined it was a greater concern for her parents. "What did they say when they found out that you're a Mutant?" She needed to get an understanding of Erin's emotions too and finding out the things that that bothered the girl would help her with that.

"Oh no. No apologies necessary." She gives Erin a sympathetic look. "What was she angry about?" She smiles softly at Erin's comment about her father and not settling. "My father had similar sentiments for me. He always wanted me to strive for more because he knew I could do anything. I can go as far to say that it was his guidance that highly influenced my work ethic." Her mother was less direct about her feelings and in fact that had been a sticking point for Kitty later on. After her parents separated, Kitty found it harder and harder to connect with her mom. It wasn't until recently that Kitty insisted she had a working relationship with her mother. She did it for her kids.