It was a passive, uncontrolled power. To say it could cause headaches in a metaphorical sense would not be inaccurate. I couldn’t stop myself from knowing things. As for managing? The combination of a slightly different brain structure, like telepaths are prone to, and a few other factors made it manageable enough.

[He has mentioned the genius. He saw no point to lying to Charles. Fact was a good part of what made him an effective wielder if such power was how he could organize and meld the information together into something useful.]

The school gave me a place to be safe after an anti-mutant group back home figured me out. They threatened my family. Xavier’s gave me a home. A chance to learn with teachers who understood my condition as well as anyone could and who could set up circumstances to make sure that when I was tested, it was on my own knowledge and not theirs. It’s a good dream, a school, and trying to bring mutants together.