Listening to her begin, Steve could tell she was determined to get this out, and his heart went out to her. He had no frame of reference for what usually happened when mutants first manifested their abilities, but he couldn't imagine how frightening and traumatic that must have been for her. He got the impression it was something she hadn't known to expect, so he wondered if it was random, or some sort of recessive trait that no one had known to watch for.

But he wasn't going to interrupt her personally story now, just to ask for clarification that he didn't really need to understand at the moment. Right now, he was just going to listen, and make sure she understood he wasn't going anywhere. "What happened?" he asked, as gently as he could.