"She wins. You're collateral--what's the opposite of damage?" she giggles.

"Spoils of war?"

"I don't think that's quite right but I dunno what is."

We are very lucky we got her whatever it makes us.

"Yeah. See, this is why telepathy's better than language."

"It has its advantages."

"Language isn't, like, bad, but I wouldn't wanna hafta rely on it for everything."

"My favorite thing about osanwe's always been the range."

"Maybe I'll like range better when I'm a grownup and have more friends that I don't live with."

"Yeah, maybe. All your friends are at your school?"

"Well, I live there."

"Not how school works in my world, but sounds kind of fun if you like the other kids."

"I like them most of the time. Sometimes Scotty's a little worm but he gets better eventually."

"A little worm? What's he do, what are his powers?"

"He's indestructible and he has to wear special goggles so he doesn't fire lasers out of his eyes all the time."

"Oooh, I'm jealous."

"Most people don't react that way when I tell them about the lasers part."

"Most people don't live in a war."

"True. His powers are, like, way less useful for fighting than mine or Emily's or 'Ro's or Jeannie's though. ...Except for the indestructibility part, I guess...yeah, I see your point."

"You can use your power for fighting? How?"

"I can--well, I can't, not right now, but Papa can so I'll be able to someday--make people stop."

"Yikes."

"Not, like, stop wanting to fight. I mean maybe I could I dunno but I wouldn't. I mean like they stand still and they're unconscious and from their point of view it's suddenly like ten minutes later or whatever."

"That's super useful but a little scary."

"I guess. I think it's mostly just 'cause Papa's so strong, I bet Emma Frost would'a done it if she could."