"For what?"

"Bio-mechanical offspring. She likes planning ahead. Same way she figured out how to grow."

"...okay but that's Hannah not Maurice."

"He's fine with it."

"...is it a side effect?"

"Well, I did have three of them. Admittedly all at once, and in my late 90's."

"Okay. And are there side effects they didn't say?"

"You'll need to eat more, and till you're older, you'll probably be sleepy a little more often."

"But that's temporary?"

"Yes. Do you know what metabolism means?"

"No..."

"Basically, Miracles use a lot more energy to live and grow than humans, so we need to consume more calories, and when we're young, we tire out a little faster."

"Oh. Makes sense."

"Oddly enough, power use doesn't seem to drain Miracle children as much as you'd think. Otherwise the triplets would have to take a nap every time they sped up."

"Power use doesn't usually drain anyone where I'm from."

"I suspect the energy for Miracle powers is sourced from...elsewhere"

"Why do Miracles need more energy to live, then? And elsewhere where?"

"It's funny. As far as we can tell, the virus has nothing to do with powers. It's just only people with an active infection have them."

"That's weird. But I think no one knows why people get powers in my world."

"I guess we're in the same boat then."

He shrugs.

She finishes her meal. "You still hungry?"

"Nope. Not a Miracle yet."

"Well, guess there's no reason to delay then." 

He bounces off the chair.