"She jumps extremely well when she has worked up speed for it - so, yeah, she can make it across gaps between buildings, but not as easily as I could help her do it. Since it's hard to work up a good speed on a tiny rooftop."

"Huh, I don't think I've observed her gathering speed, just - being fast. Too fast for me to notice subtleties of acceleration."

"There's gathering speed involved, but it's - kind of hard to see. In large spaces it's not an issue, but if it's a tiny spot she has to run in circles to get up to top speed. It's kind of adorable."

"Changing directions doesn't eat up her momentum?"

"It sort of does? But it's better than not having any at all."

"...Now I'm imagining her running in a giant hamster wheel."

Adana giggles. "The ultimate power source."

"Hook her up to the power grid and you're set for life if search-and-rescue or whatever doesn't pan out. You're probably more efficient for electricity generation, though."

"Hydroelectric power, creatively place portals, and gravity. I am really good at generating electricity."

"We are told, in science class, that in theory every bonus should come with a way to get free electricity, if only in a ludicrously stupid and low-yield way."

"Mine isn't low-yield, I'm pretty happy about it. It's just - not a very efficient use of my portals for the long term. Like, if the power went out in a city and there was no electricity to be found, I can hook up something to generate power for a while, but then I'm basically useless except for that because I can't put portals elsewhere."

"Yeah, same teacher said usually it wouldn't be worth it unless your power is literally 'charge batteries' or possibly 'shoot lightning'."

"I mean, maybe if I hated being a twin and wanted to go work in accounting it'd be okay, but - I do not actually want to go work in accounting."

"Would accounting really be your first choice if you didn't want to do portaly things, though? Be fair to the singlet job market here."

"Probably not, maybe something in business, though. Take over the economy with the power of portals."

"You know what, I bet there exists some company that does private rapid or instant transit with twin powers for high prices, if we get uncreative."

"Probably, yeah. And then there's the other obvious choice of, 'backup disaster relief' or something."

"Yeah, I'm going to make sure the Junebugs at least have my phone number in case."

"They already have mine and Savannah's. Because we'd be really good at evacuation."

"Sensible. I still have to be formally evaluated and rated. Before they'll put me in the Junebug system, before Renée will let me visit Charlie by teleporting, etcetera."

Adana nods. "Yeah - that part's a bit annoying, but I can understand why. Since it took me a while to figure out what my bonus was."

"Well, that and if it turns out that I have a range limit they don't want to waste time calling me and find that out while there are people drowning off the coast of Alaska or something."

"That, too."