"This is so surreal," she quietly said. "You - Anthony, the kid I tried to avoid at all costs for some time but, more important, a very good friend before that." I smiled and nodded gently. "To think that you ... you got, like, superpowers. ... I feel like I'm in a movie or something where I should probably be way more panicky or jumpy about this ... but I look at you and you're so relaxed, so ... casual about it. It makes me not freak."

"I've had a good amount of time to come to terms with it and get used to it."

"Maybe you're part of a...