"Exactly!" Parker says, pleased that someone else has had the same experience. "Then you have to do a lot of talking and navigating a whole new form of social interaction and things are weird but sort of more okay until someone gets buried alive and then there's crying and hugging and so many more feelings than you'd expect."

She cocks her head to the side thoughtfully, considering his description of his powers. "Can we influence your good or bad luck? Because I can pour cold water on you to wake you up in the mornings if that means you'll be luckier. Or scatter chips on your floor or something."