"I wouldn't know about being equipped for it or not. People in my world are all aware of the existence of...people who are empowered. Superheroes and villains. Those of us who are normal grow up knowing we're not at the top of the food chain, not really."

She hesitates, then puts on an opaque little smile, hiding all her feelings about the situation like putting a white slipcloth over a bloodstained couch. It's truly remarkable. "It wasn't even my first time being kidnapped!"