Kensei approached the doors to Starcom Tower, realizing that this was the first time she'd come here in an official capacity. Jaccob had called while Jamie had been home alone, and she had had to get a ride from her mom to get there in time.

The ride over had been awkward. Jamie had expected another lecture about why Jamie shouldn't do the crime fighting gig. Instead, her mom alternated between apologizing for Grandma Brown's behavior and ranting about everything else.

"Your Grandma Brown has been intolerable for as long as I've known her. I can't understand how one woman can hate so much in the name of love. I moved to Cobalt City to get away from it, but I have never really been able to escape her hate. Did I ever tell you why I got into Buddhism in the first place? To...

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