[Her mouth twists in concentration. How does she describe this to someone who didn't grow up in the United States as the only daughter of immigrants?] You know that American dream every teen drama tells us we should want. I go to school and everyone loves me. I have like a billion followers on every social media app in existence. I get good grades despite the fact I'm always going to cool parties and getting wasted. I never have curfew and wear skimpy clothes. I have a name people can pronounce correctly the first time. My place of worship isn't under government surveillance at all times.

[I don't have powers and the responsibility that goes with them to save the world one person at a time. Kamala sighs gently.] Like I said, I learned to accept that's not me. That's Zoe Zimmer and that's okay because she turned out to be surprisingly cool when things got real.