[ she snorts. ] I'll bear that in mind while considering second careers.

[ this will be funny next season.

she gives one more look around, then puts her back towards the busier side of the alley and holds her hands up between them. ]

It's easier to show you. We don't have names for them. [ the little orb of light swells in her hand like a tiny sun. just a little. not enough to draw attention. but like always, it energizes her, and now that she has the hang of it, alina finds that it's harder to keep it small than to let it grow. she yokes it, for now. ]