"Your ability… lets you control phones?" Ray asked.

If that were true, then in the pre-apocalypse world, this power would be insanely strong. Fraud syndicates would practically bow before you, and government security agencies would offer generous rewards. But now? Uh… maybe just handy for scaring people in the middle of the night.

Celine nodded, then shook her head slightly. "I can control any powered device within… about two kilometers."

So… her ability actually had some practical value.

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