Savvy

Momma once told her kids that controlling savvies is like a painter refining an artwork by adding a thin layer of paint, or scumbling, over the work to get it just right. Likewise, someone with a savvy must pour a thin layer of control over their power. With too little scumble, the ability will be dangerous; with too much, it becomes dull.

Fish’s alleyway storm causes a street sign to hurtle toward Bobbi. Mibs screams, and Fish sees the oncoming metal sheet. He twists some wind at it, stopping it cold. He’s surprised and pleased that he can do it. Mibs realizes Fish is getting good at scumbling his own savvy.

Calmer now, he asks if Bobbi and Will are ok. She nods; Will laughs and says, “Excellent.” Lester, worried about the strange weather, urges them all onto the bus. Will sits with Mibs, and strangely, Bobbi sits with Fish. Samson pokes his finger into the cream pie on Lill’s lap. Lill says that, with Ozzie still angry, she doesn’t want to go home just yet. Instead, she suggests they head for Salina. Lester worries that if he doesn’t finish his delivery route, he’ll get fired and lose his bus.