"All the sugar and caffeine." Abra chuckled. "I'm surprised you and Grandad could keep up with me. I was high energy even without the pop." She still was. Always busy, always moving; she didn't like to give herself time to think about the darker aspects of the shine or her own temper.
"I'm from Anniston in New Hampshire. The first time I contacted you, I think it was when I was a newborn. I sent you my name and repeated something my Momo said." Abra didn't have traditional memories of such a young age. She simply knew. "As I got older, I'd write to you..sort of." She sent an image of the Hello-happy face. "And sometimes I zip-ziped to Tony. I thought you were his dad." She took a sip of her coffee. "Eventually, I sent you my e-mail and we met in person." She chuckled. "Oh, wait. Do you even know what e-mail is?"