Oddly enough, Charlie felt she could deal a lot better with Kerrigan like this. "You are clearly awesome, then", said between her teeth as she tried to lift the pencil.

It stood straight now, and Charlie could feel Kerrigan pushing down. Trying to lift it, though, was like trying to make something pass through an opening that was too small for it. Brow furrowing, Charlie tried to reduce the area, so she didn't struggle with the teacher's TK. It wasn't going that well.