"See, we got enough people breaking and entering where I'm from that the usual suspects list is about forty kids long." Howard shrugs, leaning against the archway of the little tunnel. "You, uh. You got really good balance."

Seriously, does Gaius moonlight as a circus performer?

"Books don't need batteries, so they get my approval." Not that Howard really enjoys reading for its own sake, but it's practical for learning stuff. You never know when you'll lose all power and not be able to google basic stuff like "how do you identify botulism" and "how do you purify water".