As I silently stared at her, Alejandra let out a playful laugh.

“Don’t tell me you think I’m volunteering just because of the bet?”

“…Maybe a little.”

“Please. You could go first if you really wanted to. I lost that one. I just want to experience it sooner rather than later.”

Alejandra spoke like a child eager to ride a new amusement park ride.

She wasn’t trying to win our little bet through some trickery or prove something by going first. She genuinely just wanted to experience teleportation for herself.

She really was consistent.

“I’ll go first. If there’s still …