Bass’ dexterity as a coalition builder and the deep federal relationships that she used as a selling point during her campaign make her particularly well poised to succeed in leading the city’s recovery, Soboroff said.

At one of them, Cornelius Carrington, from the Freedom Fish House. fillets a kingfish with the speed and dexterity of a man who has spent many years with a fish knife in his hands.

At benches they brush and gently scrape dust from fossilized bone, with the gentle dexterity of dentists cleaning Jurassic-era teeth.

Redmayne says she has “an effervescence and a dexterity and can play all colors of emotion,” which was why she felt right for Bianca.

"Primarily we were looking at doing this as access for people with disabilities, or mobility and dexterity issues, who struggle using keys specifically," she tells the BBC.