@Wacky: No, it's just a straight shot.
"You are quite the interesting specimen. And who knows? your body may carry the final pieces I need to achieve immortality. Having never seen a specimen like yours before, I shan't know for certain until I examine and test you!" Nybeth shouted back at Fecl. "Now, will you come quietly, or must I simply have to make due with a non-living sample?"
"Indeed. And as I've said, that is precisely why I cannot allow it to escape." Nybeth replied to Rita while leaving his gaze fixed on Fecl.
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"I think we're more similar than you think." Jessica started off as she brought herself to look Ness in the eyes. "I haven't had much luck with other people either to be perfectly honest. Until I came here and met you, I really can't say I had any friends outside my family. Right off the bat it felt like I could really trust you though. You weren't like everyone else back home. And even after I let you see my arm, you still treated me the same. I couldn't express it at the time, but, that just made me so happy." Jessica paused to wipe her eyes on her sleeve, as she had started to tear up at that point.
"And knowing that I can actually make someone else happy, that just makes me happier still to have met you." She said as she looked back up and smiled at Ness after wiping the tears away from her eyes.