"Yes." Melody nodded. "But I asked him to. I had a feeling about being able to heal things, I mean, I've done it before. But I needed something extreme to test it out. And I wanted to test the theory I had about being able to absorb kinetic energy. Both of those things got proven, by the way. I don't think I can use the kinetic energy the same way as I use the death energy, it fills me up faster and feels tingly like when you get electrocuted a little bit. Death energy doesn't feel like that."
Mel was sure John was well aware of what the death energy felt like to her.
"So I had somebody I trust bring a gun and a sick lady to a place where nobody else would get hurt from the trials. It's kind of like a reflex, absorbing the energy. I have been wondering if I could do it with other types of energy as well, but I have to find people to help me test them. Like psychic energy, and whatever else."