“Can I?” Tess’ smile that had been put on out of politeness widened just a little. She got excited about these kinds of things. She could remember when she was little and Nasedo would show her little tricks and oddities only people like her had a good grip on. It was kind of comforting knowing that she wasn’t just around average run-of-the-mill human beings. Maybe she would even come across someone who didn’t find her motivations in life so utterly repulsive. “See it, I mean.”
Tess already had a million other questions flooding into her mind. Was he human or something else? How long had he had these powers? So many things she wanted to ask, but at the same time she didn’t want to be a pain in the ass. She didn’t want to put people off in this place.