"Oh haven't you?" says Johnny sharply, bristling enough to lose all sense of caution. "You don't think feeding off my personal feelings like some kind of fucking feelings vampire is damaging? Listen, asshole." He steps close, closer than Nova wants; she starts squirming in his arms, but he just reaches out and jabs a finger at Rashad's chest. "I'll let you in on a little secret, since you don't have emotions - people don't just get hurt physically. What you do is fucked up, and it isn't harmless."

"Johnny, stooop," Nova whispers.